SUMMER TRANSFER WINDOW 2009 - Who are we linked with?

Mikegooner87i · Post by **Mikegooner87i** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:26 am

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 35,00.html

Highly-rated Spanish youngster Koke has claimed Arsenal are monitoring his progress.

The Gunners have been linked with a move for 17-year-old, who currently plies his trade for Atletico Madrid B, although the North London club have yet to comment on the speculation.

Defensive midfielder Koke is considered to be one of Spain's brightest prospects and is the captain of the Under 17 side.

He said: "I am calm. My sole focus is to improve as a player each day.

"Arsenal have watched some of my matches, but I have not spoken with anybody."

Koke is tied to a youth contract at Atletico and will be able to sign senior terms in the summer

Lethal · Post by **Lethal** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:01 pm

projoe · Post by **projoe** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:28 pm

http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Foot ... nid-39728/

i wonder how much wenger wants him, i dont think he would be a good signing and he would be a waste of money, but what do i know

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:20 pm

Mikegooner87i wrote:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 35,00.html

Highly-rated Spanish youngster Koke has claimed Arsenal are monitoring his progress.

The Gunners have been linked with a move for 17-year-old, who currently plies his trade for Atletico Madrid B, although the North London club have yet to comment on the speculation.

Defensive midfielder Koke is considered to be one of Spain's brightest prospects and is the captain of the Under 17 side.

He said: "I am calm. My sole focus is to improve as a player each day.

"Arsenal have watched some of my matches, but I have not spoken with anybody."

Koke is tied to a youth contract at Atletico and will be able to sign senior terms in the summer

If he does sign, finding a song for him shouldn't prove much problem:

'Oh, hokey, koke, koke,
Oh, we've got koke, koke
Oh, hokey, koke, koke
ko-ke plays for Ars-en-al!!'

Mikegooner87i · Post by **Mikegooner87i** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:38 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:
Mikegooner87i wrote:http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 35,00.html

Highly-rated Spanish youngster Koke has claimed Arsenal are monitoring his progress.

The Gunners have been linked with a move for 17-year-old, who currently plies his trade for Atletico Madrid B, although the North London club have yet to comment on the speculation.

Defensive midfielder Koke is considered to be one of Spain's brightest prospects and is the captain of the Under 17 side.

He said: "I am calm. My sole focus is to improve as a player each day.

"Arsenal have watched some of my matches, but I have not spoken with anybody."

Koke is tied to a youth contract at Atletico and will be able to sign senior terms in the summer
If he does sign, finding a song for him shouldn't prove much problem:

'Oh, hokey, koke, koke,
Oh, we've got koke, koke
Oh, hokey, koke, koke
ko-ke plays for Ars-en-al!!'

LOL!!! That would actually sound fucking funny!!!

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:37 am

Niko Kranjcar: Daily Mirror
The Portsmouth midfielder has opened the door for a bid from Arsenal after confirming that he has always wanted to leave for a high-profile team regardless of the club's battle against relegation.

Sport.co.uk link us with hardy perennial, Ghanaian midfielder Stephen Appiah.

gonnernico04 · Post by **gonnernico04** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:39 pm

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is believed to be toying with the idea of bringing Ghana captain Stephen Appiah to the Emirates Stadium.

The former Parma and Juventus midfielder has been without a club since leaving Turkish giants Fenerbahce following a long-standing knee injury, and had been training with the Gunners's London rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

However, Arsenal may now offer the Black Stars's skipper a short-term deal with Wenger's side struggling in midfield with injuries to Abou Diaby and, captain, Cesc Fabregas.

The 28-year-old has recently been holding talks with Russian champions Rubin Kazan, who will compete in the Champions League next season.

"It is important that I get back to playing actively before the start of the World Cup qualifiers so I need regular action," he said. "There are other clubs too who are keen and that goes with my desire to play competitively.

"The prospect of playing in the Champions League next season is very attractive to any player so I had to listen to Kazan. The fact that Kazan won the league ahead of two big clubs Lokomotiv and Dynamo shows that they will take Europe by storm and I am excited."

