Shkodran Mustafi Archives: 09/2016

Shkodran Mustafi was delighted with the win against Southampton and his first chance to play in front of the Arsenal home crowd after he made his debut on Saturday.

Arsene Wenger admitted that both Lucas and Shkodran Mustafi were ‘surprised’ by the pace and commitment of the Premier League but has back the duo to adapt.

Shkodran Mustafi has been speaking to the Arsenal matchday programme ahead of this weekend’s Premier League game against Southampton.

We may not know if Shkodran Mustafi will start his first game on Saturday against Southampton when they arrive at the Emirates, but we know one thing for sure – he’s ready for it.

Jose Baxter, who played with Shkodran Mustafi at Everton believes the German is a ‘perfect fit’ for Arsenal and is a player whose talent was immediately evident.

Granit Xhaka has returned to Arsenal safe in the knowledge that his red card for Switzerland means that instead of heading on international duty next month, he’ll be able to have a holiday.

The interlull is still in full swing but there’s still a few bits of news wafting around here and there.

Shkodran Mustafi has claimed for the second time that Mesut Ozil was the person to persuade him to sign for Arsenal.

So I’ve been off the grid for two weeks, swallowed by acting work, and have emerged to a rather different Goonersphere.

Shkodran Mustafi has headed back to see his family before he returns to Arsenal for his debut against Southampton this weekend.

The media are implying that because Barcelona’s sporting director, Robert Fernandez, brought up Arsenal in relation to footballer fees, he was taking a swipe at them but was he?

Saturday was one of the quietest days we’ve had for a while – I blame the interlull + close of the transfer window.

The Arsenal squad set to face PSG on the 13th of September has been announced and there are a couple of – sort of – surprises.

Shkodran Mustafi’s father, Kujtim, has spoken about how Arsenal is the ideal club for his son and backed the German to settle in quickly.

When Shkodran Mustafi went down holding his ankle in Germany’s recent 2-0 win over Finland, Arsenal fans feared the worst but apparently he’s fine and ready to play against Southampton.

Now that the transfer window is shut and it’s the interlul, it’s all pretty quiet.

The Mirror are claiming that Arsenal signing Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia shows the club’s ambition, which could prompt Mesut Ozil to sign a new deal.

Shkodran Mustafi is now the third most expensive German player of all time.

Arsenal have handed Shkodran Mustafi the number 20 shirt and Lucas Perez the #9

Mesut Ozil basically scored for Germany in their international friendly v Finland on Wednesday night.