Gonzalo Higuain's agent admits to Arsenal transfer being almost complete

27th June 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Gonzalo Higuain agent/brother claims that a deal to take him to the Emirates is almost done as the striker is looking to leave Real Madrid for a new challenge.

The striker's brother Nicolas Higuain told Italian website www.tuttomercatoweb.com: 'If Tevez joins Juve, is Higuain closer to Arsenal? I think so.

'Juventus is a great club, but Gonzalo is too expensive for them.

'Napoli are a strong team. Having said that, I cannot deny that Gonzalo is now close to Arsenal.'

Video : Sky Sports finally confirm that Arsenal are in for signing Gonzalo Higuain

23rd June 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Sky Sports have finally confirmed that Arsenal are in the race to sign Gonzalo Higuain and have already agreed personal terms around the 100k a week mark and a fee worth up to 22 million pounds which will be a record fee for the Gunners. 

Do you believe now that Higuain will be an Arsenal player before Pre Season Starts? What will this type of player bring to the club please comment below on your thoughts on this transfer which is gathering pace every day now. 

John Hartson : Arsenal should sign Wayne Rooney

21st June 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Former Arsenal player John Hartson believes that the Gunners should do their up most to sign Manchester United's Wayne Rooney.

"I think Rooney would be a fantastic signing," the Welshman told Goal. "He's actually coming into his prime.

"He's only about 27, 28 and you don't play your best football until this stage of your career so, in terms of his experience and everything he's done at Manchester United, I think he would be a brilliant signing and Arsenal fans would welcome him into the side."

"I think you will see Rooney take up a deeper role because of his experience and when he drops into that little hole behind the striker, he gives the centre-backs a real problem because he needs to be marked, and you couldn't let a player like him come in on the half-turn and face your back four because he will just cause riots in there.

"He can pick people out, he can slide balls through, break the centre backs by getting between the lines and by playing balls over the top.

"He has unbelievable individual ability and if they can find the right position for him, he'd be brilliant. Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane both dropped into deeper roles as they got older and wiser.

"Arsenal fans are used to players like Rooney. They've had Dennis Bergkamp, Liam Brady, Anders Limpar, they've had great ball players over the years and Rooney would be a magic signing, I'm a big fan of his.

"So, for me, I would just break the bank and go and get Rooney if United will let him go."


Harton wants Arsenal to finally  end the eight years without a trophy :

"The only thing that is letting them down right now is the fact they haven't won a major trophy for six or seven seasons which is disappointing.

"They've come close, they've hit the post if you like, they've lost in cup finals and when you talk about Arsenal, you're so used to talking about them winning things but they've not won anything.

"They've qualified for the Champions League, which is a great achievement for many years now on the spin so Wenger deserves huge credit for that but they're still a massive club and, in my opinion, they will have no problem attracting world-class players."

Ian Wright believes that Arsenal will struggle to compete in the transfer market against the top teams

20th June 2013 By ArsenalSupremo

Higuain is a 22 million pound target for Arsenal

Ian Wright beleives that Arsenal will stuggle to compete in the transfer market against the top teams below you will find out what he had to say on the matter.

“Arsene Wenger’s future at the club is secure, because he has done so much for the club since he got there," said Wright, who was speaking at a charity event at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore.

“I feel that the quality of signings over the past few years is the reason why they haven’t won anything in eight years.

“They have to sign players with the right qualities, but they are going into a team to help young players who are coming through.

“I think it’s going to be harder for Arsenal because Manchester United has a new manager, and so do Chelsea," he warned.

"Manchester City have a point to prove, and even Tottenham are coming through. It’s going to be hard to try to attract the kind of players that’s not going to want to go to those other clubs."

Source www.goal.com

Mirror Reports That Arsenal are closing in for Gonzalo Higuain

19th June 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Gonzalo Higuain has agreed to come to Arsenal as the club-record £22million deal nears conclusion.

