june 29th
10.23 – I’m sweating gin this morning.
After weeks and weeks of ‘will he-won’t he-when will he’ about Harry Kewell, the News of the World suggests the Aussie has agreed to join Liverpool. Oh well. If a player wants to play UEFA Cup football instead of Champions League football, wants to play for a team who are pretenders rather than contenders to the title and wants to play for a manager who’s greatest talent is bleeding all the creativity and talent out of players rather than a manager like AW who time after time has improved players, then there’s nothing we can do about it. It says a lot about the player though.
On the way in instead could be Patrick Kluivert whose bizarre contract clause makes him available for just £1.2m. Cheap at twice the price if you ask me.
On the way out of Highbury could be Sylvain Wiltord “I have great friends at Arsenal, we have a French coach, and the atmosphere is great. But that doesn’t mean you won’t leave if it makes sense for your career” – and Francis Jeffers who has proclaimed his love for Everton and his desire to play alongside Wayne Rooney “Wayne is amazing – an awesome player. I would love to turn out for Everton with him alongside me. We’d make a great partnership on the pitch, but nobody knows what is going to happen in football.”
Quite frankly, Jeffers can go where he wants. I’d have loved for him to have made it Arsenal, I think he could be a top player, but he’s injured all the time. You can’t make plans around a player if you don’t know if he’s going to be available to play or not. If we can get a few quid for him, send him on his way. As for Wiltord, well, he’s always worked hard and has been one of our most consistent goalscorers since he joined the club. However, in order for Pennant to get a proper chance Wiltord either has to be played as a striker only, or he has to leave. His contract expires next summer, so this is his last chance for a big pay-day and he may only get that somewhere else.
Inter Milan want Robert Pires or Freddie Ljungberg according to sources in Italy. Their sporting director Giusseppe Spaghetti said “Pires and Ljungberg are the two players we believe would benefit us the most technically. Realistically, we couldn’t expect to get both. But we will talk to Arsenal during the coming week to see if they are prepared to let one or the other go. In return, we will see if they believe we have players who can help them technically too.”
Still no sign a new keeper or defender. AW is back from his holidays on Monday, expect some action next week.
Right, the coffee’s made. Have a good Sunday.
