Dan Critchlow Archives: 09/2019

Barcelona are looking to sell Samuel Umtiti in the January transfer window, according to reports in Spain.

Tyreece John-Jules and Folarin Balogun once again made their case for a League Cup opportunity by getting involved in a couple of goals for Arsenal against Wolves on Friday.

Bukayo Saka scored one and assisted two more for the Arsenal first team on Thursday, and it’s fair to say not many reporting on the youth teams would’ve been surprised.

Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney both made their returns to the pitch for the Arsenal u23s against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.

Unai Emery has confirmed that Sead Kolašinac had a ‘small problem’ with a knock against Frankfurt, but they believe it’s not serious.

Arsenal scouts were in attendance for Benfica’s match against RB Leipzig earlier in the week, amid reports of interest in a couple of Leipzig’s players.

Arsenal face Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, looking to build on a midweek Europa League win and put an embarrassing result against Watford behind them.

Cohen Bramall made WhoScored’s League Two Team of the Week for the midweek fixtures, after helping Colchester United beat Swindon Town 3-0.

After a couple more appearances by Arsenal loanee Ben Sheaf for Doncaster Rovers, we caught up with fansite Into The Empty Net for an update on his performances.

Arsenal u23 year coach Steve Bould has praised Tyreece John-Jules after a brace from the 18-year-old striker at the weekend.

Arsenal u23s face Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday, as they look to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League 2 season.

Unai Emery says Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Mesut Özil have been left behind from the trip to Frankfurt to rest and prepare for the match against Aston Villa on Sunday.

Unai Emery backed a team dinner for the Arsenal squad after the weekend’s draw against Watford, hoping to build team spirit among the players.

Rob Holding has finally made it off Arsenal’s injury list updates, over nine months after suffering a knee injury against Manchester United.

Arsenal are interested in RB Salzburg duo Dominik Szoboszlai and Erling Haaland, though they aren’t short of rivals for the signature of either player.

Folarin Balogun is pushing to feature in the upcoming Europa League and League Cup matches, according to sources close to the player.

Chelsea are waiting to found out the extent of Mason Mount’s injury, after a heavy challenge from former Gunner Francis Coquelin.

Darren Bent thinks Wilfried Zaha handed in his transfer request because he wanted to join Arsenal, rather than any of the other interested suitors.

Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno has admitted everyone was ‘mad and crazy’ after the Watford result at the weekend.

Eintracht Frankfurt face Arsenal in the first match of the Europa League group stage on Thursday, and the two teams come into the game after very similar starts to their domestic campaigns.