Tag: Matteo Guendouzi

Matteo Guendouzi plays for Arsenal Football Club. The French midfielder arrived at Arsenal in 2018 from Lorient for £7m and earns around £40,000-per-week or £2,080,000-per-year. Guendouzi wears the number 29 shirt for Arsenal. He was born on April 14, 1999.

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Sead Kolasinac of Arsenal celebrates his team's second goal during the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC at Vitality Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Kolasinac returns to form in hard-fought win: Player ratings vs Bournemouth

Arsenal finally got back to winning ways on Sunday after three consecutive league draws, beating high-flying AFC Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

Matteo Guendouzi confirms he wants to stick with France amid Morocco rumours

Matteo Guendouzi wants to commit to the senior France national team, despite rumours linking him to a switch of allegiances to play for Morocco.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 25: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal applauds fans after the match during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at Estadio Jose Alvalade on October 25, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Unai Emery to make 2 changes: Arsenal predicted lineup vs Bournemouth

After another international break draws to a close, Arsenal restart their club action with a match away to Bournemouth on Sunday, looking to get back to winning ways after three league draws.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League 2 game between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on August 24, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Harriet Lander/Getty Images)

Are Arsenal giving enough chances to academy players?

After a study from the CIES Football Observatory looked at the percentage of minutes played by u21 players at European clubs, let's look at how Arsenal are doing giving chances to youngsters.

Matteo Guendouzi described as ‘the boss’ after international debut

Matteo Guendouzi has been hailed by the French media after the Arsenal 19-year-old made his first appearance for their u21s in a 2-2 draw with Croatia on Thursday.
Matteo Guendouzi with Dayot Upamecano / Instagram

‘Agent Guendouzi’: Arsenal star pictured with Dayot Upamecano

Matteo Guendouzi shared a picture alongside Dayot Upamecano on his Instagram page on Friday morning, getting some Arsenal fans excited.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Adama Traore of Wolverhampton Wanderers shoots as Bernd Leno of Arsenal attempts to save during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on November 11, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Bernd Leno shines as Arsenal scrape a frustrating draw: Player ratings v Wolves

Arsenal were held to a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, in a disappointing result despite coming back from behind late on.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after he scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Wolves

Arsenal host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday, in the last game before the final international break of 2018.
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Referee Gediminas Mazeika and Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal stand over Danny Welbeck of Arsenal as he is injured during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Arsenal and Sporting CP at Emirates Stadium on November 8, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Player ratings v Sporting CP: Midfielders struggle to create in drab draw

Arsenal drew 0-0 in a very frustrating Thursday night clash with Sporting CP, which nonetheless left the Gunners in an extremely strong position to top the group.

9 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup v Sporting Lisbon

Arsenal host Sporting Lisbon on Thursday, after a good result against Liverpool kept their unbeaten run going over the weekend.
Arsenal's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi leaves the pitch after being sent off for a second yellow card after a foul on Blackpool's English midfielder Jordan Thompson (unseen) during the English League Cup football match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at The London Stadium, in east London on October 31, 2018. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Will Matteo Guendouzi miss Liverpool or Tottenham game? Confusion cleared up

Matteo Guendouzi will miss Arsenal’s game against Liverpool this weekend despite confusion over the suspension rule changes in the Carabao Cup.
LISBON, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 25: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal applauds fans after the match during the UEFA Europa League Group E match between Sporting CP and Arsenal at Estadio Jose Alvalade on October 25, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Sokratis dominates, Welbeck and Guendouzi impress: Player ratings v Sporting

Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.
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Mesut Ozil names best young player in Arsenal squad & his pride at being...

Mesut Ozil was asked to name the player he thinks is the best young talent in the Arsenal squad. His answer was definitive
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French media: Guendouzi observed by Deschamps’ team over potential call-up

Didier Deschamps has sent members of his team to watch Matteo Guendouzi in recent weeks, ahead of his France squad announcement on Thursday.

Guendouzi ‘likes’ Instagram post mocking Sanchez

Matteo Guendouzi dropped a like on a cheeky Instagram post poking fun at Alexis Sanchez on Wednesday night, after Arsenal's win over Brentford.
CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 02: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal is faced by Junior Hoilett of Cardiff City during the Premier League match between Cardiff City and Arsenal FC at Cardiff City Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Moroccan Federation contact Guendouzi’s father over switching son’s national allegiance

The Moroccan Federation invited Matteo Guendouzi's father to attend one of their recent matches, in an attempt to get him to convince the Arsenal midfielder to play for Morocco, according to reports.

