Thursday, 23 May 2013

Backpage Roundup: Viola Want Jovetic to Consider Staying, Sanogo Chooses Arsenal, Swans’ Williams Coy, Bendtner’s Injury and More

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Viola Want Jovetic to Consider Staying Fiorentina president Andrea Della Valle says that he would try and convince star striker Stevan Jovetic to cancel transfer plans and stay with them once he returns from international duty. The 23-year-old Montenegrin has emerged as the top summer target for Premier League club Arsenal although it is believed [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Praises Gunners, Jenkinson Determined to Become First-Choice RB, Cazorla Backs Pellegrini to Find PL Success and More

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Wenger Praises Arsenal Players Arsene Wenger commended his Arsenal players after they maintained their top-four status for the 17th consecutive season by defeating Newcastle United 1-0 on the final day of the season. The Gunners boss was elated with his team’s outstanding end-of-the-season form which saw them win nine of their final 11 games, including [...]

Backpage Roundup: No Arsenal Bid for Rooney But Sanogo Deal Is Close, Gunners Almost On Par With City and Chelsea, Mertesacker Staying and More

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No Arsenal Bid for Rooney But Sanogo Deal Is Close Arsene Wenger has rubbished media reports which claimed that Arsenal have already launched a bid to sign want-away Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. The 27-year-old England international wants to leave the Red Devils for a new challenge, and the press recently claimed that Wenger has [...]

Backpage Roundup: Man United Launch Fabregas Bid, AVB Expects Latics to Upset Arsenal, Wenger Wants Job Finished, Pardew’s Comments and More

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Manchester United Launch Shock Fabregas Bid – Report Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has emerged as a shock transfer target for the Premier League champions Manchester United. According to a report published by The Evening Standard, the 26-year-old midfielder is wanted by the Red Devils as replacement of their retiring legend Paul Scholes, and they [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gunners Linked With Summer Moves for Rooney and Piszczek, Fabregas Wanted by Inter, Vietnam Friendly and More

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Arsenal Interested In Buying United Ace Rooney Arsene Wenger has joined Chelsea in the race to sign want-away Manchester United star Wayne Rooney, according to the latest Arsenal transfer news. The 27-year-old striker is apparently unhappy with his reduced role at United, where he isn’t considered the biggest star any longer. He also has a [...]

Backpage Roundup: Bayern Wanted Giroud, Swans Demand £10Million For Williams, Song’s Advice, Szczesny’s Spurs Taunt and More

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Bayern Wanted Giroud Olivier Giroud has claimed that UEFA Champions League finalists Bayern Munich wanted to sign him last summer before he joined Arsenal. The former Montpellier man says he was on the Bavarians’ shortlist but in the end they chose to go for Mario Mandzukic, whose Euro 2012 showings impressed them. However, he has [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Not Leaving, Bayern Enquire About Koscielny, Gunners Tracking Gonalons, Vela Open to Arsenal Return and More

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Wenger Not Leaving Arsenal; Could Stay Beyond 2014 Arsene Wenger has denied that he would leave Arsenal this summer and hinted that he could even extend his current deal, which only has one more year remaining after this one. It was recently speculated that the Gunners boss could leave the North London club at the [...]

Backpage Roundup: PSG Confident of Luring Wenger, Arsenal Line Up Schneiderlin As Diaby’s Replacement, Fabregas Available and More

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PSG Confident of Luring Wenger Back to France Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has emerged as Paris Saint-Germain’s top transfer target to replace the incumbent Carlo Ancelotti this summer. (The Telegraph) The wealthy Parisian outfit’s directors have purportedly been claiming that they have convinced Wenger of ending his 17-year association with the London club this summer [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Not Interested In Villa, Gunners Join Kondogbia Chase, Arteta’s Advice, Wenger’s Warning and More

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Villa Could Be Available but Gunners Not Interested – Report Barcelona star David Villa, who was wanted by Arsenal in the January transfer window, might force his club into transfer listing him this summer, according to The Mirror. The 31-year-old Spaniard isn’t considered an undisputed starter at Barca anymore and so he wants to switch [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Concerned About Giroud and Podolski, Rowley Scouting Remy, Vermalen Wants to Replicate United and More

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Wenger Concerned About Giroud and Podolski’s Disappearing Act in Tough Games Arsene Wenger is satisfied with the way Arsenal’s new strike pairing of Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski has performed in their first season at the club but is concerned by their struggles in difficult games, according to a club insider. Giroud and Podolski’s combined [...]

Backpage Roundup: United To Get Guard of Honour, No Arsenal Bid for Hamburg’s Adler, Wenger Scared of Chelsea, Monreal’s Advice and More

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Gunners to Hold Guard of Honour for United Arsene Wenger has revealed that not holding a guard of honour for Manchester United was never an option for his Arsenal side, and they will show the newly crowned Premier League champions the traditional respect they deserve. Some Arsenal fans recently threatened to do a ‘Poznan’ if [...]

Backpage Roundup: FA Reject Giroud’s Appeal, Gunners Submit Enquiries for Juve Duo, Vermaelen Out Fazio In, Wenger’s Respect Plea and More

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FA Reject Giroud’s Red Card Appeal Arsenal FC’s appeal to overturn the red card shown to Olivier Giroud in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Fulham has been rejected by the FA, and the striker is now banned for the club’s next three games. The France international’s 90th-minute tackle on Fulham defender Stanislav Manolev was deemed [...]

