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A recent Arsenal rumour gathering momentum seems to be a £24m move for Sevilla’s Grzegorz Krychowiak…

Aside from being a commentators nightmare, the Polish holder isn’t exactly a signing to get pulses racing, with the enforcer having only swapped French minnows Reims for the Spanish side over the summer in a deal worth around £3m. Hardly an established star.

Although he’s by no means a poor player – in fact he’s been excellent this term – there are better value options out there for the Gunners, and here are FIVE…

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Sami Khedira

Okay, this one’s been dragging along for so long now that it’s beginning to look highly unlikely. But, there’s little doubting that Khedira could be the exact player Arsenal have been missing for some time… and he is available at a bargain rate in January.

The 27-year-old has bags of energy, loads of experience and is a true box-to-box player, which are three characteristics missing from the Gunners’ engine room right now. With his contract due to expire at the end of the season a cut-price January sale is on the cards, even though the German has hinted that he could stay at Real Madrid to see out his deal.

Cheick Tiote

From actively pursuing a move away from Newcastle a matter of months ago, Tiote has been very quiet of late. The Ivorian suggested that he’s ready to leave the North East after just over four years in the black and white shirt, with European football now his aim. Although not the most fashionable of players, Tiote is a genuine midfield destroyer, with his willingness to do the thankless tasks vital to his team-mates.

Having Tiote in his midfield would mean that Arsene Wenger would need to sacrifice some of his creativity, but the Newcastle hard-man may be enough to provide the shield the Gunners have been missing. Around £12m could be enough for the player, but his fee could be reduced if he continues to chase a move.

William Carvalho

Cost effective doesn’t necessarily mean cheap, and due to that we’ve put William Carvalho among the names on this list. The Sporting CP man is valued at just above £20m and is currently thought of as one of the very best young holding midfielders around.

Given the ‘new Patrick Vieira’ moniker already, Carvalho certainly has the billing to be a great option for the Gunners, while his stature and pure physicality make him a fearsome opponent. Unlike many others in the same mould though, he has great attacking abilities and has shown in the past that he’s adept at getting forward to support his attackers.

Fabian Delph

It’s been a whirlwind few months for Delph, who has moved from being a solid Premier League midfielder to a full England international and a wanted man. The Aston Villa ace is believed to be looking at a January move as his contract enters its final six months, despite the Midlanders being desperate to tie him down.

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At 24, soon to be 25, Delph has plenty of scope to improve over the coming years and could become part of an English core – alongside Wilshere, Welbeck and Chambers – at the Emirates Stadium.

Calum Chambers

Now this one is a little left field, but there’s no reason it couldn’t work. Chambers has already shown himself to be adaptable – he’s played at centre-back this term on a few occasions – so converting to a holding midfield role could make some sense, right?

Technically adept and blessed with defensive awareness, Chambers could easily be used as an enforcer, with Philipp Lahm of Bayern Munich and Germany an example that Wenger may look to use as inspiration. Plus, it wouldn’t cost a penny to do so…

Although it’s hard to see anything resembling a silver lining emanating out of the loss of Gareth Bale to injury for Tottenham Hotspur, not everyone involved with the club will necessarily be cursing the Welshman’s loss.

If you’re Gylfi Sigurdsson in fact, you’d imagine it’d be quite the opposite.

While it’s hard to imagine the Icelandic international punching the air with delight to see the side’s talismanic figure sidelines with a hamstring injury, Bale’s loss has in some ways, opened up a desperately needed door for Sigurdsson.

The ex-Swansea man’s struggles at White Hart Lane since his summer switch from Hoffenheim seem to be growing in prominence with every passing game. While he’s not necessarily been granted the game time he’s needed to play himself into form, the longer his lack of meaningful contribution has gone on, the harsher the skepticism has become.

But although it may have only been a fleeting glimpse, Spurs fans were finally treated to a dashing of magic from Sigurdsson during last weekend’s 3-0 win away at Fulham.

Released down the left-hand side, where he’d filled in for the departed Bale, Sigurdsson burst into the box, dropped a shoulder and nearly left Philippe Senderos on his backside, as he cut back for Jermain Defoe to finish from 10 yards. Although he’s netted in both the League Cup and Europa League for Spurs, that wonderful bit of skill was perhaps his best contribution of the season so far.

