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Barca count cost of €150m on terrible transfers Perisic’s personal ambition is to play for a top Premier League club and various sources have said that it is “almost certain” that he will be playing in England next season. Arsenal could face losing Alexis Sanchez in the summer with Manchester City, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain most interested but they are yet to make moves for replacements as they wait to see if they can convince their star man to stay....

Wenger’s side sit 12 points off fourth-placed Liverpool with eight games left of the Premier League season, but have impressed in their last two matches including victory over AC Milan in the Europa League last-16 first-leg clash. Large numbers of Arsenal fans have called for the long-serving Frenchman to leave the club this summer after disappointing performances on the pitch this season, but a group of 18 supporters from as far flung as Saudi Arabia to Japan have backed a new banner which will make its debut in the North Bank during the return leg against Milan on Thursday....

Tierney has been one of Arsenal’s best players this season, providing the Gunners with a legitimate threat down the left flank. The full-back was consistently putting in match-winning performances during Arsenal’s recent resurgent run, but was struck with a calf injury after the Gunners’ 3-0 win against Newcastle in January. Mikel Arteta will be hoping to see the Scot back soon in Arsenal colours, and was asked about Tierney’s fitness after Arsenal’s defeat against Wolves on Tuesday....

Walcott has been in fine from this season making an impressive start to the campaign. The 27-year-old has already registered 5 goals and two assists in 10 league games for the North London club. Walcott was part of the England squad for the games against Scotland and Spain and manager Gareth Southgate said that he would have left the squad anytime. “Theo Walcott might have to disappear at any time as his wife is expecting so we are conscious of that,” Southgate said while speaking to the press ahead of England’s game against Scotland....

First-half goals from Shkodran Mustafi and Alexandre Lacazette ensured Arsene Wenger’s men took bragging rights in Saturday’s north London derby against Tottenham. Arsenal 6/1 to win the Europa League And the 2-0 win set a 12-year best for the Gunners on home turf. The Emirates Stadium has bore witness to 11 consecutive Arsenal victories in the Premier League, the highest number since inauguration. Not since 2005, when Arsenal triumphed in 12 straight games at Highbury, has Wenger experienced such consistency from his troops at home....

The Frenchman has brought the likes of Thierry Henry and Alexis Sanchez to the club and continues to use his nous in the transfer market, as shown with the recent signings of Alexandre Lacazette for a club record fee and Sead Kolasinac. As Wenger looks to strengthen his squad ahead of the upcoming 2017-18 season, Goal takes a look at 15 of the best signings Arsenal have made. NICOLAS ANELKA | From PSG | £500,000 | 1997 Anelka broke into the Arsenal first team as a teenager after an injury to Ian Wright and ended up being a key part of the Gunners’ double win in 1997-98....

Arsenal have something of an attacking injury crisis with Danny Welbeck sidelined long-term with a broken ankle that required surgery. Neither Aubameyang nor strike partner Alexandre Lacazette featured for their countries during the international break due to injury. Lacazette, who did not go to the World Cup, was called up by France but could not take his place in the squad due to a knock. But the Gabon forward has assured supporters he is doing everything he can to be available to Unai Emery for Sunday’s game at Vitality Stadium....

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal have a gilt-edged opportunity to kick a self-destructive Champions League habit when they host Paris St Germain on Wednesday knowing victory will seal top spot in Group A. The north Londoners have fallen in the last-16 in each of the past six seasons and during that period only once did they finish first in their initial group. Their punishment for finishing runners-up on the other five occasions was harsh, twice being drawn against Bayern Munich and twice against Barcelona, losing all four ties, while even when fortune did favour them they succumbed to Monaco....

Arsenal has been one of the most successful clubs in England. Their Premier League count is 12, just behind Manchester United and Liverpool. The club unfortunately had failed to perform in the past few years. This season so far has been a completely different story, as Wenger spent a club record fee to sign star German midfielder Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid on the transfer deadline day. The Gooners are excited about the new signing and would hope their club prospers this season....

