Barcelona up the the ante in their ongoing fight to sign Cesc.

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Barcelona will offer Yaya Toure and Bojan Krkic to Arsenal in order to clinch the signing of Cesc Fabregas it was reported today.

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One of the most active transfer rumours about Arsenal is definitely the move of Yaya Toure from Barcelona to the North London club, despite the fact that brother Kolo is no longer an Arsenal player. But, ... Click to continue reading...

One of the most active transfer rumours about Arsenal is definitely the move of Yaya Toure from Barcelona to the North London club, despite the fact that brother Kolo is no longer an Arsenal player. But, ...

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by CARL ELDRIDGE� We're not quite in the doldrums as far as Arsenal coverage goes ahead of the international weekend but we aren't far off, folks. But there are a few tales pertaining to the glorious Gunners to bring you not least of which is the Daily Mail's yarn that both Arsenal and Manchester United have both lodged an interest in signing Yaya Toure from Barcelona at the end of the season.

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The carpet bagger wants to leave but an angel waits in the wings.

Something about Brazilian music not being good enough for the neighbours.

Mark Hughes seems to be doing a good job of getting rid of all the Brazilians in the team. Elano, Jo, and now Robinho. We can also look forward to the African clique, Adebayor and Kolo Toure, being broken up.

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Barca man wants out!

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It seems that speculation surrounding Yaya Toure is reaching fever pitch with the player coming out and stating his displeasure at not getting regular first team football despite being reassured in the summer that he would do.

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Manchester City center back Kolo Toure has revealed that he would cherish the chance of teaming up with brother Yaya at Manchester City. The pair have been close to crossing paths in the past when Arsenal chased Yaya, but the younger Toure opted for Barca.

Now, with Mark Hughes interested in his brother, Kolo has opened the doors for a move and told The Manchester Evening News that he'd love for his brother to sign for Manchester City.

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Perhaps trying to dampen some of the criticism aimed at him - particularly in the wake of Sunday's drawagainst Fulham, Mark Hughes has offered support for big money signing Joleon Lescott:

"You have to understand, though, that this is a new back four and the more games Joleon and Kolo [Touré] play together the better they will gel as a pair.

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A couple of enforced moves anyway for Mark Hughes tomorrow evening:

"Kolo is not fit, and neither is Martin, while there is a doubt over Wayne and he may well not be involved. Kolo and Martin should hopefully be alright for the weekend, but they are not quite right at the moment.

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Some concerns ahead of Wednesday visit of Scunthorpe following the draw with Fulham:

"We will check everyone out today. We have a number of doubts but we have guys who can come in," said disappointed manager Mark Hughes.
"Martin took a bang on a knee which has been sore for a while now, but hopefully it won't be too serious.

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Makes a change from Barcelona!

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Manchester City have reportedly entered the race to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.

However, the wealthy Premier League side will face stiff competition for the player's signature from Spanish giants Real Madrid and especially Barcelona, according to Spanish newspaper AS.

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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie explained what it was like at the age of 20 to join the Gunners, the help from Kolo Toure in order to settle down and what now means to find himself as the one to provide help and advise to the young ones at the Club.

Speaking to the club's official website, the Dutchman said:

When I first came to Arsenal, I was 20.

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Arsenal striker Robin van Persie explained what it was like at the age of 20 to join the Gunners, the help from Kolo Toure in order to settle down and what now means to find himself as the one to provide help and advise to the young ones at the Club.

Speaking to the club's official website, the Dutchman said:

When I first came to Arsenal, I was 20.

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PFA chief Gordon Taylor has urged football fans, pundits, and the FA to put a stop to the lynch mob mentality that is surrounding Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The targetman stirred up controversy over the weekend by first stamping on Robin van Persie's face before scoring a goal and sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the angry Gunners fans.

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While Emmanuel Adebayor's infamous lack of sportsmanship this past weekend has overshadowed Manchester City's emphatic 4-2 victory over his former club Arsenal, it is impossible to overlook the strong impact he has made at the Eastlands already.

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Confirmation of the new captain to replace the departed Richard Dunne:

"He has all the attributes you need to be a good captain – great enthusiasm for the game, and is nice and vocal in the dressing room and before, during and after games. And he wants to drive the club forward.
"We are very lucky to now have that mentality in our dressing room with a lot of the lads, who could all carry the mantle of being a football team captain.

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Yes the day of reckoning is almost upon Mr. Adebayor but what will you be chanting in his direction at Eastlands on Saturday?

Yes he's started with a bang at Man City but you just wait until the club has a lean spell or a bigger club comes in for him, then you will see just what he is all about.

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A great majority of the football world has grown used to laughing off Arsene Wenger's dramatic remarks over major incidents in recent years. This is precisely why the Arsenal manager was largely ignored when he labeled the accusations over Gunners striker Eduardo's recent "dive" against Celtic as a "witch-hunt".

