Dan Critchlow Archives: 03/2020

Granit Xhaka is continuing to make the most of spending time with his family, uploading a video pranking his daughter with a taste of lemon.

Rio Ferdinand says Thierry Henry was in the heads of his opponents before they even took to the pitch, and they’d shrink away from him.

Kieran Tierney says dislocating his shoulder and knowing he needed an operation was probably the toughest time of his life, mentally speaking.

Arsenal hold an interest in Manchester United defender Chris Smalling, currently on loan with AS Roma, according to reports in Italy.

Manchester United are considering a £50m move for Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to a report.

Arsene Wenger thinks the priority is for the Premier League to complete their current season, even if that means pushing fixtures back.

Swiss league club FC Sion sacked former Gunners Alex Song and Johan Djourou this week after they refused to take pay-cuts.

Atletico Madrid are trying to increase the release clause and extend the contract of Thomas Partey, amid interest from Arsenal, according to reports in Spain.

Arsenal ‘analytics guru’ Jaeson Rosenfeld of StatDNA is leaving the club to join Arsene Wenger at FIFA, according to a report.

Arsenal are pushing to sign Swedish striker Emil Roback and even invited the teenager over to visit the club, according to Hammarby sports director Jesper Jansson.

Arsenal are the favourites to sign Orkun Kokcu as they’re willing to offer more than their competitors for the transfer, according to reports in Spain.

Hector Bellerin credits Kieran Tierney with helping push him through the final stages of his rehabilitation, quickly forming a strong relationship with the summer signing.

David Alaba is currently running his contract down with Bayern Munich, unsure whether to extend, with plenty of possible transfer destinations.

The Premier League are continuing to postpone fixtures until 30th April, but they’re still hoping to complete the league season.

Arsenal are planning to activate the one-year contract extension clause for David Luiz to stay until 2021, according to a report.

Tony Adams praised Mikel Arteta this week but insisted the problem at Arsenal is their recruitment, not their coaching.

Ilkay Gundogan sung the praises of Mikel Arteta and admitted to being a boyhood fan of Thierry Henry, speaking in a Q&A on social media.

Santi Cazorla could rejoin former teammate Mikel Arteta on the sidelines as a coach, but not for a couple of years, according to Guillem Balague.

Shkodran Mustafi made it into WhoScored’s Premier League Team of 2020 so far, after his recent upturn in performances for Arsenal.

Arsenal are making contract extension talks with Bukayo Saka a priority when they return to work next week, according to a report.