Dan Critchlow Archives: 11/2023

William Saliba is expected to come into the France starting lineup against Greece on Tuesday night, with the French media anticipating wholesale changes.

Takehiro Tomiyasu has returned to full training with Japan and insisted he has no injury problems despite his absence from their last squad.

Incoming Ajax CEO Alex Kroes has called former Arsenal man Sven Mislintat a ‘con man’ for the business he did with the Dutch club.

Martin Odegaard is now expected to return for Arsenal’s match away to Brentford on November 25th, after working on his recovery over the international break.

England now know their route to a potential u17 World Cup final, with Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly hoping to lead them there.

Jorginho’s agent says they’ll wait until February to make a decision on his contract option, but Arsenal remain the player’s priority.

Gabriel Jesus is back in full training with Brazil and set to start their match against Argentina on Tuesday night, according to reports.

Reports from France suggest Olympique de Marseille are interested in a loan move for Fabio Vieira, but it’s too soon to draw any conclusions.

Martin Odegaard and Norway won’t be taking part in Euro 2024 next summer, with their faint play-off hopes now at an end.

Romelu Lukaku was the star of the show for Belgium against Azerbaijan on Sunday, but Leandro Trossard caught the eye too with an excellent performance.

Midway through the November international break, let’s take a look at how Arsenal’s internationals are getting on so far.

Though Mikel Arteta has been charged for his comments on Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United, the club will face no punishment.

Jorginho has admitted he’d like to return to Italy, but it probably won’t be next summer, as he still has ambitions to achieve with Arsenal.

Arsenal could be set to hijack Newcastle United’s move for Ruben Neves, but there are no talks ongoing for the transfer as it stands.

Former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song has confirmed his retirement, days after visiting the Emirates Stadium to watch the Gunners play Burnley.

Gabriel Martinelli scored a lovely goal just minutes into his second start for Brazil against Colombia on Thursday night, but his team slipped to defeat anyway.

Last season’s finalists Arsenal have drawn Crewe Alexandra at home in the third round of the FA Youth Cup, to be played in December.

Ivan Toney is set to remain with Brentford until the end of the season, despite previous links with a January transfer to Arsenal.

Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly came off the bench to help England find the goal they needed to top their u17 World Cup group despite defeat to Brazil.

Everton have been handed a 10-point deduction by the Premier League for FFP rule breaches, setting a precedent for Chelsea and Manchester City’s investigations.