Nasri? Nasri?? Nasri!!

Seems like we are close to closing the deal on Samir Nasri. Good stuff. If he’s anything near what he’s made out to be, then I think he would be a great replacement for Hleb. He’s twenty, and should be confident enough to take an odd shot at goal (which is a useful trait for a footballer).

As for a Flamini replacement, the rumour-mongering is on Alberto Aquilani. Not going to waste too much time on this one. There are also little stories on Roque Santa Cruz as a replacement for Ade. If he indeed goes, then that would not be a bad alternative. But again, not worth wasting too much time on that for now. Funny little footnote in this story on Aquilani has Samuel Eto’o saying that he’d prefer a move to Arse over Spurs. *duh* surprise surprise. There are a few people out there who’d prefer a move to Spurs, but I think those would be in the category of geriatrics who’d prefer a steady stream of games in a mid-table team.

The Sun has also reported that Kolo has demanded “showdown” talks with Le Boss to make sure that he no longer has to play second fiddle to Mohawk Billy. I can appreciate where Kolo’s coming from. The captaincy was one of Arsene’s few mistakes, and Kolo should have been one to take it on. But as Vieira has said, if the armband is taken away from Mohawk Billy, he may just cry. Well, the Sun notes too that we’re lining up a big move for Miguel Veloso, so maybe this is with a Gallas departure in mind. If Le Boss is scratching his head over whether to give the armband to Kolo or Mohawk Billy, then I suggest he just give it to Cesc.

Some other funnier non-Arse stories. Seems like a couple of Pompey morons have lost their FA Cup medals. One of them’s Glen Johnson. The idiot should just look in his hair.

Finally, a little note on the Champions League final. Romano Bloody Bitch has made his first move: by making sure that the teams will be playing on a crap pitch. In this day and age, this is unacceptable, and leads me onto a larger question on the state of pitches in the Premier League from time to time. But simply for Wednesday’s game, one can only be too aware of Chelski’s favoured tactic of roughing up their pitch ahead of big games. How a team with so much to spend on players has no resources to ensure a better playing surface at Stamford Bridge is beyond me. Bastards. I’m sure Romano Bloody Bitch must have slipped some polonium into the grass in transit.