Lee Hurley Archives: 12/2018

Mesut Ozil left yet another young Arsenal fan speechless when he turned up to surprise him.

Arsenal and Manchester United are keeping a close eye on Arne Maier, a player dubbed the ‘new Toni Kroos’.

Arsenal and Chelsea reportedly ‘made contact’ with Denis Suarez about signing the central midfielder when the January transfer window opens before the player was then offered around Europe by Barcelona.

Arsenal will welcome Aaron Ramsey back into the squad for the game against Southampton while Mesut Ozil is also expected to feature.

Per Mertesacker has revealed that ‘enthusiasm’ in the dressing room has replaced ‘tristesse’ – a state of melancholy sadness.

Per Mertesacker has been speaking, briefly, about the impact of Sven Mislintat on Arsenal’s squad and what the chief scout, along with Unai Emery, look for in a player.

Arsenal might have thought they’d get to face a Shane Long-less Southampton given the terror the little idiot tends to wreak against us, but he’s back in the squad along with Danny Ings.

Arsenal have confirmed that Rob Holding underwent surgery to repair his ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

UEFA have opened a case against Arsenal after the kick-off of Thursday’s match against Qarabag in the Europa League was delayed by three minutes.

17-year-old Bukayo Saka could make his home debut when the Gunners face Qarabag at the Emirates on Thursday night.

Arsenal and Newcastle will have to cough up more than €30m if they want to sign Miguel Almiron from Atlanta United according to their president, Darren Eales.

Arsenal have reportedly got three centrebacks on their shortlist ahead of the January transfer window, including Gary Cahill once again, this time as a short-term option.

Lucas Torreira has said playing for ‘such an important team’ as Arsenal makes him feel ‘really proud’.

Arsenal welcomed Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey back to full training before the games against Qarabag in the Europa League and Southampton in the Premier League.

Arsenal have been linked with a move for Real Madrid’s Isco for some time now, but it seems like Bayern Munich are the only club to have actually made a move.

Crystal Palace are reportedly formulating an offer to sign Rennes 20-year-old winger Ismaila Sarr as Arsenal ponder making a move themselves.

As I tuned into the Everton v Watford game on Monday night I couldn’t help but wonder how Theo Walcott has been getting on since he left Arsenal.

Gary Neville believes that Unai Emery will need a couple of transfer windows to get to a place where he doesn’t have to make so many in-game changes.

Fans and their representatives were left furious when it was announced that only 10 of the 32 FA Cup third round games will kick-off at 3pm on a Saturday after 22 games were moved to accommodate the wishes of TV companies.

Alex Iwobi has revealed that he turned down a move to Celtic in 2012 because he didn’t feel ready to move to Scotland after Arsenal made it clear he could leave the club if he wanted.