Arsene Wenger admits that Walcott may still not sign Arsenal contract this season

Theo Walcott has still not signed a contract extension with Arsenal despite him being just one day away from being able to leave at the end of the season for nothing, but Arsene Wenger insists that he has not pressured the England international to come to an agreement immediately.

Wenger said a few years ago after Mathieu Flamini left for free that he would never let this situation happen again, but perhaps after already losing Robin Van Persie and Alex Song, he couldn’t bear to lose yet another top Arsenal player this summer.

Wenger also revealed that it was financial differences which were holding back an agreement with Walcott. Wenger said: “There was never a hard-line approach with Theo, it was always a soft-line approach, but with respect to our wage structure.

“If we don’t respect our wage structure, we will go nowhere. We always wanted him to stay, and we still want it now.”

Wenger also seems certain that the lack of agreement will not affect walcott’s commitment to the team, although he vers from being “confident” Theo will sign, to being “hopeful” and then “difficult to predict” in the space of three sentences!

“Theo is focused in training and what happens at the end of the season, happens as the end of the season.

“He’s been fantastic, showing 100% commitment. He loves the club, so maybe we can find an agreement.

“I’m confident Theo will sign. He’s 23, is English, lives 10 minutes from here, so hopefully we can reach an agreement.

“But at the moment it’s difficult to predict what we will do.

“I don’t know what will happen in January, I’m worried more about Sunday’s game with Liverpool.

“Theo’s developing very well. He’s intelligent and is a good finisher.

“Yes it would be a frustration if he left, but we’re not there yet.”

I am wondering why either side would think that an agreement will be reached during the season, when it is clear that the difference in wage expectations couldn’t be agreed in the last month. Certainly Walcott will get a better deal somewhere else next summer if he leaves as a free agent next summer…..

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Arsene Wenger : We are still in the market (but not for a DM)… So no M’Vila?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by admin

Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal are still “in the market” to try and add “quality players” to the squad, but he made it quite clear (unless he was being economical with the truth) that he is NOT looking for any defensive midfielders, which would seem to rule out any bid for Yann M’Vila.

“I’m pleased with what I have but yes, I anticipate doing something still, we’re still in the market,” Wenger told Sky Sports. “Defensive midfielders we have. I don’t know yet, it depends on the quality of players that are available, it’s not necessity. If we find someone who can strengthen our squad with the quality that we want we’ll do it in any position.”

Half the Twitterati are alive with rumours that Arsenal are just about to sign the Rennes DM Yann M’Vila, while the other half are saying that our rivals Tottenham are the only bidders and have simply been holding off until the deal for Luka Modric had been completed.

This smacks of the same situation as Suri Nahin and many reports are saying that Wenger has been trying to get the price reduced for M’Vila, while Tottenham are now willing to outbid the Gunners as they now have the cash for Modric. But, if Wenger is to be believed, then he is definitely not interested…..

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Wenger: We are still working in the transfer market

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that the Gunners are still working in the transfer market with approximately a week left in this summer’s transfer window.To date, the Gunners have had a mixed transfer window intially signing Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla, but then subsequently selling star players Robin van Persie and Alex Song  to Manchester United and Barcelona respectively.Wenger is quoted as saying on Arsenal.com:Some things can still happen. I don’t want make a promise that I cannot keep. It does not only depend on me. But there still could be some action on the transfer market – ins and outs.”We are working [in the market]. We’ll see what we can do.The transfer market is open for two months and yet for one month and thr...

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Arsenal transfer update: Sahin and M’Vila still in transit……

Posted on August 22, 2012 by admin

Wenger is still after M’Vila and Sahin is not here yet! by KJ

The news last night was that three clubs were interested in Yann M’Vila. Those 3 clubs are Tottenham, Arsenal and Spartak Moscow. This came directly from the Rennes Chairman’s mouth on RMC Sport in France. He confirmed last weekend that M’Vila had played his last game for Rennes so he must be pushing for a move. In his interview, he essentially said that Wenger was in the driving seat for this transfer and acknowledged that Wenger would be after Rennes star man by hinting at the Song transfer saga.

Pierre Dreossi told RMC: “Arsenal? Maybe. You need to ask Arsene Wenger. I think Arsenal will look for a player in this position. He (M’Vila) could go there or to a club which sells Arsenal a player.”

“It is complicated. Yann doesn’t want to go to a team where he is not completely wanted. There is a real chance for him to stay (in Rennes) this season.”

Onto M’Vila himself, apparently, he is still waiting for Arsenal to firm up interest before making his decision. He is solely after Champions League football otherwise he feels that no move from Rennes would be beneficial to his career. I still feel like that this transfer will go down to the deadline day and Rennes will have to bend to the pressure.

