So Gareth Barry is off to Manchester City. I can’t say I saw it coming but that’s one probable Arsenal transfer target down the gurgler. Xabi Alonso remains a possibility after Cesc Fabregas’ recent endorsement but aside from that there’s no-one really earmarked and it means the manager will have to pull something of a [...]
With interest and rumour of a new central midfielder heating up over the last few days, I find it interesting that the official Arsenal website has an article about Arsene Wenger’s interest in Gareth Barry. There’s even a photo. You get the feeling there really could be something to this…
It’s always nice to kick off the post with an interesting piece of news and today’s is particularly tasty. According to Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill, Arsenal have enquired about the availability of midfielder Gareth Barry. Indeed, O’Neill was quoted as saying that Arsenal assistant manager Pat Rice had been in contact with Aston Villa’s assistant [...]