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The exciting young French striker Yaya Sanogo (great name!) has beeen close to sealing a deal with the Arsenal since last week, with his club Auxerre in negotiations with Arsenal over the compensation fee.

But today the youngster himself has made it clear that he only has one destination in mind for nmext season. “Arsenal could be a great club for me,” Sanogo told Sky Sports. “I scored nine goals this season with Auxerre and they think I can improve my level in England.

“I am pleased to be following in the footsteps of Abou Diaby who came through from Auxerre. There are many teams interested in me, but Arsenal is my choice.” .......Read the full article here

With no progress forthcoming on Bacary Sagna’s contract extension at Arsenal, it is looking more and more likely that the French defender will be leaving the Emirates this summer. According to the ex-Man United star Andrei Kanchelskis, who is currently assistant manager at FC Volga in the Russian Premier League, Sagna is a target for the moneybags team Anzhi Makhachkala who could let Wenger cash in on his 30 year-old right-back.

Kanchelskis said in Izvestia: “During his years of performing in the Premier League, Sagna has proven that he is a class player. He is very quick and can connect the defence with attack for 90 minutes.” .......Read the full article here

Arsenal will have to nearly double their transfer record if they want to sign Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina this summer. The Montenegrin international is believed to be one of Wenger’s principal transfer targets for the summer, but the Frenchman is not known for spending money and I cannot see him agreeing to this price.

According to Talksport, the Serie A club has set this price because of the widespread interest in their star player, with Juventus and Manchester City being strongly linked. It was looking good for Arsenal a few days ago, as Jovetic himself spoke of his `affinity` for the Gunners and a FIFA agent told the Italian media that the 23-year old had agreed to join and had spoken about his personal terms with somebody from Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

Bendtner on his way to Italy by TS

The man we all love to hate definitely has his admirers. Either that or he has an exceptional agent. The want away striker has made it no secret that he wishes to leave the Emirates but is finding moving more difficult than he expected. None the less, it hasn’t stopped the likes of Italian giants AC Milan from casting an eye at the Dane and now its been reported that Juventus are being linked with the striker. .......Read the full article here

Walcott’s Contract Talks Continue by AH

Theo Walcott’s current contract runs out at the end of the season, which would allow him to leave on a Bosman transfer. Both the club and Walcott himself are keen on reaching an agreement as quickly as possible, so he can continue to concentrate on his football, and know where his future lies.

One thing is for sure is that he does seem keen to stay and he is happy at Arsenal. His comments on the club, Alex Oxlade – Chamberlain and next seasons chances, suggest that he wants to stay at The Emirates. .......Read the full article here

The Swiss defender Johan Djourou has been repeatedly linked with a move away from Arsenal for the last couple of weeks, ever since his international team coach advised him that his place in the Switzerland team would be in danger if he didn’t play more regular first team football.

Even his agent then admitted that he had clients in Italy lined up for Djourou to meet with. The agent, Flavio Ferraria, was reported as saying: “At the moment Napoli are not on the list of appointments but everything is possible. If he leaves the Premier League he will play in Italy or Spain. .......Read the full article here

Aymen Abdennour “the Tunisian beast” – By JG

For a short while a couple months ago, Aymen Abdennour was at the top of Arsene Wenger’s transfer list (in relation to defenders). This was exciting news because I had been watching his games for months and was extremely impressed. Abdennour was named defender of the season by many experts for Ligue 1 this season and was also a star performer in the African Cup of Nations. He is both an accomplished left-back and center-back, which is why so many scouts have said he would be a perfect fit at Arsenal FC because there are deficiencies/weak spots in those areas. .......Read the full article here

Theo Walcott is undoubtedly in the best form of his life at the moment and has struck up an amazing partnership with Robin Van Persie. It is certainly good timing on his part as Arsenal are currently in the process of trying to persuade him to sign a new contract at the Emirates.

Wenger will surely be upset if Walcott doesn’t sign a new contract, as after nurturing him for six years since his arrival from Southampton, Wenger believes that Theo has now finally matured into the player he saw all those years ago. .......Read the full article here

The Ajax defensive star Jan Vertonghen has sent yet another signal down Arsenal’s way saying that he is highly interested in the possibility of joining the Gunners this summer.

This is the second time that Vertonghen has expesses hid wish to join Arsenal ever since the newspapers started linking him with the Gunners last year.

“My agent knows what clubs I’m willing to go to. Arsenal are obviously one of them. Ajax are busy trying to find solutions to replace me.” Vertonghen said.

“Who wouldn’t want to play football at a top club in England?”

“If a nice club is interested I will hear about it from my agent. .......Read the full article here

The prolific Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez has been linked with a move to Arsenal since early January, and he has been earmarked as the perfect backup/partner to Robin Van Persie next season.

It was widely reported that Suarez had even signed a pre-contract to join the Gunners in the summer, and the player himself made a statement that his agent had been in talks with Arsenal representatives.

But today his agent, Jorge Cyterzpiler, agreed that Suarez would be leaving Belgium in the summer but his destination was far from certain. He even named quite a few clubs that were interested, and none of them were Arsenal! .......Read the full article here

Over the last few weeks the speculation has been increasing that Eden Hazard will be signing for Real Madrid sooner rather than later, but there may be hope for us yet according to the players agent John Bico.

Bico said, “He has shown from the beginning of the season that he is able to play for any of the big clubs, including Real Madrid. Eden has matured in every aspect. Perhaps next summer will be the moment to leave in search of the biggest challenge.”

So that tells me that he is for sale at the right price, but then isn’t everybody, but it also tells me any deal may have to wait just a little bit longer. .......Read the full article here

In the last couple of days there have been rumours surfacing in Italy that Juventus are planning a move for Theo Walcott. Well today Walcott’s agent has claimed that the Serie A club have not as yet been in touch with regards such a move.

Reports in Italy over the last couple of days have said that Juventus boss Antonio Conte is keen on Walcott and is keeping a close eye on the players contract talks. Walcott is just one of a number of Arsenal players that are out of contract at the end of next season, but according to reports in this country he is already in talks about signing a new contract at the Emirates. .......Read the full article here