Arsenal agree £4m fee for Eboue – We’ll miss you!
It is being reported today that Arsenal have agreed a £4m fee with the Turkish giants Galatasary for the 28 year-old defender Emmanuel Eboue, and he is leaving with Arsene Wenger’s blessing.
We all knew that Denilson and Bendtner were going to be out the door, but Eboue was thought to be staying at Arsenal for life! He has had his bad times when he was massively abused by the fans, but after getting over that bad period he has become a bit of a cult figure, despite never managing to hold down a permanent first team place.
When the manager was asked the other day about who would be leaving Arsenal this summer, Wenger said: “It’s not the number, it’s the quality. “How many will leave the club? I said from the start I will fight to keep everybody.
“Nicklas Bendtner might go and Emmanuel Eboue might go. They can talk to clubs, but the rest I will fight.”
Wenger probably knew that Eboue was leaving as he arranged in January to sign Carl Jenkinson from Charlton, but now the big question is: When will someone come in for Bendtner?
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words cannot describe the sorrow in which I’m drowning.
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I will truely and honestly miss eboue .. like you said he has had bad times at arsenal but the one thing i always liked was his loyalty .. he would start the season knowing that he has a slim chance at beating Sagna at right back but he still fought without any complaints and Arsenal will truely miss our Joker in the pack!
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farewell eboue thankyou for your loyalty
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We will forever miss u eboue cos u were a committed playa and with u we went all the way to final of champ league. It was quiet unforgettable that u blocked the likes of juventus stars, mighty madrid and barca though unfortunate at the end. U hv my marks
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Farewell Eboue, thanks for the work you have put in for Arsenal and goodluck for your next club.
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you will definitely be missed.
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Its kinda sad to see the loyalty we all scream about being rewarded in this manner. Eboue has been a top character and showed true love for the Arsenal. I wish he didn’t have to go but its obvious Wenger is done with him. That aside, why the hell are we stalling on Nasri and Fab??? In my opinion dem lot should be sold to the highest bidders outside the EPL. As much as I hate to say this, I don’t wanna ever see em in an Arsenal shirt ever again. Fab I can understand but Nasri! I mean cmon: Wenger bought him injured and when nobody believed in him and this is the thanks we get? Sell the bloody plonker. Saying he wants titles, win urself one at the Arsenal and prove ur world class and the best. Them other teams are only as good as their players you stupid fart.
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Terrible news not the most talented player to put on an arsenal shirt, but could never complain about his passion and desire to do well. Definitely a cult hero I will always remember.
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He had a great attitude and a brilliant personality but unfortunately he just wasn’t very good. having said that I like him, a lot and wish him well.
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i will badly miss you, good luck just hope sumhin breaksdown and he cud b left back !!!!
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he recently signed a new contract. Why would he be offloaded??
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we Gunner miss u eboue
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Farewell and Good luck to Manu.A player who always wears a broad smile on his face and fully committed, despite sitting on the bench. Had his bad moments yes, but surely was a favourite with the fans and more importantly for dressing room morale I suppose.
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good ridence your diving was a joke
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Eboue you were frustrating and awesome there are a fair few I would see go before you proud you were a gunner.
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Will miss you, not the most talented but very loyal and would give everything when playing..And who will forget the ‘Goal Machine’…best of luck at Galatasary and next years African Cup of Nations.
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I’ll definitely miss u! your jokes, your beautiful way of making people smile and everything about you. Wish you all the best. U’ll always be remembered.
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Eboué the man who took Lauren’s place. A great Joker for the team. Great player.
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4m Eboue Clichy 7m damm they got be the best deals out there.
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one less liability. cult figure…. yes. influential, quality defender/midfielder no. Take the cash invest it in someone who can put TW and BS under pressure for their position.
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Eboue, you will be missed by me,cos you are a loyal servant with deginity,how i wish u’re not leaving but all the same, i wish all the best in ur future endeavour and i pary you become a success in Turkey….
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Eboue.. Farewell.. I personali wil miss ur drives, ur pullouts, ur playacting and so on.
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its really heartbreaking knowing Eboue’s leaving, frankly i think we should have kept him for 2 more years, he could play the whole right side! Right back, wing back, right midfield, and winger…i hope Arsene knows what he’s doing…but im happy that Eboue will finally get 1st team football regularly.
