Category: 21/22
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Matt Turner Joins Arsenal
Arsenal have confirmed the signing of New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner, for a fee believed to be in the region of £5m. He will join the club in the summer. The recent interest in goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Newcastle, has opened the door for a new arrival, with the German international expected to leave…
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Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – 11/02/2022
After a January window that saw the team gutted and new new arrivals, Arsenal fans could be forgiven for a pessimistic outlook heading into the final stretch of the season. While their rivals have added a player or two to their ranks, Arsenal have shifted so many that they now have the smallest squad in…
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: A Fall from Grace
What a difference 18 months can make. After lifting the FA Cup aloft and signing a brand new contract with the club thought to be worth a whopping £300,000-a-week, who would have thought that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s Arsenal career would be over just 18 months later? In that time, his form has nosedived, he’s been stripped…
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Joins Barcelona
Arsenal have confirmed that former-captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined La Liga side Barcelona on a free transfer. Despite the timing of the announcement, it is exactly 4 years to the day that the Gabonese forward joined the club. Aubameyang has long been admired by Barcelona, with the Spanish giants keen to sign the player before…
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Auston Trusty Joins from Colorado Rapids
Arsenal have announced the signing of Colorado Rapids defender Auston Trusty. Trusty will remain on loan with the Colorado Rapids for the remainder of the season, before joining up with Arsenal in the summer, a similar situation to the one Arsenal found themselves in when they signed William Saliba from Saint-Étienne. The fee is reported…
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Calum Chambers Joins Aston Villa
Calum Chambers has joined Premier League side Aston Villa on a permanent deal for an undisclosed, nominal fee, believed to be around £2m. Chambers only had 6 months remaining on his contract with Arsenal (though there was the option for an extension), but the club preferred the option to sell the player for a fee,…
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Contracts: A Going Concern
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more clubs are strapped for cash. Given the financial implications behind big signings, huge fees needing to be structured over a period of time when cashflow cannot be guaranteed, more and more teams have had to look to the free market. In recent seasons, Arsenal have struggled in the…
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Arsenal 0-0 Burnley: Premier League – 23/01/2022
Having been unceremoniously dumped out all competitions this season by mid-January, following their defeat to Liverpool, attention returns to the league for Arsenal. Of course, the fact that Arsenal are only playing once-a-week from now until May and are chasing a 4th spot with other teams rapidly losing points, it may turn out to be…
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Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool (0-2): League Cup – 20/01/2022
After being dumped out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest and a title tilt in the Premier League unlikely, Arsenal’s last remaining bit of silverware open to them this season, was the League Cup. After a narrow draw at Anfield in the first-leg, it was the Gunners’ turn to host the Merseysiders. After being…
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Pablo Marí Joins Udinese on Loan
Pablo Marí has joined Italian side Udinese on loan for the remainder of the season. There is no purchase option or obligation inserted into the deal. Marí has struggled for game time this season, having started the opening 2 matches of the season, he was later dropped to the bench for the matches against West…