Tag: Will Arsenal get a new captain?

Granit Xhaka might be stripped of the Arsenal captaincy after telling fans to f**k off. Get the latest updates on what is happening with the captaincy at the club right here.

Rob Holding

Upson: Holding could become Arsenal captain

Former Arsenal defender, Matty Upson, reckons that Rob Holding could be big for the Gunners in the future.
Arsene Wenger, Mesut Ozil

Wenger decides Arsenal shirt length not captain

Mesut Ozil has revealed in his new autobiography, Gunning for Greatness: My Life, that it's Arsene Wenger who picks the shirt length for matches.
Bellerín (R) in action against Hull City

Bellerin to be captain at Arsenal in ‘2 or 3 years’ if Wenger stays?

Could Hector Bellerin really end up captaining Arsenal one day?
Olivier Giroud celebrates

Wenger explains why Giroud was captain against Preston

Arsene Wenger has explained why Olivier Giroud was named captain against Preston North End in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Tony Adams

OTD 1988 Tony Adams captains Arsenal for the first time

On this day in 1988 Tony Adams wore the captain’s armband at Arsenal for the first time.
Kieran Gibbs

Gibbs – I loved being Arsenal captain

Kieran Gibbs has spoken about how much he enjoyed captaining Arsenal during the EFL Cup this season.
Arsene Wenger and Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker – This is what being Arsenal captain means to me

Per Mertesacker has revealed how much being Arsenal captain means to him.
Robert Pires Theo Pires

Robert Pires’s son made captain of Arsenal youth team

Robert Pires’s son, Theo, has been handed the armband of the club’s under-9 side, despite only joining in May.
Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker ‘The captain’s armband is a huge honour’

Per Mertesacker has taken to his Facebook page to say what a 'huge honour' it is to be named Arsenal captain.

Petr Cech captains Arsenal for Liverpool opener

Petr Cech has been announced as Arsenal captain for our opening match against Liverpool.
Per Mertesacker

Wenger and Wilshere on why Mertesacker was the right captain choice even though he...

Arsene Wenger has admitted that it was a ‘natural choice’ to make Per Mertesacker captain while Jack thinks it's great because Per organises the team dinners.
Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker NOT Cazorla new Arsenal captain

Earlier this morning we covered reports of an EXCLUSIVE in the Daily Star which claimed that Santi Cazorla had been made captain of Arsenal. It was wrong.
Santi Cazorla

Cazorla to captain against Liverpool but is he really the permanent choice?

Santi Cazorla is set to wear the captain’s armband against Liverpool according to the Daily Star with many papers stating that he has been made the new club captain.
Per Mertesacker

Mertesacker: No decision on Arsenal captaincy

Per Mertesacker has revealed that Arsene Wenger has not yet made a decision on who will replace Mikel Arteta as Arsenal captain or, if he has, he hasn’t told anyone.
Paul Williams Santi Cazorla

Is Mertesacker the perfect captain?

Should Wenger take the captaincy more seriously and why the new conduct rules will hopefully teach Chelsea and Jose Mourinho how to behave

Wenger to make Mertesacker captain – report

Per Mertesacker looks set to be promoted to Arsenal captain after the departure of Mikel Arteta.

Who should be crowned Arsenal captain next season?

With Mikel Arteta headed for pastures blue (allegedly) and Per Mertesacker spending less and less time on the actual pitch, is it time for Arsene Wenger to pick a new Arsenal captain?

Could Petr Čech really be the next Arsenal captain?

He's won everything in European football and he's guaranteed to play every Arsenal game, so could Petr Čech become the next captain of the...

Translation: Koscielny tells French media about Arsenal contract and captaincy

Laurent Koscielny has been talking all things about the French national team and Arsenal in his latest France Football interview. Here are some of...

Koscielny proud to don captain’s armband

Laurent Koscielny is a fan favourite, which many believe leaves him exempt from warranted criticism at times. However, it's hard not to feel all warm...

Why Arteta’s view that Mertesacker can be a great captain is spot on

In a genuinely decent interview with Arsenal's YouTube channel, Mikel Arteta has spoken about his roots and footballing career until the present day. A touching aspect...