Soccer: Wenger points way out for Silvinho

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has virtually confirmed the imminent departure of Brazilian star Silvinho by giving his number 16 squad shirt at Highbury to new £8.5m signing Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Dutchman van Bronckhorst, signed from Glasgow Rangers last month, is expected to appear in the shirt tonight in Arsenal’s friendly against Turkish club FC Kocaelispor as the Gunners kick off a three-match pre-season programme in Austria.