It was 1974 when a footballer last made the move from Man United to Arsenal, although the transfer of Mikael Silvestre has not exactly proved too controversial. While Sunderland and Man City will be disappointed to miss out on the French defender, he is coming towards the end of his career and was hardly a […]

It’s somewhat surprising to see that Sir Alex Ferguson has authorised the transfer of Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United to Arsenal. After all, the Gunners are one of the Red Devils’ main rivals for the Premier League title, is this a move that could come back to haunt the Scot? His players seem surprised by […]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is a wily old fox and, when he saw that Mikael Silvestre was preparing to leave Man Utd and go to Man City, he instantly sent word to Silvestre that he wouldn’t mind having him at the Emirates. According to The S*n, Silvestre ditched Man City as soon as word of […]

Bordeaux manager, and ex-Manchester United centre-back, Laurent Blanc has been told there is no chance of him reuniting with his first-choice transfer target and ex-Old Trafford teammate.

Mikael Silvestre might be one of the more reliable defenders around in the Premier League but he is also one of the more injury prone. This season the 30-year old French international defender again suffered a horrible injury and is still nursing the wounds.
Silvestre suffered critical-ligament damage against Everton in in September and has been […]