Bolton manager Owen Coyle said that he expects Arsenal to attempt to sign centre-back Gary Cahill in January. Reports are now suggesting that Inter Milan could make a move for the England international.
More Gary Cahill rumours are spreading in the lead up to the Arsenal v Bolton match on Saturday. Bolton boss Owen Coyle is responsible for creating the vast majority of these rumours. Coyle was quoted as saying (from the Daily Mail): “I don’t know how Arsenal’s finances work, but they know he’s an outstanding player.
“The valuations in August were between the two chairmen, and, of course, it never came to fruition.
“Now there’s the problem of the January window, and I think there will be more than just Arsenal coming back in for him then. We will deal with at the time.”
According to the Daily Mail, Inter Milan will try to pry Cahill away from Bolton. New manager Claudio Ranieri is eager to add quality to his back four.
Even after the addition of Per Mertesacker, the Gunners still need to bolster the backline. Laurent Koscielny is just not good enough to play for Arsenal on a consistent basis. Johan Djourou’s lack of positional sense, awareness, and urgency were all on display against League Two Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday night. Thomas Vermaelen is a quality centre-half, but Arsene Wenger cannot rely on him to stay healthy for a few months, let alone an entire season.
Arsenal are ready to make a bid for Chelsea centre-back Alex. Tottenham have joined Arsenal in the fight to sign Gary Cahill. Owen Coyle will not sell his centre-back leave on the cheap. Striker Joel Campbell is likely to be sent out on loan.
Arsene Wenger will need to bring in players after Sunday’s 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford.
According to The Sun, Arsenal are ready to make a £10 million bid for Chelsea centre-half Alex. The 29-year old Brazilian has also attracted interest from Juventus. Arsenal would like to pay £7m for Alex, but Chelsea want £10m for him.
Alex scored that remarkable free kick against Arsenal last season when the Gunners lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Otherwise, he has had an unremarkable Chelsea career. Alex has only made 29 appearances for Chelsea the last two seasons (also counting one match this season).
According to Daily Mail, Tottenham will make a bid for Bolton centre-half Gary Cahill. Spurs will attempt to hijack an Arsenal deal by offering £8m plus a player in exchange. The report says that the player would either Darren Bentley or Sebastien Bassong.
If Tottenham steal Gary Cahill from us byoffering up a mediocre player or paying a few extra million, then the Gunners will really be in a crisis.
Spurs are looking for a centre-back after getting crushed by Manchester City on Sunday by a score of 5-1. North London is really getting thrashed by Manchester.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle is not ready to let Cahill [...]
Bolton boss Owen Coyle has asked Arsenal to make another bid for Gary Cahill. Sol Campbell would like to return to the Gunners as a player. Arsenal have been linked with Ajax right back Gregory van der Wiel.
Arsenal are set to sign striker Park Chu-young.
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Owen Coyle told the press that he is willing to sell Gary Cahill after Bolton’s 3-1 loss to Liverpool: “If whoever it is out there wants to buy Gary Cahill then come and make a firm, proper offer for the lad and we will find out by the close of Wednesday if that is the case.
“There has certainly been no dialogue since the initial chat that took place on Tuesday night between my chairman Phil Gartside and Dick Law, the senior representative from Arsenal.”
Coyle went on to say that Cahill was off his game because of the “endless transfer speculation.” Bolton have opened the door for another Arsenal bid. Wenger and Bolton chairman Phil Gartside got into a fued on Friday over a reported £6m offer.
According to Daily Mail, Arsene Wenger will offer Bolton £12m for Cahill. The Gunners expect to sign the 25-year old centre-half before the end of the month.
£12m sounds like a fair bid for Cahill. Hopefully, we do not have to see more X-rated rants from the Bolton chairman and frustrated interviews with Owen Coyle.
Sol Campbell told The Guardian that he would welcome a move back to Arsenal: “It would be nice to go [...]
