Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2018

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.

Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed that Jack Wilshere has suffered yet another injury setback, with his ankle problem not recovering as quickly as hoped.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Petr Čech are both doubts for Arsenal’s clash with Leicester City at this stage, as they recover from recent injuries.

Freddie Ljungberg is playing a much more prominent role in Arsenal’s first-team training sessions right now, which makes you wonder if he’s being primed for a role in the managerial set-up.

Nicolo Barella has admitted he’s proud to have drawn interest from the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Juventus, amid reports that the Gunners sent a scout to watch him.

22-year-old Ghanaian left-winger Nana Ampomah has admitted that it would be a ‘dream come true’ to join Arsenal, the club he liked as a child.

Unai Emery took part in Arsenal’s training session on Wednesday as an outfielder, making up the numbers for the senior side.

Laurent Koscielny was ‘heavily involved’ in first-team training on Wednesday, as he steps up his recovery ahead of schedule.