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Arsenal FC news: Carlo Ancelotti coy on speculation he will succeed Arsene Wenger as Gunners boss

Current New York City boss Patrick Vieira is in the frame to replace Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as Gunners manager.

So all very good news for Wenger as the Gunners set to continue their winning run and aim to make up the small six point gap to the top of the table.

Arsenal players are reportedly not keen on the prospect of Manchester City coach Mikel Arteta returning to the Emirates Stadium to replace Arsene Wenger as Gunners boss.

As is the norm, there is a lot of speculation over the future of Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as the Gunners move towards the end of yet another disappointing season.

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Now however Debuchy has returned to the Gunners and has actually been relatively impressive during pre-season and it seems as if he may have shown Arsene Wenger some reason why he should stay on the books at the Emirates, at least until Carl Jenkinson returns from injury.

This has left the Gunners securely in the Top Four, but Wenger is not getting complacent just yet, especially as we can still (mathematically) finish anywhere from First to Fifth.

Perez, who joined the north London club for # 17M last summer as per the Independent, scored once in 11 league appearances for Arsene Wenger's side last season as the Gunners missed out on Champions League football for the first time under Wenger.

A little later today should mark the Arsenal debut of our new keeper Petr Cech, as I am fairly sure that Arsene Wenger will hand his only major signing of the summer transfer window so far the role of first choice in the Gunners starting line up.

Arsene Wenger has responded to the brilliant performance and hat - trick of the Arsenal and England international speedster Theo Walcott against West Brom last week by giving him a place in the starting line up as the Gunners prepae for a second FA cup final at Wembley in the space of a year.

Wenger gave the fans late bliss this summer with the signings of Lucas and Mustafi in the final few days of the summer transfer window, as well as the earlier purchase of Xhaka, but could there have been one other name that had a chance of joining the Gunners?

Wenger was priced at around 100/1 to leave Arsenal before the loss on Sunday but can be found as short as 21/1 to end his 19 years with the Gunners.

During the 20 years that we have had Arsene Wenger as our manager the 11th month of the year is the one which has seen the Gunners take the fewest average points per game, 1.59 compared to the next worst August which is 1.89 and the best which is 2.18 in March.

Ever since Jamie Vardy turned down Arsenal's offer to come to th Emirates, the Gunners fans have been hearing thousands of Arsenal transfer rumours linking us with every available striker in the world, and now it feels like we have been kicked in the teeth by Wenger as he confirms that the one rumour that was definitely true was the chase for Takuma Asano from Hiroshima.

Of course Mesut Ozil continues to be linked with Man United, despite Wenger's assertions that there has been no approach from Jose Mourinho as yet, but the media think that Ozil is showing his love for the Gunners when he posted this last night after scoring the winning goal for Arsenal against Newcastle....

That's a major void to fill for Arsene Wenger as the Chilean international was a talismanic figure up front for the Gunners last season, scoring 30 goals and providing 19 assists in 51 appearances.

Wenger's contract with the Gunners expires at the end of the season, and as of yet there has been no official suggestion that he is ready to sign an extension.

Celtic chief Dermot Desmond insists the Scottish giants will not get in Rodgers» way if he is a candidate for the Gunners, with some talk today that he's emerging as one of the favourites to succeed Wenger.

The Europa League draw has been made and Arsenal will come up against Swedish minnows Ostersunds — a side founded after Arsene Wenger took over as Gunners manager.

Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, spoke of his side's disadvantage of playing at home first — therefore the north London outfit will be looking to take a big lead against the Russian side — as the Gunners» record away in eastern Europe is patchy to say the least.

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And surprise, surprise, Alexis has declared that he loves working with Wenger and leartning the nuances of the way that the Gunners play as well as the differences between football in England and the Premier League and the way it is played in Spain and elsewhere, as reported by the Daily Express.

Although the Gunners have a woeful record in the big games and a change of approach was certainly a long time coming, Wenger admitted later that he showed an open - mindedness to listen to his players as they requested that the team curb its usual attack - minded instincts.

The Gunners head coach Arsene Wenger revealed that Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Hector Bellerin and Theo Walcott all missed the trip to Bulgaria as a result of injury.

Arsene Wenger does appear to have a point when he continually refers to the way his team is occasionally singled out for attention as it appears that some teams have no other way to deal with the way the Gunners play other than to meat out punishment to attempt scare the north London side.

The 28 - year - old was linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium on transfer deadline day earlier this month as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was reportedly in the French capital with hopes of sealing a # 45million deal for the Uruguayan international.

