Dan Critchlow Archives: 03/2020

Arsenal face Manchester City in a rearranged fixture on Wednesday, on the back of a three-game winning run in the league.

Olivier Giroud says Chelsea blocked him from joining Spurs in the January transfer window, among other possible transfers.

The ankle injury Lucas Torreira picked up against Portsmouth is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season, but he might make it back for Copa America.

Gabriel Martinelli will join up with the Brazil u23 team for their friendly matches in March, a further sign he’ll join them for the Olympics this summer.

Atletico Madrid are tracking Alexandre Lacazette over a possible summer transfer, and they’ve even made contact with the player, according to a report in France.

Arsenal hold an interest in Chelsea’s Willian on a free transfer this summer, with the winger refusing to extend his contract, according to reports.

Pablo Mari is the first Arsenal centre-back to keep a clean sheet on his debut since Per Mertesacker, drawing another similarity between the two.

Jordi Osei-Tutu, Emile Smith Rowe and Ben Sheaf all made further starts for their respective loan clubs on Saturday, with mixed results.

Arsenal won another three Premier League points on Saturday, albeit in a game they perhaps didn’t deserve them against West Ham United.

Arsenal are considering a move to bring former player Donyell Malen back to the club this summer, according to reports in France.

Arsenal January loan signing Cedric Soares is back in full training and ‘getting closer to full fitness’, according to the player himself.

Joseph Olowu played well again on Friday against St. Patricks, despite an injury scare and another disappointing result for Cork City.

The Arsenal u18s crashed out of the FA Youth Cup in disappointing fashion, losing heavily away to Blackburn Rovers on Friday.

On his third appearance for Rangers u18s, former Gunner Malcolm Ebiowei got both his first goal and his first assist at his new club.

Lucas Torreira doesn’t need surgery to fix his ankle fracture, nor is there any significant ligament damage, but he’ll still need physiotherapy and rest, according to reports.

Dejan Iliev is the latest Arsenal loanee to pick up an injury, missing the last couple of games for Jagiellonia and likely to sit out of a few more.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mikel Arteta received Premier League nominations for Player and Manager of the Month for February.

William Saliba helped Saint-Etienne progress to the final of the Coupe de France on Thursday, despite a first-half mistake.

Brentford striker Ollie Watkins admits it’s his dream to play for Arsenal someday, though he’s not sure it will ever happen.

On-loan Arsenal midfielder James Olayinka is in contention to return from injury this weekend against Mansfield, according to a report.