Sagna: 'Carl Will Be The Best Defender Soon'

Arsenal and France international defender Bacary Sagna says he believes in the judgment of Arsene Wenger in respect to the possibility of starting youngster Carl Jenkinson in the coming games.

Tottenham Covet Sagna

The People believe Arsenal's influential fullback Bacary Sagna is set for a £9m switch to Tottenham hotspurs.

Lorient Striker Kevin Gameiro Heaps Praises On Koscielny, Sagna, Diaby and Nasri

France international and PSG striker Kevin Gameiro believes his compatriot Laurent Koscielny, has what it takes to weather the Premier League's turbulent storm.

Okay! Lets temporarily forget about a DM, and focus on an RB + a little focus on Chamakh

I've got a hunch the right back position at Arsenal fc needs to be addressed by someone and in time for the upcoming season.

Abou Diaby and Bacary Sagna voice their dissapointment after draw

Two of Arsenal fc's representatives at the 2010 World Cup Abou Diaby and Bacary Sagna showed their critics what stuff they were actually made of, the duo produced an impressive performance for their nation (France), yesterday against South American side Uruguay in a hugely dissapointing affair.

Inter consider Sagna a viable option for Maicon

Arsenal's versatile right-back Bacary Sagna is been touted in the Italian Media as the possible replacement for Madrid bound Inter defender Douglas Maicon.

The much sought after Inter Milan defender has declared that he will consider offers from Real Madrid and other prospective clubs after the World

Sagna wants Pape Diakhate at Arsenal

Arsenal's French import Bacary Sagna has put in a good word for Pape Diakhate, who has being heavily linked with a move to North London in the past seasons.

The Mail believes Arsenal, Tottenham and Sunderland are hot on the trail of Diakhate, who has returned to his parent club (Dynamo Kiev) after spending

Sagna: Nasri is devastated by surprise exclusion

Bacary Sagna has expressed outright disapproval of Domenech's selection policy

The Arsenal left back said "no words can soothe Nasri", who has improved tremendously since he recovered from the injury that sidelined him at the start of the just concluded Barclays Premier League campaign.

Bacary Sagna: Chamakh is "Top Class"

Earlier in an interview Chamakh spoke of his desire to join the Arsenal, and we've the likes of Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna, and William Gallas to thank because they contributed in no small way to his arrival.

Bacary Sagna has joined fellow Frenchman Samir Nasri in welcoming Arsene Wenger's latest asset Marouane Chamakh to the club.

Juve plan Arsenal raid

The Mail, understands that Juventus are preparing to lure Arsenal' duo of Robin Van Persie and Bacary Sagna to the Stadio Olimpico, in a bid to increase their chances of winning a trophy next season.

The Italian club is set to use Gianluigi Buffon (33) and Felipe Melo (27) as bait for Robin Van Persie. The Old Lady has being a long-term admirer of the 27-year-old striker, who returned to action for the Gunners against Tottenham last week, after enduring a long-spell on the sidelines due to an injury.

The report believes the bargain might work out due to the idea that both players are great in their respective positions, and the economic disposition of Mr Wenger.

Juventus are thought to have also enquired about the availability of Arsenal's right-back Bacary Sagna.
The 27-year-old's Agent recently rebuffed claims that his client was Italy bound.
But the tabloid expects Arsene Wenger to spend heavily in the transfer market this summer, and maybe he might replace the Frenchman who has failed to live up to the lofty expectations of the Arsenal faithful with Ajax's no-nonsense defender Gregory Van der Wiel, who has improved tremendously in the last couple of years.

Transfer tidbits [Arshavin's agent, Zapata and Sagna]

Arsenal's Russian import Andrey Arshavin has come under fire due to
his inability to stay injury free.

The 27-year-old injury-prone ex Zenit St. Petersburg striker is
struggling to adapt to his new environment the agent [Dennis Lachter]
told Sport.co.uk.

He defended his client doggedly: "Football is a contact sport and
nobody can avoid injury," he declared.

"Let's see how he plays when he is fully recovered. It's his first
season as a 100 per cent 'whistle-to-whistle' Arsenal player; last
season he only played in the second half of the season and was a bit
more fresh. He had a marvellous match against Liverpool (scoring four
in the 4-4 draw at Anfield).

Lachter blamed his client's dip in form on circumstances beyond his
control, but he was quick to add that the Russian team captain will be
back to his fiery best soon: "This season is a totally different
situation. There have been a lot of matches; two cups, the (Premier
League) Championship, the Champions League and his performances with
the national team.

"It is too many matches and not a regular situation for a player from
Eastern Europe."

Rumours are rife in some quarters that the 27-year-old attacker might
be leaving the North London outfit this summer. This is what his agent
had to say concerning that: "This is the first time I am hearing about
this speculation," Lachter said.
"We have not spoken about this at all, he is an Arsenal player I
firmly believe he will be at Arsenal next season."

