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As of 6pm UK time the English transfer window is now closed. I had intended to cover “Deadline Day” in a fair bit of detail but was instead forced to help out a friend with an extremely stressful travel insurance problem here in Berlin. In the end, it seems I didn’t miss much. Indeed the [...]
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AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Transfer window goes mental In a transfer window that has been calmer than Gilberto Silva, the news from the past twenty-four hours has gone all Jens Lehmann. It reads like this: William Gallas is to complete a medical with Spurs. Fulham have turned down another bid [...]
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AFCB editor Andrew Weber rounds up the day’s news… Nasri unlucky again Before the start of the 2009/2010 season Samir Nasri suffered a broken leg in an unfortunate training ground incident involving Abou Diaby and missed the first two months of the campaign. He recently spoke of his frustration over that injury and a desire [...]
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On the eve Sunday’s season opener against Liverpool the biggest talking point in the Arsenal team, that of who will start in goals at Anfield, has become even more debatable. Arsene Wenger, speaking at the pre-game press conference, confirmed that whoever starts as goalkeeper on Sunday will be Arsenal’s No 1 for the season, but [...]
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As usual, Arsenal were a bit short on details regarding the contract of Laurent Koscielny, going the normal “long term deal for an undisclosed fee”, but we do have some tidbits to pass along. The official signing has been reported at somewhere between £8.5m and £10m. Rumored to be on a four year deal and [...]
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Alright all you Arsenalistas…the day is finally here! Laurent Koscielny is officially an Arsenal player. Arsenal.com just announced, a few moments ago, that the Red & White have a new central defender. We’ll have follow-up on this story later today, but for now, go HERE to see the exclusive dot.com fotos.
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Last week Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh reconfirmed his desire to join Arsenal on a free transfer before the start of next season. He said: “My choice is to join Premier League and if I could choose, I will go to Arsenal. Bordeaux has brought me so much. I will soon clearly state things so the [...]
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In a shock piece of news out-of-contract Sol Campbell has confirmed that he will be resigning with Arsenal until the end of season. The former Arsenal defender has been training with Arsene Wenger and the rest of the boys for the past two months and actually played for the reserve team as they beat West [...]
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13.47 – My last update before going to bed is to inform you that Steven Taylor is apparently at the Emirates. Oh, and my wisdom teeth are hurting. I can’t completely confirm the first one but I can confirm first-hand the second. Night! 10.48 – OK, so there is a rumour emerging that Marouane Chamakh [...]
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Just a quick one to add to today’s earlier post – Thomas Vermaelen has confirmed that he will undergo a medical tomorrow with the intention of finalising a deal with Arsenal. According to Sky Sports the fee will be around d £10million – which I think is great value in the current inflated transfer market – and [...]
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Hello again. I hope you’re well as we race towards the promised land that is the weekend. There’s quite a lot of Arsenal transfer speculation floating around today – and that seems as good a place as any to kick things off. Two names in particular are getting a bit of exposure and those are [...]
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Hey there. Next to nothing going on today aside from another night of superb Euro 2008 action. I have to say that Spain’s win over Sweden surprised me a little bit. For me they still need a good test before they can be considered one of the favourites for the title but things are going [...]
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According to virtually every website and online newspaper around, Marseille’s Samir Nasri is all set to sign for Arsenal. The 20-year-old French attacker looks like he will be leaving Marseille to join Arsenal for a transfer fee worth around £13.5m. I’m usually quite careful not to make unrealistic statements about players joining or leaving the club [...]
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As you would probably expect – given the conclusion of Arsenal’s season last weekend – there is an absolute flood of transfer speculation coming from the press at the moment. I’ve summarised the lot and listed them here for your benefit. The things I do. Samir Nasri – The 20-year-old Marseille attacker continues to be linked strongly [...]
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