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Arsenal put their 4-1 hammering at the hands of Chelsea in the Europa League final behind them by going on a spending spree this summer, giving their supporters something to cheer about. As revealed by Josh Kroenke, the final in Baku in many ways was a turning point for the club as their outlook with regard to the transfer market had changed since their defeat to Chelsea. Although the club’s plans for the summer weren’t entirely changed by 45 minutes of football in Baku, the club changed their approach as they prepared to be more aggressive when it comes to player recruitment....

The Gunners were heavily linked with Barcelona flop Denis Suarez, but now it seems they’ll have to wait until the summer transfer window to make an offer for permanently signing the former Manchester City man. In case you didn’t know… Unai Emery invested heavily in new reinforcements when he took over the reins at the Emirates from the legendary Arsene Wenger this summer. He spent close to £70 million on players like Leno, Torreira and Guendouzi, who have become first team regulars under him....

The Gunners will be hoping to negotiate their way past the Rojiblancos when they visit the Wanda Metropolitano for the second leg of their semi-final fixture. It ended 1-1 at the Emirates Stadium last Thursday after Alexandre Lacazette’s opener was neutralised by Antonio Griezmann’s 82nd-minute effort. However, Aubameyang, cup-tied for the competition this season, has charged the team with ‘positive energy’. “Giving my positive energy to my boys. Good for today, Arsenal,” Aubameyang wrote on Instagram....

The 18-year-old academy graduate scored his first goal for the club in Thursday’s 3-0 Europa League win over Eintracht Frankfurt, where he also laid on the Gunners’ other two goals He is the only change from the side that threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Watford last weekend, with Mesut Ozil dropping to the substitutes’ bench. Villa, meanwhile, made just one alteration from the XI that drew 0-0 with West Ham on Monday, winger Trezeguet replacing Jota....

Under new boss Unai Emery, the club was expected to secure Champions League football at the very least. However, the Gunners found themselves outside the top four in the Premier League despite having encountered several opportunities to get the better of their rivals in the race for the top four spots. The club lost to the likes of Brighton and Crystal Palace at a time when their arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur were spectacularly losing points....

Though Arkham Knight was still met with very positive reviews, some critics and fans had a few issues with the game, the vast majority of them stemming from the game’s inclusion of the Batmobile. For a long while after the game’s release, Arkham Knight’s Batmobile was the point of much controversy, but looking back at the game today, the Batmobile actually seems to have a few good ideas. RELATED: The Batman Begins Tie-In Game Walked So Arkham Could Run...

The handout was emailed to personnel and civilians at Alabama’s Redstone Arsenal as part of an invitation to a series of seminars titled “Operation Inclusion.” Brooks, a Republican whose district includes the Army post, called for the Army to prosecute and fire the personnell responsible for the “political propaganda.” Brooks said in a statement that the “deeply offensive and racist” handout violated the Hatch Act, which restricts political activity for executive branch employees....

Will it end there? Before he resigned, Harvey told reporters he had broadened the Army’s own inquiry to include facilities such as Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, a target of complaints by some vets. Bush created a commission to study soldiers’ health care, asking for “concrete recommendations” within months, and a final report within the year, according to a White House aide who couldn’t be named discussing internal deliberations....

Bay Hill is a moderate-length, 7,400-yard, Par-72 layout that features long and challenging Par 3s and excellent scoring opportunities on all of the Par 5s. The layout doesn’t cater to one style of play over another. Long hitters, such as Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, won’t be afraid to blast driver and set up short irons, but many other players will opt to club down off the tee and be left with longer approaches....

The Gunners then piled on the pressure but the Atletico defence didn’t crack until the hour mark when Alexandre Lacazette rose to manoeuvre the ball into the back of the net with a towering header. Arsenal knew that they probably needed another goal to get some breathing space before they have to do it all over again in Madrid in a week’s time. However, their failure to put away the chances and the tie to bed, despite the numerical advantage, will most likely come to haunt them as Antoine Griezmann got his side an invaluable away goal after a comedy of errors by the infamous Arsenal defence....

