Man Utd may offload Cleverley in Arsenal Vermaelen deal

Gunners could take midfieder in part exchange for skipper, amid reports of a £25m Balotelli bid

Tom Cleverley of Manchester United
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A summer that promised much could be about to go badly wrong for Arsenal fans, with reports that the Gunners are about to take Old Trafford whipping boy Tom Cleverley from Manchester United in part-exchange for captain Thomas Vermaelen.

As we reported yesterday, the Belgian defender has agreed "in principle" to quit the Emirates and follow in the footsteps of Robin van Persie to Old Trafford. And, according to the Daily Mirror, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger "has been keeping tabs on Tom Cleverley" and could compound matters by agreeing to a swap deal

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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.