Dan Critchlow

Barcelona chief executive Oscar Grau reportedly believes that Malcom will be sold, as it appears the Brazilian has failed to win over manager Ernesto Valverde.

Zech Medley made Arsenal's Premier League squad on Monday against Leicester City but didn't travel to Portugal for the Europa League clash with Sporting Lisbon, which may have left some fans confused.

Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.

Takuma Asano and Kelechi Nwakali are struggling to get games with their temporary clubs at the moment, leading to more questions over Arsenal's loan system.

Alex Iwobi says Unai Emery is encouraging him to be positive, even if he makes mistakes, and to keep on working hard for the full 90 minutes.

Daniel Ballard is making a name for himself at centre-back with the Arsenal and Northern Ireland youth teams, particularly when it comes to goal-line clearances.

Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann has given a frank assessment of Reiss Nelson's loan spell so far, insisting that the 18-year-old still has lots of room to improve.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reached new levels with his chance conversion rates this year, continuing his fantastic goalscoring form with a brace on Monday.

Sporting Lisbon coach Jose Peseiro argues that facing Arsenal is a good thing right now, as it will motivate his players to perform at their best.

Arsenal face Sporting Lisbon in Portugal on Thursday, as they fight with the Primeira Liga side to top their Europa League group.

Nani insists there's no better motivation to score a goal for Sporting Lisbon than a game against Arsenal, particularly given his history with Manchester United.

Reiss Nelson has been named in WhoScored's u21 European Team of the Week, after his performance at the weekend against 1. FC Nürnberg.

Tolaji Bola could be in line to travel with the first-team squad to Lisbon on Thursday, thanks to the injury struggles of fellow left-backs Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac.

Sporting CP goalkeeper Romain Salin thinks Arsenal are a 'great team' and admits his side will have to work together to get a result on Thursday.

Martin Atkinson will referee Arsenal's clash with Crystal Palace this weekend, the Premier League have confirmed.

Arsenal have sent a warning to fans planning to attend Thursday's Europa League clash in Lisbon, the Gunners' third group game in the competition.

Alex Iwobi put in another great performance against Leicester City on Monday, and his form has been so impressive he's even earned himself a new chant from the fans.

Arsenal started slow but finished impressively against Leicester City on Monday, coming from behind to win the match 3-1.

Ken Gillard has taken charge of the Arsenal u18s, taking over from Kwame Ampadu after Thierry Henry poached the Arsenal man for his backroom team at AS Monaco.

Stephy Mavididi has scored his first goal in Serie C for Juventus' B team, netting in a 51-minute appearance against Siena on Sunday.

Reiss Nelson's market value has shot up after his recent performances for Hoffenheim, as the Arsenal loanee starts to make his name in senior football.

Aaron Ramsey has been offered around Europe in recent weeks, according to reports in Italy, as his agents try to secure his future away from Arsenal.

Claude Puel says he doesn't know if Arsenal can be considered title contenders at this stage, emphasising that there's still a long way to go.

Unai Emery says that Laurent Koscielny is starting to join full training with the first team for some things, a development which he describes as 'very positive'.

Arsenal face the Foxes at the Emirates Stadium on Monday, trying to keep in touch at the top of the table so let's take a look at the Arsenal predicted XI v Leicester.

SPAL goalkeeper Alfred Gomis has admitted he's a childhood fan of Arsenal and would love to play for the club in the future.

Unai Emery thinks Alexandre Lacazette needs to go one step further in adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, but the boss is clearly impressed with the striker's progress.

Arsene Wenger emphatically dismissed the topic of taking over at Bayern Munich in a recent interview, insisting that the Bayern hierarchy have made their choice already.

Reiss Nelson scored a brace for Hoffenheim on Saturday to turn the game in their favour and his stats in the Bundesliga so far are certainly eye-catching.

Lee Bowyer had a lot of praise for Krystian Bielik after Charlton's win over Barnsley on Saturday, but he also had rather worrying news on the injury front.

Folarin Balogun scored a hat-trick against Reading in the Arsenal u18s' 4-2 win on Saturday, and he's starting to look too good for the lower youth levels.

Arsene Wenger took to the pitch for Variétés Club de France this week, in a one-off match against FC Gueugnon.

Robert Pires says Santi Cazorla is loved wherever he goes, adding that the midfielder has earned that affection, particularly after his recent injury struggles.

Arsenal appear to be out of the running for Mattijs de Ligt, as the likes of Juventus and Barcelona lead the chase for the young defender.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos has hinted that he could be back from injury sooner than expected, with Arsenal's official line that he's still being assessed ahead of Monday's Leicester City match.

Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham spoke to the BBC's David Ornstein this week and, as part of the interview, they had a message for the fans.

Arsenal have expressed an interest in signing Barcelona forward Malcom on loan in January, but Tottenham Hotspur are looking to hijack the deal with a €50m (£44m) bid.

Arsene Wenger has met with a number of representatives of Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France.

Per Mertesacker is expected to take up a role on the expert advisory board for the German national team, according to general manager Oliver Bierhoff.

Granit Xhaka confirmed that he only took the captain's armband on a temporary basis over the international break, he'll give it up to Stephan Lichtsteiner on the right-back's return.