Arsenal 'agree £7m deal' for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech

Gunners move for Blues second-choice stopper and also eye Dennis Praet of Anderlecht

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Could Arsenal actually address their defensive frailties in the January transfer window? Apparently so if the Daily Star is to be believed, as it claims that the Gunners have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea outcast Petr Cech.

The goalkeeper is unhappy at playing second fiddle to Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Brisdge this season and has reportedly been told that he can leave the club. And so great is Arsenal's fall from grace that Jose Mourinho is not concerned about the prospect of selling the veteran keeper to a team that were once Chelsea's title rivals as well as local rivals.

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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.