Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2021

Few things drone on more than a man with a chip on his shoulder and that’s exactly what Emi Martinez seems to be despite how well it’s been going for him.

Real Madrid reportedly want money from the sale of Martin Odegaard so they can buy Kylian Mbappe from PSG but they might have to do with sending him on another loan.

Arsenal are reportedly open to listening to offers for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang despite the club captain signing a new deal just last year.

Martin Odegaard could be set to re-join Arsenal after it was reported Real Madrid were open to selling him and the Gunners were close to a deal, but Odegaard already has his Arsenal shirt number picked out.

36-year-old Mathieu Debuchy has signed a two-year deal, with an option for a third, with French second division side, Valenciennes.

Carlo Ancelotti attempted to explain why he left Martin Odegaard out of his squad for Real Madrid’s opening match of the season amid reports the 22-year-old is on the verge of joining Arsenal but he didn’t do a great job.

Juventus have still not received any offers for Aaron Ramsey, despite cutting his price, and they can’t buy until they sell him according to a report in Italy.

Arsenal got their new season off to the worst possible start on Friday night when they crashed 2-0 to Premier League newbies, Brentford.

Newcastle United have announced the signing of Joe Willock on a permanent deal.

Arsenal have ended their interest in James Maddison without submitting a bid for the Leicester City man.

After failing to agree a deal for their number one target, Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal have changed their priorities for their keeping department and have turned back to Neto, who was keen to join in January.

Shkodran Mustafi is close to agreeing a deal to sign for Genoa after his wages caused a problem for Levante.

Bayern Munich would reportedly like to offer Corentin Tolisso to Arsenal in exchange for Hector Bellerin.

Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal “still have a lot of things to be done” before the transfer window closes at the end of the month but he was very vague about what that meant.

Arsenal are apparently offering Alexandre Lacazette in a bid to make space to sign Tammy Abraham from Chelsea.

Arsenal’s move to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United has collapsed, leaving the keeper devastated as Arsenal move on to other targets.

Thomas Tuchel has said he will leave Tammy Abraham’s future in the player’s hands as Jose Mourinho phones the forward who would prefer a move to Arsenal.

Arsenal have entered into advanced negotiations with Sheffield United over the signing of Aaron Ramsdale.

Dani Ceballos picked up what was meant to be a grade II ankle sprain when on Olympic duty but it turns out it was actually a complete ligament tear.

Bernardo Silva wants to leave Manchester City this summer and Arsenal could be banking on Mikel Arteta’s good relationship with the player to try and sign him for less than James Maddison.