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 »

Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has emerged as a potential replacement for Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta, should the Spaniard be relieved of his duties. Sarri has been out of work since last summer, when he was sacked by Juventus despite wrapping up the Serie A title. Arteta's days at Arsenal look to be numbered as the Gunners fell short in their quest for the Europa League title, and they ar...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is confident of keeping his job this summer. However, consideration would have to be given to whether changing managers this summer would be cheaper than giving significant financial backing to Arteta, who is likely to be sacked if the season starts badly. Asked if he believed he could still be manager at a top team, Arteta, who won the FA Cup last summer, said: "Ye...Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is confident he can revive the Gunners despite their continued failings after their Europa League semi-final exit. Mikel Arteta insists he remains the right man to revive Arsenal but insists the club's hierarchy must get "ruthless" over the summer months in order to overcome yet another below-par campaign, one which he thinks continues a five-year decline. The Gunn...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta insists he is still the man to lead Arsenal back to glory despite his side failing to reach the Europa League final after being eliminated by Villarreal.The Gunners face a first season without European football in 25 years after drawing a blank in their semi-final second leg against Villarreal.Arteta’s side were trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Spain and failed to overturn t...Full Story »

Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave manager Mikel Arteta food for thought after scoring on his return to the team ahead of Thursday night’s Europa League semi-final shoot-out with Villarreal.Aubameyang managed just five minutes as a substitute in the first-leg defeat by the Spaniards after recovering from malaria, but he got 77 minutes under his belt and found the back of the ne...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta revealed he gave his Arsenal players a rousing half-time pep talk as they fought back to keep their hopes of reaching the Europa League final alive following a narrow defeat in Villarreal.The first leg of this semi-final clash appeared to be getting away from the Gunners as first-half goals from Manuel Trigueros and Raul Albiol preceded a Dani Ceballos red card just before the hour....Full Story »

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hailed the "natural ability" of Folarin Balogun after the highly rated striker signed a new deal at the Emirates Stadium. Balogun, 19, is tipped for a bright future despite having not yet made his league debut for the Gunners – although he has scored twice in six cup appearances for the senior side. The US-born England youth international had looked set...Full Story »