Arsenal & Manchester United target Sebastian Frey unsure over Fiorentina future
Frenchman pondering Viola future with Premier League duo ready to pounce...

Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastian Frey is uncertain about his future and he wants assurances that the club will be competitive next season if he is to stay on.

"Do I want to leave? I have spoken with the club about my future. I have a contract until 2013, but sometimes you need new motivations, and I won't hide that I need them," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

"But looking for new motivations doesn't mean that you will leave for sure, one can even stay if..."

Despite a poor season that appears to be pushing him closer to an exit with both Arsenal and Manchester United reportedly interested, Frey wants to see signals from Fiorentina that they are looking to improve before making a big decision.

"We have to build a strong team at the highest level. There are no [European] cup competitions for us next year and so we have to try to have a good domestic season. We need a strong team," he concluded.



Although i want joe hart, this guy is an awesome keeper!

He is with great man management skills and even though in managerial terms him and Fergie can't be compared as they are both different, one thing Mourinho lacks is working with younger players and is given money to buy players where as Fergie started at United from scratch with not much resources in those days then it took a couple of years for us to finally win the league and succession of trophies, after that but when the club got bigger the money came rolling in:).

Celtic chase second Arsenal defender

SPL giants Celtic are reportedly keen on snapping up Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos whose contract at the Emirates ends this summer.

Signed by the Gunners seven years ago, the Swiss international was tipped as the heir to legendary club captain Tony Adams. Despite several promising performances in his early years, the 25-year-old’s occasional lapses in concentration, including a defining mistake in Arsenal’s quarter-final defeat in the 2008 Champions League campaign against Liverpool, have seen him move down the pecking order at the Emirates.

Loaned to AC Milan for the entire 2008-09 campaign, Senderos returned to north London last summer and appeared on the verge of a permanent exit following an approach from Everton. Kept on the books by Arsene Wenger following an injury to Johan Djourou, the stopper suffered failed to displace either William Gallas or Thomas Vermaelen and was eventually loaned to the Toffees in January but again struggled to assert himself.

Thought to be in favour of a stay at Goodison Park, the Swiss could be tempted by the opportunity to rebuild his career in Scotland. With the start of the World Cup on the horizon, Senderos is unlikely to make a decision on his long-term future until his international duties are completed.

News of Celtic’s interest in the Swiss stopper comes less than a week after The Bhoys were tipped to also offer veteran centre-half Sol Campbell a contract. It appears however, that the 35-year-old will be rewarded with a single year extension at Arsenal after he impressed both fans and the coaching staff with a vigorous comeback despite six months without a club.



Bye senderos :wavey:

Didnt see that coming...

Eboue next off to Barcelona.

Barcelona are looking to find cover for Brazilian right-back Dani Alves in the form of Arsenal man, Emmanuel Eboue, accoridng to Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo. It remains to be seen if Arsenal will do business with Barcelona after already being set to lose star-player Cesc Fabregas to the Catalan club.

Indeed and I still think Fergie could be bluffing when he says that we will only be signing one player:p.

Problem is transfer prices are too high these days so old school managers like Wenger and Fergie have the sense what to do.

Here are some of the latest transfer rumours doing the rounds of late. Some are familiar names to Arsenal fans, with the likes of Melo and Gomis being linked once again. While Gunners fans will be excited to here Gourcuff and Silva being named as possible replacements should captain Cesc Fabregas leave for Barcelona. Arsenal have also been linked with yet another goalkeeper and a couple of centre-backs.

Per Mertesacker

Arsenal have been linked with a move for Werder Bremen’s giant centre-back Per Mertesacker, according to The Sunday Times. Arsene Wenger has been linked with the German international in the past and the report claims Mertesacker is looking for a move away from the Bundesliga and the Arsenal boss is ready to make.

The Gunners are on the look-out for a defensive partner for Thomas Vermaelen after it seems certain that William Gallas will leave the club after failing to agree a contract extension, and with 60 caps for Germany and standing at 6ft 6in, Mertesacker is tipped to be the experienced dominant centre-back the club are looking for. I would love this rumour to be true, he is exactly the type of player Arsene should be looking at.

