Success for Leicester last season would almost certainly have been qualification for Europe. Any of their directors and players, even Ranieri himself, would have happily taken that on the first day of the season. Yet they won the title and in doing so shamed many other clubs who had spent enormous sums in an effort […]
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Morning all. So the big news yesterday, well, the big rumour yesterday was all about Riyad Mahrez and how Arsenal are hoping to sign him this summer. Leicester boss Ranieri has said his player is going nowhere and in any case, if he moved to North London, he might find himself on the bench. I totally disagree. […]
Morning all. There’s little point in going into great detail about last nights draw with Lens as it’s the first game of the pre-season. Until the league campaign kicks off it’s all about the players getting match fit which is a good job really as there wasn’t much to rave about the match. A defensive […]
Morning all. The pre-season finally kicks off today with a friendly against Lens in France. A few players are missing like Ozil, Koscielny, Alexis, Xhaka, Cech and Bellerin but the rest should be ready for tough fixture in the heat. Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Matt Macey, Krystian Bielik, Reiss Nelson, Marcus McGuane, Ben Sheaf, Julio Pleguezuelo, Stephy Mavididi, […]
Arsene Wenger and Arsenal received a welcome piece of good news in the last few days, as Juventus reportedly informed compatriots Napoli that they will not be paying the release clause for the transfer of Gonzalo Higuain. Both Arsenal and the Italian champions have been heavily linked with the former Real Madrid man, with Wenger […]
Morning all. Arsenal have finally got their man. After upping the offer to Bolton a bit, the northern club has now accepted a bid for Englishman Rob Holding. While this signing will not excite every Arsenal fan, it’s best to remember where the neighbours signed Deli Ali from before writing him off. Holding is equally […]
Morning all. What would you do if you were Lauren Koscielny, sign a contract extension at Arsenal or rub your hands together with glee knowing that one of the best clubs in the world want to sign you? Koscielny is 31 years next month old and all he has is a couple of FA Cups […]
Morning all. Mesut Ozil wants to return to Turkey one day, according to the chairman of his first club, Rot-Weiss Essen. He claims our German maestro hopes to sign for one of the major teams in Istanbul. In The Express, Welling is quoted as saying: He’s said he wants to play in Istanbul and then, […]
Morning all. It seems Mr Higuain’s agent has been busy this summer. Having spoken out about a potential move to Arsenal, the player is close to signing a four year contract with Juventus so if true, another striker has slipped away. I’m not blaming Arsenal of course, unless faffing around with low fees and wages is […]
Arsenal are one of the first Premier League teams to have begun to plug in their holes ahead of the 2016/2017 season. They seem very intent on being more competitive next season and their first move was signing Granit Xhaka. Moreover, they are even willing to spend up to £80 million just to get the […]
Morning all. So it was true. Arsenal or Sky Sports and Thierry Henry opted for the latter. I’m surprised Henry was given such an ultimatum in the first place but there you go, it’s Arsene’s way or the highway. Our old Frenchman has gone but I’m sure he’ll return one day, when Wenger has gone […]
Morning all. There’s an interesting article in the Telegraph this morning which suggests Thierry Henry is leaving the clubs coaching setup. This is apparently down to the Frenchman working for Sky Sports instead of committing to his role at Arsenal full-time, mind you, the author of the article has added that he believes the scathing […]