Lee Hurley Archives: 05/2016

Despite everyone thinking that Granit Xhaka would be getting the number 34 shirt that he wore in Germany, Arsenal have announced that he will take Aaron Ramsey’s 16 after the Welshman moved to 8.

Swiss side, FC Basel, are set to rake in around £5m (7.6m Swiss Francs) from the transfer of Granit Xhaka to Arsenal.

Reports in Spain today are claiming that Barcelona are considering buying Denis Suarez back for €3m and then selling him on to Arsenal or Tottenham for €20m.

It sometimes seems like you only have to mention the name of player in the same breath as saying ’Arsenal’ and their leg will fall off, and that seems to be what’s happened to Leicester’s Ben Chilwell.

If there’s one thing we all know Lukas Podolski can do, it’s finish, especially when the pressure is on.

The FA have announced that there will be no replays in the FA Cup for quarter-final games from next year.

With the transfer window about to swing open and Arsenal expected to be very busy, it’s no surprise we’re seeing them linked with a host of players.

Arsenal have apparently bid £1.2m for Bolton’s 20-year-old defender, Rob Holding.

If you think that Arsenal regularly get shafted by referees, then you are right.

Being a football supporter is rarely a rational thing, but for some it’s more serious than for others. Is that you?

The manager of newly promoted Serie A side, Crotone, Ivan Juric, believes that his forward, Ante Budimir, is not ready to make a step-up to a ‘top club’ like Arsenal with the Gunners apparently interested in signing the 24-year-old.

Arsenal have allegedly identified Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly as the man they want to replace Per Mertesacker and he’ll cost £30m.

Arsenal have confirmed that Aaron Ramsey will get Mikel Arteta’s number 8 shirt ahead of the new season.

On Thursday afternoon, the interweb was all a flutter with rumours that Arsenal’s secret striker signing is Jamie ‘I was only a racist that one time I was filmed’ Vardy.

Amid reports that he’s stalling on a new deal with his eyes trained elsewhere, Mesut Ozil took time out from his international duties to hail Arsenal and Arsene Wenger.

On Thursday afternoon there were reports everywhere that Mesut Ozil was refusing to discuss a new contract with Arsenal. EVERYBODY PANIC!

Petr Cech will become the most capped player in Czech history should he play in their friendly against Malta on Friday.

Stan Kroenke has increased his stake in Arsenal after he purchased a further 23 ordinary shares, taking his percentage to 67.

Borussia Monchengladbach’s director, Max Erbel, has admitted that they couldn’t refuse Arsenal’s offer for Granit Xhaka as it will allow them to purchase ‘sensible additions’ (plural).

Alex Iwobi has been included in the Nigeria squad for their friendly against Mali that will take place in France on 27 May in the Stade Robert Diochon.