A frequent caveat in transfer stories pertaining to Arsenal of late, has been ‘as long as they qualify for the Champions League’. Various big name players could join the club, just as long as 4th spot is secured.
Well, now that requirement is fulfilled,...Read More
If you read the papers, or even if you don’t, you should be aware that Arsenal are at varying degrees of closeness to a deal for Fiorentina’s Stevan Jovetic.
The Montenegrin forward will either be joining imminently or waiting for Arsenal’s Champions...Read More
With Bacary Sagna likely to leave in the summer, Arsenal are looking to recruit another promising youngster from France to replace him in the right-back position.
20 year-old Serge Aurier is a major target to compete with Carl Jenkinson.
It’s not been the best couple of days for Arsenal in transfer terms. After their negotiations for Stevan Jovetic hit a snag, they could now lose out on a goalkeeping target, as Stoke’s Asmir Begovic could be set to move to Liverpool, according to the Bosnian press.
Replacement
Liverpool could offload Pepe Reina this summer and . However, a deal may not be done with Stoke, as Arsenal were widely considered the front-runners previously.
Arsenal have registered a surprise interest in West Ham United centre-back Winston Reid.
The New Zealand defender has been impressive for the Hammers as they finished the Premier League campaign, their first since promotion, in tenth place. West Ham’s mean defence was a large factor in this, and Reid stood out as a key part.
Backup
The interest was , a former chief scout and sporting director with information from around the footballing world.
The potential transfer of Stevan Jovetic appears to have hit a snag over the transfer fee. Arsenal do not value the forward at his €30m release clause and are aiming to complete the deal for around £20-22m.
This represents a difference of around £3m in the valuation of the player.
Options
Arsenal are therefore scouting out the, who is apparently also keen on moving to Juventus, as he would prefer to remain in Italy.
The free transfer of Auxerre’s Yaya Sanogo will not be quite as free as it appears.
The 20 year-old forward will join Arsenal at the end of the season (July) after his contract expires with the Ligue 2 side, but due to his being under 23 .
The amount will be decided by a tribunal nearer to the time, but will likely be around £0.5m.
20 year-old German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the hope of securing a dream transfer to Barcelona.
The young player has been one of the Bundesliga’s standout ‘keepers for Borussia Mönchengladbach, and has attracted interest from Inter Milan as well.
However, Barcelona have him lined up as the successor to Victor Valdes and could make a move this summer, although no business will be done until manager Tito Vilanova returns from his cancer treatment next month.
Arsenal have made Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain their.
Arsenal plan to recruit a new player for every central position to improve the spine of their side and have identified the Argentinian as a realistic but ambitious target to improve their attack.
Options
Arsenal have scouted, among others, Stevan Jovetic, Wayne Rooney and even Higuain’s Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema as potential striking targets, but feel Higuain is the best and most realistic option, in terms of instant impact and price.
A frequent caveat in transfer stories pertaining to Arsenal of late, has been ‘as long as they qualify for the Champions League’. Various big name players could join the club, just as long as 4th spot is secured.
Well, now that requirement is fulfilled, Arsenal can look to the summer transfer window properly, and begin planning how best to strengthen the squad for bigger and better things.
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Far from it being a fleeting winter fancy, Arsenal are fully prepared to sign David Villa in the upcoming transfer window, with their Champions League qualification giving them an advantage over rivals Spurs.
Bid
Barcelona insider/mouthpiece Guillem Balague has confirmed Arsenal have bid around £10m for the Spanish striker, and a deal could be completed very soon.
Barcelona are prepared to let him go now, with the expectation being that they’ll sign a new striker (possibly Neymar) in the summer.
With Manchester United chasing Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal have a little bit of a problem. The champions want to sign him this summer as a replacement for the outgoing Paul Scholes, but Barcelona are unwilling to sell him.
However, if they were eventually convinced to let him go, Arsenal would be given first option to buy him, for £30m. The question is if Arsene Wenger wants Fabregas back enough to pay that kind of money to keep United from getting him.
A frequent caveat in transfer stories pertaining to Arsenal of late, has been ‘as long as they qualify for the Champions League’. Various big name players could join the club, just as long as 4th spot is secured.
Well, now that requirement is fulfilled,...Read More
If you read the papers, or even if you don’t, you should be aware that Arsenal are at varying degrees of closeness to a deal for Fiorentina’s Stevan Jovetic.
The Montenegrin forward will either be joining imminently or waiting for Arsenal’s Champions...Read More
With Bacary Sagna likely to leave in the summer, Arsenal are looking to recruit another promising youngster from France to replace him in the right-back position.
It’s not been the best couple of days for Arsenal in transfer terms. After their 
The free transfer of Auxerre’s Yaya Sanogo will not be quite as free as it appears.
20 year-old German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the hope of securing a dream transfer to Barcelona.
Arsenal have made Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain their.
A frequent caveat in transfer stories pertaining to Arsenal of late, has been ‘as long as they qualify for the Champions League’. Various big name players could join the club, just as long as 4th spot is secured.
Far from it being a fleeting winter fancy, Arsenal are fully prepared to sign David Villa in the upcoming transfer window, with their Champions League qualification giving them an advantage over rivals Spurs.
With Manchester United chasing Cesc Fabregas, Arsenal have a little bit of a problem. The champions want to sign him this summer as a replacement for the outgoing Paul Scholes, but Barcelona are unwilling to sell him.