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Ahead of a challenging second leg with Bayern Munich, Olivier Giroud says he enjoys playing German teams, as their attacking approach means he has a few more chances on the break to score himself. As far as I’m aware Giroud’s experience of playing German teams consists only of the two games against Schalke in the [...]

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Schalke defender Benedikt Howedes has signed a new contract with the Bundesliga club until 2017, and Talksport claim this will be a blow to Arsenal, who were targetting the player this summer. Arsenal have been linked with a few Schalke players in recent months, most notably Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and midfielder Lewis Holtby, who [...]

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According to the Italian website Tuttomercatoweb bookmakers are claiming that Schalke are favourites to land Arshavin from Arsenal during this transfer window. Arshavin has been linked with a move to a number of clubs, none of which have even come close to seeming like they might actually happen. During the summer he was offered the [...]

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Arsene Wenger has told Sky Sports that Arsenal have watched Schalke’s Lewis Holtby but does not say that the club are interested in signing the player. Speaking about the player, who is out of contract with the German side in the summer and will not be renewing his deal, Wenger said We have looked at [...]

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Arsenal target Lewis Holtby will not renew his contract with Schalke, and will be leaving the club either in January or at the end of the season, the club have confirmed. The German international, who has an English father, is reportedly keen on a move to the Premier League, and has been linked with Liverpool [...]

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Just as the Times reported that Arsenal had opened official talks with the aim of bringing Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to the Emirates in January it seems as if there might be something to the rumours which surfaced last night hinting that the player was getting ready to sign a new deal with the German club. Despite [...]

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The Times [£] are today reporting that Arsenal have opened formal talks with Schalke over the signing of Dutch forward Klaas ‘I hate van Persie’ Jan Huntelaar who is running down his contract with the German club and does not seem to have any interest in renewing his deal. According to the paper Huntelaar is [...]

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French sports paper L’Equipe is today claiming that Arsenal are very close to agreeing terms for Schalke’s Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and the player is set to move to the club when the January transfer window opens. The piece, which appears in the hard copy and is not yet available online says that a deal before Christmas [...]

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Talksport claim that Arsenal are set to be disappointed, as they will miss out on signing Barcelona’s Ibrahim Afellay. The Dutch winger is currently on loan at German side Schalke, and impressed recently with a goal against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Having been linked with him a few times in the past, this article [...]

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As the rumours surrounding Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to Arsenal gather pace at an incredible rate it seems as if his current club have taken exception to the whole situation and have hit out at Arsenal.  Speaking to German paper Bild (quotes via Sport Witness), their general manager Horst Heldt has said “This is complete nonsense. There are [...]

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Schalke’s Lewis Holtby, who is out of contract with the German side and reported to be high on the list of priorities for Arsenal will make his move in the summer dependent on a number of factors, one of which will be that the club he moves to can offer him Champions League football according [...]

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Jack Wilshere says the new players in the team are ‘bonding’, and that he feels they will continue to improve as the season progresses. The 20-year-old has only recently returned from a long injury layoff that kept him out for the whole of last season, and has found himself returning to a team with almost [...]

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Arsene Wenger was pleased with Vito Mannone’s role in last night’s 2-2 draw with Schalke. Speaking to Arsenal.com, he said that his backup goalkeeper has had two good games in a row now, and refused to speculate on whether he might keep first choice Wojciech Szczesny out of the team when he returns from injury. [...]

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Theo Walcott says he believes he should be getting more starts for Arsenal, after anothing strong performance in last night’s 2-2 draw with Schalke. The England winger opened the scoring for the Gunners, and kept up a good goals-per-game ratio this season, which has led to questions over why Wenger won’t play him more. Walcott’s [...]

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