Category: Arsenal

Aaron Ramsey has revealed he thought he had reached an agreement with Arsenal over a new contract only for the club to perform a U-turn but he has promised to make what stands to be his 11th and final season in north London a memorable one. The 27-year-old, whose deal expires next June, made it clear it was the club’s decision to withdraw the offer of fresh terms rather than his own to walk away from the talks. “Everything has been going great with the club – we thought we…

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Arsenal have withdrawn the offer of a new contract for Aaron Ramsey, meaning that the Wales midfielder could be sold in January or leave for nothing next summer. The club had been confident that Ramsey, whose current deal expires in June 2019, was ready to commit to fresh terms. A new four-year contract had been proposed but talks have broken down, alerting rival clubs to his availability. Ramsey was seeking a large pay rise, his demands influenced by how Mesut Özil had secured a new £350,000-a-week deal. There have been rumours at…

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Arsenal manager Unai Emery has insisted Petr Cech will keep passing the ball from the back despite the veteran goalkeeper’s nervy showing in Sunday’s 3-2 win at Cardiff. Cech’s discomfort with the ball at his feet was obvious yet again and the 36-year-old almost lost the ball inside his area or passed it straight to an opposition player three times inside the opening 15 minutes of the game. The most damaging came when he presented Harry Arter with possession on the edge of the box, but the midfielder failed to hit…

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Unai Emery has strongly denied reports that Mesut Özil was left out of Arsenal’s squad for the 3-1 victory over West Ham after a training ground argument with his manager. Özil was ruled out of Emery’s first win since succeeding Arsène Wenger because he was ill – the seventh occasion since the start of 2017 the midfielder has been listed as sick. Emery dismissed suggestions that Özil, who is one of Arsenal’s five nominated captains this season, had been absent after a row. The manager insisted the 29-year‑old was suffering with catarrh. “This…

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Arsène Wenger has indicated he will wait a few more weeks before deciding on his future but admitted he is enjoying his spare time since leaving Arsenal at the end of last season. Wenger, who stepped down in May after almost 22 years in charge, had initially expected to make a decision after the World Cup. But having worked as a pundit at the World Cup in Russia for beIN Sports, the Frenchman now intends to take a little longer to make up his mind as he takes an extended holiday…

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Arsenal’s majority shareholder Stan Kroenke has acquired full ownership of the Premier League club after his £600m offer to buy the remainder of shares out of his control was accepted by the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov and his company Red and White Securities which owns 30% of the outstanding shares. The American businessman previously owned 67% of the club’s total shares and this deal takes Arsenal’s value to £1.8bn, with Kroenke insisting his ambition is “to see it competing consistently to win the Premier League and the Champions League.” Kroenke is acting through his…

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Alex Iwobi has signed a new contract at Arsenal that keeps him with the club until 2022, the club announced on Friday. Iwobi broke into the first team in 2015 after graduating from the club’s Hale End Academy and, the 22-year-old who joined Arsenal aged 6, was delighted to commit his future to the club despite speculation linking him elsewhere. “It’s always been my childhood dream to represent Arsenal, from young,” Iwobi told the club’s official website. “To get an extended contract is an amazing feeling and I hope I’m…

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Arsenal have completed the signing of Matteo Guendouzi from Ligue 2 side Lorient for an undisclosed fee believed to be £7m. The youngster began his career at the Paris Saint-Germain academy before joining Lorient’s academy in 2014. The 19-year-old, who plays as a defensive playmaker, made his first team debut for Lorient in Ligue 1 and went on to make 30 appearances in a season that saw them relegated. Guendouzi is a France youth international having represented his country at under-18, under-19 and under-20 level. “He is a talented young…

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