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The Gunners skipper spent the final two months of the season sat on the bench as Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker firmly established themselves as Arsene Wenger's preferred central defensive partnership.

It appears increasingly unlikely that Fiorentina forward Stevan Jovetic will be joining Arsenal this summer.

Out-of-form defender cost the Gunners A 10m four years ago, but they'll listen to offers of half that FIVE million quid.

At international level, he excelled. He scored his first international goal against San Marino and established himself in the senior squad.

But fear not Arsenal fans, as the England international was taking part in the Pro-Am day that precedes the BMW PGA Championship Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

A new manager, the best signing in the Premier League in Michu, a magnificent cup win at Wembley, the most famous ballboy in the country and a couple of chants from fans that had supporters up and down the land chuckling.

Sanogo told Sky Sports: "Arsenal could be a great club for me. I scored nine goals this season with Auxerre and they think I can improve my level in England.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is finally planning to spend big this summer as he looks to rebuild his squad.

Arsenal 's spectacular close to the Premier League campaign netted the club a Champions League qualifying spot next season, but the Gunners need to add some significant talent to build on the finish.

The Premier League season may only have ended three days ago, but amid speculation that manager Arsene Wenger is planning to overhaul his squad, three of his players appear to have begun putting in overtime to convince the Frenchman of their worth.

David O'Leary does not expect his Arsenal appearances record to be broken - but he'd love to see Jack Wilshere do it.

This was confirmed by the results of Arsenal's 2008 poll on the club website, in which the club asked fans for their 50 Greatest Players .

Craig Eastmond has signed for Colchester United on a permanent basis from Arsenal, following a successful loan spell at the U's earlier in the season.

Arsene Wenger will break the Arsenal transfer record to sign Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain, the Daily Telegraph has reported, with the Gunners expecting a busy summer of transfers as Wenger spends the A 70m made available by the board.

After Arsenal claimed the desperately fought-over final Champions League place, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Andre Villas-Boas insisted that his club, who agonisingly missed out by a single point, had to hold on to Gareth Bale if they were serious about competing with the top four next season.

By his own admission, the Dutchman had grown increasingly frustrated at his failure to add to the FA Cup he lifted with Arsenal at Manchester United 's expense in 2005.

Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto The Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has moved to reassure supporters that qualification for the Champions League does not represent the height of the club's ambitions.

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Laurent Koscielny ensured Arsenal of a place in the Champions League qualifiers with the only goal in a tight encounter at Newcastle.

Arsenal are close to signing Juventus right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner as replacement for Bacary Sagna, as revealed by TransferMarketWeb.com. Sagna is expected to leave Arsenal this summer, and it is likely that he will join Paris Saint-Germain in France.