The other news that just emerged today is that the Sahin deal has apparently stalled because Wenger has finally got his wish of a buyback clause but is unhappy with the steep fee of £14 million. Considering Madrid only paid £8 million for him, Wenger is trying to negotiate it down to £10-12 million. Everything is done on Sahin’s side of things according to the likes of Balague, Ornstein and other reliable journalists. It’s just the small print with regards on the buyback and you can expect to see this completed by the Stoke game.

Sky Sports last night reported that Real and Arsenal have now agreed terms for the deal to go ahead, and now it is simply up to the player himself to make the final decision. Watch this space…..

Things are really starting to pick up on Arsenal’s side at the moment and we still don’t know who this mysterious defender is that we’re supposedly after.

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Vermaelen – Arsenal can still win trophies without Van Persie

Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin

The new (surely?) Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has admitted that he has is very disappointed that the Gunners (former) captain Robin Van Persie has left to join another title rival, but he still thinks that Arsene Wenger’s team still has the firepower to end Arsenal’s trophy drought.

“I am disappointed because I wanted him to stay at the club,” Vermaelen said. “He was fantastic for us in the last year, scored lots of goals and I am disappointed he is going, but we have to focus on the next season with Arsenal. We have to fight and I am confident we have a squad to win something.”

“We start Saturday and this is all clear now, Robin is leaving and we have to move on,”

Wenger has already admitted that he won’t be buying a replacement for Van Persie, but now Arsenal fans surely want the attention turned to Alexander Song and Theo Walcott. Wenger said that he had “no choice” but to sell RVP as he hadn’t signed a contract extension, well Theo is in exactly the same position so does that mean he will definitely be sold as well……

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Mirallas still to decide between Arsenal and Everton

Posted on August 16, 2012 by admin

Mirallas Set To Choose Everton Over Arsenal by AH

Arsenal have spoken to Olympiakos about Belgian Forward Kevin Mirallas. The striker recently revealed that Arsenal have spoken to his club over a possible move, but now Everton have made an offer for the Belgian. The fee is reportedly £5.3 million and Mirallas has spoken out about his future, in which he favors joining Everton over Arsenal.

Mirallas said;

“It is possible to go to Everton, it is possible to go to Arsenal, I don’t know now,” Mirallas told Sky Sports News.

“I will speak with my manager and make a good decision for me and also speak to my family importantly.

“They are two big clubs of the Premier League, but for me it is more important to play every week. It is better for me a little bit at Everton.

“They [Everton] are a good team and it is a good opportunity because Marouane Fellaini plays at Everton who is my friend, but I don’t know.

“Tomorrow I go to Greece, next week I go to the Premier League or go to Superleague Greece.”

So it seems that a move is still up in the air, and I think that if Arséne Wenger isn’t interested in buying a direct replacement for Van Persie, then Mirallas will be a more than worthy 3rd choice option.

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Wenger – I still want Van Persie to stay at Arsenal

Posted on August 13, 2012 by admin

The Arsenal manager saw his reinforced team comfortably beat Koln 4-0 yesterday, and in his post-match comments he was obviously asked what the latest news on the transfer of Robin Van Persie.

Last week Sir Alex Ferguson admitted that Man United had made a bid for the Arsenal captain, but had been told that the Gunners were in negotiations with other teams, but acccording to Wenger he doesn’t want the Dutchman to go anywhere at all.

“There’s no news on van Persie,” Wenger said. “Our fans want him to stay so you can understand they are excited. Anything I could say about van Persie would be a lie because he’s our player and that’s it.

“Robin scored 30 goals last season and you want to keep your best player. He was player of the year in England. We want to keep him. I cannot tell you more at the moment because I don’t know more.

“We have not bought the players to replace van Persie, but to strengthen our squad with the thinking van Persie will stay. That’s still my mind at the moment.”

The scenario I could see is that Wenger has put a high price on RVP and refuses to sell below that price, as well as not wanting to sell to a Premiership side. If that is true then it would seem that Van Persie could very easily still be at Arsenal on September 1st, despite the boos from the Arsenal supporters yesterday….

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Ferguson admits he is still fighting Arsenal for van Persie

United Still Chasing RVP: by SV

There has recently been a short burst of optimism surrounding RVP’s future, amid reports of a U-turn on the part of Robin van Persie, but we have been soundly brought back down to Earth again with a statement made by Alex Ferguson. Following United’s penalty defeat to Barcelona, the Scot has confirmed that he has indeed bid for RVP and is currently in negotiations with Arsenal, though he is making little progress due to the fact that we’re negotiating with other clubs too. Here’s the quote, in full, (from Sky Sports):

“We have made a bid and they (Arsenal) have been trying to negotiate with other clubs. We just have to persevere. Hopefully it will come our way. We are trying our best but there is no progress at this moment in time.

