Dan Critchlow Archives: 11/2021

Though Alexandre Lacazette claims he’s waiting until January to make a decision on his future, reports in Italy suggest he’s growing determined to leave.

Bukayo Saka finished in the top-10 for the 2021 Kopa Trophy, an u21 award selected by former winners of the Ballon d’Or.

Four Arsenal players featured across the BBC, Premier League, and WhoScored Teams of the Week this week, with Bukayo Saka in all three.

Ralf Rangnick will miss Manchester United’s match against Arsenal on Thursday, as the club continue to work on his visa and Covid-19 protocols.

Arsenal have confirmed that they’ll release Marcelo Flores to join up with the senior Mexico national team for a friendly next week.

Arsenal are hopeful Bukayo Saka has avoided a significant injury, after he was forced off early in the weekend match against Newcastle United.

Bukayo Saka says David Luiz is probably the player to have the biggest impact on him in the early stages of his senior career.

An Arsenal move for Dusan Vlahovic seems to be totally off the table, with reports suggesting neither side is pursuing a move.

Arsenal’s fixture against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge looks set to be rearranged after the Club World Cup dates were confirmed.

Ralf Rangnick’s appointment as manager of Manchester United is now confirmed, but it’s still not clear whether he’ll take charge of the Arsenal game.

Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal’s key players need to be contributing more on the goalscoring front, but it’s not just them.

Dejan Iliev is hoping to be back from injury soon, but he remains in North Macedonia whilst working on his rehabilitation.

Arsenal invincible right-back Lauren has given his seal of approval to the club’s summer signing Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Though at least slightly busier than last weekend, Arsenal’s loanees had another mixed Saturday this time around.

Micah Richards was very impressed with the performance of Nuno Tavares on Saturday, as the 21-year-old provided a vital assist for Arsenal.

Reading u23 coach Mehmet Ali will join up with the Arsenal u23s as an assistant to Kevin Betsy from January, according to a report.

Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Bukayo Saka had a muscular problem during Arsenal’s win over Newcastle United on Saturday.

Alexandre Lacazette says his agents are starting to look around, as he prepares to make a decision on his future in January.

The Arsenal u23s’ makeshift defence struggled in defeat to Derby on Friday night, but Folarin Balogun continued to shine with a hat-trick.

Arsenal youth defender Joel Lopez is having an injury problem assessed, after missing the u23 match at the weekend.