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Arteta says Arsenal must prove they’re stronger after selling three forwards
Three forwards out, one in, and Chelsea at home on Sunday. Arteta’s line is that this squad has to be better than last season regardless: “This is what we have and we already have very good players.” He was never going to say anything else. But there’s a difference between backing the group and pretending… Continue reading
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Martinelli’s £60m Al-Hilal move confirmed as Arsenal’s record sale
It’s done. Gabriel Martinelli has joined Al-Hilal for £60m, a fixed fee plus a sell-on clause, and Arsenal have never sold anyone for more. The previous record was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool in 2017, reported at somewhere between £35m and £40m depending where you look — which tells you how little this club has extracted… Continue reading
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Window shuts with no striker as Alvarez, Rogers and Vinícius all slip away
The window’s closed and Arsenal haven’t added to the front line. Julián Álvarez stays at Atlético. Morgan Rogers went to Chelsea back in July for a British-record £117m, a fee Arsenal weren’t willing to match despite him being their number-one target. Vinícius Júnior signed a new Real Madrid contract in early August, which ended that… Continue reading
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Saka’s second-half goal wins it at Villa Park as Arsenal make it two from two
Two games, two wins, two clean sheets. Bukayo Saka turned in Riccardo Calafiori’s low cross just before the hour at Villa Park, and Arsenal saw out a scrappy night without ever really looking like conceding. Six points from six. It wasn’t good. The first half ended without a shot on target at either end, and… Continue reading
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Arsenal agree £70m-plus of sales as Martinelli joins Al-Hilal
Three deals in a day, and one of them is the biggest Arsenal have ever done in that direction. A club-record £55.7m fee agreed with Al-Hilal for Gabriel Martinelli, with the Brazilian granted permission to travel for a medical. Gabriel Jesus to Barcelona for £8.6m, agreed in principle. Fábio Vieira to Hamburg for around £7.7m.… Continue reading
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Hamburg close on £8.6m deal for Fabio Vieira
Vieira looks finally, actually gone. Arsenal are in advanced talks with Hamburg over a €10m (£8.6m) deal, which would take him back to the club where he spent last season on loan. The path to that number tells the story. Hamburg had a €22m option to buy at the end of the loan and didn’t… Continue reading
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Arsenal open Champions League league phase away at Napoli
UEFA have put dates and times to the eight, and it starts with the trip to Naples on Wednesday 9 September, 8pm. The names were known last Thursday. What’s new is where they land, and the pinch points are ugly. Napoli falls three days after Chelsea at the Emirates and three days before Sunderland away,… Continue reading
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Atletico give Julian Alvarez until Sunday to decide on Arsenal move
Atlético have run out of patience. Álvarez has until Sunday to tell them whether he stays in Madrid or opens the door to Arsenal, having been told repeatedly, in public and in private, that Barcelona is not happening. It reads like a club forcing a decision, and in one sense it is. But the more… Continue reading
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Arsenal drawn against Real Madrid and Bayern in Champions League
Thursday night in Monaco gave Arsenal no favours and plenty of theatre. Real Madrid at the Emirates, Bayern Munich away, and behind them Borussia Dortmund, Lille and Azerbaijani debutants Sabah at home, with trips to Napoli, Real Betis and Slavia Prague to complete the eight. That is about as heavy a top end as Pot… Continue reading
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Arsenal Women thump Charlton 5-1 in final pre-season test
Arsenal signed off pre-season with a 5-1 win over Charlton at Meadow Park, and Olivia Smith kept her week going by coming off the bench to score days after collecting the PFA Young Player award. Charlton had the temerity to lead. Lucy Fitzgerald punished a mix-up in the Arsenal defence on 24 minutes, but Georgia… Continue reading