Supporters have of course, had seldom to pick from in terms of best bits from the Sigurdsson box of tricks this season. While he was starting games under Andre Villas-Boas at the start of the season, a whole 90 minutes on the pitch have been hard to come by. In fact, that’s only come once, in the 4-2 home defeat to Chelsea back in October.

While he has had fleeting opportunities to start, you can’t help but feel a lack of a run in the Premier League hasn’t helped his cause. With Clint Dempsey taking favour in the central role of Villas-Boas’ attacking trio next to Bale and Aaron Lennon either side, that starting place has looked hard to come by. With Dempsey beginning to repay the time invested in him by the Portuguese, Sigurdsson has been left somewhat in the cold.

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But with the aforementioned loss of Bale for up to a fortnight, the Icelander has got his foot back in the door in N17. And while some supporters may be slightly alarmed by the notion of Sigurdsson being drafted in for their prized asset, they might in fact be pleasantly surprised by what they might see.

The school of thought when Sigurdsson first signed for Tottenham, was that he appeared to be a natural fit for the No10 like role in the 4-2-3-1. It would be bordering on heresy to supporters to call him a replacement for Rafael van der Vaart. But however you’d like to frame his touted role in this side, the general feeling was that it’d be a central role.

And although he still has time to try and make that role his own at White Hart Lane, from what the small glimpses of excellence that we have seen from Sigurdsson, that might not necessarily be his best fit.

His 20-minute cameo impressing on the left hand side for Spurs against Fulham, wasn’t the first time we’ve seen Sigurdsson prosper in that position. He didn’t quite set the world on fire, but in his one 90 minute Premier League outing for the Lilywhites, he was of the few positives Andre Villas-Boas could take out of the game against Chelsea.

Filling in for the maternity ward-bound Gareth Bale, Sigurdsson looked comfortable receiving the ball down the channel and drifting into the box. It wasn’t the box office pace and the unplayable runs that supporters were used to on the flanks, but Sigurdsson’s craft and guile offered something a little different to the side.

But given the success he had playing for Swansea, it seems strange that many have raised eyebrows at the prospect of Sigurdsson playing down one of the channels. He hardly hugged the touchline in the mould of an Aaron Lennon, but much of his barnstorming success at the Liberty Stadium last term, came from cutting in from the right hand side.

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Given the success Clint Dempsey had performing a very similar task but on the left hand side for Fulham, the temptation will be there to perhaps see the American fill in for Bale during his absence. But with Dempsey now finally looking to settle in his more central role within this team, it’s Sigurdsson who could really benefit from a couple of starts on the left.

The pressure will be on for him to start producing as an attacking outlet if he’s given the nod, especially given the man he’s coming in for, but it could be just what he needs. While he prospered in the 4-3-3 like midfield Villas-Boas deployed at Reading earlier on this term, Sigurdsson has often floundered centrally, looking both unsure and unconfident in the role.

Playing on the left gives him a little more freedom, without the pressures of acting as the focal point between attack and midfield. A little more freedom and a remit to cut inside have done him well in the past.

A left hand sided berth doesn’t bode well for him in terms of a long term outlook given who he’s up against, but for Gylfi Sigurdsson, that might not be as important as simply gaining a bit of confidence in this Tottenham team. If football’s all about taking chances, then Sigurdsson would do well to seize the opportunity, starting tonight against Panathinaikos.

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Theo Walcott joined Everton from Arsenal during the January transfer window, and the attacker impressed for the Toffees in the second half of the campaign.

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Walcott managed over 100 goals during his time at Arsenal – including 19 during the 2016-17 season – but left the Emirates Stadium for Everton in early 2018.

The Englishman managed three goals and three assists in the Premier League after joining Everton, and certainly captured the imagination of the club’s supporters.

Last season was difficult for Everton when considering the timing of Ronald Koeman’s departure, and indeed the struggles of Sam Allardyce.

Marco Silva is now in position as head coach, however, and there is certainly a lot for the Everton supporters to be excited about entering the new season.

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Walcott knows what to say when it comes to winning over the Everton fans, and a number have been on social media paying tribute to the 29-year-old.

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Indeed, Walcott has been tipped to enjoy a strong campaign for his Merseyside club next term.

