Well as always this summer Arsenal have been linked with many players throughout the world, but today I have set out to create a post about the realistic players who could come to Arsenal and the likely hood we will sign them.

Starting from defence and working up the field you can see the players below, (Please note the word realistic because we have been linked with many players around the field and I'm only showing as the word suggest real transfer prospects.

Arsene will be focusing on rebuilding his central defence this summer. This rebuilding has started with the acquisition of Thomas Vermaelen, but it will not and cannot end here.

Of the central defenders on our books from last season, four of them have contract that expire next summer.

Arsene Wenger agreed a £10million deal for Ajax centre-back Thomas Vermaelen yesterday but is still unsure about who will partner him at the heart of Arsenal's defence next season.

Though his agent Soren Lerby was still negotiating personal terms last night, Vermaelen seems certain to sign a four-year contract at The Emirates after convincing the Arsenal manager he has the credentials to shore up a defence that was repeatedly found wanting last season.

Sky Sports have been reporting that not only that Arsenal are interested in signing St. Etienne's midfielder Blaise Matuidi, but that the player is in England at the moment. They go on to day that the play is in England with his agent and has been shown around Arsenal, and I do not think they meant a stadium tour!

The focus today is Francophone players.

France Football's Phillipe Auclair stated that Arsenal are close to signing Chamakh from Bordeaux. Auclair is a respected journalist and knows quite a bit about Arsene's France based dealings. If Phillipe Auclair claims Arsenal are close to signing Marouane Chamakh, then that is more credible than a lot of the UK newspaper back pages.

Reports in the UK media are saying that mega bucks Manchester City are preparing a £15 million bid for Toure.

Toure was subject of a bid from Manchester City in January; in fact the Ivory Coast defender handed in a written transfer request, but was persuaded by Wenger to withdraw it.

Internet site Sport.co.uk, the site that first reported the imminent signature of Thomas Vermaelen, though in fairness they do print so much garbage they are making Tribal football look respectable, are stating that Brazilian centre back Naldo is on his way from Werder Bremen to Arsenal.

They quote Werder Bremen coach who said, "Naldo is a great athlete and could do well at the right club, unfortunately he doesn't fit the direction we're planning to move in any longer.

Several website are reporting that Arsenal's pursuit of Marouane Chamakh to replace Adebayor has run into trouble. The stumbling block and this does not make sense is that Bordeaux want Silvestre as part of the deal.

What is strange is that it was widely reported that the Moroccan striker had a £7million buyout clause.

According to Mamadou Sakho's agent, Arsenal are in prime position to complete signing of the Paris St Germain defender.

Arsenal have been on Sakho's trail for some time, in line with half-a-dozen other La Ligue based players. Sakho is young, but it appears that Wenger believes the 19 year-old is able to make the grade in the Premier League at such a tender age.

Another day in the transfer market, so it must be a new target for Arsenal. Today the Daily Mail has Arsenal preparing a bid (I love the thought of Wenger, Gazidis and Friar sitting over a PC and typing out a bid) for Fiorentina's Felipe Melo.

The price is £15million (it appears that this is the going rate for players) despite the fact that Fiorentina have a bid of £15 million plus a player on the table, Arsenal are supposedly offering less!

Adebayor holds the key as to whether we see two or more players move to Arsenal this summer. Unlike last season when Wenger was determined that Adebayor will not leave, this season he is "easy" with the situation. In fact I have never known Wenger "tout" a player as he has done with Adebayor this season.

The confusion over the potential transfer of Felipe Melo has been somewhat clarified by Fiorentina with an official statement. The Italian club has stated that Melo has not signed for Juventus.

The club has made it clear that there is only club that has made an offer for Melo, who recently signed a new contract that included a release clause of £21million.

There have been various reports in the press this morning over a few of Arsenal's transfer dealings, as i shall tell you about below:

Marouane Chamakh

The Daily Mirror reports that Arsene will make a final move for the Moroccan international after his £5 million bid was rejected earlier this summer, they report the bid will be around £8.

Kolo Toure's relationship with Gallas has been well documented, they do not get on! Toure has told everyone and he was close to leaving in January. A transfer request was handed in but Arsene spoke to Kolo and the request was withdrawn.

