That player must be a right wanker.. been headbutted loadsa times..

Ohhh right, hes a ****..

Going to start a new game with Arsenal on FM now

Rui Costa:).

Fillipo Inzaghi

A blast from the past at Euro 2004


Rui costa

Arsenal Line Up £21.8m Fabregas Replacement: Wenger Set for Big Bid for French International Gourcuff


ARSENE WENGER has lined up a £21.8million deal for Bordeaux ace Yoann Gourcuff – his No 1 choice to replace Cesc Fabregas.
Arsenal have already spoken to the France star’s dad Christian to pave the way for a switch that will make Gourcuff the Gunners’ record signing.

An Arsenal source said: “While every effort is being made to keep Cesc at the club the boss is working towards an alternative.

“He believes Gourcuff’s finesse and grace will fit perfectly to Arsenal’s way of playing and will make it an almost seamless transition if Cesc does go.”

Wenger is desperate to keep Fabregas after the skipper asked for a move to boyhood club Barcelona.

Arsenal slapped an £80m price tag on their prized asset but it is accepted Fabregas will eventually sign for Barca for around £45m.

Gourcuff, 23, will be France’s first-choice playmaker in the World Cup but has a £21.8m get-out clause at Bordeaux.

Wenger may struggle to bring that price down as Bordeaux president Jean Louis Triaud is still fuming at Wenger for nabbing his striker Marouane Chamakh on a free.

Yet cash-strapped Bordeaux are desperate to get Gourcuff off their wage bill after failing to net a European spot following a late-season collapse in the French League. (The Sun)



YES!!!!

Keep fabregas and buy gourcuff imagine that! lol.

Gourcuff is amazing though and am happy if he joins us :) and its good because we have french players, and chamakh links well with gourcuff.

I would hold out for 60 Mil

45 Mil for Fabregas seems cheap considering what Ronaldo went for

Tbh even if Cesc was to stay for a bit longer only a matter of time he would go to Barca before his career ends.. last summer United had the situation with Ronaldo where it was obvious he would go one day to Madrid so eventually gave up trying to keep him and end the speculation that kept happening every year:).

Looking forward to WBA, Newcastle and Blackpool in the PL:thumbs:,

Well they were on about getting him for 35m and id lose all faith in wenger selling him at that price.


Peter hill wood wants to keep him.

For me 50 - 55m is a good price.

I am going to get so pissed off in this window I know it

Martin Oneill is frustrating and pretty shocking in the market

35 million is better than nothing.. plus it would be enough to buy a couple of players.

Shame Arsenal don't have much of an English nucleus because when they had players like Keown, Wright, Seaman etc combined with the foreign players.

LOL probably be last minute deals:D. What positions do you think need strengthening in?.

I'm annoyed that Man U will be getting only one or two players in because the team needs improving but with the debts not surprising...

My wish list

Richards/Onuaha, Ireland and Keano

I cant believe villa a couple of seasons before vidic joined manure nearly got him but he didn't get a permit or something


And Sneijder just before he signed for Real Madrid from Ajax was just about to sign for us, but they came in with an 11th hour bid

3 for 1 swap for Milner?:p. Although I did read a rumour City were interested in Ashley Young.

Think even though Villa have some younger players coming through the ranks need some experience to replace the likes of Nigel RC, Luke Young etc the players that are on the transfer list and likely to be sold.

Ha Ha Nemanja is a bargain for £7 million:p. LOL Manure:laugh: in good humour.

Gutting to miss out on Wesley:shocked:.

But its so average... you see what happens when you hold out.


City offered us 14m for toure 25m for adebayor..

We sold.

David moyes told city to **** off, and they spent 24m on lescott, we could have easily got 30 - 35 for ade and 18 ish for toure.. but he doesnt try.



Will be good when Ramsey wilshire and walcott all playing, along with a couple of other youngsters..

Well if Villa continue to get noticed then maybe players of that calibre could decide that Villa Park is the place to be?:D.

Think that Freidel is class but only has about one or two seasons left IMO so should be on the hunt for a GK before or after then even though Guzan is there.

Even if the offer that Barcelona will make isn't not near then what the club demand then fair enough entitled to express that but if he wants to go can't be hold against his will.. although since he's still under contract then you can keep him till it runs out then do a deal?.

RIO FERDINAND fears England will become a team of half-wits.
England are out of World Cup warm-up games but have yet to cure the on-going problem of their slow starts.

Even skipper Ferdinand admitted there was little "thought process" after the side fell behind in the seventh minute to Japan on Sunday.

The Three Lions did not get to grips with the Asians until receiving a second-half wake-up call, in the same way Mexico played them off the park in the first 45 minutes at Wembley last week.

