Arsenal keen on Sokratis Papastathopoulos

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Aug 28, 2014

Arsenal have reportedly made a £10 million bid for Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis, according to reports in Italy.

Arsene Wenger is keen to boost his squad, with the Greek international high upon this list of targets.

The Gunners are keen to boost their defensive options, with Sokratis able to play all across the back four.

Dortmund are ready to let the 26 year old depart, but are keen to raise around £20 million or so for the sale.

By Ben Reardon

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Arsenal plan Van Dijk bid

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Aug 28, 2014

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Arsenal are ready to splash out £10 million pounds to land Celtic star Virgil van Dijk.

The versatile defensive midfielder joined the Scottish champions last summer for £2.5m and has impressed many with his performances in the Champions League.

Now, with Celtic unable to qualify for the Champions League anymore, it appears as if van Dijk is weighing up his options with the player himself admitting his future is unclear.

The player seems certain to quit Parkhead after revealing he is considering his future in light of their Champions League exit.

“It is difficult to say if this defeat will have an influence on my future,” Van Dijk told the Dutch broadcaster NOS. “I want to play at the highest level.”

“We were playing for a place in the Champions League group stages, and sadly we haven’t gone through.

“I am a Celtic player for now, but we will have to see what happens. The Champions League is the highest level, and now we have gone into the Europa League. It is still European football, but on a somewhat lower level.

“Let’s see what happens. The transfer window will be open until Monday night.”

It is understood that Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will not persue the player as he is still on the look-out for midfield stars.

Sunderland, Newcastle and Southampton have all been linked with van Dijk, but now it appears that Arsenal are the more likely to capture the player.

By Ollie Brown

Alvaro Arbeloa and Atletico’s Toby Alderweireld could be heading to the Emirates as Arsenal peak interest in the Duo

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Aug 28, 2014

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Arbeloa, 31, lost his place last season following an injury, during which Dani Carvajal asserted himself as Real’s new first choice right-back.

Captain Iker Casillas is also reported to have fallen out with Arbeloa, and fans of the European champions have booed the player, meaning an exit seems very likely.

Chelsea are also potential suitors for the player who spent two years with Liverpool from 2007.

He has 56 caps for Spain and has won one league title, two Copa del Reys and last year’s Champions League in his time with Real.

The Express also report that Atletico Madrid’s 25-year-old defender Toby Alderweireld could move to the Emirates as Arsene Wenger is still keen on strengthening that area following Thomas Vermaelen’s departure

Written by Steve Milne

Van Gaal considers bid for William Carvalho

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Ben Reardon

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Aug 28, 2014

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Louis Van Gaal is reportedly set to bid around £24 million for Sporting Lisbon midfielder William Carvalho, reports the Daily Mail.

Carvalho is looking at the highly rated centre midfielder to boost his options, with the likes of Tom Cleverley and Maroune Fellaini coming under fire in recent weeks.

The Dutch manager has endured a tough start to life on the hotseat at Old Tafford, with United without a win in League and Cup this season.

United signed Angel Di Maria in a £60 million fee yesterday, taking their summer spending past the £100 million mark.

Sporting have also dropped their asking price for the player, which could be an advantage for United.

By Ben Reardon

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Arsene Wenger rules out signing trio

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Aug 28, 2014

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has categorically ruled out signing the trio of; Danny Welbeck, Nikola Zigic and Radamel Falcao, despite confirming Oliver Giroud will miss up to four months with a broken leg.

The Gunners are now left with just Yaya Sanogo as a recognised striker, but it appears that Wenger is ready to use Alexis Sanchez as the lone-man up front, much like he did last night against Besiktas, where the Chilean netted the only goal of the game.

However, there had been reports going out that Wenger was looking into a new striker, and three names were popping up more than most.

Welbeck of Manchester United, Falcao of AS Monaco and a shock one of Zigic, who was released by Birmingham City this Summer.

After the game last night, Wenger was questioned about signing a striker, and he had this to say regarding the trio linked.

“Zigic? No.”

