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The latest rumour in the Arsenal goalkeeper situation by SS

There is an Arsenal transfer rumour going around that Arsene Wenger could be ready to make a surprise bid for Reading’s Alex McCarthy who has earned his first ever call up to the England squad this week. McCarthy would not become the top goalkeeper at the club but would instead be used as emergency cover and loaned out to other clubs with a recall option, similar to the arrangement Fulham have with David Stockdale.

Wenger is expecting Lukasz Fabianski and Vito Mannone to leave the club this summer and he has even been looking for somebody to possibly replace the current keeper Wojciech Szczesny, according to media speculation. .......Read the full article here

When I first heard the rumour about Wayne Rooney and his possible transfer to Arsenal from Manchester United, I laughed it off as one of the more ridiculous rumours in recent times. It was right up there with the idea that Nicklas Bendtner would go to Juventus and pick up a title winning medal.

A few things have made me think again, however, even though the deal still seems unlikely for a number of reasons. At first, United denied that the rumours of the England striker handing in a transfer request were true. They have since admitted that Rooney does want away, although the new manager David Moyes is going to try to persuade him to stay. Rooney knows Moyes because he came through the ranks at Everton, so if he doesn’t want to play under him it is not because he needs to get to know him. Rooney is fairly stubborn and is unlikely to change his mind. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal fans are used to seeing a long list of injuries for most of the Premiership season, but going into our final two games, we are down to just one person left on the treatment table, and no prizes for guessing who that is!

Last week, there was Kieran Gibbs, Lukasz Fabianski and Abou Diaby on the list, but Wenger revealed yesterday: “The news is quite good, we have everyone available. Kieran Gibbs should be back too, he has a test today.

“Fabianski is available as well.”

So Diaby must be feeling quite lonely in the medical department at the moment! But Wenger also finally announced the fact that Jack Wilshere was definitely set for summer surgery, as we revealed three weeks ago. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal are going to be visiting Vietnam this summer and will play a friendly against the national side. The game will take place in Hanoi in the My Dinh National Stadium on July 17. Arsenal will become the first ever English team to play a game in Vietnam which is very important for attracting a fanbase in countries like this.

Many of the world’s top clubs play pre-season friendlies in regions such as Asia and North America to attract fans who watch the top leagues all year round and would jump at the chance to see some of their favourite starts playing football. Because there are such huge populations in Asian and American countries there is the potential to make a lot of money through things such as shirt sales and general merchandise. Merchandise can have a huge effect on a clubs finances and is for exmple where Manchester United get a lot of their money from. .......Read the full article here

If, as some reports suggest, Thomas Vermaelen leaves Arsenal during the transfer window this summer, the Belgian defender will be the third captain of the Gunners to leave the club in as many seasons. The first in that trio was the Spanish international Cesc Fabregas, who returned to his boyhood club after Barcelona had tried to get him back for a while.

According to the Star, sources at the Catalan club have indicated that Fabregas could be sold this summer,as Barca are planning to rebuild the squad fairly extensively. Despite the fact that Fabregas has struggled to force his way into the first team on a regular basis, he is still regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world and would fetch good money. Fabregas could also be worried about his place in the Spanish national team if he is not playing week in week out. .......Read the full article here

It is widely reported that the Arsenal board are going to hand Arsene Wenger a significant amount of money to spend in the transfer market this summer. The amount usually suggested is around £70 million, but there has been talk that this amount will be reduced if the Gunners do not finish in the top four because of the loss of revenue from the Champions League.

Wenger said last week that he was concerned about the spending power of Chelsea, while a number of other clubs, such as Man City, Barcelona, PSG and Real Madrid are likely to be trying to land some big name players as well. There is real concern among Arsenal fans that we will struggle to attract players of the right calibre to push us forward and allow us to properly compete for the Premier League title and other honours. .......Read the full article here

There has been an eruption of Arsenal rumours lately suggesting that Cesc Fabregas’ emotional return to Barcelona has gone wrong and he is now regularly left on the bench. This could have something to do with his old “father” Pep Guardiola leaving the club last summer, and it seems that the new coach Tito Villanova wants to offload the ex-Arsenal captain to fund some new arrivals during the coming transfer window. .......Read the full article here

Wojciech Szczesny may have the next four games of the Premier League to prove himself once again at Arsenal but, even if he produces four faultless displays, it is still likely that Arsene Wenger will bring in a new keeper in the summer. This season has proved that the Polish international needs to be pushed for his place to keep him on his toes.

According to the Mirror, there is a new front runner to be the new Gunners keeper. Arsenal scouts have apparently been regular watchers of Rene Adler at Hamburg in the Bundesliga. The 28-year old German international transferred there from Bayer Leverkusen last year after six seasons with them in the Bundesliga. He has played in all but one of Hamburg’s games this season and his performances have led to comparison’s with Arsenal’s previous German keeper Jens Lehmann. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal’s answer to Hodgson by AH

In light of what Roy Hodgsen said about the lack of English footballers playing in the Premier League, Arsene Wenger spoke about the English talent he had in the Arsenal ranks. Wenger told Arsenal.com about the English divisions that implicate upcoming talent as well as the understanding that all the players want to play in the best league, suggesting that if all the highest quality of players are of different nationalities to English then its inevitable that there will be a decline in English players at the best clubs. However Wenger did make a very important point about English talent and the future. .......Read the full article here

The England manager Roy Hodgson has been speaking about the English International side being at a disadvantage because there are so many top-class foreigners playing in the Premiership reducing the pool of players that Hodgson has got to choose from.

Wenger understands his problem and thinks that the England team are a victim of the success of the Premier League. “I can understand Roy Hodgson because when you go to games and there are no English players you can complain,” Wenger said on Arsenal.com.

“But you cannot want to be the best league in the world and close the borders. So you have to find a good mixture. I think the good mixture is to produce the players from your own academies, and buy top, top, top class players. .......Read the full article here

The have been many rumours lately saying that Alex Song is not happy at Barcelona and has been looking for a return to Arsenal after just one season with the Spanish giants.

But Arsene Wenger has made it clear that he is not looking to bring Song back to the Emirates, and has told him to stay at the Camp Nou for another year at least.

Wenger said: “There is no buy-back clause in his contract,”

“I heard that he wants to give it a go for another season, which you can understand because it’s the first season. .......Read the full article here

The news that Arsenal are going to be facing Nagoya Grampus this summer is not only welcome to Arsene Wenger, who managed the Japanese club for two years before his arrival at Arsenal, it is also a home-coming for our very own up-and-coming Ryo Miyaichi, who can’t wat to play in front of his friends and family.

“I hope I can play in Japan as an Arsenal player,” Ryo said on Arsenal.com. “It would be a great moment for me.

“Arsenal have a huge number of fans in Japan – like in China and Malaysia as well. It will be a good time for the whole team. I spoke with my family and my friends and they are happy to see Arsenal in Japan. They want to see me on the pitch of course! .......Read the full article here