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Arsene Wenger has been following the rise of Eden Hazard ever since he was a teenager at the Lille
Academy in 2005, and it has always been assumed that Wenger would bring him to Arsenal as soon as
he could. But now Hazard is 21 years-old and one of the most sought-after players in Europe, [...]
This January's Arsenal transfer news was relatively quiet at the Emirates Stadium, with Thierry
Henry returning to the club on loan from New York Red Bulls and German teenager Thomas Eisfeld
arriving from Borussia Dortmund for a modest fee.
However, activity has not always been this sedate at Arsenal, with Arsene Wenger making some
surprising and at times, blockbuster signings in January.
This January's Arsenal transfer news was relatively quiet at the Emirates Stadium, with Thierry
Henry returning to the club on loan from New York Red Bulls and German teenager Thomas Eisfeld
arriving from Borussia Dortmund for a modest fee.
However, activity has not always been this sedate at Arsenal, with Arsene Wenger making some
surprising and at times, blockbuster signings in January.
The young Japanese star Ryo Miyaichi is enjoying his loan period at Bolton, and after being denied
a goal on his 45 minute debut last week, the Arsenal loanee promised that he would score in the
next game he played. The 18 year-old kept his promise with a brilliant individual effort for Bolton
early on [.
The Spanish giants Barcelona have been continually linked with a move for the Arsenal captain Robin
Van Persie, and the player himself has often stated that the only other club that he would like to
play for is Cesc Fabregas' team. So if the Flying Dutchman decides that he wants to move on this
summer [.
Just before Christmas Arsene Wenger made it clear that Chu-Young Park was now settled in London and
ready to step-up to the Arsenal first team when Gervinho and Chamakh went off to the African
Nations Cup. He said: "The adaptation period for him is over now so he has to come in and show he
[...]
The Polish keeper Lukasz Fabianski is still stuck as second choise at Arsenal behind his countryman
(and rival for the national jersey) Wojciech Szczesny, and he made it clear before Christmas that
he wanted to move somewhere else in search of first team football. The Poland manager, Franciszek
Smuda, has already told him that he [.
The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has had a fairytale return to the Gunners, scoring within ten
minutes of his debut against Leeds, and also scoring in the last minutes of his final appearance at
the Emirates. Arsene Wenger hinted that he may try and extend the loan period so that he could be
part of [.
The young Mexican striker Carlos Vela was considered one of Arsenal's hottest young prospects just
a few years ago, but Arsene Wenger never seemed to trust him enough to be a regular first-team
player despite some excellent performances when given a chance. He certainly managed to annoy
Wenger at times (remember the time he forgot [.
The 25 year-old centre-back Johann Djourou has already been at Arsenal for nine years after working
his way through the Academy, and it has been revealed today that he has now signed a two-year
extension to his current deal. It was announced on the official Swiss Football Federation's website
that he will now remain at [.
The little Mexican wizard Carlos Vela is very happy to be on loan at Real Sociedad in Spain, and it
was revealed this week that he is set to ask Arsene Wenger to allow him to stay away from the
Emirates and continue playing for the La Liga minnows. Now today he has explained his [...]
The Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has today hinted at a summer move to Real Madrid after
admitting that he would be excited about the prospect of playing for the La Liga side. Speaking to
the Spanish daily Marca, the Dutch striker had this to say: "I like knowing the interest of Real
Madrid and [.
Arsenal's young Japanese maestro Ryo Miyaichi came on for his first Premier League debut for Bolton
today. He played amazingly but I'll talk about that later. Let me give a bit of background
information behind the Gunners latest prodigy. He was signed last January after a successful trial
at Arsenal during the summer of 2010.
The Bolton boss Owen Coyle has only been working with the Arsenal youngster Ryo Miyaichi for a
couple of weeks, but he seems to be extremely upbeat about his chances of taking the Premiership by
storm in the future. "Ryo has unbelievable ability, he has got pace to burn without wanting to warn
opponents, he [.
Just yesterday I was talking about the prospect of bringing the Poland-born German international,
Lukas Podolski, to the Emirates after he slammed the Cologne management for not keeping their
promises to strengthen the team and he yet again indicated that he wanted to find a new more
ambitious club in the summer.
I am shell-shocked having just seen the video of the interview that the supposedly big
Arsenal-target Eden Hazard had with the Belgian TV station RTBF, and he virtually confirms that he
is ready to sign for Tottenham and it seems like he has already agreed to join them but obviously
the two clubs have to [.
The little Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin has become a bit part player at Arsenal this season
with the arrival of Gervinho and the emergence of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, but the Russia captain
is desperate for more first team action ahead of this summer's Euro2012 tournament. His old club
Zenit St.
There have been many discussions about who should be the main back up to Wojciech Szczesny in the
Arsenal goal, and Vito Mannone is generally quoted as the fourth-choice keeper at the Emirates. But
while Manuel Almunia seems to be happy just killing time while collecting 50,000 a week until his
contract runs out, and [.
The Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner got a boot in the nose from Angel Rangel when Sunderland
played Swansea about a month ago, but the Black Cats have been playing brilliantly in his absence
(including two games against his parent club) and Martin O'Neill now says that he will have to
fight to regain his place [.
The Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie has heard so many rumours and counter-rumours regarding his
future at Arsenal that he has decided to release an official statement clarifying the present state
of the negotiations between himself and the club. In the statement posted on Arsenal.com, Van
Persie yet again states there will be no further [.
The Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie has heard so many rumours and counter-rumours regarding his
future at Arsenal that he has decided to release an official statement clarifying the present state
of the negotiations between himself and the club. In the statement posted on Arsenal.com, Van
Persie yet again states there will be no further [.
The little Russian midfielder Andrei Arshavin has admitted that he was worried about losing his
place in the Russia team, despite being their captain, and knew that with the competition for
places at Arsenal he was never going to get a prolonged run in the Arsenal first team. Arshavin is
more than happy that he [.
The Gunners midfielder Mikel Arteta has made it clear that he believes that nobody loves Arsenal as
much as their captain Robin Van Persie, and the way he talks he seems convinced that the prolific
Dutchman would not leave the club he loves so much. Arteta said: "He is unbelievable, his natural
talent is up [.
RVP, why he would stay and why he would go by SV The news has hit that our captain and talisman, a
certain Robin van Persie, has stalled his contract talks and will now be holding them this summer.
He has himself assured the Arsenal faithful that there is nothing sinister behind the stalling, but
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