He also bluntly stated “No” when moves for Welbeck and Falcao were questioned.

“You will ask me straight away who we will buy. I give you the answer – at the moment, no-one,” Wenger added.

“If you want to make everyone happy you buy all of these players but what is important is the performance on the football pitch. If you look at the players we had on the bench and those out injured, we have players. You cannot buy every time a player is injured.

“We are open for any position as long as we feel the player can strengthen the squad. Buy to buy? I don’t see the purpose of that.”

The Frenchman then went on to confirm he brought Sanchez for a striker’s role.

“I bought him to play as a striker, not to only play on the flanks,” Wenger said.

“He had a good game, not only on the technical side but on the fighting side.

“He was mobile and dangerous and showed he has great fighting spirit – qualities which will be important in the Premier League.”

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Adrien Rabiot’s agent arrives in London ahead of 11.9 million move to Arsenal

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Aug 28, 2014

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Adrien Rabiot’s agent has arrived in London ahead of his client’s prospect move to Arsenal this summer for a fee of 11.9 million pounds. The North London club and Paris-Saint-Germain have been in negotiations for the past few weeks and after upping their initial bid to 11.9 million, a deal looks likely.

According to Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the 19-year=old has provisionally accepted personal terms with the Gunners and now his agent along with his mother are in England’s captial to finalise terms with the Premier League club. It is understood that Arsenal are still awaiting PSG’s acceptance of the offer on the table, however, it is believed that the offer from Arsenal is near to the asking price PSG have requested of and with Raboit refusing to train to force a move away to the Emirates, they are under pressure to sell.

Chelsea and Roma are also linked with the midfielder, but Arsenal is said to be his preferred switch.

By Ollie Carroll

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Arsenal told Alessio Cerci can leave

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Aug 28, 2014

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Arsenal have been given a boost in their hunt for a new striker as Italian side Torino have told Alessio Cerci that he can leave the club.

The Gunners may be in the market for a new striker before the window slams shut on Monday, due to Olivier Giroud breaking a bone in his leg, which will rule him out of action until late December at the very earliest.

The Frenchman has had surgery on his leg and will now start his recovery, but it will leave Arsene Wenger with just Yaya Sanogo as an out-and-out striker, which could force the Arsenal boss into the transfer market.

Wenger has previously been linked with Loic Remy, Radamel Falcao, Wilfried Bony and Mario Balotelli, but it now appears that Cerci could be a likely option, especially after the club had this to say regarding their striker’s future.

‘Cerci’s buyers are overseas,’ Urbano Cairo, the Torino president, told reporters.

The 27-year-old had also been wanted by AC Milan and AS Roma, but they have now been ruled out.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Fernando Torres to accept loan move to AC Milan if wage demand can be met

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Aug 28, 2014

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Torres is said to be willing to leave Stamford Bridge during this transfer window although buying clubs have so far been unwilling to match the Spain international’s current £150,000-a-week wages.

Milan have expressed their interest in recruiting the forward on loan as a replacement for Mario Balotelli even though Torres is believed to want to join the Italian giants on a permanent deal.

But, according to The Telegraph, the striker will now accept a loan transfer to Milan although the club are only willing to pay about £7m-a-year for the player – which would require Torres taking a significant pay cut to seal the move.

Torres – who joined Chelsea in a British record transfer deal of £50million from Liverpool in 2011 – was left out of Jose Mourinho’s squad for The Blues’ 2-0 victory over Leicester at the weekend.

Written by Steve Milne

Diego Costa faces six weeks out

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Aug 28, 2014

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Chelsea striker Diego Costa could be set to miss the next six weeks after reportedly suffering a hamstring injury in training.

The Spaniard, who joined the club in the Summer from Atletico Madrid, has made an impressive start to life in England, scoring two goals in two games, but reports have come out this morning saying that he has picked up an injury in training.

The striker pulled up in yesterday’s training session, and it’s been reported that he could face six weeks out, if the injury is as bad as first feared.

