Arsenal Chief Reveals There Will Be No Major Spending In January

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Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has revealed that the Gunners will not be spending lots of money in the transfer window, which will worry manager Arsene Wenger, who is eager to bring some new faces to the Emirates Stadium in January to get the Premier League clubs faltering season back on track.

Wenger has captain Cesc Fabregas out with a long-term injury along with Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky, who has played no part in the North London clubs season to date. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor has failed to find the form of last season and Eduardo is still weeks away from a return to action to the Arsenal first team from a broken leg.

For the first time since Wenger took over at Arsenal in 1996, Arsenal had been expected to be a player in the January transfer market due to injuries and the form of the side. However, Hill-Wood has declared that even though there is money it won’t be spent on players this month. Instead the Gunners chairman has insisted that Wenger give some of the young talent at the Premiership side a chance.

Hill-Wood said: “One has got to look ahead - in the future there is probably not going to be much more money coming in. We have got money, but I am not sure we are going to spend it. We've got to continue to run the business in a sensible way.

“It may sound boring, but we are not going to rush out and spend fortunes on people who won't help us achieve anything better than where we are at the moment.

“Arsene has a lot of young, talented players at the club and I think he will probably give a chance to one or two of them.”

Wenger: Eduardo Not Ready For FA Cup Return

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Croatian International striker Eduardo is not ready to return to action for the Gunners in their FA Cup third round clash with Championship side Plymouth Argyle on Saturday.

25-year-old Eduardo made his comeback after breaking his leg in February for the Premier League club in a reserve match against Portsmouth last month. The Brazilian-born forward played 45 minutes of the clash before being taken off at halftime as a precaution with a slight hamstring problem.

However, Wenger has insisted that Eduardo will be back playing for Arsenal by the end of January and that the former Dinamo Zagreb player is keen for a return to action at the Emirates Stadium as soon as the striker regains full fitness.

Wenger said: “Eduardo will not come back yet. It is still a bit early because he has to get his fitness back.

“He is fantastically keen and a dream to work with but when you have been out for nine months it takes some time to come back to your best form.”

It is thought that Wenger will utilise his squad against Plymouth on Saturday, with the Frenchman likely to play his fringe players against a side that is 15th in the Championship.

Arsenal Striker Suffers Injury Setback

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Croatian International Eduardo, who made his comeback for Arsenal in a reserve game against Portsmouth on Tuesday, will have to wait a little longer on the sidelines at the Emirates Stadium. After being taken off at half-time in the clash against Pompey with a hamstring strain.

25-year-old Eduardo finally made his return in a Gunners shirt after nearly 300 days out following the horror tackle by Birmingham City player Martin Taylor, which left the Brazilian-born striker with a dislocated ankle and a broken fibula.

Now after a lengthy spell out Eduardo is set for more treatment after being taken off in his comeback as a precaution. However, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be pleased that the hamstring strain is not too serious, with Eduardo revealing that he only expects the injury to delay his comeback by a further two weeks.

Eduardo said: “At the moment I am better and I feel very happy. I came off at half-time because I felt something in my hamstring but I think I will be all right in two weeks.

“The situation with my injury was very hard for me but I have to forget everything bad in my life.”

Arsenal To Swoop For Brazilian International?

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is considering a January bid for Brazilian International striker Alexandre Pato at Serie A giants AC Milan, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

Wenger is eager to get the Gunners faltering Premier League challenge back on track and is understood to have funds available in January to bring fresh faces to the Emirates Stadium after a meeting with new Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Friday.



19-year-old Pato is believed to be on the list of potential targets for the boss of the North London club, with Emmanuel Adebayor struggling with injuries this term and Nicklas Bendtner failing to impress in the Premiership this season. Although Wenger expects Croatian International Eduardo to return to first team action in the near future, Wenger is keen to add another forward to bolster the frontline at the Emirates.

Pato has been at the San Siro since signing from Brazilian side Internacional in 2007 and had been linked with Arsenal before joining the Rossoneri. Pato has scored 13 goals in 37 appearances for Milan during his time at the Italian club, but it remains to be seen if Milan, are willing to let him leave Italy for England in January or whether Wenger will have to wait until the summer to land the Brazilian starlet.

Rosicky Out Until March, But Eduardo Back Next Week For Gunners

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that he does not expect long-term injury Tomas Rosicky to play for the Gunners again until “March at the earliest”, with the midfielder already having spent almost a year on the sidelines at the Emirates Stadium.

The 28-year-old Czech Republic International sustained the hamstring tendon injury against Newcastle United in the FA Cup last January, which kept Rosicky out of the summer EURO 2008 tournament and the former Borussia Dortmund, player has not featured at all in the Premier League for Arsenal this season.

Rosicky had to have further surgery for the injury in November, with Wenger confirming on Monday that he will not feature again for the North London club until at least March next year.

Wenger told the club's official website: “He's doing rehab at the moment.

“He's back here on 17th December and then hopefully we can start to work with him. But it's a long-term prospect - maybe March at the earliest."

However, Wenger also revealed some positive news for Arsenal fans, when he said that striker Eduardo, who has been out since February after breaking his leg in a Premiership match against Birmingham City last season, will play against Portsmouth reserves next week.

Wenger added: “He will play on 16th December in the reserve team (against Portsmouth reserves).”

Arsenal's Eduardo Set For Return Against Portsmouth

Croatian International striker Eduardo is set for a return to action for Arsenal next month, with a reserve game against Portsmouth on December 16th the likely date for the Brazilian-born forward’s comeback.

25-year-old Eduardo suffered a horrific career threatening injury in the Premier League clash with Birmingham City in February after a late challenge by Martin Taylor fractured the striker’s leg and dislocated his ankle.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had hoped that Eduardo could feature for the North London club in a reserve match with rivals Tottenham Hotspur two weeks earlier, but that fixture has been rearranged due to Arsenal’s Carling Cup quarter-final with Burnley being played on December 2nd.

Eduardo has just made his breakthrough at the Emirates Stadium last season in the Premier League when the injury happened and will be keen to resume his career in the Premiership after already having to spend 9 months on the sidelines at the Gunners.

Hull To Make January Swoop For Young Gunner?

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Premier League debutantes Hull City are understood to be considering a January swoop for highly-rated Arsenal youngster Carlos Vela, with a loan deal likely to take the Mexican International to the KC Stadium from the Emirates.

19-year-old Vela has been at the Gunners since 2005, but has been loaned out to Celta Vigo, Salamanca and Osasuna in Spain by Arsenal since his arrival at the North London club due to work permit issues.

Vela, who was finally granted a work permit in May of this year has been in superb form for the young Gunners sides that manager Arsene Wenger has played in the Carling Cup. With the young Mexican starlet scoring 4 goals in the wins against Sheffield United and Wigan Athletic, which has seen Arsenal through to the quarter-finals of the competition.

However, Vela has struggled to break into Wenger’s thoughts for the Premier League and will be thrust even further down the pecking order at the Emirates when Croatian International Eduardo makes his expected return to action with the Gunners soon.

Eduardo’s return from his broken leg will allow Wenger to let Vela leave on loan and gain some valuable Premiership experience, with the Tigers reportedly the front-runners to land the young Mexican in January on a loan deal until the ende of the season.