Kelechi Nwakali

Arsenal could end up paying up to £4.5m for Kelechi Nwakali, the Nigerian midfielder they purchased in the summer from Diamond Academy. Here’s how

A number of Arsenal players got rare starts this weekend while Jack Wilshere excelled once again for Bournemouth.

There were less minutes for Arsenal’s crop of players out on-loan across Europe, but a handful still have matches left to complete this weekend.

There were more minutes for Arsenal’s crop of talent, both senior and youth, players currently out on-loan across Europe.

It was a better week for Arsenal’s crop of players out on-loan, especially Dan Crowley, who followed up his goal against Coventry with another well-taken finish against Port Vale in one of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off’s.

Kelechi Nwakali’s grandfather, Samuel Sunday Ashimole Nwakali, died, aged 92, the day the midfielder signed his Arsenal contract.

None of Arsenal’s players out on-loan, bar Jack Wilshere, started for their respective sides across the European leagues on Saturday.

Arsenal’s Kelechi Nwakali made his debut for MVV Maastricht on Monday night wearing the number 10 shirt as he begins his season on loan with the Dutch side.

Kelechi Nwakali has been speaking to the press after his deadline day move to the Netherlands because of problems Arsenal had in securing a work permit for the talented youngster.

Kelechi Nwakali’s agent has said that the player can cut short his loan to MVV Maastricht in January if he finds he doesn’t like it in the Netherlands.

Whilst the first-team had an eventful summer window, there were a number of youngsters in our ranks who were either loaned out or sold on a permanent transfer away from the Emirates.

Well, if you were waiting on a player coming in, you were disappointed. Deadline day was all about the outs at Arsenal

Not long after the CEO of Viking SK said that they were in talks to take Kelechi Nwakali on loan, it was announced that he had joined MVV Maastricht.

The CEO of Viking FK, the side Arsenal faced in pre-season, has confirmed that they are in talks with Arsenal over taking Kelechi Nwakali on loan should they fail to get a permanent work permit for the Nigerian.

Arsenal new boy, Kelechi Nwakali, has confirmed that the Twitter handles currently online claiming to be him are fake as he’s not on Twitter.

Arsenal have finally announced the signing of Kelechi Nwakali after the midfielder had posted pictures of himself all over the internet.

Kelechi Nwakali has confirmed on his official Twitter account that he is finally an Arsenal player.

With real football closing in on us and just an interlull away, the nonsense that is the transfer window is hard to pay attention to. Here’s what’s been happening in the last 24 hours.

Arsenal are expected (again) to announce the signing of Nigerian youngster, Kelechi Nwakali at the start of August after it was confirmed the player would be travelling to London.

Kelechi Nwakali is set to get exactly what he wants as Arsenal hand him the number 25 shirt.