According to the Express, Arsene Wenger is lining-up a €19m move for Mario Mandzukic in case he cannot sign Mario Balotelli. The Gunners have been strongly linked with a move for Balotelli for weeks now, and this past week his agent, Mino Raiola seemed to welcome the overtures from Arsenal: “Arsenal are a fantastic club,” […]
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Former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas says as he signed for Chelsea rather than rerun to Arsenal because he was not sure where he would fit into the Gunners line-up. “When I decided that my time at Barcelona had ended, I looked for the best option for me,” Fabregas, currently on World Cup duty with Spain, […]
FC Barcelona has announced on its website that it has sold Cesc Fabregas to Chelsea. The Barca statement read: FC Barcelona and Chelsea FC have reached an agreement for the transfer of player Cesc Fàbregas to the English club. FC Barcelona wishes to publicly thank Cesc Fàbregas for his professionalism and dedication during his years […]
Lost in the World Cup headlines this week was the comment from Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti that 22-year-old striker Alvaro Morata will be sold this summer. “The player wants to look for an opportunity where he can play more and the club agrees with this,” Ancelotti said. “If he leaves it would be good […]
Former striker Carlos Vela will be retuning to the Emirates next season after Arsenal triggered the £3.5 million release clause in his contract. Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay confirmed the move, telling Spanish radio station Cadena SER: “Arsenal have informed us that Vela would be with them next season.” The 25-year-old Mexican striker played for […]
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny says that Arsene Wenger need to bus at least four players, including a top-class striker, if the Gunners are to compete for the title next season. “We’ll need a goalkeeper, a right back, a midfielder and a striker,” said Koscielny at France’s pre-World Cup training camp. “It’s important to have a […]
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has spoken publicly for the first time over the Blues pursuit of Cesc Fabregas but admitted it was still too early to say whether the Blues will beat Manchester United to the former Arsenal star. Varying reports in recent days have suggested that United and Chelsea are preparing to go head-to-head […]
Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique has criticised the club for not being appreciative enough of his team-mate Cesc Fabregas. The 27-year-old midfielder has won the La Liga and the Copa del Rey titles at Barca, but he has “failed” in that he is not Xavi, the player he was expected to replace. As a […]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis says that he is confident that Arsene Wenger will spend big again this summer. The Telegraph reports that the Gunners will hand their manager Arsene Wenger a £100m transfer kitty in order to strengthen Arsenal’s squad. The Gunners have been linked with several players across Europe, including former captain Cesc […]