- Manchester United, neighbours City, Arsenal and Chelsea are all interested in CSKA Moscow's £9m-rated playmaker Milos Krasic. - Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin feels that manager Arsene Wenger will need to go on a spending spree to save Arsenal's season.
- Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko has popped back up on Arsenal's radar but is also drawing interest from Manchester United. - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been told to pay around £12m to sign Toulouse's France striker Andre-Pierre Gignac. - The Gunners also expect to sign Juventude's Brazilian playmaker Zezinho in the new year after in impressed during a trial period in the summer. - Meanwhile Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos is set to quit the Premier League club and join Atletico Madrid in January. - Sevilla winger Diego Perotti has a £20m buyout clause that Arsenal could be ready to test. - Oft-benched Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure could be ready to leave Spain for Manchester United or Arsenal for £12m.
- Teenaged defender Adam Matthews (Cardiff City) might be poached by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger for £5m as Aaron Ramsay was not long ago. - Mario Balotelli's relationship with Inter manager Jose Mourinho hasn't developed into something good and the young striker could be looking for a move to Emirates this January for £20m. - Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), Loic Remy (Nice), Arda Turan (Galatasaray), and Gabriel Abonlahor (Aston Villa) are on Arsenal's watch list.
- Reports in Italy suggest Arsenal are preparing an approach for Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini (£16m).
Agbonlahor wouldn't be a good purchase, in my opinion. He is a good player but he wouldn't shape well in to our 4-3-3 formation.
- Chelsea are battling it out with Arsenal for Inter Milan's £18m-rated striker Mario Balotelli. - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is close to luring highly-rated youngster Zezinho – also linked with Liverpool – to the Emirates Stadium after the Brazilian conceded he has played his last game for Juventude. £5m may be all that is required to buy him.
- Bordeaux have stated that they have no intention of selling Chamakh this January.Wenger has already ruled out the signing on the Arsenal.com site. - Wenger has also ruled-out Dzeko signing.
Interesting article on "ten" players who could change Arsenal. Some of them are retarded, but it's a good read nonetheless. http://www.caughtoffside.com/2009/1...d-arsenal-to-success-78m-of-players-analysed/
- Chelsea could make a shock move for Inter Milan star and former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira in January. - Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas is determined to leave the Emirates Stadium in the summer, but could move to either Real Madrid or Barcelona for £45m in January.
- Phillipe Senderos is desperate to move away from Emirates and Arsene Wenger is likely to take the first realistic offer that comes through. He is currently rated at £6m but will likely go for much less.
- Arsenal are keen on Barcelona starlet Bojan but will have a hard time prying him away from the Spanish giants. His asking price is at least £16m. - Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas admits his side are facing an uphill battle this season, because they are too small. The side that took to the field against Stoke on Saturday had the shortest average height of any of the Premier League clubs.