If the injury is a serious one, this would leave Chelsea with just Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba as strikers, and it could force Jose Mourinho into the transfer market in order to strengthen his attacking options.

Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles

Capital One Cup Round 3 Draw!

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Aug 27, 2014

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After last nights games, all the teams for the next round have been confirmed, and the third round draw has been done. Here is a brief run-through of the next rounds matches!

Arsenal will face familiar competition in the form of Southampton, while Everton will also be facing fellow Premier League team Swansea. Manchester City, the current holders of the Prem title, will be hosting Sheffield Wednesday, who currently ply their trade in the Championship.

Liverpool will face Middlesbrough at Anfield and Tottenham have also been given a match at home against Nottingham Forest. Finally, Championship side Brighton have found themselves with a tie away against League 2 team Burton Albion, in the match with the biggest difference in leagues for the two teams. Here is the full list of games:

Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers

Arsenal v Southampton

West Bromwich Albion v Hull City

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

Leyton Orient v Sheffield United

Cardiff City v AFC Bournemouth

Sunderland v Stoke City

Derby County v Reading

Liverpool v Middlesbrough

Milton Keynes Dons v Bradford City

Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday

Burton Albion v Brighton and Hove Albion

Swansea City v Everton

Shrewsbury Town v Norwich City

Fulham v Doncaster Rovers

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

Redknapp in contract talks

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Aug 27, 2014

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There are have been many rumours which have suggested thta QPR boss Harry Redknapp’s future with the club is in doubt, so Fernandes has put an end to these claims by revealing the manager is in contract talks with the club.

The Rs were shown the harsh reality of the Premier League and were humbled 4-0 by Tottenham at the weekend, having also lost their opening game of the season, there was talk that the experienced boss may be on his way out.

However club owner Tony Fernandes is still convinced that Redknapp is the right man for the job and hopes to agree a new deal before the end of the week, as his current deal expires at the end of the season.

Fernandes told Sky Sports News: “Me and Harry have been in discussions. It’s something I’ve always wanted – stability. There was always an intention to renew Harry’s [contract].”

The Loftus Road owner also spoke about rhe club’s ambition to secure the signing of Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy before the transfer window closes next Monday.

He added: “Not something I’ve been working on, but we are interested in him, but at the right price and if it doesn’t work out then it doesn’t work out.”

QPR have the opportunity to turn their fortunes around as they face Sunderland in their next Premier League fixture.

By Phil Wellbrook

Daniel Agger looking at Arsenal move

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Aug 27, 2014

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Agger has found it hard to secure a spot in Rodgers side, Leaving him out of favour at Anfield and now with Dejan Lovren taking the spot alongside Martin Skrtel. Agger is now looking to the Emirates for his future.

The Reds boss also has Kolo Toure and Mamadou Sakho at his disposal, and is open to losing Agger ahead of the deadline on Monday night.

The Gunners are in dire need of defensive reinforcements after losing Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona in a £15million deal.

Arsene Wenger has just Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny in his squad, and with both struggling for fitness, young right-back Calum Chambers has been drafted in at the heart of defence.

Wenger had been keeping tabs on Olympiakos star Kostas Manolas, but he now seems set to join Roma after the Italians sold Mehdi Benatia to Bayern Munich.

That leaves the door wide open for Agger to complete a switch to the Emirates, and speaking to Jyllands-Posten, the 29-year-old is convinced his future will be decided shortly.

He revealed: “The future is complicated. There are a few things that have to be sorted and we have to take it from there.

“I actually don’t know what will happen. It is a bit up to Liverpool. I have had niggling injuries at the wrong times and I have to say that it is difficult to change the team when it is winning.

“I am not frustrated by that. I am frustrated by the way it happened and the way it was handled.”

Written by Steve Milne

Giroud medical news ‘not fantastic’

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Aug 27, 2014

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Arsenal have been presented with the huge possibility of striker Olivier Giroud being on the sidelines until New Year with a broken ankle.

The Frenchman suffered the injury in the late stages of Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Everton on Saturday, minutes after scoring the late equaliser at Goodison Park.

