Possibly bollocksTime - Back from Argentina Sabatini seems to have purchased here, in particular by Velez, Ricardo Alvarez (23) , the player can be called a Perrotta with more quality. Italian passport, the new ds Roma follows him since he was 14 years. Arsenal beat the competition: the Velez will receive about 7 million €.- http://www.vocegiallorossa.it/?actio...dnotizia=18469
BTW, where are Liverpool getting all there cash from? Are their owners just spunking checks because of Kenny's halo?
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And these are the morning's rumours from elsewhere...
Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has turned down an incredible £20m a year offer from Juventus and is now set to stay at Eastlands. (Daily Mail)
Chelsea's former director of football Frank Arnesen, now director of sport at Hamburg, has targeted Chelsea teenager Josh McEachran, causing fury at Stamford Bridge. (Daily Express)
Liverpool are poised to make a bid for Birmingham centre-back Scott Dann, who is a lifelong fan of the Anfield club, after his side's relegation to the Championship. (Metro)
Sunderland are after Birmingham's other first choice centre-back, Roger Johnson, who could be available for £4m. (Daily Mirror)
The plunder of the relegated Blues might not stop there, with Blackburn wanting to sign midfielder Seb Larsson from St Andrews for £500,000. (The Sun)
Inter Milan hope to land Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy, who is out of contract next summer. (The Sun)
Aston Villa are preparing a £3.5m bid for Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Lee Camp. Manager Gerard Houllier sees Camp as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who is leaving the club this summer. (Daily Mirror)
Villa have joined Tottenham and Liverpool in the fight to sign £10-rated West Ham midfielder Scott Parker. (The Sun)
Arsenal boss Arsenal Wenger will offer £10m for giant Blackburn defender Christopher Samba this summer. Wenger is willing to spend big money before next season and signing a dominant centre-half is one of his top priorities. (Daily Star)
Salomon Kalou will wait to see who takes over as Chelsea manager before deciding whether to stay, with Arsenal ready to make a move if the forward chooses to leave Stamford Bridge. (Metro)
QPR are planning a double swoop for Bolo Zenden, out of contract at Sunderland, and Lyon's John Mensah - whose loan at the Stadium of Light has ended. (Daily Mail)
Arsenal will battle it out with Liverpool for the signature of £15m Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing this summer. (Daily Star)
The Gunners are pushing Samir Nasri to make a quick decision on his future after Downing revealed he is open to leaving Aston Villa. (Daily Mail)
And...
http://www.thegunninghawk.com/2011/0...r-pre-season/?According to agent Eduardo Hernández, Arsenal striker Carlos Vela is still a Gunner and is wanted by the club for this summer’s pre-season.
Reports have suggested that the 22-year old will be one of the many players manager Arsene Wenger will sell during the summer transfer window but according to his agent the instructions of the club is for Vela to be ready and available for pre-season, after holidays.
Last January, the striker was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion with the Arsenal boss explaining that he was not ready to let the Mexican leave on a permanent basis as he considers him a “top striker”.
At West Brom, Vela rarely feature and spent most of his time on the bench but still managed to score two important goals against Stoke City and Wolves when coming on from the bench and assisted Peter Odemwingie when the Baggies drew 2-2 away against Tottenham Hotspur.
On the player’s future, his agent said:
I spoke with the people at Arsenal. There are many rumours going on about the player but the reality is that he will return at Arsenal.
He was called by Mexico for the upcoming Copa America and the instructions I received is that Carlos must report back to Arsenal immediately after holidays.
Carlos is an Arsenal player and at the moment there is no transfer movement.
FFSArshavin will stay at Arsenal despite Gunners poor season
By ASHLEY GRAY
Last updated at 2:39 PM on 27th May 2011
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Andrey Arshavin insists he is staying at Arsenal despite branding this season a failure.
The Russia captain trained individually at his former club Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday, talking to coach Luciano Spalletti and being put through his paces by the Italian’s assistant Marco Domenichini despite having no previous relationship with the pair.
Staying put: Andrei Arshavin has confirmed he plans to stay at Arsenal
Zenit are considering a bid for the forward, who turns 30 on Sunday, and there is also interest from Spain and Italy.
But Arshavin said: ‘Don’t believe the rumours. Everything is good with (manager) Arsene Wenger. I’m not going to leave Arsenal.’
Reflecting on Arsenal’s sixth year without silverware, he said: ‘Compared to last year we dropped from third to fourth place in the championship.
