Arsene Wenger was happy to take his players’ word that the award of Arsenal’s late penalty against Southampton was correct. The Gunners came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1, Santi Cazorla scoring deep into injury-time after substitute Olivier Giroud was brought down in the box by Jose Fonte. Southampton surrounded referee Bobby Madley after […]
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Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere still has a future at Arsenal after insisting he is world class. Gunners boss Wenger sprang a surprise by loaning England international Wilshere to Bournemouth which raised doubts about his future at the Emirates. But Wenger believes it is a chance for Wilshere to rebuild his career and insists he […]
Frank de Boer has barely had time to go on a sightseeing tour of Milan and already stories are coming out of Spain that Inter have lined with his replacement. According to reports in Spain from El Confidencial and El Chiringuito, Diego Simeone will leave Atletico Madrid in 2018 and already has a deal lined […]
I have to hope that Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez was misquoted when he said that he has reached a level where he can compete with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sanchez’s former Barcelona team-mate Messi and his Real Madrid rival Ronaldo are the best players in world football, and collectively have won the Ballon d’Or […]
According to a report from the CIES Football Observatory,Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was the most overpriced Premier League signing during the summer. Bailly has been a revelation for United this season, after arriving for £32 million from Villarreal, but accordinf to the number crunchers at the CIES Football Observatory, United overpaid for the Ivorian […]
UEFA has already announced that beginning with the 2018-19 season, that the Big Four European Leagues (England, Spain, Italy and Germany) will all get four guaranteed spots in the group stages. Now according to a report in the German magazine Kicker, UEFA is getting set to roll out a new revenue distribution that could see […]
Arsenal fans spent the summer pleading with Arsene Wenger to splash the cash and spend the money on new players. When the transfer window slammed shut on Wednesday, Wenger had spent a record £89m, but the consensus from the fans was more blase than excitement. Arsenal Summer Signings: Granit Xhaka Borussia Mönchengladbach £35m; Shkodran Mustafi […]
Three games into the new season and Arsenal have finally signed a new striker, 27-year-old Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna. The Spaniard netted 17 goals in La Liga last season and got 19 in all competitions, equalling the club record set by Brazilian forward Bebeto. The striker becomes Arsene Wenger’s fifth signing of the […]