Dan Critchlow Archives: 01/2018

Ivan Rakitic suggests he doesn’t want to leave Barcelona, amid interest from Arsenal, having hailed the recent arrival of Philippe Coutinho.

Arsenal are the only big six club without a player worth €100m, according to a study by the CIES Football Observatory.

Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim has hinted that Thomas Lemar could leave in January. The French club have also reportedly lowered his asking price.

Besiktas reportedly scouted Danny Welbeck in Arsenal’s recent matches, and the 27-year-old striker is believed to be their main target to replace Cenk Tosun.

If Arsenal sell Mathieu Debuchy this month, will the Gunners need to sign a replacement before the window closes?

Olympique Lyonnais forward Nabil Fekir is one of Arsenal’s key targets to replace Alexis Sanchez, if the Chilean ends up leaving for Manchester City in January.

Arsenal might recall Carl Jenkinson from Birmingham City this month, so they can loan him out to a new club.

Arsene Wenger reiterated that he’d rather see the January transfer window banned, so managers and players can stay focused on football.

With contracts coming to an end, coupled with the poor performance by Arsenal fringe players in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest, there could be a lot of players being sold in January.

Arsenal are having a nightmare time with referees at the moment, and it appears Martin Atkinson is the match official who will be braving Wednesday’s meeting with Chelsea.

Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will loan Konstantinos Mavropanos out before the end of the January transfer window. Werder Bremen are the rumoured destination, but should they be?

Arsenal want to sign Boca’s Cristian Pavon immediately, to replace Alexis Sanchez, rather than waiting for the summer as originally planned, according to reports in Argentina.

Arsenal are clearly not a club that values defending anymore, as their Women, men and youth teams conceded 16 goals across all the weekend’s matches.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still Arsenal’s highest rated player on Whoscored this season, despite having left the club for Liverpool after playing three matches in August.

AC Milan have reportedly turned down the chance to sign Theo Walcott this month, as Southampton close in on the England international.

Arsenal want to sign Lucas Vazquez from Real Madrid to replace Alexis Sanchez, according to reports in Spain.

After Arsenal were eliminated from the FA Cup, talk of Arsene Wenger leaving grew in intensity, and movements behind the scene throw weight on the argument that he could exit this summer.

Chris Sutton thinks Arsene Wenger’s team selection against Nottingham Forest was arrogant, and says the Arsenal manager should’ve picked his strongest team.

Brazilian midfielder Fred says he’s waiting on Pep Guardiola’s call, despite links to Arsenal and Manchester United this week.

Alexis Sanchez reportedly looks set to leave Arsenal for £35m, while Mesut Ozil could leave for free in the summer. Why aren’t Arsenal getting true value for their talent?