Board Messages
Toure has a great vertical leap and is one of the fastest players in his club (the others being
Thierry Henry and
Theo Walcott). Touré quickly established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premiership, and is now a fixture in the Arsenal starting eleven, and a firm fans favourite; in the 2005-06 season he established a formidable defensive partnership with
Philippe Senderos. Both centre-backs had immaculate form towards the end of the season. He is now regarded as one of the finest in the world in his position.
Ed Smith, English, was born on September 3, 1990. He plays at defense and the board offered him a 2-year, €9,300 deal. He didn't decide yet.
Arsenal renewed the contracts of Henry (2-year deal, €110,000 per game),
Jens Lehmann (2-year deal, €55,000 per game),
Gilberto Silva (2-year deal, €44,000 per game),
Fredrik Ljungberg (2-year deal, €57,000 per game),
Cesc Fabregas (2-year deal, €62,000 per game),
Lauren (2-year deal, €36,000 per game),
Justin Hoyte (2-year deal, €16,000 per game) and
Emmanuel Adebayor (2-year deal, €50,000 per game).
The board already told
Mart Poom and
Jeremie Aliadiere to begin the search for a new team as they won't be playing for the Gunners this year.