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.

Happy days: Mustafi and Monreal fit for Milan clash

Arsene Wenger has announced the latest team news ahead of Arsenal's Europa League clash against AC Milan on Thursday and it's good news.
Sven Mislintat, formerly of Borussia Dortmund, has become Arsenal's new Head of Recruitment.

The 4 positions Sven Mislintat wants to buy this summer assessed

Sven Mislintat wants Arsenal to sign players in four different positions this summer, according to reports, in what is shaping up to be a significantly busier window than last year.
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)

Wenger: Mustafi will undergo tests on Monday

Arsene Wenger told the media he doesn't know how bad Shkodran Mustafi's injury is just yet, and the club will have to run tests on Monday.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring the 2nd Arsenal goal with Mohamed Elneny of Arsenal 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)

Elneny stars as Arsenal win comfortably: Player ratings v Watford

Arsenal put in another good performance in their weekend victory over Watford, winning consecutive games for only the second time this calendar year.

5 things Arsenal learned from exciting Watford win

Arsenal have managed another emphatic win, this time against Watford, this week and it was pretty enjoyable to watch, but what did we learn?
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal talks to Calum Chambers and Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

The four positions Arsenal need to strengthen in the summer

It's fairly clear right now that Arsenal's squad is far from perfect, but which positions in particular do the club need to look at in the summer?

Özil stars in committed Arsenal display: Player ratings v Milan

Arsenal finally ended their losing streak with a top team performance away at the San Siro, beating Milan 2-0 on the night.
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)

Dixon: Neville told me he couldn’t give Mustafi away at Valencia

Lee Dixon claims Gary Neville told him he couldn't even give Shkodran Mustafi away when he was manager of Valencia, before Arsenal spent £30m on the defender.
Brighton's Dutch midfielder Davy Propper (L) vies with Arsenal's German defender Shkodran Mustafi during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on March 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK /

He always blames others: Mustafi under attack from teammates for shirking responsibility

Shkodran Mustafi is believed to be facing the ire of his teammates for always blaming others when Arsenal concede goals.
Brighton's Dutch midfielder Davy Propper (L) vies with Arsenal's German defender Shkodran Mustafi during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on March 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK /

16 players who should or could leave Arsenal this summer

Arsenal need more than a change of manager, they need to completely revamp their playing squad as well.
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 04: A dejected looking Petr Cech of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Arsenal at Amex Stadium on March 4, 2018 in Brighton, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Defensive mistakes kill Arsenal again: Player ratings v Brighton

Arsenal slipped to a new low over the weekend, losing a fourth consecutive match, 2-1 against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion.

Only Manchester United spend more money on injured players than Arsenal

Only Manchester United spent more money than Arsenal on injured players in the first-half of the season, according to research by insurance broker JLT Specialty.
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 01: Arsene Wenger of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on March 1, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Wenger or the players? Arsenal fans split over who to blame after another City...

Some Arsenal fans reckon that Arsene Wenger is entirely to blame for his side's clueless performances this season but others believe the players need to start looking at themselves.

Shadow of his former self: Brutal Arsenal player ratings v Manchester City

Arsenal put in a slightly improved performance against Manchester City on Thursday night, but ended with exactly the same result as at the weekend.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown.

Keown blasts Arsenal’s ‘naivety’ and claims belief is gone

Martin Keown says Arsenal were naive in their embarrassing League Cup final defeat to Manchester City, and blamed their schoolboy defending for the result.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 25: Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal talks to Calum Chambers and Granit Xhaka of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup Final between Arsenal and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 25, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Picking out the worst performers: Arsenal ratings v Manchester City

Arsenal slumped to a humiliating League Cup final defeat on Sunday, losing 3-0 to Manchester City, and there was hardly a single positive individual performance of note.

Arsenal to finally strengthen key areas in summer

Arsenal want to strengthen their central defence and midfield in the summer transfer window, according to reports.
Kalidou Koulibaly (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Arsenal send scouts to watch Koulibaly who likes club ‘a lot’

Arsenal continue to scout Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of a potential move in the summer, according to various reports.
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: David Ospina of Arsenal celebrates after Hector Bellerin of Arsenal scored the 3rd arsenal goal during the UEFA Europa League group H match between Arsenal FC and 1. FC Koeln at Emirates Stadium on September 14, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Ospina and Özil shine but Welbeck struggles: Player ratings vs Östersund

Arsenal put in a professional display to win 3-0 away in Östersund on Thursday night. Although the team never really hit top gear, a couple of individual performances shone through.

