After a busy week of transfer rumours, it’s a fairly quiet bank holiday weekend of news. However it’s all meant to be happening soon. We’re now in the third week of his 2-3 week deadline for a signing and Le Boss has confirmed on French television that the Nasri signing should be happening soon. Also, Hleb looks like he’s on the verge of leaving too so maybe that’ll get sorted out this week too. Here’s what Wenger said about Nasri:
It is likely to happen. And if it does happen, it will be before the start of the European Championship.”
I don’t think the French transfer window actually opens until today anyway so hopefully something gets sorted in the next few days.
In my last post, I talked about Hleb leaving, in which I had a quote from his agent saying that a deal in being sorted out at the moment and “Talks are under way, and I don’t have the right to make them public. I think that the issue of his new club will be clarified in the next few days.”
So we’ve got that to look forward too in the next week too. Coincidently, looking at my diary I have a very busy week next week so hopefully I’ve got the time for all this news!
So what actually going on at the moment then? Not alot. The football season is coming to a close with all the play-offs at Wembley. Hull are coming up, which will make a nice away trip next season…and I was delighted to see Leeds remain in League 1 after, losing to Doncaster yesterday. Suck it up.
Theo Walcott’s been talking to the papers, but it’s been about playing for England rather than Arsenal. He’s in the Squad for England’s friendly against USA on Wednesday night but he’s still not given up on helping the U21’s:
It’s just good to play really. Maybe the experience we get with the seniors will help with the Under 21s, because there’s quite a few of us from the Under 21s in the seniors. Also, it gives us the opportunity to try to win the tournament as well, if there are senior squad players still young enough to play for the Under 21s who Stuart Pearce can call upon. We’ve still got to qualify but it’d be good to get the experience of winning a tournament under our belts.
It’d be a dream come true, to play for England at Wembley this week. I know I probably won’t start but hopefully I will do well. If I work hard and play well for Arsenal, then hopefully I’ll get my chance and why not?
Walcott’s England future is quite an exciting one and if he continues to improve at Arsenal then I’m sure it wont be long before he’s a regular at national level. I know that Capello’s a fan of the lad and for some years England have had trouble finding a decent strike partnership; maybe Walcott is the answer.
That’s your lot for this bank holiday Monday. Enjoy the rain.