Only last week Toure extolled the virtues of keeping the squad together

"I think keeping the team together is the most important thing," he said.

Arsenal are reportedly battling Juventus to sign £17million-rated Macedonia striker Goran Pandev.

The 25-year-old has told Lazio he needs a new challenge after five years in Rome and the Gunners are said to have joined the race for his signature.

Last month he was linked to Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Liverpool, while Bayern Munich and Fiorentina are now also reported to be interested.

... and world's biggest air quotes Mischievous Spanish journalists have uncovered this photograph of a young Cesc Fabregas in his Barcelona kit and are apparently reporting that the Arsenal man has "Barcelona DNA". We love the gigantic air quotes. Perhaps he is saying "cheese" or "queso" to have his photo taken but wants to signify that he [.

Last summer I wrote that the writing was on the wall for Phillipe Senderos. Newcastle were one of the clubs interested in taking the Swiss international away from his Arsenal nightmare.

Wenger let Senderos go to AC Milan on loan a deal that cost the Italian club £1.5 million, the deal was constructed with a view to AC Milan signing the player on a permanent deal this summer for £6.

Don't Chamakh me angry! Arsenal transfer target Marouane Chamakh has launched a tirade against current club Bordeaux in a bid to force through his transfer. The 25-year-old followed in the footsteps of Darren Bent when he publicly announced his anger at the slow progress of his proposed transfer. He said: "I am angry, I am disgusted and [.

The papers are full of stories that Wenger is prepared to make a bid of £15 million for Fulham's centre-back Brede Hangeland. The Danish centre-back has received rave reviews all season and Arsenal have been linked with the 6ft 4 inch defender for some months.

Fulham will be reluctant to sell one of their main assets.

Reports in The Times and both London Lite and The LondonPaper state that Eboue is on his way to Fiorentina. The Times goes on to say that the player, or rather his agents have agreed a 5 year deal. Fiorentina have offered £5.6m, whilst Arsenal values the player at £8.6m.

Fiorentina's coach Cesare Prandelli said: Eboue is a very important player.

Will there be a flurry of transfer activity on deadline day at Arsenal?

Philippe Senderos has left it late to find a new club and the rumours are that either Portsmouth or Hull City will make a move for the Swiss international. This is a mighty drop after playing for AC Milan and Arsenal, but with no other takers and Senderos being sixth choice after Gallas, Vermaelen, Djourou, Silvestre and Song, it is best if the Swiss stopper moves to a team that will give him regular football.

Are Arsenal about to say goodbye to another of their enfant terribles? Reports in to Il Corriere dello Sport claim that Arsenal have agreed a fee of €9million for Eboue with Fiorentina.

Eboue was rumoured to be part of the deal to sign Felippe Melo but that deal did not materialize, instead Fiorentina have returned to offer Arsenal a cash offer for the Ivorian right-back.

Day two of the transfer window and the rumours are running into overtime. Mikael Arteta and Gokhan Inler are top of our list, the combined cost will be £20M.  Both players will be invaluable additions to our squad. The shock transfer could be Andrei Arshavin, this move will show that Arsenal mean business.

We bid farewell to the last of the Invincibles with the departure of Kolo Toure to Manchester City.

Kolo's departure brings to end a chapter in our history that had us not only playing some breathtaking football but also winning trophies and creating Premiership history. We look back on those days when the squad was full of established stars that were coming to their peak and we hope that it will not be long before those days are once again with us.

The transfer window has barely shut and we have an agonising ten weeks until the open sign is displayed, but this has not stopped the speculation starting once again.

It is no secret that Wenger tried to sign Marouane Chamakh this summer, the two clubs could not agree on a fee. Arsenal offered a fee in the region of £5million, whilst Bordeaux wanted double that price for a player who is out of contract next summer and stated his intentions on wishing to join Arsenal.

Having seen the latest group of Academy graduates win last night against West Brom in the Carling Cup, Arsene Wenger is being linked with yet another of Europe's young "whizz-kids", this time it is Belgium's Eden Hazard who is currently playing with Lille,

Arsenal have been monitoring the player for some time and there were reports that the club were going to make a move for him in the summer.