3 Arsenal loanees draw top-tier FA Cup opponents
Arsenal have three loanees still in the FA Cup following the weekend’s Round-of-16 draw for the competition.
Arsenal have three loanees still in the FA Cup following the weekend’s Round-of-16 draw for the competition.
Arsenal’s Arthur Okonkwo stays at Wrexham for the rest of the season duration
Arthur Okonkwo will remain at Wrexham until the end of the season, with Arsenal’s deadline to recall him now having passed.
Arsenal’s Mika Biereth has joined Sturm Graz on loan, after being recalled from Scottish Premiership side Motherwell.
Ben Foster has underlined the difficulties of playing for Wrexham, with Arsenal’s Arthur Okonkwo performing well for the lower-league side.
Arsenal are out of the FA Cup, but a number of their loan players remain in the competition ahead of Monday’s fourth-round draw.
Arsenal goalkeeper and former England u18 international Arthur Okonkwo has indicated a willingness to play for Nigeria, according to a report.
Wrexham fans are desperate for the club to sign Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo on a permanent deal, calling on their owners to make the move happen.
Arthur Okonkwo is back with Wrexham after his recent injury, looking to continue his strong loan spell from Arsenal.
Wrexham AFC manager Phil Parkinson is hoping to have Arthur Okonkwo back at the club soon, but he admits it’s up to Arsenal.
Arsenal are set to enter the FA Cup in the third round with a game against Liverpool, and seven of their loanees will also be involved in the competition at the same stage.
Arsenal loan goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo is set for surgery on his jaw, though he’s only expected to miss weeks rather than months of action.
Arthur Okonkwo suffered an injury to his jaw in Wrexham’s draw with Harrogate Town on Tuesday night, but manager Phil Parkinson suggested it wasn’t serious.
Arthur Okonkwo kept his third clean sheet in four games as Wrexham shot up into second place in League Two with a win over Morecambe on Saturday.
The first round of the FA Cup took place over the weekend, and six clubs with Arsenal loanees took part in the competition.
Nuno Tavares became the first of Arsenal’s three injured senior loanees to return to his side’s matchday squad over the weekend.
Arthur Okonkwo kept another clean sheet for Wrexham against Notts County at the weekend, and it was arguably the most important of his loan so far.
Wrexham AFC goalkeeper Mark Howard has called his club rival and Arsenal loanee Arthur Okonkwo a “cheat code”.
Just six of Arsenal’s loanees played across 13 matches on Saturday, as injuries continue to cause problems for the group.
Arsenal’s batch of senior loanees have faced an injury crisis in the early weeks of the season, and only one of the six is getting regular starts.