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The Germany international has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League for a number of years, with his emergence at Schalke sparking initial interest. Ozil 6/4 to score v Stoke Arsenal tend to be mentioned as a possible landing spot when players of his ilk hit the market, with Arsene Wenger placing plenty of emphasis on technically-gifted playmakers. The Gunners are said to be back in the hunt for Draxler after seeing him face added competition for places at PSG, but the 23-year-old insists he is giving no thought to another move at present....
As per a report in The Times, Spurs have agreed a deal with Brighton for their midfielder, Bissouma. The London side are yet to hold talks with the Mali international but are confident of getting the deal over the line this week. The report adds that Liverpool and Arsenal were keen on signing him last summer, while Aston Villa failed with despite making a bid in the January window. The midfielder has a year left on his current contract, and there were no reports of him penning a new deal at the AmEx Stadium....
Gunners manager Mikel Arteta will hope his side have recovered from any mental scars caused by a demoralising end to a promising season, slipping out of the final Champions League spot courtesy of a limp defeat to arch-rivals Tottenham and a beating at Newcastle in their final three games. Arteta has been busy in the transfer market over the summer, and his signings have left Arsenal fans optimistic that his side will improve on their fifth-placed finish last time out....
How could Man Utd line up? Sunday’s mammoth league clash against Manchester City represents another tough domestic encounter in which Wenger faces a managerial opponent whom he has an indifferent record against. Wenger will want his side to get back on track with a win at the Etihad Stadium, although he faces a difficult test even though City are missing their top scorer Sergio Aguero through suspension. ARSENAL INJURIES Shkodran Mustafi has been ruled out for the rest of the year with a hamstring injury, joining fellow defender Mathieu Debuchy on the sidelines....
Mathieu Debuchy, meanwhile, makes his first Gunners start in nearly a year while Mohamed Elneny starts alongside Holding and the Frenchman in a makeshift defence. The Gunners made easy work of Cologne and BATE Borisov in their first two group-stage matches, and can move five points clear at the top of Group H with a win on Thursday. However, they are without a number of first team stars including Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez while Chuba Akpom is the most recognisable name among Arsene Wenger’s subs....
In case you didn’t know… Despite rumours of a limited budget of around £45 million, the Gunners spent big over the summer, with the biggest highlight being the club-record signing of Nicolas Pepe from Lille in a £72 million deal. The club bolstered their defence with the signings of David Luiz, Kieran Tierney, and William Saliba, although the French youngster has been sent back on a season-long loan to Ligue 1 outfit Saint-Etienne....
Thurlow was identified by the FBI after they received tips that he was at the Capitol riot on January 6 and received screenshots he allegedly posted on his social media pages. The charging documents state that the FBI received one image of Thurlow that “shows a man in camouflage tactical gear with a ‘Boogaloo’ patch on the chest, as well as a ‘Torii’ patch on the body armor.” “‘Boogaloo’ is a term referencing a violent uprising or impending civil war....
While discussing the key differences between all the three Superstars, Anderson circled in on one thing that makes Jon Moxley’s character in AEW better than Seth Rollins’ character in WWE. As per Anderson, Seth Rollins’ character in WWE undergoes a lot of changes in quick successions. He implied that the constant turns by his character ends up interfering with Seth Rollins’ influence over his own gimmick. Hence, Anderson believes that WWE should allow Rollins to be himself more often as he is a ‘diamond that only needs polishing’....
In efforts to increase voter registration, technology vender Civitech partnered with printing company Print Mail Pro to send registration forms to eligible voters in the state. However, an error that occurred in the final stages of digital processing caused forms with incorrect names, addresses and dates of birth to be inadvertently mailed out. “The State Board and the company encourage North Carolina residents to disregard and discard any mailing they receive with incorrect information, and to be diligent in reviewing election-related mail from third-party groups,” the NCSBE said in a statement....
This time around though, Arsenal seemed to be in pretty much the same shape as last year, with the Champions League scramble and all, but they missed the mercurial finish of a seasoned Premier League striker up front. Giroud was there last night, but he failed to provide a breakthrough for Arsenal on three separate occasions and now owes the Arsenal faithful three fantastic goals, to be scored by the end of this season....
Arsene Wenger decided to kill two birds with one stone by giving new signing Nacho Monreal his debut against the Potters today afternoon. He was able to both introduce the Spain international to the physicality of English football and help him endear himself to the Emirates Stadium faithful. The Frenchman made several changes from the side that came from behind to draw Liverpool last week. Captain Thomas Vermaelen had suffered a recurrence of his ankle injury and was replaced by Laurent Koscielny in the heart of defence....
Lacazette added the second right at the start of the second half, but Kamara who has been going through a tough time from the Fulham supporters scored soon after. Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang killed off the Fulham challenge with timely goals late into the second half. Arsenal needed this win after their embarrassing defeat at the Anfield. Unai Emery’s men have been too soft off late and calls of same old Wenger team from supporters was growing large....
Chelsea seem to have made good of their time in the market and today’s news includes some important updates regarding a few other Premier League clubs as well as Real Madrid. We are in for an exciting close to the January transfer window and we can only sit back and watch all the drama that’s going to unfold over the next couple of days. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top transfer news, rumours and updates of the day- 29 January 2019...
The 22-year-old’s contract with the Ligue 1 giants expires at the end of the season. He will be free to leave in the summer if he does not sign a new deal with the club. According to Le 10 Sport, the Gunners and the Magpies are closely monitoring the Frenchman’s situation at Marseille as they look to sign him on a Bosman deal. The Bosman ruling of 1995 essentially allows players to move to a new club when their contract expires, with their old club not receiving a fee....
Arsene Wenger is in the market for a new centre-half and fears missing out to Manchester City on a deal for West Brom’s Jonny Evans. If that proves to be the case, Wenger plans a move for Evans’ former United team-mate Smalling once the swap deal involving Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been completed. Dortmund ready to delay Aubameyang move Dortmund are prepared to walk away from a deal that would send Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal if Olivier Giroud isn’t part of the exchange, according to the Mirror....
Arsenal midfielder Denilson has cancelled his contract with the North London club and is now available as a free agent. The Brazilian spent the last two seasons in his homeland with Sao Paulo and had one year left with Arsenal. “I can confirm Denilson and Arsenal have agreed to terminate his contract at the end of this month,” said Alexandre Soares, Denilson’s agent. “Denilson is free to move to another club and a number of clubs are interested in him....
Arsenal came from behind to draw level against Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday and against Premier League rivals Manchester United last week. Jenkinson started in both games in the absence of Hector Bellerin, who will be out till mid-December with an ankle problem. “It is something we have got to be aware of because it has happened a couple of times lately,” Jenkinson said. “At Manchester United we especially didn’t start at our best and (against PSG) similarly....
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Arsenal don’t spend? That’s because of the stadium debt. The team is not cohesive? There are so many injuries all the time. And when it comes to the form of the team, a look at the calendar is always advised. If it’s the first half of the year, it is most likely that the Gunners are recovering spectacularly from a disastrous start to the season, and do the seemingly impossible task of qualifying for Europe’s elite competition....
