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Until Arsenal know for sure whether it will be the Champions League or the Europa League next season, Arsene Wenger will be keeping his powder dry, but Arsenal fans are hoping for a good summer in the transfer market, we have certainly waited long enough.

It was thought that Stevan Jovetic was the main target for the Gunners, assuming we finish in the top four of course, but that may have changed to the Argentinean hit-man Gonzalo Higuain. It appears that the recent rumours about a possible transfer to the Emirates this summer are not as wide of the mark as we may have thought. .......Read the full article here

Every week it seems like Arsenal are linked with another transfer target and it will continue from now until the start of next season. Many of the rumours are focused on strikers, with Stevan Jovetic, David Villa and Alvaro Negredo just three of the many names connected with a possible move to the Emirates.

Knowing Arsene Wenger, though, the new Gunners who arrive in the summer could well be completely different than the players whose names are in the media. Arsenal fans are hoping for a big name, a striker with proven quality, and the one who springs to my mind is Karim Benzema. .......Read the full article here

Higuain could be free for Arsenal to make a swoop! by KJ

Gonzalo Higuain has fallen out of favour at Real Madrid becoming second striker to Karim Benzema. As a result, there has been massive speculation over his future this summer and the Sunday Mirror is reporting that his representatives in Spain have started negotiations with a host of English clubs for a summer move. Now one of these potential suitors could in fact be Arsenal.

Gonzalo Higuain is a top striker and is valued at £25million. He scored 26 goals and made 10 assists last season. He is reaching the peak of his career and anyone who signed him now would reap the benefits of his true potential and ability. .......Read the full article here

Any team in the world, including Arsenal, would love to have the Colombian hit man Radamel Falcao in the team. He single handedly kept Athletico Madrid level on points with Barcelona at the top of the Spanish La Liga table last night.

Madrid were away at Real Sociedad and had hardly a sniff at goal until they won a free kick right at the end of the game. Up stepped Falcao and struck a sublime shot into the top corner. Let’s get real though, even if we have the money, Arsenal are not going to spend £50 million on one player. .......Read the full article here

The ArsenaL manager, Arsene Wenger, and the France international manager, Didier Deschamps, have not been seeing eye to eye recently. The pair fell out over the Abou Diaby saga after Wenger stated that his midfielder should not have been played for the full 90 minutes after picking up a knock.

Deschamps reacted angrily and reminded Wenger that he had no say in the national team. Wenger was obviously right, however, because Diaby had to miss the next game and is now out for France’s crucial World Cup qualifier against Spain next week. .......Read the full article here

Hot off the press this morning is the latest Arsenal transfer rumour concerning Robin Van Persie. It has already been revealed this week that the Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is monitoring the Van Persie contract situation with a view to making an offer in the summer if the Dutchman refuses to sign a contract with the Gunners.

Now today the Mail reports that Madrid is preparing to tempt Wenger into letting Van Persie move to the Spanish capital by giving Arsenal Karim Benzema as part exchange on the deal. Of course all this depends on Van Persie and his decision at the end of the season. .......Read the full article here

Here is a bit of Arsenal transfer news with a difference – it consists of two denials! First off there have been rumours that Marouane Chamakh (who only joined the Gunners last summer) is set for a move to Serie A with Roma, but the Morrocan international has gone on record as saying he won’t be leaving the Emirates this summer.

Chamakh said: “I want to make my name in the Premier League.

“I started well last season and lost my way. However, I want to make a name for myself here. .......Read the full article here

The little French striker Karim Benzema was spoken about in glowing terms by Arsene Wenger the other day, and as he is not given many chances by Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, it was assumed that Benzema would be sold this summer.

Wenger will need a replacement for Nicklas Bendtner, and there are many Arsenal fans that would like to have the French international take his place in the Gunners squad, but Benzema has announced that he intends to stay at the Bernabeau and fight for his place in the first team.

Benzema said: “For me it’s an honour that big clubs and big coaches are interested in me. That shows I have increased my level as a footballer. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal will be looking to freshen up their squad after a season that ended up fizzling out and ending in disappointment. They may seek to take advantage of Karim Benzema’s lack of playing time at Real Madrid in order to replace Nicklas Bendtner, who has hinted that he is not happy with being third-choice striker at the Emirates.

Benzema is unsettled at the La Liga club after the French striker was overlooked by manager Jose Mourinho for the Spanish Cup final and both Champions League games against Barcelona. Real Madrid now seem happy to let the forward leave the club in the summer and Arsenal could be ready to make a bid. .......Read the full article here

There are numerous Arsenal rumours lately, but most of them seem to concern players leaving the Emirates rather than arriving!

The latest, which admittedly has been doing the rounds for some time, says that Jose Mourinho wants the French defender to move to Real Madrid. This puzzles me….

No-one can say that Mourinho is not an expert in sizing up players and their qualities, so there is no doubt that if this was true he would have had Clichy scouted and investigated many many times, and I’m wodering if they have seen any of his games this season? .......Read the full article here

It is great news that Wenger has finally got Laurent Koscielny on board, although it is my opinion that he was probably forced to pay more than his original valuation considering his experience.

But other than that there are still lots of Arsenal transfer rumours about, and the main one seems to be the imminent arrival of Mark Schwarzer from Fulham. The whispers are saying that the Aussie Number One failed his first medical because of a dodgy knee, but the second medical said that it wouldn’t affect his performance in goal. .......Read the full article here