Arsenal rumours Aug 8th – Mexes, Wright Phillips, Chiellini and Emiliano Viviano
As on any given Sunday there are always lots of Arsenal transfer rumours around, and today is no exception. Arsene Wenger’s search for another centre-back has thrown up the name of Phillipe Mexes again. The Italian paper ‘La Repubblica’ reckons that Arsenal have offered £9m for the 28 year-old.
Mexes has more than a few things [...]
Wenger – I think I will extend my contract at Arsenal until I’m 65
Arsene Wenger will be 61 in October and is entering the last year of his present contract at Arsenal, but he has at last given his biggest hint yet that he intends to stay at the Emirates for a few more years yet, despite interesting offers from other sources. Could he be talking about the [...]
Capello calls up Gibbs, Wilshere and Walcott to new-look England squad
The England manager Fabio Capello has given his England squad a complete shake-up, and has dropped half the players that he took to South Africa for the disastrous World Cup campaign.
He has added Theo Walcott, who was so upset about being left behind in June, but also the two Arsenal youngsters Kieran Gibbs and Jack [...]
Why Arsenal need a new goalkeeper, and why we won’t get one!
We have yet another guest writer today, in the form of Tom (aka Kid Harpoon), who has been keen to address the goalkeeping question, especially after the countless rumours linking Arsenal with every available goalkeeper in the world this summer. It started with Hill-Wood admitting that Arsenal had made a bid for Mark Schwarzer, and [...]
Arsenal to buy Reina for £25m, Fabianski to be Number One, and Spurs will win the League (And other jokes!)
It is no wonder that journalists call August the “Silly Season” as there is nothing but ridiculous stories to read in the papers. Today is the perfect example.
The first preposterous Arsenal transfer story is in the Sun, and they headline with: Arsenal in Reina raid! ARSENAL have launched a stunning £23million raid for Liverpool keeper [...]
You can’t buy success! Trust in Wenger’s plan…..
Yesterday I published a guest post by Adam Kemp that asked the question; Is Wenger holding Arsenal back?, which garnered a lot of interesting responses from the JustArsenal community.
In the interests of a fair and balanced outlook, todays guest post is a direct response to Adam’s one, and Mohammed Zubairu believes that Arsenal are [...]
Predict the Liverpool v Arsenal score and win a new Arsenal shirt
Yes it’s true, Just Arsenal News is giving away a new Arsenal shirt just as the new season starts. It is an easy to enter competition and will be based solely on the result of Arsenal’s first away game at Liverpool on the 15th August.
All You have to do is simply guess:
A: The Correct Score
B: [...]
Transfer window summary – Every Gooner wants a new goalkeeper!
Here is another guest post from Scott Craig-Mackie, who has written a couple of previous posts for JustArsenal. He has composed a summary of the transfer window so far, and the nett result is – MINUS two players! But Scott is still hopeful for the new season with the youngsters like Wilshere and Frimpong moving [...]
Arsenal rumours July 6th – Simpson, Mexes, Jagielka, Wilshire and Anders Lindegaard
With Wenger still on the lookout for at least one more defender (and maybe a goalkeeper?) there are still lots of Arsenal transfer rumours about. The first, and biggest, is the one that says that Wenger is trying to buy the French international defender Philipe Mexes.
The 28 year-old has not been a regular at [...]
Defoe taunts Arsenal – “Harry can bring us Champions League success!”
The Tottenham and England striker Jermain Defoe is extremely excited about the new season, and can’t wait to get his first taste of Champions League football, but he is obviously under the impression that it is easier than it looks!
First of all Spurs have to get past the Qualifying Rounds, which are not in [...]
Is Arsene Wenger holding Arsenal back?
This is a guest post sent in to me by a lifelong Arsenal supporter Adam Kemp, and he thinks that this question needs to be asked after Wenger’s refusal to use his transfer budget yet again, despite the obvious need to reinforce the defence to withstand the best attacks in the Premiership. Obviously Wenger still [...]
Marchetti in London to start goalkeeper Merry-Go-Round!
There seem to be a lot of goalkeeping transfer rumours ignited today as there are reports that the Cagliari keeper Federico Marchetti has arrived in London for talks. Cagliari admitted a couple of weeks ago that the Italian international would be leaving this summer so it is no surprise that he is looking for a [...]
Haha! Adebayor on his way out!