Journalist Andre Hernan has provided encouragement to the Arsenal faithful by suggesting that their club is indeed leading the race for the Brazilian’s signature. He conveyed that both Chelsea and Real Madrid are a ‘step behind’ the Gunners. SPORT reported earlier that the Blues were also monitoring Jesus after the takeover led by the Todd Boehly consortium was approved. Further, there have been talks of Romelu Lukaku wanting to re-join Inter Milan on loan, which further encouraged Chelsea to line-up a move for the 25-year old striker....

The 15-year-old Cadete A left-back has been at the Catalan giants since the age of seven and is described by reports in Spain as a ‘mature, attacking full-back who can be used as an offensive weapon’. Lopez is expected to join on schoolboy terms before signing a professional contract when he turns 16 next March. Raul Sanllehi, Arsenal’s head of football relations who left Barcelona to join the Gunners at the start of the year, is likely to have played a part in persuading Lopez to sign for Arsenal over Liverpool in a deal which will only cost the Gunners training compensation....

The Gunners are well aware of the need to get some players out in the coming days, with several members of the first-team squad currently in talks over a potential move away. Sead Kolasinac, Lucas Torreira, Sokratis and Shkodran Mustafi are all free to leave before Monday’s 5pm deadline as Arsenal look to bring in some much-needed funds to help them in their pursuits of Houssem Aouar and Thomas Partey....

Mikel Arteta offers Thomas Partey injury update Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey missed the last two games due to a thigh injury. He will undergo a new scan this week in hopes that he can return for the weekend game against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Now Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has opened up about Partey’s situation. He said, On the possibility of Partey returning to action against Spurs, he said, Arsenal still interested in John Stones John Stones’ future at Manchester City is in doubt after the club signed the likes of Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias in the summer....

Even if the Gunners beat Everton on Sunday, they would need Liverpool to draw against Middlesbrough - or Manchester City to lose at Watford with a goal difference swing of five in their favour - if they are to stand any chance of a top-four finish. If they do not, finishing fifth will mean Arsenal play in the Europa League for 2017-18, something they have not done for 17 years....

The full-back has faced injury problems throughout his career, but has enjoyed an excellent season for the Gunners. He had started in the previous 14 Premier League games before being left out of the squad during their 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday evening. Manager Mikel Arteta claimed that Tierney’s injury ‘didn’t look good’, and confirmed that the Scot had returned from the international break with a knee problem....

While these five signings will surely serve to bolster the squad, there are still some areas that need to be strengthened before the window closes. Emery must be aware of this fact as more players are linked to the Emirates on a daily basis. With that in mind, here are the top five players Emery is rumoured to have his sights set on for the remainder of this summer market:...

The incident happened on Monday, little more than 24 hours after Xhaka was sent off in a Premier League match against Burnley, a dismissal that will probably incur a four-game ban. Xhaka had travelled to the airport to see off a friend flying to Germany, but reacted badly when his companion was refused entry after arriving late for the flight at Terminal Five, the reports said. The Independent reported that a witness said the 24-year-old Switzerland international had racially abused a member of staff in German....

A picture of the deviant mammal was shared Wednesday on Reddit where it has since received more than 21,000 upvotes and thousands of comments. The barrel-shaped armadillo is a mammal with natural armor—in fact, the name armadillo means “little armored one” in Spanish. With 21 species, armadillos vary in size and appearance, with the smallest measuring just 6 inches long and the giant armadillo reaching around 5 feet. While armadillos tend to stick closer to the equator, with most found in central and south America, one species ranges from Argentina to the southern United States....

“Three armed and uniformed San Francisco police officers came in to dine at Hilda and Jesse” on Union Street on Friday, the restaurant said in a post on its Instagram page. “Shortly after seating them, our staff felt uncomfortable with the presence of their multiple weapons. We then politely asked them to leave.” The move prompted a backlash on social media, leading Rachel Sillcocks, the restaurant’s co-owner and chef, to speak to ABC7 to clarify that the decision to turn the officers away was only because they were armed....