Source: Daily_Mail
Ex-Arsenal defender Campbell asks Wenger if he can train with Gunners
Short-lived: Sol Campbell only played one game for Notts County[LNB]Former Arsenal defender Sol Campbell has spoken to manager Arsene Wenger about returning to the club to train and try to regain his fitness.[LNB]Campbell walked out on Notts County last month after playing just one game despite signing a lucrative five-year deal, blaming broken promises from the fourth tier club's management.[LNB]But the 35-year-old centre-back said that Notts County have still not released him from his contract and therefore he can't join a new club under FIFA rules.[LNB]Campbell met Wenger on the sidelines of an African educationcampaign launch at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium and informally spokeabout using his former club's training facilities to overcome someminor fitness concerns.[LNB]Campbell was with Arsenal for five seasons after moving from north London rival Tottenham in 2001.[LNB]'It will be great to train here and get fit,' Campbell said at the 'One Goal' launch. [LNB]'I've spoken to Arsene, hopefully we can get everything right andspeak to the right people and get a couple of the physios and fitnessguys to help me and train.[LNB] 'My overall fitness is OK. But something else might happen before then.'[LNB]Campbell hopes to be playing for a new club before the January transfer window opens, but didn't say how he could circumvent the rules.[LNB]'First of all I've got to get out of the contract, people have to sign papers,' Campbell said. 'There are lots of things that have to be tied up, but I think everyone understands why.'[LNB]'I just want to play football in the right way, but everything has to be done in the proper way. There are ways of playing before January, I'm not going to elaborate, but there are ways. Not very soon, but there are ways.'[LNB] Memories: Campbell and Wenger during an Arsenal training session in 2003[LNB]Gordon Taylor, who heads the English players' union, has pledged to help Campbell 'jump through a few hoops' if they can cite exceptional circumstances.[LNB]Campbell, who has played 73 times for England, was out of contract at Portsmouth at the end of last season and stunned football by linking up with former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson at League Two side Notts County.[LNB]The move took Wenger by surprise, with the French manager, who signed Campbell in 2001, convinced that he can still cut it at the top level.[LNB]'Sol has enough in the locker to play in the Premier League,' Wenger said last month. [LNB]'Sol is a strong man and when he has his mind on something he goes for it.'[LNB]England midfielder David Beckham practiced with Arsenal at the start of 2008 to stay fit to play for England during the Major League Soccer off-season.[LNB] Premier League trio tracking Campbell ahead of January transfer green lightAdebayor reveals he is haunted by his stamp on former team-mate Van PersieARSENAL FC
