CAZORLA TO ATLETICO MADRID? NO MARCA!

CAZORLA TO ATLETICO MADRID? NO MARCA!

One of Spain's most respected news outlets Marca reported on Wednesday that our player of the season 28-year-old Santi Cazorla has agreed terms with Atletico Madrid and it is now remaining with the clubs to negotiate a fee for the diminutive play maker.

 

 Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla linked to Atletico Madrid

The bid was said to be in the region of £17.5m and it is understood that Atleti have a lot of transfer kitty after trading their top marksman Radamel Falcao to Monaco for a reported fee of £50m and replaced him with David Villa from Barcelona who was unveiled recently, they went on to say that Atleti are highly interested in Cazorla and their Chairman Miguel Angel Gil is already in London to negotiate the deal.

However, according to the Independent, Arsenal has issued a hands-off warning to Atleti and told them Cazorla is not for sale at any price.
Cazorla recently on leave after a spell with Spain in the just concluded Confederation cup the reason as to why he is not with us on the Asian tour plus his compatriot Nacho Monreal has not said a thing about the rumour.

Some reports quoted Atletico Madrid President saying 'We have no news of Cazorla,they are inventions that occur every day.' Marca, why would you do such a thing?
Some sources believe may be its the agent of Cazorla who made it up in order for his client to get a pay rise at Arsenal.

Since the departure of Vieira in 2005 after the FA Cup triumph it has been a trend at Arsenal to lose our best players to other big clubs either for money, trophies or footballing reasons as the manager states it until to the latest departure of Robin Van Persie to Man United.

Our rivals, United, City and Chelsea have gone through managerial changes and its the best time for us to end the 8-year trophy-less run. One of the way we can do it is to keep the squad we have and if possible add atleast 2 quality players who can improve the team not youngsters to learn on the job.
My best buys would be a defensive a midfielder and a striker, I cant mention the names because you all know how Arsene does his business.
If we happen to lose one of our best players this summer then we shall move backward and next season will be dry too, I believe the manager knows we have suffered enough and cant let this happen again this summer, it will make our status as a big ambitious club questionable once again and increase pressure on the management.

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GEDION ZELALEM, THE NEW DAWN AT ARSENAL.

IN GEDION ZELALEM WE HAVE FABREGAS AND VIEIRA COMBINED.

Well its not a good things usually to praise youngster but there are some you see and just cant do without it, when you see 20-year-old Bernard of Atletico MG and Brazil playing, you say what a talent, it just comes involuntarily.
Now here comes our own Zelalem, spotted in the US by our scouting network the Germany U-16 international of Ethiopian descent in not a usual 16-year-old.

Zelalem playing for the U-21 last season.

 

He has just turned 16 and granted to play for Arsenal towards the end of last season he played some games for the under 21s making his impressive debut against Liverpool U-21s.
Here are some interesting facts about tihs talented lad;
He was training with the club before turning 16 and was the best in a fitness workout given to them by the fitness coaches including first team players.
When fellow youngster Sergi Gnabry 18, was asked who is the most talented among them all he said Zelalem despite being only 15 by then.
The manager on several occasions has invited him to train with the first team despite being too young and it was no surprise naming him in the party to Asia.
As fellow first year scholars Daniel Crowley and Jamaal Raage were making U-21 debuts he was with the first team making his first team debut and never disappointed with a commanding display after coming on as a second half substitute.

Zelalem has the qualities of Vieira and Fabregas combined, he can pick up the game from deep in the midfield and deliver that killer pass to the strikers to do what they can do best. He can locate teammates with a lot of ease and has superb game reading despite being 16 with a lot of time to improve.
We hope he develops to his full potential and give the best to the team in future, all factors remaining constant and according to what we have seen Gedion Zelalem will be our new Cesc Fabregas and/or Patrick Vieira.
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YOUNGSTERS CRISIS STILL ON AT ARSENAL.

YOUNGSTERS CRISIS STILL ON AT ARSENAL DESPITE MASSIVE EXODUS IN THE SUMMER.

Dear Gooners,

Of recent the club released more than 10 youngsters who were not in the future plans of the manager but it seems the club still has a lot of youngsters of which their future is not known. 
Lets put our focus on the strikers following the good news that Costa Rican youngster who has scored 7 goals in 25 caps for Costa Rica Joel Campbell got his long awaited work permit so now he is eligible to play for the club in the Premier League. 

 

 Campbell celebrate a goal for Costa Rica (Arsenal.com)

He signed for the club two years ago then he was loaned straight away to Lorient in the Ligue 1 and last season he spent a Loan spell at Real Betis in the La Liga who are keen to retain him but reports said Arsenal is pricing them out, he has now got a work permit and what next for him?He might be subject to another loan spell and I would like it to be in the premier league with news saying newcomers Crystal palace are interested in him after the departure of Wilfred Zaha to Man United.

The Club of recent completed the singing of French U-20 world champion Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre on a free transfer, there is an injured Benik Afobe whose chances of staying at the club are waning dramatically, now Joel Campbell and the ever rising 18-year-old Chuba Akpom who scored on his first team outing against the Indonesia Dream Team (IDT) after becoming the first choice striker for the U-21s last season.

There are many other highly talented youngsters at the club as some of you saw them against IDT; Chuks Aneke, Sergi Gnabry, Tomas Eisfield, Kris Olsson and 16-year-old Gideon Zelalem.Competition looks to be tough and whoever will make it among them to stay at the club for longer period will be the winner based on hardwork and the manager's decision but all the boys are talented without a doubt.

