Arsenal History Archives: 12/2018

Former Arsenal wideman Samir Nasri will sign for West Ham when the transfer window officially opens, committing to the club for six months with an option for a further two years.

Tomas Rosicky has been named as AC Sparta Prague’s new sporting director, and he’s already made his first big decision in the new role, keeping Zdeněk Ščasný on as head coach.

Whether you believe they like each other or not, it is clear there is a problem between Mesut Ozil and Unai Emery and former Arsenal man, Ray Parlour, believes it’s all Neymar’s fault.

Arsene Wenger will return to the Emirates to watch Arsenal ‘soon’ but has been staying away to give Unai Emery time and space to settle.

Santi Cazorla leads La Liga midfielders in chances created per 90 minutes, minimum 5 appearances, as he continues his return to top-level football after leaving Arsenal.

Arsenal fans may have been sad when Jack Wilshere was allowed to leave the club in the summer but his latest injury setback shows the club were right not to offer him a new contract and West Ham were foolish to give him three years.

Andrey Arshavin is doing his best to rival the antics of Nicklas Bendtner and I think, by stumbling drunk from a strip club before getting on a horse, he might just be in the lead.

Arsenal have drawn BATE Borisov in the Europa League Round of 32, after facing the Belarussian side in last year’s competition.

Arsenal aren’t generally known as a club that constantly start brawls, fights and riots, but that just makes the occasions where things do kick off all the more memorable.

Arsenal turned down Robert Pires’ request to join the backroom staff on the basis that they already had Steve Bould working for them, according to the player himself.

Chuba Akpom may have left Arsenal for a new adventure in Greece, but the former Academy star has been speaking about his former team mate, Alex Iwobi, in glowing terms.

Chuba Akpom scored the winning goal for PAOK against AE Larissa last weekend, as he continues to push for starts with his new club.

As I tuned into the Everton v Watford game on Monday night I couldn’t help but wonder how Theo Walcott has been getting on since he left Arsenal.

Tony Adams thinks Unai Emery is more focused on the team than Arsene Wenger, whilst Arsenal’s former boss took a more holistic view of the club.

Before Arsenal’s game against Tottenham at the weekend Paul Merson opted for Eric Dier ahead of Lucas Torreira in his combined XI but now he doesn’t rate the Tottenham man at all.

Former Arsenal defender Viv Anderson has revealed how former boss Brian Clough taught him to stand up to racists.

Ashley Cole infamously once said he almost crashed his car when he learned Arsenal were only going to offer him £60k-a-week in 2006 so I can’t help but wonder what he was thinking when LA Galaxy offered him £5,000pw after his current deal expired.

Ian Wright thinks Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can become one of Arsenal’s great goalscorers.

Alexis Sanchez will face around six weeks on the sidelines after he damaged his hamstring in Manchester United training and Jose Mourinho has been bemoaning the players’ bad luck since he signed in January.