Just Arsenal News

Arsenal have only played one game so far this season, but already I am thinking about conceding the League title. Usually we can be confident of having a great team with yet some more classy youngsters coming through and can look forward with hope in our hearts, but todays news about Emmanuel Frimpong has just added to my despair.

The poor lad finally looked like he was going to break through to the first team and he has been struck down by the Arsenal “curse” just like Aaron Ramsey and Kieran Gibbs last season, just as they were on the verge of regular first team football, and even impressing in their international careers. .......Read the full article here

The Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has no qualms about bringing William Gallas to White Hart Lane, despite that he has spent the last few years at Spurs’ great rivals, Arsenal. He believes that the Lilywhites fans will accept anyone, as long as they play well….

He said: “I like Gallas. I think he’s a great free transfer. It is a possibility. His people have rung up and we spoke about it.”

“He is an experienced player. He has played at the top level, he won championships with Chelsea. .......Read the full article here

There is a new name in the frame in todays Arsenal transfer rumours and it is a very strange one! Yanga-M’Biwa would look good on the back of anyones shirt, but it seems like his name has come up because Gilles Grimandi (The Arsenal chief scout in France) was seen at a Montpellier game last weekend.

Now it has already been revealed (by the player himself) that Emir Spahic was the target from Montpellier, but because he was suspended for that particular game, it is now thought that Grimandi was watching M’Biwa instead. Admittedly as M’Biwa is only 21 he looks more like a Wenger-type signing, but I can more easily imagine Grimandi slipping down the tunnel at half-time and having a quiet word with Spahic in the VIP toilets! .......Read the full article here

All the latest Arsenal transfer news seems to be concentrating on the much-needed centre-back, and it is now being reported that Arsene Wenger has given up hope of persuading Everton to let Phil Jagielka leave at a reasonable price, and he has now turned his attention to the German defender Per Mertsacker.

The big 27 year-old still has two years left on his contract at Werder Bremen so he probably won’t come much cheaper than Jagielka, but Wenger is hoping to pay just £10m for him according to reports. I know that some Arsenal fans were raving about him during the World Cup, but is he good enough for the top level of the Premier League? .......Read the full article here

The agent of the Arsenal defender William Gallas has revealed that he is in talks with Juventus after they told him that they are keen on taking the 32 year-old to Serie A next season.

Arsenal refused to give Gallas the two-year contract he desires, and also refused his wage demands, but it remains to be seen if Juventus will agree to these demands, as his agent Etienne Mendy is set begin negotiations.

“I can confirm that Juventus are interested in the defender,” Mendy said. .......Read the full article here

What on Earth is going on with the France national team. We know that they were dismal at the Euro2008 competition under Raymond Domenech, but what we don’t know is who he blackmailed to get his contract renewed afterwards!

Ever since then, the team has been dogged by infighting and back-biting, especially from the players towards their coach. The team obviously think that Domenech is incompetent, and he doubly proved it this summer by leaving Samir Nasri behind after he had such a brilliant season, but taking an injured William Gallas, who immediately rewarded him by going into a sulk because he wasn’t awarded the captains armband! .......Read the full article here

There is still lots of Arsenal transfer rumours about, and it certainly looks like Laurent Koscielny will be the first target to arrive at the Emirates since the window opened. I have already covered what Koscielny’s agent said so it certainly looks nailed on.

The latest on the sulky William Gallas is that he is close to signing for Juventus. The reports say that the Italian giants have offered him a two year contract, but of course he is now trying to squeeze three years out of the. He will probably spend most of his time on the bench anyway (or the treatment table!) .......Read the full article here

It is not much of a surprise that Arsenal have allowed William Gallas to leave without renewing his contract after Peter Hill-Wood said last month: “His demands are extravagant and I don’t think we are prepared to go along with it. He is a good player, but you have got to draw the line somewhere.”, but the Sunday Mirror says there are a few other names on the official list.

Mikael Silvestre has not been mentioned once in the same breath as “contract negotiations” so again it is no surprise that he has parted ways either. Phillipe Senderos was also on the list, but we already know that he has signed for Fulham. .......Read the full article here

Most of todays Arsenal transfer news seems to be pretty speculative, as they are taking Arsene Wenger’s quotes on players appearing at the World Cup and turning them into transfer rumours.

The first one, regarding Everton’s Steven Pienaar, does have a bit of interest as he is in the last year of his contract, and has previously been linked with an Arsenal move. Wenger has admitted that he is good enough to play for the Gunners. His exact words were: “Pienaar has grown this year. He would get into the Arsenal team, yes.” .......Read the full article here

Everybody knows that the out-of-contract Phillipe Senderos has signed for Fulham by now, so I don’t need to give you details on that one, but there is lots of other Arsenal transfer news around.

I find it extremely hard to believe that Chelsea have allowed Joe Cole to leave on a free transfer, especially after winning his place back in the England team, but it seems to be a fact. Therefore Chelsea’s loss could be Arsenal’s gain, although the figures mentioned about his wage demands (£100k+ in the Independent) look like they could be beyond Arsenal’s measly wage structure. It is said that he met with Wenger before leaving for England duty so there is hope on that one. Perhaps Wenger could get around the wages problem by giving Cole a few million as a signing on fee…… .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal defender William Gallas saved France’s blushes when he scored the equaliser against Tunisia this weekend, but suddenly he is in danger of missing the World Cup after limping out of a training session yesterday.

The French Football daily L’Equipe reported: “William Gallas left training on Monday morning. After several minutes of running, Les Bleus defender stopped and frequently touched his right calf. This is not the one which had been injured a few weeks ago and had questioned his participation in the World Cup. Gallas did not stay on the field with his teammates and he quickly returned to the hotel with a physiotherapist.” .......Read the full article here

William Gallas looks set to leave Arsenal this week as the Gunners management refuse to give in to his demands on a new contract, and according to Samir Nasri, he won’t be missed by half the team, who don’t even speak to their old captain!

Gallas was stripped of his captaincy last season after openly criticizing his team-mates, and it seems that the arguments didn’t stop there.

He said: “I don’t communicate with him, but I’m not the only one at Arsenal who doesn’t have any communication with him. We are four or five, but that doesn’t stop us fighting for each other on the pitch. .......Read the full article here