Backpage Roundup: Usmanov Named Richest Man in UK, Wenger Admits Gunners Were Fortunate, Mertesacker Ugly but Effective and More

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Usmanov Named Richest Man in UK Arsenal co-owner Alisher Usmanov is now the richest man in the United Kingdom, according to the freshly published Sunday Times Rich List 2013. The 59-year-old Russian businessman, whose personal wealth is estimated at £13.3 billion, has taken over the publication’s top spot from steel magnate and QPR co-owner Lakshmi [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gunners Linked With Summer Move for Mignolet, Wenger Still Confident, Campbell Open to Betis’ Stay, Wilshere’s Injury and More

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Gunners Interested in £10 Million-Rated Sunderland Goalie Arsenal FC will try and sign Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet in the summer transfer window, according to a report published by The Independent. Coach Arsene Wenger has apparently lost patience with Wojciech Szczesny’s inconsistency and Lukasz Fabianski’s poor fitness record and would like to bring the Black Cats [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gotze to Stay Put, Ox Confident of Top-Four Finish, Wenger’s Rejection of Neville’s Views, Vermaelen’s Cry and More

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Gotze’s Agent Rules Out Summer Switch Arsene Wenger’s purported plan of signing Mario Gotze for Arsenal this summer has been dealt a major blow, as the Borussia Dortmund starlet’s agent has announced that his client is not seeking a transfer at all. Gotze was thought to be one of Arsenal’s primary targets after reports recently [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Calls for Strong Start against Norwich, Koscielny Likes Pressure, Ox Talks about Gunners Confidence, Hawk-Eye System and More

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Wenger Calls for Strong Start against Canaries Arsene Wenger has urged his Arsenal charges to fire on all cylinders from the very beginning when they take on Norwich City at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Frenchman believes that when his men take an early lead, it draws their opponents out and makes the game [...]

Backpage Roundup: Dein Sure Wenger Would Spend Big, Seaman Frustrated with Arsenal Plight, Angha to Join Nuremberg, Graham’s Gunner Backing and More

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Dein Claims Wenger Is Ready to Spend Big Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein believes that coach Arsene Wenger is finally ready to splash some serious cash in the transfer market. Despite having enough money in the bank, the Gunners have never competed with the big spenders in the transfer market for players of the highest [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Plotting Casillas Move, Arshavin Considering Retirement, Gunners Chasing ‘New Xavi,’ Monreal Thanks Wenger and More

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Arsenal Plotting Casillas Move Arsenal are planning an audacious summer move for Real Madrid’s injured ace Iker Casillas, according to reports emerging from Spain. The Gunners-related transfer rumours are rife following whispers of a £70million summer spree on Robert Lewandowski, Mario Goetze and Lars Bender in the summer. While the Germany-based trio’s purported arrival would [...]

Backpage Roundup: Seaman Doubts Szczesny’s Ability, Corchia Dreaming Of Big Club, N’Koulou Open to Summer Switch, Gibbs among Top LBs and More

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Seaman Doubts Szczesny’s Ability to Win Starting Role Back Arsenal legend David Seaman isn’t sure whether goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny has what it takes to win back his position in coach Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up. The Arsenal manager dropped Szczesny after last month’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, and his countryman Lukasz Fabianski has been doing [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Tells Gervinho to Relax, Ramsey Not Regretting Arsenal Move, Giroud in Bullish Mood, Jovetic’s Price Tag and More

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Wenger Tells Gervinho to Relax for Greater Accuracy Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal striker Gervinho is not ‘clinical’ in front of the goal but believes his finishing would improve if he calmed down a little. The 25-year-old Ivorian created two goals and scored one in the Gunners’ 4-1 win over Reading at Emirates on [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wenger Sure of Top-Four Finish, Gunners to Spend £70 Million on Bundesliga Trio, Gervinho Praised, Szczesny’s Blip and More

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Wenger Sure of Achieving Top-Four Finish Arsene Wenger has confidently claimed that his Arsenal side will once again finish in the top four on the Barclays Premier League points table at the end of the season. The Frenchman’s club currently find themselves fifth in the standings, two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, but he is sure [...]

Backpage Roundup: Monreal’s Advice for Gunners, Sanchez Wants Barca Stay, Vela Rejects Arsenal Return, Jovetic’s Affinity and More

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Monreal’s Advice for Gunners Nacho Monreal believes that he and his Arsenal teammates should pay no attention to their critics and instead spend all their energies on achieving a top four finish this season. It has been another disappointing season for the Gunners as their trophy-drought is set to cross the eight-year mark at the [...]

Backpage Roundup: Podolski Wants Arsenal Stay, Ox Says Three Lions Can Handle Pressure, Cornelius Not For Sale, Gunners Chasing Chalobah and More

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Podolski Wants Arsenal Stay Lukas Podolski has made it clear that he is loving life at Arsenal and has no intention of leaving them at the end of the season. While still a regular starter, the Germany international rarely gets to finish games for the Gunners these days, and his indifferent form has seen him [...]

Backpage Roundup: Walcott Injures Hip, Negredo Determined to Play in PL, Diaby Praises Young Gunners, Szczesny’s Apology and More

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Walcott Injures Hip Theo Walcott has suffered a ‘minor hip/groin injury’ and will not play any part in England’s upcoming World Cup qualifying round Group H game against Montenegro. The Arsenal winger’s injury is not serious but he has been sent back to London as he is unlikely to recover in time for the Three [...]

Backpage Roundup: Dortmund Want Rosicky Back, Hodgson Cool with Arsenal over Wilshere Injury, Vermaelen Not Worried, Szczesny Senior’s Outburst and More

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Dortmund Want Rosicky Back Frustrated Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky’s former club Borussia Dortmund want to sign him back, according to reports emerging from German press. (Metro) Rosicky joined the Gunners from the Bundesliga outfit in 2006 but has failed to fully flourish in London due to his never-ending injury problems. As a result, he is [...]