With the ex-England midfielder entering his final year at Manchester City, the 32-year-old is keen to tie himself down at the Etihad for as long as possible, but without Mancini at the reins, who had faith in the midfielder, his future is up in the air at the moment.
With Arsenal fans calling out for more bodies in the somewhat frail midfield of the red half of North London, and with the board of Arsenal hinting there is a bit of money to play with, Clement Grenier suits the bill.
I got thinking of saddening thoughts of Arsenal the other day, and as a fan for nearly 2 decades, this wasn’t the first time I’ve yearned for yesteryear. Prepare for a reflection of what we used to be, and what we have become and the potential to return to the heights we reached during the noughties.
As Tony Pulis’ tenure as Stoke boss came to an arguably foreseeable end, was it the flirting with relegation that did it or have the Potters fans become tired of their teams style of play?
I have only just seen an interview with Graham Poll saying that a current referee before making his professional debut said to the former official turned columnist for a national paper, “I hope United score early and coast to a 3-0 win so it’s an easy day at the office for me.” HOORAH! Potentially no more bias!
With a decent enough season and with glimpses of the form which saw him being the star man in Newcastle’s promotion back into the Premier League a few seasons ago and led to his transfer to Liverpool for £35 million, but with little opportunities on Merseyside, Sam Allardyce think the big number 9 should seek pastures new in London.
With a fine breakthrough season for Bournemouth this year, Arter has attracted the attention of teams higher in the English footballing hierarchy and is reportedly being tracked by Norwich and Swansea.
Since his extended stay at Athletico as the on loan ‘keeper gains vital match experience, the young Belgian number 1 wants even more time at the La Liga club to continue his already fine progress.