Dan Critchlow Archives: 10/2021

The Arsenal u23s conceded an extremely controversial late goal to draw with Bournemouth in their Premier League Cup clash on Wednesday night.

Jack Wilshere is back training with Arsenal, joining fitness sessions and attending youth matches over the last couple of days.

Arsenal played against QPR in a behind-closed-doors friendly match on Wednesday, to keep things ticking over for players not on international duty.

Dusan Vlahovic has rejected a contract extension with Fiorentina, with Arsenal on the hunt for a striker and previously linked to the 21-year-old.

Nuno Tavares and William Saliba have been called up by their countries’ u21 squads for the October international break.

Gabriel Magalhaes says he could have risked playing in the Olympics despite his injury, but he prioritised Arsenal and the long term.

Marcelo Flores could be set to face off against England with the Mexico u20s, after another call-up at that level for the October break.

Arsenal are really happy with William Saliba and recently informed them they trust him ‘100%’ for the future, according to a report.

Arsenal have deferred Derby County’s latest instalment for Krystian Bielik, helping the Championship club avoid another charge from the EFL.

Arsenal are starting to look at replacements for Alexandre Lacazette, as the French striker runs down his contract in North London.

Arsenal are advertising for a new assistant u23 coach to join up with Kevin Betsy, after Ryan Garry’s departure to join England.

Omar Rekik will miss the first game of Tunisia’s international break due to travel restrictions imposed in England, according to a report.

Folarin Balogun has received an unsurprising nomination for Premier League 2 Player of the Month, after his strong form for the u23s.

Arsenal loan goalkeeper Tom Smith has suffered another injury setback, dislocating his shoulder in Welling United’s defeat to Oxford City.

Ian Wright thinks Arsenal’s draw away to Brighton ended up being a good point, particularly given a number of poor individual performances.

Lucas Torreira says it hurts to lose as Fiorentina did on Sunday, despite his positive performance coming off the bench.

Hector Bellerin had the first real setback of his Real Betis loan on Sunday, as his error led to Villarreal’s opening goal in a 2-0 defeat.

Matteo Guendouzi was named captain for Marseille on Sunday, though the game didn’t exactly go as planned for the Arsenal loanee.

Granit Xhaka has agreed to let the Amazon Prime camera crew follow his recovery from injury for the upcoming All or Nothing documentary.

Reiss Nelson made another step forward in his progress towards full fitness and a debut for Feyenoord, making the squad on Sunday.