Dan Critchlow Archives: 04/2018

Six Premier League clubs are in a battle for Norwich City attacking midfielder James Maddison’s signature this summer, according to reports.

Painful as it is to say, Santi Cazorla seems increasingly unlikely to ever return to the pitch for Arsenal, so it’s important for the club to look for a replacement this summer.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone thinks Arsenal are their strongest rival remaining in the Europa League, thanks largely to manager Arsene Wenger.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has the best conversion rate in the Premier League this season, according to WhoScored.

Tomas Rosicky is starting his transition into coaching with Sparta Prague, but admits he has a lot to learn now he’s on the other side.

Monaco will consider offers for Thomas Lemar this summer, with Arsenal and Liverpool reportedly ‘set for a summer transfer battle’ over the young forward.

Shkodran Mustafi was Arsenal’s man-of-the-match against Newcastle according to WhoScored, as ridiculous as that might sound to anyone who watched the game.

On Monday night Arsenal are fighting for a place in the final of the FA Youth Cup, facing Blackpool in the second-leg of their semi-final at the Emirates Stadium.

Ousmane Dembele insists he isn’t going anywhere this summer, and plans to stay in Barcelona for the foreseeable future, despite rumours suggesting otherwise.

Arsenal joined a number of clubs in watching both Benfica play FC Porto and Belenenses play Sporting CP, according to reports in Portugal.

Shkodran Mustafi admitted last week he needs to make the most of the final matches of the season to get into the Germany World Cup squad, but unfortunately he’s way off his best right now.

Diego Costa is under investigation for unpaid taxes during his first spell with Atletico Madrid back in 2014.

Arsenal Head of Recruitment Sven Mislintat was in the stands for Schalke’s derby match against Borussia Dortmund over the weekend.

Although nothing is confirmed, it has been widely reported that Arsenal’s hierarchy are considering their options since the cup final defeat. The papers have suggested that if Wenger fails to qualify the club for the Champions League, that could spell the end for the manager.

Arsenal slipped to yet another embarrassing away defeat to opposition they should be beating easily on Sunday, as Newcastle ran out 2-1 victors at St. James Park.

Luke Freeman, formerly of the Arsenal youth academy, is in the top 50 Football League players for the season according to FourFourTwo, after fans voted him in.

The dates, locations and opponents for most of Arsenal’s 2018 pre-season world tour have seemingly leaked on Twitter, after the recent International Champions Cup announcement.

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment have named Josh Kroenke as the new Vice Chairman of KSE and KSE UK, as his influence at Arsenal continues to grow.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Deyan Iliev all suffered injuries this week, in a run of bad fortune on the fitness front for the club’s youngsters.

Rafinha, currently on loan at Inter Milan from Barcelona, says he’s happy in Italy and wants a permanent move to the country.