Arsenal ponder raid for Middlesbrough's Geremi

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to shock Middlesbrough by landing wing-back Geremi on a permanent deal.

Geremi is on-loan at Boro from Real Madrid, but the Teessiders are stalling on paying the required £8 million to make the deal permanent.

Wenger is pondering a daring smash-and-grab for the Cameroon international, though Boro still have first refusal on the midfielder.