Morning all. The chase for Mikel Merino has gathered a lot of pace. Arsenal have now submitted a bid for the player, a bid which has been turned down. No great surprise. We’re not Chelsea, we don’t just go in big and get the deal done. This is the last time Real Sociedad can get […]
Morning all. Sky Sports’ Nick Wright has an interview with David Raya in which our goalkeeper talks about his last 12 months in football. Following Spain’s European Championship final win over England, his priority was to seek out Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale to offer consolation. Obviously, I was over the moon, but […]
Morning all. A bit of a transfer gossip round up this morning. Well well, Martin Zubimendi is reported to have said thanks but no thanks to Liverpool which could be good for Arsenal if Mikel Merino really is a transfer target. Reports yesterday suggested that Real Sociedad were reluctant to let both central midfielders go […]
Morning all. Beating Lyon 2-0 was a pretty good way to end pre-season. Two Declan Rice corners, a header each for William Saliba and Gabriel and it was game over. We should have scored a few more though as Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard saw opportunities saved, […]