The Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has made public the fact that the Gunners are in negotiations with Everton about their 28 year-old defender Phil Jagielka, and Wenger himself also admitted that the Gunners had yet to agree a price with David Moyes team. Hill-Wood said last night: "We have made a bid for him but [.

According to a report this morning in L'Equipe, the Lille striker Gervinho has given Arsene Wenger his word that he will sign for Arsenal rather than accept a late attempt to hijack the deal. Lille had already refused a bid from Tottenham, and Liverpool were also reported to have made an offer for the Ivorian [.