http://www.theguardian.com/football/...rby?CMP=twt_gu
Midway through a fairly routine pre-match press conference a nerve was struck when the subject of Franco Baldini's busy summer as Tottenham Hotspur's technical director was put to Arsène Wenger. The inquisitor was not even permitted to reach the end of his question, as Wenger pounced with a short, sharp response. "Would you work with a dir …"
"No."
There was a pause. The air in the room felt a little thick suddenly. Was this a slight at Arsenal's neighbourly rivals? Hardly. This was more a case of Wenger flexing his muscles as the unchallenged lord of his Islington manor.
His time has passed. The entire structure of our club is light years out of date and will not change under his watch.
If you don’t send this signature to ten people, you will become a Spurs fan.
Hope they do tbhSwansea have warned Arsenal they are prepared to fight "tooth and nail" to keep hold of 29-year-old central defender Ashley Williams and striker Michu, 27.
Full story: Metro
Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata, 25, will have to *demand a transfer in order to push through a move to Arsenal.
Full story: Sunday People
Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, 33, has told striker Luis Suarez, 26, that he is too big for Arsenal, but he can go to Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich if Liverpool don't qualify for the next season's Champions League.
Full story: Sunday Mirror
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says he would not be prepared to work with a director of football.
Full story: The Observer
Mata needs to put in a transfer request ASAP
Gerard needs to stfu. Just cos hes flopped doesn't mean Suarez has to.
Time for a director of football to come home.
WHO?Manager Arsene Wenger has been chasing Real Madrid trio Angel Di Maria, Mesut Ozil and Karim Benzema, and is also interested in Schalke’s Julian Draxler. It is believed the *£38million buy-out clause in Draxler’s contract expired in June.
But, aware such big deals will be hard to pull off with so little time left, Wenger has identified 24-year-old Montero as a last-minute back-up option. Cardiff have been in *negotiations with *Montero and his Mexican club Morelia, but the *Premier League new boys have been made aware of Arsenal’s interest.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...#ixzz2db6VCW1z
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I think we'll sign Mata. It makes no sense for him to be out in the cold at the chavs with a world cup year coming up. City don't need him and Utd have Moyes, so we could actually do this deal and stand a chance of getting him. It won't make much of a difference overall as we need at least 5 top players by the end of Monday but he would still add quality in what is set to be a tough season trying to scrape 4th.
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Prob won't cost much but doubt he's free so way out of our price range.
He's also Ecuadorean