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The Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas may not have been fit enough to help his team-mates in last night’s easy win over Porto, but he was quite confident that they were going to win.

In an interview on Spanish TV before the game, he re-iterated how happy he was at Arsenal, and how much he wanted the Gunners to beat Real Madrid in the Champions League Final, which this year will be played at the Bernabeau.

“I want to play in the Champions League Final in Madrid and against Real. That would be the maximum for me as an Arsenal player. Read the full article here

It is being reported today that Arsenal are keen on poaching the young Real Madrid winger Pablo Sarabia, who has so far refused to sign a new contract at the Spanish giants, and will be free to move wherever he likes in the summer.

The 17 year-old has been courted by Arsenal for some time, and according to the News of the World, Liam Brady has even been over to Spain to talk to his family about a possible move.

They also say that Arsenal are in constant contact with Sarabia’s agent, Gines Carvajal, while trying to thrash out a deal to take him to the Emirates on a free transfer. Read the full article here

The Arsenal transfer gossip is gathering pace as it has just been revealed that the North London club have been in serious discussions with Sergio Canales agent (and father) regarding a possible move to the Emirates.

The Mail reports that Gelo Canales was in London yesterday (Monday) to meet representatives of Arsenal with the express desire to seek assurances that he will not be languishing in the reserves if he moves to London.

“I won’t discount any option.” Gelo said: “My son will go to a club where he will play plenty of football. That’s what interests us.” Read the full article here

As the transfer window progresses, the Arsenal transfer gossip in the papers is becoming more and more outlandish! Absolutely every single paper is spouting the rumour that Arsenal are considering a swap with Real Madrid involving Cesc Fabregas and Gonzalo Higuain.

Admittedly the Argentinian striker is a class act, but how many denials is it going to take before the press realise that the Arsenal captain is not going anywhere? And there is just no way that Wenger is going to pay £35m to Madrid for a cash deal, not a hope in hell! Read the full article here

The Sunday papers never let us down with the Arsenal rumours and today the People wins the contest for the most unlikely scenario.

They have the very strange story that Arsene Wenger is willing to get rid of the brilliant young up-and-coming striker Jay Simpson, PLUS £1m, to tempt QPR into letting the superkid Raheem Sterling join the Gunners.

They say that Sterling has asked for a move and QPR are now taking bids. Arsenal are said to have already outbid Fuham, and only have Man City as their possible rivals for the 16 year-old. Read the full article here

The media is not just happy with spreading transfer rumours about the Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas moving to Barcelona, they have now put Real Madrid in the frame as well!

The Daily Star reports: REAL Madrid and Barcelona are ready to spark a £60m bidding war for Cesc Fabregas.

The Spanish giants have both made the Arsenal skipper their No.1 target for next season and are ready to go toe to toe.

They go on to say that, although Barcelona are desperate to get Fabregas to return to the club he started at, Real Madrid are just as desperate for it NOT to happen, and the only way they can ensure that is by outbidding their traditional rivals. Read the full article here

Clichy wanted by Madrid?

The News of the World reckons that Real Madrid are going to make a £16m bid for Gael Clichy next summer, and that Arsene Wenger will consider selling him to balance the books!

Clichy signed a four year contract last year and has played in just about every game since, but they think that Wenger will sell him to let Kieran Gibbs get his chance in the team. Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been seen this morning at Madrid airport. It is believed he is armed with £70m to spend after adding the expected profits from winning the Champions League to the £40m already taken off Man City for Emanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure.

He is believed to be going to the Bernabeau first where he will persuade Real Madrid to sell him Rafael Van Der Vaart for £10m. The Holland midfielder has already indicated that he would love to move to the Premiership, and Arsene Wenger is his favourite manager in the whole world. Read the full article here

So the last day of the transfer window is upon us, and the press are getting desperate to find players to link with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

They have been pushing the Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh all summer, but has Wenger finally taken the bait. We shall know for sure by midnight tonight.

Chamakh gave us a little teaser last night by saying “Yes, indeed, my representatives were in London. Maybe the offer has come too late.

I am focused on Bordeaux, but you never know what can happen. Let us say there is a 90 per cent chance that I will stay and a 10% chance that I will leave.” Read the full article here

The Fabregas to Barcelona saga goes on, with the Barca president Joan Laporta basically saying that his club will never give up on trying to sign the Arsenal star midfielder.

“I apologise if I bothered Mr Wenger, because I respect him very highly and the job he is doing,” said Laporta.

“But he knows perfectly that the case of Cesc Fabregas is special. He is a Catalan player from our youth team and it is not a secret that we love this player.” Read the full article here