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Arsenal boss Wenger turns to Benfica defender Rafik Halliche

Benfica's Algerian defender Rafik Halliche is in the sights of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.

The Mirror says Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has had a bid knocked back by Everton for Phil Jagielka and they have also looked abroad.

But Arsenal were scared off Dynamo Kiev's Pape Diakhate because of price while another on the radar is Benfica youngster Halliche.

Wenger, working for French TV station TF1, saw Halliche play for Algeria against England in the World Cup and is now monitoring developments on the 23-year-old.

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