Dan Critchlow Archives: 08/2018

Unai Emery has admitted that Arsenal were watching Matteo Guendouzi for a while before he signed for the club this summer, and he’s been impressed with the 19-year-old’s progress ever since.

Eddie Nketiah scored twice for the Arsenal u23s as they managed to get their first win of the new campaign against West Ham United on Friday.

Mesut Özil is set to miss Arsenal’s Saturday clash with West Ham, after sitting out of the team’s final training session on Friday.

Arsenal face West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium in their third game of the 2018/19 Premier League season, with Unai Emery still looking for his first win of the new campaign.

Henrihk Mkhitaryan can’t understand why the media are so critical of him and the team at the moment, as he thinks they’re still in an adaptation period right now.

Alan Smith thinks the biggest thing holding the current Arsenal side back from being title winners is the mental strength of the team.

The Sky Sports score centre app malfunctioned on Friday morning, forcing Arsenal fans to relive February’s defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.

Mark Noble is a doubt for West Ham United’s trip to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, after picking up a back injury.

Unai Emery has ruled out playing with two up front at this stage, but says that doesn’t completely rule out Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starting together.

Marco Amelia says Napoli have signed David Ospina on loan because of the Arsenal loanee’s similarities to Pepe Reina.

Former Ajax manager Frank de Boer admits that the club were less than pleased to lose Donyell Malen to Arsenal a few years ago.

Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun scored for the United States’ u18s on Wednesday, in his first appearance for the country.

Galatasaray are making progress in talks to sign Danny Welbeck from Arsenal this summer, according to reports in Turkey.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has taken to social media to troll teammate Matteo Guendouzi over his pace, posting a list of the fastest players at Arsenal to his Instagram story.

Thierry Henry is preparing to appoint Gilles Grimandi as his assistant at Bordeaux, according to reports in France.

Andre Santos has revealed all to the media on Arsene Wenger’s role in the defender’s move to Arsenal back in 2011, with the French manager convincing him to join over the phone.

Thierry Henry is set to become Bordeaux’s new manager, after leaving his role in TV punditry earlier this summer.

Adrien Rabiot has rejected a second contract extension offer from Paris Saint-Germain, making it a very real possibility that he could leave on a free transfer next summer, according to reports.

Lazio have emerged as surprising favourites for the signature of Aaron Ramsey, ahead of all of the Premier League’s big six, as the Welshman continues to run down his contract.

If you needed any futher confirmation that Hamza Mendyl really did almost sign for Arsenal, the player himself has now come out and confirmed transfer talks with the club.