Dan Critchlow Archives: 11/2019

Reiss Nelson became the fourth Arsenal youngster to directly contribute to a goal for the England youth teams on Friday, scoring for the England u21s.

Granit Xhaka made his return to the pitch for Switzerland on Friday, playing his first minutes since that moment against Crystal Palace.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has hinted he’s ready to return from injury, around a month after he was initially expected to make his comeback.

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has admitted he spent time training with Arsenal in the past, before he joined his current club.

Arsenal’s youngsters continued their positive start to the international break with more goals and assists on Thursday.

Thierry Henry has been hired by Montreal Impact as their head coach, signing a two-year deal with an option for a third.

Bukayo Saka provided an assist for the England u19s’ second goal in a 4-0 win over Luxembourg on Wednesday, with former Gunner Xavier Amaechi also involved in the goals.

Eintracht Frankfurt won’t be allowed to bring away fans to their game against Arsenal later this month after UEFA rejected an appeal against their ban.

Arsenal u16 forward Billy Vigar has been offered a two-year scholarship deal by the club, joining a couple of other youngsters to receive an offer recently.

Thierry Henry says it’s natural for players bought for big fees to invite a lot of pressure on themselves, but people need to forget about Nicolas Pépé’s price tag and give him time.

Kelechi Nwakali scored for the Nigeria u23s to give them a 3-1 win over Zambia in their Africa Cup of Nations tournament.

David Luiz thinks his fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli has the best mentality of Arsenal’s young prospects, claiming that’s as important as talent to go far as a player.

Former Arsenal academy striker Olufela Olomola has four League One and League Two clubs weighing up a January move, according to reports.

Granit Xhaka will ‘100%’ leave Arsenal in January, according to one journalist, with a number of potential buyers on the cards.

Thierry Henry says Matteo Guendouzi is giving Didier Deschamps a nice problem, but the former Gunner doesn’t know if the midfielder will make the France squad next summer.

A number of the Arsenal squad have headed out on international duty over the current break, so let’s have our usual look at when they’ll all be in action.

The Arsenal higher-ups see the club’s next six games as an opportunity for Unai Emery to turn things around for the team, according to reports.

Granit Xhaka is looking for a home in Milan in anticipation of a move to the city to join AC Milan in January, according to reports in Switzerland.

Riyad Mahrez has confirmed that he almost signed for Arsenal in 2016, but Leicester City refused to let him leave.

Taylor Foran has become the latest Arsenal youngster to be offered a scholarship with the club, with the Gunners not wasting time on handing deals to their talented u16 prospects.