Real Madrid striker Higuain and his agent father Jorge are believed to have agreed personal terms in excess of £130,000-a-week as Arsenal prepare to smash their transfer record and wage structure.

The Spanish giants circulated Higuain's name for transfer last month and gave him the green light to negotiate a move away from Real Madrid this summer.

Higuain is keen to move to the Emirates after two rounds of talks with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger who hopes to wrap up the formalities before the club's Far East tour in three weeks' time.

Olivier Giroud believes Arsenal can challenge for the title next season

13th June 2013 By @Arsenal_Supremo



Ahead of the new season upon us Olivier Giroud is confident that Arsenal can challenge for the title next season if they can get off to a good start.

"If we start better than we did this season, I know that we will compete for the title next year because we are used to playing together now and have improved as a team," he said.

"We have also improved as individuals throughout the season, especially the newcomers like Santi (Cazorla), Lukas (Podolski) and me."

"It was not easy at all. It was a massive challenge," he said."I hope that as early as my second season, I can play week in week out and keep scoring regularly because it's key for a striker.


"I have scored fewer compared to last season in Montpellier but the ratio, minutes played to goals scored, is good.

"I scored 17 goals in all competitions and gave 10 assists which, for a first season in England, is good. I am happy with the stats.

"However, you can always do better and I know I can do better and there is a lot of room for improvement. That is why I am already looking forward to next season."

Source SkySports

Arsene Wenger is still the right man to turn Arsenal around

7th June 2013 By Jeff @ArsenalTrend


Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis said that he believes manager Arsene Wenger is committed to the club for "the long term", despite media reports linking him with a switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

Wenger, 63, will embark upon the last season of his current contract in August and with Arsenal's trophy drought now stretching to eight years, there has been speculation he could be tempted to leave north London for pastures new.

However, with Arsenal having booked a Champions League berth for a 16th consecutive season, Gazidis believes Wenger remains the right man to take the club forward.

"We think we have got a fantastic manager. We hope that he wants to do what he is doing for the long term. I believe he does," Gazidis said.

"I think he is still ambitious, still driven and sees the potential of the club as he looks forward and I think he is very excited by that. We have a great relationship and he has a great relationship with the board as well.
"So, quietly and at the right time, I think we will make an announcement on that (Wenger's future) when things are all put in place."

Despite the prospect of another Champions League campaign to look forward to next season, providing Arsenal successfully navigate the play-off round, Gazidis accepts that the club must aim their sights higher.

"We want to be competing at the top of the game and in order to do that you have to be in the Champions League, so we are pleased to be qualified, or at least, for the qualification games," Gazidis said.

"But it is not ultimately where we want to be with moving the club forward. We want to be a club that is competing at the very top end of the game and that means competing to win the Premier League and competing to win the Champions League."

Gazidis also expressed hope that Arsenal's prudent financial management and reluctance to build up debts in pursuit of success would pay dividends in the years to come, as UEFA's Financial Fair Play rules come into force.

He said: "The critical thing now as we look ahead over the next season and the season after is our developing financial capability, which will give us a lot more options than in recent years."

Gazidis recent statement was succeeded by reports from various that the club is due a big announcement shortly, but many where quick to debunk such claims and opines its all a PR stunt by Arsenal to hit/attain a projected target of season ticket renewals, which are soon to reach deadline. Time will tell.

More Revenue For Premier League Clubs In 2013/14

7th June 2013 By Jeff @ArsenalTrend



English Premier League clubs will enjoy a revenue boost of almost 25 percent next season thanks to a glut of lucrative new television deals, according to a report published by financial analysts Deloitte.

A trio of television rights agreements estimated to be worth £5.5 billion ($8.5 billion, 6.5 billion euros) are due to kick in when the 2013-14 campaign gets under way, as the English top flight cashes in on its position as the world's most popular football championship. The new deals include a $250 million contract with US broadcaster NBC, which will see 380 matches broadcast to American fans over a period of three years.

England struggled in this season's Champions League, failing to provide a single quarter-finalist for the first time since 1996, but Deloitte says the Premier League remains a formidable financial powerhouse.

