Arsenal Transfer Rumors

- Defender Sol Campbell is set for a shock return to Arsenal, but only if manager Arsene Wenger sells Philippe Senderos in the January transfer window.
- Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is delaying signing a new contract with the club until they can guarantee the signing of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
- However, Spanish rivals Real Madrid are preparing to derail Barcelona's attempt to sign Fabregas. President Florentino Perez and director general Jorge Valdano have held talks about a £43m bid.
- Liverpool have entered the race to sign Marouane Chamakh with the offer of a pre-contract agreement for the Bordeaux striker, who can leave the French club for nothing at the end of the season.
- Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City are sending scouts to Crystal Palace's home game on Saturday as the race hots up for striker Victor Moses.
- Manchester City have insisted on a six-month get-out clause with new midfielder Patrick Vieira, just in case the former Arsenal star fails to make the grade at Eastlands. Thirty-three-year-old Patrick Vieira, who would have been out of contract in the summer, will pick up a weekly wage of £100,000 at Manchester City. The Guardian's report fails to mention whether he will also receive a final-salary pension.
- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been heavily linked in Spain with weighing up a move for Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain.

 

Nor should they. Fabregas is that good. However at some point Arsenal should get some kind of tapping-up purse. There is now way these two teams haven't crossed the line a dozen times already.

 

I agree, but I think you mean Shitty, not Chelsea.


Seems like Shitty will give anyone a six-figure contract. £200-million to go from 10th to 5th, LOL!

 

- Arsene Wenger has admitted that he has interest in Marouane Chamakh but not until the summer. At the moment he is focused on short term needs.
- However, Ivan Gazidis claims Arsenal won't be making moves to respond to short-term pressure and that they won't spend irrational amounts of money.
- Arsenal is keen on utilizing free transfers instead of buying from other clubs, especially top clubs, because they can use the money to beat you.
- In spite of this, Wenger reportedly has access to tens of millions if he wishes to spend, unlike Liverpool and Manchester United who are strapped.
- The board has made all funds from player sales available to Wenger, though he rarely ends the season in the red.

 

- Furious Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had written a letter to Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid to tell them to stop spreading rumours to the media about Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas. However, predictably, neither team responded. Wenger called Spanish chairmen politicians because they are fan appointed and make crazy promises to get the job, including suggesting they will bring other teams players with them to the fore. Wenger had promised not to "tap up" Kaka or Messi if the Spaniards kept Cesc out of the paper. Obviously they haven't.

 

- Arsene Wenger is interested in bringing Argentine youngster Mauro Zarate to Arsenal as he looks to improve the depth of his squad in an area in which the club were exposed last season.
- Former Gunner Sol Campbell could be welcomed back to Emirates as a reserve centre-back if he is in game shape.
- Former Gunner Patrick Vieira has signed a six-month deal with Manchester City.
- Arsène Wenger will not be making a move to sign Andre-Pierre Gignac who he deems "too expensive", reportedly rated at £20m.
- Wenger has also denied rumours that his club is looking at Victor Moses and Carlton Cole.

 

- Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed he is considering re-signing Sol Campbell - it would be the first time Wenger has re-signed a player for the Gunners.
- However, despite having a transfer budget of about £35m, Wenger insists he does not need to buy a striker as Nicklas Bendtner is set to resume full training next week.
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has sent out a clear message to Real Madrid and Barcelona - Cesc Fabregas will still be an Arsenal player next season. The 22-year-old midfielder's contract runs to 2015.
- Former Gunner Emmanuel Adebayor is shaken but unharmed after the Togolese team bus was attacked by rebels in Angola this past week. Togo has withdrawn from the ACN.
- Arsenal do not expect majority shareholder Stan Kroenke to launch a takeover bid despite being close to the threshold for a mandatory offer, chief executive Ivan Gazidis said on Friday.

 

- Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham's £10m-rated Swiss midfielder Valon Behrami. Juventus, Arsenal and Manchester City have also shown interest in the former Lazio star.
- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, whose current contract runs out at the end of next season, has told his players they have 18 months to convince him to stay on as boss for the rest of his life.

 

- Contract talks with Arsenal starlet Fran Merida have not progressed and manager Arsene Wenger fears losing him to Spain.

 

- Arsenal are considering a move for Everton striker Louis Saha whose contract negotiations at the club have broken down. Tottenham and Liverpool are also said to be keen.

 

- Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin doubts whether manager Arsene Wenger will make any signings during the transfer window.