Arsenal have recouped over £56million from TV payments and their final position in the Barclays Premier League, it has been revealed today.

The Gunners have made £4.5 million more than last season despite finishing one place lower, although that is mostly down to the increase in TV revenues.

Every Premier League club got £13.82m as an equal share of domestic TV income, plus £17.93m as an equal share of foreign TV income.

To find out more about how the prize money is shared out, click here.

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny confessed joining Arsenal was a dream, an important achievement in his career.

Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, the Frenchman explained that when he arrived in London he was impressed by the facilities available for the players adding that he knew that he had an opportunity to learn, progress and succeed in top level football.

Initially set to be a backup centre back, the ex-Lorient defender made it into Arsene Wenger’s starting eleven after Thomas Vermaelen’s injury when on International duty with the 25-year old saying that pressure is important if one is to improve.

On Sunday, Arsenal ended yet another trophyless season with reports suggesting that manager Arsene Wenger will strengthen the defensive department after the Arsenal boss admitted that the Gunners lack “defensive efficiency”.

On playing for Arsenal, Koscielny said:

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For a player like me, coming from a low-profile club and arriving at Arsenal is just a dream. When I arrived there and saw the facilities, I told myself that I had everything to progress and to succeed. So, I arrived with my ideas to work and to progress, to try and play the most amount of matches as possible. And try to be as consistent as I could be. For me there should always be pressure, it could be pressure related to matches but also off the pitch as well. Pressure is essential if you want to raise the level of your game and this pressure must be positive. The pressure which is around the club or above the players, we need it to elevate the level of our game on the pitch as we have been able to do during some matches. It allows us to put in some great performances.

It is being reported today that Gael Clichy is joining Denilson and Nicklas Bendtner on the Arsenal transfer list. Goal.com “understands” that Clichy has refused to sign a new contract and has informed Arsene Wenger that he is looking to leave the Emirates this summer.

The 25 year-old defender has been with Arsenal for eight years since arriving from Cannes as a 16 year-old kid and became the youngest ever player to win a Premier League title in 2004, and is one of the Gunners longest serving players.

It is also reported that Clichy has already held talks with Inter Milan about a move to the Italian giants, and Wenger is looking for a £5.5million fee for Clichy to add to his transfer funds.

There is also interest from Bayern Munich, but Goal thinks that Inter will quickly agree a fee with Arsenal and the move will be finalised very quickly….

Arsenal and Charlton have agreed a compensation package for fullback Carl Jenkinson.

The 19-year-old Finland U-19 international will sign a 5 year deal, with Arsenal paying Charlton up to £2million in compensation under Premier League rules as the player is under 24.

As first revealed on wearethenorthbank.com in March, Arsenal won the race to sign Jenkinson with Manchester United and Chelsea also eager to sign the young fullback.

Arsene Wenger will run the rule over Jenkinson on Arsenal’s pre-season tour of Asia to determine if he is ready to be Bacary Sagna’s understudy or if he would benefit further from a spell on loan.

Jenkinson, a boyhood Gooner, will be the first signing of the summer for Arsenal with his arrival set to be announced prior to the transfer window reopening in June.