Abou Diaby has also played over an hour of both games, and with Wenger wanting to see if the French midfielder has retained his talent ahead of
summer contract talks he could be playing for at least half the game.
If he is out long - term again it will have a big impact on his expected
summer contract talks and will certainly reduce the amount of teams that would be willing to make a bid if he doesn't sign an extension with the Gunners...
Not exact matches
May I suggest that what is more worrying is the likelihood that the few top top players we do have ie Sanchez, Ozil etc begin to get restless if we blow the league therefore rather than wait till the
summer begin
contract extension
talks NOW!
With Daily Mail reports that Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling has put
contract talks on hold, speculation is rife that the wonderkid could be on his way out of Anfield in the
summer.
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The France attacker will be hoping that the Spaniard signs a new
contract, with his current deal set to expire in 2016, after delaying
talks until the
summer.
However, his hand might be forced if United aren't keen to start
contract talks soon, as Chelsea and Arsenal seem ready to pounce if he is available for transfer this
summer with Lingard likely to be a valuable addition to their respective squads to add quality and depth.
So with Milner out of
contract in the
summer, Wenger would be able to
talk to him in January and with our well publicised weaknesses in central midfield, maybe the versatile Milner would feel that he would get a lot more games at the Emirates than he has been doing at the Etihad.
Arsenal are set to avoid losing a number of their players for free next
summer, as the Gunners are set to enter
contract talks with a number of key players in an attempt to resist having an unsettling transfer window next
summer, according to the Telegraph.
Arsene Wenger continually delayed the
talks with Jack Wilshere over a new
contract extension at Arsenal for so long that the Gunners are now risking losing the Englishman for nothing in the
summer.
The 29 year - old is out of
contract this
summer, and has resigned himself to leaving the club in search of pastures new, and has been deep in
talks with Manchester United about a move all this week.
Both Chelsea and the Gunners have expressed an interest in signing him this
summer, after learning that he put
talks of a
contract extension with the Reds until the end of the season.
Brede Hangeland is out of
contract in the
summer and despite much
talk of an intention to see the Norwegian put pen to paper on a new deal Fulham boss Martin Jol still hasn't managed to get the deal sewn up and as such could be forced into considering offers for the giant defender.
According to The Mirror, Liverpool have made their move for the England international, and although Arsenal have rejected that initial approach, it's claimed that
contract talks with the versatile ace have reached an impasse which will only fuel speculation he could leave this
summer.
After all this
talk of England being the laughing stock of football (true to some extent), it has been decided that a big name is required to drag the FA out of the mud and here comes the name of Arsene Wenger who's
contract is running out next
summer.
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It is thought that the Red Devils will enter into
talks concerning players»
contracts over the next few weeks, with six members of the squad set to finish their spells at Old Trafford during the
summer.
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Belgian international winger Kevin Mirallas is the target of Klopp's glances, with the former Olympiakos man, who cost the Toffees # 6 million in 2012, having 18 months left on his
contract at Goodison Park and having delayed
talks about his future until the
summer.
There were rumours not long ago that both Mesut Ozil and Alexis would both be called into
contract talks this
summer, and as Ozil has already announced that Arsenal need to buy some big players during the break those
talks may not be as straightforward as Wenger would hope.
Chelsea have opened
talks with their Brazilian midfielder Ramires this
summer over a new
contract at Stamford Bridge to fight off interest from other top clubs.
The 23 year - old right - back was reported as being in
talks with Wenger last
summer with a view to moving to the Emirates for free when his
contract ended, but the ex-Spanish youth international has only featured once for Barca this campaign and has made it clear through his agent that he doesn't want to waste the rest of the season in the reserves.
There may be no need to panic, however, as sources in England recently claimed De Gea was in
talks over a new
contract with United, so there's bound to be plenty of speculation like this between now and the
summer.
The Frenchman's current
contract is set to expire next
summer, but there is
talk of a possible new deal on the cards which could see him stay beyond his current deal, and should we continue our form at present, there will be no complaints of such a move by our club.
But we have already heard our German play maker
talking about the need for transfer action in the
summer and the burning desire of Alexis to win things is well known, so will the
contract talks with these two players, along with the protests and demands from the fans, force Wenger to spend big?
Most of the
summer transfer
talk surrounding Arsenal so far has been about the attacking side of things, with the ongoing
contract speculation about Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil alongside the Arsenal transfer rumours linking us to the two French international forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Kylian Mbappe.