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Eboue is a talented footballer especially going forward is better than sagna but the team needs a new start! You will be missed mr eboue
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Good Luck ahead of ur life Eboue, we’ll miss you!! But I’ve a question for Mr.Wenger, what’s going on in Arsenal, b/c z team is deceased both in quality & in number since 2006! Let God’ll help us inorder to win z trophies!!!
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vay eboue koyyim
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your question is “when will someone come in for bendtner”?!?!
ummm RVP, walcott, gervinho, chamakh…we need more?
forget about a replacement for bendtner and then inventing anotehr blog about Lukaku; we need a left back to cover for gibbs.
and i really hope eboue doesnt leave as he is that cover for right and left back. otherwise we just have jenkinson as far as i can tell. im still doubtful eboue is going for this reason and also because he has been the most committed of clubman and is also great for team morale. he is a leader in this respect of his dedication.
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What we hear mostly is when players r leaving Arsenal than signing, OMG, what’s going on?
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erm keep him for 2 more years to wrok on the righ side
hmmmmmmmmm
with jenkisnon looking much bette then him on right back we dont need to pay him 50k a week to bve third choise.
and on the wing with gervinhio ryo coming in
and prbly another winger will come
he will be 3rd choise there
he is not needed.
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Give me a left back, a center back and a replacement for the departure of Fabregas (and possibly Nasri as well) and now we’ll be talking.
Until then, WTFU Wenger, seriously !!!!
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4 million seems cheap, no, he wasn’t as good as Sagna but he was still strong cover, he will be missed, not technically our best player but he always worked hard, he is a proper grafter that lad, good luck to him, now just sort out whats happening with Nasri and Fabregas so the club can move on, buying Samba would be good too
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is this news true!? ABOUT TIME!!!! this guy should have been gone years ago along with almunia, bendtner etc!!
good riddance and thanks for causing a penalty in the dying seconds of the game last season!! you will NOT be missed!
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bye Eboue thanks for always doing your best and i will miss you good luck in Turkey and where ever else you may go to gunner forever
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Cult figure yes liability defo! Liverpool 4 second to go up steps the worst decision at the emirates! Good luck emanuel
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oh oh i cry in my heart just because eboue,the loyal one the humble defender and winger.i love you i will remain your fan good luck
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i mean he had a good driblle and was fast and i guess he was a quite fun person to work with all day smiling , felt sorry for him when he good boeed ,galata is a good club for him and i hope he plays his damn heart out
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Is it official yet? I am a big fan of Galatasaray and We are looking forward to hearing some good news about that, I guess Arsenal should have some success this season, I truely believe in them, I can’t forget the 2000 Uefa Cup final game that was played between Arsenal and Galatasaray, Henry was playing at the time, Greetings from Istanbul
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What are AKB’S?
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Pretty much a waste of talent– and a real waste of pace.
Good luck and keep smiling.
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well…I will have to change me name then.
good luck eboue, you were good going forward and you were loyal, and we thank you
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it wouldnt suprise me if this article gets more comments than most, all the best eboue
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I’m truly amazed that people can praise Eboue for ‘grafting’ there is no evidence to support this. He was awful going forward and worse at the back. Yeah, he could go marauding up the right, lose the ball or dive pathetically but then he would make no effort to get back whatsoever. You would see him creeping back onto the screen as the danger was half cleared or the ball was being picked out the back of the net. Not the best player to pull on an Arsenal shirt, for me he was the very worst. Heaven knows what Galatasary are thinking, glad to finally see the back of this useless Ivorian. There’s no point keeping someone just because he is the joker in the pack, sign a couple of aces and I’ll be even more happy. Peace.
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I cannot see the sense in this transfer. You will not get a better fullback that will be happy to play as a backup.I hope Carl Jenkinson isnt the backup because he wud be just another youngster with no real experience.
