EPL Gossip Friday March 4th
Celtic left-back Emilio Izaguirre is a potential target for Arsenal as fears at the club grow that Gael Clichy will not sign a new contract. The Frenchman’s deal expires at the end of next season and if an agreement cannot be reached by the summer, Arsenal will consider selling Clichy rather than risk losing him for nothing. Daily Mail
I don’t believe Arsenal should even fear losing Clinchy. If he doesn’t want to sign a new deal sell him.
Gunners striker Andrey Arshavin could also be on his way out of the club, with Zenit St Petersburg ready to bring their former player back to Russia. talkSPORT
Another player who if I was Arsenal I’d send packing. No one will forget his four goal game against Liverpool or the game winner against Barcelona but top teams need to count on their top players game after game and you just can’t do that with Arshavin.
To expand my point the reason I could never take Arsenal is for the simple fact after every big win comes a bad result soon after. Everyone but Wenger could see it and if I was him I’d be shaking up this team. Wenger has been too loyal to his Arsenal players and has gotten nothing to show for it. Forget about Cesc Fàbregas, I’d build Arsenal around Jack Wilshere who you know truely wants to be there. Credit to Fabregas for loving Arsenal but everyone knows is only at Arsenal out of respect to Wenger and he really wants to play for Barcelona. If that is the case cash in on the 40-50 million and let it be done it. Besides Fabregas may be a better player than Sergio Busquets but he isn’t bringing anything more to the table.
Manuel Almunia would go. Not that you would get anything for him but to bring someone in they need to move someone out.
Abou Diaby would also go. My neck hurts from seeing him drill 25 yard shots 50 rows up.
Tomáš Rosický would be the first one out the door. He isn’t been the same since blowing out his knees. His beautiful goal against the US in the 2006 World Cup seems like another lifetime ago. Why Wenger keeps picking him I’ll never know.
Robin van Persie, credit to him no one has been better in front of goal these last two months but of course he was due to get hurt. You can’t trust him for a full season and it rattles the club when he is out of the lineup. Sell him to Bayern Munich or something.
Denílson, Emmanuel Eboué, Nicklas Bendtner – Denilson is no Gilberto Silva, hell he isn’t even Liverpool’s Lucas. I’ve always been anti Eboue despite his honest effort he gives match after match. Bendtner despite his talent would also go because he is a head case.
Now who should Arsenal sign?
Of course Arsenal won’t spend the money but what a player.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to speak to the club’s own television station after being charged with improper conduct for his criticism of referee Martin Atkinson.
Full story: the Guardian
Maybe Fergie shouldn’t speak about referee’s out of both sides of his mouth.
West Ham’s co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold will increase their stake in the club from 62% to 82% at the end of the season. Daily Telegraph
Yet they still cry about all the money they lose on the team.