Felipe Melo

Once again Arsenal have been linked with a move for long-term target Felipe Melo. The Brazilian international was close to a move to the Gunners last summer but opted for Juventus, but his time in Turin has been a disappointment and has been tipped by the Times to make the move the Emirates this summer as Arsene Wenger looks to add some steel to his midfield engine-room. Despite his poor season for Juve, Melo has a lot talent and would be a great signing for Arsenal. Although i think his price tag of £17-£20m is slightly over-inflated given what the player has actually achieved so far.

David Silva

The Mirror claims that Wenger has been keeping a close eye on Valencia’s skillful play-maker David Silva. With Cesc Fabregas linked with a move to Barca, Wenger may look to Silva as a replacement and despite interest from Real Madrid and Manchester United, the report says it’s Arsenal who could land the talented 24-year-old for £17m. Although i would love to see Silva arrive at the Emirates, i can’t see this one happening. He has been linked with Real for that last couple of years and if he leaves Valencia i think he will become a Madrid man, Arsene wouldn’t compete with them on price and wages.

Yoann Gourcuff

Gourcuff has been widely tipped to be Cesc Fabregas’s replacement should our captain make the move to Barca this summer. The Bordeaux ace is valued at around £25m and Wenger sees him as the ideal candidate to take over the create role currently filled by Fabregas. The 23-year-old has been capped 17 times by France so far and has been in tremendous form over the past two seasons since moving to Bordeaux from AC Milan, and was a key figure as he won the Ligue 1 in his first year back in France and was also named the league’s best player. However this season has not been as successful as Bordeaux only managed a sixth place finish and failed to qualify for any European football next season. If Fab’s does go, get this man Arsene. Pure class.

Bafetimbi Gomis

Lyon forward Gomis was linked with the Gunners last summer and his name has once again been thrown in the hat as a potential summer buy. Gomis scored 10 goals in 37 appearances this season and signed for Lyon for £11m only a year ago from Saint-Etienne. After the signing of Marouane Chamakh was tied up last week, it’s very difficult to imagine Arsene Wenger buying another striker so i see no substance in this one.

Other rumours include a move for Newcastle centre-back Steven Taylor who is out of contract next summer and Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer. I could see the sense in going for Taylor who is a good age and wouldn’t break the bank, but i can’t see Wenger going for a 37-year-old goalkeeper and Fulham would be very reluctant sellers.

So they are the latest transfer rumours and I’m sure that as the summer goes on a whole host of other names will be linked with a move to the Emirates.




David silva + Melo + Gourcuff = Premier league title


But we need defenders and keeper to win really..

Kevin Doyle of Wolves linked with Arsenal also:joker:.

Wenger doesnt when it comes to selling he could have got 20m for toure (got 14) and 30 for adebayor (got 25).

Hence why barca are only offering 30 - 35.

He sells fab for under 40 it will be stupid..

Chelsea and Arsenal lining up summer move for Barcelona's teenage playmaker Gai Assulin



Chelsea and Arsenal are weighing up a summer bid for Barcelona's exciting teenage playmaker Gai Assulin.

The Israeli is struggling for first team opportunities with the Catalan giants, and is available on a free transfer.

The attacking midfielder has been likened in some quarters to a young Lionel Messi, and the Spanish newspaper Sport are reporting he could me making a move to England.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has signed players from the Barcelona youth team before, including Fran Merida and Cesc Fabregas.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is expected to bring in a host of young players into the first team squad next season.

Even though the Blues won the Premier League and FA Cup, it is believed they will need to strengthen their squad in order to win the Champions League.

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Looks like a young carlos tevez..

Barcelona official will call Arsenal this week to smooth over Fabregas deal


Spanish daily 'Sport' claims that Barcelona's sporting director, Txiki Begiristain will call Arsenal's chief executive Ivan Gazidis this week in an attempt to pave the way for smooth negotiations for the transfer of Cesc Fabregas .

