Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal are ready to break the bank to bring Bayern Munich's Bastian Schweinsteiger to Emirates Stadium. Lille striker Moussa Sow is keen on a move to Arsenal and Real Madrid. Arsenal are trying to offload Sebastian Squillaci - but they cannot find a taker for the French defender. Emmanuel Frimpong got into a row with Piers Morgan on Twitter.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal target Eden Hazard has once again reaffirmed his commitment to Lille by ruling out a move to the Emirates this summer. Arsene Wenger will look to sign Everton pair Phil Jagielka and Mikel Arteta as he looks to strengthen his Arsenal side before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal have had a loan bid for Real Madrid midfielder Kaka rejected, with Madrid insisting on a permanent move. Sao Paulo and PSG are also interested. Arsenal's hopes of landing Eden Hazard from Lille appear to be over, with the French club insisting the Belgian playmaker wants to stay at the club. Arsenal will face competition for the signature of Maura Zarate from Inter Milan should Lazio decide to cash in on the striker. Arsenal are monitoring the situation of Raul Albiol at Real Madrid after Valencia made a recent enquiry for the out-of-favour centre-back. Samir Nasri has revealed that Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira convinced him to join Manchester City. Seems likely. It wasn't the boatload of cash, it was a former Gunner. Sure.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers We've supposedly launched a huge £22m bid for Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila. That kind of money should land us a player. Sounds like another Wenger gem like Vermaelen and Gervinho. Don't know if another holding midfielder will cure what ails us but at this point we need anything we can get.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Parma midfielder Danilo Pereira is attracting interest from Premier League sides, including Liverpool and Arsenal, according to reports in Italy. Newcastle boss Alan Pardew has been chasing Inter Milan full-back Davide Santon. Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal have also been tracking the Italy international this summer.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsene Wenger is thought to be tracking Swiss prodigy Xherdan Shaqiri since Eden Hazard seems unavailable. White Shaq?
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has tabled an offer of only £6m, plus extras, for England international defender Gary Cahill, roughly a third of Bolton's valuation of the player. Arsenal could be dealt a further setback in their aim to rebuild their side, as Tomas Rosicky is reportedly thinking of moving away from Emirates Stadium amid interest from Wolfsburg. Arsenal have entered the race to sign France's latest teenage sensation M'Baye Niang. The 16-year-old striker is already in Caen's first team and has attracted interest from Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City and Real Madrid. The England and Ghana football associations are battling to land Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong. The 19-year-old - called up to England's Under-21 squad - has played for England Under-16 and 17s but was born in the Ghanaian capital Accra.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has told Bolton they can keep Gary Cahill, if chairman Phil Gartside and manager Owen Coyle maintain their stance that his initial offer for the player - rumoured to be £6m - is "derisory". Arsenal are keen on Hamburg winger Eljero Elia. Arsenal's negotiators are working overtime in a bid to sign Parma's Danilo Pereira before transfer deadline day.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Sounds like Wenger has found his striker target in his old stomping grounds. South Korean forward Park Chu-Young was on his way to join Lille but apparently sneaked out and headed to London. The 26-year old has 25 goals in 91 games for AS Monaco FC.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Rumors that he will be given the number 9 and was in London yesterday for a medical. Apparently Wenger called him at 11:30 PM!
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal will this week land Bolton defender Gary Cahill, despite the ill-feeling between the clubs over the potential transfer. The Gunners will go in with a fresh £12m bid, which could rise to around £15m over the course of a five-year contract. Arsenal have targeted Everton's Mikel Arteta to fill the vacant role of midfielder creator and are ready to offer Nicklas Bendtner as part of a swap deal. Arsenal can sign Marseille's Lucho - but only in a £7m permanent deal. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger wanted to pay £2m to land the Argentine playmaker on a season-long loan. QPR are leading the chase for Scott Dann after Liverpool and Arsenal pulled back from signing the Birmingham defender.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Arsenal are interested in signing £10m-rated Chelsea's Brazilian defender Alex.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Armand Traore will have a physical today for QPR ahead of a loan move to the new boys. Cause we've got such a glut of players, you see...
News reports from Turkey suggest Arsenal are set to sign Fenerbache left back Andre Santos. The 28 year old has 22 caps for Brazil. His signing comes after news that Armand Traore has agreed terms with QPR. Arsenal are believed to be paying The Hoops £500 and a industrial sized barrel of olive oil to take him off our hands. Turkish TV are reporting a fee of around £6.2m
Not the kind of bid you throw out with 72-hours left in the window. If we wanted a young star we should've been working since the beginning of summer. Götze is a major prospect and BD wouldn't give him up for just about anything.
Some other team may enter a bidding battle with Arsenal for the signature of Bolton centre-back Gary Cahill as both sides look to strengthen their defence. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is weighing up an £8m move for Chelsea's French midfielder Florent Malouda. Arsenal have failed in a bid to sign German star Mario Goetze from Borussia Dortmund, after the player's agent revealed the 19-year-old plans to stay at Dortmund for at least two more years. Brazil playmaker Kaka has ruled out a move to Arsenal or Tottenham, insisting he is happy at Real Madrid. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is set to launch a triple raid on London rivals Chelsea for attacking pair Yossi Benayoun and Florent Malouda and Brazilian defender Alex.
Arsenal are expected to announce the signings of Young and Santos today or early tomorrow with a deal for a yet-unknown centre-half also imminent.
Re: 2012 Rumor Mill/Transfers Not a loan, a sale. He's gone. Traore never really proved himself at Arsenal but good luck to him at QPR with that shitdick Joey Barton.
