From the Spanish newspapers:
Arsenal Agree Fee With Sevilla for Baptista
Baptista is a step nearer to being a Arsenal player, after the Sevilla and the English club had reached an agreement for their transfer according to Spanish newspaper Marca. All it lacks now is the player to agree personal terms before the player switches clubs.
The exit of Baptista was only a matter of time, after the latest statements of the president of sevilla José Mar*a Nesta, in which he assured that “a player that is not comfortable in a club always manages to go. I carry only 20 years in the world of the soccer and I know in this case Baptista is not one of them”. For that reason, the Sevillian board has been seen obliged to be sat down to negotiate with the Arsenal and to arrive at an agreement, since the player was determined to abandon the team.
With Arsenal selling Patrick Vieira for £14 Million, the funds of the transfer can be used to purchase the Brazilian.
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Seville reaches an agreement with the Arsenal to transfer Baptist
Dani Pinilla · Seville
Baptist is to a step to become new player of the Arsenal, after Seville and the London set reached Thursday an agreement after their crossing. Only lack that the player gives yes the Arsenal, something that, if everything passes as it is predicted, one will take place in the next hours, since the economic supply that has received is very succulent.
The exit of Baptist was an announced chronicle, mainly, after the last declarations of sevillista president Jose Maria of the Nest, in that he assured that "a player who is not to taste in a club always he is able to go away. I have been only 20 years in the world of soccer and I do not know any case in which this is not thus ". For this reason, the Sevillian set has been forced to seat to negotiate with the Arsenal and to reach an agreement, since the player was determined to leave the equipment.
To Seville this situation has not pillado to him in out of play, since after all the rumors arisen in the last months on the interest of several equipment in taking control of the services of Brazilian (the Athletic one of Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid have been those that have insisted more), the hispalense club moved in the market to look for a substitute of guarantees. Thus, Enzo Maresca will be now the one in charge to make forget Baptist.
Fresh money
The Arsenal, on the other hand, after collecting 20 million euros by the sale of Patrick Vieira to the Juventus, it has been sent decidedly to take control of the services of Baptist, a player by whom Arsene Wenger, technician of ` Gunners' feels a special predilection from kill time. He is a player who has the profile that wishes the trainer: adapted young person and to European soccer.
Iffy translations but you get the gist.
