LadyArse Gossip

According to the Spanish football program Punto Pelota, Arsenal have turned their attentions to Carlos Castro, a 18 year old who has come up through the ranks of Sporting Gijon and has been called ‘the new David Villa’. Of course, this wouldn’t possibly be ‘instead of’ David Villa who Arsenal tried to sign during the [...]

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You might have noticed that the footballing silly season has started. Players are linked with moves to different clubs on a daily basis and clubs are constantly being reported to be close to signing someone only for the someone to sign for someone completely different. Basically – this is the time of endless rumours. But is [...]

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Yesterday the Mail linked Arsenal with a surprise move for Newcastle defender Steven Taylor. The article suggests that Taylor is high on Wenger’s defensive shortlist and that Wenger has been encouraged to make a move by Steve Bould (who wants Wenger to sign British players for the back line). The story uses the arrival of former Arsenal target [...]

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Last night a report emerged from Talk Sport suggesting that Arsenal may have a pre-contract agreement with David Villa in place should he (as he is expected to) leave Barcelona this summer. The story is generated from TalkSport interviewing Spanish Football journalist Axel Torres who tells them that a source has told him that a deal is in [...]

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[This story is a bit of a disaster with old links, hoax links and the like appearing in today's French press. We've tried to make sense of it] The story is not yet confirmed but a number of outlets in France and Russia are claiming that Andrei Arshavin, out of contract with Arsenal at the [...]

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A report that went slightly under the radar this week came courtesy of the Daily Star (don’t groan – yet) who ran a article suggesting that Arsenal (and other top Premier League clubs) are interested in Feyenoord’s young trio Bruno Martins Indi, Steven De Vrij (who we’ve looked at before) and Jordy Clasie. The Star make the link (using dot to dot [...]

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An article in the Sunday Mirror (via the Sunday People) emerged yesterday linking Arsenal again with a move  for Juventus star and ex United midfielder Paul Pogba. Apparently he is unsettled in Turin due to some racial abuse in a recent match and the fact that he got himself in trouble due to spitting at [...]

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According to a report in Voetbalzone who are reporting on a story in the Russian media [unlinked] Arsenal are interested in signing the 25 year old Rasmus Elm who joined CSKA Moscow last summer from AZ Alkmaaar. As is the tendency these days, the press report on the press who report on the press so [...]

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According to a number of ‘outlets’ Arsenal have agreed terms for Ashley Williams as they look to replace Thomas Vermaelen who hasn’t even left yet. But have they? Let’s look a little bit closer. First up the story is in the Daily Mail so that immediately makes you go ‘hmmmm’. Then you realise (not that [...]

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The Sun are running a quite hilarious ‘EXCLUSIVE’ that Arsenal will be willing to sell their captain Thomas Vermaelen for £5m. Now, where do we begin with that? The player, as you all know, has fallen down the pecking order in the last few months but I hardly think that warrants selling the player for [...]

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A number of websites last night linked Arsenal with a move for Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner who could be sold by Juventus as they look to raise funds to finance some big moves this summer. Wenger has reportedly been impressed by the 29 year old’s solid defending and versatility (he can play both in defence and midfield) and [...]

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Following last week’s “Rooney leaving United” news – the Mirror decided to ask Wenger about whether Arsenal were planning to make a move for the Englishman. “Look, I’m not in a position today to speak about any transfer targets. What I am focused on is the short term and after the Newcastle game I give you [...]

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Reports coming out of Germany are claiming that incoming Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola wants Jack Wilshere to join him in Germany but they immediately lose all credibility when you see that the source they are quoting is the English paper Metro which, when all transfer stories were compared recently, came out bottom of the [...]

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Now you may or may not have heard (and lets face it – you probably should have done by now) that Sagna could possibly leave Arsenal at the end of the season. News of this development reached the media months ago – and they have now linked Arsenal with moves for over 15 replacements (how [...]

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