England ended up 2-1 winners but the Japan game only highlighted the weaknesses which need urgent attention.

There are only 11 days until England start their World Cup bid against USA.

But Ferdinand believes there is still time to work on the problem areas.

He said: "In the first half we were a bit too slow. There wasn't much thought process in the way we played.

"We are getting to the point where we are working it out and sorting it ourselves. We went on to look quite dangerous in the second half.

"I thought the subs made a big impact in the second half.

"Going into a tournament you need players who are going to come off the bench and make a difference.

"To come back from a goal down against a good Japanese side was good.

"They didn't have many chances on goal apart from the set piece. That is a good sign. But there is a lot of hard work in front of us.

"Japan are a good side. They have always got good imagination. They work hard and they have very good players."

Frustrated boss Fabio Capello resorted to a few old faces to kick-start slow coaches England into life. The exasperated Italian delivered a fierce rollicking to his players at half-time at Wembley eight days ago to force some life into the performance.

But the problem does not seem to be going away whichever ploy Capello chooses to get his team sprinting out of the blocks.

By the final whistle in Graz on Sunday, much of the established old guard had been wheeled out.

Steven Gerrard joined forces with Frank Lampard in midfield, Joe Cole turned the game around as link man between the middle and striker Wayne Rooney while Jamie Carragher played at right-back to restore stability.

It could prove Capello sticks with experience and takes a relative Dad's Army to South Africa when he names his final 23-man squad today.

Ferdinand said: "I've never had any doubt Steve and Frank could play together. They both did against Japan.

"It worked well and we looked very dangerous.

"Whether it is just down to those two or whether other players have to do stuff I don't know. But good players can play anywhere and play with any players. We have seen that in the past. It is the same with them.

"It is where the manager sees them both in the team. Will he play them together? We'll have to wait and see.

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"We've been a bit predictable in the last couple of tournaments. People know what they are going to get from us.

"We have players here who can change things and have an impact in different areas of the pitch.

"A little of that 'not knowing what we have got' from other teams is good for us."

John Terry believes England have an the edge over many their rivals because of the squad's strength-in-depth.

And he insists the rigours of the Premier League make English players better equipped to handle tough games.

JT said: "In the last couple of games we didn't start as well as we could have done.

"But it's been good enough because late on you saw the fitness, we came on strong and the fitness has shown."

He added: "The manager has stressed with the pace and quality we have going forward we're always going to create chances and score goals."



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yeah!! :colour:

-Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been confirmed as NOT up for sale, but has been said he could still leave given the right offer.

-Barcelona's Laporta will meet Arsenal half way in terms of money for the signing of Cesc Fabregas.

Valencia strike sensation Francisco ‘Paco’ Alcacer has picked up the European Under-17 Championship top scorer prize after his six goals helped Spain to the runner-up spot in UEFA’s showpiece tournament. The 16-year-old forward, who was heavily linked with Arsenal last week, equalled the best tally since the finals was reduced to eight teams in 2002-03. Moreover, added to the eight goals which he scored in qualification, Paco now holds the overall record for his age group with 14 goals in total.

Arriving on the Arsenal radar at the same time as speculation continues apace that Cesc Fabregas will return to Spain, Paco certainly looks like a prospect for the future. Tipped by many in recent months to be the natural successor to David Villa at the Mestalla, the teenager has not disappointed on the big stage, despite his team’s loss to England in the final. Although, the player of the tournament award has yet to be awarded, Paco, who also captained Spain, has been heavily tipped to follow in the footsteps of Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas and Bojan Krkic by picking up the accolade.

News of the interest from the Gunners appears to be in keeping with Arsene Wenger’s strategy of targeting young continental stars and grooming them in the Arsenal philosophy at the club’s Academy, although fans have been calling recently for the French tactician to add more experience and muscle to his first team squad.

Arsenal fans will also be eagerly anticipating the progression of striker Benik Afobe who scored on seven occasions for England as the young Lions ran out overall winners in Liechtenstein. Afobe was recently the hero for Steve Bould’s Arsenal Youth side as he scored a hat-trick in the 5-3 win against Nottingham Forest to secure the Academy title.

-Arsenal signing Chamakh: Wenger will make me better player

Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh is confident he will improve as a player under manager Arsene Wenger.

After helping Bordeaux to a Ligue 1 title in 2009 and two French League cup crowns during his eight year stint at Parc Lescure, Chamakh said he was ready to mature in order to adapt to the challenges of the Premier League.

He told the Mirror: "I still have room for improvement. I have not yet acquired all of my qualities needed to progress in another league.

"When a manager like Arsene Wenger is interested it gives you the motivation to improve."

Chamakh could do really well with us.