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I was at Highbury for his debut as a sub. Positioning at RFB was not always great but at least in attack he was willing to run at the defence or take on a defender which is more than many of the current crop will do (are you reading this Theo). I admire him greatly for the strength to come back after being booed by his own fans (unless they were shouting Ebooooey). I won’t miss the ease of going to ground though, but to be fair he had improved in that area. And i hope he has learned from being duped by the oldest cheating trick in the book when the scousers manufactured a last second “penalty”. Good luck to you Manny. You have showed much greater loyalty than some other money grabbing players that have left or threatening to leave.
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well, we all miss you. God will be with you. take care of yourself. byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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I would have given him another season or 2, he has proved his worth through his versatility, loyalty and consistency.
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A good dribller, good crosser of the ball, although not the best right back out there, but his versatility is a bonus for any team, i will never forget that stunning goal against blackpool and that stupidity against liverpool, he has a good character, passion, a very happy player who trys to boost others morale with his jokes and smiles above all his loyalty makes him a cult figure at the club, farwell eboue, u will be missed, good luck to u.
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Eboue was a good squad member. He could play right back and right midfield. So basically we didnt need to get rid of him. But PLEASE get rid of squillaci and almunia and obviously bendtner.
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Honest man. Eboue, you will be missed, especially when loyalty is such a rare feature in the players today.
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Next bendtner, almunia, squid.
I’m ok wit rosicky n diaby.
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my next are vela,JET, rosicky,daiby,bendtner almunia and vito.
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Some of you are fckng jokers… behaving like a clown as is Eboue…
Quite amazed to see that here we are discussing more of a player’s loyalty than his ability & performance for years.
Apart from some odd freakish good performance, Eboue has always been a bench-warmer…Never could get the first 11 as an automatic choice…. Ok, agreed that he has been loyal & often seen encouraging our players from sideline ( notable quality )… but hey pls stop there….
These players earn handsome money..they are supposed to perform on the pitch & not off the pitch & we must hail their perfromances on the ground…
Hope sense prevails in us…. Thank you Eboue… you had been good to Arsenal in every possible way, tried delivering your best & a fantastic character. THANK YOU for all that… it;s time to part ways…wish you glory…
Time to move forward.. Period…
Can we pls see an end to the sordid saga of Fabregas & Nasri…
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Will definitely miss u. I remenber what u did against juv, madrid n qualify us to champion’s leaque final. I wish u to light up again at galatasary.
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Another Wenger mistake. Who’s to cover whenever Sagna is injured? Jenkinson? Only to score a spectacular own goal? The people who need to go are Bendtner, Almunia and Fabregas, period! Maybe Wenger also needs to go to Monaco! Maybe he should also sell Vermalen, Wilshere, Song, RVP, Walcott, Gervinho etc and convert his academy into first team. F**k off!
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Do us one last favor take squillaci with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eboue sure you will be missed by Arsenal Fans but You will be loved by Galatasaray Fans.
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Wish u all the best joker, we will all miss u.
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WTF to this. I rather it’s squillaci + freebies to Gala than selling Eboue at any value. We will miss you
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bye bye Eboue. Next: Bendtner, Almunia
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I will miss u personally and all African Arsenal fans,cahill or samba in, I wish Nasir had that royalty too
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Good bye Eboue, you have my blessing. But before you go can you teach Nasri a lesson on loyalty. You will be missed. Goodbye
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it’s better 4 him n he was a true gunner so i hope he wins turkish league………..we will b sorely missed what i don’t understand is y almunia n squillaci can wear our jerzy but he can’t? ship nasri ass 2 psg or malaga if he doesn’t sign n get sakho 4 him i mean fab has a rite i mean he signed a contract n put so much faith but time n time again arsene got his hopes up 4 nothing! but who the f#$k does nasri think he is we have so many good attacking mids n wingers on our bench so nasri can kiss my as*
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Who was the first person to come congratulate when one score, EBOUE… Mane im gonna miss you and your uplifting spirit… Always smiling and a very positive charactar… All the best bro and wish you much success at your new club…
BLESS
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good luck mr#E your the best player i ever see,i wish u all the best man!
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Knowing what I know now about Arsenal injuries it will be a mistake to sell eboue. He can play anywhere in our set up,so I hope the deal didn’t go thru! I want him in the team he may not be the best player but he is a committed player! Whatver happens Manu we will always remember and love u for ur services!
