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Pires: Arsenal can win title if they sign Khedira

Arsenal hero Robert Pires says they can win the Premier League - if Arsene Wenger signs Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira. Pires, who won two Premier League titles during a six-year spell at Highbury, believes Wenger needs just one key ingredient to reignite a title charge this term.

"He [Wenger] needs a big player in the middle, like Vieira, strong, tall, because this position is very important for the balance between attack and defence," Pires told The Telegraph.

"The quality is there but you need more, maybe [someone] like Yaya Toure in middle. He reminds me of Patrick Vieira, maybe they have an opportunity with Khedira. It is likely in the January window. He played very well with Germany. My advice is if he can buy Khedira he can be the [new] Vieira, more aggression in the middle.

"He has a lot of experience. When you play in the middle you need experience, especially when your midfield is young like Arsenal's."

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