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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

The Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has lost his place in the France team due to not playing regularly for Inter Milan, and he is not at all happy about it.

He said last week when he heard that he hadn’t been selected by Raymond Domenech for the crucial play-offs against the Republic of Ireland: “There is no one on my level in France at the moment. I could come off as being arrogant, but I am sure of it.”

But Domenech has insisted that Vieira won’t be considered unless he is a regular for his club, and Arsene Wenger backs that statement by saying that Vieira needs to leave Inter. Read the full article here

The Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira has come out in praise of Abou Diaby, who has often been billed as the “New Vieira”.

Diaby’s career was nearly destroyed before it had begun when his ankle was shattered by Dan Smith in a game at Sunderland, and Diaby will be returning to the scene again this weekend.

“It’s not easy to come back from an injury like that,” said Vieira. “He must be a strong player to do that. To make a full recovery, everything has to be right – the treatment, the support from the club and the help of the players around him. Read the full article here

The ex-Arsenal legeng Patrick Vieira is not very happy with the France manager Raymond Domenech after he was left out of the French squad for next weeks crucial World Cup Play-offs against the Republic of Ireland. Not very happy at all!

“There is no one on my level in France at the moment,” he moaned.

“I could come off as being arrogant, but I am sure of it.”

Vieira is being similarly ignored by Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan, having made just nine appearances for the club this season, but Vieira still thinks that he should be first choice for the France team. Read the full article here

The Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby is probably the most unliked player (by the fans) in the Gunners team, but he promises the Arsenal supporters that he will improve and can make an impact on the game.

He accepts that he is not as strong or aggressive as the Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira was, but he is more “attack-minded and technical”.

“Vieira inspired me when I was a kid growing up. I would watch him playing for Arsenal, playing for France, and dream of one day playing for Arsenal too. Read the full article here

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that it is like a “game of poker” when you are trying to buy players.

He was talking in the light of Marlon King’s prison sentence for violence, and he says it is very difficult to find out what a player’s real character is before spending millions on them.

Thomas Vermaelen revealed that Arsenal had watched him intensely and built up a large dossier before making the decision to buy him, but Wenger said that sometimes you can never still be sure of what is revealed. Read the full article here

The rumours about Patrick Vieira’s next club keep coming, and after Arsene Wenger admitted that he had considered bringing Vieira back to Arsenal in the summer, it seems that Chelsea have now got him in their sights.

Vieira was seen at Chelsea’s game against Liverpool a couple of weeks ago, and the Daily Express has revived the rumour that Arsenal’s rivals are considering bringing him in this January, if, as expected, their transfer ban is suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Read the full article here

The Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby has taken a lot of stick from the fans, especially since his diabolical own goal sentenced Arsenal to defeat against Man Utd, but Asene Wenger obviously has faith in him, and thinks there is still a lot of improvement in him.

The main thing he gives the team is some extra height for set pieces, and Diaby believes that it is his size that has led to the comparisons with the Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira. Diaby is not only the same size as Vieira, he also plays in the same position, and he plays for France and is of African descent. But he doesn’t believe that he is quite in the same league as Vieira just yet. Read the full article here

It must be because of the international break that the papers are full of Arsenal rumours once again.

Wel, for starters, we can forget about Patrick Vieira coming back, as he has made it clear that he won’t be, well not this January anyway.

“I want to play more but I also want to respect my contract,” Vieira told Tuttosport. “Nothing will happen in January. But I will leave Inter in June and I have yet to decide whether to play in the Premier League or in the French league.” Read the full article here

There seems to be a glut of oldies around looking for new clubs at the moment, and they are all being linked with Arsenal!

Okay, Patrick Vieira is an Arsenal legend, so you could understand that Wenger may like him around as an example to his youngsters, but he considered the idea in the summer, and obviously decided against it.

Sol Campbell is available purely because he tore up his contract with Notts County, and although Wenger may allow him to train with the team, there is no chance of him taking him on full-time. Read the full article here