Just Arsenal News

Every transfer rumour at the minute highlights the importance of Arsenal finishing in the top four of the Premier League and being in next season’s Champions League. I’m not going to say it is like a trophy, nobody would be that silly would they, but it is more important than winning a trophy in regards to attracting players to the club and being able to afford them.

The 23-year old Gabon international striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who currently plays in Ligue 1 for Saint-Etienne, looks set to be the target of one of this summer’s transfer tussles. He has already been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle in the Premier League who have all had their scouts tracking the forward. Now it seems as though he could stay in France, but move to big spending Paris Saint-Germain. .......Read the full article here

When Arsene Wenger agreed to sell Alex Song to Barcelona near the end of the summer transfer window, Arsenal fans were up in arms. The failure to replace the Cameroonian has been a significant factor in Arsenal’s defensive frailties this season, as he used to offer protection to the back four that is just not part of Mikel Arteta’s game.

There were stories at the time about Wenger forcing Song out of the club, but the player later revealed that it was his choice to move to Spain and he would only have pushed for the transfer to Barcelona. It has not really worked out for the 25-year old at the Nou Camp. He only plays in unimportant games when Busquets is given a rest, and is thinking about calling an end to his career with Barca at the end of the season, according to the Express. .......Read the full article here

Arsene Wenger was frustrated in his attempts to persuade Barcelona to release the Spanish international striker David Villa in January. The 31-year old was seen as the ideal player to add some venom to the Arsenal attack, but the Spanish club refused to sanction the deal, despite the fact they were hardly playing him and that Villa had told them he wanted to go. The vice-president of Barca has now revealed that they will not block his transfer in the summer, so if Wenger still wants him then he could be a Gunner next season. .......Read the full article here

Carl Jenkinson was called into action for Arsenal on Saturday because of an injury to Bacary Sagna. The 21-year old had a good game at right back, especially when you consider that he was sent off in his last appearance against Stoke City and has hardly feature since Sagna returned from injury.

A lifelong Arsenal fan himself, Jenkinson showed the grit and determination that we demand from the Gunners, and he feels that Arsenal fully deserved all three points, despite not producing the best football they are capable of. The defender reckons that the team have not been getting the results they deserved recently, so it was about time the bad luck stopped. .......Read the full article here

It may not have been the most convincing Arsenal victory ever, and there were a number of things that could be improved on, but after a terrible week that saw an exit from the FA cup to lower league Blackburn, followed by a pasting from Bayern Munich, it was hugely important for the Gunners to beat Aston Villa on Saturday.

That made it three wins in a row for Arsenal in the league, and stopped the rot of two home defeats. It also gave the media, who can be like a dog with a bone, something else to talk about. The players and coaching staff can just get their heads down now and focus on the job at hand, which is making sure we finish in the top four. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal 2 – 1 Aston Villa, we just about beat the relegation strugglers by KJ

Two good goals by Spaniard Cazorla detracts from a bad goalkeeping error that could’ve ruined our chances for the top 4.
We started the game off strongly with a goal from Cazorla. He ran into the box and seemed to try and pass it into the danger area inside the box before it was blocked and returned to the Spaniard. Then he decided to take the shot and scored. It was a very good goal that was sorely needed. 1-0 .......Read the full article here

When the Arsenal fans saw that Aaron Ramsey was in the starting 11 to face Bayern Munich on Tuesday, I am sure there was a lot of groaning, tutting and shaking of heads, but the young Welshman was actually one of the better players for the Gunners. After some shaky performances earlier in the season, the 22-year old has improved and is no longer the scapegoat for every bad result that Arsenal suffer.

Ramsey has admitted that the problem was mainly about confidence, and the manager’s continued faith in him has helped him to regain his form. That and the fact that he is playing more in his preferred position in the middle of the pitch. .......Read the full article here

The Belgian striker Christian Benteke has certainly made an impression on the Premier league this season. The 22-year old striker revealed that he has a love for Arsenal shortly after a joining another club, Aston Villa, at the start of the season. His impressive performances for Paul Lambert’s struggling side have led to a great deal of speculation about his future, and it now seems unlikely he will still be playing for Villa next season, whether they avoid relegation or not.

The striker signed a four year deal with Villa when he signed from the Belgian club Genk on the last day of the summer transfer window. Benteke has made no secret of the fact that he wants to move on to a bigger English club, and his agent has done nothing to suggest otherwise. .......Read the full article here

Arsenal fans have had enough of Barcelona trying to poach players from the club, and the latest report will not make them feel any friendlier towards the Spanish giants. In typical Barca style, one of their players has been talking about a possible transfer of the midfield star Jack Wilshere, just as they did with Cesc Fabregas. It is disrespectful and borders on `tapping up` but that seems to be the way Barca operate and they think they have a right to do so.

The Brazilian international right back Dani Alves is quoted in the Telegraph today, talking about Wilshere and how he would be a great player for Barcelona, despite the fact that we have no intention of selling him and he has recently signed a new long term contract. .......Read the full article here

The Spanish international striker and Arsenal transfer target David Villa is not having much luck this season at Barcelona. After finally returning from a serious leg break which kept him out of the team for almost a year, Villa found himself struggling to force his way into the starting line up due to the progress of Tello, Pedro and Alexis Sanchez along with the super scoring form of Lionel Messi. After a number of substitute appearances and some good cameo performances, he had proved his fitness and was getting a run in the Spanish cup when he tweaked his thigh. .......Read the full article here

Another player declares his wish to play for Arsenal! by AH

So in the past we have seen so many players declare an interest in one day signing for the Gunners. Some of these players are big star names, most recently supposedly Barcelona’s David Villa, who reportedly wants out in the summer to join the Gunners after a move failed to materialise in the January window. The majority of the time it’s lesser known players, almost worthy of Arsenal fan status just like you and me. Unfortunately this is another one of those players, a midfielder who we have never heard of before and are likely never to hear of again as the players rarely get their wish when it comes to signing under Arsene Wenger. .......Read the full article here

There are reports that Arsene Wenger will not continue his pursuit of David Villa from Barcelona when this season comes to an end, but will instead concentrate on bringing Stevan Jovetic to Arsenal. The Montenegrin international has been interesting Wenger for some time, but his Italian club have been adamant that they will not sell.

Jovetic has a contract with Fiorentina until 2016, and was happy to stay with the club and try to qualify for the Champions league. They are currently sixth in Serie A and if they do not reach Europe’s top competition the club and player may be willing to listen to offers. .......Read the full article here