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Wenger considers raiding his arch-rivals!
The Rumour
ARSENAL are planning a £7million swoop for Chelsea's Salomon Kalou.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger sees the 23-year-old young African Player of the Year as the ideal
replacement for Emmanuel Adebayor, following his £25million move to Manchester City.
Group B
Brazil 4 Egypt 3
Mangaung/Bloemfontein
If Group A provided a soporific opening to the 2009 Confederations Cup, Group B was the wake up
call everyone must have been hoping for.
The first game of the day was an exciting encounter between the champions of South America and
Africa which proved to be a lot closer than expected.
It has been confirmed that Adebayor has signed for manchester City
Manchester City have completed the signing of Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor on a five-year
contract.
The fee for the Togo international has not been disclosed, although the 25-year-old is believed
to have cost City in the region of £25million.
The signing of Emmanuel Adebayor was finally confirmed this afternoon - interestingly the clubs'
twitter account leading the way in confirming he was heading to Manchester to sign.
Clearly Arsenal fans are glad to see the back of him, with us seemingly getting our hands on a
player who by comparison made Nicolas Anelka a terrace hero.
Bafana Bafana and Everton FC midfielder Steven Pienaar has been named the 2009 Bafana Bafana
Player of the Year.
The announcement was made at a glittering ceremony on Thursday night (19 November 2009) at the
Sandton Convention Centre.
Among others in attendance were the Minister of Justice Jeff Radebe as well as the 2002 Brazil
World Cup squad winning captain Cafu.
