AC Milan want Bendtner Talks

By Nick Lander

Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner may finally be nearing a move away from Arsenal. Italian Serie A side AC Milan have been understood to have an interest in the 24-year-old since Zlatan Ibrahimovic left for PSG, but Milan now appear to be firming up their interest and want talks with Bendtner's agent, before lodging a concrete bid with the Gunners.

As reported by the N5 Blog earlier in the week, Bendtner has three demands from any potential club which have not yet been met, leading to him turning down some offers already; believed to be from Galatasary and Benfica. He is said to be wanting wages of £70k per week, a figure which Milan are not happy with, but feel they will be able to negotiate on and to be able to visit his son in London once a week.

It remains to be seen if any progress will be made, but Milan are believed to be more than happy to pay Arsenal's £5m asking price - which would probably include a reasonable sell-on clause - so long as they can manoeuvre Bendtner's personal terms to a deal they feel is reasonable.

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Bendtner Snubs Offers

By Nick Lander

Nicklas Bendtner has received a number of offers to leave the club, but has turned them all down. He does, however, seem to have a number of other suitors with whom he is still negotiating.

The Dane spent last season on loan in the North East with Sunderland, as the club failed to find a permanent buyer. He will definitely move on permanently this summer though, he told sporten.dk, "Arsenal is not an option and this is something both the club and I agree on. I expect to have found a solution to my situation before the window closes. There are concrete negotiations in the works."

The 24-year-old did admit that he has already turned down some clubs, "I have [turned down some offers] and there are a lot of different reasons for that. I have three demands and I won't sign a deal with a club who aren't prepared to fill those demands."

Bendtner has been hit and miss during his time at Arsenal, turning in some brilliant performances, but overshadowing those with some horrendous misses. Coupled with his sky-high self-confidence, which many fans see as an undeserved arrogance, he does not have the fans on side and Gooners will be hoping that a club who can fulfil his three demands comes in for him. He has not featured at all for the Gunners during pre-season.

The most noise currently being made is of a move to AC Milan, who are looking to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic, possibly involving French centre-half Philippe Mexes coming in the other direction. Arsenal will be hoping to wrap up this transfer within the first couple of weeks of the season, as the time remaining in this window is rapidly running out.

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Arsenal Reject van Persie Bids

By Nick Lander

Arsenal are believed to have received and rejected three bids for Robin van Persie this morning. Understood to be from Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus, none of the bids topped £15m, way below the Gunners' £20m asking price.

Van Persie announced that he would not sign an Arsenal contract extension at the beginning of July, and there has been a flurry of speculation since. The striker joined Arsenal for just £2.75m back in 2004 from Feyenoord. With 48 goals in his last 55 Premier League games, van Persie is on form - it took him 139 games to score his first 48 Premiership goals - and the Gunners are unwilling to even enter formal talks with any bidding party until they receive an offer of at least £20m.

Having scored a goal every 111 minutes he was on the pitch in 2011/12 with a league high 58% of his shots on target, it is unsurprising the amount of interest there is in Arsenal's captain. In addition to the three clubs who have already bid, AC Milan are expected to get involved at some stage, and both Real Madrid and Barcelona are understood to have an interest in signing the Dutchman.

Following these bids, van Persie is now set to be left behind from Arsenal's forthcoming Asia tour, in order to work on his fitness (finalise a move elsewhere). If their valuation of their player is not met, Arsenal are believed to be prepared to hold him to the final year of his contract and lose him for nothing next summer.

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Ganso, Rodriguez, Paulinho on Arsenal Radar

Jese Rodriguez

By Nick Lander

Arsenal are believed to be considering a move for Real Madrid youngster Jese Rodriguez. The Spain Under-19 international plays in Madrid's B team. A talented attacker, he bagged 5 goals during this summers European U-19 Championships for Spain, scoring the winner in the final. Last summer he was part of Jose Mourinho's 1st team squad during pre-season, but was then returned to the B team, so he obviously has potential. A move is no certainty, but Madrid would probably accept an offer in the region of £10m for the 19 year old, who is growing unsettled because of his lack of first team opportunities.

Ganso is set for a European move

22 year old Santos playmaker Ganso is also said to be of interest to the Gunners, who will be scouting him this evening (Friday) as he plays for the Brazil Olympic team against Aaron Ramsey's TeamGB in a friendly at the Riverside. The midfielder, who has 8 caps for Brazil, is set for a move away from his homeland after talks over a new contract broke down. AC Milan, Chelsea and Tottenham are also believed to be considering moves for the Brazilian, but the Daily Mail is reporting that Arsene Wenger is on the verge of sanctioning a £15m move for him.

The Gunners are also believed to have made a £9m offer for Brazilian attacking midfielder Paulinho. The Corinthians youngster turned in some impressive performances last season, earning himself a place in the Brazilian team of the year. A clever and creative player, Inter Milan are also reported to be interested in the 23 year old.

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