Arsenal players go into hiding on social media after derby defeat

Arsenal players have gone into hiding on social media, after the North London derby defeat on Saturday.

No threat without him and 6 other things Arsenal’s abject performance at Tottenham taught...

After Arsenal's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley, let's look at seven things we learned from the match.
LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on February 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Abject Arsenal: Only 1 player stands out in tragic Tottenham player ratings

Arsenal lost 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's North London derby, but they put in a terrible performance that deserved an even worse scoreline.

Iwobi dropped: Predicted Arsenal 4-3-3 for huge Tottenham game

After last week's emphatic win against Everton, Arsenal will want to keep the good feelings going with a similar starting XI in the North London derby on Saturday.

Arsenal players pose with Rihanna and loads of smiles after Everton win

Singer Rihanna took pictures with the Arsenal team after watching the Gunners put five past Everton, in a fantastic win on Saturday.

Elneny sticks knife into Alexis Sanchez as team’s feelings become clear

Just in case you didn't believe reports that Alexis Sanchez frustrated his teammates with his poor attitude behind-the-scenes at Arsenal, Mohamed Elneny's dig at him on Twitter should convince you.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 24: Nacho Monreal celebrates the own goal of Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea during the Carabao Cup Semi-Final Second Leg at Emirates Stadium on January 24, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Monreal is Arsenal’s hero again as Elneny underwhelms: Player ratings vs Chelsea

Granit Xhaka's winner against Chelsea saw Arsenal book their place in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley, with Nacho Monreal delivering a man-of-the-match performance.

Depressing stat proves Arsenal are worse but these 2 players are better

Arsenal have eight points fewer in the Premier League this season than they had at the same time last term.
Antonio Conte Arsene Wenger

Conte confirms Hazard return as Wenger rules out five players

Antonio Conte has confirmed that while Eden Hazard missed out on Chelsea's FA Cup draw against Norwich with a calf problem, the Belgian returns for Arsenal.

Mustafi: We should have been more concentrated

Shkodran Mustafi feels a lack of concentration let Arsenal down against Chelsea, and has urged his teammates to improve.
Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher attends a press conference with Liverpool's English captain and midfielder Steven Gerrard (not pictured) at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on March 12, 2015 ahead of an All-Star charity match at the stadium on March 29. Picture: PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images

Carragher: Mustafi isn’t good enough for Arsenal

Jamie Carragher doesn't think Shkodran Mustafi is good enough for Arsenal, and says the German should've helped the young defenders around him more against Chelsea.

Mustafi: We only care about Alexis and Ozil’s performances not speculation

Shkodran Mustafi insists that he doesn't care about what happens with Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil's contracts, as long as they perform on the pitch while they're still Arsenal players.

Arsenal pair make Team of the Week after impressive displays

Shkodran Mustafi and Alexis Sanchez made the WhoScored team of the week after their excellent displays against Crystal Palace.

1 decent defender and 4 other things to expect from Arsenal’s trip to West...

Arsenal face West Brom at the Hawthorns on New Year's Eve and if the 3-2 win over Crystal Palace is anything to go by, I'd say we're in for a 'treat'... and I use that term loosely.

Mustafi identifies key benefits to system switch

Shkodran Mustafi says the Arsenal defence need to stay focused when they switch defensive systems, but insists they can use the adaptation to their advantage.

Boost for Arsenal as Mustafi returns from injury

Arsène Wenger says Shkodran Mustafi has returned from injury but won't start against West Ham United in the Carabao Cup.

Why aren’t Chambers and Holding being given a chance?

After Laurent Koscielny and Nacho Monreal started two games in central defence in just a few days, many fans are asking why Calum Chambers and Rob Holding aren't being given a chance.

Ramsey ruled out for three weeks while Mustafi could return for Newcastle

Arsene Wenger revealed the latest Arsenal team news on Friday morning ahead of their clash with Newcastle this weekend.

Newcastle without two players heading into Arsenal clash as Gunners rule out key midfielder

Rafa Benitez had some interesting team news ahead of Newcastle's trip down to north London this weekend.

Ramsey and Mustafi will miss West Ham meeting

Aaron Ramsey and Shkodran Mustafi will not be fit for Arsenal's trip to West Ham on Wednesday night. 

Juventus want Mustafi in January

Juventus are interested in a move for Shkodran Mustafi in January, according to multiple reports in Italy.