Dan Critchlow Archives: 02/2020

Zak Swanson thinks he did well against ‘one of the best players in the league’ in Leroy Sane, playing for the Arsenal u23s on Friday night.

Mikel Arteta thinks Pablo Mari, Rob Holding, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson are all in contention to feature against Portsmouth, after playing for the u23s on Friday.

Catalin Cirjan scored two more goals for the Arsenal u18s as they pulled off a rare league win with the help of a few younger players.

Joseph Olowu helped Cork City keep a clean sheet against Finn Harps for their first win of the season on Friday, earning praise from the fans.

Sead Kolasinac has a ‘significant’ strain to his right shoulder joint, but it won’t require surgery and he could return sooner than we first expected.

Folarin Balogun scored two more goals against Manchester City on Friday, as he continues to make his case for first-team chances.

Mesut Özil still has no plans to leave Arsenal until the end of his contract, according to quotes from the player’s agent on Friday.

Robbie Burton made his debut for the Dinamo Zagreb second team on Friday, featuring in a match against NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac.

Arsenal have brought two new faces into their youth scouting team, as well as promoting one other member of their existing staff.

Ryan Alebiosu is trying to earn himself a professional contract with Arsenal between now and the end of the season, with no decision yet.

Arsenal scouts will watch FK Crvena Zvezda u19s face FC Midtjylland in the UEFA Youth League next week, according to reports.

Here are our player ratings for Arsenal vs Olympiacos as the Gunners dropped out of the Europa League with a 2-1 home defeat.

Arsenal are already considering signing Pablo Mari permanently, even though he only joined on loan last month, according to reports in Brazil.

Feyenoord are trying to extend the contract of Orkun Kökcü amid interest from Arsenal and Chelsea, according to reports in the Netherlands.

Former Gunner Marcus McGuane is finally a Nottingham Forest player, completing his transfer from FC Barcelona a few weeks after SC Telstar announced the move.

Matteo Guendouzi and Joe Willock are two of the most valuable u21 central midfielders in the world, according to Transfermarkt valuations.

Former Fenerbahce SK Director of Football and ex-Arsenal scout Damien Comolli thinks the club made the wrong decision hiring Unai Emery.

Tolaji Bola and Zech Medley both trained with the Arsenal first-team on Wednesday, amid Mikel Arteta’s left-back shortage.

Arsenal are keeping tabs on Hoffenheim midfielder Florian Grillitsch ahead of a potential summer move, according to reports in Germany.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang responded to a report about his contract extension negotiations on Twitter, suggesting it’s all nonsense.