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Bordeaux’s young defender Marc Planus (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL Top 23 of French defenders after his side’s convincing 4:1 victory over RC Lens in Ligue 1 action.

Dynamo Moscow forward Aleksandr Kerzhakov (pictured left) has dropped 45 rating points in the past 3 weeks alone: in the 0:1 loss against Terek Grozny in the Russian league, the striker lost 17.56 rating points to see his overall FTBL rating shrink to

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.

It is no secret that Arsenal’s Russian international Andrei Arshavin has been nurturing the desire to play at Barcelona. A deal even seemed possible last year, as the Catalans expressed readiness to pay 15 million euros for the forward. But Arshavin ended

Defender Philippe Senderos (pictured), who spent last season at AC Milan on loan from Arsenal, could end up at Everton next season. If a deal is reached, the Swiss will have to work hard for a place in the first team.