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According to Christopher Davies at the Daily Mail, Juventus have made
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott their top summer target.
According to John Cross at the Daily Mirror, Arsenal will sell striker
Emmanuel Adebayor if the price is right.
Today the Daily Mail wrote an interesting piece that showed what every club's squad in the English
Premier League cost to build. The top five were: 1. Chelsea (£200.7 million) 2. Manchester
United (£189.65 million) 3. Tottenham (£187.2 million) 4. Manchester City (£166.6
million) 5. Liverpool (£140.
We have a new page up located in the sidebar called "Highest Paid Footballers." Here you
can find out which players get paid the highest wages throughout the world. The top three who play
in the English Premier League are: John Terry (Chelsea), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), and Cristiano
Ronaldo (Manchester United).
According to John Cross at the Daily Mirror, Arsenal are prepared to sell
Emmanuel Adebayor, Emmanuel Eboue, and possibly William
Gallas.
It is being rumored that Athletic Madrid are interested in Eboue and AC
Milan and Juventus are interested in Gallas.
According to Jeremy Brown at Goal.com, Tvoi Den is reporting that Tottenham
have offered striker Roman Pavlyuchenko to Arsenal.
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Arsenal boss Arsene
Wenger began talks with St. Etienne for midfielder Blaise
Matuidi.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger
will not be making any major signing this summer. Wenger told
L'Equipe,
"We have a team which is 22 years old (on average), why should we look for revolution? ...
That would be stupid and not responsible.
Deloitte's Money League lists the highest revenue-producing clubs throughout the world. Their
latest results for the 2007-2008 season show that Manchester United produced 324.8 Million Euros in
revenue, Chelsea produced 268.9 million, Arsenal produced 264.4 million, and Liverpool produced
210.9. Tottenham, Newcastle, and Manchester City also came in the Top 20.
There is a possibility Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan will head to England in the summer,
according to his agent Daniel Bolotnikoff. Bolotnikoff said: "I have received calls from big
European clubs requesting information about the situation, but I am not authorised to give their
names ... My answer is always the same.
According to James Dall at Sky Sports News, chief news reporter Bryan Swanson
is reporting that Manchester City have offered Arsenal
£22million for striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The club has also offered Adebayor a
five-year deal worth £170,000-a-week.
Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool are all being linked with the £20 million Barcelona striker
Samuel Eto'o. However it is being rumored that Manchester City are the front runners to land the
Cameroon footballer. Got an opinion about this post, player, team? Feel free to express it using
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According to Tom Kell at Setanta Sports, Arsenal nearly signed Hapoel
Tel Aviv goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama last week. His agent Tony
Martich said,
"Vincent was very close to sealing a move to Arsenal, he had already agreed personal terms
but Hapoel demanded €2 million - and Arsenal pulled out.
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Zenit St. Petersburg have released a statement saying, "The fundamental understanding over the
transfer of the player is achieved between the clubs [Zenit & Arsenal]. At the moment the basic
obstacle in realisation of the transaction is Andrei Arshavin's personal requirements." Some
sources are saying that the fee is £14-15 million.
UPDATE: Earlier today the Daily Mail reported that Manchester City made a £12 million bid for
Arsenal defender Kolo Toure. Richard Dunne could possibly be included although Arsene Wenger will
most likely resist. Now they are reporting that Manchester City increased their offer to £15
million which Arsene Wenger will accept if he can find a [.
According to John Cross at the Daily Mirror, Arsenal are the favorites to land
Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko. They will go after Dzeko if they
decide to let Emmanuel Adebayor leave.
Manchester City have also been linked with Dzeko.
According to Sky Sports News, Arsenal midfielder Amaury
Bischoff was one of eight players not to receive a new contract. The other seven are:
James Dunne, Rui Fonte, Rene Steer, Vincent van den Berg, Anton
Blackwood, Abu Ogogo, and Paul Rodgers.
UPDATE: According to Carlo Garganese at Goal.com, Sky Sport Italia is
reporting that Juventus have signed Arsenal target and
Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo for €20million.
July 4th, 2009 According to James Dall at Sky Sports News,
Fiorentina's official website reported that the club is willing to accept
Arsenal defender/winger Emmanuel Eboue + Cash for Felipe
Melo.
According to Sky Sports News, Tottenham have signed Arsenal
defender Anton Blackwood. Tottenham have also signed Sam Cox and
Steven Caulker to professional deals.
According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Arsenal have invited
15-year-old FK Bubamara attacker Veljko Batrovic on trial.
Batrovic has drawn interest from Real Madrid and AC Milan.
According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal are interested in
Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac. However Toulouse want
around £18million for the striker.
