Lee Hurley Archives: 02/2023

Former Arsenal forward Olivier Giroud is reportedly considering a return to the Premier League and has expressed interest in joining Crystal Palace or Fulham.

Arsenal are in talks with Granit Xhaka over a two-year contract extension with his brother hopeful the midfielder will then return to FC Basel to join him.

Speaking at his pre-Everton press conference, Mikel Arteta has advised Chelsea manager Graham Potter not to let abuse and poor results “destroy his life” or impact his family and friends.

PSG reportedly contacted William Saliba’s people to sound him out about a move to Paris in January.

Dani Ceballos, who was once considered disposable by Real Madrid, has turned his fortunes around and is now a priority for the club’s renewal plans.

Andreas Schicker, Managing Director Sport of Sturm Graz, has announced that he will hold talks with Arsenal over extending the loan of goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo during the international break next month.

Everton are set to be without Dominic Calvert-Lewin for the Premier League game at the Emirates in midweek.

After making an impressive start to life at Marseille, Nuno Tavares has set himself a major challenge – to become a goal scoring defender – and he’s doing it.

Albert Sambi Lokonga was back at Anderlecht on Sunday where he ‘kicked-off’ the Belgian Classico against Standard Liege as he was presented to the home fans.

Gabriel Martinelli scored the winning goal for Arsenal in their 1-0 victory against Leicester City, keeping them two points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table at the end of the day. After the match, Brendan Rodgers hailed Arsenal as an ‘outstanding team’.

Arsenal faced Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League and, despite the best efforts of VAR once again, came away with all three points.

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has credited the winning mentality of new signings Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jorginho for helping the team overcome a bout of nerves and reclaim top spot in the Premier League. 

Jorginho, Arsenal’s matchwinner from the weekend’s game against Aston Villa, has said that he couldn’t ignore Mikel Arteta’s call when it came, knowing that he was no longer in Chelsea’s plans.

Arsenal are still said to be the favourites to sign Declan Rice this summer as they look to reinforce their midfield.

Dani Ceballos has still played more minutes for Arsenal than Real Madrid yet the Spanish press are talking about him ‘betraying’ Real Madrid by leaving on a free because they’ve finally got round to offering him a new deal.

Vitor Roque, who recently helped Brazil win the U20 South American Championship, is in high demand, with his recent form reportedly increasing his asking price as Arsenal try to sign him ahead of Barcelona.

Carlo Ancelotti has said that he doesn’t care that much about Marco Asensio’s contract situation as the winger continues to be linked with Arsenal with his deal expiring this summer.

The Women’s Super League match between Arsenal and Liverpool Women has been scheduled to take place on March 8 at Meadow Park.

Jack Grealish has revealed that his friendship with Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale helped him to score Manchester City’s second goal in their 3-1 victory over the Gunners but he feels Arsenal were the better team on the night.

The CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post at the close of the January transfer window focused on the net spend on transfers by the 100 clubs with the highest volume of trade over the last five seasons, including add-ons and Arsenal find themselves high up the list.