Tag: Shkodran Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi plays for Arsenal Football Club. The German defender arrived at Arsenal in 2016 from Valencia for £35m and earns around £90,000-per-week or £4,680,000-per-year. Mustafi wears the number 20 shirt. The World Cup winner was born on April 17, 1992. Mustafi is married to Vjosa Kaba.

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Leno: Before making Arsenal decision I talked to Musti and Mesut a lot

Bernd Leno says Shkodran Mustafi and Mesut Özil played a big part in convincing him to join Arsenal this summer, making it 'clear' he had to join the club.

“I’m an Albanian, he’s a Serb”: Mustafi admits Sampdoria manager scared him

Shkodran Mustafi has revealed his initial uncertainty at being coached by former Serbian defender Sinisa Mihajlovic at Sampdoria, but how it all turned out well in the end.
Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 163: Winning away in Wales (just)

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita talk through the ups, downs, howitzers and howlers of our conquering of...

Why has Harry Arter not been charged by FA after Arsenal game?

At the time of writing, there has been no hint that Harry Arter will receive retrospective punishment for the dive he used to con Anthony Taylor against Arsenal on Sunday.

Why has Harry Arter not been charged by FA after Arsenal game?

At the time of writing, there has been no hint that Harry Arter will receive retrospective punishment for the dive he used to con Anthony Taylor against Arsenal on Sunday.
Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 161: Too late to say Sarri

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita pick apart the battle of the new managers at Stamford Bridge, note...
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Mustafi: Emery tells me what to work on, it’s difficult when no one tells...

Shkodran Mustafi has seemingly taken a bit of a jab at Arsene Wenger and the old Arsenal regime, saying he's happy that now Unai Emery is telling him what to work on.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Galatasaray still want Mustafi

Shkodran Mustafi’s future as an Arsenal player is still in some doubt after it was reported that Galatasaray are interested in signing the Arsenal defender.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Turkish media: Arsenal reject loan offer for Mustafi, request €25m permanent deal

Arsenal have rejected a loan offer from Galatasaray to sign Shkodran Mustafi, insisting they'll only sell on a permanent basis for €25m, according to reports in Turkey.
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - JUNE 19: Arsenal unveil new signing Bernd Leno at London Colney on June 19, 2018 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Bernd Leno; goalkeeper

Mustafi trolls Arsenal’s new signing

Shkodran Mustafi trolled Bernd Leno after the goalkeeper turned up to Arsenal training with a charger for his phone that looks than it has been on the go since smartphones were first invented.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Italian media: Mustafi is on Juventus’ shortlist

Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi is on Juventus' shortlist of potential defensive reinforcements this summer, according to reports in Italy.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Listed: The 18 Arsenal players back in training this week

A month and a half after the 2017/18 season came to an end, 18 Arsenal players return to training this week.
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, ENGLAND - MARCH 20: Jack Wilshere speaks during an England press conference session at St Georges Park on March 20, 2018 in Burton-upon-Trent, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

‘Incredibly disappointed’: Wilshere reacts as he and teammates are left out of World Cup...

Jack Wilshere has posted on Twitter his reaction to Gareth Southgate's decision to leave him out of the England squad to travel to the World Cup this summer.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Mustafi dropped from Germany World Cup squad, Özil included

Shkodran Mustafi has been left out of Germany's squad for the 2018 World Cup this summer, according to an announcement on Tuesday.

Aubameyang gives Wenger’s Arsenal story a happy ending: Player Ratings v Huddersfield

Arsenal gave Arsene Wenger one final win as a send off on Sunday afternoon, with a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield Town.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 06: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley at Emirates Stadium on May 6, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Wenger’s final line-up: Predicted XI vs Huddersfield

Arsenal face Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium on Sunday, in the final match of the season and Arsene Wenger's last game in charge of the club.
during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal at The King Power Stadium on May 9, 2018 in Leicester, England.

Spirited 10-man performance despite defeat: Player ratings v Leicester City

Arsenal lost yet another away match on Wednesday night, this time against Leicester City, but for once the team had a valid excuse.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal reacts after the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on February 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Mustafi does not expect to go to World Cup

Shkodran Musatfi does not expect to be selected for the World Cup according to a report from Germany this morning.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal and his team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

4 out with injury, 5 changes from the weekend: Predicted XI v Leicester City

Arsenal face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday, as the Premier League season draws to a close this week.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 26: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal looks at the UEFA Europa League Semi final match between Arsenal FC and Atletico Madrid at Emirates Stadium on April 26, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote / Getty Images)

Arsenal plan to replace entire back-five this summer

Arsenal are planning a complete defensive overhaul this summer, with every member of the back-five under threat, according to reports.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - APRIL 29: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with Granit Xhaka of Arsenal and Alex Iwobi of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on April 29, 2018 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Mkhitaryan and Ospina to start: Predicted XI v Atletico Madrid

