I hope they are mere rumours and his future will only be discussed at the end of the season as this can only cause disharmony in the dressing room at
this crucial period of the season.
Top goalscorer Dwight Gayle is still missing from the side due to injury, and with no investment into the side during the January transfer window, Toon fans and indeed Rafa Benitez will be disappointed during
this crucial period of the season.
The boss knows that the morale of his players could make all the difference as the Gunners head into
a crucial period of the season and are embroiled in the most hard fought and widely contested fights for the top four ever.
Coming up to the end of 2014, many point to the festive period and its wall to wall games as
the crucial period of the season.
A crucial period of the season awaits Manchester City, according to their manager Roberto Mancini, who feels his side are thee team to beat right now.
Michael Laudrup believes that the defeat in this important game will be leaving scars on the players and that this can negatively affect them in
this crucial period of the season.