Even if the main page of this blog isn't updated with fresh postings every day, the pages for incoming and outgoing rumours are. There it's easy to see which targets have the most mentions from the most sources.
Based on that, it seems more and more likely that Arsenal are to sign Laurent Koscielny from Lorient. The central defender has been consistently linked with the club for weeks. The first rumour surfaced in the Daily Mirror on 26 May, and the next day in the Daily Mail (as noted here).
It isn't just the repeats of the rumour convincing me, it's the evolution. Reports have been coming in of bids being made, turned down, upped... it hasn't been just agent speak and mysterious, source-less stories in the Metro or on self-important blogs.
But because Lorient are a small club and Koscielny a low profile player, this serial rumour has passed under many Gooners' radars.
Of course, it might be linked to the fact that most reporters covering Arsenal have spent their time trying to find out whether Joe Cole will sign or not, and when, and if not, for who else.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are still linked with Phil Jagielka, by the way. If he is to be signed, he'll probably end up in goal...
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