The career milestones of the France international and outgoing Arsenal captain
Thierry Henry said Patrick Vieira left a big vacuum at Arsenal when he departed to join Juventus.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported that Real Madrid are now ready to talk to Arsenal about a fee for the French midfielder.
The Arsenal manager said he did not want to have to convince the midfielder to stay.
The Arsenal captain said he will stay at the London Club until the end of his contract in 2007
The 28-year-old France mid-fielder said he is staying with the Premier League champions after having considered a move to Real Madrid.
However, Arsenal will be without Gilberto and Ashley Cole for the Champions League match against Celta Vigo.
Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira and his Manchester United counterpart Roy Keane were involved in a verbal bust-up before the match.
Inter Milan extended their lead at the top of Serie A to four points when Patrick Vieira scored the winner in a 2-1 victory at Palermo.
Juventus said in a statement that it booked a capital loss of 8.6 million euros on the sale.
Patrick Vieira confirmed on Thursday he was leaving Inter Milan to join Manchester City in a bid to secure more first team action and gain a place in France's World Cup squad.
Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira believes last month's departure of vice-chairman David Dein has put a question mark over the long-term future of manager Arsene Wenger.
Manchester City's former France midfielder Patrick Vieira formally announced his long-expected retirement as a player at the age of 35 on Thursday and was appointed as the club's Football Development Executive.
Arsenal, it is learnt, have accepted a £23.1m transfer fee offer for their French international captain.
Experienced midfielder Patrick Vieira was left out of France's World Cup squad on Tuesday.
"I'm 28 and the way things are going I see myself finishing my career at the club," the Arsenal captain said.
"With Vieira and Owen we would improve a lot," the Real Madrid midfielder said.
The Arsenal captain is a doubt for the match against Celta Vigo after injuring his knee on Saturday.
Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira has said clubs should be docked points or kicked out of European competitions if their fans or players are found guilty of racism.
The Liverpool midfielder is keen on turning tables on his imposing Arsenal counterpart.
With Crystal Palace dangerously close to being relegated, manager Patrick Vieira was sacked after 20 months in charge.
Manchester City's latest big-money signing Samir Nasri's mind was made up about leaving Arsenal once fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira told him his new club was the "place to be".
The Africa United campaign (http://www.weareafricaunited.org), unveiled ahead of the African Cup of Nations draw in Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo on Wednesday, broadcasts information on the disease and how to stop it spreading in French, English, Krio and other local languages.
The number of Premier League games called off this month due to COVID-19 is now up to 14
French striker Thierry Henry will take over as Arsenal captain following Patrick Vieira's transfer to Juventus
A 3-1 victory set up a meeting with Brazil, who they beat in the final of the 1998 World Cup.
He is the lone face of Indian sports in a high-profile gathering of international stars at the Laureus World Sports Awards and football skipper Bhaichung Bhutia on Monday said it is the ultimate honour to be in a crowd that features the likes of the legendary Sir Bobby Charlton, Boris Becker and Patrick Vieira.
France's wait on the fitness of captain Patrick Vieira, with their Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread, brings back memories of their 2002 World Cup nightmare. Vieira, who sustained a thigh injury in training for a warm-up game, has not played since and faces a struggle to be fit for Tuesday's Group C decider against Italy in Zurich.
The Arsenal manager said the bust-up between Patrick Vieira and Lauren proves his team still burn with desire to reach new heights.
The duo return to the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson cranked up the mind games with Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Friday by suggesting their recall of Carlos Tevez smacked of desperation.
Arsene Wenger said staying as Arsenal manager for nearly 22 years may have been the biggest mistake of his career and that he regrets sacrificing 'everything' for the job.
FIFA will take no disciplinary action against Croatian side HNK Rijeka following Manchester City's allegation of racism during an under-21 friendly in July, world soccer's governing body said on Monday.
Arsenal's French international striker swept almost 90 per cent of the votes cast in England's Footballer of the Year poll.
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