http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole from the heart of AFC http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/gunners-get-gareth-gourcuff http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/gunners-get-gareth-gourcuff I had it confirmed last night, whilst at a party for some footballing media magnet geezer, actually I was a +1 friend of this girl, and I have never heard of him, can't remember his name, but he is big in germany! I actually said everything is big in gemany! So anyway, I was told last night that Villa have accepted an offer from us, which involves Hoyte as part of the deal and we will get our Flamini replacement. The £25m sale of Adebayor to Milan, which involves Gourcuff is to happen wednesday. Hleb will sign for Barce tomorrow for £18m, that money will fund the Barry transfer which I am told is for wednesday with Gourcuff. So now we have a midfield of Gourcuff, Nasri, Cesc and Barry, also Rosicky, who I am told has one season to prove his fitness, and then the usual kids to come in and fill in. Upfront we have Van Persie to partner Theo as the main partnership, with Vela, Eduardo and Bentdner to fight for places. bring on the start of the season ! Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:20:25 -0500 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/ade-to-barce-ronaldo-to-real-and-robinho-laughs-at-spurs-and-more http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/ade-to-barce-ronaldo-to-real-and-robinho-laughs-at-spurs-and-more well with the Euro's currently going on, its a quite transfer week with not much reportedly happening, although France's quick exit could see some activity come the beginning of next week with Nasri to Arsenal FINALLY ! Even though Adebayor has stated in the press that he will be at Arsenal next season, he won't ! There has been a huge row about wages and the Togo star now thinks he is a world class player and need to have more big mercedes in his drive ! Wenger has lost patience and pointed out he can get another striker and make them world class but I not sure the fans will see it that way, we need experience and a gelled team now. I am also worried about Rosicky, great when he was in the team, great at the world cup 2 years ago, but since then ? Finally, Ronaldo I am told by my madrid friend he has sent his mother to look for houses just outside Madrid, they are using the same agent that Becks used. AND Lastly, good old Daniel Levy decided that he would offer real £20 mill for Robinho, and Robinho is heard to have commented " money doesn't matter, I want a team that is going places" CLASSIC he kills them AGAIN ! feel free to comment. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:35:30 -0500 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/ramsey-wenger-is-my-future http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/ramsey-wenger-is-my-future After having met Sir Alex and then flown to meet Arsene, Ramsey has told friends that he believe his future is better served at Arsenal. He told a close friend that his meeting was fantastic, " Wenger will make me a better player " he said and that he believes under Wenger's coaching and staff he will be able to play top flight football than if he moved to United or Everton. His close friend said how Wenger impressed Ramsey with who he has managed from youth to world class status and that was more than enough. Arsenal will look to seal the deal as soon as possible, the fee yet unknown but it is not expected to be as high as the fee they paid for Theo Walcott due to Ramsey being on a shorter contract. The lure of the Premiership and Europe this season is a big pull for Ramsey, United were talking about a loan deal back to Cardiff, and Ramsey told friends if he is going to move then he wants to be playing top flight football. Feel free to comment. Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:15:19 -0500 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/hillwood-says-stan-and-deliver http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/hillwood-says-stan-and-deliver Ok punchy headline, but here is the truth about the whole thing, straight from inside Arsenal. Hillwood has gone on record as not wanting his sort at Arsenal, but from what I hear PHW had a trip out to Colorado and was wined and dined and had a " bloody marvelous " time. PHW was so impressed that he has gone about convincing board members that Stanley would be a good new member of the board, which upto now has met with resistance, but recently that resistance was pushed out of Arsenal. Yes you guessed right, when Dein intially introduced Kroenke to Arsenal, his biggest opposition was Edelman, who has never really got on with Dein. The board listened to its then Managing Director, a big arguement followed and the rest is history. 12 months on Edelman left and alot of people were confused as to why. Yes he was given a nice piece in the papers and it was creatively written how he was seeking new pastures etc etc etc, but come on, who the hell believes that old goat ? I am told that Edelman was far to agressive with people within Arsenal, he was a bully and the players never liked him. I was recently told " even though you don't want to, you have to suck upto them because they are the stars " and Edelman never got to grips with that, which is why Flamini never signed a contract and left. The board saw the Flamini saga as the last straw, for what Flamini actually wanted in a salary increase, it will now cost double that to bring in a replacement. While Edelman was brilliant at his off field commitments with the new stadium and sponsorship deals, his man management skills with big stars was certainly not his forte. Now PHW is ready to take Stan in and give him a place on the board, but not for nothing. He will have to make a substantial gesture of investment to the club, which currently we don't need as our finances are self sustaining in the long term, so now its about how much he wants it. Also this might tie in with Usmanov, maybe that for Kroenke to have a seat at the board he will have to buy out Usmanov and rid ourselves of the Uzbek, meanwhile Dein in the background rubbing his hands as thats what he had planned all the time, it just took PHW a while to come to his senses. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 03:19:50 -0500 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/hlebs-icecream-melts-on-his-face- http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/hlebs-icecream-melts-on-his-face- I personally don't know who is at major fault. Hlebs agent, Hleb himself or the clubs for enticing him. Having said that, the Special One, or not so special, doesn't seem interested in our icecream loving one, nor does Flamini's new club either, so Alexander will now have to try the spanish icecream flavours and see which one he likes. I think you can point the finger at his agent, it seems to me more and more that players are happy at clubs, providing they are playing in the top leagues and top european competitions, a difference in salary at that level doesn't really make a difference for a player, but for an agent it makes a huge difference. Which is why we have seen Hleb and now Adebayor looking for big money moves, not because they possibly want them, but because they are advised that financially it will secure their future after they have stopped playing. Wherever Hleb ends up, I feel sorry for him. At Arsenal he was given a first team place, Barcelona, Madrid and other big european teams might not give him that place and he will find it very different. If he thought London was noisey, well Barcelona and Madrid are even worse, the fans are more fanatical and the press won't leave you alone, but don't worry Alexander, you go and think the grass is greener and I hope your icecream melts all over your face! Any comments ? Fri, 6 Jun 2008 03:08:15 -0500 http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/nasri-guiza-and-all-the-other-targets http://www.oleole.com/blogs/arsemole/posts/nasri-guiza-and-all-the-other-targets Just when you thought you couldn't stomach another blog / post or even the Telegraph telling you we have signed this and that player, along comes this one, but with a difference ! I have it on good authority, that while Arsene is currently on holiday and working at the Euro's nothing will be signed until he returns. My contact actually said, " lets hope france go out early and that Nasri doesn't score goal of the competition ! " The Fact is, with the international commitments and teams not releasing their players while they are involved in a major competition, no player will be allowed to go off and sign for a new team until after the Euro's are over. Now, the whole story of Guiza is complete rubbish, he was scouted over the past few months after the Eduardo injury and that at the time Eduardo wasn't expected to return or play until well into the new year. Well according to recent reports that is changing, but I am told the Arsenal medical staff haven't had a good look at him and Arsene will leave it very late into July - August to decide if he needs to strengthen his strike force. Infact the most frustrating thing about the whole summer is when will we sign a player, I am told, its going to be a long summer of wait and see, more players will come in July in time for pre-season and depending on how complex the deal it might not be until August. With Hleb looking like he will go, that is depending on who comes in. The whole Reuben de la Red story has come from spain reports because Madrid wants Hleb and Reuben has been offered as part of the deal. I am told Hleb likes his italian icecream though and is waiting on Mourinho to make an offer. more later AM Tue, 3 Jun 2008 02:02:39 -0500