Arsenal Face Udinese in Champions League Play-off and Arsenal Manager Wenger Guided Arsenal To The 2006 Champions League Final

Arsenal will have to see off Serie A outfit Udinese if they are to reach the group phase of the UEFA Champions League and the Gunners were paired against the Italians in Friday's play-off draw and the arsene Wenger's men are regulars in the Europe's premier club competition are paying in the price for a fourth-place finish in a Premier League last season.
Gunners will be at home for the first leg of a tie against italians on Tuesday 16 August, with the return leg seven days later and bayern Munich face FC Zurich, Dutch side FC Twente take on Benfica and Lyon take on Russia's Rubin Kazan and the Gunners are bidding to join Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City in a group stage.

Arsenal face the qualifying tie to reach the group stage of a Champions League for a 14th consecutive season and they finished 4th in last season's Premier League and arsenals CL record Finalists - 2006, Semi-finalists - 2009 and the Quarter finalists 2001, 2004, 2008, 2010.

Torino Set Arsenal £6.5m Price For Angelo Ogbonna - Report

Torino has told Arsenal they can have Italy under-21 international protector Angelo Ogbonna for £6.5 million in January, according to La Stampa.
Ogbonna, 22, is a highly charged player in Serie B and is at ease across the back line. This adaptability had attracted Everton who are unspoken to have failed with a £5m bid in June.

The Gunners mean to land the player in January and are supposed to be happy to improve their Premier League rivals' bid.

Though they additional new centre-backs Laurent Koscielny and Sebastien Squillaci in the summer, manager Arsene Wenger wants to land the influential plug to bolster his ranks after the losses of Sol Campbell, William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre.