Giroud Is A Doubt After Foot Injury

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Olivier Giroud appears to be a major doubt for the upcoming few matches after he suffered a foot injury in the 2-2 draw with Everton. The Frenchman came on from the bench to inspire Arsenal to a two-goal comeback in the second half against Everton. He scored the equaliser just before injury time to help Arsenal get a point. Wenger said after the match that he did not start with Giroud because the Frenchman had been not fully fit after a long and hard season. He was also involved at the World Cup 2014 with the French national team.

The striker may be set for a spell on the sidelines after Wenger said that Arsenal are still waiting for the scan results. It is feared that the striker may miss up to five months and will not be available until 2015. This would be a major blow for Arsenal and their title aspirations. At the very least, he will not be present for the Champions League qualifier against Besiktas. After a 0-0 draw in the first leg, Arsenal will be hosting the second leg at the Emirates stadium. This also presents the team with a tough match given that an away goal for the opposition will give them a huge advantage.

“It is a big game on Wednesday, we hope we can recover. I hope we have not lost Giroud in the final minute. It’s a stretched ankle. It doesn’t look good. It’s great for our belief to know that away from home 2-0 down that with players like that we can come back. We always had a good mentality, the competition in England is tough for everybody and the group is still young and improving I think we are really ambitious and we showed that again,” said the Arsenal manager.

Wenger rubbishes Balotelli to Arsenal reports

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Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager has rubbished claims about the club’s interest in madcap Italian striker Mario Balotelli claiming that the links run in the media is works of pure fiction.

The Italian international has been mooted for a sensational return to the Premier League, a possibility that was first talked up by the Italian player’s agent, Mino Raiola. There have also been claims that the Gunners have also held talks with the player’s present club AC Milan, over a summer transfer for the player.

With the Italian club’s Vice President Barbara Berlusconi claiming that the Italian is not irreplaceable at the club, it was thought the Wenger would get his star striker and add a player of mercurial talent to his squad as he looks to end a decade long wait for the Premier League title.

However, now, amid reports that a deal between the two clubs, mooted to be around the £ 27 million mark, is edging closer, the Arsenal manager has denied claims that he was ever interested in signing the player who had a tumultuous two and half years at Manchester City.

When asked about the possibility of Balotelli playing for the club next season, the Frenchman said that it was nothing but invention from the media.

He went on to add that it is not always right to believe what is on the internet or in the papers, because sometimes, these are created by the agents of certain players or by the journalists who need news. However, in this case, it is definitely not the truth.

The Arsenal is known for his hard faced approach to any potential transfer target, denying any move before it actually goes through and this denial does not come as a surprise as Balotelli is hardly the kind of player Wenger usually works with.