Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2022

Ainsley Maitland-Niles looks like he will spend next season on loan with Southampton but only after extending his Arsenal contract.

Bukayo Saka’s new contract will see the Arsenal man’s wages more than double according to a report in the Daily Mail which gives the same information as a report we covered back in July.

Arsenal flop Willian is set to join Fulham after his Corinthians contract was cancelled earlier this month following numerous problems.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reportedly prefers the idea of moving to Chelsea instead of Manchester United as he wants to play Champions League football.

Nicolas Pepe got his Nice debut on Sunday and his new manager was not that impressed with what he saw from the Arsenal man.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was beaten and robbed in the early hours of the morning by gunmen who were also wielding iron bars when they broke into his home in Barcelona.

Fulham’s manager Marco Silva was more than a tad bitter after his side lost 2-1 at the Emirates, claiming that Arsenal had few ‘clear chances’ and that both goals were ‘lucky’.

Arsenal’s team news brought a disappointing update with Oleksandr Zinchenko out of the game with an injury while Thomas Partey also missed out.

Nice play Marseille on Sunday with a 2pm kick-off at the Allianz Riviera and it might be a match Arsenal fans want to tune in to with six players on show that we are more than a little familiar with.

This week, Arsenal confirmed that Nicolas Pepe will spend the season on loan with OGC Nice but while the Ivorian looks to get back to ‘enjoying football’ there is no option to buy in his deal.

As we head into Matchweek 4 with with Arsenal set to face Fulham having won their opening three matches of the season, some people are getting a little carried away, like whichever journalist at the pre-game press conference asked Mikel Arteta if Arsenal are title contenders this season.

Jarred Gillett will step away from the TV screens to take up his whistle as he is appointed referee for Arsenal’s game against Fulham at the Emirates this weekend.

Mikel Arteta spoke with the press on Friday ahead of Arsenal’s game against Fulham and has explained why he sent Arsenal’s record signing out on loan until the end of the season.

Saturday’s game against Fulham will be Mikel Arteta’s 100th Premier League game as Arsenal manager and it’s quite interesting to look at the progress that has been made over that time, even if Arteta wasn’t aware of his approaching milestone.

The Europa League draw for group stages was made on Friday and Arsenal finally learned who they will be spending their Thursday evenings with for the foreseeable future.

Let’s take a look at what’s going on in the papers in terms of Arsenal coverage

Arsenal have been speaking with Pedro Neto’s agent for more than a month with the club very keen to sign him

Arsenal have apparently identified Shakhtar Donetsk’s 21-year-old winger, Mykhaylo Mudryk, as a possible replacement for Nicolas Pepe.

Arsenal claimed all three points at Bournemouth on Saturday with an impressive display that saw a brace from club captain Martin Odegaard and a sublime strike from William ‘do do do do’ Saliba.

William Saliba put in yet another brilliant performance this weekend, capping it all with a spectacular goal as he was serenaded by Arsenal fans with a chant the players are now joining in with.