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There is a good chance that the goalkeeping situation at Arsenal will stay the same; and to be honest the topic is becoming more and more redundant as time goes on because Szczesny is a great keeper, and will be one of the best in the world (only an idiot would say otherwise).

Fabianski might be content with staying as Arsenals #2 keeper considering he is getting chances to start matches here and there, looking eager to overtake his young Polish compatriot, but who knows what decisions will be made by him or management during the summer. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal cannot win the title without major changes by SS

Every summer I hear Arsenal fans saying that next season the club will be back for a title challenge, I repeatedly laugh at that because I and anybody who is realistic knows that Arsenal simply cannot make a title challenge unless there is drastic changes to the whole club.

The very first thing that needs to change is the club’s transfer policy. I would agree that when running a business it is better to spend what money you have to stay safe than taking loans that plunge the club into bad situations years down the line. I would agree with that in any other business that’s not football. .......Read the full article here

On another day of Arsenal transfer madness, the latest player to be linked with a move to the club is Valenica’s French centre back Adil Rami. Rami is thought to want a move away from the club to guarantee him Champions League football and Valencia will be happy to sell him so they can raise funds for new players if they get a decent fee for him.

So far it has been crazy with all these rumours and reports going round about Benteke, Williams, Jovetic and all the other players linked with Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

I have written articles about what the former Arsenal midfielder Stewart Robson has said before and it has pretty much been non-stop negativity, especially towards Arsene Wenger. Robson never played under the Frenchman, but he clearly considers himself an authority on him.

The Talksport regular has been telling us all season that Wenger should go and was clearly going to fail to finish in the top four this season. He didn’t accept that Wenger was working miracles on a shoestring budget and I think he was disappointed that the prof managed to steer his Gunners above Tottenham and keep up his fantastic Champions League qualifying record. He certainly didn’t say anything after the final day about how well Arsenal finished and that he was wrong. .......Read the full article here

The Spine of the Team by AH

One thing that was noticeable this season and in fact in a lot of the previous years is that our squad doesn’t have many outstanding players that the rest of the team can revolve around. Last year we had Van Persie, and that’s all in my opinion. Before then Van Persie and Fabregas, maybe Nasri. But is this good enough to be a successful team? .......Read the full article here

There have been a lot of Arsenal transfer rumours about the possible departure of Thomas Vermaelen, and it could be a distinct possibility now that it has been revealed that the Gunners are close to the signing of Swansea’s Ashley Williams.

It has been reported that after the THIRD meeting between Arsenal and Williams’ representatives, personal terms have now been agreed between both parties, but now the actual transfee fee needs to be agreed with his club.

Arsenal are believed to have offered £8 million to Swansea, but the Welsh club are valuing the 28 year-old at being closer to £12 million but are expected to settle on a figure in between the two prices. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal must buy early – now is not the time to wait by DG

I have a question I would dearly like to ask the Arsenal board. When does saving money end up costing you money?

In recent years, we Arsenal fans have grown increasingly fearful of summer windows. Long periods of big stars courting opposition clubs, ending with a dramatic late sale and no replacement forthcoming until the next window…no thank you. When we do spend money, we tend to leave it late in the window, often buying after the season has already kicked off. We negotiate and haggle over transfers to save an extra million here and there, but is it really helping our bank balance? .......Read the full article here

Arsenal must stick to their Guns over Jovetic transfer by FD

Yes, I know it’s the nature of transfers, but it’s still highly frustrating for Arsenal fans. I’m talking about the on/off/on/off, will he?/won’t he? saga that’s developing over the possible move of Arsenal target Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina to the Emirates.

It’s no secret that Arsenal have been one of the clubs strongly linked to the Montenegrin international striker, and when it was reported only a few days ago that a deal had virtually been agreed, it seemed that, for once, the rumour mill had come up with a winner. We were told that the two clubs were discussing a fee – some reports declared we offered around 25 million euros. Granted, Fiorentina were asking for 30 million, but that’s what happens when you publicise the value of your sponsorship deal. .......Read the full article here

In the last few weeks of the season when the transfer rumours start flying, all I have heard about Arsenal is sign this keeper, sign that keeper, Jovetic is close to agreeing a deal, Higuain is close to agreeing a deal, Yaya Sanogo has joined the club. All these different transfer stories that involve the club are leaving me very confused and no doubt the Arsenal squad will be too.

If Arsene Wenger and the club really are enquiring about so many players, this must be a good thing right? Wrong. Instead of having a look at half the players across Europe, Wenger should spend whatever money he has on one massive signing that will be talked about throughout the world. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal need another striker, at least. I think we all agree on that. We don’t necessarily agree on who it should be, other than the favt that we want someone who is a proven goal scorer. Of the transfer targets we have been linked with, all of them have some kind of drawback, whether that is fair or not.

There is a name that often crops up in the comments section, even though the Gunners are not really linked with him and he is not, theoretically, for sale, and that is Christian Benteke. It is being reported today, however, that Benteke seems to be keen on a move. There should be a phone, a bit like the Bat-phone, in Arsene Wenger’s pffice. That phone should be flashing and making a stupid noise right now, because Benteke is the striker we want. .......Read the full article here

The Higuains or the Bentekes: What Arsenal Needs Versus What Arsenal is Likely to Get by Uche

Hello fellow Arsenal fans. This is Uche Edochie, your co blogger and this is my first article on justarsenal.com. I hope you are all well inspite of this Higuain/Jovetic confusion.

I write to you today because it is the transfer season and as with most transfer seasons in recent memory, this is a typically rough time to be an Arsenal fan. It has been this way because of failed promises that have become a norm – up to some point anyway. In fairness to Wenger and the board, our last transfer performance has been better than most. We lost Robin Van Persie and Alex Song and gained Santiago Carzola, Lucas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Nacho Monreal – who arrived in the January window. So even though we are not satisfied with what we have, we have not done badly in transfers of late. .......Read the full article here

Transfer targets, who in and who out? by Spendah.

Hello Gooners! In this article, I will assess all our transfer dealings in the coming transfer window after our glorious victory for the top 4. Feel free to post you thoughts, and please don’t be too harsh as this is only my second article. I will be looking to write more articles for this website.

Well first thing’s first, lets start with who we will sell.

Transfers OUT –

Goalkeepers:
I really don’t see any of our keepers leaving, possibly Mannone though. .......Read the full article here