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Don’t see any concerns regarding Aubameyang’s age. He’s fit as a butcher’s dog and virtually never injured.
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Arsenal have signed 19-year-old midfielder Tim Akinola, who was released by Huddersfield Town last month
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Andre Marriner has been appointed as the referee for our Community Shield match against Liverpool at Wembley
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reports that Arsene Wenger is keen to become the Head Coach of the Netherlands national team
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Well Jules, even Bolt slowed down and he was as fit as a butchers dog.
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George Lewis has signed a professional contract with us and joins our under-23s squad ahead of the new season.
The 20-year-old winger, who was born in Kigali, Rwanda, moved to Norway as a child where he joined the youth development set-up at Tromso IL.
After a spell at Tromso, George then enjoyed successful periods at Norwegian second-tier sides Tromsdalen and Fram Larvik, where he played until the end of last season.
Everyone at Arsenal welcomes George to the club and we look forward to supporting his ongoing development.
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Arsenal U21s to face Crawley, Gillingham and Ipswich in the group stages of the Checkatrade Trophy.
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According to The Athletic, Arsenal are set to sign former Tottenham defender Jonathan Dinzeyi, the 20 year old centre-back will join Arsenal after being released by Tottenham at the end of June.
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Arsenal take former QPR youngster Kayden Harrack on trial
by jeorge bird
Arsenal have given a trial to former Queens Park Rangers youngster Kayden Harrack, who can play at centre-back or in midfield.
The 16-year-old, who is also being tracked by West Ham United, will be assessed by Arsenal coaches next week.
Arsenal have a host of centre-backs at first-team and U23 level, while they also have various options in that department in the U18s.
Alex Kirk and Mazeed Ogungbo have trained with the U23s recently, Jason Sraha is looking to earn a professional contract, while Zane Monlouis, Zach Awe and Taylor Foran recently signed scholarship terms.
Arsenal also have lots of young midfielders so Harrack will have to impress significantly to earn a contract
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Wenger on reports he wants the Holland job: “I’m not available. I work at FIFA. I didn’t speak to anybody and I don’t know where that news came from – certainly not from me… I am highly focused on FIFA and I want to go to the end of my job there.”
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https://www.arsenal.com/news/arteta-i-want-see-our-players-reaction
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Jeorge Bird
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Arsenal recently signed attacking midfielder Kemani Richardson who was previously at Chelsea. He started training with Arsenal U15s this week.
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Young midfielder Tim Akinola has joined us after leaving Huddersfield Town at the end of last season.
The 19-year-old, who impressed in Huddersfield’s youth set-up, has met up with his new team-mates and is already training with our under-23s and academy players ahead of the new season.
Before joining Huddersfield Town in June 2019, Tim was at Lincoln City, where his progress was rewarded by breaking into the first-team squad in the EFL Trophy. During his time with Lincoln City, Tim also had a spell on loan with non-league side Lincoln United in January 2019.
Predominantly a central midfielder, Tim, who started his youth career at League Two side Mansfield Town, is eligible to represent both Nigeria and England.
We welcome Tim to Arsenal and look forward to supporting him with his continued development.
The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.
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Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has called on football to condemn China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims
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Don Draper
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Juninho (Lyon Sporting director) just confirmed to @RMCsport
& @mohamedbouhafsi
that Houssem Aouar & probably Moussa Dembele are leaving Lyon this summer
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we have Liverpool, City and UTd away in our first 7 fixtures
Fulham away
West Ham home.
Liverpool away,
Sheffield United home,
Man City away,
Leicester home,
Man United away
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Mixed bag there, as I guess it should be, but some tough away games, always seem to get the Mousers away right near the start of the season though! Hopefully, no 4-5 goal thrashings this time.
Expecting Atkinson Taylor and Dean to be busy for us in these first few games
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we also have spurs away before our first home fixture against one of the big 6, which is Chelsea on Boxing Day.
plus we face all 3 promoted teams away before we play them at home.
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Sorry to keep coming back to the subject but is it significant that one of the players modeling the new away kit on the arsenal website is ozil?
Indeed his picture is quite prominent.
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I hope so jjgsol
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Arsenal Premier League fixtures after Europa League group stage games this season:
Leicester H
Manchester United A
Aston Villa H
Wolves H
Tottenham A
Burnley H
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Fixtures will be fixtures.
The more important thing is greater clarity on the player personnel as revised by MA, Edu & Vinai.
