Djourou looking for a loan move away from Arsenal? 9 June, 2007

Johan Djourou has told The Express that he might seek a loan deal next season to gain more first team experience. He’s a had a fair few games this season but he’s serious about his future at Arsenal and wants to get more top flight games under his belt. With Kolo Toure and William Gallas around I think Johan realises he cant realistically push for a starting place. I think a loan deal would be good for him; he’s the type of player that would thrive on more football and doesn’t seem to get phased by games. Also he’s promised that he will be coming back and won’t decide that the grass is greener somewhere else like we’ve seen recently with other players we’ve loaned out. He’s what he had to say:

“I will find out more when I get back, but my long-term future is very much at Arsenal. I have shown people I have enough quality to play in a number of different positions – midfield, right-back and centre-back. I have got a lot to learn still, so maybe I need to move to another club to get some more experience. I will have a discussion with the boss.”

I think it’s quite clear that he’s not moving just to get away, he genuinely just wants to, to improve his chances at Arsenal.

The only other bit of news really is on Aliadiere’s move to ‘Boro. He still hasn’t officially gone yet but it’s been announced that a deal will be done; it’s just that Jeremie is on holiday at the moment.

Thanks for reading, see ya.