Dan Critchlow Archives: 07/2018

Chris Willock is likely to leave Benfica this summer, just a year on from joining the club from Arsenal last summer, according to reports in Portugal.

This summer, Arsenal had 10 players participating in the World Cup, if you include new signing Lucas Torreira, so let’s take a look at how they all got on.

Lucas Perez is aiming to convince Unai Emery to keep him at Arsenal for the coming season, but he may still end up leaving before the window closes.

After Petr Čech turned them down, Napoli are returning to Arsenal over a move for another of their goalkeepers, David Ospina, according to reports in Italy.

Nacho Monreal has responded positively to initial contact from Real Sociedad over a possible transfer this summer, according to reports in Spain.

Takuma Asano has made a strong start to life with Hannover 96, impressing coaches and making a goalscoring debut in pre-season.

Boreham Wood manager Luke Garrard was very impressed with Unai Emery’s Arsenal side at the weekend, even if he was also a bit disappointed about the scoreline.

Santi Cazorla says he feels like a footballer again, for the first time in a while, after returning to the training pitches with Villarreal in pre-season.

Arsenal have made contact with Andre Gomes over a summer move, according to reports, after the Barcelona star was reportedly left out of the squad for his current club’s pre-season tour.

Lucas Torreira has been named in the Guardian’s World Cup team of the tournament, as the competition comes to an end today.

Arsenal are still considering a possible free transfer move for former Schalke midfielder Max Meyer, with two other clubs interested, according to reports in Italy.

Calum Chambers says head coach Unai Emery has spoken to him about playing a holding midfield role, after the England international appeared there against Boreham Wood in the first match of pre-season.

Arsenal kicked off pre-season in style with an 8-0 victory against non-league Boreham Wood, so let’s take a look at the top five performers from the match.

17-year-old striker Folarin Balogun has revealed he had a trial with Tottenham, who expressed an interest in him first, but he was thankful to join Arsenal instead.

French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Laurent Koscielny to join him in attending the World Cup final on Sunday, as France face Croatia for the trophy.

Lucas Torreira has posted an emotional farewell to the Sampdoria fans on social media, after completing his move to Arsenal earlier this month.

Real Sociedad are continuing to pursue Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal, hoping to lure him to Spain with first-team football and the chance to be close to his family.

Arsenal have pushed back the launch date for the new third kit once again, with the new plan now to release it on tour of Singapore, according to reports.

Juventus’ Rodrigo Bentancur has attracted the attention of Arsenal and Barcelona, but the Italian club aren’t keen to sell, according to reports.

On Saturday, Arsenal play their first match of their 2018/19 pre-season schedule, against Boreham Wood, so let’s take a look at the likely starting eleven for the clash.