http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ssip-news.htmlNDREY ARSHAVIN wants to return to Arsenal this summer after his loan at Zenit St Petersburg.
He said: "I want to come back. My family are comfortable in London. But every footballer wants to play."
Yet top Russian TV pundit Gennadi Orlov said: "He slows the Zenit team down and has a weight problem."
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
our most successful ever manager?Originally Posted by ItsMe
Podolski is having a medical at London Colney according to the media
The star said he passed it yeserday in Germany.
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...d-RVP-is-happyArsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood believes Robin van Persie is settled at the club and would not be lured away by the offer of a lucrative contract, while he has also insisted there is money to spend in the transfer market if the 'right person' can be found.
Lukas Podolski has emerged as a possible summer signing for the Gunners and fresh reports on Wednesday suggest the Cologne striker has undergone a medical in Germany that was overseen by officials from the London club.
The pursuit of Podolski has been viewed as an attempt to bolster Arsenal's attacking options rather than as a potential replacement for Van Persie, whose future has been the subject of intense speculation in recent months.
The Dutchman's current deal at the Emirates Stadium is due to expire in June 2013 and he has put contract talks on hold until the end of this season.
Van Persie has been in such spectacular form this season that a number of other clubs are sure to be following his situation with interest, but Hill-Wood is confident he will not be going anywhere.
While Arsenal are believed to be ready to offer Van Persie a massive pay hike, Hill-Wood does not think he is obsessed with financial rewards and is more concerned about having a successful career at the club he loves.
"I think Robin and his family are very happy in London and I don't think he is solely motivated by money as some players are," Hill-Wood said in the Daily Star.
Not silly prices
As well as Podolski, Arsenal have been linked with a move for his £30million-rated German compatriot Mario Gotze, from Borussia Dortmund.
Reports have claimed that Arsenal are ready to not only push through a move for Podolski but also break their transfer record to land Gotze.
Hill-Wood says there are funds available to Wenger, although the club will only spend if they feel it is a good deal.
"If we find the right person for the right position we are happy to buy," said Hill-Wood.
"We have got enough to pay anything but silly prices."
Interesting.
"I really like Arsenal. Do you really like Arsenal, or only Arsenal with trophies?" - Dennis Bergkamp.
"Which Arsenal do they want back, the one Arsene created?" - Tony Adams.
Stopped reading there tbh
why would he have a medical now, when he could easily fall to pieces in the next few months?
Our luck with injuries is exemplary
I should imagine the deal is done, and we're double checking it all through.
I'm sure he'd have a proper medical before signing officially.
In fact, it's probably a bloody good idea. Because if anything shows up, we can ditch it and move on quickly.
Seems like we're trying to get business done early, efficiently and ready for the next campaign. Good news.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
How is it possible to do a medical and tie a deal up early when the window isn't open and podolski is under contract?
I assume because they know he wants to leave they are more willing to get a deal done early too rather than drag it out all summer?
It'll just be tied in to a pre-contract agreement, no point leaving things to chance.
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