Arsenal News Archives: 05/2021

Matteo Guendouzi looks set to leave Arsenal this summer on a permanent deal so how much is Matteo Guendouzi worth and what can Arsenal expect to get for him?

Gabriel Martinelli arrived at Arsenal at the start of the 19/20 season for just £6.03m so how much is Gabriel Martinelli worth now?

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.

Nicolas Pepe has made it into the UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season for 2020/21, after a strong individual European campaign.

Three of Arsenal’s academy players have received senior international call-ups for the upcoming round of fixtures.

Joe Willock has been named Premier League Player of the Month for May, after an outstanding finish to his loan spell with Newcastle United.

Arsenal are out of Europe for the first time in 25 years so of course this is when they finally do away with away goals in UEFA competitions.

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.

The Team GB women’s football squad has been announced and it is fair to say there are a few surprises with some debatable choices ahead of the Olympics Games in Tokyo this summer.

Arsenal goalkeeping prospect Hubert Graczyk is swapping England for Poland, joining up with the Poland u19s for a training camp at the end of this month.

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.

Arsenal have signed Mana Iwabuchi to replace Jill Roord who will join Wolfsburg at the end of the season.

Bukayo Saka has joined three other Arsenal players in their countries’ provisional national team squads for the European Championships.

Arsenal’s Nicolas Pepe and loanee Joe Willock have both received nominations for Premier League Player of the Month for May.

Mikel Arteta has received a nomination for the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for May, following a strong finish with Arsenal.

Zech Medley became the latest Arsenal loanee to experience relegation on Monday, with Kilmarnock dropping down to the Scottish Championship.

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