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Striking news

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My God I hate the International break.  The next few days, unlike the loans I have taken out to supplement by outrageous lifestyle, are guaranteed to bring absolutely no interest.

Picking through the newsfeeds this afternoon, it seems what little news we have is about three of our strikers:

Robin van Persie, ahead of Holland’s game against Scotland, has revealed he was keen to join compatriot Dick Advocaat at Rangers prior to moving to Arsenal:

“When I heard about their interest, I sat by the phone hoping it would ring. I was in a difficult situation at my club and desperate to leave.  Advocaat told me he needed to sell some players before he could buy. That’s why it dragged on and did not happen.”

“Desperate” though he may have been at the time, he must be delighted that he joined Arsenal at such a young age.  Despite the injuries that have hampered the early part of his career, the experience of receiving a footballing education from the likes of Robert Pires, Dennis Bergkamp, and Thierry Henry is presumably every young striker’s dream scenario.  With Van Persie leading our goalscoring charts this season, we seem to be reaping the benefits of Van Persie’s schooling.

Last year’s top scorer, Emmanuel Adebayor, has been linked with a £35m move to AC Milan in Italian publication Il Corriere Dello Sport.  That in itself is barely newsworthy – the Milan rumours were rife last Summer and I think there is a genuine possibility that he could go this year.  What did make me raise my eyebrows somewhat was the suggestion from Adebayor’s agent that he might be unwilling to leave:

“He is an Arsenal player and extended his contract with the club last summer. Since then there has been no new contact with Milan.  The negotiations last summer never came to fruition and everything is over on that front.

Wenger relies heavily on the player. The opportunity for him to move to Milan was last summer, but in the end, Milan signed Ronaldinho instead. Adebayor was very close to Milan at that point.”

I suppose the fact remains that if Arsene decides he no longer needs Adebayor, it won’t really be his decision whether he goes or not.  That said, he returns to action after a ten-game absence tomorrow with Togo – who knows what role he could play in our run-in this season?

Finally, some news on Nicklas Bendtner.  The moral, I suppose, is not to believe everything you read – in the English sports press at least.

Till tomorrow – suggestions on how to get through the next week or so would be very much appreciated.


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