Meanwhile, the Gunners have being linked with Udinese's defender
Cristian Zapata. The 23-year-old Colombian is valued at €7m.

And finally, Spanish newspaper Sport said yesterday that Barcelona
have set their sights on Arsenal's right back Bacary Sagna who is
valued at £16m.

Transfer tidbits [Sagna's agent speaks]

Arsenal's versatile right-back Bacary Sagna has being touted in the
media as the possible replacement for Inter Milan's Maicon [i.e if the
club decides to sell him].

Contacted exclusively by TMW, Sagna's agent Christophe Mongai stated
in unequivocal terms that his client was happy at the North London
outfit. However, he maintained that just like every footballer the
27-year-old Frenchman is open to new opportunities and challenges:
"Inter officials have not made any official offer for Sagna, but we
spoke," the agent said.

"It was an informal meeting . . . I personally think that Sagna could
be a realistic option for Inter if Maicon leaves at the end of the
season. I could speak with Inter again then, who knows. Anyway, I
would like to stress on the fact that Sagna is happy in London and
enjoys playing for Arsenal.

"Obviously that does not mean he is staying for sure because football
is business in the end, " he concluded.

Boateng - a clog in our wheel of progress

I won't dwell on past tackles and similar incidents all born by a
simple, yet childish desire to inflict bodily harm on our young
players.

We've seen them all, at Birmingham, at Stoke to mention but a few. But
Saturday's incident was glaring enough for an impartial observer to
realise that Arsenal players and feeble players in general in the
Premier League aren't been offered the sort of protection necessary
for their survival - the playing ground isn't level and something has
to be done and pretty fast, if we want to see these crop of players grace the
colours of their respective teams in the long-run.
The referee's are awake to their duties but it's crystal clear that
the FA, is turning a blind eye to the nefarious activities of
tackle-happy defenders who are giving a wrong impression of the
Barclays Premier League to future players.

Hull City's George Boateng, is undoubtedly a tough-tackling and experienced defender.
Infact, he's very commited to the Hull cause.
But I am really not in the mood to commend the player for his heroics,
I am asking that he owns up to the glaring fact that his tackle was
pre-meditated instead of hiding under the cloak of his controversial
manager, who as expected will definately come to the rescue of his captain not minding the consequence of his player's action.

George Boateng, who recently won an appeal after he was adjudged by referee
Lee Probert, to have used his elbow to gain unfair advantage on M.
Gamst Pedersen during their match with Blackburn, more than a month
ago, albeit he was vindicated after replays showed his elbow didn't make
contact with Pedersen.
But against Arsenal on Saturday, there's no way in the World he's
going to contemplate filing an appeal after engineering the costly
trick on Sagna himself.

Is it our fault that we play beautifully and are a delight to watch?
If the idiot has played his cards well, would he be battling
relegation with a team like Hull City who have never had it so good?
Let's face it - we've only lost twice this season apart from our
home/away poor form against Manchester United and Chelsea this season,
so I didn't expect our trip to the Kingston Comms Stadium to be a
stroll in the park. And as well, I didn't expect a defender as
experienced as Boateng to engage in such an unnecessary
challenge that was clearly capable of ending Sagna's
illustrious career and adding another injury problem to our extensive list.

Bendtner was the first to dissaprove of the malicious tackle that the
so-called leader of the Tigers intentionally launched at Bacary Sagna,
after he realised he couldn't pick on the towering striker.
The Danish striker admitted that he feared that Boateng has inflicted
a Ramsey-like injury to his team mate and one of our star performers
this season. The Dane was relieved to see his team mate rise to his feets and he executed his duties with more passion and zeal than he did 44 minutes earlier.

Bacary was in pain, but every gooner has to thank his stars for the
player's almost immediate recovery. Although we could sense the
discomfort he was going through, been on his feets was a testimony to
the resilience and commitment we've shown since that February blip
that resulted in our been ruled out of the title contention.

Bendtner was infuriated with the defender's unwarranted tackle, the 22-year-old striker
condemned Boateng, for his unsporting behaviour and maintained that the
referee's decision to send him off was justified: "It could have been
another bad one, but luckily nothing happened," he said. "It was a
poor challenge. You can see the stud marks up Bac's knee."

"My eyes Ok now," Bendtner continued. "I told him you can't poke
someone in the eye when the ref isn't looking, that's not fair. I told
him that and he got a bit upset. He took it out on Bac and rightly got
a red card. From then on the game settled down."

Our title challenge has suffered a lot of setbacks and our players equally have endured a lot of pain due to tackles that aren't only illegal but also unwarranted for. It's time we told our detractors that:
Though Eduardo's tackle demoralised us, Ramsey's unfortunate incident has been an inspiration and future tackles won't scare us.

Go Gunners . . . Show 'em your name is engraved on the title already.