Arsenal enjoyed an excellent second game of pre-season – a 5-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain in Singapore. If we’re being picky, the team started the match a little sloppily but grew into the match; Ozil scored against the run of play in the 13th minute before PSG equalised with a penalty. We looked a little […]
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According to reports from The Express, Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Barcelona midfielder, Andre Gomes. The 24-year-old Portuguese player is ready to leave the Catalan outfit after two years of struggling to break into the first team. Despite signing the likes of Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira, as well as boasting Elneny, […]
Arsenal are interested in signing German midfielder, Max Meyer on a free transfer, according to report from The Sun. The 22-year-old, who opted not to extend his contract at Schalke 04 and instead become a free agent, looks an attainable target; although we would still have to fight off competition from Liverpool and possibly other […]
Arsenal kick off the Unai Emery era on August 12th with a difficult home game against Manchester City when the new Premier League season begins. Given that many of us have known nothing but Arsene Wenger, it will be strange seeing another man sitting in the Emirates Stadium dugout. In some ways, it is that […]
When Leicester won the Premier League in 2015-16, they had a player that the mainstream football world hadn’t known about the previous summer. N’Golo Kante, the small but powerful French defensive midfielder, signed from Caen for a modest fee, then became a key part of the Foxes team that won a historic title. The then […]
Having ended his 17-year association with Arsenal, Jack Wilshere has said that the main reason he chose West Ham United as his next club is because he was a boyhood Hammers fan; and most of his family support them too. They announced Wilshere’s arrival on a free transfer on Monday, with the 26-year-old agreeing a […]
Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Sokratis Papastathopoulos on July 1, finally ending speculation about what has been one of the longest-running transfer stories of the summer. The Borussia Dortmund defender had been reportedly signed, though no official confirmation had been made by both clubs and the player himself. However, according to Darmeth Sheth, […]
Excitement is brewing once again. The likes of Bernd Leno and Stephan Lichtsteiner have been confirmed as the first signings of the Unai Emery era, with the pair of Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Lucas Torreira expected to join officially after the World Cup. Arsenal have been handed a tough start to the season with Manchester City […]
We are expected to complete the second senior signing of the Unai Emery era imminently, with Lucas Torreira set to join, as per reports in Uruguay. The club had been linked to the Sampdoria midfielder in the past week and according to Embaiadores del Gol, Torreira’s agent, Pablo Bentacur is flying to Russia in a […]
Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit are two players we won’t forget in a hurry. Yes, both players had great ability – they wouldn’t have played almost every game together in the 1997-98 double winning side if they didn’t. However, what set them apart was their power, tenacity, leadership and commitment to their role within a […]