Tag: Arsenal

How Raheem Sterling and his playing style fit Arsenal
30Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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How Raheem Sterling and his playing style fit Arsenal

After weeks of speculation, Raheem Sterling has indeed made a move away from Chelsea. But instead of joining Manchester United in a swap deal for Jadon Sancho, the winger is heading to rivals Arsenal on loan, joining Kai Havertz as the latest talented attacker to make the London switch. So far things have worked out for Havertz, who turned his career around in the second half of the season for Arsenal, and there is reason to believe that Sterling can benefit significantly from a switch to the best club in London right now. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was previously tight-lipped about the prospect of reuniting with Sterling, but we all should have known better than the sneakiest coach in the game had a trick up his sleeve. See, Sterling was a legitimate 20-goal winger at Mancheste...
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The LW Arsenal could sign who would actually be an upgrade on Gabriel Martinelli
30Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The LW Arsenal could sign who would actually be an upgrade on Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal were supposed to be the biggest buyers for a striker in the summer transfer window, and they were also heavily linked with signing a winger - or even two - for depth purposes. Instead, Arsenal look increasingly likely to stick with the quintet of Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, and Bukayo Saka as their main attack next season. A move in the final days of the summer window for an attacker should not be ruled out, but it seems like Arsenal are mostly looking at depth options, such as a backup goalkeeper to replace Aaron Ramsdale, rather than a blockbuster No. 9 like Ivan Toney or Victor Osimhen. Interestingly enough, the biggest name now linked to Arsenal from an attacking perspective is a transfer target for the summer 2025 transfer window,...
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Arsenal are settling on a less exciting goalkeeper signing
29Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal are settling on a less exciting goalkeeper signing

Arsenal have been in the market for a new goalkeeper this summer, as they were aggressively shopping backup Aaron Ramsdale, who unsurprisingly lost his starting job to Brentford signing David Raya last season. Ramsdale is a quality keeper who plays for the England national team, but Raya is legitimately one of the best at his position in the league, which is an assertion he established in the 2022/23 season as a breakout star for the Bees - then in the running for European qualification. Now, Ramsdale has joined Southampton, and Arsenal are pushing even more for a new backup goalkeeper, and their initial intent was to sign a young shot-stopper with immense future potential. Their search landing them on Joan Garcia, who had a save percentage above 82 last season for Spanish club Es...
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Arsenal think they found an elite goalkeeper
28Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal think they found an elite goalkeeper

Arsenal are on the verge of selling backup goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to Southampton, as Ramsdale is more than qualified to start in the Premier League but recently lost his gig in North London to an even better keeper in David Raya. A backup for the Spanish national team, Raya joined Arsenal last summer after an exceptional 2022/23 season with Brentford, in which he broke out as one of the best keepers in the league. Raya maintained that status in 2023/24, taking the reigns from Ramsdale and establishing himself as a great goalkeeper for Arsenal, and he has continued those performances to begin the 2024/25 season, too. Arsenal are in the market for a Ramsdale replacement as Raya's backup, and they may have found an arguable upgrade from Raya's country of Spain in Espanyol star Joa...
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Arsenal get disheartening Nico Williams transfer update
28Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal get disheartening Nico Williams transfer update

Arsenal were mostly strongly linked to attacking targets when the summer 2024 transfer window began, but, to this point, the Gunners have yet to sign a forward despite the need for a starting striker and depth on the wings. They have, of course, made two notable signings in midfielder Mikel Merino and defender Riccardo Calafiori, both of whom figure to be among the best in their positions in the Premier League this season. Although the striker position has largely been viewed as the most pressing need for Arsenal, with the Gunners lacking an out-and-out goal-scoring No. 9, Mikel Arteta and Co. seem to be favoring additional winger options more. There's a trend of elite clubs in the Premier League loading up on wingers, with Manchester City adding Savio to their talented group this...
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Southampton must turn to Arsenal as bargain transfer falls through
27Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Southampton must turn to Arsenal as bargain transfer falls through

