Rafael Benitez loves Arsene Wenger

      Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Benitez also heaped praise on Wenger and it was no surprise he puts the Arsenal boss ahead of his great rival Jose Mourinho.

Benitez said: "I'm expecting a strong team because I think Arsene Wenger is the best coach in the Premier League. They signed good players, at this point everything going well for them.

"Arsenal have a great manager, Liverpool continue growing, they are doing well. Other top sides are not at their level with new managers at the moment so it will be a question of time to see if five or six teams will be more or less the same.

"This will be tough for us. We played first game at home against Champions League finalists, a very tough game, this is different, and we play away against a team whose ball possession one of their strengths. We need to change approach."

[DailyStar]

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Gervinho Wants Napoli To Beat Arsenal

     
  Gervinho is trying so hard to settle in the country that he's even supporting Roma's rivals... against Arsenal. Speaking to the media yesterday he said

  "I had lot of affinity with Wenger but more with Garcia. I wish good luck to Napoli vs Arsenal, hope Italians progress in Champions League."

     Gervinho didn't feel that Arsene Wenger showed him the confidence he should have during his time in London and obviously wants to put that episode of his career behind him, publicly stating he wants Napoli to win is a bit much though.

[SportsWitness]

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New Signing! Arsenal re-sign Flamini

       

        Mathieu Flamini has re-signed for Arsenal on a free transfer, five years after he left the club to join AC Milan.

       “We’re very pleased Mathieu has agreed to re-join us,” Wenger told the club’s official website.

      “He is a player of real quality, with a fantastic work rate and great mentality. As we know, Mathieu is a strong midfielder, but is also is comfortable playing in defence too. He is a very good addition to our squad.”

       Flamini won the FA Cup during his first spell at Arsenal as well as helping the Gunners reach the Champions League final in 2006, where they lost 1-0 to Barcelona.

More at: Setanta Sports

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Offical: Marouane Chamakh joins Crystal Palace

 

Marouane Chamakh has joined Crystal Palace in a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

      The 29-year-old striker featured 67 times for Arsenal in his three years at the Club, scoring 14 goals.

       After joining the Club in May 2010 from French side Bordeaux, Chamakh enjoyed a bright start to his Gunners career – finding the net on 10 occasions before Christmas in his debut season, but found first team opportunities limited in his second and third terms.

         A Morocco international with 21 caps for his country, Chamakh spent the second half of last season on loan with West Ham United, making three appearances for the Hammers.
Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Marouane for his contribution to the Club and wish him well with the Eagles.

Source: Arsenal.com

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WIN tickets to Arsenal v Aston Villa - courtesy of Barclays

        Sportsmail has teamed up with Barclays to thank football fans for their continued passion, loyalty and dedication with the chance to win a pair tickets to Arsenal v Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, August 17.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question:

Who is the current manager of Arsenal?
A) George Graham
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C) Stan Kroenke
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Source: DailyMail

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Arsenal close in on €20m move for Bayern Munich midfielder Luiz Gustavo

     The Gunners will talk to the Brazilian, who is surplus to requirements under Pep Guardiola at the Allianz Arena, in the coming days after having an offer accepted over the weekend.

      Reports in Germany have suggested that new Bayern boss Pep Guardiola has no plans to utilise Gustavo this season.

      

      Wenger made his move for Gustavo at the end of last week after Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had admitted that they were willing to listen to offers for him.

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Ian Holloway hopes to help Marouane Chamakh at Crystal Palace

      Ian Holloway is hoping he can help Marouane Chamakh rediscover his best form as the Arsenal striker prepares to finalise his move to Crystal Palace.

     "It's about him getting going again and I normally do all right with people whose careers are faltering," Holloway told reporters after Palace's friendly defeat by Lazio on Saturday.

     "I love them and work with them. Hopefully I can get him back to what he played like when he first went to Arsenal." - Holloway

More On: SkySports

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Roma sign Gervinho

Roma have completed the signing of Arsenal attacker Gervinho for an undisclosed fee believed to be around €8 million, the English club confirmed on Thursday.

Gervinho, 26, has agreed a contract with the Giallorossi - though how long it is for has not been announced yet - and will team up with former Lille coach Rudi Garcia, who has also joined the Serie A giants this summer

For more information : Goal

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