The Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri yesterday announced on his website that he has signed a four-year contract with Arsenal although his agent, Jean-Pierre Bernes, later said, "It is premature to announce this. Discussions are continuing between the two clubs and the player."
Arsenal have yet to confirm the deal.
Samir Nasri was born 26 June 1987 in Marseille, is a French attacking midfielder currently playing for Marseille. He play for Marseille since at 9 yeras old.
He has been involved in the French national set up for a long time, progressing through the Under-16s, 17s, 18s, 19s and 21s. He won his promotion to the full national squad this year, to which he has been called up three times. Nasri scored his first senior international goal in his third appearance for the senior team in a 1-0 win for France against Georgia on June 6, 2007 in a EURO 2008 qualifier.
He received his first cap for France on March 28, 2007 against Austria, in a home friendly match at the age of 19. He delivered a free kick low into the box, and fellow team mate Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the match.
He was named in Raymond Domenech's final squad for EURO 2008 at age 20, he is the youngest member of the French squad.
Previously, he was member of the France national under-21 football team. He has won with the 2004 UEFA U-17 Championship as part of the France U-17 Football Team, scoring the game winning goal in the final match.
As France legenda Zinedine Zidane, Samir Nasri has Algerian descendant. Nasri's grandparents moved to France from Algeria. He grew up in La Gavotte Peyret, in one of Marseille's tough northern suburbs.
Source: guardian.co.uk, wikipedia.
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