According to ESPN Soccernet, there are reports claiming that Arsenal are
closing in on Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou. It is rumored that
Arsenal is willing to double Kalou's wages to around £60,000-a-week.
According to Arsenal's official website, Arsenal boss Arsene
Wenger is looking for two new players, one defensive and one offensive player. He
said,
"We can still make do with one or two players more ... One could be in the defensive areas,
and one in the attacking areas.
Valencia defender Raul Albiol admitted that if he were to leave the club, he would only join a big
club, possibly in the English Premier League. Albiol told skysports.com, "If I leave Valencia
I would only go to a big club ... The Premier League could be perfect because I have always been a
fan of [.
According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports, Xabi Alonso's agent Ignacio
Ibanez has admitted that he has not heard of any interest from other clubs and that Xabi
Alonso is happy at Liverpool. He told the site,
"I know nothing about these reports .
According to Graeme Bailey at Sky Sports, Middlesbrough winger Adam
Johnson is drawing interest from Liverpool, Arsenal, and
Manchester United but Chelsea and Tottenham are
leading the way.
UPDATE: According to Sky Sports News, Manchester City have
completed the signing of Gareth Barry for £12million. Barry has agreed to a
five-year deal with City.
June 2nd, 2009 According to Sky Sports News, Aston Villa
midfielder Gareth Barry is undergoing a medical for Manchester
City.
According to James Dall at Sky Sports News, Fiorentina's official
website reported that the club is willing to accept Arsenal defender/winger
Emmanuel Eboue + Cash for Felipe Melo. The statement read:
"In case the footballer has already reached an agreement with any club, the release clause
fixed with the player himself is €25million.
UPDATE: According to Francisco Acedo at Sky Sports News,
Arsenal have not made a bid for Real Madrid striker
Klass-Jan Huntelaar. Real Madrid general director Jorge Valdano
said,
"Only one formal offer exists and that is Stuttgart's.
According to Stephen Crawford at Goal.com, UEFA is looking to limit the amount
of money spent on transfers by clubs. An official statement in UEFAdirect said,
"The aim is for all clubs to be able to live on the income they generate ... A series of
incentives and disciplinary action will be examined at the next executive committee meeting.
According to Sky Sports News, Wolfsburg have agreed to a fee with
Newcastle for striker Obafemi Martins, who has been linked with
Arsenal before.
The fee is said to be worth around £9million.
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger has not ruled out signing Patrick Vieira. He
said,
'We are nowhere near to making a decision like that, but it is a possibility. We do not rule
it out and we do not say we will do it - and that is my decision at the moment.
According to Nadia Carminati at Sky Sports News, Roma midfielder
Daniele De Rossi admitted that he will not be going to Arsenal.
He said,
"I've read about it (the rumours) in the papers, but there is nothing in it ... Roma have
defined me as unavailable and I only wish to stay here.
UPDATE: Leeds United supposedly want £8 million for 19-year-old midfielder Fabian Delph.
Besides Fulham, Arsenal have also been linked with Delph. January 23rd, 2009 While Leeds United are
not looking to get rid of young starlet Fabian Delph, Fulham are supposedly still preparing to make
a bid for Delph using the money they received from [.
According to the Daily Mail, "Zenit general director Maxim Mitrofanov and Arsenal director Ken
Friar have a number of spoken agreements, which are dependent on the overall financial package
which the player receives." "Zenit want £18m from the deal, while Arsenal are only
prepared to pay £15m. Any shortfall could be made up by Arshavin reducing [.
Several people are in the news today as they are rumored to be close to staying with their current
clubs. They are: Theo Walcott, Arsenal, Until 2014 Rafa Benitez, Liverpool manager, Until 2013 for
£20 million. Lucas Neill, West Ham United, Stated he loves it at the club and wants to stay
UPDATE: Nacional striker Nene told Antena 1: "I only know about the rumours in the press. I
have spoken with my agent and we still have not received a concrete offer." "I am focused
on helping Nacional to secure success this season. My dream is to progress in football and it is
normal that I desire a [.
According to the Daily Mirror, Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is planning on spending £100
million on English Premier League players. Such players include Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Abou Diaby
(Arsenal), Jermaine Jenas (Tottenham), John Obi Mikel (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), and
Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United).
According to Football Spy at the Daily Mirror, Bolton want £20 million for
centre-half Gary Cahill, who has been linked with Arsenal. Bolton
boss Gary Megson said,
"I can understand why the big clubs are interested in Gary, but it's going to take an offer
over and above what we received for Nicolas Anelka from Chelsea.
UPDATE: According to Richard Bailey at Sky Sports, Blackburn
striker Roque Santa Cruz would not mind leaving the club. He told Paraguayan radio
station 970 AM,
"I would not mind moving on, if it was a big team and if the conditions were right
.