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The German international midfielder Mesut Ozil was one of the stars of the World Cup this summer, and is likely to be very sought after as soon as he comes on the market. Werder Bremen have been trying desperately to get him to sign a contract extension, but risk letting him go on a free next summer if he refuses.

According to todays Times, Arsene Wenger is considering offering Werder £10m to test the waters, with Man Utd watching developments closely. His market value is thought to be in excess of £20m but Werder may panic if they think they won’t get anything in a years time. .......Read the full article here

The Russian international goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev thinks he is ready for a move to the Premiership, and after talking to his mate Andrei Arshavin, he is especially keen on moving to Arsenal and London, with Man Utd being his second choice.

The CSKA Moscow star believes that if a good offer came in for him the Russian giants would be happy to let him leave, despite still having two years left on his contract.

Akinfeev said: “Arsenal and Manchester United are two of the very best clubs in the world. .......Read the full article here

There have been many rumours about Arsene Wenger making a bid for the German playmaker Mesut Ozil, but the player himself is more keen on a move to either Chelsea or Man Utd.

Ozil only has one year left on his contract at Werder Bremen and it looks like he will not be short of offers after his excellent performances at the World Cup, but he believes he will have more chance of winning trophies if he moves to Old Trafford or Stamford Bridge. .......Read the full article here

There were thousands of reports yesterday saying that Harry Redknapp was under the impression that the out-of-contract Chelsea midfielder/striker, Joe Cole, had already “done a deal” with Man Utd.

Tottenham manager Redknapp said that he had tried to start talks with Cole’s agents, but they were refusing to answer his calls, which led him to come to this conclusion.

Other reports were also released saying that Cole had told his “pals” that he was keen on playing for Alex Ferguson next season. .......Read the full article here

I have just found this article from Kenya, which just shows how football-mad the fans are over there.

The report in The Nation said: After claiming the life of a die-hard Kenyan fan a year ago, the curse of the English Premier League, the world’s richest football league, has struck again.

Arsene Wenger was not very happy after seeing his team concede a goal in added time against Birmingham, and drop two points in the race for the Premiership title.

“It is a disappointment,” he said. “Because we had the game won, and we had the chance to score the second goal. I believe the pitch was very difficult to play on and it was a scrappy game. We got slowly on top and played the second half in their half but they defended well and made the game difficult. In the end we got caught.” .......Read the full article here

The Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson saw his team rise to the top of the Premiership again yesterday, just two points clear of Chelsea and Arsenal, and although Chelsea still have a game in hand, they also have to face United at Old Trafford during the run-in.

This has led the Scotsman to suggest that Arsenal will be the biggest danger to his fourth Premiership title in a row.

“We are back in the lead, but Chelsea have a game in hand,” Ferguson said. .......Read the full article here

The Arsenal winger Theo Walcott thinks that his team’s demolition of Porto at the Emirates last week will have sent a message to Man Utd that the Gunners will not be so easy to beat if they get drawn against them in the Champions League.

“We’ve had disappointments in this competition over the last couple of years – Manchester United in the semis last year. We need to build on results. Hopefully, if it comes to it we’ll learn from our mistakes and try to go one step further. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger was extremely pleased with the massive 5-0 win over Porto last night, but thinks that his Arsenal team need to continue to improve to get past all the great teams still left in the competition.

He said: “First of all, we are happy to be in the last eight. If you look back at the last five years, I think we were in the last eight a few times. It’s never easy to be in the top eight in Europe. The negative side of that is you only have good teams now. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger saw his team take the three points from a tactical and hard-fought match against Liverpool, and after seeing Chelsea and Man Utd both drop points on the same night, he believes that Arsenal has as much chance as anyone to still win the Premiership title.

“I think it was a highly tactical game against a Liverpool team that didn’t give us any space to play.” Wenger said. “We found it difficult to get our passing going because they were always in our way. We needed to be patient and not make a defensive mistake. They had one or two chances as well but in the end we got that goal. When you have the two results we had before the most important thing is to win the game. .......Read the full article here