Lee Hurley Archives: 03/2018

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has withdrawn from the Gabon squad that will take part in the King’s Cup due to the death of his grandmother on Tuesday.

If you’re an Arsenal fan who delights in schadenfreude then Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United must taste very sweet indeed.

Arsenal have offered fans a sneak peak inside their state-of-the-art training and rehab centre. Arsenal players are no strangers to the treatment room but the rehab centre is something fans rarely get to see.

Arsenal are expected to return for RB Leipzig’s Emil Forsberg after failing with a bid for the midfielder last summer.

PSG are reportedly preparing to part with a number of players this summer after Marco Veratti decided to stay, and at least 3 of them have been heavily linked with Arsenal for some time.

Despite buying Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January, Arsenal have reportedly made an offer to Robert Lewandowski ahead of the player’s expected move this summer.

Atletico Madrid’s manager, Diego Simeone, has met with Paulo Dybala to sound him out about a move to La Liga to replace Antoine Griezmann who is expected to leave this summer for Barcelona.

A few days ago I was looking through a load of old articles on my PC and came across a batch from 2011 and I couldn’t help but be struck by how mind-numbingly familiar it all was.

I was compiling a reaction piece to the news that Danny Welbeck wouldn’t face any UEFA punishment for falling over in the box when I searched for ‘English players who dive’ on Google.

Gedion Zelalem will return to action for Arsenal in time for pre-season after suffering a series of injury problems this season.

Jose Mourinho has become the latest Premier League manager to show an interest in Aaron Ramsey with the Welshman’s contract running out next summer.

Sven Mislintat has reportedly convinced Arsene Wenger that Bayer Leverkusen keeper, Bernd Leno, is the best option to replace Petr Cech this summer.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has donated a car to a Rehabilitation Center for wounded and disabled soldiers after visiting with them on a trip back home during the interlull.

Danny Welbeck has ‘escaped’ punishment for his ‘dive’ against AC Milan prompting Arsenal fans the world over to ask just why, exactly, was he even at risk?

I don’t normally watch rugby, but as Ireland were going for the Grand Slam against England, I thought I’d put it on, for a while at least.

Former Barcelona manager, Luis Enrique, is reportedly stalling Chelsea in the hopes that Arsenal come calling according to an exclusive in the Star on Sunday.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was in Armenia to watch a championship game between Pyunik FC and Alashkert FC at the Yerevan stadium in his hometown and was swamped by fans at the game.

Russian authorities seem annoyed with Arsenal after the club posted warnings issued by the UK Foreign Office on their website.

Mathieu Debuchy is frustrated once again after he was ignored for a France recall despite excelling since leaving Arsenal.

Patrick Vieira has admitted that the idea of managing at Arsenal interests him ‘one day’ as anyone with a connection to the club and some managerial experience continues to be linked with a position that isn’t even vacant yet.