Arsenal face Atletico Madrid in Spain on Thursday, in arguably the biggest game of the season for Arsene Wenger's side.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Arsenal to sell Mustafi and buy Evans to free up funds for signings

Arsenal are planning to sell Shkodran Mustafi this summer, and bring in Jonny Evans, as they look to free up some cash for more signings.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal celebrates scoring the 3rd Arsenal goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Watford at Emirates Stadium on March 11, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Mkhitaryan to return: Predicted XI v Manchester United

Arsenal face Manchester United this weekend at Old Trafford, as Arsene Wenger makes his final trip to his old rivals as manager of his current club.
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Podolski: Arsenal would be good for a German manager

Lukas Podolski thinks Arsenal should look to Germany for their next managerial appointment, after learning of Arsene Wenger's imminent departure.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Lacazette and Ramsey star but others continue to struggle: Player ratings v West Ham

Arsenal kept their impressive win going with a 4-1 win in what we discovered on Friday would be Arsene Wenger's final London derby, against West Ham.

Özil and Ramsey to return: Predicted XI v West Ham United

Arsenal face West Ham United at home on Sunday, as the world reels from the news that it will be Arsene Wenger's penultimate Premier League match in North London.
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal is shown a yellow card by referee Stuart Attwell during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Emirates Stadium on December 16, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Xhaka and Mustafi’s futures ‘uncertain’ this summer

Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi's futures are far from certain this summer, according to reports, as the pair are apparently failing to live up to their hype. Is that really true though?
Newcastle United's English striker Dwight Gayle (L) vies with Arsenal's German defender Shkodran Mustafi during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on April 15, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Lindsey PARNABY

Mustafi bizarrely named Arsenal’s man-of-the-match against Newcastle by WhoScored

Shkodran Mustafi was Arsenal's man-of-the-match against Newcastle according to WhoScored, as ridiculous as that might sound to anyone who watched the game.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Mustafi needs to improve if he wants to keep his World Cup hopes alive

Shkodran Mustafi admitted last week he needs to make the most of the final matches of the season to get into the Germany World Cup squad, but unfortunately he's way off his best right now.
Newcastle United's English striker Dwight Gayle (L) vies with Arsenal's German defender Shkodran Mustafi during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on April 15, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Lindsey PARNABY

Arsenal’s bizarre reverso season sees Premier League morph into League Cup

When the Arsenal lineup was announced for their Premier League game at Newcastle on Sunday, I couldn’t help but notice how the Arsenal universe was now in full-on reverso world.

The same mistakes once again: Player ratings v Newcastle United

Arsenal slipped to yet another embarrassing away defeat to opposition they should be beating easily on Sunday, as Newcastle ran out 2-1 victors at St. James Park.
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Lacazette and Aubameyang to start together: Arsenal predicted 4-2-3-1 v Newcastle

Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Chambers, Kolasinac; Xhaka, Elneny, Ramsey; Aubameyang, Ozil; Lacazette.
Mohamed Elneny. Picture: BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images

Elneny shines, Wilshere flops: Player ratings v CSKA Moscow

Arsenal shook off a comeback scare to progress to the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-2 draw against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night.

Iwobi dropped: Arsenal predicted 4-2-3-1 v CSKA Moscow

Arsenal face CSKA Moscow on Thursday night at the VEB Arena in Russia, with a three-goal lead and a place in the Europa League semi-final on the line.
Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 142: 50 Shades of Jack

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Stephen and Helen review Arsenal's recent wins over CSKA Moscow and Southampton. They also discuss Wilshere's...
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his sides second goal with Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal and his team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on April 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Arsenal stars dominate Team of the Week but BBC opt for Tottenham

Arsenal had four players outperform everyone else to make the Team of the Weekend – more than any other side

7 centre-backs Arsenal could sign this summer

Sven Mislintat wants Arsenal to sign a centre-back as one of four positions he’s looking to strengthen this summer according to reports, but who are the available options?
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 03: Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal gestures during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on February 3, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Mustafi dropped from Germany squad for international break

Joachim Löw has left Shkodran Mustafi out of his Germany squad for the international break, replacing him with Matias Ginter and Marvin Plattenhardt.

Xhaka continues to impress as Welbeck steals the headlines: Player ratings v Milan

Arsenal overcame a brief comeback scare to ease past AC Milan with a 3-1 win in the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie on Thursday.
Kalidou Koulibaly (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

6 centre-backs Arsenal should consider signing this summer

Sven Mislintat wants Arsenal to sign a centre-back as one of four positions he's looking to strengthen this summer, according to reports, but who are the available options?