ARSENAL are poised to make Southampton’s Antti Niemi their new No 1 keeper.
Manager Arsene Wenger has acted swiftly following the Gunners’ Champions League crash.
我们希望今年夏天买下南安普敦的门将Antti Niemi成为我们新的No1。同时冠军杯失利之后，温格已经迅速的作出了决定。
Chelsea’s quarter-final, second leg equaliser on Tuesday night followed a fumble by Jens Lehmann.
Wenger promptly decided that was the last straw for his accident-prone German.
在这场冠军杯比赛之后，AW已经迅速的决定，不愿再给莱曼机会了。
Niemi, 32 next month, is aware of Arsenal’s interest.
下个月将年满32岁的Niemi，而且我们对他的喜爱早已经是尽人皆知的了。
The Saints want £5m for the former Hearts star, who still has three years to run on his St Mary’s contract.
南安普敦对这位还有3年合同的前Hearts（苏格兰超级联赛球队）守门员的开价是5m。
And provided the fee can be agreed, the Finnish international will move to Highbury in the summer.
Wenger claimed the Londoners had blown their transfer cash on the £20m capture of Spanish striker Jose Reyes from Seville.
虽然AW以经在雷耶斯身上花掉了20m（？）
But he has gone back to the board with the begging bowl because he believes a top-class keeper is all he needs to conquer Europe in 2004-05.
但是，他已经再次向俱乐部董事会申请了资金，因为他相信如果我们想在下个赛季（04-05）的冠军杯有所作为的话，必须引进一个更高水平的守门员。
Ironically, Wenger could have had Niemi 18 months ago. But he baulked at the then £2m asking price.
具有讽刺意义的是，18个月前，AW曾经拒绝了Niemi的前俱乐部开出的2m的报价。
Arsenal offered Hearts only £1.5m and he went to Southampton, who came up with the readies.
当时我们只开出的1.5m的价格被Hearts拒绝后，于是Niemi转回去了南安普敦。
Niemi, capped 60 times by his country, has proved since to be one of the outstanding goalkeepers in the Premiership and his price has increased accordingly.
Niemi已经为芬兰国家队出场了60次，而且已经通过他的实力证明了他是英超最出色的门将之一，所以价钱也就水涨船高了。
If Arsenal will not match the current price tag, Manchester United, who have long admired Niemi, could renew their interest.
如果，我们不能接受南安普敦所开出的价格的话，同样对Niemi很感兴趣的曼联将再次燃起对他的兴趣。
A close source told SunSport: “As far as Arsenal are concerned, Niemi is the man they have to get. The only question remaining is the price.
一个知情人士对太阳报透露：“阿森纳对Niemi是非常渴望的，现在唯一的问题就是价钱。”
“Lehmann is not going to be the No 1 next season. They know they need a better keeper.”
他同时透露说：“下个赛季，莱曼将不会是正选守门员。因为他们知道他们需要一个更好的门将。”
