Just Arsenal News

Are any Arsenal players good enough to interest another big club? by FD

All the transfer talk at the moment is about the potential players Arsenal are looking to bring in over the summer. It seems as though there’s hardly a prospect we haven’t been linked with. That’s all well and good – it’s refreshing to be considered as one of the poachers for a change, rather than having to play our usual game-keeping role. But while it would be welcome to have a close season free from worry over losing a star player, it makes me wonder whether we actually have any players good enough to interest other big clubs. .......Read the full article here

Why Arsenal Fail by NS

First of all, we have the obvious answer. We sell our best players. Even to our rivals. It’s like Winston Churchill selling Adolf Hitler his Spitfires and destroyers.

Secondly (another obvious one) is the owner. I’m not going to go on about him as enough has been said already. He’s not helping, put it that way and I’m no fan of his. Some say it’s Wenger not spending the money he’s given. We may never know.

Finally, I will get to my third point. Wenger may not have any control over the first two points, but he can do something about the third one. .......Read the full article here

What teams are in for RVP? by KJ

Again it’s another article on the traitor. However, his departure is the top priority of the club at the moment. There are numerous clubs reportedly interested in him, so let’s analyse those that actually have a chance:

Barcelona: Apparently, they’re very interested in the Dutchman. They were even willing to throw David Villa at us (it was reported). They need another striker as Messi rarely has an off day and hence they need another attacking threat. However, Van Persie plays similarly to Messi and hence it would be silly for them to try and get him, especially when they could get someone like Llorente for a similar price. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal and Barcelona have finally agreed terms for the Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas and the Spaniard is set to be presented to the press as a Barcelona player at 1 p.m. this afternoon (BST).

The BBC reports that Arsenal have accepted just £30m for Fabregas with an extra £5m depending on the trophies won by team with him in it. Arsène Wenger said: “We have been clear that we didn’t want Cesc to leave and that remains the case. However, we understand Cesc’s desire to move to his home town club and have now accepted an offer from Barcelona. We thank Cesc for his contribution at Arsenal and wish him future success.” .......Read the full article here

The seasonal poaching of Barcelona youngsters by Arsene Wenger seems to continue apace. The Gunners have just been ordered to pay £300,000 compensation to the Spanish giants for Jon Niquel Toral-Harper, who recently decide to join Arsenal instead of staying at the Nou Camp.

Now today it seems that the Spanish Daily Sport is reporting that Hector Bellerin, a good friend of Toral-Harper, has also decided to swap Barcelona for Arsenal and he will sign the papers next month.

The 16 year-old is said to be one of the most talented midfielders at the Barca Academy. He is said to be very fast and can be utilised on both wings with ease. .......Read the full article here

I have just read a report that says that Arsenal are set to sign the 16 year-old striker Hector Bellerin. The talented winger, who plays for Spain’s U16 side, has decided he wants to pursue a career in the Premier League following in the footsteps of Cesc Fabregas and Fran Merida

Bellerin has reportedly refused to sign a new contract at the Camp Nou, and despite offers from teams like Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea, he has decided to opt for Arsenal’s youth setup as his road to stardom and is expected to sign on the dotted line in the next few weeks. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger believes that the Gunners have their own secret weapon to rival Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in the Dutch striker Robin Van Persie.

The Arsenal striker has been scoring for fun lately, and capped it with both goals in this weekends win over Wolves. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by Wenger.

He said: “Personally, I believe we go into the Barcelona game in better shape than last year and Robin is part of that,”

“He had not played for a while and it took him some time to come back into form.

“At the start, we used him well, not rushing him back and we were seeing him get back to his best. Now he is at his best.” .......Read the full article here

The young Terrier Jack Wilshere is preparing to face Barcelona for the first time in his career, and thinks that Arsenal will have to change their game a bit against the Spanish giants. He wants the Gunners to “get in their faces” and “get nasty”.

“I was at the Emirates Stadium for the first game against Barcelona last season and they were brilliant, especially in that first half,” Wilshere said. “I was in Bolton on loan for the second match and watched on television but I remember we basically played our game, passing it around. This year we have to get in their faces and show them what we’re all about. .......Read the full article here

Well we all knew that fate would throw Barcelona at us again once it was certain Arsenal would finish second in the Group Stages, and other than the obvious difficulty of facing the most in-form team in the world, the other big problem is that it will once again ignite the “Fabregas to Barcelona” talk every time anyone mentions the game between now and February.

The Barcelona sporting director, Andoni Zubizarreta, actually said those words in the headline, but obviously every utterance will be twisted by the media every chance they get.

The full quote from Zubizarreta was: “Obviously there will be a lot of talk about Cesc until the tie starts. That’s logical,” .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has added his tuppence-worth to the Fabregas to Barcelona saga, and says that the Spanish international as good as confessed to his team-mates that he was “determined” to move to the Nou Camp during the summer.

Vermaelen said: “Cesc carries Barcelona in the heart, in his DNA…therefore it is impossible for him to forget about them.

“He was determined to go to Barca last summer, he more or less confessed it in the dressing room. But that is past history.

“Now he is 100 per cent ready to put his all in to a great season with Arsenal.” .......Read the full article here

So it is finally confirmed that Cesc Fabregas will be staying at Arsenal next season, and the Catalan club have instead arranged to sign the Brazilian midfielder Adriano from Sevilla instead.

The new Barca president Sandro Rosell has finally understood that Arsenal will not let Fabregas leave cheaply (if at all) and have decided to go for the cheaper option of taking Adriano.

The 26 year-old is very versatile and can play in midfield or on the wing, and the prudent Rosell will be happy that he will cost only 10m euros, so he can stop worrying about breaking the bank for Fabregas. El Mundo Deportivo has announced that he will be unvieled as a Barcelona player in the next two days. .......Read the full article here

Considering the amount of rumours circulating on the web, and the stories about secret negotiations between Arsenal and Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas’ signature, it is amazing that a Barcelona director has finally admitted that Arsenal are maintaining their dignity and refusing to have any contact with Barcelona at all!

It was said earlier this week that Arsenal had broken their silence and told the Spanish giants to double their reported £30m bid for Fabregas if they really wanted to do business, but Barcelona director general Joan Oliver has conceded that this is not true.

He said: “They said they would not sell, it’s logical therefore that they have not set a price for him. .......Read the full article here