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Declan Rice reveals why he chose Arsenal over Man City
New Arsenal signing Declan Rice has revealed how big a factor Mikel Arteta was in him deciding to join the Gunners over the likes of Manchester City and Bayern Munich. A number of Europe’s top clubs were in the race for Rice this summer, but the former West Ham star opted to move to north…
Read More >Declan Rice arrives at Arsenal to complete £105m move from West Ham
Declan Rice is at Arsenal finalising his £105 million move from West Ham. The Hammers announced in a statement on Saturday that an agreement had been reached for their captain, although they did not name Arsenal as the club that they had struck a deal with. Rice also released a statement at the same time…
Read More >Jurrien Timber names his two favourite Arsenal players after sealing £38m transfer
Jurrien Timber named Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie as his favourite two Arsenal players after finally completing his £38 million move to the club. The Dutch international was confirmed as Arsenal’s second signing of the summer on Friday, with Declan Rice set to follow him imminently in a club record £105m deal. And while…
Read More >Folarin Balogun: Why Arsenal might be forced to sell USA’s £50m poster boy
Pre-season is always a key time for any player, but for Folarin Balogun the next few weeks have the potential to be potentially seismic. Arsenal’s young striker is now back with the north London club following his impressive loan spell with Reims in France last season and has travelled to Germany with Mikel Arteta’s squad…
Read More >‘An exceptional player’ Jaap Stam tells Arsenal what to expect from €45m Jurrien Timber
Dutch legend Jaap Stam believes Jurrien Timber has all the attributes to become an ‘exceptional player’ under Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. Timber spent the day at Arsenal’s training ground on Friday after the Gunners and Ajax agreed a deal for the 22-year-old defender which will see the north London club pay €40 million (£34.2m) with…
Read More >Jurrien Timber arrives at Arsenal to undergo medical ahead of €45m move
Jurrien Timber has arrived at Arsenal to finalise his move from Ajax. The Dutch international defender will now undergo his medical before completing his switch to the Gunners. Arsenal will pay Ajax €40 million (£34.2m) for the 22-year-old, with a further €5m (£4.2m) to be paid in add-ons. Timber, who has spent the majority of…
Read More >Mikel Arteta hails ‘fantastic’ Granit Xhaka after £21.5m Arsenal exit is confirmed
Granit Xhaka has completed his move to Bayer Leverkusen. The Switzerland international travelled to Germany on Thursday morning to put the finishing touches to his £21.5m switch to the Bundesliga outfit. “We are saying goodbye to a fantastic player and person loved by all of us,” Mikel Arteta said. “It has been an incredible journey…
Read More >Declan Rice to undergo Arsenal medical ahead of £105m move
Declan Rice will have his Arsenal medical in the next 48 hours ahead of his record-breaking £105 million move from West Ham. After a week of talks over the exact make-up of the payment structure of the deal, Arsenal and West Ham finally reached a full agreement late on Tuesday night. The England international, who…
Read More >Thomas Partey set for Arsenal transfer talks as £105m Rice deal edges closer
Thomas Partey will hold talks with Arsenal when he returns to London Colney this week as speculation increases over his future. The midfielder flew back to England at the weekend for the start of pre-season and will soon link up with Mikel Arteta’s squad ahead of next week’s training camp in Germany. And the 30-year-old…
Read More >Granit Xhaka’s transfer to Bayer Leverkusen near completion
Granit Xhaka’s long-awaited move to Bayer Leverkusen is finally on the verge of completion, with Arsenal set to receive £21.5 million for the Switzerland international. Xhaka was expected to complete his switch to the Bundesliga outfit soon after the end of last season, but the deal was put on hold by Arsenal as they attempted…
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