november 12th
Good morning, Arsefans. A week into the international dullery but there are still a few bits and bobs going on. There’s been a lot of talk about Fernando Torres joining in the January transfer window and the player himself doesn’t seem to be averse to a move, saying “If a club like Arsenal and a coach like Arsene Wenger want to speak to you it’s really flattering. Arsenal are in the Champions League every season and I want to play against the best teams and challenge for biggest titles.”
If a signing like Torres goes some way to making Henry sign a new contract then it’s almost worth it on its own. That aside though he’s a quality player and while people might ask what would happen to Robin van Persie if we signed him I don’t think that’s even an issue. With José looking increasingly like a left-winger and this being definitely Dennis’ last season having three top quality strikers over the course of a season is hardly a problem. At the bottom of that Sun article Robin van Persie says “I have scored six but that’s not a lot. We are still in four competitions so a minimum of 15 to 20 goals isn’t an unrealistic target.”
Robin is cool. Robert Pires reveals he came close to joining Juventus this summer and says that he’ll sit down with the boss in January to discuss his future. If nothing is agreed with Arsenal he’d fancy a move to Spain or Italy.
And that’s about it. Early kick off for our game today. Best have some breakfast to fuel my aging legs. Till tomorrow.
