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After the massive disappointment of losing out on Chris Smalling, when Man Utd trumped Arsenal’s offer for the youngster, Arsene Wenger must be feeling hard done by today. Smalling was due at Old Trafford for his medical this morning, and if all went okay he is probably signing a contract at Old Trafford as we speak.

The papers today are not full of much cheer for Wenger either. It has been reported that Arsenal and Liverpool were locked in talks over Ryan Babel, but the Mail has revealed that Sunderland’s Steve Bruce is ready to hijack the deal by going to Rafael Benitez with a cash offer. Wenger is probably hoping that he has no challenges and can try and knock down the price given by Benitez. Not a lot of hope there then! .......Read the full article here

The transfer gossip regarding Arsenal doesn’t seem to be letting up, despite Arsene Wenger admitting that he hardly has time to consider new arrivals with the amount of games coming in thick and fast, but that hasn’t stopped the speculation in the papers.

The big story yesterday was that Arsenal had made a £7m bid for the Fulham defender Chris Smalling, but like the endless rumours regarding Brede Hangeland in the summer, they appear to be totally without foundation. .......Read the full article here

With Arsene Wenger revealing that injuries are taking their toll on his team, the papers are full of Arsenal transfer news this morning.

I have already covered the Phillipe Senderos to Celtic story earlier, but there is another couple of bits of gossip around. The newest name to be bandied around is the young Fulham defender Chris Smalling. The Daily Mirror reports that Wenger has offered £7m for the big talented defender.

He could be the long-term replacement for William Gallas and would add some height to the notoriously small Arsenal team. Whether Fulham will be willing to let him go is another matter! .......Read the full article here