Arsenal transfer news: Arshavin in, Adebayor out
Today’s gossip, rumours and damned lies
Gareth Barry is still working on his ‘Mr Popular’ reputation by getting himself banned from Aston Villa’s training ground. According to The Times, he is reluctant to put in an official transfer request as he will miss out on loyalty payments. And who is more deserving of loyalty payments than the man who has insisted that he wants to leave his current employers high and dry?
Elsewhere, Arsene Wenger is leading the race to see the spectacle of Andrei Arshavin sign a contract while looking in the opposite direction, and it will cost The Gunners around £15m for the privilege…
Emmanuel Adebayor to Barcelona
AC Milan conceded defeat in the pursuit of the Arsenal striker yesterday, but Barca have upped their bid.
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: His head may have been turned
Andrei Arshavin to Arsenal
If Barca break the bank for Adebayor, then maybe they won’t need Arshavin, leaving Arsenal to replace the Togolese striker and have some money to spare.
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Chelsea may also bid – Abramovich has allegedly demanded a Russian.
Samuel Eto’o/ Florent Malouda exchange
Malouda is officially a flop after one season, and at Chelsea you rarely get a second chance. Scolari is hoping to offload him to the transfer rumour capital and take Eto’o in return.
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Eto’o is worth more, so some money would have to change hands too
Cristiano Ronaldo latest
Carlos Queiroz will be offered a pay rise to turn down Portugal but may go anyway, which would deeply upset poor Ronaldo. The tricky winger also met club doctors in Lisbon to examine an ankle injury. (Rumours that Ferguson was spotted telling medics to invent injuries to put Real Madrid off are unfounded.)
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Who knows what’s happening here anymore
Robbie Keane latest
Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has only been here for five minutes and he’s already mouthing off about how Robbie Keane joining Liverpool would be good for the striker and for the Irish football team.
The Spoiler Truth-o-meter: Keane may stay if he thinks Spurs can finish in the top four
9 responses so far
MattC // July 3, 2008 at 9:26 am
so thats Keane off to Liverpool then!
LondonGooner // July 3, 2008 at 10:35 am
Totally agree MattC
As for Ade and Ronaldo…..who cares anymore. Im sure supporters of both teams would just like the disputes to be resolved either way. It’s all becoming so boring and it will only get worse now the transfer market has opened and the Euro’s are over
Ashenafi alemu // July 13, 2008 at 7:59 am
this is to inform you that e.adybar want to move barca or milan based on this my comment is doesn’t matter adybayar leave arsenal b/c of arsenal will be sign arshvin or athers world class players like villa and so on
adan // July 22, 2008 at 5:07 am
i as agreat arsenal fan adabayor is excellent to stay at emirates . but fact is that arsenal have enough midfielder again excellent ones like FABREGAS as NASIR has arrived wat we need isthat agood position 4 and 5 to substitute galass and toure sometimes and very timing striker.
adan // July 22, 2008 at 5:10 am
i believe the signing for arsenal could DAVID VILLA OR DAVID SILVA .
GOLD SEGUN // August 1, 2008 at 3:34 pm
TO ME AS ARSENA FAN,I PREFER 2 SELL ADEBAYOR 4 ARSHAVIN
SAMUEL // August 2, 2008 at 5:54 pm
well i think Arsene should be signing David Villa who was in a fantastic shape last season and Euro 08
Alpha // November 22, 2008 at 1:26 pm
ehh.. what ever the case u all will see Manu(adebayor) will stay in Arsenal and we all enjoy with the loss he made lol.
lisajane // November 22, 2008 at 10:01 pm
ade shud stay at arsenal get rid of all other useless shit heads especially gallas he shud never hav been brought to arsenal in the first place ADEBAYOR FOREVER XXXXX
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