Mosope Ominiyi Archives: 09/2016

What, already? UEFA Champions League football is back and Arsenal travel to the Parc des Princes on matchday one.

Colombia’s legendary playmaker, Carlos Valderrama, has publicly praised the performance of David Ospina as he played an instrumental part in ensuring they were not comprehensively beaten by South American rivals Brazil this past week.

In this current day and age, weekly wages for footballers is always a topical debate. We took a look at who is paid what at Arsenal

Jack Wilshere has been tipped to become Arsenal manager in future, by none other than current boss Arsène himself.

It was an Old Firm debut to forget for Philippe Senderos who was caught out defensively in the build-up to a Celtic goal and also got himself sent off in the second-half for a silly deliberate handball when he knew fully well he’d already picked up a booking

Laurent Koscielny’s 31st birthday was definitely one to remember – a fantastic bicycle kick helped us to prevail over Southampton at home, but he also suffered a facial injury too.

Joel Campbell was Arsenal’s only loanee to start and complete the full 90 minutes on Saturday – and he netted a goal in Sporting’s 3-0 victory over Moreirense.

Jack Wilshere made his competitive debut for AFC Bournemouth during their 1-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion in one of Saturday’s 3pm kick-offs.

Arsenal will pose a tougher test for Paris Saint-Germain than Chelsea have in previous seasons, according to defensive midfielder Thiago Motta.

According to news in Belgium, Standard Liége striker Ishak Belfodil has been attracting the interest of some top European clubs – including Serie A champions Juventus, Chelsea and Arsenal.

After the lull caused by the international break over the past week, we’re quickly back into the thick of things with another tricky Premier League fixture.

According to reports in Goal and Sports Mole as well as other news outlets, Arsenal are expected to potentially buy another central defender to boost their defensive options.

According to reports in the Daily Star and Sunderland Echo, as well as other newspaper outlets across the UK, we are interested in Sunderland’s talented wonderkid Joel Asaro.

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Alexis Sanchez has seemingly caused a stir online by saying he’s good enough to be considered in the same bracket as superstar duo Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – seen as the world’s best players.

Whilst the first-team had an eventful summer window, there were a number of youngsters in our ranks who were either loaned out or sold on a permanent transfer away from the Emirates.