Charlie Nicholas played for Arsenal Football Club. The former Scottish forward joined Arsenal from Celtic in 1983 for £750,000. Nicholas left Arsenal for Aberdeen in 1988 for £400,000. In total, he made 184 appearances for Arsenal and scored 54 goals. “Champagne Charlie” wore several numbers for Arsenal including number 10 and number 9. He currently works as a football pundit in the media. Nicholas was born on December 30, 1961.
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Sky Sports pundit predicts rare victory for Arsenal at Old Trafford
Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal are finally set to defeat Manchester United in a Premier League match at Old Trafford.
Arsenal 'will let Özil go' in January for a decent offer
Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal will let Mesut Özil leave in January if they don't see any improvement, as long as they get a decent offer for him.
Former forward 'didn't want to leave Arsenal' despite moving to rival club
Charlie Nicholas claims Olivier Giroud didn't want to leave Arsenal in January, but the striker just had to accept what happened in the end, as he didn't have much choice.
Former Gunner predicts Arsenal draw and names team to avoid in the semis
Charlie Nicholas predicts Arsenal will draw the second-leg of their tie against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night, and Aaron Ramsey will add to his brace from last week.
Former Arsenal star convinced Wenger will announce his departure this weekend
Charlie Nicholas thinks the fan apathy towards Arsenal's Premier League campaign at the moment could convince Arsene Wenger to announce his departure on Friday.
Pundit makes powerful prediction about Arsenal against AC Milan
Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal will beat AC Milan, with Danny Welbeck scoring the first goal of the game, despite all their recent struggles.
'You don't win titles with him': Charlie Nicholas rips into Arsenal fan favourite
Former Gunner, Charlie Nicholas, has laid into Nacho Monreal insisting the 31-year-old isn't Arsenal's player of the season and you don't win titles with players like him.
Former Arsenal man says this player should have left the club years ago
Charlie Nicholas thinks Theo Walcott should've left Arsenal years ago when it became clear he was never going to reach the level we all expected.
Charlie Nicholas tells Arsene Wenger where to go
Charlie Nicholas would welcome Arsene Wenger going upstairs after his managerial career, but has questioned who would be picking the new manager.
Former Arsenal player names departure that caused Arsenal to 'lose all ambition'
Charlie Nicholas says Arsenal's current off-field issues stem from years of lacking ambition and failing to make progress.
'He's world class', 'Arsenal don't use him properly' - Charlie Nicholas names two Arsenal...
Charlie Nicholas thinks only Mesut Özil and Alexandre Lacazette are good enough to get in a combined XI with Chelsea, ahead of tonight's meeting.
'I want to see him leave the club' - Arsene Wenger told to sell...
Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsene Wenger should sell and replace Alexis Sanchez, as he says it's obvious the Chilean doesn't want to stay with the Gunners.
Arsenal told to move on 6 players and bring in 3 this month
Former Gunner, Charlie Nicholas, has a long list of players that he reckons Arsene Wenger needs to offload in January.
Charlie Nicholas predicts how Arsenal will fare in this competition
Former Gunner Charlie Nicholas is probably the only pundit on the planet tipping Arsenal to finish in the top four come May.
Charlie Nicholas claims that Arsenal will let this player leave on one key condition
Charlie Nicholas claims that if Arsenal receive a huge offer for either Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez in January, the club will allow them to leave.
This is what Charlie Nicholas has predicted for Arsenal's Europa League clash
Charlie Nicholas reckons that Arsenal will beat FC Cologne on Thursday evening... but only just.
Pundit: Wenger doesn't trust this Arsenal star
Former Gunner Charlie Nicholas doesn't believe that Arsene Wenger trusts Theo Walcott.
Charlie Nicholas gives bold prediction for Arsenal-Norwich in the Carabao Cup
Charlie Nicholas predicts a big win for the Gunners against Norwich City in Tuesday night's League Cup clash.
Charlie Nicholas names the one manager he doesn't want in charge of Arsenal
Former Gunner Charlie Nicholas admits that while Jose Mourinho's defensive style of football is effective, he would never have the Manchester United boss at Arsenal.
