Arsenal Loan Watch Archives: 08/2021

As Arsenal were getting humiliated against Manchester City, William Saliba and Matteo Guendouzi were in France preparing to star once again for Marseille.

Konstantinos Mavropanos scored his first Bundesliga goal on Saturday, but followed it up by suffering yet another injury to force him off.

Daniel Ballard admits he’s pleasantly surprised to be playing as much as he is with Millwall on loan so far, after featuring in another win on Saturday.

Tyreece John-Jules provided two assists starting for Blackpool in a new position on the left in their League Cup fixture against Sunderland on Tuesday.

Lucas Torreira has left Arsenal to join Fiorentina on loan for the season although he is unlikely to return.

Following the on-pitch brawl between Marseille, Nice, and fans, Matteo Guendouzi’s injuries have been questioned by the chairman of Nice.

Harry Clarke scored the first goal of his loan spell at Ross County against Scottish Premiership champions Rangers on Sunday, though he couldn’t help them avoid defeat.

Arsenal loanees William Saliba and Matteo Guendouzi were both on the pitch as OGC Nice fans invaded during their match against Marseille on Sunday.

Tom Smith is on a growing list of Arsenal loan absentees at the moment, missing multiple matches through injury.

There’s good news and bad news for Jordi Osei-Tutu on the injury front, as details of his hamstring injury are starting to emerge.

Jordi Osei-Tutu’s injury woes have continued into his new loan spell at Nottingham Forest, as he was forced off with another suspected hamstring injury.

Daniel Ballard is earning positive reviews for his performances on loan once again, after a strong display despite defeat to Fulham on Tuesday.

Arsenal’s Matt Smith has had an early setback in his loan move to Doncaster Rovers, contracting Covid to miss at least three or four games.

Arsenal loanee Dejan Iliev made the Fortuna Liga Team of the Week after keeping a clean sheet in his second appearance of the loan to SKF Sered.

Ross County’s boss, Malky Mackay, has warned his loanees that they will need to be prepared for the level of scrutiny that comes with playing in Scotland while also praising Arsenal for being easy to work with.

William Saliba has confirmed that he was the one who pushed for a loan to Marseille with Arsenal wanting him to stay in the Premier League.

Marseille have held a press conference to ‘present’ William Saliba, despite it being a loan deal, saying they will speak to Arsenal later in the season about signing him.