Arsene Wenger has been telling Jack Wilshere that he will sit down for
contract talks since the Englishman came back from Bournemouth in the
summer.
One of the most
talked about subjects is of course Alexis Sanchez, with the Chilean believed to be leaving this
summer as he enters the final 12 months of his
contract.
There were many rumours about Arsenal's Hector Bellerin wanting to move back to Barcelona last
summer to rejoin his family, and it would appear that the rumours were based in fact according to the BBCs David Ornstein who «revealed» at the end of the window that Bellerin actually asked Wenger if he could move back to Spain, but Wenger refused to countenance any transfer
talks with Barcelona as the 22 year - old still had 6 years left on his recently signed
contract.
Kante himself has
talked up a potential exit this
summer, refusing to commit himself to the Foxes cause beyond this season, and the latest speculation is insisting that his
contract holds a # 20.1 Million release clause.
Arsene Wenger is regularly asked about the
contract talks between Arsenal and Mesut Ozil, which will reach a critical point if the German midfielder has not put pen to paper by the time the
summer transfer window arrives, and the latest person to pitch in with some advice for our assist king is the Germany legend Michael Ballack.
But there has been
talk of them getting someone in on a temporary basis until Wenger's current
contract with Arsenal runs out next
summer.
With Roma and Nainggolan in
contract talks and with the arrival of Rick Karsdorp, there are growing concerns at the Stadio Olimpico as they look set to see a number of key figures leave the
summer.
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i wonder if the board are now looking to next
summer very much so as to getting in a replacement for wenger pep will be available then i would imagine if they have a plan in place to get him in it will be starting soon to
talk to him, and get him intretied in taking over next season when his
contract runs out.
Meanwhile, the
summer has been dominated by
talk over Alexis Sanchez's future at the Emirates, and Wenger, who has been adamant for months that the Chilean international is going nowhere despite having just 12 months remaining on his
contract, insists that the forward is as motivated as ever to fire the Gunners to a title.
There are a lot of Arsenal transfer rumours this week suggesting that our England international forward Theo Walcott, who was called up again by Roy Hodgson this week, is demanding a pay rise in
talks with the club over an extension to his current
contract which will enter its final year this
summer.
While the Germany international star, who Arsene Wenger smashed the Arsenal transfer record to sign from Real Madrid a few years ago, was one of a number of high profile Gunners to enter the final year of their current
contracts during the recent
summer transfer window, there was far less
talk and far fewer Arsenal transfer rumours about Mesut Ozil than there were about our Chilean striker Alexis Sanchez and the new Liverpool player Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.
United could certainly do with making some changes at the back in the
summer and the Sun recently claimed Mourinho had requested defensive signings ahead of next season during his recent
contract talks with the club.
Walcott enters the final year of his
contract this
summer, and recently Arsene Wenger admitted
talks to keep him at the club are not going as well as he had hoped.
«Mahrez's problem is he has
talked about a move to Arsenal for two
summers now but on both occasions he has had three years remaining on his
contract.
Crunch
talks have supposedly taken place between Wenger and club owner Stan Kroenke, and the duo have managed to agree a new
contract which will see Arsene stay in charge until the
summer of 2019, whilst also agreeing to rehaul the squad.
Glen Johnson is likely to depart the Reds next season with
contract talks stalling — and would be able to leave for free in the
summer.
According to the Sun, the Clarets were more than willing to keep Keane at the club for the last year of his
contract and risk him leaving on a free next
summer, however
talks between Everton and Burnley are at an advanced stage and the deal looks set to be completed soon.
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If a player has a
contract that finishes in the
summer, they are allowed to
talk to other clubs from January the 1st, but you can only
talk to clubs in the same League you are playing in from June.
The Juventus midfielder, 22, has reportedly held
talks with the Ligue 1 giants over a big move for the
summer, with the player agreeing in principle to sign a # 165,000 per week
contract at the Parc des Princes.
The Arsenal negotiating team are going to be very busy this
summer, with
contract talks lined up for such big stars as Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and a few others.
Alexis Sanchez is set to be one of the most
talked about players of the
summer, with Arsenal yet to tie him down to a new
contract.
The Jamaican born winger has been compared to Liverpool's Raheem Sterling due to his electric pace and style of play and with just a year left on his
contract and with
talks over a new deal on hold, the possibility of the Arsenal boss making a move this
summer has apparently increased.