Arsenal Gossip Archives: 11/2019

Mikel Arteta is a ‘top contender’ to take over as Everton manager, with Marco Silva badly out of favour at the club, according to reports.

The young Arsenal Academy midfielder, Ruby Grant, who will turn 18 in April, has signed up for the prestigious University of North Carolina in the USA who are coached by the legend, Anson Dorrance.

Alexandre Lacazette and Samuel Umtiti have both left the door open to a possible return to Olympique Lyonnais, according to reports in France.

Pep Guardiola says he’s sure Mikel Arteta will be a manager, but he wants his assistant coach to stay with Manchester City for as long as possible.

David Ornstein says Unai Emery is still set to be in charge for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Frankfurt as things stand.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Arsenal’s chairman Sir Chips Keswick, considered handing in his resignation such is his concern at what is going on at the club with the players now no longer behind the head coach.

Arsenal are interested in signing Vinicius Jr from Real Madrid, with the Brazilian falling out of Zinedine Zidane’s plans and the club considering a sale.

Arsenal have begun the search for a replacement for Unai Emery, despite a split at board level over whether he deserves more time.

Freddie Ljungberg and Steve Bould have been tipped to step in for Unai Emery if the Spanish head coach gets sacked in the coming weeks.

Dinamo Zagreb star Dani Olmo was on the radar of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Valencia over the summer, according to reports in Spain.

Arsenal are one of the clubs Reinier Jesus’ father has visited to see their facilities ahead of a potential transfer to Europe, according to reports.

Unai Emery has told assembled reporters at his post-match press conference that the club are behind him but reports of Raul Sanllehi and Edu in the mixed zone after the game tell a different story.

According to a report last week, Arsenal’s chairman Sir Chips Keswick is keen to bring David O’Leary back to the club to help with ‘haphazard recruitment’.

Unai Emery has reportedly given Lucas Torreira a series of videos of his own performances in a bid to get the midfielder playing better when he could simply play him in his preferred position instead.

Arsenal sent scouts to watch Dominik Szoboszlai playing for Hungary over the international break, according to reports.

While the ongoing saga around Granit Xhaka may have deflected some attention, there is little doubt that Arsenal manager Unai Emery is living on borrowed time.

Arsenal fans want Unai Emery out of the club but as Jose Mourinho takes over from Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham, will the Spaniard be the next to go?

Lucas Torreira has refused to comment on speculation linking him to Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, but he has confirmed his long-term goal to play for Boca Juniors.

According to a report from Spain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will not renew his contract with Arsenal anytime soon and is thinking about moving to Barcelona.

West Bromwich Albion are considering a permanent move for loanee Chris Willock in January, even though he’s yet to feature for their first team.