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After another trophy-less season, the natives are getting restless at Arsenal. That said, it seems the Gunners will still have longtime manager Arsene Wenger calling the shots as the Frenchman dismissed a rumored move to Real Madrid on Wednesday.

Wenger caught some heat at the latest shareholders meeting and the rumor-mongering Spanish media apparently attempted to create a link between the coach and the Madrid superclub, especially if Florentino Perez -- the architect of the Galaticos era is re-elected as Real president.

It's shaping up to be a pretty good day for Arsenal supporters.

For starters, Emmanuel Adebayor, the Gunners' leading scorer last season, has decided to let the world know he's not some Machiavellian egomaniac whose only goals in life are to stay in the media spotlight and break the world record for highest transfer fee. He did that with four words: "I'm staying at Arsenal."

AC Milan was ready to make an offer for Adebayor, but why would he go there? They're not even in the Champions League.

Another Arsenal star, Cesc Fabregas, is having a good day, too. The 21-year-old midfielder is slated to start in Sunday's EURO 2008 Final against Germany after David Villa, the tournament's leading scorer, was ruled out with a thigh injury. Fabregas earned this start after replacing Villa in the semifinal against Russia and setting up two of Spain's three goals in the second half.

Finally, this news should give you Gunners a laugh. German Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has vowed to use the EURO 2008 Final to show Arsene Wenger what a mistake he made by benching him. This, of course, comes just two days after this:

Has anybody else noticed the long line of players exiting Arsenal these days?

First, French midfielder Mathieu Flamini bolted for A.C. Milan on a free transfer. Another midfielder, Alexander Hleb, has been rumored to head to either Barcelona or Bayern Munich, though he would prefer you shut up about it. Now come reports that Emmanuel Adebayor, the Gunners' top goal scorer last season, is drawing interest from both Barcelona and AC Milan.

It's plainly obvious why Barca and Milan would throw upwards of €30 million to get their hands on a tall 24-year-old striker who scored 24 goals in the Premier League last season. What's less obvious is why Arsenal is even considering putting Adebayor on the market, let alone allowing so many players to leave the Emirates. Has the club lost faith in the current direction Arsene Wenger is taking them? Has someone above Wenger decided that four years without a trophy is too long, and thus, drastic changes are necessary?

Selling a striker who has scored 36 goals in 78 appearances seems a little too drastic. Who's going to score the goals if he leaves? And is this a sign that the Gunners are in for a struggle next season? Yes, we thought that last year when Thierry Henry left, but this is a stranger and more problematic exodus from the Emirates than we saw last summer. Wenger better hope his wunderkinder are ready for the Premier League. They weren't ready for the Carling Cup last season.