1. PEA extending.
2. CB: Gabriel signing…could see the exits of Sokratis & Chambers.
3. DM/CM: Thomas Partey signing….seems dependent on Guendouzi & Torreira leaving.
4. CM/AM: Ceballos loan-in or say Emi Buendia? I see no need for Coutinho.
5. AM/LW: Eberechi Eze. Not an absolute necessity but I’m just completely smitten by him. Would be a shame if he ends up with one of the other big teams. Seems destined for greatness and would cost a little too much once unveiled on the big stage.
Hope fans get to return to the stadiums soon, though I kind of feel we benefited from the crowdlessness at the resumption.
The new away kit is okay. White with thin streaks of red. Its got nothing on the crushed banana though. Wonder what we’ll be wearing on the first day @ Craven Cottage?
Should be another interesting few weeks.
Thankful again for another season with you guys, the Positivistas.
COYG.
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Revisiting,
4. CM/AM: Ceballos loan-in (@ 4m?) or say Emi Buendia (@20m max)?
I see no need for Coutinho (@ 9m) and all that Barcelona drama.
Ceballos can only be loaned in again buy Madrid would rather sell or keep according to the media.
Houssem Aouar would be more than ideal but I don’t see how we can afford him at almost 50m euros. Especially from a Jean-Michel Aulas’ team. He’s probably off to Etihad City.
Buendia is the one I’d go for. His assists+defensive stats, PL-experience, age, toughness and price make a great case for his signing.
On another note, even if we seem over-crowded in AM/FW positions, I would still sign Eberechi Eze and loan him back to QPR for the season!
Give Nketiah, Willock, Nelson, and Smith-Rowe enough of a run-out for a year and bring in Eze for 2021/22. He left us at 13 and still dreams of playing in the red & white.
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Just realized the concept of the new away kit.
Highbury and white marble. Really nice concept. I take back my earlier comment. A tad simplistic.
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Interesting that Irish commentary. Thought George hit nail on head replying to Adrian Clarke, who expressed approval, on twitter, though, by suggesting pundits/commentators here could not say that sort of thing without hurting career (and basically couldn’t start a career talking like that)
Believe that 100%. Ireland presumably has enough distance so as to be able to get away with it. Must admit I’m fascinated by subject : i.e how free our journo’s etc are to say anything. I think the presence of opinionated loudmouths and, superficially, different characters with different ways about them, gives a totally misleading impression of lots of freedom and range.
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By way, is there any helping a schmuck like me when it comes to transfer stuff? I know the madness and lameness of it but here I am, again, tormented by the will he, won’t he (he won’t, says my negative brain) of this centre back Gabriel.
Have to say, if there’s an outline of truth within the rumours then he may well have failed that test ,of sorts, for Arteta, whereby if a player drags feet too much he isn’t for us.
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Joe Willock turned 21 today, just looking at his stats, he played in 29 of our EPL games last season, scoring one goal, he played in 5 of our FA Cup games, no goals, he scored 2 goals in 2 league cup games, and 2 goals in 8 Europa League games, so a total of 43 games, with 5 goals, bringing his AFC total to 61 games, and 8 goals.
so it will be interesting to see if he can make the next step up after his breakout season.
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David Ornstein
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More Arsenal backroom news
Pat Rice moved out of paid scout job but still ambassadorial
Stewart Houston also goes from scout position
Charlie George + Sammy Nelson roles discontinued as Legend Tours stopped post-Covid
Memo
@TheAthleticUK
#AFC
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Ed. Feels a little bit make or break with Joe, though maybe a loan will happen which would delay/buy more time.
Certainly like what he does in flashes, interesting skill set and, of course, one of our own, but…I don’t know about him. Maybe a 6.5 to date in terms of what you’d hope for from player his age and experience at a club our size/expectations.
Feels like a decent bit of progress needed this year.
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Charity shield may well represent nice chance for Joe and Eddie to get off to a good start this year. I’ve not got a clue what’s happening in terms of preparation for the season- has any 1st team training resumed? Liverpool been at it for a week I think- so it seems good chance we’ll field very young team.
I’d be tempted to pick one which is very obviously not 1st team, bit like Liverpool did in cup games. In theory could give youngsters a nice opportunity while ensuring no damage to morale if goes tits up.
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rich a few of our first team players, such as Willock, have been back in training a few days now, most of the rest of them due back in comings days. Think nearly all are back tomorrow.
