Lee Hurley Archives: 11/2022

Kolo Toure has been appointed first team coach at Wigan and has hired former Arsenal u23s head coach, Kevin Betsy, to work alongside him.

Barcelona have confirmed that they held talks with Endrick, the Brazilian teen sensation who is tipped to move to Europe sooner rather than later.

Arsenal have apparently submitted an enquiry about signing Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich.

Vivianne Miedema has hit out over the amount of games squeezed into the football calendar for both men and women as more players pick up injuries.

Arsenal are reportedly going to place a bid for Danilo in the ‘coming weeks’ according to a report from Brazil.

Manchester United are reportedly in pole position to sign PSV Eindhoven’s Cody Gakpo in the January window with their need now said to be greater than Arsenal’s.

A report from Spain claims that Arsenal are pushing Mikel Arteta to sign a new long-term contract but that the manager is in no hurry with apparent interest coming from elsewhere.

Japan provided another World Cup shock on Wednesday afternoon as they came from behind to beat Germany 2-1.

With Bukayo Saka in talks with Arsenal over extending his current contract, both the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph report the same information regarding the new salary the club are offering him.

The German Football Association (DFB) are considering taking legal action against FIFA after the sport’s governing body banned teams from wearing a OneLove captain’s armband.

Marco Asensio has said he wants to stay at Real Madrid for another 10 years amid rumours Arsenal are interested in signing him on a free transfer in the summer.

Arsenal have confirmed that Beth Mead ruptured her ACL in the game against Manchester United and is now set for an extended spell on the sidelines.

Bukayo Saka needs no reminder of what happened at the last major tournament England played in but after his special performance in their first World Cup game, Declan Rice has hailed his teammate for his strength of character.

According to a report from Spain, Mikel Arteta is the main man driving Arsenal’s interest in Marco Asensio.

Arsenal are apparently interested in signing Las Palmas’ 19-year-old attacking midfielder, Alberto Moleiro.

Two coaches from Arsenal have been out with the France rugby side as part of an initiative to learn from other sports but Mikel Arteta did not join them as he was in Florida on ‘another subject’.

Arsene Wenger has tipped England to do well in the World Cup as they get ready to kick-off their tournament on Monday against Iran, but he doesn’t think they will win it.

Bukayo Saka has funded 120 operations described as ‘life-changing’ for children in Nigeria after he partnered up with the Charity BigShoe.

Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham has told the Telegraph in an exclusive interview that the club want to see Arsenal women sharing the Emirates Stadium on a full-time basis with the men’s side.

Santi Cazorla wants to come back to Arsenal in a coaching capacity and says he wanted to stay at the club after the injury that almost ended his career.