LadyArse Gossip

Reports emerged yesterday (following an initial report by tribalfootball.com) that Arsenal (as well as Citeh and United) are keeping tabs on young Sporting Gijon defender Borja Lopez. Lopez is very highly rated in Spain and has already represented his country at U18, U19 and U20 level. Apparently Lopez has recently committed to a new deal with his [...]

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Earlier this morning we looked at reports that Arsenal were lining up a summer move for Toulouse enforcer Etienne Capoue and now according the French press – we are also looking at a move for Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa – a player that we have been consistently linked with since his arrival in England. What [...]

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Talksport reported yesterday that reported Arsenal target Adam Maher will not be moving to the Emirates in the summer. In an interview with NUSport he had this to say….. When asked about interest from PSV: “In the summer I expect there will be a realistic bid. It is certain that I will be leaving”  About [...]

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The Metro reported yesterday that Atletico Madrid will rival Arsenal for the signature of Spanish forward David Villa in the summer if (as widely expected) Atletico sell star front man Radamel Falcao to a club funded by oil. Villa is apparently very keen to stay in La Liga – especially now that he has become a father for [...]

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Deadline day has arrived – and love it or hate it – it’s the day when more rumours fly around the twitter than any other day. This morning we looked at Wenger’s hint that he might be in the market today and as expected- links with forwards and links with left backs have been emerging all day via [...]

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Deadline day has arrived – and love it or hate it – it’s the day when more rumours fly around the twitter than any other day. This morning we looked at Wenger’s hint that he might be in the market today and as expected- links with forwards and links with left backs have been emerging all day via [...]

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So here it is. The day that some of us love. And some of us hate. The day which more often than not ends in utter disappointment yet some of us still end up writing massive articles alongside it…..  I asked the question on Twitter last night: – Would it be better to save a [...]

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In an unsurprising link – TalkSport yesterday linked us with a move for Ajax defender Toby Alderweireld. Apparently £9m will be enough to sign him should Ajax pursue a move for John Heitinga. Before the transfer window Alderweireld had this to say: If the time is right, it will come, but now Ajax is the [...]

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Sky Sports reported this morning that Bastia starlet Florian Thauvin has chosen to snub reported interest from the premier league to sign for Lille. It was reported that Wenger had been in touch with Bastia about the midfielder but that we hadn’t made a firm offer. Bastia chairman Pierre-Marie Geronimi told French radio that: “We [...]

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Why hello there! The past week has seen our most linked targets from the last 5 months (Zaha + Holtby) sign for our rivals (prompting somewhat inevitable questions of “if they are good enough for them……”) and Usmanov getting stuck into Arsenal again by stating that Wenger’s “greatest achievement is to have created two teams: [...]

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So here we are. Another week has flown by and quite clearly we are no closer to working out which players are genuine targets for us within the transfer window. In truth – as Wenger is seemingly changing his opinion on squad strength as often as the weather changes in summertime – I’m not massively [...]

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According to the Mirror late last night - Arsenal are eyeing a last minute move for versatile French defender Mapou Yanga – Mbiwa from under the noses of Newcastle. Newcastle have already agreed a fee with Mbiwa’s club – Montpellier and the deal is apparently close to being completed – whether Arsenal’s supposed interest has any impact [...]

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So here we are two weeks into the transfer window. A week which has seen us be told by Wenger that he is only looking for an exceptional player (that he hasn’t found yet) and that our squad is “quite complete already”. Only to be told after losing to Citeh that Wenger is certainly very [...]

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In a story that has been widely reported this morning (and in the latest twist to an increasingly frustrating saga) – it is being suggested that Arsenal will make a move for out of favour Barcelona forward David Villa in the summer – after being pushed back in their enquiries to sign him this month.  [...]

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