Silvestre, seriously?

I’m not feeling all that happy today.

This morning, just about every paper and Arsenal blog held the story that Mikael Silvestre might be joining us in a cut price deal from United, in order to either slot into our defence or provide squad backup. A story that initially seems ludicrous is gathering momentum, and it is unclear whether everyone is repeating the same baseless source, or if there really is something to it.

My initial reaction was that this is utterly ridiculous, and if I’m honest, I hope I’m right. There are comparisons to Gallas and Diarra from