END OF SEASON TRANSFERS 2012/2013

Arsenal have made late dash to fill the void left by Alex Song with a shock bid for Michael Essien claims the Arsenal wiki's, with the Gunners hoping to add the Chelsea midfielder on loan for the season. A series of knee injuries has left the 29 year old struggling for form and fitness and Roberto Di Matteo is reportedly open to the Ghanaian going out on loan


Finally, it is that time of the year again. Managers get busy on their phones, hooked in meetings and fretful over agents and tow, players and agents start acting pushy and pricey or just plain desperate, Chairmen and board members are expected to put their money where their mouths are, fans are spurred on by an enthusing excitement owing to a latent synergy arising out of the haunts of the thought-fox during which they turn managers of their beloved clubs. It is a sorority for footballing analysts, journalists and all those with the privilege of expressing their thoughts about the game on a public platform.
The woes of the previous season get washed away, and the desire for more glory gets rejuvenated. It's almost festivity, only not so entirely due to the skewness in the market and the obvious financial disparity between clubs. Still, it's pretty exciting and a readymade invitation for all football buffs to confabulate over. It is the beginning of the summer transfer window...
Top Deals thus far: Lukas Podolski (Cologne to Arsenal, £10.9m), Marko Marin (Werder Bremen to Chelsea, £7m), Eden Hazard (Lille to Chelsea, £32m), Shinji Kagawa (Dortmund to Man Utd, £16m), Nick Powell (Crewe to Man Utd, £4m), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier to Arsenal, £12m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (Hoffenheim to Tottenham, £6.8m), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Stuttgart to Reading, free), Jan Vertonghen (Ajax to Tottenham, £9.6m), Park Ji-Sung (QPR, £2m), Fabio Borini (Roma to Liverpool, £11m), Oscar (Internacional to Chelsea, £25m), Steven Pienaar (Tottenham to Everton, £4.5m), Santi Cazorla (Malaga to Arsenal, £15m), Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea to West Brom, loan), Robin van Persie (Arsenal to Manchester United, £23m), Alex Song (Arsenal to Barcelona, £15m), Nuri Sahin (Real Madrid to Liverpool, loan), Victor Moses (Wigan to Chelsea, £9m), Luka Modric (Tottenham to Real Madrid, £30m), Moussa Dembele (Fulham to Tottenham, £13m)

Club-wise

arsenal transfers

Arsenal (In:3, Out:21):
In - Lukas Podolski (Cologne, £10.9m), Olivier Giroud (Montpellier, £12m), Santi Cazorla (Malaga, £15m)
Out - Manuel Almunia (Watford, free), George Brislen-Hall (released), Gavin Hoyte (released), Sean McDermott (released), Rhys Murphy (released), James Campbell (released), Jeffrey Monakana (Preston, free), Ben Glasgow (Stoke, nominal), Alban Bunjaku (Sevilla, nominal), Joel Campbell (Real Betis, loan), Denilson (Sao Paulo, loan), Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad, undisclosed), Pedro (Atletico Paranense, undisclosed), Benik Afobe (Bolton, loan), Oguzhan Ozyakup (Besiktas, undisclosed), Robin van Persie (Manchester United, £23m), Kyle Bartley (Swansea, £1m), Alex Song (Barcelona, £15m), Daniel Boateng (Oxford, loan), Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest, £1m), Philip Roberts (Inverness, loan)

ARSENAL OFFER WALCOTT IMPROVED CONTRACT

Walcott set to re-sign by arsenal wiki

According to many sources, Arsenal have offered Theo Walcott a new 4 year contract with much improved terms than there £80,000 p/w offer which was made 2 weeks ago. The wage offer is set to remain at £80,000, however the club has added an improvement percentage clause.

Walcott’s new contract agreement will be subject to a certain yearly percentage increase for next 2 years. This will be determined by his performance and how his ability increases.

Fans’ opinions are divided on Theo Walcott and many have called for him to be sold, however I think that it would be a massive mistake selling him as I firmly believe that next season will be his year. Many have said he has never lived up to his potential and I agree, however he is still young and I think last season he began to show what he was capable off. Some of his performances were magnificent especially his performances against both Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and Tottenham Hotspur at The Emirates.

He may not be worth the £100,000 p/w wage he supposedly wants, but there’s no doubt that he is starting to show his worth and we certainly shouldn’t be looking to sell him.

I was very disappointed that he wasn’t offered a contract extension before the euros and I wrote an article about that a few days ago but the club must now act quickly to offer him a contract before more suitors come in to sign him. There have been reports that Arsenal will speak with Robin Van Persie, Theo Walcott and Alex Song while they are on the Asia tour as the publicity will be significantly less involved.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Juventus and Spurs (apparently) are all interested and Chelsea have even made an inquiry but Arsenal rejected their talks. Hopefully a deal for Walcott can be struck in the coming weeks, as we don’t want another player at the club with speculation driving the players down