It was well publicized that Arsenal spent close to £150m last summer with Benjamin White’s £50m move from Brighton Hove and Albion dominating the headlines. The signings of Aaron Ramsdale, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu turned out to be instrumental as they became mainstays in Mikel Arteta’s lineup, but with Granit Xhaka and Thomas […]
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Dani Ceballos returns to save us from Elneny, while Arsenal pursue Thomas Partey
When Dani Ceballos joined the Gunners on loan from Real Madrid last season, much was expected of him and it was fair to say that he was the direct replacement for the departing Aaron Ramsey, an Arsenal stalwart that served the club for many years before his big money move to Juventus. Ceballos himself had […]
A Tale of Roma’s Rejected Bid, Arsenal and Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan was quite a household name in his days at Shakhtar Donetsk but he came under the spotlight when he moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2013, scoring 41 goals and creating 38 assists in three seasons with the club. In the summer of 2016, Mkhitaryan had only one year left on his Dortmund deal […]