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Premier league side Arsenal are yet to reach a final decision on how best to assist their embattled former right back, Emmanuel Eboue.

A spokesman of the Gunners told Dailymail that the club and its fans are indeed sorry about the predicament Eboue has found himself adding however that the club has not concluded discussion on what exactly to do for him. The Emirates landlords may however tilt towards financial assistant following immediate job offer announced by Turkish side Galatasaray..

Eboue played for the Gunners between 2004 and 2011 making 132 appearances and scoring five goals.

‘We are all so sorry to hear the reports about Manu’s recent difficulties and will explore whether we can help in any way,” the spokesman told

Eboue spent five years at the Turkish club making 77 appearances scoring five goals. The right full back was capped 79 times by the Elephants of Cote d Ivoire.

Manager Fatih Terim has moved quickly to help the full-back after news of his plight broke on Christmas Eve.

Terim said: “We heard news about Eboue in the dressing room, I was informed there. Galatasaray immediately after the news broke announced readiness to offer Eboue job as Assistant coach of their U-14 side.

An excited Eboue has already expressed delight at the lifeline coming from the Turkish side.

“I would be very happy if Fatih gave me the duty with Galatasaray.

“Fatih Terim is my father, I love him very much, I do everything for him because I love him very much.”

Thirty four year old Eboue revealed he had seriously considered taking his own life after financial mismanagement has left him penniless, with a bitter divorce meaning he has been estranged from his three children since the summer.

He was paid £1.5million-a-year when he moved to Turkey, and lived in big houses with a fleet of luxury motors.

But his wealth has disappeared in the wake of a bitter divorce from wife Auriele, who has been awarded all of the couple’s assets, with the player now reportedly dodging police and bailiffs.

Former Arsenal star Tomas Rosicky has announced his retirement after succumbing to the rigours of professional football at the age of 37.

The Czech midfielder won silverware with the Gunners, Borussia Dortmund and Sparta Prague, where he started and ended a career that spanned 18 years.

He also won 105 caps for his country, leaving him third on the all-time list behind only Petr Cech and Karel Poborsky.

“After careful consideration I have realised I am no longer able to fully prepare my body for what professional football requires,” Rosicky said at a press conference on Wednesday.

“I would like to thank Sparta for raising me, for being the first step in my career in big clubs, and for allowing me to say goodbye at the place I love the most.”

Rosicky, who returned to Sparta in August, last year, will be best remembered for the decade he spent with Arsenal, where he won two FA Cups.

He was a Bundesliga champion with Dortmund in 2001-02, having won two Czech First League titles at Sparta.

Rosicky made about 170 appearances for the Gunners between 2006 and 2016 scoring 17 goals before returning to Sparta Prague.

He made his renewed debut for Sparta on 10 September 2016 in a 2–2 draw with Mladá Boleslav in a Czech First League game. However, Rosický sustained an injury after 19 minutes of play during a match against Mladá Boleslav and was ruled out for the rest of the 2016–17 Czech First League season.

Arsenal have agreed a £35.3million deal for Sevilla midfielder Steven N’Zonzi, according to reports in Spain.

Spanish publication El Gol report that a deal for the former Premier League man, who has a buy-out clause of £35.2million, could be finalised in the January transfer window.

Arsenal’s package to bring in the Frenchman would reportedly include a transfer fee of £32.7million, plus £2.6million in bonuses.

N’Zonzi, who has made it clear that he wants to leave the La Liga outfit in January, has been left out of Sevilla’s squad since being substituted at half-time in the 3-3 draw with Liverpool in the Champions League on November 21.

N’Zonzi confirmed he had a bust-up with Sevilla manager Eduardo Berizzo at half-time and their relationship is now beyond repair.

‘The coach pointed the finger at me [at half-time of the Liverpool game]. I will not repeat it… but his words affected me,’ N’Zonzi told France Football.

‘Publicly, he said in future he would only select players who fit his vision for football. What does that mean?

‘Whether in a 4-3-3, 3-5-2 or any other formation, a player must adapt to what his coach demands and I have always done it.

N’Zonzi has not featured for Sevilla since their Champions League clash with Liverpool

‘The fact I was always professional despite the circumstances, that I always did my job, I found it unfair.

‘My future is clearly away from Seville. The only thing that disappoints me is the way it has ended.’

The 28-year-old’s situation at Sevilla gave rise to speculation linking him with a hose of clubs, including Everton and Juventus, as well as Arsenal.

But now it appears Arsene Wenger has made a fast move for the former Stoke and Blackburn midfielder.

Nzonzi signed for Sevilla for a fee around the region of £7 million,in July 2015 on a four-year contract which includes a €30 million (£21.5m) buyout clause. On 22 August, he was sent off on his debut in a goalless draw at Málaga CF.

Nzonzi initially struggled with the immense heat in Andalusia, and a style of play based on retention of the ball and technical ability, but entered a period of good form in the second half of the season, culminating in Sevilla winning the UEFA Europa League final against Liverpool in Basel.