Arsenal confirm signing of Lille striker Gervinho and the 24-year-old scored 15 goals to help Lille win the French league and Cup double last season.

International career for a Gervinho is the captain for the Ivory Coast Olympic team. In September 2007 he scored along side Metin from the penalty spot to help secure a 3–1 victory over Mali in a Beijing 2008 qualifying game and he was named in the Ivorian senior squad for the first time for the friendlies against Angola and Qatar in November 2007, and was picked for the Ivorian squad for their 2008 African Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana where he was given the number 97 shirt.

He made his competitive debut for the Ivorian team during the 2008 Nations Cup where he made two substitute appearances and On 15 June 2010, Gervinho played his first match in a World Cup and he played 82 minutes of their opening match in Group G against European rivals Portugal and he was voted for man of the match by ITV1 viewers for his contribution during the match.
The Gunners are currently on a pre-season tour of the far East and manager Arsene Wenger said for a Gervinho has joined. He had a medical on Thursday and the We sent him home for a couple of days because he has a family and children and he did not come [on tour] because he has not had a [training] session yet.

Gervinho, who captained Ivory Coast at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, recently told France Football magazine and i chose Arsenal because it's a young group within which I will be able to integrate easily and i had no hesitation none and they are in a transfer there's always a period of analysis and negotiations.

The Premier League is a notch above and it's maybe have best league in the world and i want to live that sensation and the paris St Germain have also enquired about Gervinho but Lille general manager Frederic Paquet did not want to "strengthen a competitor" by selling to a domestic rival.

Arsenal fear that midfielder Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy could leave the club this summer

The pair have only a year left on their deals and Nasri, 23, has been linked with Manchester United, while Clichy, 25, is a rumoured target for Liverpool and they are more significant concern is over the Nasri situation.

But the Gunners, who could also face for a fight to keep  stress that the door is open for Nasri and Clichy to negotiate new deals for a After a sixth season without a trophy, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is expected to strengthen his squad this summer.
He is like to make one signing from France and that it is unlikely to be Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard, who has been linked with the club.

BBC Sport understands Arsenal are working on a deal for the Hazard's Lille team-mate, Ivory Coast forward Gervinho, but reports that it could be completed this weekend appear wide of a mark and as the clubs are struggling to agree a fee.

However, Wenger's hopes of ending the club's trophy drought will be dealt a blow if he loses both Clichy and Nasri signed for the Gunners in July 2008 from Marseille and has publicly stated his uncertainty over his Arsenal future, while not ruling out a move to Manchester United.