He's quoted today as saying "My future is with Arsenal. I've been frustrated at times this season, but I still love the club and the fans [several at the same time according to tabloid gossip, Ed] and want to enjoy more good times with them. I don't want to leave." (see eg Sporting Life for more).

Kanu's name was mentioned yesterday as a possible part of an Arse-Barce transfer involving Emmanuel Petit coming in the opposite direction. But we suspect that this was mainly because Manu and Kanu rhyme so it made a "good" headline.

The way we see it, if Arsenal want Manu, then they'll get him. The price wouldn't be prohibitive, and it seems likely that he'd jump at the chance. But negative things Wenger has said about bringing players back to former clubs, and negative things Manu said while he was with us, mean that the balance of probability is against it happening.

Less likely, we think, is the rumour that he could be going to Tottenham. Hardly the best move Hoddle could make, bringing in a player so associated with the Arsenal. And Manu himself should be looking to move to a big club.

The same could be said for Guardiola, who's being strongly linked with Tottenham today. It'd be interesting to see him and Grimandi lined up against one another in the heat of a north london derby (see this match report if you're not sure what I mean).