Laurent Koscielny is reportedly the sole decision-maker on whether he extends his contract with Bordeaux this summer.

Arsenal return to action by hosting Crystal Palace next Monday, let's take a look at our predicted lineup for the clash.

Arsenal's Benjamin White has informed the world he doesn't watch football, doesn't know much about Patrick Vieira and that he'd prefer it if people call him Benjamin, which absolutely nobody has paid attention to.

Now that the England u21s to u18s have completed their international fixtures for the break, let's look back at how the Arsenal players did.

Arsenal have avoided fines for sell-on clauses in the contracts of Chuba Akpom and Joel Campbell, following an appeal to CAS.

Thomas Frank says he's happy with Brentford, and whilst it's sweet to read rumours about Arsenal, they haven't contacted him.

Jack Wilshere says Charlie Patino is definitely one for the future at Arsenal, but he pushes back against the 'next Wilshere' tag.

Arsenal have ruled Granit Xhaka out for three months, but he'll want to be back in two, according to manager Mikel Arteta.

Inter Milan have made Alexandre Lacazette their 'top target' for a January move, but they have to get rid of Alexis Sanchez, who has been told he can leave for free.

Lucas Torreira impressed as the final Arsenal participant in this international break, despite Uruguay's damaging defeat on Friday.

Arsenal had a total of 19 senior international call-ups for the October break, let's look at the full list of results.

Arsenal are preparing a €30m bid for Club Brugge winger Noa Lang in January, according to a report from Belgium.

Mikel Arteta says there's no bad news from the international break, and everybody seems to be okay on the injury front besides Granit Xhaka.

In a move that will have implications for world football moving forward, Arsene Wenger has revealed that the Qatar World Cup next year is likely to have automated offside calls.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is reportedly eyeing up a return to Arsenal but I doubt the club are interested in him, regardless of his desires.

Nicklas Bendtner has had his £176,000 Porsche seized after clocking up a number of driving offences.

Gabriel Martinelli suffered an injury with Arsenal last week, and he's a doubt for Monday's match against Crystal Palace.

Katie McCabe says everyone is running more under new Arsenal Women's boss Jonas Eidevall, and she relishes the competition within the squad.

Jack Wilshere has an agreement with Arsenal until January, which will involve him providing some coaching for the u23s.

Hector Bellerin is hopefully his loan spell with Real Betis will turn into a longer affair with the defender unlikely to return to Arsenal again.

Earlier this week, we had a chance to speak to STATSports' Barry Watters about their new partnership with Arsenal.

Arsenal have held no significant talks with Bernd Leno over a contract renewal, and it's likely he doesn't stay for the long term.

Konstantinos Mavropanos conceded a rash penalty as Greece's World Cup qualification hopes took a big hit against Sweden on Tuesday.

The Arsenal u21s won in dramatic style away to Newport County on Tuesday, to keep their EFL Trophy campaign alive.

Thomas Partey scored his second goal in two games for Ghana to keep his scoring run going as captain of his national side.

Arsenal's Omar Rekik has picked up an injury, and he ended up missing out on international duty with Tunisia as a result.

Arsenal youth defender Josh Robinson made his debut to help Ryan Garry to his first win with the England u18s on Monday.

Arsenal are top of the League and the only team with a 100% record after another win over Everton this weekend.

Miguel Azeez provided a goal and an assist in his only start of the international break, as the England u20s thrashed the Czech Republic.

Mohamed Elneny has helped Egypt to two wins over the international break, putting them on the verge of the World Cup qualification play-offs.

Emile Smith Rowe won Player of the Match and score the winning goal for the 10-man England u21s on Monday against Andorra.

Nicolas Pepe scored an early goal for the Ivory Coast as they reclaimed their spot on top of their CAF World Cup qualification group.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored and assisted against Angola on Monday to keep Gabon's fading World Cup qualification hopes alive.

Matthew and Stephen join forces to try to get their heads round the implications of the latest (and by far the biggest in financial terms) nation state buying their chunk of the sport we love.

The Arsenal u21s face Newport County in the EFL Trophy on Tuesday needing a result to avoid another early exit from the competition.

Charlie Patino faced off against Marcelo Flores on international duty at the weekend, as the England u19s took on the Mexico u20s.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski ended his international career with a win for Poland on Saturday.

Welling United have signed Jack Sims in goal, suggesting Arsenal loanee Tom Smith isn't set for a quick return to the pitch.

The Arsenal u23s are set to face Liverpool in the Premier League 2 on Saturday, and the match is now set to be played at Anfield.

Mika Biereth scored his first goal for the Denmark u19s on Saturday, opening the scoring in a 5-2 win over Kazakhstan.