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Willian: “One of the reasons I wanted a three-year deal was to be part of a plan. When I talked with the manager he told me why he needed me for three years. He first wanted to qualify for the Champions League & win it by the time I left. That’s what I wanted to hear”
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Glad to see Pat Rice at least has a role. In the Pantheon of Arsenal legends, he sits at the very top table
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Arsenal statement: “We hope to be able to welcome supporters back to Emirates Stadium for the Sheffield United game scheduled for Saturday 3 October. We will share full information regarding fan attendance at reduced capacity matches by Wednesday 2 September.”
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Enjoyed tonight’s final and have loved watching Banega in these games. Watched plenty of football in my time but still some mystery in it to me, or things that elude my ability to describe them neatly. For instance, how can Emery have liked and got a lot from a player like Banega, given how bad some of the football was with us, especially at the end?
Pretty sure I really liked football Sevilla played against Liverpool in that final as well.
Meanwhile if someone like Banega is very well suited to Spain but maybe wouldn’t be to prem…
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Took a while , but Emery ended up completely disgusting me, the treatment of Xhaka was the final straw. But , most have their side to their story, and he must have had something at some point, in Spain he had successes, Like Wenger, without a criminal referee, he would likely have knocked a peak Barca out of the CL
Perhaps with us ,he was at the wrong club, with the wrong structure, the wrong boss, in the wrong country, with the wrong language, with the wrong players for him In the wrong situation at the wrong time.
Too many wrongs in there, sometimes, you just don’t fit where you land and you just got to move Or be moved elsewhere.
Someone who cared might watch the rest of Emery’s career with interest To see if he can redeem himself , I will just focus on Arteta
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Yeah, won’t be making any special point of looking out for his team, and very happy to focus on Arteta. With that being Banega’s last game, doubt such thoughts will cross my mind again either!
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Just read that bloody Scudamore is part of a group who have raised 440 million in finds and are looking to buy a prem team.
I guess it at least disproves he isn’t still the man really running things with the premier league but nonetheless alarming to me.
A guy whose office was, I believe, next door to pgmol boss for so many years, who appointed that boss, kept him in his job and goodness knows what else…
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Salah-Eddine has joined Arsenal on a professional contract.
Known as ‘Salah’, the 17 year-old has joined us from Eredivisie side Feyenoord as a free agent. He will join up with our Professional Development Phase ahead of the new season.
The Dutch midfielder is renowned for his agility and creativity in the middle of the park. Predominantly a central midfielder, Salah has spent his youth career in the Netherlands, developing through the youth ranks in Rotterdam with Feyenoord.
We all welcome Salah to Arsenal and look forward to watching his development with us.
The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes.
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Salah-Eddine’s decision to join the club was an easy one.
From the moment he arrived at London Colney, he was greeted with open arms by academy staff and players, and made to feel welcome in north London.
We spoke to the young midfielder after signing – and this is what he said:
on how it feels to join Arsenal…
It feels great to join a massive club like Arsenal. It’s a good environment for me to work on my development and hopefully through the academy I can become a first-team player.
on the key factors behind his move…
They first contacted my dad and then I went there for a week just to see what the club is all about, and after that they didn’t really have to say anything. I immediately knew that it was the right club for me.
on his first impressions of the club and his teammates…
My first impressions were that not only are my teammates really good footballers, but they’re great people as well. The whole environment is positive and it’s lovely to work with them.
on how he would describe his style of play…
I’m a central midfielder and I like to play box to box. Offensively I’m a creative player and I can play with my left or right foot. I score goals and get assist, and defensively I like to think I do my bit too, especially in the transition.
on what he hopes to achieve in his debut season…
First I want to become an important player in the under-23s and then eventually get involved with the first team in some capacity. I want to see what that’s like, but above all else I want to have a really good season with the under-23s. Maybe if I do that then I’ll be able to join the first team here and there in training. Those are my targets.
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Scudamore is one of the worst things to happen to the EPL being a force for true competition.
Take it Newcastle are the club him and his consortium are after?
Still. Early in the summer with the Saudis, Riley would have been on alert for yet another EPL club he would need to look after, if Scudamore buys into some club, no change
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Good luck and thanks Freddie!
Learn well , have fun, win things, and be ready, one day , hopefully a long way off, when someone big, rich and unscrupulous tempts the best coach on the planet away from us, your club may come calling again.
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Good Luck to Freddie. L…
I agree with Mandy… I hope our coaches continue to be ex players that have done great… wish DB10 and Carzola can find their way back this way…
Rosicky also… whats he up to these days?
Meanwhile our ladies are in CL QF action against PSG tonight
currently 1 all and half time
Hope they pull it off
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Bit of sad day today to see the womens team go out of the CL and Freddie leaving for the third time. I suppose we should take solace in the knowledge he always comes back home to us.
