Arsenal still keen on Cabaye and 'new Ronaldo' Vadillo

The Newcastle midfielder has re-opened the door to a move as Gunners watch Betis teenager

Yohan Cabaye
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DOORS are all the rage right now as far as Arsenal are concerned. While Nicklas Bendtner has been busy allegedly breaking them down, Newcastle star Yohan Cabaye has reportedly "opened the door" to a move to the Emirates.

According to the Daily Star, the French playmaker has dropped his strongest hint yet that he will fleeing the Magpies’ nest at the end of the season. The 27-year-old French international was strongly linked with the Gunners in the summer but that came to rien, as the French would say. But in an interview with French broadcaster RTL, Cabaye was asked if he was still thinking of a move to the Premier League leaders. "I miss the Champions League," he admitted. "I'll finish this season with Newcastle and concentrate on the coming months, and then we'll see."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.