Arsenal centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos has been pictured back on the training pitch following an ankle injury. The latest news from the medical department is that the Greek international is due to return to full fitness at the end of February. However, supporters on Twitter are hopeful that Sokratis can come back into the fold earlier than …
Arsenal are one of the clubs interested in signing Racing Genk winger Leandro Trossard, according to reports in the English media. The 24-year-old has had a breakthrough season in Belgium, having scored 17 goals and contributed eight assists in 29 games. Trossard is reportedly valued at £22m by his club, but the Gunners are likely to …
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira says the Gunners are ready to go toe-to-toe with Chelsea and Manchester United for a top-four finish. The weekend defeat to Manchester City has meant that the London club have slipped down behind United into sixth place. Torreira is aware it will be a tough battle to secure a Champions League …
Arsenal are one of four teams that are tracking Marseille defender Boubacar Kamara, according to reports in Italy. The Gunners are said to be eyeing a summer move for the 19-year-old with the player interesting Chelsea as well as AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund. Kamara has established himself in the first-team at Marseille, with the teenager …
Arsenal attacking midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is backing teammate Matteo Guendouzi to become one of the best players in the world. The Frenchman only arrived from Ligue Two side Lorient in July but has already established himself in the first team at the Gunners. Mkhitaryan believes there is more to come from Guendouzi and he says …
Arsenal may only have £40m to spend next summer, according to reports in the English media. The Gunners need to ensure they comply with Financial Fairplay regulations, and it means manager Unai Emery will have limited funds available to him to revamp the squad. Fans on Twitter are not happy about the meagre transfer budget, …
Arsenal have sent scouts to watch RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate in action, according to reports in Germany. Chelsea and West Ham have also been tracking the 19-year-old, who has been in good form this campaign in the Bundesliga. Konate joined Leipzig from Sochaux in the summer of 2017. He broke into the German club’s …
Arsenal had a very tough start to the season opening up with games against Manchester City and Chelsea at home and away respectively. Most fans were not expecting much more than a point or 2 as a return from those games and the results were somewhat predictable as the Gunners lost 2-0 at home to …
Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith has praised Alexandre Lacazette for his recent form. The ex-Gunner believes the Frenchman is fully committed to the club and his standout displays against the likes of Chelsea and Cardiff recently are a testament to that: “Arsenal fans absolutely love a prolific centre-forward, especially when he has a close attachment …
Arsenal director and son of the owner Stan, Josh Kroenke, has set his sights on winning the Champions League final. One of the Kroenke family’s other teams, the Los Angeles Rams, will be competing in the Super Bowl this weekend and speaking in an interview, Kroenke likened it to the Gunners lifting Europe’s premier competition: …
Arsenal manager Unai Emery has refused to rule out starting Denis Suarez against Manchester City tomorrow. The Spaniard only arrived on deadline day but the Gunners boss feels the midfielder could be ready to make an instant impact: “I am thinking about all the players. If he starts, I have confidence in him I know …
Former Arsenal star Charlie Nicholas doesn’t believe the Gunners will have much of a chance against Manchester City tomorrow. Unai Emery’s side will head to the Etihad back in the top four following Tuesday’s victory against Cardiff. However, Nicholas believes City will be full of hunger to get the win in order to close the …
Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny has returned to full training and should be fit to face Manchester City on Sunday. The centre-back was caught in the face by Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku during the FA Cup defeat a week ago. It was thought that Koscielny may have suffered a broken jaw but it turned out …
Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti has criticised Arsenal for their attempts to sign Ivan Perisic during the January transfer window. The Serie A boss believes the Gunners unsettled the Croatian but were never truly serious about signing the winger before deadline day: “These things happen in the transfer window, the player received an impressive proposal …
Arsenal knew after such a huge change, replacing 22 year veteran Gunners manager Arsene Wenger with the younger opinionated and passionate Spanish manager Unai Emery was going to take some time to bear fruit and the club hierarchy clearly hired the former Sevilla and PSG boss with the understanding that Emery would be given patience …
Arsenal will not sign either Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic or Dalian Yifang’s Yannick Carrasco on loan before the transfer deadline, according to the BBC’s David Ornstein. Inter are adamant that they want to sell Perisic outright and ended all talks with the Gunners yesterday. The London club wanted a loan deal with an option …
Paris Saint-Germain will attempt to sign James Rodriguez in a bid to replace the injured Neymar, according to reports in Germany. The Ligue One side are believed to have approached Arsenal about signing Mesut Ozil but the playmaker is said to have rejected their advances as he doesn’t want to leave the Gunners on loan. …
The agent of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Christopher Nkunku believes a move to Arsenal this month is not looking likely. Speaking on French TV Jose-Pierre Fanfan confirmed that there is interest in the 21-year-old from the Gunners but the financial restrictions on the London club are stopping the deal from going ahead: “There is a real interest …