Real Sociedad is close to signing Arsenal striker Carlos Vela. Robin van Persie's decision not to sign a new contract at Arsenal could pave the way for a £220k-a-week move to Manchester City. Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov has issued a letter criticising Stan Kroenke and board. São Paulo have signed Arsenal midfielder Denilson on loan for a second consecutive season. Arsenal can cancel loan if someone wants to buy. Arsenal youngster Conor Henderson is likely to join Charlton Athletic on loan for next season.
Juventus are the new favourites to sign Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, 28, after they moved ahead of both Manchester United and City. Theo Walcott is also considering his future with Arsenal, as he enters the final year of his current deal. Arsenal are considering a move for Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote, but will refuse to pay the £20m asking price. And it appears the Gunners are not the only Premier League clubs monitoring Rennes midfielder Tongo Doumbia, with the player himself saying his agent was currently dealing with offers.
Manchester City will open up with a £15m bid for Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie, 28, but Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain also want the player, who has decided against signing a new contract. The battle to sign Robin Van Persie has intensified with AC Milan entering the race for the Netherlands international. Fiorentina have made a fresh bid for 28-year-old striker Marouane Chamakh, who looks set to leave Arsenal after two unsuccessful seasons. Arsenal are said to be poised to make a move for Victor Moses, 21, after uncertainty over the winger's future. Robin van Persie, 29, is back in England for showdown talks with manager Arsene Wenger as Arsenal fear he is holding out for a dream move to Real Madrid. Arsene Wenger wants Fiorentina's £25m-rated striker Stevan Jovetic, 22, to replace Van Persie.
Arsenal are looking to extend the contract of Laurent Koscielny for an additional three years until 2017.
Manchester City hope striker Emmanuel Adebayor will move to ******ham for £5m to pave the way for a deal for Arsenal forward Robin van Persie. Arsenal are battling with Barcelona to sign Toulouse's French midfielder Etienne Capoue, 23, who could cost £9.5m. ******ham are set to beat Arsenal to sign Nottingham Forest's England U19 defender Jamaal Lascelles, 18.
Juventus have increased their offer for Dutch striker Robin Van Persie. Arsenal are seeking in excess of £20m for their captain. Manchester City's Roberto Mancini is livid that his bosses aren't willing to offer Arsenal their asking price for Van Persie, who the manager covets. Diminutive Malaga winger Santi Cazorla, 27, has agreed to join The Arsenal, but his £16m+ price tag has yet to be met by the team. Danish forward Nicklas Bendtner is strongly linked to a move to Galatasaray but isn't ruling-out spending another season at Arsenal. Arsenal winger Theo Walcott and his agent are in negotiations with Arsenal for a new deal, hoping to escape the drama that teammate Van Persie has created this summer. French defender Laurent Koscielny, coming-off a breakout season with Arsenal, has been rewarded with a new, multi-year contract.
According to Marca, Arsenal are on the verge of striking a deal with Real Madrid to take Turkish international midfielder Nuri Sahin on loan for a year.
Juventus plan to spend £70m on Arsenal striker Robin van Persie, 28. The package includes both the transfer fee and the player's wages and is intended to ensure they beat Manchester United and Manchester City to his signature. Arsenal could add to the signings of Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton as they have targeted the south coast club's 17-year-old full-back Luke Shaw. Manchester City are ready to let Emmanuel Adebayor leave the club for nothing - because Robin van Persie will refuse to join the same side as his former Arsenal team-mate. Queens Park Rangers will make bids for Arsenal midfielder Andrey Arshavin and *****ham striker Jermain Defoe this summer. Meanwhile, the Gunners expect to complete the £15m transfer of Malaga midfielder Santi Cazorla, 27, by Tuesday.
They have made some really good signings/planned signings this time but I still think they will suffer a bit from RVP not been there.
Arsenal midfielder Alex Song, still under contract with the club, is drawing interest from Barcelona, while another soon-to-be free agent, winger Theo Walcott, is being eyed by Manchester City.
Arsenal are close to securing midfielder Nuri Kazım Şahin on loan from Real Madrid for the season after Şahin lost-out on a first team spot with The Whites.
