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Marouane Chamakh could be on his way out of Arsenal for this season as Malaga and Besiktas have made loan offers for the struggling striker. The 28-year-old when signed for free from Bordeaux in 2010 was considered as a master stroke from Arsene Wenger. He started the season brightly, scoring 11 goals and providing eight assists for the Gunners. However, last season was utterly frustrating for him as he spent most of the time serving as deputy of ex-skipper Robin van Persie, scoring only one goal in 14 league appearances. Despite the departure of the Dutchman to Manchester United, his position at the club hasn’t improved as Arsenal recruited Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud to bolster their attacking options. Bereft of confidence, he is now looking to get some play time elsewhere; with Spanish outfit Malaga and Turkish club Besiktas have made loan offers while Everton, Fiorentina and his former club Bordeaux have also registered interest in signing him. B

It was fully expected that the new French richboys Paris St Germain had managed to tie up a deal for the Ajax defender Gregory Van Der Wiel, but it is now being reported by the French radio station RMC that both Arsenal and Newcastle are making a last-ditch attempt to try and bring Van Der Wiel to the Premier League. The Ajax defender is a snip at just £4.5 million and is highly experienced and respected in Holland. If Van Der Wiel moves to Paris there is also the fact that he will be in direct competition with the PSG captain Christophe Jallet which may restrict his opportunities for first team football, whereas at Arsenal he will only have Carl Jenkinson to compete with until the increasingly fragile Bacary Sagna returns from his second broken leg. Wenger has made it clear that Arsenal will only buy “top,top players” and with the Gunners obviously weak in the full-back positions, Van Der Wiel could easily qualify for that title, and at an excellent price. Read mor

The respected BBC football expert David Ormstein seems to have been talking with someone at Arsenal and he has been assured that Arsene Wenger has no intention of adding to the squad today. With the departures of Nicklas Bendtner and Chu-Young Park this is rapidly turning into a deadwood day for Arsenal fans rather than deadline day, and Ormstein seems sure that the ONLY possible arrival could be Michael Essien on loan and that is only because Chelsea are looking to offload. Ornstein said on the BBC: “We’ve been given word that, as things stand, it is unlikely there will be any major arrivals at Arsenal before the transfer deadline. “Reports linking them with a move for Newcastle midfielder Chieck Tiote are wide of the mark, while there have been informal conversations with Chelsea about midfielder Michael Essien – the Blues are open to him leaving on loan – but this move will not happen unless Arsene Wenger changes his mind on a player he has not been tracking.”

Arsenal are linked with a shock move for Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko as Arsene Wenger looks to solve the goal-scoring conundrum before the transfer deadline day. Arsenal have added Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud to their ranks in the summer, to fill up the void left by the departure of Robin van Persie who was sold to Manchester United for £24m but the manager has been left frustrated by the fact, that his side has been held by consecutive goal-less draws in their opening two Barclays Premier League fixtures. Wenger will try to offload some of the fringe players in the squad and try to test City’s resolve with an audacious bid for the player before the transfer window shuts down. Arsenal are prepared to pay at the most £18m for the Bosnian, who has become frustrated with lack of first team opportunities at the club. He has fallen down the pecking orders behind Sergio Aguero, Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli at Manchester City. Last season, despite scori

So not the big hot transfer gossip everyone was expecting but maybe some mixed news to break the flow of tide. Spanish side Celta Vigo have now officially confirmed the signing of Arsenal’s Park Chu-Young on a loan deal according to Spanish paper Marca. I’m not a fan of Marca but now this report also been confirmed on the Celta Vigo official site so it’s true. Park, who arrived on deadline day last season, struggled to even make the bench during his first season with Arsenal and was one of AW more curious signings. No one really knows why he wasn’t given a chance or why he was unable to break into the first team given Chamakh’s poor performances, but it seems like AW had his reasons-whatever they may have been. The player also had his military service delayed so he could continue with his football career so it was granted that he was committed to breaking into the first team. However, Park will not spend this season at the Emirates and perhaps the questions we have

Sunderland are believed to be the latest club to have made an enquiry over the availability of Fulham forward Clint Dempsey. Martin O’Neill is an admirer if the United States international and is attempting to follow up the signings of Adam Johnson and Steven Fletcher by completing a late deal for Dempsey. Dempsey has not been involved in the Cottagers’ first three games of the new season after reportedly informing Martin Jol that he did not wish to play for the club again. Liverpool have been heavily linked with a move for the United States international but have so far not made an official offer for Dempsey. This has resulted in Fulham reporting the Reds to the FA about their attempts to sign the 29-year-old by letting their interest be known in the media. It is now believed that Fulham do not wish to do business with Liverpool as a result of this incident. Another club that have been linked with Dempsey is Arsenal and they are believed

With the transfer deadline day upon us, there are several players being linked with Arsenal. Chelsea duo Michael Essien and Daniel Sturridge are being linked with a loan move to the Emirates. Arsenal are reported to be interested in signing Essien in a loan deal to bolster their midfield. However with the player’s injury record, I hope he does not come to the Emirates as we already have a ton of injured midfielders. Arsenal are also being linked with Chelsea striker Sturridge, the deal seems unlikely and I expect the player to stay at Chelsea. There were also reports yesterday from French Tv BeIN Sport, stating that Arsenal are close to signing Newcastle midfielder Chiek Tiote. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has expressed his desire to sign a special player and insisted that the club is working hard to bring in new players. Talking to the media, the manager said: “We are active but of course we do not just want to bring average players in. If we find a special