Arsenal Loan Watch Archives: 02/2023

Despite Birmingham City’s desire to keep him, Auston Trusty has suggested his long-term goal is to become a starter for Arsenal.

Marseille pulled off a shock cup win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, but Nuno Tavares was absent through injury.

Omar Rekik impressed on his debut for Wigan Athletic on Monday, but he picked up a seemingly minor muscle injury in the second half.

Nicolas Pepe is suffering from tendonitis in his knee, missing another game for OGC Nice with no clarity on the length of his absence yet.

Arthur Okonkwo is still dreaming of becoming Arsenal’s first-choice goalkeeper in the future, after a positive start to his second loan spell.

Arthur Okonkwo saved a penalty from RB Salzburg to help knock them out of the OFB Cup on his debut for Sturm Graz this week.

Tyreece John-Jules is set to return to Ipswich Town from Arsenal in the next couple of weeks, as he steps up his return from injury.

Many of Arsenal’s January loanees appeared in their first matchday squad for their new side on Saturday, with a couple of them making debuts.

Arsenal loanee Folarin Balogun caught the eye with Stade de Reims once again midweek, scoring a hat-trick against Lorient to take him clear at the top of the Ligue 1 goalscoring chart.

Auston Trusty scored a 97th-minute winner for Birmingham City on Saturday, making up for his error in their previous game.

Arsenal academy forward Nathan Butler-Oyedeji is excited for his first loan spell, but he’s expecting the switch to Accrington Stanley to be challenging.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has revealed that he had a conversation with Arsenal sporting director Edu before swooping to make Albert Sambi Lokonga a loan signing for the Eagles.

Albert Sambi Lokonga says Patrick Vieira convinced him to leave league leaders Arsenal, putting his doubts at rest in a phone call.

Eight weeks after surgery on his knee injury, Gabriel Jesus is back out on the grass again, according to his latest social media post.

Whilst Arsenal signed off on a number of loan exits on deadline day, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’hand was the one loanee moving in the other direction.

In an unusual move, Arsenal loaned two of their under-21 players out to Derby County’s under-21 side on deadline day.

Taylor Foran completed a deadline-day loan move from Arsenal to Hartlepool United, his first experience in senior football.