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The Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes that if Arsenal lose tomorrow at Chelsea, then the race for third place in the Premiership will still be wide open.

He admits that Arsene Wenger’s team will still be favourites, but thinks that his own team, Tottenham, Liverpool, Man City, and even Aston Villa could all be challenging Arsenal for the other Champions League spots.

“It is going to be tight,” Redknapp said.

“If we would have beaten Birmingham last week when leading 1-0, and we should have had the game over, then we are suddenly not so far away from Arsenal. Read the full article here

The Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen, who has had a massive impact on the club since joining from Ajax at the beginning of the summer, has admitted that he had the chance to join Tottenham three years ago, but turned down the chance to join Arsenal’s great rivals.

“As I say that is one of the reasons I decided to join Arsenal, their way of playing.

“Three years ago I had an offer from, yes Tottenham. But for me, that was too soon.

“In fact, in the summer, I was a bit surprised when my agent got the call for Arsenal. Read the full article here

The agent of the out-of-favour Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has confirmed that Arsenal are one of the clubs interested in signing his client, along with Roma, Spartak Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg.

Arsene Wenger is desperately searching for a world-class striker that is available cheaply and can play in the Champions League, and he won’t have to look further than across London to find he candidate that ticks all the boxes.

“We are not happy about his situation at Tottenham, so we’ll do everything to ensure that he can change club in January,” said his agent Oleg Artemov. Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reportedly enquired about buying the unsettled striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

The Russian frontman, currently with Tottenham, has been in very short demand this year with Robbie Keane, Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch to compete with.

Reports around the Arsenal ground are that Andrei Arshavin, the inspirational Russian playmaker, has recommended the striker to the Arsenal boss as a key replacement after the loss of Robin Van Persie. Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko made a lethal partnership at the Euro 2006 European Championships, and with his height and strength, Arshavin believes his compatriot can add some necessary steel to Arsenal’s front line. Read the full article here

In a shock announcement this morning in the Mail, it seems that Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has been given permission to speak to the Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, and reports from Italy claim the Vieira is set to agree to a deal.

They say that Inter Milan have given their blessing to the move, and Harry is going to offer Vieira a £35,000 a week pay-as-you-play deal, and a “source close to the player” says he will accept if he is guaranteed regular first team action.

“This is not about money, this is about a chance to play,” the “source” said. Read the full article here

Crystal Palace are suffering from big financial problems lately and have come close to being put into administration this season, so their chairman Simon Jordan is willing to let Arsenal have the England U19 star Victor Moses at a cut-price £1m this January.

Today’s Daily Star says that Arsene Wenger tried to buy Moses in the summer, but Jordan was holding out for a massive £5m for the winger, which Wenger refused to pay as he is unprove at Premiership level. Read the full article here

The Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie scored twice as Arsenal destroyed Tottenham on Saturday, and then went on to say he loves beating the Lilywhites, and even likes to see them lose when they are not playing the Gunners!

This was his reaction when asked if Robbie Keane’s remarks about “Spurs being as good as Arsenal” before the game spurred his team on.

“I didn’t really read what Robbie said but we’ll see whether they are genuine top-four rivals. Read the full article here

The Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted today that he was offered the new Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen while he was still at Ajax, but he decided against buying him. He was then offered to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, and the rest, as they say, is history!

After seeing him win the first two Arsenal Player-of-the-Month awards since his arrival, ‘Arry must be kicking himself that he didn’t look more closely at the offer.

“I was recommended him as a left-back but we were strong in that position,” he told The Mirror. “People who recommended him didn’t speak of him as a central defender. Read the full article here

Arsenal demolished Tottenham today and there could be nothing but positives to be gained from the game and the result, but yet again Arsenal have lost a player for a month.

Nicklas Bendtner started the game in confident mood along with the rest of the team, but after just 37 minutes he had to go off with a groin injury.

Bendtner said today that he expects to be the Premiership top scorer “within five years”, but he missed his best early chance by shooting wide, and his chances of scoring more in the next four weeks went out the window when he went down with a groin injury. Read the full article here

Am I the only one that thinks that Arsene Wenger should give Fran Merida a chance to prove himself in the Arsenal first team, and why not today.

With Eboue and Diaby not in the best of form (to say the least!) and facing our great rivals Tottenham, isn’t it time to give the team a little shake-up?

Sami Nasri finally played the full 90 minutes against Liverpool in midweek, and we all know that he can make a big difference to the team, and Fran Merida also played, and scored a brilliant goal from out of nothing. Read the full article here