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Freddie will come back home again one day. He has worked with one confirmed great and one emerging great, pretty good experience I would say.
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Disappointing exit for women’s team. Very tough game and opposition seemed to have a clear physical advantage which hurt us in defence and in being able to sustain attacks. Little showed her class but a few of the other big players really struggled to get into game. Nothing but positive impressions of coach to date but team seemed begging for subs to try change tide long before made yesterday.
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from the standard
Mikel Arteta is keen on making Brentford coach and set-piece specialist Andreas Georgson part of his backroom team at Arsenal.
The Spaniard wants to add to his coaching staff and is now set to step up that process following the departure of Freddie Ljungberg.
Ljungberg, who was interim head coach last season following the sacking of Unai Emery, left Arsenal on Saturday to pursue his own career as a manager.
The former midfielder was highly thought of by Arsenal, but both he and the club agreed it was time for him to move on so he could pursue his own ambitions.
Arteta now wants to add to his staff and Standard Sport understands he wants to bring in Georgson.
A formal move for the Swede is still in its early stages, but Arsenal are keen to make him part of their setup for the new campaign.
Georgson has a growing reputation and currently works at Brentford as their Head of Set Pieces and Individual Development. Prior to that he had been working at Malmo as an assistant coach.
Set-pieces were an issue for Arsenal last season and they have been in previous campaigns too, with the Gunners conceding a high number of goals from them.
Arsenal’s summer transfer plans
Georgson’s expertise in that department makes him an attractive option and many clubs are now hiring specialist coaches. Liverpool, for example, have been working with throw-in expert Thomas Gronnemark.
Arsenal and Arteta have recent history of hiring coaches from Brentford after appointing Inaki Cana as their goalkeeping coach in December, and set-piece guru Georgson could be the latest to move to north London.
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media in UK, France and Italy all running with the story that Lille CB, Gabriel Magalhães, will join Arsenal this week, maybe by Tuesday.
with him arriving and Saliba now available for selection at CB too, its reported that Arsenal are willing to sell Holding, Sokratis and Chambers.
Holding is being linked with a move to Leeds,
Sokratis is being linked with a move to Napoli#
Chambers has been linked with a move to Fulham where he won their Player of the Year when they were last in the EPL
Ainsley Maitland-Niles is also reported to be on the transfer list, with Brighton, Wolves, Spurs, Newcastle and Everton all showing an interest in him, as have a couple of German clubs.
Guendouzi and Torreira are said to be up for sale too. Also reported to be available for sale are Kolasinac, Mustafi, Lacazette and Nelson. We know too that the club has been trying to force Ozil to leave too, maybe that will have changed now that Raul is gone.
Emmi Martinez has stated recently that he will not go back to being back up keeper, so either he or Leno will likely have to leave this window too.
I can’t see all of those transfers take place, as it would decimate our squad, and we aint going to bring in 7-10 signing in one summer, and that is what would be needed if all them leave.
Ceballos is no longer with us, and until a deal is done for him to come back on loan or full time is done, then we are another body down in midfield.
If we sign Gabriel Magalhães, it would leave us with a large number of CB’s
Gabriel, Saliba, David Luiz, Mari, Mustafi, Sokratis, Holding and Chambers, so its no surprise that Mustafi, Sokratis, Holding and Chambers are being linked with transfers out of the club, but I can’t see us selling all 4, as that would leave us with just four CB’s, which is too few, I think Mustafi and maybe Chambers would stay this season, especailly with Mari out injured at the moment, and Chambers only coming back from injury, and that he can also play CM, might see him staying.
media claim Arteta wants to bring back Ceballos and also bring in a CM, an attacking midfielder and a forward, or maybe even a winger and a striker, so that would be up to six more signings, along with the already signed Willian, and the expected signing this week of Gabriel.
Are we really going to sign seven or eight first team players this summer, and that is not taking into account what happens with our goalies.
I would say that we are more likely to keep more of who the media say we are trying to sell and only make another couple of signings, maybe 3, max 4, after Gabriel is signed.
If rumors are true, Partey for the CM role, Ceballos back in, and then either a forward or striker, I would not be surprised to see us sign an old style big man striker.
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rich if our womens team have one big weakness is that it can be over powered physically. We have a very skilled team, but it is not the sort to bully teams and is not best suited to playing teams that
I see Lucy Bronze is said to be coming back to play in England, and AFC has been linked to being interested in her, but she is more likely to end up back to Man City, or to go to Chelsea, but you never know.
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