Dan Critchlow Archives: 12/2018

Football writer Romain Molina, author of ‘Unai Emery – El Maestro’ has revealed a nickname Emery’s former players used to have for him back in his time with Almeria.

Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis is planning to complete the transfer of David Ospina from Arsenal early, due to fitness concerns with alternate goalkeeper Alex Meret.

Dejan Lovren thinks Liverpool can win the league unbeaten because Arsenal did it before, despite Jurgen Klopp’s side not yet even reaching the mid-point of the season.

Inter Milan executive Giuseppe Marotta has been in contact with Arsenal and with Aaron Ramsey’s agent in the last few hours, as the Serie A club plan a January transfer.

Real Madrid want Arsenal to pay €14m (£12.6m) to sign Unai Emery target Keylor Navas in January, according to reports in Spain.

Unai Emery wants to bring Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas to Arsenal, after the Costa Rica international’s demotion to the bench in recent months.

Santi Cazorla leads La Liga midfielders in chances created per 90 minutes, minimum 5 appearances, as he continues his return to top-level football after leaving Arsenal.

Arsenal have reportedly been scouting Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Radoslaw Majecki for both club and country in recent months, ahead of a potential January transfer and loan.

Arsenal put on a display of wasteful finishing as Tottenham Hotspur did the exact opposite on Wednesday night, with Unai Emery’s side losing 2-0 to crash out of the League Cup.

Napoli could make David Ospina’s loan transfer to Italy permanent as soon as January, according to reports in Italy.

Arsenal are planning a €45m bid for Hirving Lozano, according to a report, with competition from Inter Milan and FC Barcelona.

Arsenal are considering signing 19-year-old Radoslaw Majecki in January, before loaning the player back to Legia Warsaw for the remainder of the season, according to reports in Poland.

Unai Emery says Konstantinos Mavropanos is edging closer to a return, but the Spaniard still thinks the centre-back won’t play matches until next month.

Arsenal are looking into moving their fourth-round FA Youth Cup clash with Tottenham Hotspur to the Emirates Stadium, due to security concerns at Boreham Wood.

Arsenal play their second North London derby of the month on Wednesday, as Tottenham Hotspur visit the Emirates Stadium for the League Cup quarter-final.

Arsene Wenger will not be Manchester United’s caretaker-manager until the end of the season, according to the BBC after Jose Mourinho was sacked on Tuesday morning.

Tottenham Hotspur fan Averof Panteli, who threw a banana at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the recent North London derby, has been handed punishment for the racist incident.

Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais are interested in signing Arsenal goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, and they’ve made first contact with the Argentine over a move.

17-year-old academy star Bukayo Saka turned down Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Watford to sign for Arsenal as a child.

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Antero Henrique says Adrien Rabiot has refused their contract offers, so he can leave on a free, and he’ll be benched indefinitely as a result.