Is Rodrigo Palacio the next summer signing?

Rodrigo Palacio is the latest player to be linked with Arsenal. The rumors started from a Boca Juniors blog which has stated that Arsenal has agreed a fee with Boca. The Sun picked up this bit and reported that a fee around £15m has prompted Boca to agree the transfer.

Arsene paying £15m for a player. Strange. But stranger things have happened, so we can't be sure that this is just a rumor. Let's wait and see.

Meanwhile, we had our first pre-season friendly against Barnet at Underhill. We came out with a comfortable 2-0 win, a good way to start the season. Adebayor and Barazite were the scorers.
Denilson was injured after falling prey to a bad tackle, but the injury was reported as 'not serious'.

After the match, there was an interview with Wenger where he talked about filling the void TH has left and Reyes' and his own future. It was nice to see him take a dig at want away striker Jose Reyes.
"Despite the global warming England is still not warm enough for him."
A nice bit of sarcasm, Arsene.

Finally, an interview with Peter Hill-Wood where he says the club has never been in a better position. He must have meant 'Off the pitch'. Surely.