Hamburg held on for a valuable 2-1 victory over relegation rivals Werder Bremen, who missed a penalty in a dramatic northern Germany derby on Friday night. Two goals from Pierre-Michel Lasogga gave Hamburg the lead in a first half they dominated. It was a different story in the second 45 minutes, though, with Anthony Ujah pulling a goal back for Bremen after Claudio Pizarro had missed a penalt...Full Story »

Hamburg and Eintracht Frankfurt settled for a point each from a goalless Bundesliga draw at the Volksparkstadion which appeared to satisfy both sides in mid-table. Johan Djourou struck the crossbar with Hamburg's best chance of the game in the first half while Frankfurt had the better of the second 45 minutes. Jaroslav Drobny made a great save from an Alexander Meier effort before denying Hari...Full Story »

JOHAN DJOUROU and Francis Coquelin have quit Arsenal for Germany on season-long loan deals. Switzerland defender Djourou, 26, has signed for Bundesliga side Hamburg after spending the second half of last season at Hannover. Midfielder Coquelin, 22, will also move to Germany, with Freiburg taking the France Under-21 star. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already allowed several players to leave ...Full Story »

Johan Djourou: Is yet to figure in a Premier League fixture this season The agent of versatile Arsenal defender Johan Djourou admits his client could be sent out on loan in January. Reports over the summer suggested that the Switzerland international would be on his way to pastures new after struggling to hold down a regular role at Emirates Stadium. Djourou eventually saw out the window in N...Full Story »

Brighton have opened talks with Arsenal over a loan move for defender Ignasi Miquel. The Spanish Under-19 centre-back is highly rated at the Emirates, having made nine first-team appearances last season, including four in the Premier League and one in the Champions League. Miquel also played every minute of Arsenal's Carling Cup campaign, but his route to more regular first-team football is bl...Full Story »

Johan Djourou is keen to leave Arsenal for a club in Italy, according to his agent. The Switzerland international started just 14 Premier League games in the 2011/12 season and recently admitted that he would consider any interesting offers that came his way. The defender signed a new contract with the Gunners in February that would see him stay at the Emirates until 2015, but he appears to ...Full Story »

WANTED ... Adrian Mariappa ARSENE WENGER is ready to make a shock bid for Watford's Adrian Mariappa. Despite initially insisting he would not make any transfer window signings, Arsenal's boss is now ready to reinforce his inconsistent defence. Newcastle have been haggling over a price for 25-year-old Mariappa, who can play either at right-back or centre-back. Toon chief Alan Pardew has offer...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger has insisted that he will continue to rotate his central defenders, claiming he does not have a first-choice pairing. The Arsenal boss has four defenders to choose from, and has rotated them to great effect during their surge up the Premier League table. But despite the fine performance of Thomas Vermaelen and Laurent Koscielny in the 3-0 win against West Brom he rejected the i...Full Story »

JOHAN DJOUROU agrees with Alex Ferguson there will be SIX genuine contenders for the Premier League title.The Arsenal defender thinks Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham are all in with a serious shout, along with the Gunners.He said: "I agree with Sir Alex. It was always going to be the case."For the past decade it has been the same teams but now the money com...Full Story »

Arsenal defender Johan Djourou admits he is desperate to improve his performances next season to make the Gunners’ fans proud. The Swiss international, who featured in the 2-2 draw with England on Saturday, played a pivotal role in Arsenal’s back five last season despite previous problems with injury. The center-back admitted that he struggled to perform consistently last term but ...Full Story »