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- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has denied the rumors that he was in line to purchase Lady Bracewell-Smith's 15.9% stake in the club. After we gave him our bank account numbers and secret PIN codes and everything! [Times, Daily Telegraph, Sky Sports]
- Eduardo's goal at Portsmouth in December and Denilson's goal against Everton in January have both now been reclassified as own goals by the opposition, making both Gunners now appear even more statistically useless on the score sheet. [Arsenal.com]
- Werder Bremen center back Per Mertesacker (whose name I first heard as "Murder Soccer" eight years ago) would be willing to move to North London, though absolutely nothing in these articles implies that this deal is even more than speculative. His quote doesn't even mention Arsenal. Bit of a stretch here? [Daily Mirror, Daily Mail]
- You know what Barca: If you think the asking price for Fabregas is a little too high, you don't even want to know what we'll charge you for Eboue. I'll give you a hint: the deed to the Camp Nou stadium would only be a small percentage of it. [Guardian, Daily Mail]
- An Arsenal midfielder that first trained in Barcelona's youth system has officially transferred back to a Spanish team. Oh, it's Merida. [Daily Mail]
- News from the Cesc Fabregas saga and World Cup news in "International Gunner Watch" are both posts on the docket for later today. Stay tuned.
Oh, he was still with Ajax then. That makes more sense. Pic via Gunnerblog.
- After yesterday's "Optimist Twist," Arsenal center-back and bad ass Tom Vermaelen gives us the pessimist twist, telling the BBC, "We are still there [in the title race]. We remain in the top three and we have to be confident in our next few games. ... OK, we were not so good in the first half, we could not play our game and we conceded two stupid goals." Basically, he means, "if we play like that again, it's all over, and I will personally punch you all in the face." [Guardian]
- From that same Guardian article: No news on Denilson yet, though he insists he'll be ready for Bolton on Sunday. Fabregas is set to return from his hamstring problem as well.
- Arsene Wenger is very disappointed in the lack of progress on Fran Merida's contract negotiations. Oh, and you, of course. [Arsenal.com]
- Africa Cup of Nations Update: Despite a few opportunities, Emmanuel Eboue and the rest of the Ivory Coast squad were held scoreless in a frustrating match against Burkina Faso. [FIFA]
- No 700-year-old former Gunner Patrick Vieira for Manchester City as they host Blackburn Rovers in like 10 minutes. He's out with a calf injury. His mobility scooter is also broken. [Guardian]
