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The Gunners are ready to have another crack at landing Pompey's Croatian gun. According to UK tabloid The Sun, Arsenal will attempt to heap more woe upon Portsmouth this month by prising away their star midfielder, Niko Kranjcar. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is eager to add another playmaker to his ranks now that Cesc Fabregas looks likely to be out of action until March at least, having ruptured the medial ligaments of his knee last month. Interestingly, the man responsible for Captain Fab's injury, ... Read More

Arsene Wenger maybe forced to lose striker Nicklas Bendtner if he wants to tempt West Ham to part with Matthew Upson. Upson is widely expected to leave Upton Park during the January transfer window with Arsenal, Spurs and Aston Villa all interested in signing him. But The Hammers are determined not to lose him on the cheap and, as they are tipped to lose striker Craig Bellamy to Manchester City, they want to find a replacement and have their sights on Bendtner. The Danish international, ... Read More

Arsenal Football Club are said to be interested in Stephen Ireland. Arsene Wenger accepts he needs to bolster his Gunners midfield during the January transfer window, more so now that Cesc Fabregas faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Everton have wasted no time in telling the Frenchman to forget any interest he may have in Mikel Arteta, and reports in the News of the World claim Ireland has emerged as a top target. The Manchester City playmaker is a genuine contender for Player of ... Read More

Arsene Wenger has leapt to the support of Manchester United Football Club manager Sir Alex Ferguson…no, seriously. The United boss has claimed the Premier League fixtures are unfair to his side, as they always seem to play away from home directly after an away clash in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds have also played all nine teams who finished below them in the league last season on the road, and Wenger has some sympathy for his long-term rival. “Liverpool have played at home ... Read More

Emmanuel Adebayor is on Barcelona's short list of summer transfer targets. The Spanish giants are unlikely to raid Arsenal for the Togo striker this month, but are keen to add him to their squad as they plan for next season. The 24-year-old is being considered by the La Liga leaders, reports Catalan newspaper Sport, along with Lyon's Karim Benzema and Valencia's David Villa. Any of the three targets would prove expensive. Valencia are reportedly in need of cash but are determined to hold on to ... Read More

Arsenal Football Club are plotting a shock move for Park Ji-sung. The South Korean international is out of contract at the end of next season, and he admits so far he has heard little from Manchester United about a fresh deal to remain at Old Trafford. "I only have one more year left on my contract and there has been no contact about a new deal yet," he said in the News of the World. "I want to stay here, but we'll have to ... Read More

Aston Villa Football Club are eager to win the race for Charles N’Zogbia. The French midfielder is destined to quit Newcastle United during the New Year, after revealing he wants to quit the Magpies for regular first team football. Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were expected to go head-to-head for the signature of the former Le Havre youngster, but Martin O’Neill has now entered the race. The Villa manager is prepared to pay £5million for N’Zogbia, and he also hopes he can persuade the player ... Read More

Arsenal Football Club are said to be interested in Mikel Arteta. Arsene Wenger is eager to bolster his midfield during the transfer window, after losing Cesc Fabregas to a long-term injury which has further depleted his options in this area. It is believed the French coach is lining up a £12million bid for Everton’s Spanish ace Arteta, who has established himself as one of the best playmakers in the country. However, the Toffees will be eager to keep hold of the former Rangers and ... Read More

31 year old French national and former Arsenal star Thierry Henry has agreed an £8m divorce settlement with his ex-wife Claire Merry. Henry is rumoured to be worth £25 million and at his current club Barcelona he earns £130,000 per week. Although the pair had been granted a fast-track divorce in September 2007 after Thierry's 'unreasonable behaviour' A source close to the pair said: "Claire is delighted. Neither she or Thierry wanted to go back to court as they are both now moving on with ... Read More

Arsene Wenger has revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo almost joined Arsenal instead of Manchester United from former club Sporting, in 2003, and has claimed that Carlos Queiroz 's influence was what pushed Ronaldo to sign with Manchester United instead. Wenger commented: “Carlos knew him well and since then they have signed Anderson and Nani from Portugal because of Carlos Queiroz,” “It’s like me signing players from France because I know them well. The price that we discussed was much lower — it was divided by three ... Read More

21 year old Arsenal winger Samir Nasri, who joined the Emirates from French team Marseille in the summer, has spoken out against critics of the Arsenal squad. After their recent win against Chelsea which has kept them in the running for a title win, albeit eight points behind Premiership leaders Liverpool, the French national stated that there has been a change within the team and a break has occured with the controversy of the William Gallas incident: "There is lots of relentless criticism ... Read More

Arsenal seem set to loan striker Jay Simpson to Norwich City after manager Arsene Wenger spoke of his desire to get the younger and less experienced players to get regular action, which is something many of them are unlikely to be able to accomplish in Arsenal's first team. If Simpson does make a move to Norwich it seems that Wenger will want guarantees that he is getting this regular playing experience. Derby County and West Bromwich have also expressed an interest in the ... Read More