Tag: Nico Williams

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...

Arsenal have made so much progress since the beginning of the Mikel Arteta era, as he had to pick up the pieces left behind by previous regimes and forge a new identity for a club that hasn't truly competed at the highest level of English or European football since the mid-2000s. Arteta shuttered off relics of the past like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and brought in a host of players with talent who were just as hungry as him to prove a point. Players like Martin Odegaard, Ben White, and now Kai Havertz have brought a fire to Arsenal that cannot be quenched. Arsenal remain in the thick of the Premier League title race, but they are now out of the Champions League at the quarterfinal stages, losing to historic powers Bayern Munich without so much as a whimper in a disappointing 1-0 seco...