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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

To be honest, Arsenal fans should be taking any transfer rumours at the minute with a pinch of salt. The transfer window is not open yet, but footballers and their agents are jostling for position, while clubs want to buy players for as little as possible and extract every last penny out of any player they sell.

It does seem, however, that Juventus, who retained their Serie A crown last weekend, are genuinely interested in Stevan Jovetic. The Montenegro international currently plays for Fiorentina and has been linked extensively with a move to Arsenal. As I say, that does not mean he is coming, but there is sometimes truth behind the rumours. .......Read the full article here

There is plenty of rumour and speculation in the English media about Arsenal and Stevan Jovetic and much of it seems to suggest that the Gunners are already in talks with the Montenegrin international and his Italian club Fiorentina. Depending on who you believe, the talks have just begun, are at an advanced stage or even completed.

Reports from Italy, however, suggest otherwise. According to the Express, both Roma and Juventus are actively chasing the 23-year old striker. Roma, who beat Fiorentina at the weekend and are challenging them for the Champions League spot, want Jovetic to replace their Argentinean striker Pablo Osvaldo, who may be off to Tottenham. .......Read the full article here

News surrounding Lukas Podolski by AH

There is a lot of news surrounding our German striker Lukas Podolski today, both for good and bad reasons. It has almost been a year since Lukas Podolski’s transfer to Arsenal was announced, with the deal being struck months before the summer transfer window and he has since become one of the more important players on our team.

For me, Podolski hasn’t impressed like I thought he would, however this is down to a number of reasons that may not be completely his fault. Wenger plays him on the wing, and this isn’t helped by his limited playing time. When he does play he usually makes a distinctive impact on the game, however against Manchester United last Sunday at the Emirates, he failed to offer much and was quickly lost in the game. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal will have to nearly double their transfer record if they want to sign Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina this summer. The Montenegrin international is believed to be one of Wenger’s principal transfer targets for the summer, but the Frenchman is not known for spending money and I cannot see him agreeing to this price.

According to Talksport, the Serie A club has set this price because of the widespread interest in their star player, with Juventus and Manchester City being strongly linked. It was looking good for Arsenal a few days ago, as Jovetic himself spoke of his `affinity` for the Gunners and a FIFA agent told the Italian media that the 23-year old had agreed to join and had spoken about his personal terms with somebody from Arsenal. .......Read the full article here

Just as Arsenal fans are hoping that Santi Cazorla and Nacho Monreal will be encouraging their team mates in the Spanish national side to consider a move to North London and telling them how good it is at Arsenal and London, the Juventus and Montenegro striker Mirko Vucinic will probably be chewing the ear off his international team mate Stevan Jovetic.

23-year old Jovetic looks set to leave Fiorentina this summer after five seasons with the Serie A club. He has indicated his admiration for the English Premier League, which has given great encouragement to Arsenal in their bid to sign him. Vucinic, however, believes he can persuade him to stay in Italy and move to his club, Juventus. .......Read the full article here

Lukas Podolski may not have set the scoring statistics alight since joining Arsenal from Cologne in the summer, but he has almost always operated on the left side of a front three. The German international striker has scored some very good and very important goals for the Gunners, and provided lots of assists. His performances have added quality to the side both in attack as well as tracking back to help the left back out in defence.

So when Arsenal fans hear about interest in the 27-year old from Juventus who are heading for back to back Italian titles in Serie A, it is something to worry about. Podolski has responded to the Italian champions’ interest, however, and assured Gooners that he is happy at Arsenal, although being flattered by the interest in him. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal may be forced to cough up more than expected this summer if they are serious about the signing of Stevan Jovetic from Fiorentina. Arsene Wenger will have been hoping to pay a little less than £20 million for the 23-year old Montenegrin international, who has declared his desire to play in the English Premier League, but may now be forced to stump up around £25 million due to the strong interest from AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus. .......Read the full article here

There has been a lot of head scratching amongst Arsenal fans as to why the German striker Lukas Podolski has not been playing much recently, but we have now heard that he has been nursing an injury, which would certainly explain his recent absences. Another question is why the striker, who has 44 international goals, has not been given a chance to shine for the Gunners in a centre forward role.

The 27-year old stated earlier in the season that he would love the chance in the middle, although he was happy to play on the left as required. He has scored almost as many goals and made more assists than Giroud from a less favourable position, so many Gooners think he should be given the opportunity to show what he can do as the central striker. .......Read the full article here

Get ready to be happy Gooners. The Arsenal loanee and self confessed all-round superstar Nicklas Bendtner may have found himself a new club. It is not Juventus, the club where he is currently on loan until the end of the season, but the German Bundesliga side Hamburg.

It seems clear that he has failed to convince Juventus of his awesome abilities, and they would probably have sent him back already if they could. The Turin club is marching towards the Italian title again without the Danish internationals help. Bendtner has made nine appearances, most as a substitute, but has yet to score andmay not get any more chances after his latest drink driving exploits. .......Read the full article here

Victor Wanyama is one of the players linked with a summer transfer to Arsenal to fill the troublesome position of defensive midfielder, and his manager at Celtic, Neil Lennon, admitted that they are not too confident of being able to keep the 21-year old at Parkhead for another season. The manager was speaking after Celtic went out of the Champions League following defeat by Juventus last night.

“That’s going to be very difficult,” said Lennon.

“I think some of them want to progress their careers, maybe outside of Scotland. It’s difficult to stop that progression.

“We are doing our job. We are bringing these young players in, developing them and hopefully selling them on for significantly more than we paid. .......Read the full article here

After losing three of the last four games, it is no wonder that Arsenal fans are unhappy and looking for somebody to blame. The defence has been the main target, mainly due to the soft nature of the goals that have been conceded, but the Gunners have been struggling at the other end as well. Olivier Giroud is coming under fire again, with some JustArsenal readers even commenting that they would prefer to have Bendtner back. Well it looks like they may soon get their wish. .......Read the full article here