Arsenal History Archives: 01/2023

Hector Bellerin is now a Sporting CP player just six months after leaving Arsenal for free to join Barcelona on a one-year contract.

Barcelona right-back Hector Bellerin missed Tuesday’s training session with the club’s permission but popped in to say goodbye to his teammates.

Unai Emery has been trying to get Matteo Guendouzi out of Marseille but while the French club are open to selling the former Arsenal midfielder, it will not happen in this window.

Barcelona were expected to ask for around €3m for Hector Bellerin but they now only want €1m, cutting the fee Arsenal will receive from their sell-on clause by a third.

Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting CP have finally reached an agreement on the transfer of right-back, Pedro Porro which means Arsenal could well benefit from their Hector Bellerin sell-on clause.

Tensions ran high at the François-Coty stadium on Sunday during the AC Ajaccio vs. Lyon match (0-2) with former Arsenal man, Alexandre Lacazette, pelted with lighters as he attempted to do a post-match interview.

Tottenham are set to finalize their £39 million move for Sporting Lisbon right-back, Pedro Porro with former Arsenal fan favourite, Hector Bellerin coming in as his replacement.

Matteo Guendouzi is set to stay with Olympique de Marseille this month, meaning Arsenal will have to wait to cash in on his sell-on clause.

Willian’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, has revealed that two top clubs expressed interest in signing the Fulham forward during the current transfer window, despite many saying he was ‘done’ when he left Arsenal.

Kolo Toure’s tenure as Wigan Athletic manager has come to an end, just three months and nine games after he was hired.

Two years ago on 25 January Mesut Ozil finally left Arsenal, so how has he fared since his ‘dream move’ to Fenerbahce?

From the start of the season, Patrick Vieira has been one of the few voices consistently saying Arsenal will be title challengers and believes ‘this could be their year’.

Unai Emery continues to try and lure Matteo Guendouzi to Aston Villa with the former Arsenal midfielder’s time at Marseille looking like it is coming to an end.

Barcelona continue to be a basket-case of a club with a report coming out that they regret selling Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Chelsea.

Hector Bellerin has reportedly turned down a move to Everton even though his Barcelona adventure is not really panning out how he would have liked.

Real Madrid are expected to give Dani Ceballos a new contract on the back of a handful of decent games and to stop the player leaving for free in the summer.

Former Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson enjoyed waking up to a north London derby win at the weekend, and he believes the Gunners can win the league.

Valencia are interested in signing former Arsenal academy striker Stephy Mavididi from Montpellier, according to a report.

Bacary Sagna thinks Arsenal will end up signing Mykhaylo Mudryk, and the current delay is just due to mind games between the two clubs.

Barcelona are once again keen on signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but only if they can get the player they sold for €12m for free.