Dan Critchlow Archives: 09/2018

Arsenal are planning a January move for Atletico Madrid left-back Filipe Luis, according to reports, with the Brazilian out of contract at the end of the season.

Matteo Guendouzi has spoken to the French media about his time with Arsenal so far, admitting it all feels like he’s in a daydream.

Krystian Bielik explains what a ‘great experience’ it is for him to go to Charlton and start matches consistently, after his struggles with injury and getting into the Arsenal first-team.

It’s just under four months until the January transfer window opens, but we’re seemingly getting the ridiculous Arsenal rumours out of the way early this season, starting with Neymar.

Arsenal have confirmed they’ll prioritise Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s safety over anything else when it comes to the issue of playing him against Qarabag in the Europa League.

Arsenal battled hard to win 3-2 against Cardiff City on Sunday, but it’s starting to become apparent the central midfield pairing starting matches aren’t getting results.

Former Switzerland all-time leading goalscorer Kubilay Turkyilmaz thinks Xhaka should never become a captain of the national team, but not for the reason you might think.

Arsenal won a hard-fought three points in Cardiff on Sunday, taking the lead on three separate occasions to eventually finish 3-2 victors.

Per Mertesacker had his first day as manager of the Arsenal Academy on Saturday, watching the u18s take on Chelsea.

Goncalo Guedes completed his move from Paris Saint-Germain to Valencia earlier this week, and the La Liga side are taking every precaution to keep him around for the long term.

Charlton manager Lee Bowyer has admitted Krystian Bielik still has room for improvement, despite making a strong start to life with his new club.

Martin Keown says he told Arsenal to sign Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw when the Englishman was just 16 years old.

Celtic completed the signing of Armstrong Okoflex from Arsenal on Saturday, after the 16-year-old spent the summer with the Scottish club.

Unai Emery has further put rumours of a rift between him and Mesut Özil to bed, by rubbishing reports that the pair had a falling out over which position the 29-year-old would play in this season.

Julian Nagelsmann has explained to the media why Hoffenheim signed Reiss Nelson on loan from Arsenal on Friday, after the 18-year-old agreed a contract extension with his parent club.

Stephan Lichtsteiner has been called up to play for Switzerland over the international break, despite earlier reports that he would be forced out of the team.

Arsenal face Cardiff City away in their fourth game of the 2018/19 Premier League season, with Unai Emery’s side looking to build on their first win against West Ham United last weekend.

Reiss Nelson rejected interest from top European clubs including AS Monaco and Real Madrid to sign a new deal with Arsenal, according to reports.

The Azerbaijan foreign ministry have responded to the rumours that Henrikh Mkhitaryan won’t be able to play against Qarabag in Arsenal’s Europa League clash in October.

Arsenal u23s put in a dominant performance to defeat their North London rivals on Friday night, and the Tottenham Hotspur youngsters showed their frustration by going down to 10 men.