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The highly talented Turkish midfielder Arda Turan has been linked with Arsenal ever since he was a precocious teenager at Galatasary, but he preferred to serve his apprenticeship in his home country. When he finally decided to leave Turkey, he was snapped up by Atletico Madrid for just £12million and moved to La Liga.

He has been so successful in Spain, especially in his partnership with the prolific hitman Falcao, that he is now valued at double that price. He is now 26 years-old and is apparently considering a move to the Premiership and his agent, Ahmet Bulut, has revealed that he has been in talks with Arsenal and Liverpool. .......Read the full article here

It appears that Arsene Wenger is looking to La Liga in Spain again for new additions to the Arsenal squad this summer. You can hardly blame him, because his two most recent signings, Santi Cazorla and Nacho Monreal, have both been from the Spanish league and they have both fitted in very well at the Emirates.

Arsenal were strongly linked with one front man from Atletico Madrid last summer and in January, but this time it is not Adrian Lopez who has been linked with the Gunners, or Radamel Falcao, but the player who has been challenging his place this season, Diego Costa. .......Read the full article here

There is no guarantee of anything in football, but Arsenal will surely have a better chance of winning something, even the coveted Premier League title, next season. The old man of Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson, is hanging up his hairdryer and rose tinted glasses at the end of the season and moving upstairs to be a director ans club ambassador for Manchester United.

Whoever comes in will struggle to replicate the achievements of the 71-year old Scot, especially in their first season. Love him or hate him, and he hasn’t got many fans among the Gooners, you cannot deny his success. United have looked poor at times this season and are not really full of excellent, world class players, but he has dragged, bullied and cajoled them to the title with games to spare. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger is rumoured to have a minimum 70m GBP treasure chest to improve the Arsenal squad this summer, but he is fully expecting Chelsea to be one of the biggest spenders in the upcoming transfer window. Roman Abramovich has already allegedly lined up Radamel Falcao to spearhead the Blues attack next season and the negotiations for the German Andre Schurrle is also at an advanced stage, and Wenger thinks this would give our neighbours a formidable squad.

“I’m afraid of what Chelsea can do in the summer,” Wenger said. “We have to be prepared for them to be one of the biggest movers in terms of investment once the window opens. .......Read the full article here

There are two transfer rumours involving Arsenal and possible summer transfer targets to look at, but neither one involves players that will get the average Gooner very excited. One involves the familiar name of Adrian Lopez, the Spanish forward who plays for Atletico Madrid. Arsenal were heavily linked with this player last summer and in January, and it seems like his club are prepared to sell. .......Read the full article here

The General and the Finisher by Chunners

Luca Toni has told Stevan Jovetic to join a real ‘top club’ rather than Arsenal. Well, that hurt, Luca.

The first half of Arsene Wenger’s reign at Arsenal raised our expectations to such an extent that the past eight years can be described as somewhat of a failure. Coincidentally, Wenger’s trophy-laden years at Arsenal occurred with the presence of another man running the show on the field, our midfield general – Patrick Vieira!

Maybe it was just luck that Wenger found him and maybe there hasn’t been anyone like him ever since, but Wenger just can’t find an able replacement and maybe a Patrick Vieira is all we need to transform this underperforming team into world beaters – so let us find one! .......Read the full article here

Arsenal have released details of the club’s finances for the six months up to November, and they make very healthy reading. It is abundantly clear that the business section of the Gunners is going great guns, but just as clear that the football side needs to catch up. The struggle to finish in the top four this season, along with the disappointing exits from the cup competition show the stark need for serious investment in the squad, and the chairman has promised that Arsene Wenger will no longer have to get by on a pittance. .......Read the full article here

Okay let’s say I am a bit of a cynic when it comes to Arsene Wenger or the board telling the Arsenal fans that he has more than enough money to buy “top, top” players, because no matter how many times they say it, it simply doesn’t happen!

Just yesterday Wenger was asked if he had enough money to buy Radamel Falcao and match his wages, and the Frenchman replied: “We can do it (buy Falcao). If we find a player of top, top quality we will take him. .......Read the full article here

We have heard that David Villa wanted to join Arsenal in January and that the Gunners tried two or three times to sign him, but Barcelona would not sanction the move. They have insisted that they need the striker for the rest of the season, which suggests that they will be open to offers in the summer.

If Arsenal are still keen on signing the 31-year old at the end of the season, however, they may have to fight it out with Athletico Madrid for his signature. Spanish newspaper AS reports today that Villa has gone to the top of the list of targets for Athletico if they have to replace the Colombian goal machine Radamel Falcao. The club have done well to hold on to Falcao so far, but not many expect them to be able to do so this summer. .......Read the full article here

We may never find out if Arsenal made an offer of £30 million to the Serie A club, Napoli, for the transfer of their Uruguayan hit man Edinson Cavani, but if we did they have turned us down. it is not surprising realyy, and was only ever going to be an opening bid. Cavani is one of the most sought after strikers in world football and has a contract with Napoli until 2016, so it would take more than £30 million to persuade them to sell. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal rumoured to have bid big for a player by Twig

According to rumours on Twitter, Arsenal have reportedly bid 30 million pounds for a player today. The story originated from the trusty GeofArsenal who has got some insider information on Arsenal correct in the past. Wenger has consistently said he would bid that much if he found the right player. His comments after the Swansea game show that Arsenal is indeed looking but that he would not mention names.

So which player could it be? Wenger notoriously bids a bit less than the parent club think the player is worth. In that light, if the rumour is true, it is quite possible that the player in question could be Falcao or Cavani who could easily cost more than the 30 million pounds reportedly offered. .......Read the full article here

There have been rumours and reports that Arsenal have spoken to Barcelona about the transfer of their 31-year old striker. Apparently Arsenal have offered around £14 million for the Spanish international, which should be enough to persuade the Catalan giants to sell, as they are bringing through the young players Pedro, Tello and Alexis. They also have a certain Lionel Messi who seems to have hit a bit of form.

It seemed like the one thing that might stop the transfer going through was the wishes of Villa himself. He is clearly unhappy at his lack of time on the pitch and, despite Tito Vilanova stating that he was important to the club, Villa has decided that he cannot spend the last years of his fantastic career on the bench. .......Read the full article here