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The young Arsenal and England star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will probably agree that he did not push on, at least at club level, as he would have liked this season just gone. He proved again though, playing well and scoring against Brazil, that he is a great talent and has a bright future ahead of him.

Arsene Wenger has been working a lot with the young player this season, in an attempt to make him into a more complete player, but the 19-year old feels that he has learnt a lot now and is ready to play and contribute a lot more to the Arsenal cause from now on. .......Read the full article here

Stuart Pearce has been speaking about the Arsenal players Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain following the first game for the England under-21 side in this summer’s European Championships in Israel. England were uninspiring and lost 1-0 to a much better looking Italy side, which led to Pearce’s complaints about the players available to him.

“You only need to look at the development of Theo Walcott,” said Pearce. “He went to the 2006 world cup, and between 2006 and 2013, he’s ended up playing five and a half matches at major tournaments.

“We have to address that and make sure some of our brighter people, the Oxlade-Chamberlains and Jones’s, get tournament experience. Actually playing time, not just going with squads.” .......Read the full article here

It always seemed like long shot that Arsenal would sign the England international striker Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. Arsene Wenger doesn’t spend that sort of money does he? Well apparently the Gunners are ready to stump up the £25 million signing on fee, but the deal is still unlikely to go through.

According to The Star, the real problem is that Rooney is unwilling to take a big pay cut. The 28-year old is on something like £250,000 at Old Trafford, which is well over twice the amount paid to Arsenal’s most costly player. That would just not work at the Emirates, so Wenger and his staff were hoping that Rooney would take less. .......Read the full article here

Will Afobe make it at Arsenal? by AH

Benik Afobe. A player which both Arsenal fans and manager Arsene Wenger once had very high hopes for, but now he seems to be nothing more than the other Arsenal youth players that struggle. His continuous loan deals and struggles with fitness look set to make him the next in line for the failed youth players, which is now rising to an extraordinary amount. .......Read the full article here

Theo Walcott has been a bit of a frustration for Arsenal fans since he joined the club from Southampton as a fresh faced 17-year old back in 2006. For a long time it seemed as if he would never fully realise his potential and that went for his international career too.

It is easy to forget that Theo has just turned 24-years old, because he has been around for so long. I think that too much pressure was heaped on him as a teenager, especially the Sven Goran Eriksson 2006 world cup debacle. That probably set him back for a good few years, especially with England where he seemed to feel the pressure more. .......Read the full article here

There will be just two Arsenal players in the England squad that plays a couple of friendly matches, against Brazil and Republic of Ireland, but both Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are likely to feature prominently. While 24-year old Walcott will be hoping to carry his club form across to the international scene, it seems to be the other way round for the Ox.

I don’t think the Arsenal fans should worry too much about Oxlade-Chamberlain. By his own admission he hashad a slightly frustrating season with the Gunners, but he has been working hard on his game, trying to make himself a more complete player. We have seen flashes of his exciting skills and drive and he will hopefully feature a lot more for us next season. .......Read the full article here

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

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

Arsene Wenger has spoken about Jack Wilshere and the ankle problems facing the young Arsenal star. The manager gave him a rest on Saturday against Fulham, bringing him on for the last 20 minutes as the Gunners held on for a vital win. Wenger admits to having to be cautious with his midfield star, but expects him to be able to feature against Manchester United on Sunday, a game that we need to get something out of as the battle for Europe heats up.

Wenger surprised people by starting Jack against Everton, a very physical game just a few days after the Norwich match. Wilshere suffered a reaction to that, so Wenger felt he should not start against Fulham. His manager also believes that Jack’s style of football leaves him more susceptible to injury. .......Read the full article here

Stevan Jovetic seemed to edge himself closer to a summer transfer to Arsenal yesterday, before helping Montenegro to fight back for a draw against England. Although he didn’t score for his country, Jovetic worked tirelessly and gave England all sorts of problems with his strength, technical ability and link up play.

His Fiorentina team mate Luca Toni, however, doesn’t think much of the idea of Jovetic signing for Arsenal. The 35-year old striker, who was in the Italian World Cup winning side of 2006, did little to endear himself to Arsenal fans after spouting off about us not being any better than Fiorentina in Serie A. .......Read the full article here

Stuart Pearce has lost his battle with Roy Hodgson over the Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, but the manager of the England under 21 side is still hoping to get another Gunner from the first team to join his squad for the European Championship in Israel this summer.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was the star of the show for England against San Marion on Friday, and he already has 10 caps and two goals at senior level. He is still eligible for the under 21s, though, and Pearce wants to talk to Hodgson about getting permission to use him. .......Read the full article here

There is a story in the papers today about the possibility of Arsenal making a summer move for the 18-year old Nathaniel Chalobah. The defensively minded midfielder is currently on loan at Watford until the end of the season, and is hoping to travel with the England under 21 squad ti Israel for the European Championships this summer.

According to the Express, his future could be decided while he is away with Stuart Pearce on international duty. There will be just a year left on his contract this summer, and Arsene Wenger and his scouts have been keeping a close eye on the talented youngster. This news comes close on the heels of another Chelsea loanee, Gael Kakuta slamming the Stamford Bridge side about the large number of players on the books who never get a proper chance because of the transfer policy. .......Read the full article here