Samir Nasri was in the eyes of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. BBC has claimed that the 20-year old Marseille player will finalise his deal as sson as Euro 2008 ends. France's elimination, in fact, could even see the switch occur sooner.
No transfer money has been agreed between Arsenal and Marseille, although rumors say that a amount round about €17m will finalise the deal.
Samir Nasri was star for the French U-17 in 2004 and played 2 games in Euro 2008.