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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: K.Dub on January 08, 2007, 10:39:38 AM
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THE LJUNG GOODBYE (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/images/homepage/sp1_07_01.jpg)
By Rob Beasly
ARSENAL have ruthlessly ended Freddie Ljungberg's Emirates career by telling him: "Find yourself another club — now!"
Ljungberg was told the bombshell news he could leave the club last week.
And an Arsenal insider confirmed: "Freddie never saw it coming.
"He's completely stunned.
"He has been frustrated by the amount of games he has played recently but his heart and soul has always been with Arsenal. He had no idea the club was planning to force him out. He can't believe he's been treated like this."
Now the Swede will even be offered to Premiership rivals Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool as Arsenal try to off-load him during the transfer window.
And Portsmouth, Newcastle, Everton, Tottenham, West Ham and Watford will also be on red-alert now the 29-year-old — one of Arsenal's highest-paid players on around £70,000 a week — is surplus to requirements.
It is not the first time that Arsenal have lost patience with one of their high-profile players. Just last season the Arsenal board called time on Sol Campbell after a series of dramas involving the £100,000-a-week star.
Now Ljungberg appears to be paying the penalty for a run of injuries that have restricted him to a total of 54 appearances and three goals in the last 18 months.The marauding midfielder originally signed for Arsenal in 1998 from Halmstads for just £3million and two years ago signed a new lucrative four year deal which made him one club's highest-paid players on around £70,000 a week.
That was the 29 year old's reward after he became one of boss Arsene Wenger's key players, helping the Gunners win two Premiership titles, three FA Cups and three Charity Shields.
He also played in last season's epic 2-1 Champions League Final defeat against Barcelona.
But long spells out injured have made his bumper pay packet-which is twice that of rising young star Cesc Fabregas-look even more expensive to the Gunners.
And now they have taken dramatic action.
Our source added: "Freddie will be very sad to leave Arsenal but he'd like to stay in the Premiership and feels he still has plenty to offer an ambitious club."
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This is kinda realistic. He's been injuried a lot lately, he's reached his peak and he's got one of the largest wages, but on the other hand. He's 100% Arsenal, he fights, works for the team, scores a lot of important goals and he's one the fans' favorites.
Not a word about this on the official website, but it's all over the tabloids, including here in Norway.
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Dayum, fucked up if true.
Altho they do have at least 4 better midfielders.
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Dayum, fucked up if true.
Altho they do have at least 4 better midfielders.
Yeah, but he has value as a backup player, plus like I said - he's 100% Arsenal. been at the club for 8 years.
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not sure if this is true, i def dont believe that they would sell him to there rivals. Wenger may not see him as a automatic starter but as a squad player he could be invaluable especially as they have a young squad and a few players playing there first season in the premiership.
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not sure if this is true, i def dont believe that they would sell him to there rivals. Wenger may not see him as a automatic starter but as a squad player he could be invaluable especially as they have a young squad and a few players playing there first season in the premiership.
If he's sold to our rivals, it's fucked up.