FOURFOURTWO

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:33 am

Captain Fabregas quoting the News of the World:

ARSENE WENGERâ€™S long chase for Kolo Toureâ€™s brother Yaya is set to reach a happy conclusion for Arsenal.

Barcelona's defensive midfield ace, 25, is heading for The Emirates in the summer. The fee for the Ivory Coast player is thought to have been agreed at around Â£12million.

His arrival will solve a long-standing problem for Gunners boss Wenger as well as bringing great delight to the two brothers.

Yaya, who had a trial with Arsenal at the start of the 2005 season, has admitted in the past: â€œIt would be great to play in the Premier League and to team up with my brother would be just fantastic.â€

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:31 pm

report in an irish sunday paper today saying we are lining up a bid for huntelaar in the summer he is already complaining about r madrid because he cant play in the cl and arsenal are going to bid 12m

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:21 pm

mcdowell42 wrote:report in an irish sunday paper today saying we are lining up a bid for huntelaar in the summer he is already complaining about r madrid because he cant play in the cl and arsenal are going to bid 12m

This doesn't make any sense

He is not in the squad list this season but he will be next season, and if he joins Arsenal he might not even get a chance to be in the Champions League squad list at all.

mcdowell42 · Post by **mcdowell42** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:23 pm

khalid_red wrote:
mcdowell42 wrote:report in an irish sunday paper today saying we are lining up a bid for huntelaar in the summer he is already complaining about r madrid because he cant play in the cl and arsenal are going to bid 12m
This doesn't make any sense He is not in the squad list this season but he will be next season, and if he joins Arsenal he might not even get a chance to be in the Champions League squad list at all.

doesnt make sense to me either but thats what the paper said

projoe · Post by **projoe** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:07 pm

Arsenal are believed to be tracking Portuguese starlet Micael Ruben, as opposed to his Nacional team-mate Nene.

Reports in the English press have suggested The Gunners have been keeping tabs on goalscoring sensation Nene, having sent scouts out to Portugal of late.

Nene is one of the brightest prospects in the Portuguese league, but he does not qualify for EU citizenship and it is highly unlikely the Brazilian would be granted a work permit to play in England.

As such, it is believed that Ruben is the object of Arsenalâ€™s attention. Gunners scouts were in attendance as Nacional beat Vitoria Guimaraes on Friday, a game in which Nene scored twice and Ruben once.

Ruben, 22, is yet to represent Portugal at full international level but respected judges expect that to change in the near future.

Arsene Wenger is famed for plucking youngsters from relative obscurity and taking their careers forward and there are suggestions Ruben could be the next on the list.

http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Foot ... nid-40845/

Post by **QuartzGooner** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:29 pm

NUTTYGOONERPAUL SAYS:

Bosman keeper considers summer switch to Arsenal
Le Mans keeper Yohann Pele seems to think he'll be at Arsenal or Bordeaux next season.

Pele told Canal+: â€œ[Bordeaux boss, Laurent] Blanc has been a player; as a consequence he knows what the game is about.

â€œWenger has been in the footballing sphere for a while and Iâ€™m yet to make up my mind.

â€œPlaying for Bordeaux would mean staying in the French league, but as far as Iâ€™m concerned Iâ€™d rather move to another European league.

â€œAnyway, Iâ€™m not ruling out any option.

projoe · Post by **projoe** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:33 am

Barcelona are ready to launch a Â£20m bid for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the summer and the Spanish giants are also plotting a move for Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Star)

If Adebayor does leave then Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will look to replace him with Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, 25, as the Dutchman has failed to settle in Spain since his Â£17m move from Ajax in January. (Daily Mirror)

Wenger is also close to signing 18-year-old Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho, who captained the French side when he was just 17. (The Sun)

green gooner · Post by **green gooner** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:42 am

projoe wrote:Barcelona are ready to launch a Â£20m bid for Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor in the summer and the Spanish giants are also plotting a move for Gunners midfielder Cesc Fabregas. (Daily Star)

If Adebayor does leave then Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will look to replace him with Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, 25, as the Dutchman has failed to settle in Spain since his Â£17m move from Ajax in January. (Daily Mirror)

Wenger is also close to signing 18-year-old Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho, who captained the French side when he was just 17. (The Sun)

Sounds good to me except the Cesc bit.