And so the departures from the Emirates begin. Just 48 hours after being part of the Arsenal side that were ripped apart by Liverpool at the weekend, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to move to Chelsea after the two clubs agreed on a £35m fee for the England international. Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is in the final year […]
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It’s been a horrible start to the Premier League campaign by Arsenal. They just squeezed past Leicester City 4-3 on the opening weekend, lost 1-0 at Stoke last weekend and then were ripped apart at Anfield on Saturday as they once again failed to cope with Liverpool’s energetic, counter-attacking style. Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane […]
Arsene Wenger says that he wants to slim down his Arsenal squad before making any further signings during the summer transfer window. The Gunners defensive shortcomings were exposed during a 1-0 defeat at Stoke on Saturday. Afterwards Wenger said that he has not ruled out more signings before the transfer window closes at the end […]
Arsene Wenger says Arsenal’s defending was worthy of criticism after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Stoke. Wenger denied that the defence had been shaky in their 4-3 win over Leicester last week, but agreed that what turned out to be the decisive goal at Stoke should have been prevented. “Last week we conceded two goals on […]
Arsene Wenger insists that financial implications are not important when it comes to Alexis Sanchez entering the final year of his Arsenal contract. The Chilean star has one year remaining on his existing deal and would be able to depart the Emirates Stadium for nothing next summer if he doesn’t sign an extension. Wenger has […]
Thierry Henry has backed Manchester United to emulate The Invincibles and go an entire Premier League season unbeaten. Arsenal famously went through the 2003/04 season without losing a single match (26 wins and 12 draws across 38 matches played) as they romped to a 13th league title and third under Arsene Wenger. Central to their […]
With less than three weeks left in the transfer window, the focus at Arsenal will be on reducing the wage bill with a string of names available to leave. Mathieu Debuchy, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson, Lucas Perez and Joel Campbell all have been asked to find new clubs, but none is close to a move […]
Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has finally admitted why Arsene Wenger was handed a new contract on the back of a hugely disappointing season. He could not find anyone better! A statement that is even more mystifying considering that Barcelona found a manager Ernesto Valverde to replace Luis Enrique, why by the way is still […]
ubstitute Olivier Giroud headed in a dramatic late winner as Arsenal fought back to beat Leicester City in a thrilling start to the 2017-18 Premier League season. The Gunners trailed 3-2 with seven minutes to go before Aaron Ramsey and Giroud swung the game back in the home side’s favour at a euphoric Emirates Stadium. […]