The wonderful and ever-loved ex-Arsenal icon Emmanuel Adebayor has finally caught on that MoneyBags Man City have decided to swap the agressive, over-rated and over-emotional idiot for, well, a younger agressive, over-rated and over-emotional idiot lol!
Mario Balotelli is expected to arrive at City in the very near future, and with Adebayor, Tevez, Robinho, Bellamy and [...]
Arsenal rumours Aug 5th – Spahic, Giovinco, Rosicky, Zapata and Joe Hart
The ongoing rumours about Emir Spahic’s imminent arrival at Arsenal have taken a backward step, as Montpellier have denied there are any negotiations going on between the two clubs. In fact their manager Rene Girard was quite taken aback by the rumours.
“Indeed I am astonished.” he said. “There has never been talk of this departure [...]
At last Arsenal fans can forget about signing Schwarzer!
It has been rumoured that Arsenal have been close to signing Mark Schwarzer since the second the transfer window opened, and it has been relentless ever since. The thing is; there has not been one shred of evidence to support it, even though it was once said that he had even been to the Emirates [...]
Who is Arsenal-target Emir Spahic? (plus Video)
It is being reported all over the web this morning that Arsenal are close to signing the Bosnia captain Emir Spahic, but very few Arsenal supporters would have heard of him before yesterday’s report, which makes him a typical Arsene Wenger signing.
So what is known about him? Well he is a 30 year-old central defender [...]
Hleb and Flamini to return to Premier League?
Just two years after both Aleksandr Hleb and Mathieu Flamini left Arsenal, it looks like both of them will be returning to England with their tails between their legs.
Hleb especially should be embarassed as he forced Wenger to let him leave, whilst complaining about “chaotic English life (and the weather!), while Flamini refused to sign [...]
Arsenal close to signing Emir Spahic!
It looks like Arsene Wenger has pulled off his usual trick of finding a talented unknown player at a very good price, as it has just been revealed that the Bosnian captain Emir Spahic expects a move to Arsenal to be completed in the near future.”
Although Spahic is 30 years old, he is extremely experienced [...]
Almunia not leaving and Bendtner unsure of return date
Acouple of snippets of news today regarding our illustrious Number One goalkeeper Manuel Almunia and our I’ll-be-best-in-world striker Nicklas Bendtner.
The first story seems to pour cold water on the ongoing rumours tha Arsene Wenger is going to sell Almunia to make room for a replacement, as the Spanish stopper has no intention of leaving [...]
Fabregas gives his Spanish fans hope, while Arsenal target Ozil
There are a couple of interesting stories in the papers this morning, and the most worrying is a report in the Mail about Cesc Fabregas. The Arsenal captain spent an emotional evening with 2500 fas in his hometown of Arenys de Mar in the north of Spain, where they laid on a celebration in recognisance [...]
Sagna – We have to win something for Wenger in his last year
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is entering the last year of his contract, and although the Frenchman has said that he won’t start renewal talks with the board until the autumn, Bacary Sagna believes that the team have to prove that they are really capable of winning something to persuade him to stay at the [...]
Campbell – Wenger wouldn’t raise his wage offer, so I left..
The 35 year old defender, Sol Campbell, has admitted that he would have stayed at Arsenal for another year, but Wenger “had a certain budget to spend on wages” and wouldn’t move on it. So when Newcastle offered him a better deal (and a two year contract) he had no problem accepting the move.
But Campbell [...]
Sol “Fat Belly” Campbell admits he is out of condition!
Sol Campbell was called “Fat Belly” on some Newcastle blogs after he was pictured whilst training with Newcastle at the weekend, and he called the fans abuse ‘pathetic’. He said that he refused to listen to ‘idiots’ and begged them to wait until he had been training for a month before judging him.
“It’s pathetic,” Campbell [...]
NY Red Bulls v Houston highlights – Thierry Henry still has the magic!
The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry made his MLS debut for the New York Red Bulls yesterday, and he set up both the goals for strike partner Juan Pablo Angel, but it wasn’t enough to stop Houston getting a draw with an equaliser in the last minute, despite only having ten men on the pitch.
Henry was [...]
Arsenal v Celtic highlights – Gunners win Emirates Cup 3-2
Arsene Wenger is still waiting for a few of his senior midfielders to return (especially Cesc Fabregas), but the youngsters Jack Wilshere and Emmanuel Frimpong did well enough as cover.
Vela scored right at the start, and when Sagna made it 2-0 just before half-time it looked a clearcut win for Arsenal, and even more so [...]
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