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According to TalkSport, the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is seriously considering a move for the Sao Paulo midfielder Carlos Henrique Casemiro and is willing to pay upto £10 million for the young Brazilian hotshot. The 19-year-old is a typical box-to…
Has Arteta done enough to be considered a Fabregas replacement?
Signed from Everton for a fee of about 10 million pounds on deadline day of the summer transfer window of 2011, Mikel Arteta has since become an extremely important player to Arsenal thus far. Being the main conductor of the Arsenal orchestra, Arteta h…
Has Arteta done enough to be considered a Fabregas replacement?
Signed from Everton for a fee of about 10 million pounds on deadline day of the summer transfer window of 2011, Mikel Arteta has since become an extremely important player to Arsenal thus far. Being the main conductor of the Arsenal orchestra, Arteta h…
Gibbs out of Chelsea game – Should Vermaelen fill in?
Arsène Wenger has conceded that neither Carl Jenkinson nor Kieran Gibbs will have recovered from their stomach and knee strains respectively in time to face Chelsea this weekend. Whilst the former’s absence is frustrating for Wenger – with Djourou…
Can Park really be considered as an alternative to Van Persie?
Whilst Robin Van Persie’s shots continue to bulge nets far and wide, there is always the worry that his injury woes could return, leaving Arsenal with little options up front apart from the ineffective Chamakh. Since the arrival of Park and his subse…
Wenger – I may leave Van Persie out of Stoke game
Arsene Wenger thinks that it time to start rotating his players a little bit, and is especially worried that Robin van Persie may need a rest, especially given his injury record in previous years. Wenger said: “On Monday I decide always to rest him, …
Wenger backs Jenkinson to replace Sagna
Arsene Wenger is happy to let the inexperienced Carl Jenkinson take over from Bacary Sagna, who will be out for at least three months, although he admits that the youngster won’t be able to play every game until Sagna’s return. “Jenki…
Nitesh: Should Arsenal get in players on loans more often?
Loans have always been seen as ways of giving youth players more experience or just ways of getting more playing time. For long now, loans have only been seen as a medium of choice for lower table teams, and not for top of the table teams like Arsenal …
Jason: Arsenal line-up Xherdan Shaqiri after losing out on Eden Hazard (video)
IS XHERDAN SHAQIRI THE ONE? by Jason There are numerous sites now concluding that Arsenal are going to capture Xherdan Shaqiri, the Swiss international and FC Basel wonder boy. I myself think that he would be a perfect replacement for Nasri. And unlike Hazard he is not pushed off of the ball at the drop [...]
Jason: Arsenal line-up Xherdan Shaqiri after losing out on Eden Hazard (video)
IS XHERDAN SHAQIRI THE ONE? by Jason There are numerous sites now concluding that Arsenal are going to capture Xherdan Shaqiri, the Swiss international and FC Basel wonder boy. I myself think that he would be a perfect replacement for Nasri. And unlike Hazard he is not pushed off of the ball at the drop [...]
Nasri signs for City and his replacement Mata signs for Chelsea – WTF!
So can things get any worse? I spend a week in a hospital that doesn’t have internet (not that I could have used my fingers with all those tubes sticking out of me) and as soon as i get home I find that Samir Nasri has earned Arsenal another £24…
Arsenal target Spanish international midfielder to replace Cesc
It is being reported today that Arsene Wenger has pinpointed the Spanish international midfielder Santi Cazorla as backup in case Barcelona finally stump up the cash for Cesc Fabregas. Arsenal fans are likely to be more than happy if Cazorla moves to t…
Wenger confirms that Vermaelen will play at left-back
After Gael Clichy forced his move to Man City by refusing to sign a new contract at Arsenal, Arsene Wenger said that he wouldn’t be buying a replacement as he wanted to promote Kieran Gibbs to the first team. But today he has also said that Thoma…
Arsenal target £20m French playmaker to replace Nasri
Arsene Wenger (and the Arsenal fans!) will be hoping that the contract situation with Samir Nasri is sorted out this week to everyone’s satisfaction, but it seems that Wenger is looking at possible alternatives if the 24 year-old refuses to put p…
Chelsea sign Porto’s Falcao!
The Blues didn’t waste any time after confirming that Andre Villas-Boas has taken over at Stamford Bridge, and they have immediately given him his favourite striker Radamel Falcao as a welcoming present. The Portugese footy paper Correio da Manha…
Roma now favourites for Clichy at £8m
It is being reported this morning that Roma are now leading the race to sign Gael Clichy, easily beating the paltry £5m offered by Liverpool. Arsene Wenger would much rather that Clichy went abroad to play rather than strengthen one of Arsenal’s…
Arsenal to beat Tottenham to £9m Ligue 1 striker
There have been many reports lately that the Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was keen to take Lille’s prolific striker Gervinho to White Hart Lane, but today L’Equipe reckon that the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is the most likely to win …
Arsenal and Tottenham chasing £4m Standard Liege defender
It is being reported today that Arsenal are considering a bid for the Standard Liege defender Eliaquim Mangala. The youngster is a regular starter for the France U21 side and his claim to fame early in his career was scoring against Arsenal in a Champi…
Wenger – Even without Vermaelen we still had a good defence
Arsene Wenger has admitted that he expected Thomas Vermaelen to be available for the second half of this season, and he agrees with hindsight that he could have tried to buy a replacement if he had known that his centre-back would have had further setb…
Wenger searching for Nasri’s replacement
Arsene Wenger has sent his scouts out looking for possible replacements for Samir Nasri in case the Frenchman continues to refuse to sign a new contract extension at the Emirates. Today’s Mirror reports that despite ongoing talks with Nasri’s a…
Why Almunia just has to go!
Today we are going to start off with another Guest Post from our old friend Adam Kemp. We are all very happy that Arsene Wenger has finally nailed the necessary centre-back, but Adam believes that the facts show that Arsenal also need a replacement for…
Sturridge has been playing with an injury, but is improving all the time
The Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge has been playing through the pain of an ankle injury, but feels that he is now approaching his best at last. He played a part in yesterdays Community Shield, and looked quite good for an injured player!
“It is good to get some fitness from the game, and we’ll come back [...]
Wenger – No replacement for Eduardo, but we are still short in defence
Arsene Wenger has clarified that he is definitely not going to be replacing Eduardo now that he has left for Shakhtar Donetsk, but he has kept the Arsenal fans guessing by saying that he still intends to make a “defensive signing”, yet again not specifying if it would be a goalkeeper or a defender!
When talking [...]
Atletico Madrid to take Almunia when Schwarzer arrives?
According to a report this morning, the 33 year-old Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia is set to move back to Spain with Real Madrid after the transfer of Mark Schwarzer is finalised this week.
There has been contradictory reports about the Fulham goalkeeper this week, with some papers saying that Fulham have rejected Arsenal’s offers, and others [...]
Arsenal transfer rumours June 2nd – Joe Cole, Gourcuff, Koscielny, Powell and Modric
There is lots of Arsenal transfer news about this morning, and two of them are about Arsenal trying to nick players from their greatest local rivals, Tottenham and Chelsea.
According to the London Metro, the reason that Luka Modric was given a new six-year contract at White Hart Lane was because Arsene Wenger had made an [...]
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