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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has compared 17-year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere with Manchester United ace Wayne Rooney. Both players has hit the headlines at an early stage of their careers and Wilshere has now even been linked with England’s squad for the 2010 World Cup. “What is good in his case is he reminds me a bit of [...]

Arsene Wenger ruled out making an improved offer for the Moroccan, Marouane Chamakh, as he believes the offer he has made is a fair one. The Arsenal boss lodged a bid for the Bordeaux striker last week, which was ruled out by the French club who are holding out for around £15million. However Wenger warned the French [...]

A business associate of Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov claims Emmanuel Adebayor should have been sold to any club other than direct Champions League rivals Manchester City and questioned whether the Gunners squad is strong enough to finish in the top four of the Premier League. Farhad Moshiri is a London-based investor with close links to billionaire [...]

Much-maligned former Gunner Ashley Cole has expressed his desire to witness Arsenal fall out of the top four. Chelsea’s left-back who sensationally swapped north London for west in 2006 is keen to jump back on the bad side of the Arsenal faithful after speaking his mind to the Daily Mail yesterday. Cashley – as he is dubbed [...]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits that at one stage during Tomas Rosicky’s rehabilitation he feared the midfielder’s career was over. The 28-year-old Czech made his first appearance in 18 months on Saturday after hamstring and knee injuries. “There was a time when I was worried Tomas wouldn’t play football again and he felt the same,” said Wenger. original [...]