Sat 18th Aug – Arsenal transfer news, still very much prominent in the gossip columns

Arsene Wenger has conceded that Alex Song could follow Robin van Persie through the exit door at Arsenal, but the veteran manager dismissed reports of a bid from Barcelona. Speaking at his usual pre-match press conference ahead of the club’s opening fixture against Sunderland, Wenger said: “This decision is not made. No [bid has been made] and I cannot tell you more. I don’t know [about Song] at the moment, my focus is more on tomorrow’s game.” The Sun feel that Wenger made a last ditch attempt to stop Nuri Sahin from moving to Liverpool last night due to fears over Song’s fu...