A selection of the Twitter reaction from the Everton supporters can be seen below:

Newcastle manager Rafael BenitezÂhas congratulated the U-23s side for a dramatic penalty shootout win over rivals Sunderland.There hasn’t been a whole lot to cheer about for either of the two North East clubs this season, but fans from both sides turned up to the Stadium of Light on Wednesday to see the U-23s square off in the Premier League International Cup quarterfinals.Sunderland were the better side during the 90 minutes, but fell behind from a Curtis Good header. Lynden Gooch levelled for the hosts from the spot, and his second of the night looked to have won it. That was until Callum Roberts’ incredible 92nd minute free kick sent the match to extra time and penalties.The penalty shootout was quite remarkable, as it made its way all the way through the goalkeepers and back around to the start of the rotation. Newcastle won 11-10, after Jake Hackett blazed his penalty over the crossbar for Sunderland.[ad_pod ]Rafa Benitez was clearly keeping a close eye on the match, and congratulated the lads on Twitter.

Lynden Gooch and Callum Roberts were the standout performers, but there will be plenty of names for Benitez and Chris Coleman to consider in the coming seasons.

Newcastle fans, let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Arsenal were far from down to the bare bones in their 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, but they did make hard work of the three points. Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski’s absence was coupled with the uncharacteristic sluggishness and profligacy of Santi Cazorla. Both lasting effects of this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.

It does raise concern for the coming weeks. Laurent Koscielny was not fully fit following his Achilles injury suffered in the Community Shield against Manchester City, but he saw minutes nevertheless in the opening weekend. Partnering him, because there was no other option, was Calum Chambers. The former Southampton starlet’s assured performance should not take away from the negligence of going into the start of the campaign with only one senior centre-back available.

In attack, Olivier Giroud started on the bench, also due to a lack of fitness, with Yaya Sanogo lining up through the middle and flanked by Alexis Sanchez and Cazorla. He’ll work for the team and he’ll give his all, but Sanogo, as if we need further reminding, is still not good enough for this Arsenal team. It may be a lack of attacking intelligence; does Sanogo know when to make the runs of an established centre-forward? Maybe, maybe not. But the real worry is his lack of ability to properly complement those around him.

There’s a danger of it all unravelling early. This summer has been the best for the club in many years, arguably the best in Arsene Wenger’s tenure as manager. Thus far, the buys have been either exciting or positive, and the departures haven’t forced sleepless nights. It’s the kind of transfer activity a club of Arsenal’s resources should be conducting regularly.

But the team isn’t ready, and forced selections can lead to injury. It wasn’t lost on anyone that Arsenal have only played three pre-season games ahead of the Community Shield, and that trip to New York featured less than half of the first-team regulars.

This week the team travel to Turkey to face Besiktas in their first leg effort to be included in this season’s Champions League proper. On Saturday, a tough away trip to Everton awaits.

What struck most about the win over Palace was just how poor the passing was throughout the entire team, as if none had quite woken up to the fact that the league season had begun. Had it been midway through the campaign, you’d be able to easily forget the performance. Sort of. It would be one of those that you check off as that of the mentality of (potential) champions, winning even when playing poorly.

Arsenal need reinforcements – and that’s not the reflex of years of frustration. The team are undermanned in defence, and one more central midfielder is also needed. For those who try to build it up as a necessity, though I feel it’s more of a luxury due to the numbers in the squad, another centre-forward should also be on the end-of-window shopping list.

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But ahead of all that, Arsenal need to find their fitness and rhythm, and quick. None of the top teams who played on the weekend were totally convincing, and there have been plenty of comments that the Premier League season has come too soon. But even with three points in the bag, Arsenal are still some way off where they need to be for this season.

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West Ham are still waiting to find out the full damage done to three injured stars who had to pull out of yesterday’s win over Newcastle.

George McCartney seems to be the most serious case, after coming off with an injury to his groin. Matt Jarvis suffered a tight thigh and Yossi Benayoun injured his knee after him and Jonas Gutierrez got involved in a tackle which also sidelined him.

Sam Allardyce, following the match, said: “We don’t play until next Monday so we hope that’s enough time. George is probably the most serious because it looks like he has pulled a groin muscle.”

Ricardo Vaz Te, Alou Diarra and Jack Collyson are already out due to long-term injury, and he will surely be hoping he does not have to add three more players to the list of such serious injuries.

He said to West Ham’s official website: “The three injuries and three changes we had to make never detracted from the performance, which was even more pleasing. Obviously it’s disappointing when we get the injuries but to see three players come on and still perform was pleasing. It’s a good job we’ve got Guy Demel, Gary O’Neil and Modibo Maiga back as the bench has been lightweight recently. It shows how important substitutes are as you have to have a strong bench in this league. “

West Ham play Stoke in a Premier League clash next Monday.

