Former Arsenal player and football pundit Paul Merson has urged the North London side to give star duo Alexi Sanchez and Mesut Ozil new contracts at the club. Chilean forward Sanchez and German playmaker Ozil are presently locked in a contract extension talks with their respective contracts scheduled to expire in 18 months time in the summer of 2018. Speaking about their contract impasse with Arsenal on talksport, Merson, who scored 99 goals in 425 games for Arsenal said: "They need to get these two players signed up in my opinion – for me, … [Read more...]
Arsenal Should Have Signed Atletico Star Griezmann, Former Player Reveals
Former Arsenal player Paul Merson has stated that the North London side should have gone the extra mile to sign Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann adding that everyone has a price and the French international is not an exception despite his club's public pronouncement that he is not for sale. Speaking to news outlet Sunday World on Arsenal's ambition as a club, Paul Merson said: "They could have bought Antoine Griezmann last summer. After all, everyone has a price." "Okay, Atletico Madrid might say publicly that he is not for sale but … [Read more...]