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Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 07:30
They are looking to bring in Dutch midfielder Nacer Barazite on loan.
Paul Jewell feels the midfield department needs bolstering and he is also taking a look at Julien Sable who plays for French club RC Lens.
"We've got good competition up front, at the back and in the wide areas but we are light on competition in midfield," Jewell said on Friday.
Barazite was one of the many success stories in Arsenal's reserve and Academy campaigns last season.
The 18-year-old also made two appearances for the first team, both as a substitute in the Carling Cup victories over Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers.
An under-19 international for Holland, he played and scored for an Arsenal XI in pre-season wins at Barnet and Rushden & Diamonds and can fill a number of positions across the midfield.
Derby took Arturo Lupoli on a season-long loan from the Gunners two seasons ago and his goals played a part in the promotion campaign. The Italian striker hit 11 in 39 appearances, 20 of them starts.
Sable, born in Marseille, is a defensive midfielder.
He spent 10 seasons at St Etienne where he played more than 300 games before joining Lens a year ago. He played 14 times last season including four appearances in the early rounds of the UEFA Cup.
Blackburn Rovers have also shown an interest in the 27-year-old.
Jewell wants more competition in central midfield where Paul Green, Robbie Savage and Polish international Przemyslaw Kazmierczak are the three fighting for two places.
Green has started all three games and Kazmierczak, on a season-long loan from FC Porto, partnered him in the opening-day defeat by Doncaster Rovers.
Savage replaced Kazmierczak in the Carling Cup tie against Lincoln City and kept his place in Saturday's televised Championship fixture at Bristol City.
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WANTED: Arsenal midfield man Nacer Barazite is a target for Derby County boss Paul Jewell (below).
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