7th june transfer gossip

REALMADRID EYE CHELSEA STAR RAMIREZ Mirror reported that Real Madrid are planning to splash £25 million for Chelsea midfielder Ramirez. Madrid bossCarlo Ancelotti signed Ramirez from Benfica in 2010 when he was managing Chelsea. The Brazilian played 30 games last season under Jose Mourinho. REMY KEEN TO JOIN ARSENAL Arsenal target Loic Remy is keen to join the Emirates side. The Frenchman has a £10 million buyout clause in his contract. Queens Park Rangers striker is also being targeted by Liverpool who are very active in this transfer market. LIVERPOOL MAKE OFFER FOR BAYER STAR Liverpool have offered £15 million to Bayern Munich for their attacker Xherdan Shaqiri according to the Daily Star. Shaqiri, 22, is set to leave the Allianz Arena as he wants to play regular football. The Swiss player started only 10 games in Bundesliga last season. PSG SET TO BE PRIEMER LEAGUE DUO FOR Griezmann signature Manchester United and Arsenal target Antoine Griezmann is close in joining the French giants Paris Saints Germain according to Mirror. Real Sociedad winger Griezmann netted 16 times in La Liga last season. The 23-year-old is valued at £25 million. Chelsea star Lukaku may leave Romelu Lukaku might be leaving the Stamford Bridge as Cheslea is close in completeing their first summer signing of Diego Costa. Reports suggested that Juventus are keeping tabs on the Belgian striker. Lukaku netted 16 goals for Everton in 2013-2014 season.

Chamberlains Injury another Reason why Wenger Should buy a winger

The joy of top teams, managers and fans is to see their players feature for their country at the World Cup. Arsenal fans have always enjoyed this privileged as their players are often amongst the preferred for their various countries when it comes to selection for the international mundials. For the upcoming 2014 World Cup, the core of Arsenal’s first team a la Mertesacker, Koscielny, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Cazorla, Giroud, Ozil and Podolski have been selected by their various countries to represent them at the World Cup but the participation of one of them hangs in the balance after suffering an injury in one of his countries pre-tournament warm-up games. Who am I talking about? It is none other than midfielder cum winger Oxlade Chamberlain. The Gunner suffered a knee injury in England’s game against Valencia. Immediate scan has shown a ligament damage while recovery period is touted at 3 weeks but it could be worse and that might mean him pulling out of the tournament and that could cast a huge doubt on his pre-season and start of next season for Arsenal. Last year hasn’t really been a perfectly good year for Chamberlain. His form was spot on but his fitness was nothing to write home about. In the very first Premier League match last season, he suffered a cruciate anterior ligament damage that saw him ruled of the first half of the season. On his return, he played well but missed some crucial matches in the run-in to the end of the season including the FA Cup final no thanks to a groin injury. Despite the groin injury, he was still selected in England’s provisional 23- man squad and looked a sure bet until that injury against Valencia. I sincerely hope it is not severe ligament damage because if it is, he might be facing surgery and many months out and should this be the case, it would be a massive blow for Arsenal’s preparation for next season. As sad as it might be, it could be a blessing in disguise for Arsenal. It means Arsenal would have to get a new winger and have ample time to do that. Arsenal cannot afford to go into a new season with huge fitness doubt surrounding the two players that give them pace on the wings (Ox and Walcott), they have to bring in another pacy winger. The Gunners have been linked with moves for Di Maria, Griezmann and Reus. With the latest injury setback suffered by Chamberlain, Wenger has his back on the wall now and might just have to buy at least one of them

Arsenal to sign back up keeper

Arsenal have stepped up their search to find a second goalkeeper to challenge Wojciech Szczesny for the number one spot next season and have singled out Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero as their number one target. According to the Mirror, Arsene Wenger is keen to make a summer move for Caballero at an estimated £7million having lost back-up Lukasz Fabianski to Swansea City on a free last week. Fabianski was used as Wenger’s FA Cup and Capital One Cup goalkeeper last season, earning himself an FA Cup winner’s medal for his heroics during the semi-final penalty shoot-out against Wigan Athletic. His departure has left Arsenal in need of a summer signing having just youth goalkeepers on their books behind Szczesny at present. Caballero is regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Spain at present and is also wanted by Atletico Madrid who are preparing to lose Thibaut Courtois when he returns to Chelsea after three years on loan

loic remy desperate for arsenal move

Loic Remy has impressed during his season-and-a-bit in the Premier League but hasn't been given the opportunity to settle at one club for a substantial period of time. The France international represented Queens Park Rangers at the back end of the 2012/13 season before spending an entire campaign at Newcastle last time round. Now, though, reportsare suggesting that Arsenal are after his services on a permanent basis, and Remy is supposedly desperate for the move to go through. For me it is the perfect fit. He is like nothing Arsenal currently have and it gives him the opportunity to show what he can do in the Champions League. While Olivier Giroud looks to find gaps between the lines and uses his weight to unsettle defences, Remy is about explosive runs, shots from distance and opening gaps from different angles. The 27-year-old scored 14 goals in 26 appearances last season and created three assists. If he was to arrive at the Emirates it would mean that Arsene Wenger would have the choice between Remy, Giroud, Yaya Sanogo, and Lukas Podolski and that would give the manager a nice range of forwards