august 2nd
So the Amsterdam tournament finished goalless for the Arsenal as they played out a 0-0 draw with Ajax last night. I didn’t see any of it but by all accounts it was a decent performance from the lads and Jose Antonio won an award for being the best player of tournament
Afterwards Dennis Bergkamp confirmed that Patrick Vieira is thinking about moving to Real Madrid, but the captain is undecided still about whether to stay or go. Dennis said “I don’t know if he will stay or go. We, as players, have been telling him to stay. No one wants to see him go.”
And acknowledging the fact that it’s been difficult for Arsenal fans to suffer this speculation, Dennis said “It does not help him saying nothing but neither do all the stories. It is up to him.”
Arsene Wenger has said that Arsenal don’t need the money that Vieira’s sale would generate, but then it’s not about the money now. It’s about whether or not our captain wants to play with us anymore. If he wants to go then there’s not much point keeping him at the club. The boss says “We don’t need money, so money will not decide this situation. Our desire is to keep Patrick – not to make money out of selling him.”
It looks like we’re in for another week of speculation regarding Vieira. Hurrah. Nothing like having something new and exciting in your life, eh?
Not much else stirring as of yet. How was your weekend then?
