Arsenal wants Cesar to take paycut

Julio Cesar needs to slash his wage demands to move to the Emirates

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Julio Cesar that in order to switch to the north London club, he will need to take a pay cut, according to the Metro. Cesar, who is looking for a move away from the relegated club, could head to the Emirates if the 33-year-old decides to leave the club.

Cesar, who joined the English outfit last season from Inter Milan, wanted to help revitalize the side, who were re-building the team last season with multiple high profile signings including Cesar. The project, however, was a failure for the English club, and the Rangers ended up dropping into the relegation zone anyways.

The Brazilian shot stopper made 24 appearances last year for the English side, making 97 saves, while beating out fellow teammate Robert Green for the number 1 keeper spot in the starting eleven. While QPR ended up getting relegated anyways, Cesar was impressive enough to receive a call-up by the Brazilian international team once again.

The 33-year-old is earning £45,000 a-week with QPR, but the Gunners have reportedly demanded that Cesar take a pay cut of about £15,000, meaning the Brazilian keeper will have to take a £30,000-a-week deal to join the north London club, according to Metro.

Napoli were previously linked with the 33-year-old goalkeeper on a loan move, before QPR rejected their approach. Napoli could now be close to capturing current Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina, who is looking for a way out of the Anfield club after their £9 million signing of Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet.

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