Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2020

Thomas Partey’s father Jacob has told a radio station in Ghana that his son would be ‘happy if he went to Arsenal’ amid speculation the midfielder will join this summer.

Arsene Wenger believes Manchester City or PSG are likely to win this year’s Champions League due to the decline in the competition.

Despite having a phenomenal season, Bukayo Saka was not included in the Premier League’s selection for the Young Player of the Year award while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also misses out on the senior award.

Fans have picked Bernd Leno as Arsenal’s second best player of the season with the German as integral at the back as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was at the other end.

Willian is reportedly ‘upset and offended’ by how Chelsea went about his contract negotiations, with the forward receiving a ‘take it or leave it’ deal from Roman Abramovich’s right-hand, Marina Granovskaia.

As more details emerge about the people being cut from Arsenal’s wage bill, Mesut Ozil’s pay cut stance, for which he was pilloried, seems like it was the right one and might even be the reason he isn’t playing.

It seems like only a matter of time before Willian is announced as an Arsenal player but there is plenty of confusion around just what Arsenal have offered and he has agreed to.

Jolen Lescott believes Manchester City found it ‘difficult to cope’ when ‘integral’ Mikel Arteta left to take the Arsenal job and also had no clue Arteta would be so good so soon.

Arsene Wenger has admitted that he still misses the day-to-day grind of training a club side as he continues to weighs up a return to coaching against the state of his health.

Paul Merson believes that Harry Redknapp was a better tactician than Arsene Wenger in comments that would be surprising if they came from anyone else.

Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, confirmed on Wednesday night that a deal had been agreed with Inter Milan that would see Alexis Sanchez leave the club permanently.

Former Arsenal fan favourite, Kieran Gibbs, will be allowed to leave West Brom this summer.

Arsenal have reportedly agreed to a two-year deal, with an option for a third, for Willian whom the media have been insisting would only sign a three-year deal somewhere.

Arsenal will let Francis Cagigao and others leave as part of their restructuring process that they are dressing up as post-Covid cuts.

Arsenal have announced they will have to make 55 staff members redundant due to the financial implications of the ongoing pandemic.

Emi Martinez has been speaking to ESPN about a possible return to Independiente, how he couldn’t say ‘no’ to Arsenal, and what Mikel Arteta is really like in training.

Arsenal’s main shirt and stadium sponsors, Emirates Airlines, are offering a free funeral to anyone who catches Covid during their trip, along with money to cover medical expenses.

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Willian so what will Willian bring to Arsenal and does Mikel Arteta really want him or is this all more Kia Joorabchian games?

Louise Quinn, along with Arsenal’s Katie McCabe, were both nominated for the Republic of Ireland Player of the Year and it was the former Arsenal player who picked up the award.

Louise Quinn has signed for Fiorentina after the 30-year was released by Arsenal where she will team up with former Gunner, Janni Arth.