In terms of Manchester City’s start to the season, the team has done everything that Mark Hughes could have asked for. The biggest test for Hughes was how well he spent the money given to him during the summer, it’s all about how you improve your squad and he has undoubtedly done just that.

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It’s hard to ignore the threat of Man City to the current big four for the coming season with the amount of funds they have available and the players they’ve already brought in. Financial resources play a big role in defining the Premier League standings and City have shown and will continue to show that they mean business this season.

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The loss of Emmanuel Adebayor may be a problem for Arsenal next season but for me, there’s an even deeper problem at the club. The question that is plaguing me is why the hell is Arsene Wenger staying at Arsenal?

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Arsenal showed an impressive resilience over in Spain in their match with Villarreal which many critics would have argued the lacked. After losing Manuel Almunia to injury, conceding an early goal and generally being outplayed in the first half you would have thought Arsene Wenger’s young side would’ve gone under. Instead, the Gunners weathered the storm and bossed the second half in every department.

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Arsenal are ending the season strongly with new signing Andrey Arshavin playing his part. I had no doubts he’d be a success with the club as the way they play completely suits the lad’s game. Players like Arshavin need options in terms of passes to impress and Arsenal are one of the best teams in the business in that respect.

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Northern Ireland striker David Healy has praised his Sunderland team-mate Kenwyne Jones this week even comparing his favourably to joint second top scorer in the Premier League last season Emmanuel Adebayor.

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Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o has been strongly linked to the Premier League this summer with Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal interested in his services. However, for the time being he remains at the Camp Nou and now his team-mates have now publicly begged him to remain with the Catalan giants.

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Reports suggest Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola is set to sign one of three potential Premier League strikers this summer with the names of Tottenham’s Dimitar Berbatov, Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea’s Didier Drogba on the list.Over the past few seasons each player has proven themselves to be some of the finest forwards in the Premier League. The question remains, if you were Barca manager which one would you sign?

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Emmanuel Adebayor looks destined to leave the Emirates this summer and Arsenal are reported to be deep in negotiations to sign Cameroonian international Samuel Eto’o as his replacement as well as receive £15m in the deal. Many have argued the Togolese man mountain’s departure would be a huge loss to the club but surely if he is replaced by the Barcelona forward this would be a huge coup for the Gunners.

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Rumours persist of Emmanuel Adebayor’s sale to either Barcelona or AC Milan though both the player and his manager Arsene Wenger have continually refuted the claims. The press have today reported that if the giant Togolese man-mountain does depart the Emirates then Arsenal will make their move for Newcastle’s Nigerian hotshot Obafemi Martins.

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