Ivan Gazidis has promised fans of the club that the management will do ‘everything in their power’ to make sure that Arsenal can challenge for trophies next year. “That is what this summer is about and that is what we are focused on for next year”, said the chief executive at Arsenal. “We have a good team, we have a good young core of players and we need everybody involved…
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Arsenal lose £1.5m after Chelsea win (but Spurs lose everything!)
Maybe its not a lot of money in the scheme of things in football today, but Arsenal have been deprived of £1.5million out of the UEFA television money, which is normally based on the position that each club finishes in the Premier League and gains entry to next season’s Champions League. But because Chelsea actually won the competition this season, they are now entitled to 30% of the pot (£9m…
Could Arsenal now hijack Vertonghen move to Tottenham?
The duel between Arsenal and arch rivals Tottenham continue despite the fact that the season is now over and the final league positions have been decided long ago, and Tottenham have now been assigned a place in the Europa League. The two sides are now battling it out for the services of Ajax’s center-back Jan Vertonghen, who has managed to catch the attention of both sides with his amazing performances…
Arsenal sweating over West Brom result to secure M’Vila
Despite his bad boy reputation off the field, the Rennes 21-year old defensive midfield star is seen by Arsene Wenger as the ideal player to give Arsenal the combative qualities that the club so desperately needs. M’Vila, who has played 18 times for France at the top level, is due to begin talks with representatives from Arsenal this week. Reports in The Mirror claim that Inter Milan are also due…
Redknapp Pushes On To Steal Arsenal’s Top Transfer Target
The top Arsenal target Eden Hazard is being pulled from all sorts of directions, and if Wenger won’t do something about this soon the Gunners risk losing the battle for the Belgian midfielder. According to Tottenham’s manager Harry Redknapp the club has already started negotiating a transfer move for the midfielder who is also wanted by Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United. Although the Spurs now seem like a very viable…
AC Milan star writes off Arsenal
Arsenal will fly out to Italy this afternoon to prepare to face AC Milan on Wednesday evening, and one Milan star, Kevin Prince Boateng, thinks that the Serie A leaders have no reason to fear the Gunners. Boateng knows Arsenal very well from his two years at the Gunners arch-rivals Tottenham, and he is sure that the wealth of experience in Milan’s team will easily give them the edge over…
Will Arsene Wenger concentrate on the Cups if the League is out of reach?
Arsene Wenger has made it clear that the most important target for Arsenal every year is to end up in the Top Four of the Premiership, but for the fans they are just desperate for the Gunners to win a trophy, any trophy! So if Arsenal drop out of contention for the title will Wenger go all out to win a Cup instead? Arsenal came so close to winning the…
Hill-Wood not overly worried by Arsenal slump
The Arsenal director Peter Hill-Wood doesn’t seem to be very worried that the Gunners are dropping away from the Champions League places, and says that it will not afect their budget for next season if they lose the millions that are guaranteed from reaching the Group Stages every season. Hill-Wood said: “From a financial point of view, not qualifying for the Champions League is quite a blow. “We have been…
