Ther is lots of Arsenal transfer news about today, and the one that has shocked Arsenal fans the most (from looking at the blogs) is the news that Sol Cambell has been signed on a temporary contract until the end of the season. I have seen various figures relating to his paypacket, but it seems [...]

And finally, Laurent Koscielny has signed for the Arsenal. His free Arsenal.com video is a brilliant mix of new signing intro and new shirt promotion.

"We bought this! Now buy these!"

Luckily, both new shirts are ace.

We have laughed many a time in the past about how Wenger pulls signings from nowhere and presents them to us – but with both Chamakh and now Koscielny, there's been very little surprise, other than how long the dotted line has taken to sign.

All the papers today are suddenly certain again that the Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer is definitely on his way to the Emirates, and the word is that Arsene Wenger has told both Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski that neither of them will be first-choice keeper in the new season. This rumour has been never-ending since the [.

There is a good bit of Arsenal transfer news about today, and it is not all good news. It appears that Arsene Wenger has upset William Gallas with his not-generous-enough new contract offer, and the Frenchman has decided to go off in a huff. The Sun reports today that Wenger is wasting his time going [.

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The Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has obviously still not heard anything from Arsene Wenger about him winning a new one-year contract for nex season, as he is still considering a move to Celtic for the new season. The 36 year-old seems keen on moving north of the border, but first he wants to know if Neil [.

It is not much of a surprise that Arsenal have allowed William Gallas to leave without renewing his contract after Peter Hill-Wood said last month: "His demands are extravagant and I don't think we are prepared to go along with it. He is a good player, but you have got to draw the line somewhere.", [.

The Arsenal defender Sol Campbell, who has just been released from his contract at Highbury, has made a statement saying how "excited" he is with Neil Lennon's plans to make Celtic a force to be reckoned with again. Lennon wants Celtic to not just dominate Scotland, but start winning more games in the Champions League as [.

So England have slunk home sheepishly, and the inquest has begun in earnest as to quite how it went so calamitously wrong.

I'm not going to get into that inquest here though, what with me being thoroughly bored of our biennial national slip-up, and this blog being of a club hue. A club, incidentally, that might not have won much in recent years, but can at least pass the ball.

Sol Cambell has been up to Glasgow again to have a chat with Neil Lennon and look at the facilities, but has refused to commit himself to either Celtic or Arsenal until after his wedding. He has already said that he wants to talk to Arsene Wenger before making a decision, and the Frenchman won't return [.

Arsene Wenger has yet again assured that Arsenal fans that he is looking for players in every position (yeah right!) and compares the transfer market to a fishing trip, but it looks like his only signing will be a very old fish in Sol Campbell! "We are open to new players coming in, and in every [...

Football, I can report, still has the power to amaze.

After a sabbatical of 3½ years, Sol Campbell's all set to sign for Arsenal until the end of the season. Amazing because he's 35, amazing because he's hardly the age profile of the classic Wenger signing, and amazing because despite having trained for months with the club, nobody really saw it coming.

The new Wenger signing Sol Campbell is over the moon that Arsene Wenger has given him another chance to shine at Arsenal, and believes that he can still play at the top for another three years. "If I keep training like this then I can play for two or three years of real good quality," he [...]

Sorry to have missed out on the past few days as I was away on holidays and did not realise that it was hard and expensive to get internet in a foreign country.It's gonna a really short one, since I'm still in the holiday mood. So what have happened in the last few days; Sol Campbell [...]

As the weekend draws closer, naturally the focus is more on those who would feature in the FA Cup game against Stoke. Looking around the squad, you would expect Wenger to field those fringe players and perhaps even some from the reserves side. That being said, Wenger do have a good record in the FA [.

It was just a bad day at the office for Arsenal. With the defeat to Stoke, it leaves us with just 2 competitions left in which to break our 5 year trophyless drought. It was a double-edged sword for Wenger. Had he sent out a full strength side and lost, people would wondering whether it [...]

Stoke City 3-1 Arsenal

I said yesterday that Wenger had little choice but to gamble in today's FA Cup game. Gamble he did – and he lost.

As expected, he chose a mixture of youth and experience. In the young corner were Emmanuel-Thomas (first team debut), Coquelin (a lick of Milk Cup only) and Eastmond (one Premier League start).

Sol Campbell made his Arsenal debut for the second time yesterday, and is happy to be playing again, but not so happy that the team has been knocked out of the Cup! "We just have to dust ourselves off and realise how precious these cup competitions and the league points are" Campbell said. "They are special.

Sol Campbell made his second Arsenal debut in last weekends defeat at Stoke, and was thrown on again last night when Thomas Vermaelen was taken off with a suspected broken leg. Now Campbell thinks he is ready for the big game this Sunday, when Arsenal face Man Utd in the crucial title clash. "I wouldn't be [.

So, it was not the best possible start to the crunch fixtures as Arsenal only managed a draw against Aston Villa. The big question of whether this is a point gained or two points lost, remains to be seen. On the balance of play, it was a fair result for both sides. Chances were few [...]

Next to the North London Derby, this has always been the match look out for each season. More so since the arrival of Wenger to Arsenal as the Premier League has become some sort of a personal duel between him and Ferguson. However lately, the importance of this matchup has tempered a little due to [.

