Mosope Ominiyi Archives: 05/2017

Riyad Mahrez has made his intentions clear once more that he will leave Leicester City this summer and Arsenal appear favourites to sign him.

From ball-winners like Francis Coquelin, to creative playmakers such as Mesut Ozil, to goalscoring midfielders like Aaron Ramsey and industrious box-to-box players such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arsenal are blessed with a lot of options in the engine room.

The high-flying Gunners have a golden opportunity to extend their unbeaten record, whilst keeping an eye on the possible title charge that could open up in the coming weeks.

In a social media post on Tuesday afternoon, Wojciech Szczesny praised manager Luciano Spalletti as news broke that the Italian has left his post as Roma boss after a record-breaking season in charge.

Alex Iwobi joined up with his Nigerian team-mates as they prepare for Thursday’s friendly fixture against Togo.

Marc Overmars revealed how different his career could have been if not for a ligament injury which led to Manchester United withdrawing their interest and Arsenal signing the winger a year later.

Arsenal’s defensive depth was tested to its limits in the latter stages of the 16/17 season but how did the defenders fare individually over the course of the season?

Having been called up by Costa Rica, Joel Campbell has been working with a personal trainer for the last month in order to maintain his fitness with international fixtures coming up.

Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Chelsea sealed the club’s third FA Cup triumph in four seasons, but how does this victory at Wembley compare to the other two in recent years?

This summer we could see a number of players leave Arsenal. We’ve had a look to see who could leave and how much truth there is to the rumours linking them away…

Ainsley Maitland-Niles started but played just under 30 minutes of England u20s’ 1-0 win over South Korea in their FIFA u20 World Cup group stage fixture.

Arsenal’s versatile midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been heavily linked with a possible move to Liverpool in recent months and despite my previous piece on why the ongoing story isn’t true, the Daily Star are reporting ‘developments’ in his situation.

According to reports, Manchester United’s reported double swoop for Bayern players this summer will help the Bundesliga champions with their pursuit of Alexis Sánchez.

This is the first time that Arsenal have finished outside of the UEFA Champions League places in two decades and a spell of inconsistency midway through the campaign proved pivotal.

Arsène Wenger spent almost £100m on transfers last summer and with the campaign finally over, it’s time to rate his acquisitions.

After securing an unlikely victory over Chelsea to win this season’s FA Cup trophy, it’s time to reflect on an eventful year for Arsenal’s first-team squad.

Arsenal have already been linked with a ton of players ahead of a highly-anticipated summer where the Gunners will be keen to avoid losing ground on their rivals in the transfer market.

Arsenal’s versatile forward Lucas Perez could be set for a permanent move away from north London with Fenerbahce frontrunners to sign him, if reports are to be believed.

Joel Campbell’s lack of minutes at club level in recent months has seen the 24-year-old forward drop down his national team rankings based on current form, according to Argentine newspaper La Nación.

Rob Holding has revealed that he was close to leaving Arsenal on-loan in January, but is delighted to have remained and given an extended opportunity to feature in recent months.