After one brilliant season at Arsenal in eight years, Robin van Persie has told Arsenal that he will not sign a new contract with the Gunners as he disagrees with Arsene Wneger on the direction and future of the club. On his web site toiday, RVP write an open letter to Arsenal fans giving his reasons for not signing […]
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According to reports in Italy, Juventus have made an approach Robin Van Persie. The Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Juventus have made an £8m bid RVP, a bid that Arsenal rejected out of hand. The Serie A champions have said that they want to sign a marquee forward this summer, but £8m will […]
Arsenal have officially confirmed the signing of France international Olivier Giroud from Montpellier for a reported £13million. The 25-year old striker completed a medical before agreeing terms at Arsemal’s training ground on Monday evening. The completion of the transfer is now just the subject of formal processes. Giroud, whose 21 goals in 36 league appearances made […]
There were some interesting things that came out of Ivan Gazidis’s meeting with the Arsenal Supporters Trust earlier this week. Two good write-ups on the meeting are here and here. While Gazidis has a knack of talking a lot and saying nothing, the fact that he was willing to meet with Arsenal supporters last night and stayed around […]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is due to meet with around 300 Arsenal Supporters’ Trust (AST) members at Emirates Stadium this week and it looks like from the questions submitted by AST members, that Gazidis will be on the hot seat. According to the AST web site, Arsenal and Gazidis have agreed to cover the […]
By winning the Champions League on Saturday, not only will Chelsea be playing in the Champions League again next season, instead of the Europa League, but they will avoid the Champions League qualification game after being given a number one seed by UEFA. Joining Chelsea as the top seeds in the August 30 draw are […]
According to a spokesman for the Netherlands national team, Robin van Perise will not be talkkng with the media during the upcoming European Championships saying: “We made a deal with Arsenal and he won’t talk to the press,” a spokesman for the Dutch Football Association, the KNVB, said. The gap order, imposed by Arsenal came […]
According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal will offer Robin van Persie a club record £7million-per-season. Arsene Wenger, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and Van Persie are set to meet today where Arsenal will present RVP with a three-year deal worth around £130,000-per-week plus a £5million signing-on fee if he signs a new deal with the club. […]
In the most dramatic five minutes in Premier League history, Manchester City scored twice in added time to beat QPR 3-2 today and win their first league title in 44 years. Going into today, Man City and United were tied atop the Premier League. City had a vastly superior goal difference so they knew that […]