Fabregas reportedly told Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger last week that he would like to move to Barcelona, following intense speculation that the Gunners' skipper would move back to the Nou Camp where he began his career.

However, according to 'Sport', Arsenal have been unimpressed by the attitude of Barcelona, whose officials have alluded to their pursuit of midfielder Fabregas at the unveiling of new signing David Villa , while senior players such as Xavi and Lionel Messi have publicly praised the Arsenal star. Barcelona are worried that causing such offence to Arsenal "might endanger the signing."

As a result, 'Sport' reports that Barcelona's sporting director Txiki Begiristain will call Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis this week "to prevent the growing anger at the Emirates Stadium" and to encourage "peaceful dialogue" between the two clubs.

23 year-old Fabregas missed the end of the season with a broken leg. The midfield playmaker enjoyed an outstanding season for Arsenal, scoring 19 goals in 35 games, contributing 12 assists. He is under contract with the Gunners until 2014.



They pretty much tapped up fabregas.. no wonder wenger is pissed.

Big speculation over Gourcuff coming to us now..

Arsenal are being linked with a move for French international midfielder Yoann Gourcuff.

The Bordeaux midfielder has impressed at the Stade Chaban-Delmas this season despite les Girondins finishing the campaign in a disappointing sixth, and Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has set his sights on Gourcuff as a replacement for Cesc Fabregas should he leave for Barcelona.

Gourcuff started his senior career as a teenager at Rennes, making his debut in 2004 before moving to AC Milan for a fee in the region of €3.5 million in 2006.

After failing to make a significant impact with the Rossoneri, he came back to Ligue 1 on a season long loan with Bordeaux. It proved to be a great move for the French side, with Gourcuff earning the league's Young Player of the Year award during an impressive 2008-09 campaign that saw the club take the title.

Bordeaux paid the minimum fee release clause in the loan contract drawn up with the San Siro club last summer, with a fee in the region of €14 million spent on keeping Gourcuff in France.

Some fine Champions League displays have followed this term, with Gourcuff playing his part in Bordeaux's run to the quarter-finals before bowing out against Lyon.

At international level, Gourcuff has made 14 appearances for Les Bleus since making his debut in 2008. A regular for France during World Cup qualifying, the midfielder is expected to play a key part in France's South African efforts.

After completing the deal for former Bordeaux star Marouane Chamakh on Friday, Wenger has made his transfer intentions clear as he looks to build a title-challenging side this term.

The Sunday Express reports that the Gunners boss hopes Chamakh can lure Gourcuff to the Emirates, with the north London club hoping to add one of France's 'golden boys' to the ranks.


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Arsenal Targeting Bordeaux Midfielder Yoann Gourcuff & Lyon Striker Bafetimbi Gomis - Report

Bordeaux attacking midfielder Yoann Gourcuff and Lyon forward Bafetimbi Gomis are reported targets for Arsenal as they line up a double swoop for the French Ligue 1 stars.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger reportedly has £40 million to spend on new recuitments this summer and could have further funds should captain Cesc Fabregas leave for Barcelona.

Gourcuff is rated at £25 million and could be seen as an ideal replacement should captain Fabregas swap the Emirates for the Nou Camp.

The 23-year-old has 17 international caps and has been a key man for Bordeaux since moving back to France from AC Milan two seasons ago.

Gourcuff was instrimental in helping the club to the Ligue 1 title in his first season and was also named the league’s best player.

However, Bordeaux failed to replicate the form that saw them win the league title as they finished sixth this campaign and as a result missed out on European football.

With manager Laurent Blanc confirmed as the next France national coach after the World Cup, Arsenal maybe able to tempt the Frenchman to London. 


As well as a move for Gourcuff, the Gunners are also being linked with a move for Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis who has hit 10 goals in 37 games this season following an £11m move from Saint-Etienne last summer.

Arsenal have already wrapped up the signing of Marouane Chamakh from Bordeaux on a free transfer earlier in the week and new faces look set to arrive this summer at the Emirates.



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LOL Newcastle linked with Shaun Wright Phillips:D.

