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Arsenal’s Russian forward Andrei Arshavin (pictured right) and Dutch international Robin van Persie could use today’s return leg of their Champions League playoff game against Celtic FC to enter the top tier of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the English

Manchester City’s Brazilian star Robinho (pictured) is in danger of exiting the top tier of the FTBL ranking of Premier League strikers.

Manchester City have offered 15 million pounds for West Ham United’s defender and England international Matthew Upson (pictured), The Guardian reports.

Arsenal are close to signing Chelsea’s Cote d’Ivoire international Salomon Kalou (pictured), according to sports news channel ESPN. If the two sides agree on a fee, Kalou will be poised to play a leading role at the Emirates Stadium.

Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona appear determined to continue looking for a central defender if efforts to sign their first choice, Shakhtar’s Dmytro Chigrinsky, prove unsuccessful. FTBL.com takes a look at the Catalans’ options.