Gunners fans have been adamant that Wenger needs to ease the club's defensive crisis in the new year, but he has insisted that the likes of Calum Chambers and even Nacho Monreal are more than capable as back ups for regular pairing Pre Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny.

The Gunners have reportedly shown an interest in Napoli's Koulibaly and Valencia's Mustafi, but is Wenger ready to name one of our very own as the BFG's replacement.

21 - year - old Lemar is keen to work under Arsene Wenger but Monaco are adamant to keep hold of some of the star players who led them to a league title win and as such, they are refusing to sell the player to the Gunners.

According to the reliable Jeremy Wilson of the Daily Telegraph, the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is simultaneously working on deals for as many as three players as he plans a raid on the French top flight, with Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and Monaco's Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar all being targetted for a potential move to the Emirates.

As mentioned, Wilshere won't be able to show his worth to Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, though striker Benik Afobe will be hoping to show his old boss what he's missing.

The Gunners take on Swansea City in their next game, and Wenger seems to be planning his team selection around including the Borussia Dortmund striker, according to Bild, as translated by the Metro.

Wenger certainly thought so as he spoke to Arsenal Player about the intensity the Gunners showed right from the start and managed to keep up until the end, highlighted by Giroud scoring in stoppage time.

It seems as though Arsenal are getting set to clear out a lot of deadwood in the offensive department when the transfer window opens as The Sun is reporting that the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is planning to offload Lukas Podolski, Joel Campbell and Yaya Sanogo.

Arsene Wenger is preparing for yet another game as the congested Christmas period is on full throttle, with the Gunners remaining winless in December.

He may have had more than his fair share of criticism since signing for Arsenal from Real Madrid last summer, but there is no doubt that Arsene Wenger sees the Germany international play maker as absolutely vital to his plans for the Gunners.

But Wenger was not happy when he was asked if the Gunners were getting a reputation as a «Cup Team».

There have been many mutterings about Alexandre Lacazette being eased out of Arsenal after the arrival of PE Aubameyang this January, as it appears that Arsene Wenger has decided that the Frenchman not adapted to life in the Premier League and has now failed to score in his last 12 games for the Gunners.

The Gunners legend Thierry Henry thinks that Wenger should have been a bit more proactive, especially as we don't have to play another match until next weekend.

Before Arsenal played host to Chelsea last weekend in a match that none of us want to remember for long, the interim boss of the blues Guus Hiddink suggested that Arsene Wenger and his very long spell as the manager of a top flight club like the Gunners could soon be looked on as a piece of history, because bosses just do not seem to get anything like that sort of time anymore.

The Gunners take on Manchester City this weekend as they look to win the League Cup for the first time under Arsene Wenger, but will have an uphill task given the season their opponents are having.

The Arsenal transfer rumours are a little thin on the ground at the moment with Arsene Wenger over at the Euros as usual, so I thought I'd have a little peek at what the bookies are forecasting the chances of the Gunners landing any big name strikers if the Jamie Vardy saga fails to come to fruition.

Arsene Wenger has made an early foray into transfer market after buying just one player, Petr Cech, in the entire summer last year, which suggests that the 66 - year - old may be feeling the pressure to deliver success in the next campaign.The Gunners extended their Premier League title drought to 12 seasons as they finished behind champions Leicester City by 10 points.

Just as I have written in the past, he reckons that the Gunners and Wenger have had terrible luck on the injury front and he clearly thinks that any club would struggle in the absence of big players like Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck.

Cross told Sky Sports that he feels Wenger has made a number of big mistakes since the end of last summer and it seems that his frustration is all the more because it seemed as though we would finally see the Gunners step up and challenge the big hitters like Man City, Chelsea and Man United.

Many Gooners and people in the football media feel that the chances of Wenger stepping down at the end of the current season will be much bigger if the Frenchman can guide the Gunners to another Premier League title so if Howe is in the frame he did his chances of thr move no harm today, as his side did us a huge favour by beating Liverpool.

His team also seem to be confident that they can inflict a 5th domestic defeat on the Gunners as well, but Arsene Wenger and his players will also be desperate to start a season - ending streak tomorrow.

But, as much as Arsene Wenger has denied it, the Gunners do seem to have a bit of a problem with an early Saturday kick - off time, most recently shown again in the north London derby.

Eredivisie duo Feyenoord and FC Twente are also interested in signing Akpom, but Gunners manager Arsene Wenger wants to retain the services of the England Under - 20s international and has offered this new deal as a result.

Despite now having Lucas Perez to start up front for the Gunners, Wenger has instead decided to continue playing the converted winger Alexis Sanchez as a solo striker, leaving Lucas on the bench.