Arsenal History Archives: 05/2021

As football came to a close last weekend, actual news has been light on the ground, but here is a roundup of the top Arsenal news and gossip stories this week.

The Ballon d’Or was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic but it returns this year and I thought it worth talking about the greatest player to never win it – Thierry Henry.

Dan Crowley and Jon Toral have become the latest former Arsenal youngsters to be released on a free after Jack Wilshere was let go by Bournemouth at the end of his short-term contract.

Martin Odegaard will be part of the Real Madrid squad for the 21/22 season according to a report in Spain that claims they also want to sign Paul Pogba or Houssem Aouar.

Jack Wilshere has been released by Bournemouth after signing for the Cherries on a short-term deal in January not long after expressing Arsenal regrets.

On this week’s podcast, Matthew and Paul look back at victories over both halves of the M23 rivalry and the sparkling end of season form of our record signing.

Former Arsenal Head of Coach and Player Development, Marcel Lucassen, who resigned from the club as allegations of racist remarks were being investigated, has been appointed Director of Football Development at KNVB.

Dani Ceballos has confirmed his Arsenal exit, posting a long goodbye message on his Instagram feed.

Not that long ago you could hardly move without bumping into an article about Alexis Sanchez but over recent months things have been very quiet, so how is he getting on?

Laurent Koscielny says he won’t stay for another season like the one he’s just had with Bordeaux, and once again he feels promises have been broken.

Schalke have confirmed that Shkodran Mustafi will leave the club at the end of the season, just months after he joined from Arsenal.

Liverpool can apparently sign Aaron Ramsey from Juventus for just £10m in a move that would surely divide the Arsenal fan base.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was captaining Arsenal’s u18s when he was just 16 and big things were expected of the teenage giant, but it didn’t quite work out for him at Arsenal so where is he now?

Martin Odegaard is the latest player to wear the Arsenal shirt number 11, a jersey with an impressive history behind it.

Former Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom has been told by Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock to find a new club this summer, according to reports.

Francis Jeffers signed for Arsenal in 2001 for what was then a substantial £13.77m but it never worked out for him in London, so where is he now?

Alex Scott has been announced as the new host of Football Focus, much to the annoyance of Gammon everywhere

Mesut Ozil’s life in Turkey did not get off to the best start but with the season coming to a close, he has finally grabbed his first assist since his last game in an Arsenal shirt.

Kelechi Nwakali has released a statement on reports that he plans to switch international allegiances away from Nigeria.

Matt Macey left Arsenal in January to sign for Hibs, so how has he been getting on?