Well, Soccerwarriors.com is now reporting that following 4 weeks of trials, Arsenal have decided not to take him on. The site speculates that Furo may not have been flexible enough for Arsène Wenger's tastes, citing his "rigid nature in combining with the midfield and the attack" and his "sit-tight nature" as a problem. Not sure exactly what they're getting at, but it's interesting (I guess) to note that Lauren's flexibility was mentioned by Wenger as a reason to be pleased with his signing (see also Lauren page).

You've got to feel sorry for Furo, he's also been left out of the squad for Nigeria's next World Cup qualifier.

Soccerwarriors also reveal that one of Lauren's colleagues in the Cameroun midfield is being looked at by Tottenham. Marcel Mahouve is 27 and last season made only 15 starts for Montpelier, collecting an impressive 9 yellow cards. Kind of a poor man's Lauren, you could say ;-)