Oh didnt see that.. yes way to cheap for Hugo.. although I wouldnt be opposed to it happening for so little
- Inter are interested in Arsenal's Sagna. [Source] Benitez buying a player that is actually worth the money? This has to be bullshit! - Lorient have warned suitors off of their prized centreback Koscielny. [Source] - Arsenal are ready to make a move for Everton's Steven Pienaar. [Source] I really like the sound of this. I rate him.
- Arsenal have prepared an £11 million bid for exciting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Ibrahim Afellay, according to CalcioNews24. [Source] - Barcelona will not bid more than £37.4m for Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas. The Spanish champions have already had a £29m bid rejected for the 23-year-old midfielder. - Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, 21, has insisted he is not letting talk of a potential move to Arsenal or Manchester City distract him from the World Cup. The Werder Bremen player was in superb form as Germany opened their campaign with a 4-0 victory against Australia. (PA) - Arsenal target Laurent Koscielny has pleaded with his club Lorient to accept the Gunners' latest offer. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is thought to have bid £8.3m for the 24-year-old centre-back. - Bolton boss Owen Coyle has admitted the club would have to seriously consider any sizeable bid for centre-back Gary Cahill. The 24-year-old has been linked with a £15m move to Arsenal.
- Chelsea are ready to rival Arsenal and Manchester City for Werder Bremen's £20m-rated Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil. - Italian giants Juventus have offered Arsenal defender William Gallas, whose contract with the Gunners expires on 30 June, a two-year contract. - Arsenal have agreed a deal to sign Feyenoord's 16-year-old midfielder Kyle Ebecilio when he becomes available on 1 July - the Gunners will only have to pay about £500,000 for the Dutch Under-17 star. - Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, who is wanted by former club Barcelona, has risked another fall-out with the Gunners by criticising the club's preparations for games. - But Barcelona's chase for Fabregas has been nudged down the Catalans' priority list after new president Sandro Rossell and manager Pep Guardiola earmarked Liverpool's Fernando Torres as their primary target. - However, Barcelona will increase their bid for Fabregas to £40m - but that will be their maximum offer. - Or, Barca will offer striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in part exchange for Fabregas. - Ex-Arsenal winger Robert Pires, who is a free agent after being released by Villarreal, says he is wanted by Birmingham and Leicester.
- Ozil's contract is in the last year. Wenger would rather pick him up on free transfer. So unless WB can sell him to Shitty, don't expect him to move. - Juventus' interest in Gallas has been ongoing. Seems a likely destination for him. - Dunno why the press keeps reporting on different bids and combinations of players from Barca when Wenger has repeatedly said he will not consider any offers.
Multiple sources are linking us with highly-rated Serbian defender Neven Subotic who Borussia Dortmund rate at £25m. If Wenger brought in Subotic and that other dude, I would very content with the work he has done in the defensive side of the team. Assuming Gallas leaves, I would like to see us sign a new contract with Campbell to give us a bit more cover. Also, we may want to promote one of the youth players from the Reserve side to give us some more depth within the squad. If Subotic came in, he would start alongside Vermaelen while the other dude (start with a K) would most likely be cover, although I'm not too sure how good he is.
- Arsenal centre-back Sol Campbell is mulling over two offers - a one-year contract extension with the Gunners and a two-year deal with Celtic. - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to sign Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland, despite the 23-year-old being only a bit-part player at Eastlands at the end of last season. - Arsenal will launch a swoop for Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra once Algeria exit the World Cup finals.
- Out-of-contract Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre is very close to agreeing terms with UAE side Al Jazeera Abu Dhabi, who are reportedly offering the 32-year-old an annual salary of £4 million. - Arsenal are interested in Fiorentina midfielder Riccardo Montolivo. A World Cup starter for Italy, the 25-year-old has been compared to Emirates skipper Cesc Fabregas after five seasons at La Viola.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to stump up £32m to capture Serie A-based pair Simon Kjaer and Mario Balotelli. Kjaer, 21, is looking for a move after spending two seasons at the heart of the Palermo defence, while 19-year-old striker Balotelli has courted controversy at Inter Milan, wearing an AC Milan shirt on television.
Arsenal are interested in Stuttgart midfielder Sami Khedira, who was drafted into Germany's World Cup squad after Michael Ballack and his replacement Christian Trasch pulled out through injury. The 23-year-old would cost the Gunners in the region of £13m.
Official. Laurent Koscielny- Addmittedly I dont know much about him though http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/laurent-koscielny-completes-move-to-arsenal