'We were in the League Cup final, which we should have won. So you have to admit the season was a failure.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1NaDkP424
If Nasri is going then this chump has to stay. Even though I'd rather get him of him. Fat fuck etc...
Feel sorry for Arshavin.
We all saw how awesome he was when he first came but Arsene disease has caught him and his natural game has been coached out of him
Arshavin needs to go tbh, he's produced some good moments this season, but nowhere near enough for a first team player.
I don't. Arshavin came to us with a bit of a rep for variable performances already in place. Some would say his signing was worth it simply because he was the catalyst for our push for 4th place when it looked like we had little chance prior tro his signing.Originally Posted by Ach
Would rather have hangeland - oh well.Wenger keen on Blackburn stopper Samba in £8m swoop
By SAMI MOKBEL
Last updated at 11:25 PM on 27th May 2011
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Arsenal have kicked off their summer shake-up plans with an £8million bid for Blackburn defender Chris Samba.
Boss Arsene Wenger has put a dominant centre half at the top of his shopping list after another disappointing season without a trophy.
Samba star: Rovers' defender (left) is a target for Arsene Wenger
Samba, 27, revealed this month that he came close to leaving Ewood Park in the January transfer window.
‘Everybody knows that I am an ambitious player. I think a move to Arsenal was very close in January but that is life.’
Meanwhile, Carl Jenkinson, Wenger’s first summer signing, is at the centre of a
tug-of-war between England and Finland.
Jenkinson has played for England Under 17s but qualifies for Finland through his mother.
Summer shake-up: Wenger (right) has already signed Charlton youngster Jenkinson
After talks with family, Jenkinson decided to pledge his future to Finland and has three
caps for their Under 21s.
The 19-year-old moved to the Emirates from Charlton earlier this week, a switch revealed by Sportsmail in March.
Challenge: Finland coach Paatelainen faces a battle from the English FA over Jenkinson's international alliance
But the dream move has re-alerted the FA to Jenkinson’s talents and Wembley chiefs are understood to be keen to persuade the defender back into the England fold.
Finland, aware of England’s interest, want to fast-track Jenkinson into their senior side to secure his future.
Indeed, manager Mixu Paatelainen has called Jenkinson up into a training camp for the players on the fringes of his side — despite him making 12 professional
appearances.
Under FIFA laws, a player cannot change his international allegiance once he has played a competitive fixture for a nation at senior level.
Finland have two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month, by which time their chances of qualifying could be over.
Jenkinson could make his senior debut for Finland in the qualifier against Moldova on
September 2.
An FA spokesman said: ‘Carl Jenkinson has been in England’s development system
and is still on our radar but has chosen to represent Finland at this present time, which he is entitled to do.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1Nb7jKJnX
http://younggunsblog.co.uk/2011/05/a...over-alvarez/?Published on May 27th, 2011
Arsenal’s pursuit of Vélez Sársfield midfielder Ricardo Álvarez intensified last night, when Richard Law met with club officials in Montevideo to discuss a possible transfer.
Law, a trilingual American, is part of Ivan Gazidis’ ‘executive team’. He is in charge of negotiating player contracts and also works as a consultant for Steve Rowley’s scouting network. He arrived in Argentina two days ago, amid speculation a deal was done for Álvarez.
Last night, a three man team, including president Fernando Raffaini, met with Law to hold tentative talks over the exciting 23-year-old. However, Raffaini reaffirmed his previous stance on Álvarez, telling the media shortly after that no deal has been agreed, and that it would take a fee in excess of €12 million Euro’s to tempt Vélez to sell.
Ricardo’s future has been subject to much speculation in recent days, with Fox Soccer wrongly reporting that a free transfer to Arsenal was already done. Vélez laughed that off, as their player has three years left on his current contract, and is rated as one of the best players in the league.
Despite the initial talks being fruitless, Law remains in Montevideo. No bid has been lodged, and it remains doubtful that any of the interested parties would match the asking price.
Arsenal have an eye for Argentine talents, having been in talks to sign Javier Mascherano and Ángel di María before they sealed moves to Europe.
Young Guns is probably the most reliable blog out there in terms of insider news and knowledge. However, no one seems to know how long he has left on his contract. On a free? one year? 3 years? Different in every news article.
Too much smoke for this to be the usual BS, same with falcao. We'll see about Samba.
Why would the meeting be held in Uruguay rather than Argentina?
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