Southampton have been in the hunt for a new goalkeeper to buoy their hopes of remaining in the Premier League after the 2024/25 season ends, as they fought their way back from a 2023 relegation. The Saints seemed to have an eight million euro transfer for Feyenoord star goalkeeper Justin Bijlow secured, signing the shot-stopper for nearly half of his actual market value. However, sometimes the cliche that things are too good to be true end up coming to fruition, and that appears to be the case for Southampton with the Bijlow transfer. According to a report from Feyenoord beat writer Mikos Gouka, Justin Bijlow is returning to Rotterdam and Feyenoord after his medical with Southampton and will not be transferring to the Saints after all. That's a huge blow for Southampton, who th...
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Fabrizio Romano offers disheartening Arsenal transfer update
26Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Fabrizio Romano offers disheartening Arsenal transfer update

Arsenal have made two of the best signings in the Premier League this summer, bringing Riccardo Calafiori on board from Bologna and then masterfully plucking the secretly world-class midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad. However, coming into the summer 2024 transfer window, the biggest area of need for Arsenal was signing a star attacker, and the Gunners have yet to bring in an out-and-out goal-scoring No. 9 or winger depth behind Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. It seems like Arsenal may not be making an attacking splash at all in the final days of the window, unless a really obvious market opportunity emerges for the Premier League title contenders. That's according to Fabrizio Romano, via afcstuff, “In terms of opportunities, I would keep the door open. I don’t think i...
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Fabrizio Romano provides encouraging update on Eddie Nketiah transfer saga
25Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Fabrizio Romano provides encouraging update on Eddie Nketiah transfer saga

Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is a homegrown talent of the club and one of the better strikers in the Premier League, which he proved during a successful spell of starts in the middle of the 2022/23 season after starter Gabriel Jesus suffered an injury. However, Nketiah isn't quite up to the Arsenal standard as a pure goal-scorer, and the Gunners already have a couple of well-rounded types at the center forward position in bigger names Jesus and Kai Havertz. So that has made Nketiah expendable. After selling Emile Smith-Rowe to Fulham for more than 30 million pounds, Arsenal are hoping to get similar value for Nketiah on the transfer market. But they have been met with roadbloacks. Marseille were interested but unwilling to submit a serious financial offer, possibly because most L...
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Arsenal lose out on key transfer suitor for £30 million forward
25Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal lose out on key transfer suitor for £30 million forward

Arsenal are still in the hunt for new attacking options to help the quintet of Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus (currently injured), Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, and Bukayo Saka out. A striker has long been viewed as the main priority target for Arsenal this summer after two seasons of coming up short against Erling Haaland and Manchester City, but the Gunners have been just as invested in finding winger depth, with Athletic Club star Nico Williams making the rounds as a favored option. Arsenal have already secured two major summer signings in Real Sociedad center midfielder Mikel Merino and Bologna's Riccardo Calafiori, both of whom are among Europe's best in their roles. Now, Arsenal are pushing to make some more sales on top of the profit they generated from Emile Smith-Rowe...
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Mikel Arteta admits he already has regrets about one of Arsenal’s sales
24Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Mikel Arteta admits he already has regrets about one of Arsenal’s sales

Arsenal have signed two of the best players on the summer 2024 transfer market in center/left back Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna and Real Sociedad's center midfielder Mikel Merino. Both Calafiori and Merino were among the best in their respective leagues and will be counted on as immediate starters for an Arsenal side looking to finally win the Premier League over manager Mikel Arteta's previous employers, Manchester City. The summer 2024 transfer window hasn't just been about blockbuster arrivals, however, as Arsenal have also made - or been in the process of making - a couple of significant sales. As Eddie Nketiah prepares for a big-money move within the Premier League, the Gunners already sold another talented attacking academy product in Emile Smith-Rowe. "ESR" joined Ful...
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