North London side Arsenal have been linked again with West Ham and French star Dmitri Payet ahead of the mid-season transfer window, which opens the next month. Payet has been a sensational signing for his London club since he signed for a fee believed to be around £12 million from French side Olympique Marseille in the summer of 2015. His performances from last season was thereafter rewarded with a new 5-year deal worth £125,000 weekly before the start of the current season. The present season has however not gone as plan for West Ham, who moved from their Upton Park ground to the Olympic Stadium, with the team languishing in the bottom half of the table and just a point outside the relegation zone prompting speculation that Payet could leave the club despite … [Read more...]
Manager Confirmed – Arsenal Duos Out Of West Ham Clash
Arsenal stars Oliver Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy have both been ruled out of the team's London Derby clash with West Ham United at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening as confirmed by long-serving club manager Arsene Wenger. Wenger made this known during his pre-match press conference adding that his French striker will however be fit for their UEFA Champions League (UCL) last group game against Swiss champions FC Basel as they attempt to wrestle top spot from French champions Paris Saint Germain (PSG) while also revealing that French defender Mathieu Debuchy will be out of action for the next six months. On Giroud, who has scored three league goals, Wenger stated that: "I thought that Giroud might be available for Saturday, but he might not be available for … [Read more...]
Fans Reacts To Reports Of Hassenhuttl As ‘Potential’ Wenger Successor
Fans of North London side Arsenal have reacted shockingly to widespread reports linking current RB Leipzig boss Ralph Hassenhuttl as the long term successor to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. Wenger has been in charge at the 13-time English champions for 20 years since he was first appointed as the Arsenal boss in 1996. Since his appointment the 67-year old has won three English Premier League titles and six English FA Cup titles however with his current contract due to expire at the end of this season his future at the club has been up for discussion for the past few weeks. According to The Sun, Ralph Hassenhuttl hinted during his latest pre-match press conference ahead of his side's clash with in-form Schalke 04 in what is a German Bundesliga match slated for … [Read more...]
Chelsea Win The Highlight Of Unbeaten Run, Cech Reveals
Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has disclosed that the dominant 3-0 league win over leaders Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in the month of September was the highlight of his side's recent unbeaten run. The North London club's 19-game unbeaten run, which started since the 4-3 loss to Liverpool on the opening weekend of this league season, came to a halt on Wednesday following a 2-0 home loss to Southampton in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup. Cech, who has been an ever present in the Arsenal side for English Premier League (EPL) league duties, picked the game against his former club Chelsea as the standout game during the unbeaten run in a chat with the club's official website. In his words, 34-year old Cech said: "We scored goals at the right times, and the … [Read more...]
EFL Cup Aftermath: Arsenal Defender Says Opening Goal Was Key
Arsenal defender Rob Holding has disclosed that Southampton's opening goal in the EFL Cup quarter-final clash between both sides was key to the eventual outcome of the game. Arsene Wenger's side were convincingly beaten 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium as they crashed out of the competition and also had a 19-game unbeaten run ended while Southampton progressed to what was their first semi-final for the first time in 30 years as far as the competition is concerned. Holding, who sealed a £2m transfer to the North London side from English League One side Bolton Wanderers during the summer, is adamant that Dutch international Jordy Clasie's fine first half strike was a turning point in the game paving the way for English left back Ryan Bertrand to add a second goal on … [Read more...]
Wenger Would Be Worried About EFL Cup Exit, Legend Reveals
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown has revealed that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would be worried with the non-performance shown by the side he featured during Wednesday night's EFL Cup quarter-final clash with Southampton at the Emirates Stadium. Wenger made 10 changes from the side that won 3-1 in a home league clash against Bournemouth but saw his side lose 2-0 to Southampton, a result that was enough to end Arsenal's 19 match unbeaten run since the 4-3 loss to Liverpool at the start of the season as well as exiting the EFL Cup. In his Tackle Keown column with the Daily Mail, Keown pointed out that there was enough quality in the Arsenal side fielded on Wednesday night with players like Aaron Ramsey, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson amongst others and that … [Read more...]
Arsenal Will Finish Above Tottenham – Legend
Former Arsenal star Charlie Nicholas has stated that his former club will finish above their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs at the end of this season. Arsenal have bounced back well from a disappointing 4-3 defeat to Liverpool in the opening game of the season and are unbeaten in 12 league games in addition to being three points off league leaders Chelsea while Tottenham on the other hand had an unbeaten league start that reached 12 games until they came unstuck against Chelsea courtesy a 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge. Speaking during a chat with the Daily Mirror, Charlie Nicholas disclosed that he is sure that Arsenal will keep up the record of not finishing below Tottenham in the league at the end of the season. In his words, he said: "They [Arsenal] … [Read more...]
