Dan Critchlow Archives: 01/2019

Derby County have brought in Ashley Cole on a free transfer until the end of the season, as they push for promotion to the Premier League.

Arsenal’s third kit in the 2019/20 season will be blue, as Adidas plan to stick with traditional colours for the three strips in their first campaign back with the club.

Arsenal are planning to steal Braga forward Trincao away from Juventus’ clutches as ‘revenge’ for the Serie A club signing Aaron Ramsey, according to reports in Italy.

Denis Suarez could complete his move to Arsenal early this week, with reports in Spain describing the midfielder’s switch from Barcelona to the Premier League as ‘imminent’.

Gelson Martins is choosing between a move to Newcastle, Arsenal or AS Monaco, according to Di Marzio journalist Matteo Moretto.

Former NFL head team doctor and practising orthopaedic surgeon David J. Chao says Hector Bellerin appears to have torn his left knee quad tendon, based on the video of the injury circulating on social media.

Alexandre Lacazette’s agent posted a rather worrying message on Twitter after his client was substituted in the match against Chelsea on Saturday.

Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti visited the Emirates Stadium to watch Arsenal play Chelsea on Saturday, appearing in photographs of the game on Instagram.

Denis Suarez was clearly following Arsenal’s victory over Chelsea on Saturday pretty closely, as his Instagram likes revealed after the game.

Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing defeat against West Ham United to beat Chelsea convincingly at the Emirates Stadium and keep their top four hopes alive.

FC Barcelona have ‘total agreement’ with Carlos Vela and his club Los Angeles FC to loan the striker until the end of the season, according to reports in Spain.

Beating Tottenham Hotspur clearly means a lot to Calum Chambers, as the Fulham loanee expressed in an interview ahead of his clash with Arsenal’s North London rivals.

Arsenal sent scouts to watch Cengiz Under back in December, but Nicolo Zaniolo ended up catching their eye instead, according to reports in Italy.

Reiss Nelson was mysteriously absent from Hoffenheim’s squad to face Bayern Munich on Friday, but it now appears he missed out with injury, rather than for tactical reasons.

Arsenal are increasing their interest in PSV winger Hirving Lozano, with the possibility of a €30m summer move on the cards, according to reports in Italy.

Olivier Giroud expects a warm welcome from the Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and he insists he won’t celebrate if he scores.

Arsenal face Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, after heaping pressure on themselves with defeat to West Ham United last time out.

Arsenal are the third richest club in England, and the seventh in Europe, according to UEFA’s annual report.

Bukayo Saka scored a brace as Arsenal won 5-2 against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Youth Cup, with his second goal the pick of the lot.

Juventus have secured Aaron Ramsey’s signature to join the club in the summer, but they’re still keen to have him in January, according to reports.