With Arsenal reported to have lodged a £43million-bid for Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette, you have to wonder why we just didn’t wrap this deal up 12 months ago. Money was not an issue for the club – the cash was available then just as it is now. Nor were we late to the party in lodging…
Reasons to be cheerful as Arsenal’s Premier League fixture list is released
As far as fixture lists go, Arsenal’s 2017/18 line-up is probably about as favourable as it gets. Inevitably, when the Premier League releases its fixture list, fans immediately turn to their end-of-season run in, and I have to say the Gunners can look forward to what should be (yes, I know) a comfortable April and…
The one that got away? Former Arsenal man Serge Gnabry completes move to Bayern Munich
News that former Arsenal midfield man Serge Gnabry has signed for Bayern Munich leaves me with an acute feeling of foreboding. The 21-year-old German spent four seasons at Arsenal and, after a decent run of first team starts early in his Gunners career, around the 2013/14 season, looked set for big things at the club….
One down, two to go: Arsenal swoop early to announce Sead Kolasinac as first summer signing
Of all the things I thought June might bring for Arsenal, the announcement of our first summer signing in Sead Kolasinac was so far down the list as to be microscopic. It is a rare occasion indeed, almost unprecedented in fact, for Arsenal to get a decent piece of business done so early in the…
Who is likely to leave the Emirates as Arsenal prepare for busy summer?
As the manager and his staff step up their bid to bring players into Arsenal over the busy summer period, there will also necessarily be a thinning of the squad as the Gunners look to free up space and raise funds for new arrivals. But who is likely to depart the Emirates as the manager…
Arsenal board rubber-stamps new deal for Arsene Wenger but are changes in the offing?
Though there had been some late doubts about Arsene Wenger’s desire to extend his stay in north London, they were well and truly dispelled on Tuesday when the news broke that the Frenchman had signed a two-year deal to stay at Arsenal. It was no secret that the contract had been on the table for…
FA Cup glory proves Arsenal are still capable of defying conventional wisdom
Of all the possible outcomes from Saturday’s FA Cup final, victory for Arsene Wenger’s side was probably the most Arsenal of them all. Going toe-to-toe with the runaway Premier League champions, with a half-baked defence, and having had a decidedly underwhelming league season, all conventional wisdom pointed to the Blues processing to the double in…
Arsenal must revel in being the underdog if they are to triumph in FA Cup final clash with Chelsea
There have been precious few occasions that I can recall in which Arsenal have found themselves such marked underdogs going into a major final. Even when the Gunners faced Barcelona in the Champions League final of 2006, I never really felt as though we were miles out of our depth, or that we could be…
No poisoned lasagne means no Champions League for Arsenal despite spirited win
There was to be no fresh delivery of pestilential lasagne as Arsenal were denied an against-the-odds spot in the Champions League as both Liverpool and Manchester City did the business in their respective matches. In truth it was always going to be a miraculous achievement to snatch a top four spot having left it so…
Usmanov sends ripples over Kroenke’s millpond with audcious bid for control at Arsenal
As things stand, I suspect Alisher Usmanov’s rumoured £1billion bid to take control of Arsenal will fail but it is encouraging at least to see some signs of life at the top of the ivory tower. Stan Kroenke is the archetypal millpond; never rippled, seldom more than tepid, and his tenure has been marked by…
One more miracle needed as Arsenal keep hopes of top four alive by brushing aside Sunderland
Arsenal gamely kept their battle for a top four spot alive with victory over a poor Sunderland side last night, but there was a definite air of futility to proceedings which tempered any joy that a sixth consecutive win might otherwise have brought. To their credit, the players kept running, kept winning the ball back,…
It’s one down three to go as Arsenal claim much-needed win at Southampton
Arsenal shifted through the gears in the second half to claim a much-needed win against Southampton on Wednesday night. Despite having only a few days rest since picking up a 2-0 win over Manchester United, the Gunners dug deep to collect the three points, courtesy of goals from Alexis Sanchez and Olivier Giroud. Victory moved…
