Stoke to ask for Walcott
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Stoke City will ask to take Theo Walcott on loan, but do not expect to sign the Arsenal teenager.
Reports have claimed that Gunners boss Arsene Wenger may allow Walcott to spend the second half of the season out on loan.
The teenager has yet to score in the Premier League for Arsenal since joining the club from Southampton two years ago.
He has netted in the UEFA Champions League and Carling Cup this term, although Wenger insists he is happy with the 18-year-old's progress.
A loan move could enable the England cap to gain valuable experience, with Stoke ready to make an approach.
"We will enquire, but I guess he'll want to stay in the Premier League," Potters chairman Peter Coates told BBC Radio Stoke. -
definitely a No!
we need Walcott as back-up as right winger becos Eboue is rather off-form n Rosicky, RVP r prone to injuries. -
if he is too be on loan, it will be good if he goes to a premiership club..
with his status as wonderkid..
he won't wanna go to a lower division..
well, if i'm him, i'll turn down any loan move to lower division -
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but hor..in fm08..he's no labelled as wonderkid anymore.Originally posted by MidnightK:if he is too be on loan, it will be good if he goes to a premiership club..
with his status as wonderkid..
he won't wanna go to a lower division..
well, if i'm him, i'll turn down any loan move to lower division
fm07 he was. -
Walcott - staying with the Gunners.
Wenger: Walcott going nowhere on loan
Arsene Wenger has no intention of letting Theo Walcott or any other of his Arsenal youngsters out on loan. The Gunners - who host Newcastle in the fourth round of the FA Cup tomorrow - are still smarting from the midweek mauling at arch-rivals Tottenham, as Juande Ramos' men booked their place in the Carling Cup final at Wembley after a resounding 5-1 win.
Walcott started the game at White Hart Lane from a central attacking role, having netted an equaliser in the first leg. However, the England Under-21 international produced only an average display.
Wenger accepts Walcott, who turns 19 in March, is not where he was expected to be after two years with Arsenal - but maintains 'he will get there' following what has been a rollercoaster ride after a big-money move from Southampton and subsequent controversial inclusion in Sven-Goran Eriksson's ill-fated 2006 World Cup squad.
There have been suggestions the Arsenal manager could now be ready to let Walcott, who has battled back to match fitness following a shoulder problem, spend some time away from Emirates Stadium, with Liverpool and Coca-Cola Championship promotion hopefuls Stoke both said to be keen on a loan deal.
However, the Arsenal manager maintains he needs all of his squad as they enter a crucial phase of the season - especially given Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song are all away at the African Nations Cup while striker Robin van Persie remains sidelined. -
walcott is able to bring a spark into the side.
a super sub u call it.
with his amazing pace and agility, its not hard running past defenders who have been on the pitch for 60+mins. -
I agree he's got great pace , but his dribbling and ball control is terrible ...Originally posted by corebooster:walcott is able to bring a spark into the side.
a super sub u call it.
with his amazing pace and agility, its not hard running past defenders who have been on the pitch for 60+mins.
At times he runs around like a headless chicken ... I apologise having to be so judgmental but he's got much to learn and I won't call him a wonder kid