Source: Daily_Mail
Hatem Ben Arfa linked with Manchester United and Liverpool
Hatem Ben Arfa has been linked with a shock move to Manchester United or Liverpool.[LNB] The Marseille playmaker has been offered a deal by Werder Bremen and a 'top Premier League club' - which his agent Michel Ouazine indicated was not Newcastle United. [LNB]The Geordies wanted to take the France international on a season-long loan, but angered Marseille with their offer.[LNB] [LNB] Big guns: Arfa could be heading for Manchester United or Liverpool[LNB]Bremen had a £6.6million bid for Ben Arfa accepted after selling Mesut Ozil to Real Madrid, but the player's stock has risen since an impressive performance and goal for France in their 2-1 defeat by Norway earlier this month. [LNB]Ouazine said the identity of the English team making a move would be a 'big surprise', with reports in France suggesting either Liverpool or Manchester United would be the ones making the bid. [LNB]Sir Alex Ferguson is believed to be a long-term admirer of the 23-year-old, who has also been offered to Everton and other Premier League teams this summer. [LNB]'Negotiations are continuing,' said Ouazine. 'We are finalising the contract.' [LNB]Ben Arfa comes with issues. He is currently refusing to play for Marseille in a bid to force a move and is training alone away from his employers. [LNB] Bremen use £6.6m of Ozil funds to hijack Newcastle swoop for Ben ArfaSign up to our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prize money up for grabsRoy Hodgson eyes £2m Terminator Mathieu Debuchy to bolster Liverpool ranks Mourinho: Liverpool and Arsenal are not good enough to challenge for titleMANCHESTER UNITED FC
