Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Backpage Roundup: Perez Won’t Accept £25M for Higuain, Wenger ‘Not Scared to Spend’ Big, Fabregas Staying at Barca, Grenier Might Too and More

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Perez Tells Higuain Suitors to Not Even Bother Bidding Just £25M Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has told Arsenal and Juventus to forget about signing Gonzalo Higuain if they believe he will accept offers of £25.5 million for the Argentine forward. It was previously thought that Los Merengues would sell Higuain for a transfer fee [...]

Backpage Roundup: Higuain Deal Close, Bendtner Nears Arsenal Exit, Mignolet Want to Leave Sunderland, Dein’s Backing for Wenger and More

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Higuain Deal Close Want-away Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain is close to signing for Arsenal in a £19 million deal after meeting coach Arsene Wenger. The 25-year-old Argentine and his dad have had several discussions with the Gunners boss, and he has been reportedly offered a weekly pay packet of £150,000. Wenger turned to Higuain [...]

Backpage Roundup: Arsenal Exercise Fellaini’s Release Clause, Richer Gunners Ready to Battle, Koscielny’s Threat, Capoue’s Exit and More

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Arsenal Exercise Fellaini’s Release Clause – Report Arsenal FC have purportedly exercised the £22 million-release clause in Everton star Marouane Fellaini’s contract and intend to finalise a deal for the Belgian in the next few weeks. (Goal.com) Fellaini, 25, is a long-term transfer target for Chelsea and has also been linked with a move to [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gazidis Hints At New Wenger Deal, Newcastle’s Taylor Interesting Arsenal, Gunners Release Trio, Jovetic Not On Market and More

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Gazidis Hints At New Wenger Deal Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has refused to offer any real updates regarding coach Arsene Wenger’s future at the club but is confident that the Frenchman’s ‘long-term’ future lies at the Emirates Stadium. (The Evening Standard) Wenger, 63, only has one more year to run on his current Arsenal [...]

Backpage Roundup: Viola Stay Firm over Jovetic Transfer, Higuain Emerges As New Arsenal Target, Gunners Readying Bid for Wanyama, Sanogo Loan and More

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Viola Stay Firm over Jovetic Transfer Fiorentina general manager Sandro Mencucci has made it clear to Arsenal and Juventus that they won’t accept anything less than €30 million (£25.7m) for their prized striker Stevan Jovetic. Both the Gunners and the Old Lady are long-term admirers of the Montenegrin star but may have to look elsewhere [...]

Backpage Roundup: Gervinho Going Nowhere, Gunners to Decide Fabregas’ United Move, Vermaelen Wants to Stay Too, Gremio’s Refusal on Santos and More

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Gervinho Going Nowhere Gervinho has declared that he will not be leaving Arsenal this summer and intends to become a regular part of coach Arsene Wenger’s starting line-up next season. The 26-year-old Ivorian’s wastefulness in front of goal has seen him linked with moves away from Emirates Stadium, but the player has made it clear [...]

Backpage Roundup: Juve Jump Ahead In Jovetic Chase, Garde Wants Grenier to Stay, Spalletti Talks up Arshavin, Walcott’s Title Ambitions and More

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Juve Jump Ahead In Jovetic Chase Juventus are reportedly in pole position to land Fiorentina star Stevan Jovetic after tabling an offer of £15million in cash and two of their own players. (Gazzetta dello Sport) Arsenal FC were hoping to sign the highly-rated Montenegrin this summer but the Old Lady have stolen a march on [...]

Backpage Roundup: Wilshere Targets Strong Start, Swansea’s Williams Nearing Arsenal Move, Monteiro Leaving, Jovetic Staying, Chamakh and More

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Wilshere Targets Strong Start For Title Challenge Jack Wilshere feels that Arsenal should hit the ground running next season in order to mount a serious title challenge for the first time since 1997/98. The Gunners have the fourth-lowest odds to win the 2013/13 Barclays Premier League title, according to several worldwide online sports betting companies. [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal cruises into Champions League Qualifiers

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 Arsenal fans had to endure a few nervous minutes at the end of the Gunners 1-0 win in Newcastle on May 19, but all’s well that ends well as the club managed to finish in fourth place in the English Premier League this season to earn a berth in the qualifying stages of next season’s [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal still in driver’s seat after 4-1 win over Wigan

  Arsenal remains in the driver’s seat after a thorough 4-1 win over Wigan Athletic at the rain-soaked Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, May 14. The Gunners just have to win their final game of the season at St. James’ Park in Newcastle to ensure themselves of a third or fourth place finish in the Premier [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic Match Preview

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Arsenal will welcome Wigan Athletic to Emirates Stadium this Tuesday where the two teams will face each other in a Premier League fixture that is extremely crucial to both, but for different reasons. Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Saturday all but guaranteed them a place in next season’s Champions League competition. The Blues’ [...]

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 [...]

Third is the word for Arsenal

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 Arsenal put in another workmanlike effort again at Loftus Road on Sat. May 4, to earn a 1-0 draw against recently-relegated Queens Park Rangers and moved into third place in the Premier League table. The scoring was done before many supporters got to their seats as Theo Walcott banged in the game’s only goal after [...]

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 [...]

Arsenal can’t take relegated QPR for granted

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Arsenal won’t have far to travel for their next match when they head across town to take on London neighbours Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road. This could be a decent time to meet Harry Redknapp and his squad since they’ve already been relegated into the Championship League next season along with Reading. But on [...]

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: 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: 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 [...]