Arsenal News Archives: 10/2016

It’s looking more and more likely that Gareth Southgate will be promoted from interim England manager to full-time soon enough and Arsene Wenger thinks he’s the best man for the job.

Arsene Wenger has delivered the news that every Gooner has been waiting to hear: Hector Bellerin will extend his contract with Arsenal.

Joachim Low has revealed that he plans to watch a few Arsenal matches in England this season since two of his German players reside there.

My icy Gooner heart is already feeling about 76x bigger now that Granit Xhaka has referred to Arsenal as his ‘home’… it doesn’t take much.

Real Madrid defender, Raphaël Varane, hailed Laurent Koscielny’s contribution to France’s 1-0 win over the Netherlands on Tuesday night.

Chris Sutton was less than impressed with Theo Walcott’s 62-minute performance for England during their 0-0 draw against Slovenia on Tuesday night.

Petr Cech claims that Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger are similar in the sense that they both hate losing because they’re so used to success.

Petr Cech has been handed not one but two places in the Guinness World Record book.

The Star Sport has put together a list of 20 Premier League goalkeepers who they think are the best ever and three Arsenal shot-stoppers have made the top five.

Aaron Ramsey is still out of action and it looks like he’s going to miss out on Arsenal’s clash against Swansea at the weekend.

Carl Jenkinson claims the past two seasons he spent at West Ham on loan allowed him to mature and gain ‘invaluable experience’.

Mesut Ozil had high praise for Alex Iwobi recently, comparing him to his uncle, Jay-Jay Okocha, and applauding the fact that he never hides on the pitch.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles provided a brilliant assist for the England u20s on Monday against USA’s u20s.

The Netherlands will host the 2017 Euros and are preparing for the tournament by playing a few friendlies, which Arsenal Ladies players, Sari Van Veenendaal, Dominique Janssen and Danielle Van De Donk have been called up for.

Alex Iwobi has revealed the not so warm and friendly side of fan support (if you could call most Gooners ‘warm and friendly’).

Joao Virginia has signed his first professional contract with Arsenal.

Matthew is joined by Helen & Sylvain to recap recent matches, discuss Arsenal’s flirtation with the pressing obsession, update on Arsenal Ladies season and wonder…

The Italian press, well, specifically Tuttosport, thinks that Laurent Koscielny is worth less than Manchester United’s Eric Bertrand Bailly and even our own Shkodran Mustafi.

The 24-year-old full-back, who was heavily linked with a switch to the Emirates in the summer transfer window, has publicly revealed he snubbed a proposed move to join Arsenal.

Nacho Monreal finally got his first call up since 2013 for Spain’s match against Albania on Sunday but getting there in time was easier said than done.