Arsenal News Archives: 10/2018

Claude Puel says he doesn’t know if Arsenal can be considered title contenders at this stage, emphasising that there’s still a long way to go.

Laurent Koscielny has returned to full training ahead of a first-team return next month.

A look at some of the accusations levelled at female football fans and the truth behind them.

Unai Emery thinks Alexandre Lacazette needs to go one step further in adapting to the rhythm of the Premier League, but the boss is clearly impressed with the striker’s progress.

Arsene Wenger emphatically dismissed the topic of taking over at Bayern Munich in a recent interview, insisting that the Bayern hierarchy have made their choice already.

Reiss Nelson scored a brace for Hoffenheim on Saturday to turn the game in their favour and his stats in the Bundesliga so far are certainly eye-catching.

Lee Bowyer had a lot of praise for Krystian Bielik after Charlton’s win over Barnsley on Saturday, but he also had rather worrying news on the injury front.

Folarin Balogun scored a hat-trick against Reading in the Arsenal u18s’ 4-2 win on Saturday, and he’s starting to look too good for the lower youth levels.

Almost 200 footballers in the Premier League and Football League and 29 agents are under investigation by HMRC as they expand their investigation into football’s use of image rights loopholes and tax-avoidance schemes.

Stan Kroenke, Arsenal’s sole owner, is the 58th wealthiest American according to a recent special edition of Forbes magazine.

Arsene Wenger took to the pitch for Variétés Club de France this week, in a one-off match against FC Gueugnon.

Raul Sanllehi and Vinai Venkatesham spoke to the BBC’s David Ornstein this week and, as part of the interview, they had a message for the fans.

Per Mertesacker is expected to take up a role on the expert advisory board for the German national team, according to general manager Oliver Bierhoff.

Freddie Ljungberg is playing a much more prominent role in Arsenal’s first-team training sessions right now, which makes you wonder if he’s being primed for a role in the managerial set-up.

Unai Emery took part in Arsenal’s training session on Wednesday as an outfielder, making up the numbers for the senior side.

Former Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, will stand trial in February for money laundering according to an AFP report that cites Spanish judicial sources.

Reiss Nelson’s top quality free-kick for the England u21s on Tuesday capped off a fantastic international break for Arsenal’s young players.

Players are questioning the standard of officiating in England after a terrible challenge fractured Kim Little’s fibula and still only resulted in a yellow card.

David Ospina is enjoying life in Italy so much he was the best keeper in Europe during the last round of club matches.

Olivier Giroud thinks Chelsea are the top club in England, despite spending over five years with Arsenal, according to recent quotes reported in France.