Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is backing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to be spurred on by the return of fans this season after he hit a hat-trick in their second-round Carabao Cup romp at West Brom.The Gunners got their campaign up and running with a 6-0 rout of a much-changed West Brom team as Aubameyang shone on his first start of the season.Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette also got ...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged supporters to remain patient with his team after they lost their opening two games of the Premier League. Some supporters have already called for Arteta to be sacked after losses to Brentford and Chelsea. Speaking ahead of Tuesday's Carabao Cup second-round tie with West Bromwich Albion, Arteta was pleading for patience for his young side. "I know they...Full Story »

Everyone can see that Arsenal are an absolute basket case of a club just now, so it's understandable that Mikel Arteta is given a pass at times because he doesn't have a lot to work with. He's also a rookie manager who was still settling into the role so it makes sense that he was given time and assurances to get things right, but there does come a time when he's simply part of the problem an...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal's injury crisis forced him into picking a team "unprecedented in the history of this club" but urged his players not to feel sorry for themselves after a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea. Arsenal are 19th in the Premier League table after two weeks, suffering a second consecutive loss as Romelu Lukaku marked his return to Chelsea with the opening goal at Emirates Stadium be...Full Story »

But the Gunners manager bristles at any suggestion that splashing the cash — the biggest outlay by any Premier League club so far this summer — leaves him with no excuses. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is fired up on his return for the Gunners Credit: Getty Ex-Sheffield United keeper Aaron Ramsdale is already in full training with Arsenal, having only joined on Friday Credit: Getty Mi...Full Story »

Just a year after committing himself to Arsenal, it appears that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang might be on his way out of the club. The 32-year-old was an absentee, through illness, from the Gunners side that meekly surrendered at Brentford in their opening game of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The Times note his 10 goals from the last campaign and a series of underwhelming performances hav...Full Story »

Arsenal have spent over £70million on new signings so far in this window but today's friendly against Chelsea proved they cannot rest on their laurels yet. On the face of it, Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares look like good signings by the Gunners. White only completed his £50m move on Friday but came off the bench to play the second 45 minutes for the visit of the Blues...Full Story »

The England international has committed his future to the Gunners through to 2025, and will now join up with the squad ahead of the new season Ben White has completed his £50 million switch to Arsenal from Brighton as Mikel Arteta's recruitment drive at Emirates Stadium begins to gather pace. White has become Arsenal's third major signing of the summer after Nuno Tavares and Albert Samb...Full Story »

Arsenal look likely to have a busy summer, with Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga both coming in already, while other big names should soon follow. The Gunners had a nightmare season in 2020/21, so it’s unsurprising to see Mikel Arteta ringing the changes, with players likely to continue to move in and out of the Emirates Stadium in the weeks ahead. It’s not clear if Arsenal ...Full Story »

Arsenal have been forced to withdraw from their pre-season tour to the USA following multiple positive tests for coronavirus at the club. This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Arsenal have cancelled their trip to the USA due to a number of positive Covid tests at the club. Arsenal were set to fly out to Florida this week...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta expects "some new faces" in the squad on the club's tour to Florida next week. Arsenal are closing in on the signings of Anderlecht midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga and Brighton defender Ben White. Left-back Nuno Tavares joined from Benfica earlier in the window and made his first appearance for the club in the 2-2 friendly draw at Rangers on Saturday. Arsenal came from...Full Story »

The youngster was the subject of a sizable bid from Aston Villa that has been rebuffed Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is adamant that Emile Smith Rowe will not be allowed to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer. Smith-Rowe, 20, has become the focus of transfer attentions from Aston Villa since the window re-opened. Despite the Villans' pursuit, Arsenal are not interested in a sale and reject...Full Story »

Arsenal have reportedly submitted a third bid to sign defender Ben White from Brighton & Hove Albion. The Gunners have been edging closer to an agreement with Brighton in recent weeks having had their two previous offers for the 23-year-old rejected. Now the North Londoners are offering £48million plus £6million worth of performance-related add-ons as an improvement to their reje...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal need to be “much better” next season if they are to close the gap on the Premier League elite.The Gunners beat Brighton 2-0 on the final day of the season as a second-half brace from Nicolas Pepe saw them win in front of fans at the Emirates Stadium.But it was still not enough to secure European qualification as Arsenal had to settle for an eighth-placed f...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal attacker Nicolas Pepe is finally starting to settle and praised his improved work away from the pitch. The £72million signing grabbed a brace in Wednesday's vital 3-1 win at Crystal Palace, which kept the Gunners in the hunt for a place in the European Conference League going into the final day. Pepe has been inconsistent since his transfer two years ago, b...Full Story »

Real Madrid plan to offer Benzema new contractBenzema’s magic moment continues. Real Madrid are planning to offer Karim a new contract until June 2023 in the next weeks, there’s no rush - the relationship is great, Real will discuss with Benzema ‘at the right moment’ as they’re so happy with him.  — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 18, 2021 Mende...Full Story »