Gunners close in on Saints starlet Walcott

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hopes to have a decision on his bid to sign Theo Walcott from Southampton “in the next 24 hours.”

The Gunners are understood to have tabled a formal offer for the sought-after Saints striker, in a deal which could be worth £12.5 million (€18.1 million).

The Coca-Cola Championship club confirmed earlier this week bids from two “top Premiership clubs” had been received.

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