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Some of you are real jokers talking about him always smiling and his character. we dont need CHEERLEADERS on the team and if we ever did, they sure as hell can be girls and WAY prettier!!!!!!
Is the club paying massive wages for a player to be the joker of the pack or to actually play football!?
Some people need a reality check ASAP!
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its a real shame but have’nt you guys heard on arsenal transfer rumors that they are serching for a replacement from anderlect lucas bilja
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Thank for yur time with arsenal. yu re a gem. not too good not too bad, that wht them say; what mak one good? yur loyalty in arnl dethrone yur bad side.hv a nice playing time there. may injury neva see yu. atleast yu re also free frm arnl injury-spelt. bye we love yuuuuuu, ebue.
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we all going to miss eboue but this is one of wengers silly sells
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Eboue you were the most interesting thing about Arsenal. I will miss you and all the best at your new club. If you are ever back at the Emirates, I for one will applaud you.
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cant believe the ones who are saying he will be missed, missed for what? fashion disasters? pathetic play or committing a stupid foul at a crucial juncture???He was never Arsenal material, he may have been a good influence in the dressing room, raising a few laughs, but we dont need clowns;we need players who can contribute to the team significantly whenever played. So eboue thank you and good bye.
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All the comments,the prayers and good wishes points to one fact…. 99percent of Arsenal fans love EMMANUEL EBOUE. personally i wil mis him,not because he is too gud,but b’cos of his loyalty and commitment.
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ABDUL YOU MAKE ANOTHER COMMENT LIKE THAT AND YOU WILL BE BANNED AND SPAMMED FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIKE!
(Please try and keep comments to a point about the article
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Its sad how you people type as though your actually speaking to him.
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Great character but never good enough for arsenal.
Just to put a bit of honesty to the post cos he will not be missed but good luck to the guy.
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Abdul Slowman, you rascist idiot. Any true Arsenal fan would never call Eboue a black monkey. Low life
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@abdul slowman: black monkey? you racist SOB. if your name is abdul then maybe you should be called a terrorist?
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@ abdul
fu******************************ist… you should not be here again fu***********k youuuuuu
(OKay I’ve sorted it – ADMIN)
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Little bit late but…
Au revoir Emmanuel Eboue!
May your step overs be many and your shimmys shine like diamonds!
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DON’T LIE TO YOURSELVES FOLKS, ALL OF US WANTED EBOUE TO LEAVE. THREE DOWN (EBOUE, DENILSON AND CLICHY); FOUR TO GO (BENDTNER, ROSICKY, DIABY AND ALMUNIA). I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEIR BACK, I DON’T CARE WHO COMES IN THEIR PLACE.
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@ skoeye
Would like adebayor to come back? Ah ah ah …i sincerely liked eboue he could play anywhere on the pitch…i don t know the year we went in the final of the champion league watch again the game he was the man…just not lucky…anyway now he is gone let s just move on…
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I refuse to believe Eboue is leaving until it’s official. I would be devastated. Please don’t go Manu. :’(
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@im nothappy,
Indeed i would Ade back for 5m only to re-sell him immidiately for 20m. Ah ah ah…
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One of the few players that leave Arsenal with my blessing, your loyalty was insparational, fighting for your position regardless of your chances for so many years. You will be sorely missed as the joker in the pack, wish you all the best in the coming years of your career.
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@Gunnerfan nd all haters-If only fab nd nasri have 20% of Eboues heart we could win lots of trophies in the cabinet cz its not about the talent bt the heart that loves the club too much that even though viewed untalented,being second choice and wasted in position he tried so hard to convince us fans,the players nd the coaches that even though he couldnt deliver what we expected from him,he delivered what we expected from nobody(especially after many trophy-less years) LOVE,JOY AND COMMITMENT and that’s why we mourn him so much that most of us now will always support Galatasary when playing against any other team apart from arsenal unlike the clubs that will sign fab nd nasri.
‘GOODBYE EBOUE YOU WERE TRULY A LEGEND OF PEACE AND INDEED A GOOD PERSON MAY THE HEAVENS OPEN UP FOR YOU IN ALL YOU DO,NOT JUST IN FOOTBALL BUT IN EVERYTHING’
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Well…there is nothing official yet so hold your breath folks!
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I’d have him back</3
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