Estrada, real name Hazem Ali, held several on-screen roles with the company from 2004 to 2008 & 2010 to 2012. He worked as an in-ring talent and backstage interviewer at Ohio Valley Wrestling before being called to the main roster as manager of Umaga. He also spent time as the General Manager of WWE’s ECW brand before his release. Since leaving WWE, Estrada has been semi-retired and has worked sporadically on independent shows....

“Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring,” Biden said in a statement released on the annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. In acknowledging of the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide, Biden went further than his predecessors in the White House after years of careful language on the issue....

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has purchased an Austin-area home just days after he sold his luxury Spanish-style estate he has lived in since 2006, it was reported. The Austin American-Statesman described the home as being located in an exclusive sub-division. The newspaper did not reveal the purchase price in Tuesday’s report, but Austin real estate agents said it was valued at about $4.3 million. There was also no record of whether Armstrong took out a bank loan to pay for the house, the American-Statesman said....

What does that look like? In Kors’s spring-summer collection (presented in Paris last October), it looks like rustic sweaters in linen and silk taffeta and pretty pastel dresses encrusted with rock crystal and amethyst. It also looks like a winner, with critics praising the designer’s tale of two cities and (at least by implication) endorsing LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault’s strategy for selling more luxury goods in America. “This is French dressing with an unmistakable American accent–and it looks great,” opined Women’s Wear Daily....

“I never hurt anybody,” Chapman said through a translator at spring training, via ESPN.com. “Never in my life.” MORE: Most heinous crimes connected to athletes | MLB puts Rockies’ Reyes on paid leave Chapman, who is with the team in Tampa, was accused of choking his girlfriend in their home Oct. 30 and of firing eight gunshots into a ceiling, according to a police report of the incident. No charges were filed....

Stewart told MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert he would “go down that path and see where it takes us.” No deal is imminent. MORE: 11 Padres who could be on the move | Giants have inquired about Chapman | Papelbon traded to Nationals Stewart is hopeful of acquiring Chapman without jeopardizing the team’s future. That may be difficult to achieve, however, because, according to ESPN’s Jayson Stark, the Reds want one “elite” prospect, plus two more “better than average” players for Chapman....

Earlier this month, the administration announced it would soon begin relocation Afghan visa seekers under an called Operation Allies Refuge. The notice stated: “These initial relocation flights, the first under Operation Allies Refuge led by the State Department, will place America’s commitment to those who have helped us into action-providing transportation to secure locations at which the requirements of the (visa) process can be safely and thoroughly completed.” For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below....

It’s fair to say that Arsenal failed to hit the heights, they so often did previously, under the Frenchman this season. No silverware, either in England or in Europe, drew the curtains on the longest serving manager’s career in England. An unprecedented 6th place finish in the league, a humiliating exit in the 3rd round of the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest, a thumping in the EFL Cup final at the hands of Manchester City and the inability to put away a 10-man Atletico Madrid side at home, even the most ardent of Arsenal supporters cannot shy away from accepting the reality, which reflects Arsenal’s dismal campaign this season....

The match started in a dull manner with West Ham standing firm against a rhythm-less Arsenal side. Against the run of play, the Gunners would take the lead through an Alexandre Lacazette header in the 25th minute. The visitors would deservedly level up the game through a Michail Antonio tap-in just before the half time. West Ham would dominate the rest of the match but would rue their missed chances as a late Eddie Nketiah winner gave all 3 points to Arsenal....

Spurs head to Emirates Stadium on Sunday looking for a win that will put them six points ahead of the Gunners in the Premier League table and back to within five of leaders Manchester City. The match comes at the end of a potentially significant week in their season, following last Saturday’s 3-1 win over Chelsea and a vital 1-0 victory against Inter in the Champions League that kept alive their hopes of reaching the last 16....

The Gunners’ perfect record in Europe so far this season was undone by a clinical PSV outfit that scored twice in eight second-half minutes. While Arsenal remain top of Group A by two points, the final matchday of group action could see things change drastically for Mikel Arteta’s side. Only the top team from each group will automatically advance to the next round, with sides that finish second forced to contend with playoffs against clubs coming down from the Champions League....