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Mar92020 by JBNo Comments

Willian speaks on Arsenal transfer links amid Chelsea contract deadlock

Premier League

Willian remains unable to state with any certainty where he will be playing his football next campaign, with Chelsea yet to present the three-year deal offer he wants. The Brazilian does have fresh terms on the table at the club. As he is heading towards free agency, those in west London have sought to get the winger tied down on a new deal, but talks have reached deadlock, with Willian holding out for a more extended stay. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It remains to be seen whether a compromise can be reached before the end of the campaign, and Willian’s wife has suggested that an association with Chelsea could be coming to an end. She posted a video on social media claiming that their time is ending, with hints taken from the fact that the coupl...

Mar52020 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal provide worrying Lucas Torreira injury update

Premier League

Arsenal have confirmed that midfielder Lucas Torreira has fractured his right ankle with no date set yet for his return back to the team. Torreira sustained the injury in Monday's 2-0 FA Cup victory at Portsmouth, coming off on a stretcher after a challenge from James Bolton 12 minutes into the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal have said he will get "further specialist reviews" to determine his exact recovery schedule as they offered new update on their injured players ahead of Saturday's home game against West Ham. It was also confirmed that left-back Kieran Tierney, who moved to Arsenak from Celtic in the summer, has returned to training after recovering from a dislocated shoulder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push...

Mar32020 by JBNo Comments

Torreira provides injury update after being stretchered off against Portsmouth

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Arsenal player Lucas Torreira says he’s ‘fine’ despite being stretchered off with a nasty looking ankle injury in their victory against Portsmouth. The midfielder lasted just fifteen minutes in the match and was replaced by Dani Ceballos after Portsmouth player James Bolton followed through in a tackle to leave Torreira in a heap. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Torreira was stretchered off and the manner of his exit concerned fans, who feared he could be ruled out for the rest of the campaign. But Lucas Torreira has allayed those fears and hinted he could return very soon, despite leaving Fratton Park on crutches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I wanted to tap it and grabbed my ankle on the outside,’ Torreira told ...

Feb272020 by JBNo Comments

Alexandre Lacazette speaks out on Arsenal exit

Premier League, Transfer Info

Alexandre Lacazette insists that his future at the Emirates is not tied to the club securing Champions League football next campaign. There have been suggestions that the Frenchman has an agreement in place with the club which will allow to seek a move away in the summer window should they not secure a place for the Champions League in the 2020-21 season, despite still having two years left on his deal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But speaking ahead of Thursday Europa League tie with Olympiacos at the Emirates, Lacazette was adamant there is no such agreement in place at the club. “I didn't know about this,” he said. “I did not know.” (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And when pushed on whether his priority is to rem...

Feb182020 by JBNo Comments

Wenger hits back at Emery over claims Arsenal were in decline

Premier League, Trending

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hit back at his successor at the Emirates Stadium, Unai Emery after the Spaniard manager claimed he inherited the club that was in decline. Emery took over from Arsene Wenger who spent 22 years at Arsenal and left the club in 2018. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unai Emery had gotten Wenger frustrated when he said that, “Arsenal was a club on a downward slope for two years before I arrived.” “We stopped this fall and even began to rebuild the club with the Europa League final and fifth place in the league…” he told France Football. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The former PSG boss, who was sacked after a poor run of results in November, offended Arsene Wenger by his comments. ...

Feb112020 by JBNo Comments

Emery hits out at Arsenal players: ‘Some did not have a good attitude’

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Unai Emery has criticised the attitude of Arsenal’s players and believes some players in the team ‘asked for more than what they were giving back’. The Spaniard manager was sacked by Arsenal at the end of November, just 18 months after he was chosen to replace Wenger as head coach. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unai Emery, who was eventually replaced by Mikel Arteta, had failed to help Arsenal to a win in his final seven matches in charge. Reports had claimed that Emery’s relationship with several important players had come under strain during his final months at the Emirates, and the 48-year-old concedes he was unhappy with how some members of the team were behaving. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘Arsenal was a c...

Feb82020 by JBNo Comments

Gabriel Martinelli reveals Barcelona snub

Premier League, La Liga

Gabriel Martinelli is revelling in the success he is enjoying at Arsenal, but concedes that he was snubbed by Barcelona before making a move to the Emirates. The 18-year-old’s potential was spotted by Barcelona before Arsenal joined the chase for his signature. A trial spell was taken in with the Liga giants, but no offer was made. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Martinelli, who ended up joining Arsenal in the summer of 2019, told Marca of his experiences with Barcelona: “Shortly before the Sao Paulo Cup I spent a few days training in Barcelona. I spent 15 days there. “Barcelona invited me to train with them in La Masia but afterwards they didn't want to do anything with me, they didn't tell me anything ... I went back to Ituano, I played Copinha an...

Feb52020 by JBNo Comments

Barcelona drop huge Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hint

La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Barcelona sporting director Eric Abidal has dropped a big hint over the club's interest in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he outlined their desire to land a striker in the summer window. As revealed by Goal, Barca were keen on a loan move for the Arsenal star although were under no illusions that the London side would entertain any such offer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The likes of Lautaro Martinez and, prior to his move to Dortmund, Haaland were on the Barca wish list although they decided against bringing in any new faces in the January window. Aubameyang's deal expires in 2021 and Barcelona may well attempt to capitalise on the situation with a renewed effort to land Aubameyang. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A...

Feb22020 by JBNo Comments

Arteta blames the grass after Arsenal’s stalemate against Burnley

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has blamed the length of the grass at Turf Moor after the gunners' draw against Burnley on Sunday. Arsenal's hopes of closing the gap on the top four were dealt another huge blow as they were held to a goalless draw by Burnley. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed two excellent chances to put Arsenal ahead, while Jay Rodriguez wasted a gilt-edged chance from close range in the second half of the match. The result is Arsenal’s fourth in a row in the Premier League, while they still remain 10 points behind the blues in the table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘The conditions were difficult,’ Arteta said after the game. ‘The grass was long, they didn’t put any ...

Jan272020 by JBNo Comments

Pablo Mari’s move to Arsenal on verge of collapse as he heads back to Brazil

Transfer Info, Premier League

A Flamengo director has claimed that Arsenal moved the goalposts in the deal to sign Pablo Mari to the Emirates, with the transfer now in serious doubt. Mari arrived in London on Saturday for his medical after the gunners technical director Edu Gaspar had agreed a deal with Flamengo to sign him on loan with an option to make it a full transfer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); No problems were anticipated but the defender is now back in Brazil after a late hitch. A Flamengo director said: 'We expect him at Ninho do Urubu this afternoon (to start pre-season). We had agreed to sell him for a fee, he arrived in London, Arsenal changed (the terms). Flamengo is a serious club.' According to reports, Mari had his medical and was set to sign with friends e...