Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2016

Arsenal are allegedly in talks to sign José Giménez from Atletico Madrid although it seems like a futile approach if true.

We might not be finishing fourth these days, but just in case we start again, it’s nice to know that we will likely no longer have to play a qualifying match thanks to some reported changes coming our way in the Champions League.

We often hear about Arsenal ticket prices when the media are using them to bash the club – MOST EXPENSIVE TICKETS! but did you know, when it comes to the Premier League, they also have some of the cheapest?

Arsenal are apparently willing to pay €9m for Southampton’s Jose Fonte, and with Manchester United’s Marcus Rojo not leaving the club, some media outlets believe Arsenal have a clear run at the player.

Another day, another load of nonsense to deal with.

FC Utrecht seem set to play Tafari Moore in their youth team despite Arsenal saying the 19-year-old would now ‘test himself in the top tier of Dutch football.’

Alex Iwobi could be keeping Aaron Ramsey (and the rest) company in the treatment room for four weeks after his test results came back.

Arsenal have confirmed that Tafari Moore will spend this season on loan with FC Utrecht, a club he first trained with towards the end of July.

Granit Xhaka is one of a number of big name players who have been invited to play for Kosovo after they were finally granted FIFA status in May this year.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has set his sights on cracking the Arsenal first team after a loan spell with Ipswich last season.

Ryan Huddart did not enjoy the best night between the sticks for Eastleigh as they lost 4-2 at home to Dover as he opened the scoring for the visitors.

Per Mertesacker has taken to his Facebook page to say what a ‘huge honour’ it is to be named Arsenal captain.

Mundo Deportivo are claiming that Shkodran Mustafi’s transfer to Arsenal is as good as done and is just ‘pending announcement’.

Naby Keita has revealed that he spoke with Arsene Wenger before deciding to move to RB Leipzig because of their sporting director who ‘treated him like a son.’

With Arsenal’s deal for Shkodran Mustafi looking like it could go the way of so many others before it, the media started linking with Arsenal with a move for Omer Toprak who currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen.

Serge Gnabry’s people have let it be known in Germany that a new contract for the player at Arsenal is ‘just a formality’ after the Olympics as the player continues to be linked with a loan move to Hertha Berlin.

If you want to gauge how hot a transfer rumour is, then simply look for the number of headlines coming your way that basically all say the same thing.

On Tuesday it was being reported that Arsenal had bid €16m for Juventus’s Mario Lemina in the wake of Aaron Ramsey’s injury that will keep him sidelined for a month.

Bruno Peres has undergone a medical at Roma ahead of a move there despite being heavily linked with Arsenal.

There seems to be no truth to the rumour that Arsenal’s youngster, Glen Kamara, is set to join Reading on loan this season, although a loan does seem to be in his immediate future.