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He hasn't worked out in place of Xavi and Iniesta

Tito cannot find a place for Fàbregas

L. F. R. in Barcelona 08/28/2012

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Vilanova has encountered a problem which he must nip in the bud before it gets any bigger. Cesc Fàbregas's performances in the first two league matches have been well down on what the fans expect of him.

Against Real Sociedad he played instead of Iniesta, and on Sunday he started out in the position usually occupied by Xavi. On both occasions, Fàbregas hardly figured. His ideal position is a type of 'false number nine', but here he is up against the untouchable Leo Messi. Tito has tried to find a place for him in midfield, being aware that Iniesta, and above all Xavi, are going to need to rest, but there, Cesc is a long way away from the area.

Last season proved that he does not perform well in this position. The ex-Arsenal player feels more comfortable playing closer to Messi, as he did in his first months at Barcelona. But Vilanova is oversubscribed in attacking positions, and if Cesc plays further forward, many [more legitimate] forwards will remain on the bench.

And if he plays in midfield his performance trails off considerably The biggest problem Cesc is facing is the lack of goals. If his performance does not improve in that department, he will find it increasingly difficult to play as an attacker.

WOULD YA?!

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After Lansbury's sale we have 25 over 21's.

Knowing us we won't sign anyone cos we at capacity & then loan out Squillaci to a French club after the deadline (there's end September 4th)

Bendtner was linked to AC Milan, but AC just signed Niang & Bojan, also linked to Juve but they still chasing Llorente. Wonder if he fancies playing for Brucie at Hull?

Park was linked to Celta on loan, but that dont look likely no more.

and Chamakh to Malaga is dependent on them beating Panathinaikos to reach Champions League...

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Henri Lansbury has joined Nottingham Forest on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

The 21-year-old midfielder, who has been associated with Arsenal since the age of eight, made a total of eight senior appearances for the Club.

Lansbury featured three times in the Premier League and five times in the League Cup, where he also scored his only first-team goal for Arsenal in the 4-1 third-round victory at Tottenham Hotspur in September 2010.

The Enfield-born midfielder spent last season on loan in the Championship at West Ham United, where he made 22 appearances to help the Hammers to promotion back into the Premier League via the play-offs.

An England Under-21 international, Lansbury also enjoyed loan spells with Scunthorpe United, Watford and Norwich City during his time at the Club.

Everyone at Arsenal would like to take this opportunity to thank Henri for his contribution to the Club and wish him well in his future career.

Young Arsenal centre back Daniel Boateng has joined Oxford United on loan until January 2013.

The 19-year-old made his first-team debut for the Gunners in last season’s Carling Cup fourth-round victory over Bolton Wanderers.

He supplemented that experience at the end of the 2011/12 season with a two-month loan spell at Paolo Di Canio’s Swindon, where he played twice for the Robins as they sealed automatic promotion to League One.

Boateng now heads back to League Two to gain further experience at senior level.

Daniel has been a regular for the reserves since first breaking through from the Under-18s in 2009/10 and has now made 32 appearances for the second string, captaining the side on a number of occasions.

His most recent outing was for the Under-21s in last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Blackburn, while he was also a member of Arsène Wenger's first-team squad that won the pre-season Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup.

The Enfield-born youngster joined the Gunners’ Hale End academy aged 11, and signed a new contract in November 2011.

Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Daniel the best of luck during his time with Chris Wilder’s side.

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Wonder Walcott? City ponder swoop for Arsenal and England star Theo

Hitch in champions' move for Sinclair has them wondering whether to go for Gunner instead - although Liverpool are interested too

Manchester City are considering an incredible transfer deadline bid to nick Theo Walcott from Arsenal, after their deal for Scott Sinclair stalled.

City could face competition from Liverpool, who are hoping to raise the cash to make a late bid of their own for Walcott.

Arsenal are desperate to keep the England midfielder and have not given up hope he will sign an extension to a contract that expires at the end of this season.

But a big bid from either City or Liverpool will force them into a tough decision.

Champions City had been expected to buy Sinclair from Swansea this week, but the two clubs have so far failed to agree terms.

The Sinclair transfer could still happen, but City are exploring the possibility of switching targets and trying to convince Walcott to follow ex-Gunners such as Samir Nasri and Gael Clichy to Eastlands.

Although talks over a new contract for Walcott took place last week, he has not extended his Arsenal deal.

Walcott was left out of Arsenal's starting line-up against Stoke on Sunday and that has encouraged both City and Liverpool that a deal may be possible.

It is understood Walcott has not made a decision on his future, but is happy at Arsenal.

City could test Arsenal's nerve with a £15million bid, knowing the Londoners must weigh up whether to sell now or potentially lose Walcott on a free transfer in less than 12 months.

Liverpool are trying to raise the funds to bid for targets such as Walcott by offloading players.

Losing Walcott on the back of selling Robin van Persie, who was also entering the final year of his deal, and Alex Song this summer would be a massive blow to Arsenal - especially at such a late stage of the summer transfer window.

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If Walcott goes Man City with three days left, Gazidas better resign on Monday September 3rd. Him & d*ck Law, cos Gazidas trying to go Arsenal's AGM weeks after a summer of selling...

Captain to Man Utd.

Runner up club player of the year to Barcelona

and then the Junior Gunners poster child to Man City.

PEAK.

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