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The Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has announced that the talented Englishman Jack Wilshere will be going out on loan in the next few days, and thinks that Burnley is a “good opportunity” for the 18 year-old.

“We have interest from Premier League teams,” said Wenger. “It will be decided today or tomorrow. Burnley is an opportunity.

“At the end of the day, Wilshere will have his word to say, because he needs to decide where he likes to go.” .......Read the full article here

According to a report this morning from the Liverpool Echo, the Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos is close to securing his desired move away from the Emirates. They report that talks are at an advanced stage and the Switzerland internatonal will become David Moyes second signing of this transfer window after the Ameican striker Landon Donovan arrived last week.

This is the second time that Moyes has been close to acquiring Senderos, after talks with Arsenal broke down last summer because Everton refused to match Arsenal’s asking price. .......Read the full article here

The Phillipe Senderos saga continues to fascinate the papers on the day that Arsenal go top of the League. Arsene Wenger admitted yesterday that Celtic was a possible destination for the Switzerland defender, but the player himself decided to hold out for a better offer from a bigger team (Bigger than Celtic? Hmm…)

After Senderos said that he was going to wait to see what other offers materialised, the Celtic manager Tony Mowbray tried to play down his interest in him. .......Read the full article here

It is being reported this morning that Arsenal have signed the Bolivian youngster Samuel Galindo, who originally flew to England to have a trial with Everton!

The 17 year-old is reported to be extremely talented, and has already captained his country’s U21 side.

It was reported in the Mirror that he had joined the Everton team for training, but instead of finalizing a deal he then flew to the Emirates where he was hijacked by Arsene Wenger. After just one day of training, Wenger decided to sign him on the spot and the papers were signed within 24 hours. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger saw the Arsenal midfielder Denilson fall down clutching his side close to the end of the game against Everton on Saturday, and rather than worrying about whether he had suffered a broken rib, he was annoyed that the Brazilian didn’t grab the ball on his way down and give away a free kick!

Denilson has recently returned from a back injury just in time to replace Alex Song, who is away at the African Nations Cup, but his performance showed that he is not really close to match fitness. .......Read the full article here

The veteran Everton striker Louis Saha has found a new lease of life since joining David Moyes at Goodison Park, but his contract is nearing its close, and the Frenchman is now free to talk to other clubs about a contract for next season.

According to the Express, there are numerous rumours being repeated on Merseyside that both Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in snatching him on a free transfer in the summer, as well as Bordeaux, who are looking to replace Marouanr Chamakh.

Wenger said yesterday: “Saha’s a finisher, he’s a good ­centre-forward. His career has always been a little bit bothered by injuries. .......Read the full article here

There are various reports this morning suggesting that the Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos will make a move to Goodison Park in January.

Senderos seems to have a problem with Arsene Wenger as he continually refuses to even give him a place on the Arsenal bench, and he has admitted that after speaking to the manager he will be allowed to leave if the right offer comes in.

David Moyes came very close to signing Senderos in the summer, and with his injury list growing every week, he is desperate to bring in three or four reinforcements in January. .......Read the full article here

Crystal Palace are suffering from big financial problems lately and have come close to being put into administration this season, so their chairman Simon Jordan is willing to let Arsenal have the England U19 star Victor Moses at a cut-price £1m this January.

Today’s Daily Star says that Arsene Wenger tried to buy Moses in the summer, but Jordan was holding out for a massive £5m for the winger, which Wenger refused to pay as he is unprove at Premiership level. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal and Russia star Andrey Arshavin has criticized Arsene Wenger and the Arsenal board for selling Emanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure, and insists that the team will not be able to compete with the best unless the top stars are replaced.

He said at the beginning of the summer that Arsenal needed some players, and that was before Adebayor and Toure were sold,and yesterday he was asked in an interview with the Times if his opinion had changed after his team beat Everton 6-1.

“No. We still have to buy. That’s my opinion,” he says. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that he could possibly want to add one more defensive player to the squad, but then goes on to say that the transfer window should be closed as soon as the season starts!

Talking about the Arsenal transfer rumours he was quite clear that he had no need of another striker (So no chance for Chamakh then!), and although he wanted another defender, every other club was also looking for one, which was making it very difficult to locate a good one.

“[Will there be] Much transfer movement? Certainly not,” Wenger said. “Any? Maybe, but certainly not much. .......Read the full article here