Arsenal have unofficially signed Santi Cazorla from Malaga for £16-million, matching or just eclipsing their largest signing fee ever (Arshavin, £15m). The signing cannot be announced until some modicum of order is restored to Malaga's ongoing financial crisis. Arsenal starlet Benik Afobe has agreed to join Bolton on loan for the season following successful stints with the team by Jack Wilshere and Ryo Miyaichi. Jose Mourinho has told Arsenal he will not stand in their way as they look to take midfielder Nuri Şahin, 23, on loan from Real Madrid. Wigan want to take Arsenal's Japanese striker Ryo Miyaichi, 19, on loan as a replacement for Victor Moses, who looks set to join Chelsea. Robin van Persie is set for an uncomfortable return to the Arsenal line-up after Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus all cooled their interest in the 28-year-old striker. Arsenal are considering Celtic's Victor Wanyama, 21, as a replacement for Alex Song, if Barcelona make a substantial bid for the 24-year-old.
Arsenal face competition from Manchester United for the loan signature of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Şahin but the Reds might be too late to the party. Andrey Arshavin will not return to Zenit St-Petersburg for a second season on loan; QPR and Fulham have expressed interest, with both London sides offering the Russian a chance to remain living in the city. Turkish side Beşiktaş have failed in their bid to purchase seldom used Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh but could still land the forward on loan. Some reports indicate that Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie's insistence on a transfer have softened since the Gunners reloaded this summer with major signings in the form of attacking support. Ajax fullback Gregory van der Wiel has emerged as a transfer target for the Gunners again amid fears for Bacary Sagna's long-term health after suffering two leg breaks last season. Out of favour centre back Johan Djourou has piqued the interest of Real Mallorca, who could place a bid for the Swiss defender in the next few days.
Robin van Persie has decided to sign with Manchester United after rejecting offers from Juventus and Manchester City. Arsenal are asking £25m from United, £5m more than the original sticker price, now that van Persie has committed to negotiating only with them. Sir Alex Ferguson says negotiating with Arsenal has been difficult, presumably because they won't budge on their asking price. Imagine that. In related news, shares in United will go on sale at the New York Stock Exchange, making United the most valuable franchise in sport.
First team line-up as of today... (red = injured) Szczesny/Fabianski/Mannone Sanga/Jenkinson - Koscielny/Mertesacker/Miquel/Bartley - Vermaelen/Djourou/Squillaci - Gibbs/Santos Song/Rosicky/Coquelin/Lansbury/Frimpong - Arteta/Wilshere/Ramsey/Diaby - Cazorla/Arshavin/Miyiachi Walcott/Oxlade-Chamberlain - Van Persie/Giroud/Bendtner/Chamakh/Park - Podolski/Gervinho Loan: Denilson, Campbell, Afobe, Henderson
Germany manager Joachim Low has decided to leave out Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski against Argentina this Wednesday because of the close start of the Premier League season. Kudos, Low.
Manchester United's brass have dedicated this weekend to securing Robin van Persie from Arsenal. The Gunners are expected to hold tight to their asking price of £20m with United looking to get him for £15m. United star Wayne Rooney has been sent out to talk-up van Persie, calling him an 'amazing' player who would be a 'great addition to the squad'. Caen striker M'Baye Niang, 17, is set to disappoint Arsenal, Manchester City and ******ham by joining AC Milan on loan. Real Madrid’s Nuri Sahin has immediately rejected joining Besiktas or ******ham on loan in order to join The Arsenal, though negotiations have been slow. Arsenal want a signing-on fee attached.
El Mundo report this morning that Barcelona have made an offer of €15m for Alex Song. Arsenal have told Barcelona they want Cristian Tello, 21, as part of any deal to take Alex Song to the Nou Camp. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed his desire to keep captain Robin van Persie following Arsenal's 4-nil drubbing of FC Koln. Arsenal winger Ryo Miyiachi is expected to sign a season long loan deal with Wigan. Arsenal could be set to swap Nicklas Bendtner, 24, for AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes, 30.