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This summer may have seemed a bit boring as far as transfers go, but things are finally heating up. Manchester City and Real Madrid were the overwhelming big spenders during the blistering hot summer months, but with only a few days remaining the "smaller" clubs are working hard to fill out their squads for the fall and winter.

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Who would you like to see Arsene add to his wishlist?

Gunners Chief Executive Ivan Gazidis has stated whilst witnessing our club getting a nice Champions League Draw.

If there are players that add real quality who are available we'll look at them – if they add quality or depth we don't currently have.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Just how good a buy Tommy Vermaelen proves to be can only be measured come the end of the season but I am not alone in liking what I see so far. I first saw the £10million capture from Ajax in the annual pre-season friendly against Barnet and two things struck me. Click to continue reading...

Someone, I can't remember who, posed the question ‘Could we cope with a serious injury to William Gallas?' It didn't take long to come to the conclusion that any team, no matter who, would suffer if they lost their most experienced defender; although, in our case, the problem is compounded by the fact that he is not only our most experienced defender, he is also our main goal scorer.

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Wenger should seriously consider bringing this guy to the Emirates.

There will be some who believe that the Gunners have enough players of an attacking nature and who do not believe a move for Rafael Van der Vaart makes sense, but I beg to differ.

The adaptable attacking midfielder who could well prove a very intelligent acquisition and one who can play in a number of positions and take some of the pressure from our captain whilst giving the club another angle to our attack.

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Siempre me he declarado fan del Arsenal. Ya sea por su estilo de juego o por su estilo en los despachos desde que llegó Arsene Wenger. Pero he de admitir que en los últimos años me había dejado de ilusionar. Ya no llegaban tantos jugadores de su equipo reserva y las caras que se veían en el Emirates Stadium eran casi siempre las mismas. Click to continue reading...

The BBC seem convinced that Everton were so bad that anyone would have scored 6 goals against them if not more. Why talk at all about a team that scored 6 goals away from home on opening day? Then there's Myles Palmer, the writer who is not a gooner but his hobby is to write for a site called Arsenal News Review.

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Gazidis told us last season that we were financially secure enough to survive the possibility of� failing to qualify for the Champions League. This is probably true, although I feel there is something he wasn't telling us. It was a half truth. The statement he made should of gone something like; we are financially secure enough not to worry about the 35mil� the competition gives us as long as we make it up elsewhere.

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Some notes and conclusions:
• Not a single draw in the opening round of fixtures! That hasn't happened in the top flight since 1980, stat fans. So Sunderland, in 10th place, have opened up a handy three-point gap on... everyone below them.
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Swiss International Johann Djourou believes this can be his season after the departure of Kolo Toure as he believes he's a more complete player after learning from the likes of Toure and Sol Campbell.

The 22-year old told the club's official website:

I am still young, I have a couple of things I need to work on still and I still want to learn, but I want to step up now.

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Afternoon all,

generally its another of those days where we are just waiting for something to happen, in a way its similar to last season when we waited right up to the transfer deadline and still nothing happened.

I still feel this summer will be different, and Wenger will buy, however I have a feeling we are waiting for Champions League qualification before splashing some of the 40 odd million we got from the sales of Kolo and Ade.

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Gallery, Images, Photos and Pictures of Manchester City v Celtic, Pre-Season Friendly Match, August 2009. Includes Carlos Tevez, Emmanuel Adebayor, Robinho, Kolo Touré, Gareth Barry, Wayne Bridge, Tal Ben Haim and Craig Bellamy. Click to continue reading...

Here's hoping to good times ahead.

The Ivory Coast international signed a four-year deal with Manchester City last month, ending a seven-year stint with the north London club.
Almunia said: "I was surprised by Kolo. He was a big part of Arsenal, one of the greatest players we've had over the last few years.

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Being off today I had the luxury of posting late to include the Champions League draw til I realised that the draw was on 'from 11' which means by the time UEFA quit dicking about it would be lunchtime before I posted. I'll update when the draw is made.

So there you go then.

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Oh Sweet Jesus!

Czech Republic winger Rosicky has only just returned to action after 18 months out through injury.
However, according to the Sun, Rosicky suffered a strained hamstring in training on Wednesday and has been told by medical staff that he will be out of action until the middle of September.

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Clubes arriscam ruína em caso de guerra de contratações

Os clubes da Primeira Liga inglesa de futebol arriscam a ruína financeira se tentarem competir no mercado de contratações com o poder financeiro do Manchester City, propriedade de Abu Dhabi United Group, advertiu o secretário-geral da UEFA, David Taylor.

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Morning all. I'll be the first to admit I haven't been posting nearly enough this Summer, but I've been reinvigorated by the upcoming start of the season and so I'm back and I wanted to give my thoughts on everything that has happened in the past week or so while I've been in New Hampshire.
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