- Arsenal is interested in Valon Behrami (West Ham). AC Milan is also interested. - Arsene Wenger regrets the way things worked out with Matthew Upson.
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is rumoured to be monitoring starlet Zhano Ananidze (Spartak Moscow), dubbed “the next Georgi Kinkladze”. - Wenger has revealed why he has succeeded in football in the UK. The 60-year-old Frenchman said: "My secret is adapting to the country I am in. Here I eat roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. There are people who visit different countries and don't adapt. It is a must."
- Liverpool have joined the race to sign Spartak Moscow's Georgian midfielder Zhano Ananidze, who is also being tracked by Arsenal. - American billionaire Stan Kroenke requires 636 more shares to trigger a mandatory takeover bid of Arsenal after he spent £85,000 on 10 shares on Monday to increase his stake to 28.87%. 636 shares x £8,500/share = over £5m. - New Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan is interested Arsenal midfield prodigy Jack Wilshire and Manchester United forward Federico Macheda, among other young Premiership players. Loans like that could make Middlesbrough a fun team to watch.
^ You don't think loaning out Jack would be good experience for him? He's just riding pine at Emirates. He's gonna be a special player but a loan could make him develop faster.
Honestly I wouldn't mind seeing him and Ramsay both getting loaned out (if they agreed). Vela too, perhaps.
Yeah, we should loan Vela, or honestly, sell one of our strikers. I can't begin to think who to play. I have that problem with Fifa, too. When the systems starts Arshavin-RVP-Walcott I never know who to substitute. I usually move RVP to the left, Bendy in center and Arsh on the right. Meh.
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to make a move for 16-year-old Mexican Martin Luis Galvan. - Portsmouth will be banned from signing players until they pay money owed to Arsenal and Chelsea for the signings of Lassana Diarra and Glen Johnson, respectively.
- Emmanuel Adebayor thinks Cesc Fabregas could leave Arsenal if the club underachieves this season. Thankfully, nobody gives a shit what Adebayor thinks. - Fran Merida is a target for Athletico Madrid, who could make a bid in January or wait for a free transfer in the summer if Arsenal doesn't lock him up. - Arsene Wenger is interested in Torino's Italy Under-21 international defender Angelo Ogbonna. - Arsenal striker Jay Simpson, on loan to QPR, hopes to make an impact in the Premiership next season--preferably with Arsenal. - Samir Nasri was so hungry to return to action on Wednesday that he said he was "ready to eat the pitch". - Wilson Palacios, who Arsenal let slip away due to depth in the midfield (at the time, Gilberto and Flamini), is doing well with Tottenham and Harry Redknapp would like us to know he is thankful for the "gift" from Arsenal. Arsenal fans would like him to know that he can go fuck himself.
- Emmanuel Eboue admires Paris St. Germain and would like to play in Ligue 1 at some point in his career--though he has no motivation to break his contract with Arsenal. - Robin Van Persie is keen on facing Emmanuel Adebayor (Manchester City) in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. Adebayor raked RVP's face with his spikes in league competition the last time the teams met. - Any time you hear of a player complain about the cost of living in London (I'm looking at you, AA), think of this: Arsenal winger Theo Walcott recently gifted a £140,000 Ferrari to 21-year old girlfriend Melanie Slade. - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp still thinks his Spurs will finish in the top four of the BPL despite being ragdolled by the Gunners on Saturday.
- The Gunners have their sights set on 21-year old Italian defender Angelo Ogbonna (Torino) for a January transfer. - Andrei Arshavin believes Arsenal is capable of winning the BPL and the Champions League this season.
I would like to agree with Arshavin. It's funny how he said we will need more players to make a challenge for the title. Maybe he has also realized how intelligent Arsene Wenger is. I honestly believe he is a better manager than Ferguson. Ferguson has been more successful in winning titles but he has also had a lot more resources available to make that possible. Man. United have always been dominant in the Premier League (since I can remember) while Arsenal have been on-and-off. I feel like Wenger has taken short-term glory for long-term and has totally revamped the team and made something that he wants to have. Think about it. He has changed the whole squad.
Source They are obviously trying to piss us off since they can't get Fabregas. I can't see any way of us holding on to them, though. They must be big talents if Barca are looking at them.
