摘要：
在英超，能让贝克汉姆为之心动的俱乐部屈指可数。阿森纳队正是其中之一，而阿森纳队对贝克汉姆也是心仪很久。据悉，阿森纳队目前正在为今年夏天引进这名英格兰队队长进行有关筹划。
David Beckham could be on the way back to England. Arsenal, one of the few clubs he would be keen to play for in the Premiership, will consider making an offer for the England captain in the summer.

在英超，能让贝克汉姆为之心动的俱乐部屈指可数。阿森纳队正是其中之一，而阿森纳队对贝克汉姆也是心仪很久。据悉，阿森纳队目前正在为今年夏天引进这名英格兰队队长进行有关筹划。

据英国《卫报》3月12日报道，作为阿森纳队的主教练，法国人温格在上周欧洲冠军联赛八分之一比赛阿森纳队同贝克汉姆效力的皇家马德里队赛后表示说，非常欢迎贝克汉姆加盟阿森纳队。"我不知道他自己对此事是怎么看的，温格在接受采访时表示："但你要是问我的话，我欢迎他加盟阿森纳队，而且他也有在这个俱乐部效力的能力。" 而这场比赛结束后，贝克汉姆也频频向球场四周的球迷招手致意。就此温格表示，贝克汉姆之所以这样做是因为"这里就是他的家"。同时他还表示，将在赛季结束后就贝克汉姆加盟阿森纳队一事正式发表看法。

影响贝克汉姆加盟阿森纳队的因素很多。首先他要接受降薪，另外，还要获得皇马的同意。目前，贝克汉姆同皇马的合同要到明年夏天才结束。据报道，贝克汉姆在西班牙的周薪为15.7万英镑，而一旦他加盟阿森纳队，降薪几乎是不可避免的。不过贝克汉姆的妻子维多利亚却非常乐于回归英格兰。据称，他们在哈福德郡拥有一处豪宅，而那里离阿森纳队的训练中心只有不到10英里的路程。 　

本赛季，阿森纳队中场右路一直是该队的"软肋"。无论是皮雷、永贝里还是赫莱布在右路的表现都不够稳定。另外，皮雷同阿森纳队的合同今年夏天将要到期。如果届时法国人不满温格实行的30岁以上球员合同一年一签的做法而另寻俱乐部的话，那么温格也将不得不重新打造本队的右路攻防体系。当然，如果温格在今年夏天决定引进贝克汉姆以弥补右路空缺，这也将打破温格此前不签年龄过大球员的惯例。对于阿森纳俱乐部目前的财政状况，温格表示要比他原先预期的好。作为本赛季唯一一支进入欧洲冠军联赛四分之一比赛的英超球队，阿森纳队将在随后的欧冠赛电视转播中获得更大的资金回报。随着球队下赛季迁入能够容纳6万人的新体育场，届时，阿森纳俱乐部希望通过贝克汉姆的加盟，使该俱乐部无论在财政上还是球队的水平上，都更上一层楼。

（国际在线独家资讯 张海山）

David Beckham could be on the way back to England. Arsenal, one of the few clubs he would be keen to play for in the Premiership, will consider making an offer for the England captain in the summer.

Arsene Wenger, having said that he would not discuss a bid before Beckham played at Highbury for Real Madrid last week, was prepared to consider a move in the aftermath of his team's Champions League success. When the former Manchester United star applauded all four sides of Highbury at the end of that tie, he did so 'because he was at home', said Wenger. 'Of course I would take him,' explained the Arsenal manager, who has been criticised by fellow managers in the past week for not having enough English players in his team. 'I don't know what his intentions are. Ask me if I rate him and I say yes. Ask if he can play at Arsenal and I say yes, he has the qualities to do it. Have I been in for him? No. I don't think about it now, I will address it at the end of the season. 'I can give you 20 names of players who could become involved in Arsenal Football Club - exceptional players who would add something, and if we need it we'll do it. He could be one of them.'

The 'could be' depends on many factors, not least Beckham's acceptance of a pay cut and Madrid's willingness to sell him at an affordable price. Beckham's contract runs to the end of next season and he knows he would earn far less at Arsenal than the reported ?157,000 a week he picks up in Spain. But Beckham's wife, Victoria, is known to be keen on a return to England, and the couple own a lavish home in Hertfordshire, about 10 miles from Arsenal's training ground. On the pitch, the right side of midfield has been a problem area for Arsenal this season, with Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg and Aleksandr Hleb lackingconsistency there. Cesc Fabregas has also been deployed in that position but Wenger sees the young Spaniard's future in the centre of midfield. Pires's contract is up in the summer and Wenger may be forced to look elsewhere if the Frenchman chooses to leave for a longer deal than the one-year option Wenger customarily offers over-30s.

If he did move for Beckham, it would go against his policy of not signing players in that age group. Wenger believes Arsenal are in much better shape financially than he expected ahead of their move to a new home at Ashburton Grove. They are on course for a Champions League windfall: as the only remaining English club, they take a bigger share of the television pool. Arsenal might feel that having the most marketable player in world football on their books, to coincide with the first season at their 60,000-seat new home, would appeal on a financial as well as a footballing, level.

Another move that appeals, at least to Steven Gerrard, is a Michael Owen return to Liverpool. Gerrard wants his former team-mate back at Anfield to help solve the club's goalscoring crisis. 'I'd love to see Michael Owen wear the red shirt again,' said the Liverpool captain. 'But that's not my decision, it's the manager's. I'm going to be biased towards Michael, he's one of my best friends. Of course I wanted him to come here in the summer [when he left Real Madrid and signed for Newcastle]. Michael scores goals, so who wouldn't want him in the team?' Owen joined Newcastle in August for a club record ?16m after a frustrating season at Real.

While the club insist the deal would keep Owen at St James' Park for four years, rumours persist on Tyneside about a possible get-out clause and the security of the marriage was called into question in the News of the World's Sven-Goran Eriksson sting, in which the England manager was reported to have said Owen is not happy. With all of Liverpool's four strikers struggling for goals, Gerrard said: 'I think [we need] someone along the lines of Michael.' A broken metatarsal has interrupted Owen's season, but he could be back in action before the end of the month. Arsenal and Liverpool, who meet at Highbury today, will have to strengthen their squads if they are to challenge for the title next season.