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside attacked Arsene Wenger on Twitter for the Gunners’ reportedly low bid for Gary Cahill. Arsene Wenger denied that the £6 million bid had taken place, and then said that he is “ready to confront” Gartside.
On Friday, we learned that the Gunners offered Bolton £6m for centre-back Gary Cahill. Bolton rejected the bid without a second thought, but chairman Phil Gartside was still furious. He re-tweeted this message on his Twitter account:
“Arsenal are you taking the p— 6million for Garry Cahill f— right off!!! £wengerisabell.”
This message was not writted by Gartside, but he put it up on his Twitter page. He later took down the comment, probably because he saw how much of a stir it created.
Arsene Wenger responded to the comments by saying: “If that is his problem, he can endorse what he wants. I can tell you it [the £6 million figure] is not true. You can believe Gartside or you can believe me but you are free to do what you want. It’s not the truth and if Gartside can say that I am lying I am ready to confront him.”
Wenger has a right to be outraged by Gartside’s behavior. Here is the Bolton chairman and a FA board member openly promoting a hideous attack on Arsene Wenger. Gartside should act professional, and he should be punished for his comments on Twitter.
Owen Coyle also felt that the Cahill bid came up short, but he did not air his feelings in [...]
Arsenal are close to signing Lille winger Eden Hazard. The Gunners may also make a move for Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder. Arsene Wenger has made a shockingly low bid for Gary Cahill.
According to French reports, Arsenal have agreed to terms with winger Eden Hazard, but not with his club Lille. Arsene Wenger has been tracking Hazard all summer. The tranfer fee could be sorted on Friday (today), and Hazard could be arriving in London very soon.
Mercato365 is reporting that Lille rejected a €30m bid from the Gunners. Sources say that Arsenal are set to raise their offer to €35m. Eden Hazard has already agreed to a contract, and is now waiting for Lille to make a decision.
Rumours were apparently circling on French radio that the deal was already complete. Eden Hazard would be an excellent addition to Arsenal, but I want to see official confirmation on Arsenal.com before reporting that the deal is done.
According to La Gazzetta Dello Sport, Arenal are considering a move for Wesley Sneijder. Sneijder has been targeted by Manchester United, but the Gunners could hijack the negotiations using the Fabregas and Nasri money.
Inter Milan is believed to want around £35m for their Dutch star. If Wenger buys Sneijder, then the transfer fee would likely shatter the Arsenal record.
The Gunners could make a strong statement by signing Sneijder. The 27-year old attacking midfielder should be able to slide into Cesc’s role with ease. Some would say that Sneijder is an upgrade over Fabregas. Inter Milan are [...]
Every morning there is a fresh set of Arsenal rumours hot on the table. The Gunners are looking to capture Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery. Arsene Wenger has not yet given up on signing another Lille star. Arsenal could look to Birminham’s Scott Dann as Cahill negotiations stall.
New rumours are circulating around French winger Franck Ribery. According to sources, Wenger could obtain Ribery for just £22 million, far lower than expected. Munich are looking to offload Ribery after the 28-year old suffered another injury-riddled campaign
The French connection is surely at work here, as reports suggest Ribery would be delighted to work with Wenger. Despite the injuries, Ribery was able to score 11 times and gain 21 assists in 32 appearances in all competitions. That is great production.
We all have heard to Ribery-to-Arsenal rumours before. The difference this time is the numbers. Bayern wanted at least £40m or more for Ribery in the past. The asking price has been lowered considerably, and it could be the right time for Wenger to strike.
Arsenal are not done chasing Lille winger Eden Hazard. After securing Gervinho from the French side, Wenger has turned his attention to Hazard. Paris Saint-German are believed to be the front-runners for Hazard, but the Gunners may break up the deal.
Hazard is one of the bright young stars in Europe today, which means he will be expensive. Reports are saying that Wenger will have to fork over £22m if he hoped to pry Hazard out of [...]