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West Ham won yesterday’s game 1-0. Former Newcastle player Kevin Nolan scored the winner in the first half.

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According to the Stoke Sentinel, Stoke City’s versatile Geoff Cameron could be on his way out of the Britannia this summer, with Southampton a likely destination for the experienced player.

What’s the story?

The 32-year-old joined Stoke in 2012 and has gone on to make 168 league appearances for the Potters.

Cameron, who is comfortable in defence and in midfield, is believed to have a release clause in his contract in excess of £5million which Southampton and a number of MLS clubs are keen to test, according to the report.

The American international is the third longest-serving player currently at the club, with only veterans Peter Crouch and Ryan Shawcross surpassing him.

A move to Southampton would see Cameron reunite with former boss Mark Hughes who joined Stoke a year after the defender.

Head over heart for Rowett

New boss Gary Rowett will clearly want to trim an ageing squad at Stoke if he wants to stop the rot that saw the club relegated from the Premier League last season.

On the verge of turning 33, Cameron doesn’t have many years left in him, and if they can get a few million for the player, they could reinvest that wisely in some young talent.

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Even though it’s always sad to see a fan-favourite and veteran of the club depart, it seems like this would be a sensible move for Stoke as they look to rebuild the squad.

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Manchester United keeper David De Gea will sign a new deal with the club and end months of speculation about his future, according to The Times.

What’s the story?

De Gea’s stock couldn’t be much higher than it is now, with the highly-rated Spanish keeper making a series of stunning saves in United’s 0-0 draw at Sevilla earlier this week.

Negotiations between the Spaniard and the club are ongoing, but it is believed that an offer of £220,000-a-week is on the table.

The move means that months of transfer rumours regarding a possible move for the United shot-stopper to Real Madrid will end, which will be good news for Los Blancos’ star Cristiano Ronaldo, who was reportedly furious with his club’s valuation of De Gea.

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Good news, no?

Probably the closest thing United have had to legends Peter Schmeichel and Edwin Van Der Sar, De Gea’s resigning is a massive boost for the Lancashire club.

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He is the first name on the team sheet for Mourinho, and his outstanding reflexes and agility around his own box is well worth a salary north of £200,000.

Liverpool are yet to confirm their capture of Loic Remy this summer from QPR, but Arsenal’s discontinued interest in the striker spells positive signs for Lukas Podolski for the season ahead.

Podolski’s future during the second half of last season was uncertain. The German forward was out of the side after returning from injury, with Arsene Wenger regularly overlooking the 29-year-old, even as an option from the bench. A move back to Germany was mooted, with Schalke said to be interested.

But off the back of a World Cup win, where, admittedly, Podolski was again a peripheral figure, and now a sharp upturn in positive feeling around Arsenal, Wenger may just be preparing to hang on to the forward, who has developed a notable cult following among supporters.

Podolski is good for the dressing room too, where his mood never seems to waver, even amid struggles for regular football. And make no mistake, the Polish-born German international isn’t just a lovable mascot, he’s the most clinical finisher at the club, even after the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona. He may not tick the boxes Wenger deems necessary to play as a lone striker at the Emirates, but Podolski nevertheless holds plenty of qualities worth hanging on to.

And had the club opted to move ahead with Remy’s signing, with the Frenchman heavily linked with a move to north London, it would surely have spelt the end of Podolski’s time with the club. Wenger is known for his preference of a streamlined squad, and both forwards would, more than likely, fill the same role in the squad.

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Arsenal’s halted interest in Remy also leaves an opening for Costa Rican forward Joel Campbell to stick around for the upcoming season. Podolski and Remy could have been switched, but the depth issue would have remained the same. Instead, Campbell is available to add further quality to a side in need of strengthening, not just in bodies but in quick, capable and versatile forwards.

Campbell’s exploits with his national side at the World Cup may have played an important part in Wenger’s rethinking and ultimate reluctance to move on Remy’s reported wage demands. Campbell is evidently good enough to stand up to high quality opposition and can be of great use over the next 12 months.

But snubbing a move for Remy also makes financial sense, regardless of the club’s healthy financial state at this time. He wouldn’t have offered anything greater than what Arsenal currently have on the books. His pace and finishing ability is on hand in either Campbell or Podolski, while funds can be focused on rebuilding in other areas of the team, namely the centre of midfield and defence.

