Walcott confident of Arsenal recruitment drive

Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is confident Arsene Wenger will strengthen the club's squad as they attempt to overcome the loss of captain Cesc Fabregas and the likely departure of Samir Nasri.

The Gunners have endured a rocky start to the season with a lacklustre draw against Newcastle followed by an unconvincing victory in their Champions League qualifier against Udinese on Tuesday.

Arsenal star slams fake Facebook post

Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri has denied making critical remarks about his expected departure from the club, claiming that comments attributed to him on Facebook were fake.

Nasri, who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City, was reported to have expressed his "anger and bitterness" at his transfer from Arsenal in a post on the social networking site.

Chelsea in talks with Belgian flyer

Genk starlet Kevin de Bruyne is hopeful of sealing a move to Chelsea after claiming that negotiations are underway between both sides.

The 20-year-old winger has already represented Belgium at senior international level, and helped his club to the Belgian title last season.

He has been heavily tipped to join Chelsea for much

Championship round-up: Saints go marching on as Ipswich downed

Southampton maintained their 100 percent record at the top of the Championship on Tuesday, turning on the style to defeat Ipswich 5-2 at Portman Road.

The newly-promoted south coast club added weight to the view that they could be genuine promotion contenders this season after storming into a 3-0 lead by half-time with goals from Rickie Lambert (2) and David Connolly.

Cesc Fabregas signing very close

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has said his team are very close to signing Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas but there are still details to finalise on the deal.

The Catalan club are hoping to unveil Fabregas at a ceremony by Monday with Arsenal sources resigned to losing the midfielder for about £35m.

Guardiola said the deal was "very close but he's not here, there's still small details left to complete."

Coach Guardiola Confirms Fabregas transfer from Arsenal

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insisted Saturday that negotiations are still ongoing concerning the signing of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas.
Several British and Spanish newspaper had reported that Arsenal had agreed a transfer deal that would see the Spaniard fulfill his dream of returning to the club he left as a 16-year-old in 2003.

But Guardiola said: "He's not here yet. According to the information we have from club bosses negotiations are very advanced but there is still a document missing to confirm.

"The prospects are good, but he's still an Arsenal player. Otherwise I would confirm it."