"Premier League clubs' revenue is estimated to have grown by ... five percent to £2.5 billion in 2012-13," said Adam Bull from the company's Sports Business Group.

"There will then be a significant increase of around £600 million, almost 25 percent, in 2013-14, with the first season of the Premier League's new broadcast deals, taking the projected revenue of Premier League clubs above £3 billion for the first time."

However, despite record overall revenues of close to £2.4 billion, half the clubs in the Premier League are still making losses and Deloitte says they must brace themselves for the "culture shock" of the new TV windfall. The report predicts that outlay on player wages will continue to grow, but says clubs should try to manage the rise carefully so as to leave funds available to be invested in stadium improvements, youth development and the reduction of losses.

"Achieving a more sustainable balance between their costs and revenues and thereby generating more profits provides opportunities or, some might say, a culture shock for clubs," says the report.



"Increased profitability will allow greater longer-term investment in stadia and training infrastructure, youth development and community programmes.

"It also provides funds for the acquisition of talent, as clubs in the top flight can use the self-generated funds to transfer in and retain top playing talent to strive to improve the quality of football on show."

The report says that revenue generated by clubs in the Premier League reached a record £2.36 billion last year, following a growth in commercial revenue of 15 percent.

"Despite operating in a challenging economic environment, English club football's profile, exposure and increasingly global interest have continued to drive revenue growth for the top clubs," said Deloitte's Dan Jones.

"The combined revenue of the Premier League clubs increased by four percent to almost £2.4 billion, with another year of impressive commercial revenue growth, largely focused among the highest ranked Premier League clubs, and relatively stable match-day and broadcast revenues."

Although Premier League clubs generated the highest revenue of any league in Europe, Germany's Bundesliga was the continent's most profitable championship, with operating profits of £154 million. The Premier League was second, with profits of £98 million.

This season's Champions League final at London's Wembley Stadium was contested by two German clubs, Bayern Munich beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1, and sparked fears in England of a continental The new deals include a $250 million contract with US broadcaster NBC, which will see 380 matches broadcast to American fans over a period of three years.
'power shift'.

The Premier League clubs this season agreed to a set of enhanced financial regulations to curb over-spending and Deloitte's figures showed that there was no growth in the overall amount of net debt in the division, with the figure remaining steadfast from 2011 at £2.4 billion.

Video : David Dein insists Arsene Wenger is the right man for the job

5th May 2013 By ArsenalSupremo

David Dein spoke to SkySports news and insists Wenger will be doing all he can to improve the squad and state that he is still the right man for Arsenal Football Club. Find out what he had to say in the video provided below. 

David Villa reveals he won't make a decision on his future until the end of his international duties.

3rd May 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


David Villa has been continually linked with a possible move to Arsenal but Villa has been coy about his future at Barcelona and he is currently travelling to the United States for Spain's friendlies against Haiti and the Republic of Ireland before the Confederations Cup in Brazil and revealed he will not make a decision on his future until the end of his international duties. 


He said : "I have a contract and I have always said that I'm very happy at Barcelona," Villa said. "Throughout my career I have always been respectful of my current club. Right now I'm just thinking about doing a good job in Brazil and then we will see. 

"We will have to analyse many things during the summer, but as of right now I'm not thinking of anything else other than playing football for Spain."

Video : Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scores stunning goal in England's 2 2 draw to Brazil

3rd May 2013 By ArsenalSupremo


Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came off the bench and scored a stunning goal to level the score but was unable to get England the win as the game ended 2 2 in Rio de Janeiro.
After toiling against Brazil's dash and panache, two moments of brilliance saw England take an unlikely lead before Paulinho's excellent volley gave the hosts a draw at the official re-opening of their famous stadium, the very least they deserved.

The strikes by Oxlade-Chamberlain and Rooney, following Fred's opener for the home side, were not quite of the same standard as John Barnes' legendary solo goal in this stadium 29 years ago.