Arsenal stand firm over Emmanuel Adebayor

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Strange things are happening
Published 7/7/2008 by travis at Arsenal
... Yes, it is concerning for him to say something like that. However, that doesn’t mean that every season a star player will be sold - something that many headlines have twisted his words into. Does that mean contending with the likes of Chelski, Man Yoo, and Liverpool more difficult? Probably. As evidenced from last season, injuries and lack of experience hindered the title run. Peter Hill-Wood, in an article reporting that Arsenal will hold onto Adebayor, laments the financial situation in the transfer market: ...

Ron in, one out at United, as Cristiano looks set to stay but Queiroz heads for Portugal
Published 7/7/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Sun) is a reaction to the news that Newcastle could be sold to Osama bin Laden’s brother. Louise Taylor claims “Bakr bin Laden, is the half-brother of the world’s most wanted man, is pondering a potential £300m bid for Newcastle.” Martin Samuel pours cold water on the story, noting how King Kev’s end-of-season outburst of the Toon’s failings has soured the attractiveness of the club. Finally there are three notable interviews. Wayne Veysey speaks to the Arsenal’s Peter Hill-Wood, Matthew Syed ...

From Ade Cool to Ade Lukewarm
Published 7/7/2008 by RotorGoat at East Lower
... that one with a dollop of salt. The truth as I see it is simple: if Adebayor will only stay if Arsenal treble, or quadruple his salary, then there’s not much Arsenal can do to keep him. The only course of action is to be patient and get the best price. It seems entirely sensible to me. If he is prepared to accept a more modest rise in recognition of his one good season, then there’s a glimmer of hope he might stay. Outwardly, the boss is positive. He told the Daily Telegraph: “We want him to stay, definitely. Adebayor still ...

PHW on Adebayor and Hleb - thoughts
Published 7/7/2008 by blogger@arseblog.com (Arseblogger) at Arseblog
Morning all, hope you had a fine weekend. It's a busy start to the week as Chairman PHW has been talking about Adebayor and Hleb. The two have dominated Arsenal news in the last month or so. Speaking about Adebayor firstly he says: We want him to stay, definitely. Adebayor still has a long time left on his contract, and we have absolutely no intention of releasing him from that contract. You want to keep your best players and Adebayor is one of those. At the same time though he admits that the situation has been created by Adebayor's demands for more money after one ...