Lee Hurley Archives: 12/2018

Arsenal will most likely be without Ainsley Maitland-Niles for their New Year’s Day game against Fulham after the 21-year-old picked up a problem against Liverpool.

Jay Simpson has returned to London and is currently training with Leyton Orient after he was released by MLS side Philadelphia Union.

Liverpool are reportedly on the verge of bringing Borussia Dortmund’s Christian Pulisic to the club in January after they bid £45m for a player Arsenal…

Arsenal are reportedly ready to sign Barcelona’s Lucas de Vega whose contract with the Catalans expires in the summer.

Arsenal are one of three clubs who have reportedly made an offer to Manchester United for Andreas Pereira.

Livorno midfielder Brem Soumaoro has revealed that he very nearly became an Arsenal player but problems getting a visa stopped the move from happening.

Manchester City reportedly sent Nigeria u15 international Lateef Omidiji Jnr. an invitation to train with them and to check out their facilities but according to a report Daily Trust in Nigeria, Feyenoord stopped that from happening.

Arsenal are prepared to listen to offers of £15m and above for Aaron Ramsey when the January transfer window opens as they try to recoup some money before his contract expires.

Arsenal and Nicolas Pepe is a story that just won’t die and now a report from Italy claims that Arsenal are leading the pack when it comes to signing the winger despite his €70m price tag.

Nabil Fekir could finally be on the move but it looks like it will be to Spain and not England as reports emerge that his services have been offered to Real Madrid.

In the sort of comments that just encourages idiots to be idiots, Unai Emery has said that Liverpool can go through the entire season without losing a league match because ‘they are doing it at the moment’.

Arsenal’s former chief scout, Steve Rowley, advised the club not to sign Virgil van Dijk when he was at Celtic because he thought the player was ‘too nonchalant’.

Reported Arsenal centreback target, Fernando Calero, has caused something of a stir after he posted a picture on his Instagram account.

Arsenal are apparently the favourites to sign Gary Cahill when the January transfer window opens.

Late on Christmas Eve, it was announced that Henrikh Mkhitaryan had suffered a broken metatarsal and would miss around six weeks as he recovered. Mkhitaryan…

Unai Emery believes that Matteo Guendouzi is ‘improving a lot’ after his arrival at the club in the summer.

As it’s Xmas day, the Daily Cannon team are taking a rare day off.

Ashley Barnes should have been sent off at least twice against Arsenal on Saturday but when confronted about his actions on the pitch he called it all ‘handbags’.

Tottenham’s win at Everton on Sunday took them to within one game of pinching an Arsenal record that will no doubt see the club release another DVD.

Next season Arsenal will move to Adidas again and fans have got more than a little excited at the prospect given the state of some of PUMA’s recent efforts.