Arsenal Rumours Archive May 18 2015

18 May 2015 14:34:08
I saw that you in a report wrote "arsenal may turn to higuain if they can't get their first choice" who is the first choice then? And have arsenal tabled a bid to sign higuain?

{Ed002's Note - I have explained who Arsenal had as a first choice. I am not giving any blow-by-blow accounts. I have explained the situation with Higuain - nothing has changed.}

18 May 2015 15:30:04
Found out it's fekir. But is fekir a striker?

{Ed002's Note - No, and that wasn't who was being referred to. Dybala was first choice as a forward. But there are other options as I have explained.}

18 May 2015 19:03:52
Jovetic doesn't seem to be an option this time?

18 May 2015 22:55:45
Ed as you've obviously heard sterling wants to leave liverpool. With Walcott not certainly staying could there be an agreement on the cards with sterling coming arsenal? Could even play striker too.

{Ed001's Note - nothing is done with regards to Sterling yet, he has asked to go, but Liverpool have no agreement yet with anyone to sell him. There will be a lot happening at Liverpool in the next few weeks which might change everything.}

19 May 2015 01:46:14
Ed001, when you refer to big change i take it you are referring to Glenn johnson's departure. Not the potential take over, oops, or the more covered and imminent departure of Rodgers and Steven Gerrard

{Ed001's Note - damn you figured it out!}

20 May 2015 18:52:32
#EndOfTheGJEra

22 May 2015 17:20:17
jovetic? that's exactly what we need, someone to keep diaby company

17 May 2015 22:14:50
Hi Ed, hear that we have stalled on the schneiderlin deal, and we now are chasing kondogbia and William carvalho. Is there any truth in that, or are the schneiderlin deal still on?

{Ed002's Note - I am not sure what you mean "stalled". At present there are no talks with Southampton - with any interested party. Arsenal will look to Southampton's Schneiderlin this summer and I suspect a deal can be done "at the right price". It has been suggested that Spurs may also look to him, and I think they will, but interest from Napoli has gone.}

18 May 2015 13:49:02
I meant, that I heard that we were talking to Southampton about him, but then put the negotiations on hold, because wenger instead has other defensive midfielders in mind. Is that true?

{Ed002's Note - No, it is incorrect.}

18 May 2015 16:36:02
Don't we have to wait until the start of the transfer period before we can start negotiations with any English clubs?

{Ed001's Note - no, you can do deals at any time, it is just that a move can't be completed until the window opens.}