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If the rumours are true, then Arsenal have all but agreed the personal terms and transfer fees with Gonzalo Higuain and Real Madrid, so what is the hold up? The Gunners have apparently seen off Juventus, who wanted to pay the Spanish giants something like £2.50 a week for the next 100 years, but there is a hold up.

Real Madrid have no manager, and they are reluctant to complete any transfer business until they have confirmed the replacement for Jose Mourinho. They want Carlo Ancelotti from PSG, and have all but got him, but again there is a hold up. PSG will not let Ancelotti break his contract until they have found a replacement themselves, but they finally seem to have done that, so hopefully everything can go ahead now. .......Read the full article here

Of all the thousands of Arsenal transfer rumours that have appeared since the end of the season, surely this is the biggest bombshell we have seen yet. We all know that Arsene Wenger’s current contract ends at the end of the coming season and the Frenchman has always insisted that he has and will always honour his contract with the club, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t make plans for when it finally ends. .......Read the full article here

There seems to be a fairly even split between the Arsenal fans about which of the two main transfer targets should be signed by Arsene Wenger this summer. Assuming that Arsene Wenger has not undergone a complete personality change, the Gunners will not be buying both Wayne Rooney and Gonzalo Higuain in this transfer window, but it is looking more likely that one of them will soon be a Gunner.

Nobody really doubts that Rooney is a top class player and would certainly add quality to the Arsenal team, but there is definitely a feeling that his current wages of around £250,000 per week are too much and that he is not worth that much. Ivan Gazidis has already suggested that Arsenal could afford Rooney if we want him, although I doubt that Wenger would want to go above £200,000. .......Read the full article here

It was not long ago that Arsenal fans were expecting the announcement of the first big signing of the summer, and all the smart money was on that signing being Stevan Jovetic, of Fiorentina and the Montenegro national side. We heard from agents who said that terms were agreed, but then Juventus entered the frame, while Gonzalo Higuain and Wayne Rooney emerged as alternative targets and now it seems like the Jovetic transfer has collapsed.

According to the Talksport website, the reason for this is mainly financial. Jovetic is apparently demanding upwards of £120,000 per week, which would smash the current wage structure at the club, and they are not willing to do this, at least not for Jovetic. Rooney would obviously cost a lot more, as he is currently on around £250,000 at Manchester United. .......Read the full article here

There have been a few worrying reports in the media so far this summer, but it seems like we can all relax and breathe a bit easier, after learning that the two players who looked the most likely to leave the club were both going to stay.

With Bacary Sagna, it may only be for one more year, because his current contract with Arsenal is due to expire next summer. There were rumours that the French international right back could be heading back to France to play for PSG or the big spending and newly promoted Monaco. He will be able to leave the Emirates for nothing next year, and get himself a lucrative deal elsewhere, but if Arsenal are as competitive as we hope next season, he could be persuaded to stay. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal have been linked with Luis Nani before, and it seems that the Portuguese international winger will be leaving his current club Manchester United this summer. There is interest from other clubs, most notably the Turkish champions Galatasaray, and it is through them that we have learned that United are only looking for a transfer fee of around £8 million, so should Arsenal be trying to bring him to the Emirates?

A lot of Arsenal fans do not seem very keen on Nani, partly because he is a United player, but also because of concerns about his form and whether Arsenal would get much out of him. Talksport have compiled some statistics comparing Nani to the three Arsenal players who he would be competing with for a place in the first team, and they make interesting reading. .......Read the full article here

Wenger likes his Foil By Twig

Transfer periods at the Emirates are always interesting times. Probably there is no club that gets linked with as many players each season as Arsenal. This window, as per usual, a lot of names have been linked with Arsenal. It appears Arsenal have been on Stevan Jovetic’s case for some time but have been put off by Fiorentina’s asking price. Another player heavily linked with Arsenal is Higuain and there have been rumours that his agent was sighted somewhere in London. Is Arsenal about to make a Big Statement of Intent by meeting Fellaini’s buyout clause? Possibly, if you are to go with the news. .......Read the full article here

Should Arsenal demand Fabregas in return for Koscielny? by FD

We all knew it was too good to be true. Just when it was shaping up to be a summer free from worry over losing a star player, reports are getting stronger about two top European clubs eyeing up a formal bid for Arsenal’s centre back Laurent Koscielny.

The player’s agent has confirmed that Barcelona and Bayern Munich have put Kos on their shortlists for a possible acquisition. This follows the player’s recent comment that he’d be prepared to leave should Arsenal not match his own ambitions. He said: “I have the desire to add to my list of honours. I hope the club will give me the means. If this isn’t the case, I’ll look elsewhere”. .......Read the full article here

Should want-away players be left in the reserves? by Dave

It’s a topic that divides opinions and unfortunately it is something that we Arsenal fans are all too familiar with, but when a player states that he wants to leave in an attempt to force a deal through, what should the club do with him? It’s not a very happy topic of discussion, but reading several comments in recent days make me think it’s something worth addressing. Specifically, let’s look at a hypothetical situation like Laurent Koscielny. For the record, Koscielny has not said that he wants to leave, but if he did, what should the club do? .......Read the full article here

Arsenal linked with Payet by Stefan

The latest player to be linked with a move to Arsenal is France and Lille winger Dimitri Payet who has been chased by Arsene Wenger before. This could just be another rumour without foundation because of the sheer number of players linked with Arsenal already this summer and Payet may not be the best player to raise the title hopes at Arsenal .

Payet has been one of those players who shows glimpses of amazing ability but never seems to reach his potential because of attitude and off the field problems that have attracted criticism many times during his career. Payet has been described as having serious motivation problems by many coaches he has worked with in the past and that has been a major stumbling block in his development. .......Read the full article here

Koscielny’s impending transfer? by AH

The possibility of Arsenal losing French International Laurent Koscielny didn’t look very likely with the club clearly putting their foot down and stating that they didn’t need to sell this summer, however recent reports continue to link Koscielny with a move away from the Emirates.

According to several media outlets, including the reliable Sky Sports, are now beginning to report that two of Europe’s greatest clubs are upping their interest in 27 year old Koscienly. The two clubs are widely reported as German and European champions Bayern Munich and Liga BBVA winners FC Barcelona, whom are both respectively looking to add to their defensive options with the two clubs losing defenders to injury and retirement this summer, and it seems our star defender is the main target. .......Read the full article here

After years of losing out on transfer targets to clubs who are ready and willing to splash the cash, Arsenal are in very unfamiliar territory. The boot, as they say, is on the other foot, and it is the Italian champions Juventus who are about to get kicked.

It seems bizarre that a club like Juventus, having won the Serie A title for the last two seasons, is scrabbling around for the money to sign good players, but that’s what we have been doing for years. It seems like the financial prudence is finally starting to pay off. .......Read the full article here