Till then, love you all!

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SANOGO AGAIN! SANO-GOAL?

SANOGO AGAIN! SANO-GOAL?

New young Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo continued his scoring form by netting one of France's 4 goals as they went on to beat minnows Uzbekistan 4-0 to qualify for the Semifinals in the on-going FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. Sanogo Will wear shirt 22 at Arsenal which was worn by now Arsenal loanee Coquelin.

Sanogo (20) overcame an injury scare surfered in training which made him doubtful.
He now has 4 goals in 5 games trailing tournament top scorer Bruma of Portugal and Jesse of Spain by 1 in the race for the golden boot.

Here is the video; http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/highlights/video/video=2132811/index.html

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BELLERIN SIGNS LONG TERM DEAL, DO WE NEED A NEW RIGHT-BACK AT ARSENAL?

DO WE NEED A NEW RIGHT-BACK AT ARSENAL?

Dear Gooners,

Our young 18-year-old right-back Hector Bellerin signed a long term contract as the club announced. Long term contracts are usually not less than 3 years so I suspect the young Spaniard signed 4 or 5 years.
Signed from Barcelona in 2001 after going through their famous La Masia academy with fellow compatriot Jon Toral Harper, the young lad has been showing great potential at the club and has developed more. He showed it in the Next-Gen tournament, made the manager name him in two of the League cup fixtures last season against Reading and Coventry and now he is with the Spain U-19 team at the European Championships in Lithuania.

Now we have 3 right-backs in Sagna (30) who has one year remaining on his contract and still a vital member of the team, Carl Jenkinson (21) who deputised for the former at the beginning of the season and performed superbly which made him get rewarded with  an England cap by Manager Roy Hodgson and the young Hector Bellerin (18) who is a special talent with flair.

Sagna, Jenkinson and Bellerin current Arsenal right-backs.

Sagna has not signed a new contract despite remaining with one year on his current deal and he is 30, we all know how Arsene behaves with 30-year-olds, he may not give him a two year contract and may leave either this or next summer or hand him a new contract like it is with Tomas Rosicky.
Jenkinson while playing at the start of last season showed us that he is ready but Sagna's seniority could not be undermined so he retained his place and now being a full international gives Carl an extra confidence that he can do it. Playing for Arsenal is his Passion without a doubt.
Bellerin is more talented of them all, he is a complete modern right-back who balances well defence and attack and more comfortable with the ball. When he goes in attack he can create a lot of problems for the opponents like you see Dani Alves and starting his career as a midfielder helps him but he is still young at 18 so not yet ready.

In my opinion we do not need to buy a right back, we should keep Sagna for atleast 2 years then he will pass on to Jenkinson who will be without a doubt ready, all factors remaining constant then Bellerin will deputise for Jenkinson and that position will be sorted.

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SANOGO DOES IT AGAIN!!!

SANOGO DOES IT AGAIN

Arsenal new boy Yaya Sanogo (20) continued his scoring exploits as he scored for the French U-20 side in the under 20 FIFA world cup being staged in Turkey. He now has 3 goals in 4 games and his team has progressed to the quarter finals after beating the host nation Turkey 4-1, another Arsenal target now playing for Seville Geoffrey Kadongbia also scored.



The French will go on to play Uzbekistan in the quarter finals who eliminated Greece 3-1.
Sanogo now has 3 goals and one assist, 2 behind Portugal's Bruma who has scored 5 in 3 matches in the race for the golden boot.

Here is the video for the goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=In9LaMgA8cQ#t=0s

SANOGO IN THE BAG. WHO IS NEXT?

CLUB COMPLETES SIGNING OF YAYA SANOGO ON A FREE FROM AUXERRE.

Arsenal on monday the first day of the summer transfer window announced the signing of French U-20 international from Auxerre.
Sanogo (20), refused to renew his contract at Auxerre and shunned interest from former French Champions Lille in order to make his dream move to Arsenal and declared earlier in the summer that he will be joining Arsenal when the transfer window officially opens. Arsene Wenger also confessed that the deal was in advanced stage earlier before.

Sanogo Playing for France in the U-20 world cup in Turkey.

Sanogo nearly quit football at a tender age of 16 due to injuries but later a miracle (as he called it) happened and he got healed then put his career back on track.
He is currently playing for the French U-20 World Cup team in Turkey where he has managed to score 2 in 3 matches and helped his team progress to the knockout stage.
At Auxerre, (where we got Sagna and Diaby) he managed to score 11 goals in 24 appearance which mainly forced our scouting network in France led by former player Giles Grimandi to recommend him.

Here is what the manager said about him after his deal was confirmed on Arsenal.com:
“Sanogo is a good young signing for us.
“He has shown that he has potential with his recent performances for Auxerre and also for the France Under-20 side.
“We are looking forward to Yaya joining us and continuing his promising development.”

He is a good young signing who has shown potential so he for the future not now and obviously do not expect him to play a big role in ending our trophy drought and we should pray he doesn't get crocked due to his poor injury record to progress well with his development at the club.

The competition in today's football world makes it hard for young lads to break through with examples of: Giles Sunnu, Fran Merida, Luke Freeman, Aturo Lupoli, Jay Simpson and other due to lack of playing time to develop at big clubs like Arsenal because managers play their best teams as they yearn for silverware but lets hope he develops and become like Fabregas, Wilshere, Van Persie, Song, Walcott who managed to break through and be a vital member of the squad in 3 or 4 years.

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