Dan Critchlow Archives: 02/2018

The media have heavily linked Arsenal to Timo Werner over the weekend, after a scout watched RB Leipzig play Napoli, but is that really where the club’s interest lies?

Arsenal will play in the International Champions Cup in Singapore this summer, according to reports, with Sevilla and PSG two clubs reportedly joining them.

Vlad Dragomir received praise from his home country on Monday night after scoring in the Arsenal u23s 3-1 defeat to Leicester City.

According to reports, Arsenal are considering a £45m move for Lyon’s Nabil Fekir, aiming to complete the deal before the World Cup but do the club really still want the 24-year-old?

The CIES Football Observatory haven’t named any Arsenal players on their list of the 50 most promising u20 prospects in Europe.

Abdoulaye Doucoure told French TV that Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool are all interested in signing him, but he has a preference for joining Arsene Wenger at the Emirates.

Arsenal are looking to gain on Manchester United and Chelsea with a new Emirates shirt sponsorship deal that also allows for a sleeve sponsor but it’s still going to leave them some way off the pace.

Chuba Akpom scored the winner against Anderlecht and Lucas Perez’s goal drought grew longer as Arsenal’s loanees endured a mixed weekend.

Arsenal’s u18s were knocked out of the Premier League Cup at the weekend, losing their semi-final 4-1 to Tottenham Hotspur.

Arsenal continue to scout Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of a potential move in the summer, according to various reports.

The FA have formally charged Reading u18s with fielding an under-age player in the FA Youth Cup, and they’ve been removed from the competition as a result. Arsenal were due to face them in the quarter-final.

Jeremy Corbyn says he’s happy with Arsenal’s January transfer business, particularly seeing the ‘endless’ speculation about Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Özil put to bed.

Arsenal’s January signings should make useful additions to the squad, but there are still other areas that need addressing in the summer. Could any academy players fill the gaps?

Arsenal still haven’t started negotiations with Petr Čech over a new deal, even though his current contract expires in 2019. Could he leave this summer, and who might replace him?

Last week, a report claimed Arsene Wenger wants to stick around with Arsenal until he reaches 1,000 Premier League game with the club. Could that really happen?

Manchester City have announced that Gabriel Jesus was in training on Friday, as he makes his return from injury ahead of the League Cup final next weekend.

Craig Pawson will referee the League Cup final between Manchester City and Arsenal next Sunday, and City fans aren’t happy about it.

Arsenal sent a scout to watch Kalidou Koulibaly in Napoli’s Europa League defeat to RB Leipzig on Thursday night, according to reports in Italy.

Kicker claim Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is now not much more than a memory at Borussia Dortmund, after Michy Batshuayi’s start with the club.

In Arsenal’s win over Östersunds FK, Ainsley Maitland-Niles played as a central midfielder. Arsene Wenger says it’s the 20-year-old’s ‘natural position’, so why do we see him there so rarely?