may 11th
It’s getting to that time of year again. Player of dubious quality at another club is unhappy at not playing as much as he’d like. Thinks about it for a bit, says “Arsenal have been speaking to my agent.”
The latest one is AC Milan keeper Christian Abiatti, for whom Milan turned down a ‘mega offer’ from Arsenal last year. Allegedly. He reckons we’ve been in touch with his agent about a move, but then he was just one of about 54 goalies we were linked with last summer before we signed Jens Lehmann. Anyway, you have to ask why we’d be interested in a bloke who’s rotting in the reserves at AC Milan.
Oh.
Hearty congratulations go to Thierry Henry who has made history by winning the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award for the second year running, attracting nearly 90% of the vote. Quite a winning margin. He’s not the first player to win it twice, but he is the first to win it in successive years. Henry said “It’s a real honour but it would not have been possible without my team-mates and the manager.”
David Bentley is attracting the interest of newly promoted Norwich, and with AW saying he wants to give him a chance out on loan next season, it seems like a deal could be a good move for both parties. Bentley can get the first team football he really needs at this stage of his career, and he can return to Arsenal a more complete player.
And I’ve just had a heart attack as a stupid, fat bird has just flown into the window beside me. Looks like it’s chaffinch for brekkie. Mmmmm.