Charlie Nicholas names the one player Arsenal can't be without
Charlie Nicholas thinks Arsenal don't have sufficient attacking options without Alexis Sanchez in the side.
Charlie Nicholas' prediction for Arsenal's Europa League clash on Thursday
Former Gunner Charlie Nicholas reckons that Arsenal will win away to BATE Borisov on Thursday night as a result of fielding a strong team.
Charlie Nicholas explains why Tottenham fans should appreciate Arsenal 25-year-old
Charlie Nicholas says that Tottenham Hotspur fans will give Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere credit for his determination to battle back from endless injuries, despite the two sides being bitter rivals.
Charlie Nicholas believes this Arsenal midfielder is better than his club counterpart
Charlie Nicholas believes that Jack Wilshere has more technical ability than Granit Xhaka and could still be a useful player for Arsenal.
Charlie Nicholas says he's "waited years" for this from Arsenal
Charlie Nicholas has claimed he has "waited years" for Arsenal's performance against Chelsea.
Charlie Nicholas names the one Arsenal player he would drop from the starting lineup
Charlie Nicholas believes Arsenal should leave midfielder Granit Xhaka out of their upcoming home games.
Welbeck a better option than Alexis says former Arsenal man
Charlie Nicholas has said that Danny Welbeck must start if he's fit, even if it means benching Alexis Sanchez.
Charlie Nicholas explains why the real test for Arsenal 28-year-old is to come
Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas believes the real test is yet to come for Alexis Sanchez, when the Gunners travel to face Chelsea on Sunday, rather than tonight’s Europa League clash with FC Koln.
Former player claims Arsenal must sell this player now
Oxlade-Chamberlain should be sold, according to former Arsenal forward Charlie Nicholas.
Sky Sports pundit defends Arsenal 25-year-old after suspension for fighting
Former Arsenal player, Charlie Nicolas, has leaped to Jack Wilshere's defence following the midfielder's red card during the u23 match against Manchester City on Monday night.
Former Gunner urges Arsenal to let Alexis go and sign Lemar instead
Former Gunner, Charlie Nicholas, wants Arsenal to sign Thomas Lemar as a replacement for Alexis Sanchez this summer.
Nicholas: Arsenal must reduce squad size
Charlie Nicholas has said that Arsenal must follow Chelsea's example and reduce their squad size.
"Why didn't Arsenal sign him three years ago?"
Charlie Nicholas believes that new signing Alexandre Lacazette will be a perfect fit at Arsenal.
Pundit names the perfect 'big name centre back' Arsenal should sign
Charlie Nicholas has said that Arsenal need to sign "top centre half" Raphael Varane from Real Madrid.
Charlie Nicholas gave a damning assessment of the Arsenal board
Former Gunner, Charlie Nicholas, had some choice words for the Arsenal board recently.
Charlie Nicholas believes Arsenal need to sign these three players this summer
Former Arsenal forward and pundit Charlie Nicholas has said the Gunners must sign Raphael Varane or Virgil van Dijk for the defence and Alexandre Lacazette for the attack.
Pundit: I say it every week about Ramsey
Charlie Nicholas has been impressed by Aaron Ramsey in recent weeks.
Former Arsenal man: Sell Alexis to Chelsea
Charlie Nicholas believes Arsenal should just get rid of Alexis Sanchez as the player is demanding too much and not delivering.
Pundit: Arsenal need SIX players and even that won’t win them a title
Charlie Nicholas believes that Arsenal need to sign SIX players and has hit out at the lack of leadership at the club, from the boardroom right down to the dressing room.
Pundit: Arsene Wenger must do this, he's damaging Arsenal
Former Arsenal star, Charlie Nicholas, has urged Arsenal and Arsene Wenger to stand up and 'face the music' during one of the worst periods in the club's history.
Aaron Ramsey to leave Arsenal if this player stays says former Gunner
Former Gunner, Charlie Nicholas, reckons that Aaron Ramsey won't have a place at Arsenal if Mesut Ozil stays.