Lee Hurley Archives: 02/2019

Vito Mannone will spend the rest of 2019 in the USA after signing for Minnesota United on a loan until January 2020.

Arenal had a scout in Italy watching two players this weekend – Jesus Suso of Milan, and Nicolò Barella, who is owned by Cagliari. 

Aaron Ramsey, Arsenal and Juventus announced on Monday that the Welshman will head to Turin in the summer when his Arsenal contract expires, but are they really paying him £400k-a-week?

Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham have been holding ‘secret’ meetings in the exclusive dining rooms at Mosimann’s in Belgravia and they even have a WhatsApp group according to a report in Monday’s Daily Mail.

Adrien Rabiot is a name that just won’t quit in connection with a move to Arsenal despite reported problems between him and Unai Emery.

Arsenal have reportedly offered Mesut Ozil to Inter Milan for a second time but the Italians aren’t interested.

Arsenal legends will play in a charity match at Chard Town FC later this year.

If you believe large sections of the media then Unai Emery is determined to bring Adrien Rabiot on a free to Arsenal this summer but rumours of a problem between the two persist, so is there any truth to the claims?

There were more than a few Arsenal fans who were sad when the club made the decision to sell Theo Walcott but any ideas that he had merely stalled at Arsenal can surely be put to bed now.

When Nicolas Pepe was valued at £50m it seemed unlikely Arsenal were seriously interested in him at that price and he’s now apparently worth £72m.

Predicting anything in football is a tricky business but when you claim that Arsenal will lose at Huddersfield because Shkodran Mustafi is unlikely to start then it’s perhaps time to consider if you’re really paying attention in your job.

Arsenal are still interested in signing Nicolas Pepe from Lille and the French club are prepared to receive offers for the player in June.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has lost out on the Africa Player of the Month award for January as it went to a top Arsenal target – Nicholas Pepe.

Manchester City will net £4m from Arsenal if the Gunners complete the permanent signing of Denis Suarez from Barcelona.

Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Matteo Guendouzi, Joe Montemurro, Jordan Nobbs, and Vivianne Miedema have all been nominated for honours at the London Football Awards 2019 while the club have also been nominated for their work in the community.

Alex Iwobi will preview Nigeria’s new kit alongside Leicester City’s Wilifred Onyinye in a ceremony in London.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan believes that Matteo Guendouzi can become one of the best in the world if he keeps working hard.

Aaron Ramsey had been promised a ‘rich renewal’ at Arsenal by Arsene Wenger according to a report from Italy before Unai Emery said he was not willing to match the conditions offered by the Frenchman.

Arsenal are prepared to sell Shkodran Mustafi in the summer to free up funds for transfers.

A journalist from the Netherlands believes there are people at Arsenal who really want to bring Marc Overmars to the club but some aren’t convinced.