Okay, lets start with the bad news. Wilshere has apparently had a set back of about 3 weeks, which i am sure we will hear more about today after Wenger's news conference. The news came out on twitter last night, so is not 100% confirmed but some reliable sources are saying its true, so i will believe it. 3 weeks would most likely put him short for the first leg against AC Milan which would be a big blow, but he is not a player that we can rush back as it is just likely to cause more set backs. At the moment it is looking scarily like another case of Vermaelen, which we can only hope is not true. I imagine Wenger will be looking at potential loan signings for the creative side in midfield, but i would not hold my breath on him making any signings.
On the good news side, Sagna is now back in training with the first team. This is a massive plus, but i would imagine he will be short for Villa and possibly Bolton. He is another player we do not want to rush back and have another set back of 2 weeks. As i said earlier, we should get team news for the weekends game against Villa later today but i would imagine, Arteta and Henry will be back in the squad which adds a bit of depth to the team and provides some options.
Walcott has opened contract talks and says he wants to stay at the club. I do not know what to think about Walcott really, one week he is looking like a world beater, next week he can't do anything right. I know he is still only young at the age of 22 but he has also played a lot of games and i personally would have expected him to be stepping up to the plate on a more regular basis. I think he would be really stupid if he didn't sign a new contract at the club. He is learning his trade still and has many years of football ahead of him.
On other transfer news, Rosicky's agent says he is staying at the club in January which i am indifferent about. Probably good that he stays for now, but i would like him to move on at the end of the season. I know he carries the ball well and puts in tackles and what not, but he hasn't scored in so long and rarely provides the killer pass. I feel it would be better to fill his role in the club with someone who can really challenge Ramsey for his shirt next season. The last bit of transfer news out there, is that Sanchez Watt has moved on loan to Crawley Town. I never see him making it at Arsenal, as he has never had amazing loan spells and keeps going lower and lower down the divisions. It is a shame though, as i love his name.
Right, that is it for today. It has been an absolutely awful January bar the FA cup tie against Leeds, which was also pretty shambolic apart from the amazing Henry goal. Lets hope we can end January on a high this weekend. We will also find out who will be play in the 5th round of the FA cup before our game. Find out its a lower league team at home and we will have a great chance of winning the cup. I will bring the preview of the game tomorrow morning when all the official team news is out.
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