Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain (Flickr Commons)
Arsene Wenger is making a list, and checking it twice and Gonzalo Higuain seems to be a top the Frenchman's summer transfer window list. According to Pro Soccer Talk, Arsenal are currently working on tabulating a bid for the current Real Madrid striker who could bring additional attacking firepower to a Champions League bound North London side for next season.
What if Alisher Usmanov had put £100m into Arsenal rather than Apple? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Arsenal are currently smack-bang in the middle of a civil war. In one corner is Stan Kroenke, the Gunners' majority shareholder and the subject of much fan criticism for his passive ownership of the club.
Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been lighting up Ligue 1 and looks primed from a move away from France. Inter Milan, Arsenal and Newcastle are all rumored to be suitors, according to talkSPORT, and the versatile Saint-Etienne forward would represent a great buy by any one of these clubs.
Mattia Perin of Pescara (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)
Ever since the departure of David Seaman, Arsenal have been finding it hard to find a quality replacement. Jens Lehman offered a good stopgap solution, but the situation has worsened since his exit. The goalkeepers that have followed have reminded the importance of good goalkeeper for a team aspiring to win titles.
Emmanuel Frimpong of Fulham battles Robert Snodgrass of Norwich City (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Fulham manager Martin Jol has expressed interest in making a move to secure the use of Arsenal youngster, Emmanuel Frimpong for all of next season after the U-21 Gunner has impressed during his time at Craven Cottage.
Ibrahim Afellay (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Ibrahim Afellay looks once again unsettled and ready for another move this summer according to TalkSport on Mar. 1, 2013. The Dutch international wide player looked to have secured a move of a lifetime when he was purchased from PSV Eindhoven by FC Barcelona a few years ago.
Aurelien Chedjou of Lille (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
News broke on TalkSport this morning of Mar. 1, 2013, in regards to interest in pending summer free agent defender Aurelien Chedjou. The 27-year-old Lille player defender has made it clear that he has the intention to the leave the former Ligue 1 champions over the summer.
Daryl Janmaat of Feyenoord Rotterdam (Photo via Getty Images)
Arsenal once again will be looking to make new additions over the summer with their defensive issues this season being a key area of concern for manager Arsene Wenger.
The January addition of Nacho Monreal was a great piece of business but with veteran right back Bacary Sagna believed to be a potential summer exit there are new faces rumored to be headed to the Emirates Stadium.
David Villa of Barcelona (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Arsenal's pursuit of Barcelona star striker David Villa during January was well documented, but now it appears that the Gunners could once again have a shot at landing the Spanish international this summer.
According to quotes from Nou Camp chief Joseph Maria Bartomeu, there will be an opportunity for the player to leave if they wish over the coming transfer window:
The coaches hope he is here next season but we will not retain any player that is uncomfortable.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger talks to Jack Wilshere (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Arsenal FC is currently at a fork in the road; on one hand there is a future with manager Arsene Wenger and giving him the opportunity to rebuild a new roster and see if he can bring the good name back to Arsenal.
Younes Belhanda of Montpellier (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
More than half of January has come and gone, leaving little time left in the transfer window for teams to bolster their squads. We've been without that one huge winter signing thus far and it doesn't seem as though one will materialize.
Barcelona star David Villa was recently linked with a move to Arsenal this week according to the Mirror. The talented Spanish international spent the majority of 2012 on the sideline after falling victim to injury at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup
Since his return this season he has been building back to his top class form of old.
Yohan Cabaye of Newcastle United (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)
Arsenal have been up and down all season long. From having matches where they couldn't buy a goal to others where the opposition cannot stop them from scoring at will, the Gunners have spent time on both ends of the spectrum in 2012-13.
Eduardo Jesus Vargas of SSC Napoli (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Arsenal have had a tough go of it lately and according to reports from TalkSport on Jan. 3, 2012 they are hopeful of making a move for Napoli midfielder Eduardo Vargas before the end of the winter window to help lighten the load on their midfield.
Leighton Baines of Everton (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)
Manchester United had appeared to be the long standing interested club in Everton star English international leftback Leighton Baines. However, interest from Chelsea and most recently reported interest from Arsenal on Dec.
Nani of Manchester United celebrates (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Manchester United winger Nani has looked an outcast at Old Trafford this season. With only a handful of appearances and several injury layoffs, the Portuguese international has been a shadow of the talented player he has looked in the past.
Theo Walcott of Arsenal (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
In the absence of Robin van Persie, the Arsenal faithful wondered just who would rise to the occasion to fill the boots of the departed dynamic Dutchman. Summer acquisitions of both German international Lukas Podolski and French attacker Olivier Giroud were believed to be enough to fill the void.
Jeremy Toulalan of Malaga (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)
In the first half of the Premier League season, It has been evident how badly Arsenal miss Alex Song following his summer departure to Barcelona.
The ability to break down opposing play, protect theback-line and launch attacks with accurate passing to other creators were always his specialties, and now the club have been left with desperate need for iron in midfield.
Bacary Sagna of Arsenal (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
In the wake of news that Bacary Sagna wants to leave Arsenal, following their £60,000 a week contract offer, it seems that Arsenal risk losing another of their high-profile stars.
Wages have always been a problematic area for the Gunners; many of their former stars complaining about the club's inability to compete with other top sides financially.
Theo Walcott of Arsenal (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
While Manchester United are believed to be considering sending an offer to Arsenal for the services of Theo Walcott or perhaps sending Nani in the opposite direction, there are rumors of another club making their move for Walcott according to TalkSport on Dec.