“I do not have a gut feeling on it at the moment, I must admit. We are not getting any breakthrough with Arsenal. It is difficult to say why they are operating this way. I do not know what their thoughts are because they are not giving anything away.”

The bad news that we could discern from this quote is that Arsenal are, indeed, in the process of selling our captain. It could also mean that the rumours of an RVP U-turn were untrue, or why would Arsenal be negotiating for his sale?

However, there is some good news, a silver lining, if you will. Though RVP may not have committed a full U-turn, he could still have been impressed with our new signings. As it stands, he could be far more open to the prospect of staying, even if he hasn’t told the club yet. It could be that, if he stays, he will do so happily and not grudgingly.

Also, it does seem as if we are reluctant to sell RVP to United and are looking to offload him overseas. I’m not sure where though, as it seems as if Juventus have pulled out of the race. Perhaps Milan? After all, they have plenty of cash from the Ibrahimovic and Silva sales and are looking for a new striker. This is pure speculation though.

One thing I would say – or rather, say again, as I’ve said it before – is that if RVP does stay, or appears for us against Sunderland, the fans should back him and the team 100%. Because, if he is playing on the 18th, it means he won’t have yet committed treason and will still be playing for our club.

Quite besides the fact that anyone playing with our shirt on deserves our applause, supporting RVP will make it far more likely that he will stay. And let’s not kid ourselves; we’re a stronger team with him than without him. But don’t worry; I will fully back any booing if he does eventually leave…

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Arsenal might still have their captain when the season starts

Posted on August 03, 2012 by admin

Will Van Persie still be at Arsenal come the 18th August? By AH

Today The Daily Mirror has reported that Arsenal captain Robin van Persie could start the Premier League season still as a Gunners player.

The Gunner’s captain announced on the 4th July, that he had no intentions of signing a new contract. Since then, fans’ opinions have been divided on what should happen to him, there have been various media reports on him and even quotes from current and former players on Van Persie’s situation. One month later (tomorrow), and Van Persie is still at Arsenal and I think that everyone has just about had enough of this saga by now. I mean, we even saw Wenger get angry with a Journalist in the last Press Conference in Asia, when asked about the situation.

The Netherlands international has been linked with a move away from the club, with Juventus, Manchester City and Manchester United all in the mix, but time is running out for van Persie to make his move.

Juventus are said to have given van Persie a deadline of August 7th to come to a decision over his future. The Serie A champions are understood to have grown tired of waiting for van Persie to make up his mind, but the Italian clubs have their own problems, with a match fixing scandal surrounding the club, and so I’m not surprised that Van Persie is waiting to see the final outcome of that situation before making his decision. They have reportedly warned the Dutchman’s camp that if they do not receive a positive response by Tuesday they will look elsewhere.

As for the two Manchester clubs, they have become less keen after looking at his demands, so could we see Van Persie still at the club come the start of the season? Could Wenger’s strengthening of the squad convince the striker that he could pick up a trophy with Arsenal?

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Arsenal are still in line for a very good transfer window….

Why this summer won’t be as bad as it seems by AH

When Van Persie came out and announced that he wouldn’t be signing a new contract, fans cried out like it was the end of the world. I admit I too, doubted the clubs ability that day, however I quickly came to realise that we can move on and although both Podolski and Giroud are untested in the Premier League, their performances for their last clubs, last season, show that we have bought to quality strikers to help lead our attack.

I saw some comments like; “We are going to get relegated”

“We will never win another trophy now”

And… “Next year I wouldn’t be surprised to see Vermaelen leave”

Now that’s just unbelievable and I cannot believe that people actually think that. We continued after Henry, Vieira, Fabregas and we will continue after Van Persie. It may seem like our team will worsen this summer should Van Persie leave, however if you take into account, transfers overall, it’s not as bad as it seems.

So with some unwanted players already gone, this has freed up some squad places for new players and it’s also freed up some wages.

If we sell all of our dead wood for their market values we can expect to generate around £20 million in transfer fees, whilst freeing up around a massive amount in wages each week, not including those already sold. Plus the potential departure of Van Persie for about £20 million, gives us £40 million to add onto our £30 million budget left after the purchases of Podolski and Giroud.

Now don’t get too excited and think that we will spend another £70 million because that won’t happen but I expect us to spend around half of it.
Wenger wants Spain International Santi Cazorla for £18 million, Rennes defensive midfielder Yann M’Vila for £14 million, plus not forgetting the rumours that Real Madrid’s Nuri Sahin could join on-loan. So those signings cost around £32 million, leaving the odd bit of money to spend on a backup goalkeeper should both Mannone and Fabianski leave and a defender. Meaning we spend around £40 million more this window. Not bad and those signings being added onto the team we already had sounds promising, however although we spend money on attacking players, it’s vital that we strengthen the defensive side of the game too.

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