The transfer of Uruguay defensive midfielder, Lucas Torreira to Arsenal may not be confirmed as early as expected. The 22-year-old anchor man was expected to join after the World Cup with a fee of £26.5m agreed by Arsenal and his current club, Sampdoria. However, it seems that we might have to wait for a little […]
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The Unai Emery era begins. The Spaniard has made his mark on the transfer window by bringing in Bernd Leno, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Stephan Lichtsteiner, while Lucas Torreira is expected to join imminently. There is a growing sense of excitement here and we believe next season will be a very successful one. Despite not being […]
Robert Pires has heaped praise on Lucas Torreira and believes that the Uruguayan defensive midfielder will be a good acquisition for the club. The 22-year-old has been linked to The Gunners in recent weeks and is expected to sign imminently in a £26m move from Sampdoria, subject to a medical. Pires, who played for Arsenal […]
Steven N’Zonzi is ready to force a move to Arsenal, according to multiple reports. The powerful midfielder, who has been compared, if a little ambitiously, to Patrick Vieira, has turned in a transfer request as he aims to leave Sevilla this summer, as per The Daily Mail. The 29-year-old enjoyed impressive three-year spells with Blackburn […]
Arsenal are moving closer to potentially signing Ever Banega. The Argentine midfielder’s club, Sevilla, signed a potential replacement in Roque Mesa, who joins on a permanent deal from Swansea, perhaps as a precaution in case their man decides to leave. The Andalusian outfit appear confident that the former Las Palmas man, who made seven appearances […]
Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Sokratis Papastathopoulos on a £17m deal from Borussia Dortmund, as Daily Star. The 29-year-old centre-back has been on Unai Emery’s radar to add leadership and experience to the Arsenal backline following the nasty injury suffered by Laurent Koscielny. The 13-time league champions have been after Papastathopoulos for […]
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 […]
Ian Wright has welcomed new goalkeeper, Bernd Leno to the club by expressing his optimism at the signing of the German international on Twitter. Leno came in on Tuesday and is expected to be the club’s new first choice stopper; given that Petr Cech appeared to be on the wane last season and David Ospina […]
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 […]