Lee Hurley Archives: 08/2019

Laurent Koscielny has left Arsenal and brought to an end his nine years at the club, leaving under a massive cloud when he should be departing a club hero.

According to L’Equipe, Philippe Coutinho will sign for Arsenal on loan as this transfer window looks set to end with a huge bang (or whimper) for Arsenal.

Sky Sports are reporting that Bayern Munich are interested in signing Arsenal’s Joe Willock but they’ve absolutely no chance of signing the 19-year-old.

In the last few hours Juventus have reportedly informed clubs that they will listen to offers for Daniele Rugani after Giorgio Chiellini returned from injury.

Eddie Nketiah is a wanted man and while he is said to be close to a move to Bristol City, Leeds United are interested in signing him along with ‘dozens’ of other clubs according to LeedsLive.

Stephan Lichtsteiner has given an interview about his time at Arsenal, saying the team made ‘too many mistakes’.

Kelechi Nwakali’s agent has denied the player has agreed to leave Arsenal for SD Huesca but has admitted the player will leave this summer, whether on loan or permanently.

Wolves have reportedly bid £30m for Daniele Rugani after Arsenal tried to sign the player on a two-year loan.

David Ornstein has confirmed information about three Arsenal deals that could complete before Thursday involving Kieran Tierney, Carl Jenkinson, and Laurent Koscielny.

Bristol City are reportedly growing ever-more confident of landing Eddie Nketiah on loan before the transfer window closes on Thursday.

Arsenal and Nottingham Forest are reportedly in talks over the transfer of Carl Jenkinson as the last of Arsenal’s ‘British Core’ gets set to leave the club before the window closes on Thursday.

Arsenal and Bordeaux have found an a agreement over the transfer of Laurent Koscielny and the Arsenal captain is currently in Bordeaux ahead of a medical.

Arsenal have reportedly stepped up their pursuit of a centreback by bidding £55m for RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano but it has, if it ever existed, been rejected.

Arsenal have handed Kim Little a new contract at the club.

Arsenal will receive £4.35m from Empoli as their sell-on fee now that Ismael Bennacer has been sold to AC Milan (hello, Ivan!) for £14.5m.

Per Mertesacker has revealed he’s been trying to get Arsenal youngsters on loan to his old club, Werder Bremen, but he doesn’t think he will be successful.

Eddie Nketiah looks like he could finally get a chance to be involved properly with the first team this season and as part of their series profiling young Premier League talent, he spoke to the Daily Telegraph.

Philippe Coutinho is open to a move to the Premier League according to Mundo Deportivo, but the only clubs that have shown an interest in him, Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, who are banned from buying players, have yet to make an offer.

Arsenal’s Louise Quinn and Katie McCabe lost with Ireland as they played World Champions USA on Sunday.

Arsenal fans were left disappointed on Sunday, not because they lost to Barcelona, but because they didn’t get to see Nicolas Pepe in an Arsenal shirt.