There were rumblings about a potential move for Russian international Aleksandr Kokorin over the summer, but it's now been confirmed that we made an approach to bring the 24-year-old to North London on loan, as reported by N. Our need for a striker was obviously great, with many fans calling for a replacement for Olivier Giroud. Kokorin is certainly not the world class striker we need, but I'm sure a number of fans would have taken the ‘better than nothing' view to his transfer. The Dinamo Moscow star's move was vetoed however, with club coach Andrey Kobelev confirming the reports – insisting that a loan was not in his best interest. 'I was among those who vetoed this deal,' he...
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