Lee Hurley Archives: 12/2019

Unai Emery has confirmed that some at Arsenal wanted to give him a new contract in his first interview since being sacked by the club last month.

Last year, I thought replacing Arsene Wenger with Mikel Arteta was a really stupid idea but Unai Emery helped me come around

Vivianne Miedema has become an Ambassador for War Child who “aim to reach children as early as possible when conflict breaks out, and stay on to support them—long after the TV cameras have gone home.”

Calum Chambers was named Man of the Match after Arsenal’s game against Everton, but the centreback tweeted about his disappointment following the game.

If you want an idea of the level of detail Mikel Arteta goes into when analysing and preparing for matches, then what follows will give you exactly that.

As Mikel Arteta gave his first press conference as Arsenal manager you couldn’t help but feel your heart fill with pride as the real affection he holds for Arsenal came pouring out.

Ending the worst kept secret in football this week, Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Mikel Arteta has left Manchester City for Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s PR teams thought it a good day to make sure fans knew they wouldn’t be hanging around as Arsenal prepared to announce Mikel Arteta as their new head coach.

Napoli have reportedly made Arsenal an offer to take Lucas Torreira on loan for 18 months with a €27m option to buy but will they really let him go as well?

Dr Andrew Johnson, who previously worked for Manchester City and Bury, has been charged by the FA with breaching anti-doping rules.

Despite saying they knew nothing about it, Manchester City did indeed know about Arsenal’s interest in Mikel Arteta and they DID have talks.

Stan Kroenke’s sports empire, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, has been named the ‘most valuable sports conglomerate in the world’ by Forbes, but what is the real price of supporting a  team owned by someone like Stan?

Pro Evolution Soccer will remove Mesut Ozil from their game in China as the authoritarian regime continues to throw a hissy fit over the German’s tweet that dared called attention to their treatment of Uighurs within their borders.

There’s a whole lot going on at Arsenal today and not very much at all, so let’s take a look at the top five stories so far today.

Manchester City are under the impression that Arsenal will unveil Mikel Arteta on Friday despite not contacting them about signing their assistant manager.

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on a deal to bring Manchester City’s leading recruitment specialist, Sam Fagbemi, to the club.

Arsenal have reportedly reached an agreement with Mikel Arteta to become their new manager and all that’s left to workout is how much the club will pay Manchester City in compensation.

Kieran Tierney has posted a picture of himself after surgery following his dislocated shoulder.

Beth Mead has confirmed that the injury she picked up at the weekend against Everton is not too serious.

Mikel Arteta looks like he could well become the next Arsenal manager, so what can we expect from the man who has been Pep Guardiola’s number two?