Premier League - Eboue eyes Arsenal exit

Eurosport - Tue, 16 Jun 17:05:00 2009

Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue could be on his way out of the Emirates after revealing he is unhappy at the Premier League club.

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The Ivory Coast international, who can also play on the right wing, has grown frustrated by his failure to hold down a regular starting spot. And, despite only having signed a new deal last summer, the 26-year-old admits he could be set to leave England.

"It would be hard," Eboue told France Football. "But I think it would be harder to experience another season like this one, too far off the pitch... In any case, if I leave Arsenal, it would be for another league because it is out of the question that I develop elsewhere in England."

Eboue moved to Arsenal from Beveren in January 2005 and became a first-team regular in the second half of the following season.

However, inconsistent form saw him overtaken by Bacary Sagna and Theo Walcott in the pecking order.

He was booed by the Gunners fans back in December after coming off the bench against Wigan and was himself substituted.

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  1. People get off of Eboues back, he is a decent player­ who gives his all for the cause.

    From ronniemurrain, on Thu 16 Jul 4:54PM

  2. ian.gatens,do you remember when Arsenal went to the­ champions league final?Its defence comprised of ­ Flamini,Senderos,Toure and Eboue.And you want 2 of­ those to share the same taxi out?comeon! Eboue is an­ asset to arsenal (he can even dribble better than­ Ronaldo)

    From mineay1977, on Wed 17 Jun 11:49AM

  3. Eboue has talent. He's shown it time and again on­ the pitch. He gives a different dimension and is often­ a great option. We need to keep our utility players as­ we always have injury problems and our squad is not the­ deepest. Yes he's had some problems stemming from­ injuries and resulting in lack of first team­ consistency and thus sometimes lacking the edge­ he's capable of.
    Arsene just needs to find a way to­ keep him happy even if there's no first team spot­ for him. We should keep him, after all we need proper­ depth and dimension.

    From cybertel99, on Wed 17 Jun 11:06AM

  4. Thanks you eboue for the good thought. You are @#$% and­ we know you are so bye bye.

    From jamesjcoker, on Wed 17 Jun 10:51AM

  5. Arsenal please change your bad habit at the pitch??

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 17 Jun 10:41AM

  6. We need strong defence and quality strikerz in other to­ challenge next season!

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 17 Jun 10:39AM

  7. Players leaving not even solution to Arsenal's­ problem

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 17 Jun 10:37AM

  8. U've got the final say Eboue! the decision is all­ your's

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 17 Jun 10:31AM

  9. Is that the way U want it Eboue? I mean is that your­ final decision to leave???

    From FRANCIS, on Wed 17 Jun 10:28AM

  10. eboue is better than so many players. infact he was­ getting better everyday. arsenal can not afford to let­ him go. that would be wrong

    From Sylvester, on Wed 17 Jun 8:34AM

  11. Can he take that lazy pillok Adebayour with him please

    From gunnerman&boy, on Wed 17 Jun 8:24AM

  12. while eboue is not the worst player we have got, he is­ not going to contribute to us winning anything in the­ near future. sell him and use the wages to keep players­ like cesc and rvp. please could he take adebeyor with­ him

    From a.foster374, on Tue 16 Jun 10:45PM

  13. im sure he will be missed­ terribly...............................................­ .........not.

    From TREVOR, on Tue 16 Jun 9:47PM

  14. bye bye ebooooooooooooooo

    From OLIVER, on Tue 16 Jun 8:24PM

  15. reading this about eboue i have prayed ,asked santa and­ asked the devil for this and its finally sinking into­ him that hes S H I -!!!!!! GUS CEASER MUST BE RELEIVED­ THAT THERE HAS BEEN ACTUALLY SOMEBODY WORSE THAN HIM TO­ WEAR THE SHIRT

    From kevin, on Tue 16 Jun 6:34PM

  16. hes pants

    From stephengreenlondon, on Tue 16 Jun 5:08PM

  17. Hes a baby get rid of him who cares its only arsholes

    From keith j, on Tue 16 Jun 5:07PM

  18. Yall should all shut up. Did anyone of you making these­ comments make it to the premier league.NO! So give­ Eboue some slack he plays very well. He is a great­ player if he wants to leave it is a loss but hopefully­ a new and better chapter for him.

    From gardnerchandler, on Tue 16 Jun 4:54PM

  19. Eboue would be missed by me. He was a great option. ­ He was versatile enough to play in the back line and a­ winger effectively. He made a good contribution last­ season despite his horror show against Wigan. He got 6­ goals and more than a few assists. He is capable of­ being amazing and I would be sad to see him leave. He­ is a joy to watch for me!

    From ariel.wynne, on Tue 16 Jun 4:38PM

  20. A utility player Eboue is. It would be a big loss if we­ should let a player of his calibre leave. How many­ times could you have a player of his quality and­ resolve. Eboue is a match winner, keep him Asene.

    From T. WETTIE T, on Tue 16 Jun 4:30PM
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