Source: Daily_Mail
Sebastien Squillaci comes to the rescue for Arsene Wenger as Arsenal land £6.5m defender
Arsenal are on the brink of signing centre half Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla. So who is he and what are they getting for their money? [LNB]Reinforcement: Arsenal are set to sign Squillaci[LNB]He might sound like a relative of Paul the Octopus, but he's actually a very talented centre half. [LNB]Born in Toulon, he spent most of his career playing in France before joining Sevilla two years ago. [LNB]If you prefer you can call him 'Toto' because his surname sounds like that of Salvatore 'Toto' Schillaci, the Italian forward who finished the 1990 World Cup finals as top scorer with six. [LNB]A French defender who's past it at Arsenal - so he's the new William Gallas is he? [LNB]Not quite. He's three years younger at 30 and Arsene Wenger has handed him a three-year deal, which means there must be plenty of fuel in the tank yet. [LNB]The Arsenal manager doesn't like to give his veterans extended contracts, but he was getting a little desperate given this summer's exodus of central defenders from the Emirates - Gallas, Sol Campbell, Mikael Silvestre and Philippe Senderos have all moved on.[LNB] He's lost a whole back four! This guy must have come cheap though. [LNB]Wrong again. Sevilla rejected a £5m bid but accepted £6.5m after Squillaci refused to play in last week's Champions League qualifier to ensure he was not cup-tied. [LNB]A stubborn Frenchman! He wasn't a part of that squad in South Africa was he? [LNB]He certainly was. The defender was indirectly caught up in the Raymond Domenech disaster, although by no means a chief player in the revolt. And he didn't even get on the pitch during the World Cup. [LNB] No moody Blue: Squillaci was not chief among France's World Cup revolters[LNB]He sounds average. What's Wenger up to?[LNB] Calm down, he's got pedigree. Despite having only 20 caps, he's been a consistent performer for Sevilla and played a key role in Monaco's remarkable run to the Champions League final in 2004. [LNB]He scored the vital goal at the Bernabeu when they faced Real Madrid in the quarter-finals and was outstanding at Chelsea in the semi. He didn't start the final and Jose Mourinho's Porto scored three goals before he came on. [LNB]Enough said. [LNB] Squillaci set for Arsenal as Sevilla confirm £6.5m deal for defender Gallas starts new life with Tottenham after shock move from rivals ArsenalWalcott must ignore the doubters to maintain hat-trick form, says RosickyARSENAL FC
