Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2018

Stan Kroenke is poised to become the sole owner of Arsenal allowing him to take the company private after Alisher Usmanov agreed to sell his shares to the American.

Reiss Nelson is expected to sign a new deal to keep him at Arsenal for the next five years.

David Ospina admits it’s ‘time for something new’ as the Colombian gets ready for life away from Arsenal.

Santi Cazorla has been offered a contract with Villarreal to play for them in the upcoming season after successfully passing his trial with the club.

The final lineups have been announced for Per Mertesacker’s ‘Homecoming’ game that will take place in Germany in October.

The season is just a few days away from starting and we’re already knee-deep in the swamp of prediction land.

Aaron Ramsey’s agent has rubbished claims that the midfielder is demanding £300kpw to sign a new deal with the club while his wife, Colleen, has posted that the pair are expecting twins.

Arsenal are considering making a move for AC Milan’s left-back, Ricardo Rodriguez according to the Daily Mail after Sead Kolasinac picked up a knee injury.

Calum Chambers is expected to have a medical at Fulham on Monday after he agreed a deal to join the Cottagers on loan for the season.

Nacho Monreal is expected to join the Arsenal team in training on Tuesday after working alone with a physical coach as he tries to recover from a ‘little problem’ in his knee but Unai Emery has pretty much ruled him out of the City game.

Lucas Perez’s agent, Rodrigo Fernandez Lovelle, has denied even speaking with Sporting Lisbon, let alone agreeing a deal for his client to join the Portuguese club.

Contrary to how many people connected to the German national team have reacted to Mesut Ozil’s claims of institutional racism, players from the Turkish club Malatyaspor wore tshirts to show their support for the Arsenal man.

Mesut Ozil has launched his own esports team that focuses on the FIFA series by EA Sports and he will be looking for players from around the world.

Arsenal have signed Aaron D’Antino from Geelong in Australia to act as Joe Montemurro’s senior assistant coach for the women’s side.

An LGBTQ+ friendly football league has agreed a partnership with a County FA for the first time.

Sead Kolasinac will be out for at least the next two months after picking up a knee injury against Chelsea while Aaron Ramsey is expected back in training next week.

Besiktas have reportedly pulled out of the deal to sign David Ospina as they believe his €5m price tag and wage demands are ‘astronomical’.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has backed Mesut Ozil’s decision to retire from the German national team.

Vlad Dragomir has signed for Italian side Perugia Calcio after being released by Arsenal this summer.

Chuba Apom has already posed for photographs in his new PAOK shirt despite there being no confirmation of his move from either club.