Brighton manager Chris Hughton has praised the “outstanding” Arsene Wenger, and believes that the Frenchman will turn things around at Arsenal. The Seagulls host Arsenal on Sunday, and will be buoyed by Arsenal’s poor form as of late, with the Gunners having lost seven games in 2018. Arsenal’s players and Wenger have come under heavy […]
Arsenal slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final this afternoon, taking their wait for League Cup victory to 25 years since they last won. Sergio Agüero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva got on the scoresheet for Pep Guardiola’s men, who comfortably picked up their first piece of silverware this […]
Arsene Wenger is targeting Lyon attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir as his top summer transfer target, according to MailOnline. The 24-year old, who is expected to be among France’s 23-man World Cup squad this summer, will command a significant fee to tempt Lyon into letting him leave. Wenger is willing to pay around £45million to secure Fekir, who […]
January signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan wants Arsenal to emulate Manchester United’s success in the Europa League. The Armenian attacker is targetting back-to-back Europa League title wins, and he is tipping Arsenal to do it this season. Mkhitaryan was instrumental for United in their journey to the final where they triumphed over Ajax, scoring six times in […]
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says his side took advantage of a nervy start from Ostersunds FK in their Europa League clash, with the Gunners securing a comprehensive 3-0 victory in the first leg. Naco Monreal and Mesut Özil scored either side of a Sotirios Papagiannopoulos own goal to give the London outfit a significant advantage ahead […]
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit believes that Alexandre Lacazette’s Arsenal career is as good as over. The French striker joined Arsenal from Olympique Lyonnais in the summer for a deal worth around £52million as one of the most coveted strikers in Europe. However since signing for the Gunners, Lacazette has struggled for consistent form, with […]
Jack Wilshere is close to signing a new deal with Arsenal after manager Arsene Wenger stressed that the situation was one that needed resolving immediately. The Gunners are understood to have offered a reduced basic salary in their offer, with Wilshere set to drop from a weekly wage of £110,000 to around £90,000, although he […]
Ian Wright has dismissed fan criticism of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of this weekend’s North London derby, telling Arsenal supporters to ignore statistics. Aubameyang struck up a good partnership with former Borussia Dortmund teammate Henrikh Mkhitaryan against Everton last weekend, where the 28-year old forward got off the mark with a goal while the Armenian international […]
Arsene Wenger believes that handing Mesut Özil the most expensive contract in Arsenal’s history was the “cheapest option” available to the club. Yesterday the club officially confirmed that the German midfielder had signed an extension until 2021, which would reportedly see him earn around £350,000-a-week. That is over double his previous wage figure of around £140,000-a-week, […]
New signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been handed Arsenal legend Thierry Henry’s famous number 14 jersey number, but is expected to ditch it in the summer in favour of maintaining his brand, according to the Daily Mail. The Gabonese speedster was pictured in training today with his new club, and attention was drawn to his personalised […]
Borussia Dortmund are reportedly growing frustrated with Arsenal, with the two clubs still some way apart in valuation over Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to Goal. Arsenal are keen to complete a deal to sign the 28-year old Gabon international, but are so far refusing to meet Dortmund’s asking price for the striker. Aubameyang has already agreed […]
Arsenal are confident that the Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan deal will go ahead without any hitches, despite the latest hold-up. The Mirror report that the club is relaxed about the situation, and that there is no issue with super agent Mino Raiola that will damage proceedings – although it may not be done until […]