Dan Critchlow Archives: 05/2018

Former Gunner Nicklas Bendtner was in tears on Sunday, after coming off injured in one of his club’s final matches before the World Cup.

Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle, Lucas Perez’s agent, suggests the player would be more than happy to move to Lazio this summer, but nothing is certain just yet.

Arsenal are ‘ready to dive in’ on a deal for Mehdi Benatia, according to reports in France.

Arsenal fans have started to get excited about the prospect of signing Caglar Soyuncu, after his agent’s activity on Instagram raised some eyebrows.

Emil Forsberg’s agent, Hasan Cetinkaya, is planning talks with RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick over his client’s future, before the World Cup.

Marco Andreolli, who played under Unai Emery at Sevilla, told the English media what he thinks of the 46-year-old, after his appointment as head coach at Arsenal.

Arsenal are leading the chase to sign Andrija Zivkovic this summer, but need to move fast if they want to do so before the World Cup.

Arsenal have joined three other top European clubs in the race to sign Chelsea left wing-back Kenedy, according to reports.

Arsene Wenger is considering a return to club management, and will give serious thought to any offers from Japan, according to reports.

Lorenzo Pellegrini is still strongly considering staying with AS Roma, but he likes Arsenal ‘above all’, according to reports in Italy.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Ainsley Maitland-Niles have had to withdraw from the France and England squads for the Toulon Tournament, after picking up injuries.

Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele could be on the way to Arsenal this summer, according to some pretty optimistic reports in the English media.

Adrien Rabiot could leave Paris Saint-Germain for Arsenal this summer, with a number of clubs interested in his signature as he enters the final year of his contract in France.

Badou Ndiaye could leave Stoke City for Arsenal this summer, thanks to a relegation clause in his contract, according to reports.

Gernot Rohr insists he has ‘no regrets’ about leaving the likes of Kelechi Nwakali out of his World Cup squad, despite the 19-year-old’s impressive performance against Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal are still seriously interested in Abdou Diallo, and it’s ‘highly probable’ Arsenal make a concrete move for the player in the coming weeks, according to reports in France.

Arsenal have opened negotiations with Emil Forsberg’s representatives over a summer move, according to the Swedish media.

Bernd Leno is looking more and more likely to leave Bayer Leverkusen for Arsenal, after his current club announced the signing of a new goalkeeper this week.

Manchester United are joining Arsenal in the race for departing Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, according to reports in Germany.

Speaking to the media this week, Julian Draxler recommended that his current club Paris Saint-Germain sign Mesut Özil from Arsenal.