Just Arsenal News

There is still hope that Arsenal may land Mark Schwarzer, but it looks like it is going to go down to the wire. The experienced Brazilian keeper Doni is out of favour at Roma, but has an enormous amount of respect all over the world.

It seems he is very unhappy at having to sit on the bench in Serie A, and Sky Sports is reporting that Fulham have made a last minute bid to bring him to the Premiership. .......Read the full article here

Last night it looked like Arsenal’s bid for Mark Schwarzer was dead in the water as it was revealed that Shay Given had decided to stay at Man City and fight for his place, but this morning Schwarzer is still hoping that a deal can be finalised before the transfer window closes.

He said: “I’m biding my time waiting for things to happen and then I’ll be on move – if you see what I mean. I’m hopeful, I’m always hopeful.” .......Read the full article here

Arsenal are apparently close to signing the the 17 year old Zambian international defender Emmanuel Mbola, but there seems to be some confusion over his contractual status in Africa. It is reported that he was sold by his local club, Mining Rangers, to TP Mazembe (Congo), but has also played for Pyunik Yerevan (from Armenia). He even played in a Champions League match while in Armenia.

Despite being only 17 he has already appeared 20 times for his country and is considered one of the most promising young players in Africa. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger announced the signing of Sebastien Squillaci yesterday, and after eulogising about how good the experienced French international will be for Arsenal, he was then asked about whether he was still in the market for a goalkeeper before the end of the transfer window.

He said “It is now closed!” and then added “Domestically,” which would suggest that there is absolutely no chance of Mark Schwarzer arriving from Fulham now. He then explained that he thought that English clubs should not be able to business between themselves once the season has started, but also that it would be okay to still do transfer business with foreign clubs, like Spain and Italy, as there season hasn’t yet begun. .......Read the full article here

With less than a week left of the transfer window, Arsene Wenger is still looking for another centre-back to supplement the arrival of Koscielny and Squillaci, and it looks like one of his long term targets has suddenly become available.

Arsenal (along with Chelsea) were strongly linked with Newcastle’s Steven Taylor last year until a shoulder injury ruled him out for the second half of the season, but the 24 year-old is an accomplished England U21 international defender (and former captain), and is widely tipped to be part of Fabio Capello’s future plans. .......Read the full article here

Entering the final week of the window at last, and there are lots of Arsenal transfer rumours flying about. The main one at the moment is asking why Sebastien Squllaci hasn’t signed yet, despite Sevilla announcing he was to have a medical at Arsenal on Monday.

The rumours are saying that he has failed and Arsenal are demanding further tests, along with many more outlandish suggestions, but there is absolutely no proof one way or the other. Arsenal fans should know by now that there is never anything straightforward when it comes to signing anyone…… .......Read the full article here

Despite the arrival of Sebastien Squillaci for his medical today, it has been revealed that Arsene Wenger still intends to bring in one more top-class defender to bolster the depleted Arsenal back line. Having lost Mikael Silvestre, William Gallas, Sol Campbell and Phillipe Senderos this summer, the signings of Laurent Koscielny and Squillaci is still not quite enough to make up the numbers at Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

It’s Sunday yet again and as usual the papers are full of football transfer rumours, and quite a few of them are about Arsenal. I reported yesterday that the latest goalkeeping rumours are saying that Wenger has turned his attention to Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenberg, after the deals for Shay Given and Mark Schwarzer now look dead in the water. .......Read the full article here

With the news yesterday that Arsene Wenger seems to have accepted Fulham’s refusal to sell Mark Schwarzer, todays biggest Arsenal transfer rumour is that he has now turned his attention to the Ajax and Holland goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

Stekelenburg had an excellent World Cup, and the Ajax Financial Director Jeroen Slop admitted last week that the Dutch giants were in financial difficulties: “Ajax recorded a loss of 21 million euros because of missing out on the group stage of the Champions League achievement.” he said. “We cannot afford the same loss rate and will be forced to sell; and top players are not excluded.” .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger suddenly starting making his moves in the transfer market on Wednesday with bids for Sebastien Squillaci from Sevilla, and a new bid for Mark Schwarzer from Fulham.

According to this mornings Telegraph, the bid for Schwarzer was exactly the same as they bid in May, and were hoping that Fulham would accept the offer now that the Australian keeper has made it clear that he wants to move to the Emirates. Arsenal are expected to up the bid by at least a fiver in the next week, but apparently any acceptance would still have to wait until Fulham can find a suitable replacement (Given?) .......Read the full article here

The ongoing Arsenal search for a new keeper has taken a couple of new twists this morning, and it looks like Wenger still has a choice of two. The Man City keeper Shay Given may have been offered a pay rise to stay at the Eastlands, but it is being reported today that he is still expected to leave for regular first team action to make sure that he doesn’t lose his place in the Republic of Ireland team. .......Read the full article here

Just twelve days to go and the Arsenal transfer rumours are coming in thick and fast. The devastating news that Arsenal’s injury list has grown already with Samir Nasri’s operation means that there are a few more midfielders on the possible arrival list, but naturally the most important topic is another centre-back.

According to Young Guns, who usually are quite reliable, Arsenal are looking to send Havard Nordtveit out on loan again this season to gain more experience, but only if they secure another couple of experienced defenders first. According to YG, talks have begun with Sevilla for the experienced French defender Sébastien Squillaci. .......Read the full article here