Abou Diaby Says He Could Have Won The Ballon d’or At Arsenal
Olympique Marseille midfielder Abou Diaby has disclosed that if he was not hindered by his many injury problems at former club Arsenal he could have won the Ballon d'or at the North London outfit. The 30-year old made the move to Arsenal from French side Auxerre in January 2006 and went on to score 19 goals in 140 appearances before he was released in June 2015 however his time at the club would be remembered for the numerous injuries he suffered while on the playing personnel at the North London side. Speaking on how his footballing career has panned out in an interview with France Football, Diaby made a lot of revelations. In his words, the man, who has made 19 appearances for the French national team said: "I have no limits." "Once upon a time, people … [Read more...]
Gunners Interested In Algerian ‘Left Back’ Faouzi Ghoulam – Reports
English Premier League (EPL) side Arsenal are one of a number of top European clubs interested in signing highly rated Algerian left back, Faouzi Ghoulam, who features for Napoli in the Italian Serie A, as per the report in the news outlet Daily Star. The 25-year old Ghoulam has developed into a key performer for UEFA Champions League (UCL) hopefuls Napoli since he joined them from French side Saint Etienne in January 2014. Arsenal have two international left back options in Spaniard Nacho Monreal and Englishman Kieran Gibbs though the former is presently the first choice however that has not stopped the reported interest in Faouzi Ghoulam. Since joining Napoli in almost three years, Ghoulam, who has made 23 appearances for the Desert Foxes of Algeria, has … [Read more...]
Wenger Wants Southampton To Win EFL Cup
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has disclosed that he wants South coast club Southampton to win this season's EFL Cup after his team was eliminated by the Saints. Arsenal were convincingly beaten 2-0 by visitors Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening in a quarter-final clash as far as the competition is concerned with the latter booking a semi-final place for the first time in 30 years. Arsene Wenger's preference for who will win the competition among the remaining four semi-finalists namely Liverpool, Hull City, Southampton and Manchester United was made known by his protégé and current Southampton manager Claude Puel after he masterminded an impressive win over his boss. Puel was a playing staff under Wenger for seven years at French club AS … [Read more...]
EFL Cup Ouster: Fans Right To Boo ‘Poor’ Arsenal – Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that fans were right to boo his players during his side's 2-0 loss to Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in what was the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night. It was a shambolic first half performance from the Gunners and they were subsequently booed off by their fans with scores at 2-0 in favour of Southampton courtesy goals from Dutch international Jordy Clasie and English left back Ryan Bertrand. The impressive win represents the first time Southampton would qualify for the last four of the league cup since 1986. On the reaction of the fans to his team's display, Wenger, who made ten changes from the Arsenal side that defeated Bournemouth 3-1 stated that they have to live with the fans' expectations … [Read more...]
Finally Wilshere Wants New Contract At Arsenal
England midfielder Jack Wilshere, who is presently on a season-long loan deal from Arsenal to fellow English Premier League (EPL) side Bournemouth has said his aim is to pen a new deal with the North London outfit. The 24-year old's current contract runs out at the end of 2018 and the Arsenal academy product wants to use his loan spell at Bournemouth to get back to full fitness and prove to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger that his long-term future lies at the Emirates Stadium. Wilshere, who has had to battle with a lot of injuries in a relatively short time, made this known in an interview with Sky Sports. Reacting to Arsene Wenger's comments that he would be given a new contract said that: "At the moment, my head is in Bournemouth." He further told Sky Sports … [Read more...]
Ozil Linked With Madrid Return, Arsenal In Oblak Pursuit, Wenger Successor
Ozil Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has been linked with a shock return to UEFA Champions League (UCL) as he is yet to put pen to papers on a new deal at the Emirates Stadium. His contract with Arsenal ends in the summer of 2018 and popular Spanish media outlet Marca says Ozil could re-sign for the 11-time European champions partly due to the fact that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is a big fan. One man who would be happy for Mesut Ozil to return to Madrid is Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who was reportedly sad when Ozil was sold to Arsenal in 2013. Aside Ozil, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) winger Angel Di Maria was also linked with a move back to Real Madrid in the same Marca report as a result of his unhappiness at Parc des … [Read more...]
Giroud, Iwobi & Ramsey Starts: Arsenal vs Southampton Probable Line-up
Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi and Aaron Ramsey to Starts: Arsenal vs Southampton Predicted Line-up Arsenal will play host to Southampton during the mid-week at Emirate Stadium in the EFL Cup quarter-final clash. Having won their last EPL game against AFC Bournemouth by 3-1, nothing but a win will be expected from Arsene Wenger's men, if they are to remain in the competition. Key changes are expected from the team that defeated Bournemouth over the weekend. While Spanish duos Santi Cazorla and Right-back Hector Bellerin still struggling for fitness we however expect young Nigerian star Alex Iwobi to start after missing last game. Key players like Ozil, Alexes Sanchez, Petr Cech and Laurent Koscielny will be likely to take a rest while goalie David Ospina … [Read more...]
Revealed: Why Arsenal must win the game against Bournemouth
Manchester City won a hard-fought game against Burnley to keep themselves in the title race, Liverpool stunned a very defensive Sunderland side and Chelsea overturned a goal deficit to beat Tottenham 2-1. The summary of the battle for 2016/2017 EPL title race and the only team left out of the equation is Arsenal, with more of the top 4 teams playing on Saturday it gives the squad and coach a better perspective as they know exactly what they need to do which is to beat Bournemouth. Anything short of a win will mean a winless 3 games for Arsenal which will do very little to dispel the superstitions of November being a boogey month for the team, a win will close down the league leaders Chelsea, take Arsenal a step farther than Tottenham and rejuvenate their … [Read more...]
