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It appears Bordeaux striker Marouane Chamakh has signed a pre-contract to join Arsenal before the start of next season. The news was broken yesterday by Sport.co.uk a website which, despite having its fair share of dodgy, provocative articles, tends to be spot on when it comes to transfer stuff. The quotes from the website are [...]

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We’re just 10 days away from the first game of the season now and things have gone eerily quiet in the world of Arsenal. Suspiciously quiet even. Extremely suspiciously quiet. Sure, there’s been murmurs about Arsene Wenger putting in a bid for Chelsea’s Salamon Kalou after the declaration that he has given up on Bordeaux’s Marouane Chamakh but [...]

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Before I get started on today’s post I just want to thank everyone for their kind words on yesterday’s season launch post. The enthusiastic support I received for my plans for the season were most appreciated and although my beard received mixed reviews, I’m really excited about the potential of this blog going forward. I [...]

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Kolo Toure is now a Manchester City player after completing a transfer believed to be worth around £16 million. The Ivorian’s move has been confirmed on the official Arsenal website as well as the City one with Toure signing a four-year deal with his new club. First things first I want to say that I wish [...]

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It’s all about Kolo Toure today as the internet world goes mental over his supposed move to Manchester City. Reliable source Soccernet has stated that Arsenal and Manchester City have agreed a fee of  £14 million for Toure, while The Guardian has taken it a step further by indicating that the Ivorian has left Arsenal’s Austrian [...]

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Hello again – I hope you had a lovely weekend. Quite a lot to get through today so bare with me. I’ll kick things off with Johan Djourou who spoke on Friday about the role he hopes to play at Arsenal this season. In his own words he said: “I am ready now, I am [...]

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It’s official – Emmanuel Adebayor is a Manchester City player. And while the transfer fee is likely to remain undisclosed the amount is thought to be around £25 million. He’s given his first interview as a Manchester City player and you can watch it below (LINK): If I’m being completely honest the overwhelming feeling I am [...]

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Hello all. Just a very quick news round-up this fine Thursday before I nip off to the theatre (how posh does that sound?!): Emmanuel Adebayor is ridiculously close to signing for Manchester City after being granted a work permit. I should add that a reliable source of mine tells me that Ade has been confirmed as [...]

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I’ll start by saying I’m feeling a lot better about things today after my hard drive crash yesterday – and with that change in attitude has come a change in the quality of Arsenal news. According to reports from SkySports and The Guardian, Arsenal have received a £20 million offer from Manchester City for Emmanuel Adebayor. [...]

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Good afternoon Arsenal FC Bloggers – I hope you’re doing well. I’ll kick things off today with the news that another Arsenal target has bitten the dust – well, supposed target anyway – with Lyon agreeing a transfer fee with Real Madrid for Karim Benzema. That news follows on from Felipe Melo’s decision to sign [...]

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Hello again. I’ll get straight into it today with the announcement that another new Arsenal kit has been released for the 09/10 season. Following on from the usual red shirt and the dark blue away shirt comes a the new white third kit. And as you can see by our angry mate Eduardo over there [...]

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I feel sorry for Cesc Fabregas. I really do. He must have had some serious ‘Boy Who Cried Wolf’ moments as a child because no matter how many times he commits himself to Arsenal people continue to doubt him. It’s really rather ridiculous. I can’t be bothered dissecting and explaining the latest collection of Cesc [...]

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Hello again and a happy Wednesday to you all. I’ll get straight into things with some comments from Arsene Wenger about the state of his current squad. Speaking yesterday our manager stressed his desire to keep the current squad together as well as delivering a clear indication that he wants to bring in one or [...]

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I’ve compiled a list of interesting Arsenal news and blog posts from the weekend. Enjoy: Inter Milan and Brazil defender Maicon has told supposed Arsenal target Felipe Melo that he would be more than good enough to start for the Italian champions. Bordeaux have rejected the notion that we are going to sign Marouane Chamakh. Emmanuel [...]

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Greetings all and welcome to another thrilling post at the Arsenal FC Blog. Why is it thrilling, you ask? Well, for two reasons, I answer. One, it’s full of transfery goodness and two, I’ve had a couple of beers. Huzzah! There’s no better place to start than with Thomas Vermaelen, who right about now should [...]

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