Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury is rumoured to be holding talks with a Championship club regarding a possible loan spell.
The 18-year-old bagged two goals on Thursday as the Gunners beat Worthing FC 5-1 in a friendly, and Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock was amongst the interested spectators. Henri completed the game showing no signs of possible injury, but was left out of this evening’s Reserves squad to face Chelsea.
Lansbury only recently returned from a 6 month spell on the sidelines with Glandular Fever, but was a near ever present over pre-season. With several more established names such as Mark Randall and Fran Mérida ahead of him in the pecking order, Henri cannot be guaranteed a regular place in Neil Banfield’s second string.
Arsène Wenger and former striker Alan Smith have both spoken highly of the tenacious central midfielder, but many feel a loan period would help develop his rising talents.
Little details have been announced regarding the deal, but reports have been circulating that the agreement could go through before the 00:00 transfer deadline.
More to follow…
Article By – J.Sanderson
so he going out on loan. i think loan spell certainly good for his development. merida, gibbs, randall all gone out already and come back better player. so hopefully landsbury can be the same.
Loans deals are not subject to the same cut off as Transfers (I think!) I’m sure I saw loans going through in sepember last season.
i would like to see how he does in the championship. from what i have seen of him and read about him it seems he is going to be class and the experience would surely do him good.
Speaking of Randall & Gibbs, they have both just signed new deals :)
I’ve heard he has a bad attiditude, “Bentley-like” in fact
Do you think there is any truth in this J? Do you get that impression of him?
Well Randall and Gibbs have signed new contracts
Good news here. Henri is a fantastic rising talent and needs some solid competitive high-level experience. He seems an excellent prospect (and being English is more welcome news for us!) and is hopefully a talent to watch out for. Here’s hoping he comes back markedly improved, and what a future he will have! Kudos again J for the site and story.
He’s 17, 18 in October
we’re gettin alonso 2nite lads!! mark my words–good sources inform me so!!
ANY RUMOURS FOR THE FIRST TEAM?
T-GULLY, WHO ARE THESE SOURCES????
name names, every clown with no sources says he has sources, we need more. There are 6 hours to go and things are getting tense over here.
He’s 17…not 18 till October. We’ve never loaned out anyone at 17.
Wenger must really want to fast track his development. Hope it goes through as Championship football will do him good.
I was told last night by the owner of a championship club he had been offered randall, gibbs or lansbury on loan deals. randall was supposedly with a view to raising his profile for a permanent move as he is no longer viewed as potential first team player (though that is contradicted by the new contracts he and gibbs have reportedly just signed).
Henri going to Palace makes good sense. Cashley went there and did really well.
2 b honest just a few friends that play football..but for some of the big clubs like arsenal and chelsea..one of my friends from chelsea knows someone with the same agent as alonso if im not mistaken and thats where the news came from honsetly–so itz not like im saying its defo happening but like he sed the agent guy told hiz frend about some other transfers in liverpool like voronin is meant 2 b leaving 2day??
Surely it can’t be helpful for the likes of Gibbs, Randall, Simpson and Merida to go back to playing reserves football after their loan spells? I suppose they could get used to playing with each other and could teach some of the players that haven’t gone on loan what they learned but I can’t see the benefits of keeping them other than that.
Yes they’ll play Carling Cup football but what if we get knocked out early? I suppose we could see them play in the PL but that would only be against bottom teams at the end if we have a comfortable lead, and with a fit squad none of them will make it onto the bench.
Merida, Gibbs and Randall are all still 18 I think so how old were they in January when they were loaned out?
Chelsea team tonight
——————-Taylor——————
Ofori-Twumasi—Bruma–Magnay—van Aanholt
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—————-Bridcutt——————-
————————Tejera————-
————–Mellis————————
Stoch——————————Sinclair
——————-Drogba——————
RANDALL 1-0
tha match 1-1
http://www.justin.tv/chavstulmb
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=844933
WE’RE GETTING VELOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Um – that story’s ancient. A few of those old ones have been recycled over the past couple of days. Veloso may happen, but there’s to indicate that it’s more likely than the other rumours. Wenger’s clearly not doing much business at this moment in time in Barnet.
2nd sentence: + nothing
Henri Lansbury needs first team football at this stage of his career like Nacer Barazite did and it should be a good move for him if and when it ever happens IMO
Any News lads, I hope we get Gervinho as he looks a class finisher but here it says we won’t sign anyone so stop making up stories you championship manager players. Herez the link, http://goonertalk.com/2008/09/01/wenger-wont-sell-or-buy-on-deadline-day/
T-Gully,
keep up the good work my friend, we need your sort.
Alonso + Fabregas = dynamite
dont often watch reserve games, but fonte looks awesome.
fonte needs to be more consistent if he is to make it at arsenal
I was at Arsenal 2-3 Chelsea 2nite and Lansbury was in the crowd behind me
I was at Arsenal 2-3 Chelsea and Lansbury was in the crowd behind us
A loan move would do Landsbury good although personally id like to see him stay until january and then go on loan. I recon he needs to build his confindance up again and he’ll do that better here, in the reserves and hopefully getting a couple of carlin cup games 2. But you cant be too fussy and if the chance to send him on loan has come up we should take it.
its not his confidence he had Grandular Fever it takes a lot more time than 6 months to recover from it u are never feeling 100 % and ur energy is sapped he will come back though just that his development has suffered a bit