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It would be ambitious to say Arsenal don’t need another striker. The addition of Alexis and the returning Theo Walcott will do much for what was an uninspiring and oft-misfiring forward line last season, but another major star wouldn’t go amiss, something Remy evidently isn’t.

With Wenger being far from the type to spend heavily on two players who can occupy the same position, his faith looks to be placed in players who could have found themselves elsewhere this season. For Podolski at the very least, Remy’s move to Liverpool will be a welcome sign for those who still wish to see the German international play his football in north London.

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Being a Coventry fan I know all about how hard it is to find a decent striker. All clubs have their striker issues but we as a club have found it harder than most since our relegation from the Premier League. We have needed someone who not only has the ability to finish but the ability to do it on a consistent basis.

We have seen a long list of strikers come and go in that time with all them ultimately failing in what a striker is brought in to do. These strikers have come to the club in differing circumstances with some costing considerable amounts of money to others who have began life at the club as trialists from foreign leagues.

Names that come to mind here are Freddy Eastwood and Michael Mifsud and we all know where they have both ended up now. We have searched far and wide for the right man to lead the Skyblues from the front but have ultimately failed in every case.

There has in the past couple of years been one exception to this in the form of Marlon King. His arrival at the club was surrounded in controversy after his release from prison. Many questioned the club over this decision but in football terms at least it was a fantastic move for the club. He kept his head down and worked hard to get his fitness back up to scratch and then quickly became not only the first name on City’s team sheet but would easily have been one of the first names on any Championships team sheet.

He may not of been a role model off the pitch but he was every managers dream on it. He not only had the quality to keep him a step above the rest but he had one of the best work rates in the squad.

He arrived at the club in controversial circumstances and in the end left in the same manner. Arguments, miscommunication and contract lengths all played a part and he eventually left and joined Birmingham with Coventry not getting a penny for him and left ruing their mistakes.

This is still in my opinion one of the clubs biggest mistakes and I still think we should have done everything we could to keep him at the club and maybe we would still be a Championship club now and not a League One club. This is in the past now though and it is time to look at the present.

We currently have a striker within our team that again stands head and shoulders above the rest of the squad. His name of course is David McGoldrick. He has been in prolific scoring form in the early part of the season with 9 goals from 15 appearances after his deflected goal bound effort against York has now been officially awarded to him. Whilst his scoring record is clearly an impressive one, he has impressed me with his work rate and in many ways reminds me of the afore mentioned Marlon King.

There is of course though as with everything to do with Coventry City a massive downside in that he is not our player and is currently only at the club on loan until January. This brings about the question that every Coventry fan wants the answer too and that is will he be at the club past January and going forward.

There are so many mitigating factors in this that it is currently impossible to say for sure. First off his parent club Nottingham Forest may want to hold onto him as he could end up being an asset for their squad. They do already have four other good strikers though including Billy Sharp and Dexter Blackstock. They are also doing quite well in the league so may not want to upset the team by bringing McGoldrick back into the fold. These are factors that are in our favour or at least in favour of McGoldrick leaving Forest in January along with the fact that he will be out of contract in the summer.

Another problem we are clearly going to have is competition from other clubs if he is made available by Forest. Clubs with bigger budgets will be interested especially if he keeps up the kind of form he is currently showing. Financially we are always going to struggle to compete and that maybe the stumbling block which ultimately ends any hope of landing Mcgoldrick permanently.

If by some miracle we can overcome this issue and compete financially then it is down to whether McGoldrick thinks Coventry is the right place for him to be. We as a club need to make sure that we are in a position which is appealing to him as a player, so in other words we need to be moving up the table quickly so that come January it will look like a promotion push is a realistic possibility.

He clearly enjoys playing here as any player does at any club if they are performing well. I would imagine he would like to continue that and I do believe that if everything was right in terms of money and promotion ambitions then he would have no hesitation in joining us permanently.

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This is a big ask though for Coventry as a club, with something always seemingly going wrong. It would be a huge signing for the club though and one that might bring more fans back. It would be a statement of intent from the club that we are going to go for it this season.

He is a player we need, he is a player we all want but whether he is a player who will become a permanent member of the squad we will have to wait and see. I for one am really hoping he will as he is invaluable to this team and without him questions will be raised on who could be the man to step up and fill his scoring boots. Personally I’m not sure anyone that we either currently have or that is in our price range actually could.

PUSB!!

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