| Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to bid for Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given. The People says Wenger knows he needs a long-term replacement for Jens Lehmann, who is only likely to stay at Highbury for one more season.
And the Gunners boss has been alerted to Given's situation after rumours on Tyneside that the Republic of Ireland star could be ready for a change.
Wenger will find it hard to tempt Newcastle into selling but he will have a major transfer fund in the summer and has made a new top-class keeper one of his priorities.
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