Arsenal may be ready to offload Ivory Coast striker Eboue

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has insisted that his nature of showing aggression and celebrating would never change, as that is the essence of football. Earlier, on September 12, Adebayor was handed a three match suspension for violent conduct and extravagant celebration after scoring a goal against Arsenal.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Emmanuel Adebayor has criticized Arsenal after getting a three-match ban for his stamp on striker Robin van Persie. "There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point," Adebayor said.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - UEFA made one of the biggest U-turns in football history on Monday by scrapping the two-match Euro ban of Arsenal striker Eduardo. UEFA scrapped the ban on appeal following accusations that Eduardo had dived in last month's Champions League tie with Celtic.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has said that it will be like a family at war when he lines up against his former team Arsenal in 10 days' time. The Togo striker has started his City career in impressive fashion, scoring three league goals in as many games since arriving from the Gunners in a 25 million pounds deal.

August 30th, 2009 LONDON - The pampered millionaire football stars should learn how to spend from and remain grounded from Chelsea player Salomon Kalou, who regularly sends money home to help poor in his country, Ivory Coast. The Young African Player of the Year's wages may have increased by 900,000 PER CENT since he signed for Chelsea from Feyenoord.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal FC manager Arsene Wenger has offered eight million pounds for Bordeaux strike ace Marouane Chamakh. Although Chamakh only has a year left on his contract, a Bordeaux insider said Wenger is in for a nasty shock as the French club is holding out for 10 million pounds.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba reckons Chelsea will benefit this season from the legacy left behind by their Dutch coach Guus Hiddink. The Blues stormed back from a first-half Wembley horror show on Sunday to beat Manchester United on penalties in the Community Shield.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - Didier Drogba is set to give Chelsea a major boost by signing a new three-year contract, which could even be sorted out this week. It is understood that Ivory Coast striker Drogba is close to completing the deal after confirming on his club's American tour that he wanted to stay at Stamford Bridge.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal legend Ian Wright has claimed that the club is considering re-signing Patrick Vieira on a pay-as-you-play deal. Vieira, available on a free transfer from Inter Milan, has already been approached by Arsenal's north London rivals Tottenham.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal idol Thierry Henry insists the Gunners can still win the Premier League next season - despite another the exodus to Emirates. The club's most prolific striker, however, admits he is talking with his heart rather than his head.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Manchester City are believed to be close to signing Ivory Coast center-half Kolo Toure for 14 million pounds. Toure currently plays for Arsenal and will be City's next big signing after Emmanuel Adebayor was secured from the Gunners for 25 million pounds.

July 24th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal has said that they are ready to challenge the Tottenham Spurs in the race to claim Real Madrid and Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. The Dutchman, 26, has turned down Stuttgart in favour of a move to the English Premier League, reports The Sun.

July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Coach Carlo Ancelotti reckons Didier Drogba can be the unstoppable attacking force in his Chelsea team. The Italian said: "Drogba is a very important player for us - he's irreplaceable, as no other striker in the world can do the same job.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal have said that they are ready to sell midfielder Cesc Fabregas for 40 million pounds. "If Arsenal receive a bid in the region of 40 million pounds there will be an enormous pressure to sell," The Sun quoted a Gunner's insider, as saying.

July 4th, 2009 LONDON - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has assured that he wont stand in star striker Emmanuel Adebayor's way if he wants to quit the Gunners. Wenger also revealed that if Adebayor leaves Arsenal, he has a back up in the form of Marouane Chamakh, who currently plays for the French club, Bordeaux.