Morning all. Sky Sports News and David Ornstein report his morning that Marseille have returned with a whopping £17 million bid for Eddie Nketiah. Ornstein goes on to write: The Ligue 1 side’s new offer is similar in value to their previous approach but closer to the formula Arsenal want for the forward but given […]
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Morning all. Arsenal announcing the signing of Riccardo Calafiori yesterday came as a shock. Not for one minute did I expect that bolt out of the blue. Yes, I’m being ironic after weeks of updates on his movements. Poor bloke must have felt like he was being stalked. Anyway, the general consensus seems to be […]
Morning all. I didn’t watch the match between Arsenal and Man Utd this morning so I’ve stolen a few bits from Arsenal.com. Mikel Arteta added a bit more experience into his side to the one which played Bournemouth with Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus to the starting eleven. , Ethan Nwaneri and Ayden […]
Morning all. Sky Sports Dharmesh Sheth has a few updates on Arsenal this morning: 1) Riccardo Calafiori becoming Arsenal’s new £42m signing is in its final stage of development. Sky Sports News has been told an announcement is not far off as all that remains are the assessments from his medical and typical logistical planning […]
Morning all. Arsenal.com has a post match assessment of our how our pre-season fixture against Bournemouth unfolded. Mikel Arteta opted to start with a mixture of youth and experience, with Ayden Heaven, Ethan Nwaneri, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand and Myles Lewis-Skelly all given the nod to start, and all put in solid displays during a strong […]
Morning all. As last season came to a close with Manchester City looking more and more likely to pip Arsenal to the title for a second year running, the return of Jurrien Timber was a positive time. Having suffered a horrid injury on his Premier League debut, losing him for most of the season was […]
Morning all. Here are a few snippets of Mikel Arteta’s post Bournemouth press conference where he talks about his group of players and transfers. The full interview is available on Arsenal.com. On the mood in the camp this pre-season: It’s been very positive since day one. We started at Marbella for two weeks and then […]
Morning all. A young squad has travelled to the USA for our pre-season tour. Goalkeepers: Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, Lucas Nygaard, Alexei Rojas Defenders: Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Josh Nichols, Jakub Kiwior, Ayden Heaven, Omar Rekik Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Michal Rosiak, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, […]
Morning all. Arsenal played Leyton Orient yesterday at London Colney behind closed doors. Mikel Arteta’s side won the game but scoreline are irrelevant at this stage of the summer. Now is about minutes for players as they strive to get match fit for the start of the 2024/25 season. Here’s how Arsenal lined up and […]
Morning all. The Athletic reports that Manchester United are exploring a deal to sign youth striker Chido Obi-Martin following the expiry of his schoolboy terms at Arsenal. The 16-year-old visited United’s Carrington training facilities earlier this week, with the club in early-stage discussions over a move. Arsenal made what they felt was a fair offer […]
Morning all. Arsenal are soon to jet off to the USA for pre season training along with a number of friendly matches. I say friendly but considering Liverpool, Man Utd and Bournemouth are the opposition, no doubt there will be a few tasty tackles going on. As it stands, Arsenal will be without a first […]
Morning all. James McNicholas has written another good piece for The Athletic. This one relates to how both England and Arsenal have a conundrum in common: who is Declan Rice’s partner in the long term? The turnover in central midfield (at the Euros) left Rice with a huge burden to carry. By the time the […]