Cash ‘n Barry! Arsenal target Gareth Barry in a cut-price deal

ARSENAL have targeted England’s Gareth Barry.

SunSport can reveal the Gunners have been checking out Barry’s position at Manchester City — where he has a year left to run on his £100,000-a-week deal.

Arsenal would not match those wages and do not necessarily see the 32-year-old as a regular starter.

But they could put a two-year deal on the table on lower terms which may interest Barry.

The Gunners are in the market for a holding midfielder and have been rebuffed by Bayer Leverkusen in their attempts to sign Germany star Lars Bender, 24.

It is thought Barry would cost around £3.5m and north London rivals Spurs are also showing interest as they look to replace Scott Parker.

Wenger has long been an admirer of Barry.

He was in the market for his signature — along with Liverpool — five years ago and went back in again the following year before Barry left Aston Villa to go to City.

An insider said: “It looks like Arsenal are just weighing things up at the moment and they do have other priorities. But they know Gareth would do a good job for them.”