Smith Rowe, Willock, Jenkinson, and Nketiah among those in first-team squad photo

Arsenal have taken their first-team squad photo for the season, and it contains a few unexpected faces.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Analysing why Unai Emery is starting Matteo Guendouzi and not Lucas Torreira

Lucas Torreira was Arsenal’s most expensive signing of the summer. When on the pitch, he has been objectively and subjectively one of the best players on the pitch. So why has he yet to start a match under Unai Emery?
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 15: Unai Emery, Manager of Arsenal looks on ahead of the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal FC at St. James Park on September 15, 2018 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Unai Emery on Torreira, Guendouzi & Ozil

Arsenal picked up their second away win of the season when they beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Saturday at St. James' Park.
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Morocco manager flies to London to try to convince Guendouzi to switch allegiances

Morocco manager Herve Renard reportedly flew to London this week to try and convince Matteo Guendouzi to play for their national team, rather than France.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Aliadiere: I told Guendouzi Arsenal was best for his development

Jeremie Aliadiere confirmed that he told Matteo Guendouzi Arsenal were the right club for his development, before the French youngster joined this summer.
CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 02: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal is faced by Junior Hoilett of Cardiff City during the Premier League match between Cardiff City and Arsenal FC at Cardiff City Stadium on September 2, 2018 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

What we’ve learned from Arsenal’s first 4 games

The season has barely got started and instead of talking about round five of the Premier League, we’re twiddling our thumbs and talking about an international tournament nobody cares about or wants.
Arsenal's Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech gestures on the pitch after the UEFA Europa League first leg quarter-final football match between Arsenal and CSKA Moscow at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 5, 2018. Arsenal won the game 4-1. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

Video: Cech gifts gloves to fans and ensures others do the same with their...

Petr Cech showed his class after Arsenal's victory over Cardiff City, first gifting his gloves to young supporters in the crowd, then making sure other stars did the same with their shirts.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Guendouzi speaks about Arsenal ‘daydream’: Confirms Gunners were his boyhood club

Matteo Guendouzi has spoken to the French media about his time with Arsenal so far, admitting it all feels like he's in a daydream.

Who are Arsenal’s best central midfield pairing?

Arsenal battled hard to win 3-2 against Cardiff City on Sunday, but it's starting to become apparent the central midfield pairing starting matches aren't getting results.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Guendouzi: No tensions in Arsenal squad, don’t write us off yet

Matteo Guendouzi insists there are no tensions in the Arsenal squad, despite reports in the English media, and tells the papers not to write the Gunners off.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Emery: The club identified Guendouzi before I arrived

Unai Emery has admitted that Arsenal were watching Matteo Guendouzi for a while before he signed for the club this summer, and he's been impressed with the 19-year-old's progress ever since.

Aubameyang reveals surprising list of fastest players at Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has taken to social media to troll teammate Matteo Guendouzi over his pace, posting a list of the fastest players at Arsenal to his Instagram story.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Matteo Guendouzi of Arsenal chases the ball during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Guendouzi’s amazing reaction to Aubameyang’s miss shows why fans love him already

As Pierre-Emerick Abameyang conspired to miss chances against Chelsea he's been scoring since he could walk, Matteo Guendouzi continued to cement his place as an Arsenal fans' favourite with his reaction to one of the forward's howlers.
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Guendouzi turned down PSG and Dortmund: Only wanted Arsenal

Matteo Guendouzi turned down Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund over the summer, according to reports, with Lorient club president Loic Fery confirming it was the player's choice to join Arsenal.
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Episode 160: A New Hope? Or Attack of the Clones?

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Paul dissect opening day defeat to City, the first competitive impression of our latest French teenager, and wonder what would be success for Arsenal in 2018/19.

What is Arsenal’s best midfield trio?

Losing matches is just something you have to deal with in football, but defeat to Manchester City helped to give us some insight about who should play in Arsenal's midfield trio.

How much did Arsenal really spend and receive from transfers this summer?

In terms of arrivals, the summer window is shut for English clubs but they can still sell players until the end of the month.

‘Zinedine Guendouzi’: Arsenal fans get excited over another impressive performance from new signing

Arsenal fans have really taken to Matteo Guendouzi in the last few weeks, and their admiration grew even stronger after his impressive performance against Chelsea on Wednesday.

Guendouzi hailed in France as he hopes to make Arsenal first team

Matteo Guendouzi is hoping to make at least a few appearances for the Arsenal first team in the new season after being one of the standout highlights from the club’s pre-season.

Arsenal block Guendouzi from international duty so he can take part in pre-season

Arsenal have pulled Matteo Guendouzi out of the u19 European Championships, so he can remain with the club for the upcoming pre-season matches.

Excited, ambitious, and he turned down Spurs: Guendouzi makes a great first impression

Matteo Guendouzi signed for Arsenal on Wednesday morning, in one of the lower profile moves of the summer, but he's already winning fans over nonetheless.

Arsenal sign Guendouzi

Arsenal have signed Matteo Guendouzi from Lorient costing the club €8m (plus bonuses).
Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 156: Coming home?

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew in London and Anita in Croatia talk about truncated transfer windows, VAR, Arsenal arrivals...

3 medicals take place at Arsenal

Arsenal’s medical staff had a busy day at London Colney on Monday with three medicals seemingly taking place.