Stoke got an unbeaten five match spree as they played out a hard fought draw with Sunderland. The 0-0 scoreline says nothing of the action that took place at Sunderland. The action packed match between the two medium placed teams in the Premier League table saw both creating their own chances but none materialising.

Lionel roars

It's now just a week to go until Barcelona roll into the Grove, and quite honestly, I think I can allow myself another dose of early excitement. Yes, I know there's a crucial Premier League game at St. Andrews first up – they're all crucial now – but without a midweek match there's plenty of time to think about both.

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Another weekend, another match we can't afford not to win, but for the time being at least we dream of Catalonia.

Yes of course, the draw for the European Cup could have pitted us against CSKA Moscow or Bordeaux, but where's the fun in that? To me, the European Cup is about glamour and butterflies in the stomach and gladiatorial footballing contests.

The Arsenal defender is expecting to get his usual ear'ole bashing from the Tottenham fans today at White Hart Lane, but insists that it won't bother him one bit. Campbell said: "If the ­manager wants me to play, that is not a problem for me. "Whenever he needs me, whenever he picks me, I'm there. I ain't [.

The news that Robin Van Persie will be back in the Arsenal squad for tonight's game crucial game at White Hart Lane is a brilliant boost for Arsene Wenger and the fans, but it has been tempered by the news that Alex Song is still on the treatment table with an inflamed cartilage in his [...]

Arsene Wenger still hasn't made up his mind on whether to give the 35 year-old defender Sol Campbell another contract for next season yet, but only has admiration for the way he has handled himself since coming back to train with the Arsenal team. "He has changed a lot, and he has matured a lot." Wenger [.

Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal

It's easier to damn than to praise after a defeat against your long-suffering nearest rivals, so let's start off with the praise.

Firstly, for Arsenal to retain bragging rights in this fixture for 20 games, lasting over a decade, is a magnificent achievement for Arsene Wenger, it really is.

Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City

Season ticket renewal time is almost upon us – and what better way to offset the pain of some of the priciest tickets in the country than with a reminder of what Arsenal do best: Goals, technique, speed and a never-say-die attitude?

All those things will doubtless be unveiled against Fulham on 9th May, because yesterday's goalless draw was as turgid an end-of-season game as you will ever see.

Arsene Wenger has been quoted quite a lot over the last few weeks saying that he will be buying players to strengthen the Arsenal squad this summer, and he wants them to be in place before the World Cup starts, but now it seems that he will be signing Marouane Chamakh for free immediately, and [...]

The 25 year-old defender Sol Campbell is desperate to be given another contract by Arsene Wenger, and pledges that, if given the chance, he will help to bring back "the Glory" to Arsenal. "I fancy staying, of course I do," He said. "I want to stay and I want to give it my all for at [...]

Another day of Arsenal transfer rumours, and we have yet another goalkeeper in the frame! The latest one is the Monaco keeper Stephane Ruffier, a 23 year-old who has apparently caught the eye of lots of big teams this year. The bad news is that Inter Milan, Man City, Chelsea and Spurs are also supposed [.

The (extremely) experienced Arsenal defender Sol Campbell believes that Arsene Wenger needs to bring in some older and calmer heads into his team, and thinks that if the Frenchman had bought a few last season then Arsenal would have been much closer to winning a trophy. Campbell said: "There was a chance of winning the title.

Neil Lennon was confirmed as the new Celtic manager yesterday after a successful stewardship at the end of last season, and he immediately told everyone the players that he was targeting for next season. Sol Campbell had already admitted that he would be would wait until Lennon was confirmed as coach before deciding on whether to [.

The 35 year-old defender Sol Campbell has admitted that he has had lots of offers on places to play next season, but he will finally decide between Arsenal or Celtic. It is believed that the Gunners have offered him a one-year contract whereas Celtic boss Neil Lennon has offered him two. He also stated that [.

The 35 year-old defender Sol Campbell, who is a free agent at the moment, believes that his performances for Arsenal last season proved that he was more than good enough to be picked for England again, and he thinks that Fabio Capello made some wrong defensive choices when he chose his final squad. "Regrets?

Well it is now looking certain that Sol Campbell will be playing for Celtic next season, as the new Celtic first-team coach Alan Thompson has just revealed that Campbell has bought a house so close to his that they can go to training sessions together! "He's just bought a nice, big house not far from me, [.

The Celtic manager Neil Lennon is pulling out all the stops to convince Sol Campbell to move to Parkhead next season, and he has even suggested that he will take the captaincy off Scott Brown if Campbell agrees to move to Scotland. When Lennon was asked about whether Brown would still be captain next season, he [.

Thomas Vermaelen joined Arsenal last summer, and quickly fitted into the team and made an impact from the start, but the Arsenal legend Martin Keown doubts that Laurent Koscielny will be integrated quite so easily. He is worried that because of Laurent Koscielny's inexperience, he may not be able to get used to the pace of [.

After all the excitement this week, it seems that most of the Arsenal transfer rumours have been saying that Mark Schwarzer is nailed on to be the next arrival at the Emirates. It has even been reported that he had a second medical, which normally means that all the other formalities have been concluded.