Star Player Buzzin! Arsenal can win the champions league!
Francis Coquelin has been in great spirits, the 25-year-old Frenchman is enjoying playing at the Emirates and has said he hoped to finish his career at the club. He rose through the ranks starting from the youth system, Coquelin has established himself as an important member of the Arsenal squad under Arsene Wenger. He now has his eyes set on big plans with the team, the tireless midfielder expressed his frustration with the Arsenal team having to contend with the loser tag and emphasized that the club had to go through an important transition point which was responsible for the spells without contending for trophies. He added that then they were a team of boys who had now matured both physically and mentally and therefore there were ready to challenge or … [Read more...]
Injury Update: Wenger Hopeful, Midfielder Could Return In Few Weeks
Arsenal midefielder Santi Carzola could play in December or not, according to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger “Santi Cazorla is not close to first team action”. Carzola was sent to Spain to see a specialist concerning his recurring Achilles Injury that has so far left him out for over a month now. His injury has been pretty frustration for the club and fans alike as the team does better with the talismanic Spanish playmaker in the side, amidst all the media inquisition into the gravity of his injury during Wenger’s press conference he addressed the issue. “At the moment I’ve given up on that.“I don’t know how far he is. He looks to me that he’s making progress, but as long as the player is not in full-time training you can’t set targets. “It’s not a big … [Read more...]
Good News: Arsenal likely to seal deal with highly rated winger in January
Arsenal fans are used to being linked to Julian Draxler as the Left footed german winger has always been linked to Arsenal long before the winger left Schalke 04 for Wolfsburg FC. Draxler was close to quitting the german club amidst strong interest from Arsenal as well as a couple of clubs. The player hasn’t scored a goal for Wolfsburg this season and appears to be switched off at the German outfit prompting sports director Klaus Allofs admitting maybe the club would have been better off letting him go last season. Popular German tabloid Kicker quoted him as saying "We would now assess the situation differently, and it may be that we would do it differently next time and let him leave. Perhaps. History has not helped him nor VfL,” suggesting Wolfsburg … [Read more...]
Highly rated defender signs new bumper Arsenal Deal
Blitzing Spanish right back Hector Bellerin has signed a new long term deal with Arsenal. While there had been rumours of Arsene Wenger looking to offer a new deal to the fleet footed right back amidst heavy Barcelona and Manchester City interest, Bellerin whose rise to stardom started from last season after being promoted to the senior team. The Catalonia born right back has put in an amazing performance also running into this season until he was injured. It was rumored his agent Albert Botines was in London last week to discuss with Arsenal representatives on terms of a new contract for Hector. “Hector is really playing good football here, he loves the team and is excited with the prospects and wants to remain here for a long time, contract shoud be … [Read more...]
Gossip – Star Defender Ready To Sign New Deal With Arsenal
Reports claim that Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny is close to signing a new deal with Arsenal. French publication L’Equipe reports that the contract of the defender will come to an end in the summer but it is expected that the French international defender will not hesitate to sign a new deal and commit his future to the London club. The 31-year-old defender joined Arsenal from French club Lorient in 2010 and has gone on to become an established player at the Emirates. With a lot of superb performances for the club, Arsenal will be willing to tie down the defender to a deal for a long time and reports claim that there is a deal in place to keep Koscielny at the club till 2020. With his current deal set to expire at the end of the season the defender is … [Read more...]
Reports – Real Madrid Set To Make Shock Move For Arsenal Midfielder
In what could be termed as a shock move, reports claim that Spanish giants Real Madrid are interested in signing Aaron Ramsey from Arsenal. According to thesun Real Madrid are prepared to pay Arsenal 25 million pounds to try to lure the midfielder to the Spanish capital and reunite with his country man Gareth Bale. The versatile midfielder is top on Real Madrid’s lift of potential transfer targets because of his ability to play in various positions across midfield. Madrid is confident of getting their target to leave the gunners to join them because Zinedine Zidane is prepared to offer the Welsh international regular playing time. Ramsey’s season has been hampered by a hamstring injury and the 25-year-old has just been able to start once in the premier … [Read more...]
Arsenal Injury Update – Midfielder Ruled Himself Out Of Manchester United Match
Arsenal will be without one of their star midfielders on Saturday as they face Manchester United at Old Trafford. Santi Cazorla has stated he is still injured and returning to the gunner’s first team could take several weeks. The Spaniard last played for Arsenal in their 6-0 win over Ludogorets at the Emirates in the Champions league on October 19 where he hobbled off in the second half after picking up an Achilles injury. With the international break over Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger had hoped to have all his players fit and in top shape. Players like Alexis Sanchez and Hector Bellerin got injured during the international break and will be assessed ahead of the weekend match. Wenger was hoping that he would receive some good news concerning Cazorla but the … [Read more...]
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