It a major blow for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, who is preparing his side for tonight’s crunch Champions League qualifier with Besiktas at the Emirates.

Wenger admitted the 27-year-old would miss the second leg clash with the Turkish outfit, but refused to confirm the severity of Giroud’s problem at his pre-match press conference yesterday.

But Arsenal, who claimed a goalless draw in last week’s first leg tie in Turkey, are today expected to reveal that scans show Giroud has a fracture which will rule him out for the rest of the year.

Wenger said: “He had a medical check and the first news is not fantastic.”

However, Wenger still has five strikers on his books in Alexis Sanchez, Yaya Sanogo, Lukas Podolski and Joel Campbell with Theo Walcott returning from injury.

But the long-term layoff could force Wenger into the transfer market for a new frontman ahead of the September 1 deadline with QPR’s Loic Remy, who has a buyout clause of just £8.5m and Danny Welbeck of Manchester United serious options.

However, Wenger defended Arsenal’s medical department despite Giroud joining Kieran Gibbs and Mikel Arteta on the sidelines.

Wenger said: “We do not have any muscular problems apart from Gibbs. I feel overall that is quite good compared to the others.

“The other injuries are Arteta with an ankle problem and Giroud. It is accidental. You cannot plan to get an injury like that, in the 94th minute.

“I still don’t understand how he did it. He overstretched his ankle. It was on the ball, not a contact.”

Without Giroud and Aaron Ramsey, who is suspended, Arsenal are bidding to reach the Champions League group stages for a 17th successive season.

Wenger said: “It’s a game we want to win. We want to be in the Champions League, we want to play top-level football.”

By Ben Kelly

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United step up pursuit of Vidal

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Aug 27, 2014

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Manchester United are set to add another world class player to their squad following ‘serious talks’ with Juventus over the Chilean international.

The Red Devils have been targeting Vidal all summer and so far have not been successful in the talks held between the two clubs, finally it seems there’s a break through after lengthy discussions a deal is close to being agreed.

Juventus are holding out for a fee of around £40million plus Javier Hernandez whereas United are keen to only pay £30million. Hernandez has been told to find a new club by new manager Van Gaal and is said to be extremely interested in a move to Juve.

Vidal has this summer insisted he’s happy to stay at Juve but close friends and family tell a different story and say he’s more than willing to head over to England and apply his trade for Manchester United having just signed Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid for a British record £59million.

Talks are now into the latter stages and Van Gaal is optimistic this deal will be done before the end of the week and the end of the transfer window.

By Alastair Cook

Samuel Eto’o THANKS Jose Mourinho

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Aug 27, 2014

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Samuel Eto’o has insisted that he as drawn a line under his row with former manager Jose Mourinho after he sealed a move to Everton.

The striker, who also considered a move to Everton, signed a 2 year deal at Goodison Park yesterday. His move to Liverpool fell through after the Reds signed Mario Balotelli, and he also snubbed a move to Ajax in order to continue playing Premier League football.

He could make his debut against Chelsea – who released him at the end of last term.

The Cameroon veteran will be desperate to make an impression against former boss Mourinho after the Chelsea manager was overheard mocking his age last season.

But Eto’o has refused to let the feud between himself and Mourinho go on as he moves to pastures new, and has taken an oppertunity to thank the Chelsea boss,

He said: “The only thing I have to say about Jose Mourinho is to thank him.

“It’s down to him that I had the opportunity to be accepted and integrated into the Premier League and I want to thank him for that.

“I’m not particularly concerned that it’s against my next team (on Saturday).

“The important thing is to integrate into my new team-mates’ way of playing and get ready for that match. If I don’t feature it’s just important to get ready.

“In the last 10 days I’ve travelled quite a lot and spoken with quite a few managers. I’m nearer the end of my career and I wanted to fit in where my contribution will be valued.

“Over the course of those travels the most inspiring and the person that said my contribution will be valued was Roberto.”

By Ben Kelly

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