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Do we really need a new striker? Part 2… by DG

Hi, my name is Lamb, where’s the slaughterhouse?

Yesterday I wrote an article discussing the change in dynamic of our forward line, prompted by the fact that unlike many previous years, goals are coming from multiple sources. The title and summation playfully asked whether we really needed a new striker. The question was somewhat tongue in cheek, but the main thrust of the article was that there is plenty to give us hope going in to next season. That being said, I don’t want it thought that we don’t read what you guys say, and there were some excellent points brought up that deserve a response. What’s the point of debate if it only goes one way, right? So let’s get started. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal must not settle for average by FD

These should be exciting times for all Arsenal followers. Yes, I know there’s that small matter of having to win our final two Premiership matches, but that detail aside, we’ll be entering a summer with, by all accounts, a healthy transfer coffer, and a realistic chance of attracting some prime footballing talent to The Emirates. Even allowing for competition from the traditional big spenders, there are dozens of potential targets whose presence could certainly enhance a team that, let’s face it, is currently only just good enough to merit a top four place. .......Read the full article here

Wenger should fire up Benteke! by NS

I’ve just finished watching the Chelsea vs Spurs game. I am so relieved. Like a man who ate a curry in Bombay and went on a 37 hour bus journey. I needed that relief.

That draw was good for Arsenal and despite my anger at Adebayor playing like Pele simply due to the fact he wanted to upset us, I am most pleased.

So, Neil? What’s all this Benteke stuff?

Well, the Chavs play Villa at Villa Park on Saturday evening. Villa are not yet safe. Villa have 10 points from their last six home games. Not too bad. .......Read the full article here

Attempts to keep Benteke away from Arsenal are unconvincing. by FD

Of all the players linked with a summer move to the Emirates, Benteke, the Aston Villa striker, is one of the more interesting. For a start, he’s demonstrated his ability to score goals in the Premiership. And he’s done that while playing in a struggling side so could surely do an even better job at Arsenal? .......Read the full article here

The latest news on the transfer of Stevan Jovetic to Arsenal from the Serie A side Fiorentina, is that there is no news. There has been no official statement or even suggestions by agents or people in the know that a deal has been done.

This lack of news seems insufficient for certain websites, which insist on telling us that there is a `done deal` or that Jovetic has a pen in his hand and is poised over a contract, just about to sign, any second now… .......Read the full article here

Should Arsenal look closer to home for transfer targets? bt FD

At this time every season transfer speculation starts to rev up, but this year holds the promise of even more activity than usual for Arsenal followers to contend with. The talk of a £70m transfer chest has already encouraged an avalanche of rumours, and players from leagues all over the world being are being linked with a possible summer move to the Emirates. .......Read the full article here

The Belgian striker Christian Benteke has certainly made an impression on the Premier league this season. The 22-year old striker revealed that he has a love for Arsenal shortly after a joining another club, Aston Villa, at the start of the season. His impressive performances for Paul Lambert’s struggling side have led to a great deal of speculation about his future, and it now seems unlikely he will still be playing for Villa next season, whether they avoid relegation or not.

The striker signed a four year deal with Villa when he signed from the Belgian club Genk on the last day of the summer transfer window. Benteke has made no secret of the fact that he wants to move on to a bigger English club, and his agent has done nothing to suggest otherwise. .......Read the full article here

I know that Arsenal will be looking for a new striker or two at the end of the season, and I know that Christian Benteke has done really well for Aston Villa in his first season in the Premier league. I don’t think that means he would do well for Arsenal or that Arsene Wenger will even try to sign him, but the media certainly seem to think so.

If the 22-year old Belgian international is the man on Wenger’s shopping list, the Prof may find it harder than he expected to secure his transfer in the summer. Yes Benteke has expressed his love for the Gunners, and is believed to have made his mind up to seek a bigger club, but Manchester City have set their sights on the big man, according to the Sunday People. .......Read the full article here

Christian Benteke has already revealed his dream of playing for Arsenal one day, so the news that he is ready for a move from Aston Villa to a bigger club at the end of the season has alerted Arsene Wenger, and suggests that the Gunners should be able to beat off interest from clubs like Chelsea and bring him to the Emirates.

Benteke has settled well in the Premier league, despite Villa enduring a dreadful season and him being just 22-years old. The Belgian international has hit the back of the net 14 times in his 27 games, the same number of goals in fewer games than Olivier Giroud. We should remember, though, that Giroud was a late substitute in many of those games and is now scoring much more frequently. .......Read the full article here

If Arsene Wenger was thinking of doing a bit of tinkering with the Arsenal team, that is obviously his perogative (not Bobby Brown’s). The one change that he should not even consider, however, is the inclusion of Olivier Giroud. With the Frenchman having scored two goals in each of his last two games, this probably will not seem like a radical idea, but that is not the only reason why Wenger must have him in the starting line up tomorrow. .......Read the full article here

I doubt that his manager and team mates at Aston Villa will appreciate the words of their new striker, Christian Benteke, after he spoke about his love for Arsenal football club. He also suggested that he would love to play for the Gunners and that Villa was just a temporary stop on his football journey.

“I am not afraid of making enemies at Aston Villa by saying I love Arsenal. There are worse things one can say.

“I am a Villa player for now. They are the right club at the right time for me. I have fulfilled a dream by playing in the Premier league.Now it is about staying as long as possible. .......Read the full article here