Arsenal line up French midfielder Gourcuff if Fabregas leaves

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has only just completed the signing of striker Marouane Chamakh from Bordeaux, but the Sunday Express claims that he could return to the French club to sign one of the 'golden boys' of French football.

There is widespread speculation that midfield schemer Fabregas will leave for the Nou Camp and should he do so, Gourcuff is reportedly viewed as the ideal replacement for the Gunners.

The 23 year-old enjoyed an excellent season at Bordeaux, scored 9 goals and helped Laurent Blanc's side to the Champions League quarter-finals.

Gourcuff spent three years at AC Milan earlier in his career, but returned to France where he has since flourished. He was voted as the best young player in France in 2008 and is renowned for his excellent technique.

According to the Sunday Express, Wenger will hope that the signing of Chamakh will help to lure Gourcuff to Arsenal. The midfielder is set to star in the World Cup and Wenger might be tempted to make a move for Gourcuff sooner rather than later or else risk his value rising off the back of an impressive World Cup.

Gourcuff has already played 16 times for Les Bleus and has scored one international goal.


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Arsenal target Felipe Melo and £17m David Silva

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Seriously if we dont sign gourcuff.. we need to sign silva!

Be back in a bit lol.

Silva is destined for Old Trafford;).

We need him more lol.

Saying that we have a great midfield we need defenders.

Playing cod now lol.

Real Madrid sign Benfica winger Angel Di Maria for £34 Million - report

Real Madrid have put pen to paper on a £34 million deal for Benfica winger Angel di Maria, according to radio station TSF.

The Argentina international has long been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu after an impressive season at Benfica, both in domestic competitions and in the Europa League.

Reports of an impending switch to the Spanish capital club by Di Maria have intensified after Inter boss Jose Mourinho, who is an admirer of the 22-year-old, became the red hot favourite to assume the reins of the Merengues.

The Portuguese radio station claims that, after signing Di Maria, Real will now put their focus on Benfica colleague David Luiz, for whom negotiations are believed to be at an advanced stage already.

TSF also state that Benfica could receive a player from Real Madrid in return, with centre-back Ezequiel Garay and winger Royston Drenthe both on the table.



Good player but 34m ? 40m euro?

Real madrid should buy fabregas they would offer 50m..

Arsenal Plan Astonishing £45m Quartet Summer Spending Spree: Interesting Targets Analysed

Sunday Times journalist Duncan Castles has tipped Arsenal to sign Mark Schwarzer , Per Mertesacker and Felipe Melo during the summer transfer window.

All eyes will be on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger this summer with Cesc Fabregas widely expected to return to Barcelona after telling the Frenchman he wants to leave the Emirates.

The Arsenal manager reportedly has 40 million pounds available and Mark Schwarzer is the latest goalkeeper to be linked following the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Robert Green and Joe Hart.

Per Mertesacker is considering leaving Werder Bremen and with 60 caps for the German international team, the 25-year-old would bring a host of experience to the Arsenal backline.

Arsenal were linked with a move for Brazilian midfielder Felipe Melo last summer but missed out to Juventus. The defensive midfielder struggled in 2009/2010 and is expected to leave the Turin giants after the World Cup. (Sunday Times as reported on IMScouting)

The Mirror says that Arsenal are bullishly pursuing Valencia midfielder David Silva, much to the chagrin of Real Madrid. The ailing Spanish giants, who finished the season trophy-less, have coveted the 24-year-old Silva for months – as have Manchester United and Liverpool – but the Mirror says we shouldn’t be surprised if Arsenal land the attacking midfielder for around £17m, paid for by offloading the injured Cesc Fabregas to Barcelona.


Wow good times.

Chelsea Set for Imminent £25m Real Madrid Move: Ancelotti Readies Himself for Ashley Cole Bid


Should he become the new coach at Real Madrid , Jose Mourinho will look to make Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole one of his first signings.

Although Mourinho led Inter Milan to Champions League glory on Saturday, sealing an unprecedented treble for the club, the self-styled ’special one’ is set to confirm a move to the Bernebeu this week.

