Arsenal Gossip Archives: 05/2016

We aren’t even in June but the latest story linking Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a move away sees Leicester mentioned as an interested party.

With David Ospina and Wojciech Szczesny’s future in doubt, Arsenal are being heavily linked with Inter Milan’s Samir Handanovich, a player they’ve been interested in previously.

Reports emerged on Saturday that Leicester want more than just money for Riyad Mahrez – they want Theo Walcott.

Arda Turan seems set for the exit door at Barcelona despite only signing for the Catalan giants last summer and Manchester United and Arsenal are set to ‘go to war’ over his signature.

The guy who leaked the photos of Granit Xhaka posing for his official Arsenal photoshoot claims that there will be three shirt changes when the new season starts and that Xhaka will wear the number 34.

While everyone wonders just what big name striker signing Arsene Wenger will make, the Mirror are linking him with a move for AZ Alkmaar’s Vincent Janssen instead.

Germany manager, Joachim Low, has urged Mario Gotze to think about moving clubs to help his career, as Arsenal and Liverpool continue to be heavily linked with the Bayern Munich man.

With Mikel Arteta about to hang up his playing boots and move into coaching, it seems like he is about to join Manchester City despite having an offer from Arsenal (and Tottenham) according to Marca in Spain.

Southampton manager, Ronald Koeman, is said to be about to turn down the Everton job in favour of waiting for Arsenal.

If the latest reports linking us to Juventus’ Álvato Morata are to be believed, we’re willing to pay the striker more than we give Mesut Özil and Alexis Sanchez every week.

Arsenal target, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, has reportedly turned down a new contract with Borussia Dortmund with his current one set to run out in 2017.

In this week’s bizarre story, Juventus are reportedly aiming to throw €50m at us in hope that Mesut Özil will go to Italy.

The BBC’s David Ornstein has confirmed that an agreement between Arsenal and Borussia Monchengladbach for midfielder Granit Xhaka has been met.

According to the Telegraph, Jack Wilshere is reportedly set to sign a contract extension with Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka is either coming to Arsenal or he’s having a proper laugh at our expense.

Granit Xhaka has reportedly flown to London after he admitted to a Swiss radio station (FM1) on Thursday that he wanted a deal to be completed before the Euros in June.

Arsenal are apparently planning on making a swoop for Newcastle midfielder, Moussa Sissoko.

N’Golo Kante has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal this summer despite his current team, Leicester City winning the Premier League.

With Per Mertesacker’s game time dropping towards the end of the season, it was only a matter of time before talk turned to his replacement should we get rid of him.

During Manchester United’s end-of-season goodbyes after their 3-1 win against Bournemouth, Michael Carrick led out his children.