Not exact matches
Holtby signed a pre-contract agreement earlier this month to swap Germany for north
London at the
end of the
season on a free transfer, but Tottenham have attempted to bring forward to transfer
after losing Brazilian Sandro to a
season -
ending knee injury.
The 33 - year - old swapped west
London for north
London this summer in a # 10 million deal at the
end of June
after playing second fiddle to 23 - year - old Thibaut Courtois at Chelsea last
season.
The former Southampton prospect's current deal with the Gunners expires at the
end of next
season, and his manager will be hoping he will not become the latest in a long line
of recent players — including Robin van Persie — to have left North
London for pastures new
after contract negotiations stalled.
The Frenchman will now be stepping down
after 22 years in north
London, announcing today that he'll call time on his Gunners career at the
end of this
season.
However, this is a familiar site for fans
of the North
London club, with the team
ending several recent
seasons strongly
after dropping out
of European competition.
Barely used in his first campaign in east
London, the New Zealand captain nailed down his place in Sam Allardyce's team the following
season as West Ham won promotion from the Championship via the play - offs and picked up the supporters» player
of the year prize at the
end of 2012/13
after helping the club finish 10th on their return to the top flight.
Thomas Tuchel had been installed as the early favourite
after Wenger revealed he will leave his job as Gunners boss at the
end of the
season after 22 years in charge
of the North
London.
After continuing his good form into the current
season, the Welshman was unlucky to pick up a hamstring injury in the North
London Derby at the
end of September.
Lampard's career was rather rocky
after departure from West
London at the
end of 2013 - 14
season.
March 31 — Queens Park Rangers, the west
London club back playing in the second tier
of English football
after ending last
season as the Premier League's bottom club, have reported a substantial pre-tax loss
of # 45.7 million for the year to 31 May 2015.
After all, this time last
season Chelsea were third, nine points ahead
of Arsenal, yet by the
end of the
season Arsenal finished six points ahead
of their
London rivals and three places higher in the league.
It has been 11 years since Arsenal last won the Premier League title but
after victory over Aston Villa this weekend, a win which returned the Gunners to the top
of the table, there is optimism that this
season could finally be the one to put an
end to the baron run in North
London....