Why hasn’t the Bakari Sagna signing been announced? 11 July, 2007

Well last time I wrote something on the site I finished saying another signing would be nice, and we got one. Today The Sun published this mobile phone picture of Bakari Sagna trying on his new Arsenal shirt last night at Ashburton Grove. It seems the tradition for a new signing to go to the stadium in his new shirt for a photo shoot but I’m surprised there’s nothing on arsenal.com yet. As you can probably make out, Sagna will be wearing cAshley’s old no.3 shirt.

There are 2 reasons why arsenal.com hasn’t made an official announcement. 1. The lazy bastards who run the site couldn’t be arsed to put it up yet because they’re too busy trying to get the Barnet tickets to sell. Or 2. We’re waiting so we can make an announcement of two new signings. Obviously I hope it’s the latter and I think it is quite possible. I have no idea who that could be though, apparently it will be this bloke.

I know The Sun publish all sorts of bollocks but this is one story I believe; they’re saying it’s a £6m move on a five-year contract but I’m not relying on that information. So we’ve now got three right-backs, Hoyte, Eboue and Sagna. One of them must be turning into a right midfielder or maybe there’s the chance Sagna will be deployed at left back. I’m waiting to see what plans Wenger has because he surely can’t have bought him so we have three players for one position, especially after Hoyte and Eboue signing new contracts this summer.

When I see something official released by Arsenal I’ll let you know, but for now all we’ve got is that picture to go by.

It looks like Freddie Ljungberg will be on his way out shortly. That Sun article said he might make a £5.5m move to Fiorentina. It does look quite likely. He has said a number of times he doesn’t want to leave Arsenal, but at £70,000 a week (I think it’s that, off the top of my head. It’s a big amount anyway), who wouldn’t. Fiorentina seem linked with Freddie the most, and his agent has confirmed there are talks in progress, but there are other clubs interested, he might even stay in the Premiership.

Looks like we’re in for a busy week.