Should he take over at Real Madrid , one of his first tasks will be to find a quality left-back, given the unimpressive form this season of Alvaro Arbeloa . The Daily Mail speculates that Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole will be one of Mourinho’s immediate targets. The England international has endured a well-publicized problematic season both on and off the pitch and only returned to the Chelsea side towards the end of the season, having suffered a broken foot.

Mourinho and Cole of course know each other well from their time together at Stamford Bridge and the Portugese coach may well seek to surround himself with familiar players should he end up at Real Madrid .

Cole has four years left on his £100,000-a-week contract at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea will not let the 29-year-old go without a struggle, given that he is considered perhaps the world’s top left-back. The Daily Mail speculates that it would take a bid of at least £25million for Cole to leave Chelsea.

Atletico Mineiro slap £5m price tag on Liverpool and West Ham target Diego Tardelli


Liverpool and West Ham have been told they will have to pay Atletico Mineiro £5million if they follow up their interest in Brazilian striker Diego Tardelli.

The 25-year-old, who has won four caps, is on stand-by for the World Cup finals.

He earlier had two spells on loan in Europe with Real Betis and PSV Eindhoven.

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Benayoun confident of Chelsea move.

Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun is confident that he will be heading to Chelsea for next season. He told the Daily Mail: "Ancelotti wants me for next season and now everything depends on Liverpool. Chelsea will have to pay some £6 million but I believe that in the end I'll be moving there."

Fabio Aurelio to leave Liverpool



Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio has turned down the offer of a new pay-as-you-play deal and will leave the club next week, manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed.

The Brazilian's Anfield career has been littered with injuries and his final year was indicative of that.

He missed the start of the campaign after sustaining a freak knee problem while playing football with his children and a thigh problem at the end of February prematurely ended his season.

Because of his fitness record the club offered the 30-year-old a flexible deal based on the matches he played but Aurelio wanted the security of a more permanent arrangement and has chosen to end his four-year stay at Anfield.

'Fabio's contract is nearly finished and he is going to leave us,' said Benitez.

'We had been trying to work something out with regards an extension but it was a pity that we couldn't.

'He has given us absolutely fantastic service. The one problem we had with Fabio was that he suffered too many injuries and it was such a pity because he has great quality.'

Aurelio's absence placed additional pressure on 21-year-old left-back Emiliano Insua as there were times when Benitez wanted to rest the player but had no other back up and, as a result, the Argentinian played 44 matches before he too succumbed to injury late in the season.

Benitez was sorry to see Aurelio leave as he had nothing but praise for the player he brought from former club Valencia on a free transfer in June 2006.

'With Fabio being out so much, it meant that we had to use Insua more than we would have liked and that was not easy for him,' the Spaniard told the Liverpool Echo.

'Fabio is a top professional, a great player and a really good lad.

'It has been a pleasure having him here and we really will miss him

'You are talking about an amazing person who gave 100% all the time. We wish him all the best.'

Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood: ‘No Offers For Cesc Fabregas Yet’

Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed he is ‘very surprised’ that the club are yet to receive a bid from Barcelona for their talismanic captain ‘Cesc Fabregas.

The Spanish midfielder is understood to have told manager Arsene Wenger that he wanted to leave Arsenal this summer, following years of increasingly intense speculation linking him with a move to the Camp Nou.

High-ranking Barca sources have repeatedly confirmed their interest in acquiring Fabregas over the past week, and the Catalan giants were even reported to have sent their first formal bid via fax yesterday but it seems, for now at least, that Arsenal are yet to enter any form of negotiations with the recently-crowned La Liga champions;

“We have heard nothing at all and I am not looking for a telephone call from them,” Hill-Wood told The Daily Star.

“As far as I am concerned, [Fabregas] is our player. If they want to make a bid it is up to them.We are very surprised, but delighted [that no approach has been made].”

In further news, Fabregas, who has been sidelined since April with a cracked fibula (sustained in Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash against, ironically, Barcelona), trained for the first time in over a month yesterday – coming through a full one-hour training match unscathed at Spain’s World Cup training camp in Madrid.

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