Arsenal History Archives: 09/2019

Vlad Dragomir has claimed he refused a contract from Arsenal and it was his decision to leave the club rather than theirs.

Serge Gnabry has admitted he’s excited to see Hector Bellerin playing for Arsenal again, as the Spaniard closes in on a return.

Per Mertesacker has properly wound Robin van Persie up and that is quite ok with me.

Nacho Monreal got his Real Sociedad career off to the best possible start by scoring their second goal in a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Former Arsenal midfielder Marcus McGuane has discussed his difficulties establishing himself with Barcelona, after moving on loan to Telstar this summer.

When Arsenal face Watford in the Premier League it’s usually all about Troy Deeney, but this time we’ve got a proper striker to talk about – Danny Welbeck.

Kelechi Nwakali isn’t letting his Arsenal departure dent his self-confidence and the 21-year-old, who has a buy-back in his contract, is targeting the senior Nigeria squad.

Nwankwo Kanu thinks the Premier League are already growing afraid of Nicolas Pepe, who he feels is a very good addition to Arsenal.

According to the New York Times, Arsene Wenger will join FIFA as a Technical Director next month in a story that first began some time ago.

Girondins de Bordeaux Chairman Joe DaGrosa has suggested it was Bordeaux’s ability to convince Laurent Koscielny of his long-term future with the club that enabled them to sign him this summer.

Sari van Veenendaal has said she experienced many ‘beautiful things’ at Arsenal before leaving ahead of this summer’s World Cup.

Kanu says Arsenal have made a mistake letting Alex Iwobi go, losing a player with the club at heart who would give everything for them.

Arsene Wenger always joked that one day he would write a book and it seems like he wasn’t just teasing – he’s actually working on it.

Paul Merson thinks Everton are a better team after the summer signings of Alex Iwobi and Moise Kean, and Marco Silva just needs to stick by the pair.

Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed that Arsenal do indeed have a buy-back option in his contract and he is hoping to do enough to convince them to activate it.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide says things were complicated for him at Arsenal, and it was the best thing for him to move on.

David Ospina has become the first goalkeeper to play 100 games for Colombia, setting a new record for his country not long after leaving Arsenal.

Nicklas Bendtner’s FC Copenhagen debut will take place behind-closed-doors because of fears of over-crowding due to ‘Bendtner-mania’.

Krystian Bielik has suggested he’d want to move on to a Premier League club if he can’t get promoted with Derby in the next couple of years.

Ian Wright thinks Granit Xhaka should be focusing on developing his own game, rather than taking on the responsibility of the captaincy at Arsenal.