Arsenal Gossip Archives: 12/2019

Ending the worst kept secret in football this week, Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Mikel Arteta has left Manchester City for Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette’s PR teams thought it a good day to make sure fans knew they wouldn’t be hanging around as Arsenal prepared to announce Mikel Arteta as their new head coach.

Napoli have reportedly made Arsenal an offer to take Lucas Torreira on loan for 18 months with a €27m option to buy but will they really let him go as well?

Despite saying they knew nothing about it, Manchester City did indeed know about Arsenal’s interest in Mikel Arteta and they DID have talks.

AC Milan want to sign one of Xhaka, Torreira and Elneny in January, with Xhaka the most likely, according to reports in Italy.

Journalists around Arsenal believe the club will formally present Mikel Arteta to the public in a rescheduled press conference on Friday.

The nature of the Arsenal pursuit of Mikel Arteta could affect the club’s future dealings with Manchester City, according to reports.

There’s a whole lot going on at Arsenal today and not very much at all, so let’s take a look at the top five stories so far today.

Mikel Arteta said his goodbyes to Manchester City players and staff on Thursday morning, and Arsenal will announce him as their head coach on Friday, according to David Ornstein.

Manchester City are under the impression that Arsenal will unveil Mikel Arteta on Friday despite not contacting them about signing their assistant manager.

Freddie Ljungberg will remain on the coaching staff at Arsenal after they appoint Mikel Arteta as head coach, according to reports.

Arsenal have their sights set on the signing of 17-year-old Sevilla youth midfielder Antonio Zarzana, according to reports in Spain.

Arsenal hope to appoint Mikel Arteta as their new head coach in time for the trip to Everton this Saturday, according to reports.

Arsenal are reportedly closing in on a deal to bring Manchester City’s leading recruitment specialist, Sam Fagbemi, to the club.

Arsenal have reportedly reached an agreement with Mikel Arteta to become their new manager and all that’s left to workout is how much the club will pay Manchester City in compensation.

Xabi Alonso says he doesn’t have any offers and his plan is to remain with Real Sociedad B, despite links to Arsenal as part of a Mikel Arteta coaching team.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed another setback for Paul Pogba in his press conference on Tuesday, with the midfielder suffering from an illness.

The Premier League summer transfer window system is likely to change again this year, according to reports, with a vote in February.

Napoli’s sporting director contacted Arsenal on Monday to submit an offer for Lucas Torreira, according to reports in Italy.

Arsenal would have to pay at least £1m in compensation to Manchester City to hire Mikel Arteta, according to reports.