Mohamed Diame of West Ham holds off Jack Colback of Sunderland (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Arsenal has been rumored to be wishing to add some more steal to their midfield in the coming January transfer window. Newcastle as well has been without their primary tough tackling midfielder for much of the season.
Adrian Lopez of Atletico Madrid (Photo by Handout/UEFA via Getty Images)
As the January transfer window continues to draw closer, the club continues to look for players that could be the solution to their continued struggles in the Premier League and European competitions and Rumors from the week of Dec.
Demba Ba of Newcastle United (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
With January edging closer day by day, clubs across England are devoting serious time and resources into preparing for the transfer window that it set to open on January 1st. English Premier League clubs have been compiling lists of potential transfer targets for some time now and will be looking to dig into the money allocated to them by the brass of their respective clubs in order to bolster their squad ahead of the mad dash to the end of the Premier League season.
Robert Lewandowski of Borussia Dortmund (Getty Images)
As January is fast approaching, clubs across the world will be looking to add talent in the transfer window that is set to open in the new year. It's a time of both vast intrigue and incessant blathering that can drive soccer fans nuts as newspapers and media outlets are keen on generating gossip that will catch the attention of many.
This is a move which has been floating around for quite some time but it seems to have been made
official today, with Arsenal announcing the signing of Olivier Giroud the French striker.
Olivier Giroud arrives with a pretty big reputation from French side Montpellier, the 25 year
old scoring 21 times as Montpellier claimed the French title.
As you will know, this is a blog about Arsenal. Hence the name.
Obviously I have a keen interest in all things Arsenal. I want the the club to do well, to win
things, to compete and to sign good players. When we sign those players, I will welcome them
(unless they're one of these signings in which case I'll hedge my bets and make a 'this tastes
yukky' face whilst suggesting we should wait and see how they do), and players we don't sign don't
interest me in the slightest.
Arsenal will be spluttering. Chelsea will be in disbelief. Real Madrid will be shocked.
Young Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard announced his intention to join the renaissance at Spurs
under Harry Redknapp and, in my opinion, there's no place better for him.
He told Belgium TV station RTBF: "I will go to England to play my football.
Summer 2012 needs to see a change in direction in Arsenal's transfer policy. Out must go this
incessant desire to collect 15-16 year olds from around the world and expect and hope that they
will develop.
Arsenal have many youngsters in the reserves or on loan for whom the time is ripe for them to be
given their chance.
Arsenal has suffered some terrible bad luck with defensive injuries this season. We lost
Sagna, Gibbs and Jenkinson all with a 17 days in October, but the loss that has hurt us most was
the loss of Santos in December. Santos was an attacking full-back and gave us extra attacking
options something that has been lacking in recent weeks.
The Arsenal board and Wenger have constantly talked about the UEFA Financial Fair Play rules and
how the Arsenal model is the model other clubs are striving for (financially if not trophy wise).Â
Arsenal are of the opinion that our prudence in the transfer market will eventually ensure we are a
successful club both on and off the field.
Well the transfer window closed last night and unlike windows of the past, Arsenal were doing
business all the way until it slammed shut. Four players were confirmed last night as having
signed, with Park announced the day before. It was clear from the start of the season that Wenger
had to act to change our fortunes and only time will tell if Le Professor has bought correctly.
Transfer deadline day looms and Arsenal are still in the market for midfielders, this is not
idle blog gossip but Arsene Wenger stated we are short of players in this area. This became
self-evident in recent games were the creativity has been left to Rosicky and his best days are
behind him.
Today is a day we will all go mad in following rumours and tweets.
It's been a pretty quiet week but things should start ramping up a bit today as we start to look ahead to Sunday's game against Manchester City. There's some early team news, most of it good, but Olivier Giroud is a doubt having not trained all week because of a deep cut on his knee suffered against Swansea.
It's been a pretty quiet week but things should start ramping up a bit today as we start to look ahead to Sunday's game against Manchester City. There's some early team news, most of it good, but Olivier Giroud is a doubt having not trained all week because of a deep cut on his knee suffered against Swansea.
So, Arsene has been talking about transfers. And as time goes by, listening to Arsene talk about transfers is steadily becoming one of the most infuriating things about life as an Arsenal fan. One day we're going to be active, the next we'll wait and see. One day we're looking everywhere, the next it all depends on a bloke signing a new deal – the same bloke who has steadfastly refused to sign the new deal on offer for 18 months now.
Good morning, welcome to Friday and as such the newsiest day of the week as we start to focus on
Sunday's game against Stoke.
Starting with some early team news and it looks like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is back in
contention, for a place on the bench at least, while Laurent Koscielny hasn't yet recovered
sufficiently from his calf problem to be considered.
FA Cup time and I'll happily admit this is a competition I have always enjoyed. My first Arsenal memory is winning it in 1979 and we've been lucky enough to win it a number of times since. Who could ever forget Freddie leaving John Terry on his youthful, but still utterly reprehensible arse, to curl home a decisive goal?
FA Cup time and I'll happily admit this is a competition I have always enjoyed. My first Arsenal memory is winning it in 1979 and we've been lucky enough to win it a number of times since. Who could ever forget Freddie leaving John Terry on his youthful, but still utterly reprehensible arse, to curl home a decisive goal?
It is remarkably quiet considering we're heading into the final two games of this league season.
Maybe it's not that remarkable though, maybe there's just a sense that this campaign is one most
people would pretty much like to see the back of ... once we secure third place.
