Arsenal ready to move for Werder Bremen midfielder Diego if Hleb departs | the Daily Mail

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Published 5/17/2008 by Abby at Arsenal
This will not happen. But I want it to, so I’m writing about it anyway. Unreliable sources have us linked to Werder Bremen’s Diego as a replacement for Alex Hleb. As a fan of the Bundesliga, I have to say that, as much as I like Hleb, Diego is a serious upgrade to the Belarusian. Basically, imagine Hleb- tricky, talented, creative, with very clever feet. Now, imagine him scoring goals. Lots of them. Stupifying ones. (Seriously, click on that.) Diego is an incredible player, just an utter delight to watch. Yes, he’s small, but he’s been succeeding in the Bundesliga, which, while mostly at a slower pace than the Premiership, it’s ...

Cesc - Flamini - Song - Saturday round-up
Published 5/17/2008 by blogger@arseblog.com (Arseblogger) at Arseblog
Good morning. It's the first non-footballing Saturday of the off-season. Non-footballing Saturdays are rubbish. We'll start with news that the club are apparently set to offer Cesc a new deal . It makes sense. Despite him signing an 8 year deal just 2 years ago the new rules mean that in 2009 his contract would be 'unprotected', allowing any potential suitors to simply pay up the remaining years to bring him to their club. I know it hasn't happened yet but I'm pretty sure these kinds of deals will become more and more regular. It'll just take one to break the ice, so to speak, and away we go. A new deal would obviously extended the protected period and the increase in wages would ...