Dan Critchlow Archives: 08/2019

Olympique Lyonnais are set to sign Jeff Reine-Adelaide for between €25m and €30m, according to reports in France, with a medical scheduled for Wednesday.

Bordeaux have given Laurent Koscielny a five-year contract, despite the player’s age, according to reports in France.

Bayern Munich have signed Ivan Perisic on a season-long loan with an option to buy after the Croatian international missed out on a move to Arsenal in January.

Lyon are leading the race to sign Jeff Reine-Adelaide this summer, in a move which could net Arsenal some money thanks to a sell-on clause.

Arsenal might even let Shkodran Mustafi leave on loan this season, in their continued attempts to get his wages off the books.

Folarin Balogun ushered in the new Premier League 2 season with a hat-trick on Monday night, and he’s already proving Arsenal were right to send Eddie Nketiah on loan this season.

Marcelo Bielsa has been discussing Eddie Nketiah’s first few days as a Leeds United player, confirming the striker is set for his debut on Tuesday.

New Arsenal signing Kieran Tierney joined from Celtic over the summer, leaving the club he’d been with almost his entire life.

Xavier Amaechi made his debut for Hamburg on Sunday, coming off the bench in a DFB Pokal game against Chemnitzer FC.

Emile Smith Rowe and Rob Holding both featured for the Arsenal u23s on Monday, as they continued their respective injury comebacks.

Arsenal’s win against Newcastle United in their first Premier League fixture at the weekend was made all the more impressive when you look at who they left out.

The Arsenal u23s kick off their Premier League 2 season with a match against Blackburn Rovers tonight, with Folarin Balogun hoping to keep his free-scoring form going.

Arsenal u23s kick off the new Premier League 2 season with a match against Blackburn Rovers on Monday night.

Arsenal’s Marcelo Flores impressed at the Nordic Cup for Mexico u16s this week, contributing to the goals in all three of his appearances.

Unai Emery has explained that it wasn’t his first choice to let Eddie Nketiah leave on loan, but it’s a decision he and the player came to together.

Ben Sheaf and Dejan Iliev earned more minutes for their loan clubs this weekend, but the majority of Arsenal loanees didn’t feature on this occasion.

Inter Milan are set to loan Ivan Perisic to Bayern Munich with an option to buy, for significantly less than they wanted from Arsenal in January.

Nacho Monreal has admitted he’s already been impressed with Nicolas Pepe in training, after the winger completed a club-record move to Arsenal this summer.

Alex Iwobi left Arsenal to play more regularly and because he wants to feature in central areas instead of on the wing, according to reports.

Kelechi Nwakali has hinted at a transfer on Instagram, after his brother confirmed he’d be leaving Arsenal on loan or permanently this summer.