Dan Critchlow Archives: 08/2019

Manchester United offered Lille over €90m for Nicolas Pepe before Arsenal signed the winger, according to reports in France.

Jordi Osei-Tutu came off the bench to feature in a 1-0 defeat against Hamburg on Friday, meeting up with former teammate Xavier Amaechi after the game.

Arsenal won their first home match of the Premier League season against Burnley on Saturday, to make it two wins from two games in 2019/20.

Eddie Nketiah’s loan move to Leeds United was decided by a loan committee of three, according to reports.

D.C. United hosted Mesut Özil’s agent in Washington on Wednesday, as they attempt to convince the playmaker to move to the MLS next year.

Matteo Guendouzi’s younger brother, Milan Guendouzi, has revealed that his brother is his role model in football.

Emile Smith Rowe scored for the Arsenal u23s as he continued his comeback in a win over Brighton on Friday night.

Eddie Nketiah says he has a lot to learn from Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa, and he wants to take things step by step with his loan club.

Serge Gnabry says that despite the ups and downs of his time in England with Arsenal, it was a great opportunity and he’d do it all again.

Arsene Wenger’s former right-hand man at Arsenal, Boro Primorac, has taken a new job as head of the HNK Hajduk Split academy.

Mohamed Elneny’s agent Alan Nazmy has arrived in London and travelled to London Colney to discuss his client’s exit from Arsenal, according to reports.

Spanish journalist Kike Marin has suggested that Real Sociedad could look to complete the signing of Nacho Monreal in the coming weeks, after letting Raul Navas go on loan to Osasuna.

Jordi Osei-Tutu is relishing the opportunity to face up against Xavier Amaechi and Hamburg on Friday, but he has a point to prove after his first few games.

Frank Lampard called David Luiz ‘hugely important’ in a rather awkwardly-timed programme interview that only came out after the centre-back had joined Arsenal.

Arsenal face Burnley in their second game of the season at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, after an opening-day win over Newcastle United.

Arsenal are set to receive 20% of Jeff Reine-Adelaide’s transfer fee to join Olympique Lyonnais, rather than the 10% previously reported.

Alex Iwobi has explained why decided to leave Arsenal for Everton on deadline day, after spending the majority of his life in North London.

William Saliba is continuing to sit out of competitive matches for Saint-Etienne at the moment, as a result of a muscular injury he picked up in May.

Eddie Nketiah, Daniel Ballard and Ben Sheaf all played a part for their loan clubs in the League Cup on Tuesday, with varying results.

Arsenal u23s are looking to follow up their opening day win over Blackburn Rovers with another against Brighton on Friday night.