All the latest Arsenal news and transfer rumors ahead of the summer transfer window with the Gunners in the market for a striker
The international break is here but things aren’t stopping for Arsenal. The Gunners are top of the Premier League and await a Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich.
After the Arsenal star left the England camp yesterday due to injury, however, Mikel Arteta can sweat about the fitness of Bukayo Soccer. Football understands the decision to rule him out of camp is precautionary, with the issue believed to be a minor muscle injury. England face Brazil in the first of two friendlies on Saturday.
With Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus in north London instead of reporting for Brazil duty, Arteta is hopeful the pair plus Saka will be fit for the huge clash at Manchester City on March 31. Door friendly against QPR on Thursday.
Arsenal, made up mostly of under-21 players, lost 4-0 but it was encouraging to see Tomiyasu and Parte come through unscathed. Transfers are also being planned, with the Gunners understood to have agreed a deal to sign 15-year-old Northern Ireland wonderkid Sidach O’Neill at the end of the season.
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Title heartbreak, Champions League glory – Arsenal’s season predictions
Arsenal news-The Premier League is approaching the business end and it is an exciting time for Arsenal. The Gunners sit at the top of a thrilling three-way chase for the title. Manchester City and Liverpool are hot on their tails, in what could be the better title race in Premier League history.
Mikel Arteta’s men also reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in 14 years. At this stage they will face familiar opponents in Bayern Munich.
With all that said, it’s time to look at what could happen between now and the end of the season.
Arsenal have prioritized Alexander Isak: Arsenal news
Mikel Arteta has recently been heavily linked with Gunners such as Victor Osimhene, Victor Giocares and Joshua Zirkzy in the hope of bolstering his frontline.
While the Sporting striker impressed in the Championship last season, he has no Premier League experience. So, according to NowArsenal, Arteta has made Alexandre Isak the club’s ‘number one attacking target’ as he continues to impress for Newcastle United.
The 24-year-old striker, who sees his contract at St James’ Park expire in 2028, has featured 20 times in the English top flight this term, scoring 12 goals – including two against Manchester City and Liverpool. Despite some injury problems and disappointing results, he has helped the Magpies mount a bid for a place in the top six.
Now Arsenal have added that the north Londoners were huge fans of Issac when he first started making a name for himself at Real Sociedad.
The rescheduled Arsenal game set up a six-week fixture chaos nightmare
This time with their clash with Chelsea needing to be rescheduled, Arsenal will likely start a 6 week run with little rest and recovery time. After a clash with City at the end of the month, Luton visit Town on Wednesday before heading down the coast and facing Brighton.
Bayern Munich arrive in London next Tuesday for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Each leg sandwiched Unai Emery’s arrival at Aston Villa. Arsenal face Wolves at Molineux after deciding their quarter-final fate.
The gap between next weekend’s Wolves game at Tottenham and the north London derby leaves a gap that sets the possible venue for the aforementioned postponed Chelsea match.
If Arsenal progress past the German champions on this time, they will face Real Madrid or Man City in the semi-finals at the Emirates. Bournemouth home clash is settled in both European ties.
Then comes the trip to Old Trafford in the final game of the season. Then Arsenal will finally get a mid-season break with the final game of the season a home tie with Everton who may already be safe or relegated.
Luis Enrique predicts huge Michael Arteta Arsenal:
Luis Enrique has been named as his favorite to win the Premier League this season. Arsenal, who surrendered top spot to Manchester City in the final week of the campaign last term, currently lead the title race – albeit only on goal difference.
With the international break over, Enrique returned to Twitch to answer fans’ questions. Asked who he wants to win the English top-flight this season, the Paris Saint-Germain boss said: “I want Mikel.
“And if not him, I want Pep (Guardiola). Otherwise, Liverpool or Unai Emery’s Aston Villa. But I think City will win.”
Kylian Mbappé has noticed a hilarious dig at William Saliba:
Kylian Mbappe has made fun of William Saliba for always wearing the same pair of boots.
Arsenal news: Arsenal take on Man City at the Etihad Stadium on March 31 and both Dias and Silva will now have the chance to work with Pep Guardiola ahead of the clash.
Harry Kane injury update
Harry Kane did not take part in England’s group training session on Friday in a huge blow to the Three Lions, as well as potentially Bayern Munich ahead of next month’s Champions League clash with Arsenal.
The striker limped off in the closing stages of Bayern’s 5-2 Bundesliga win over Darmstadt last weekend after colliding with the post.
Kane and Jordan Henderson both missed group training on Friday, ahead of England’s match against Brazil on Saturday. The pair again worked on personalized training programs.
With Arsenal news facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals next month, Kane faces a race against time to be fit for the clash.
Arsenal injury news and Man City return date:
Three weeks ago Mikel Arteta was planning the international break without at least four of his first team squad which is now in attendance at the Shoba Realty training ground.
The Gunners’ trip to the Etihad Stadium is just nine days away and a number of players often on duty with their country have been withdrawn or left out of the squad. While it’s a bit of a concern that they haven’t been deemed fully fit for the game, it’s an unexpected opportunity to work together before the game.
Arteta is not thought to be a serious issue at this stage, hoping to have an almost fully fit squad to play. But the fitness of his players will be closely monitored in the build-up.
Arsenal news round up:
It’s Friday and it’s an international break! But that doesn’t mean the news will stop for Arsenal. Here are the latest Gunners headlines from the past 24 hours:
Bukayo Saka has withdrawn from the England team. football.london understands the decision to rule him out of camp is precautionary, with the issue believed to be a minor muscle injury.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Thomas Partey played in a behind-closed-doors friendly against QPR on Thursday. Arsenal, made up mostly of under-21 players, lost 4-0 but it was encouraging to see Tomiyasu and Parte come through unscathed.
The Gunners are understood to have agreed a deal to sign 15-year-old Northern Ireland wonderkid Sidach O’Neill at the end of the season. O’Neill played for Arsenal Under-17s in the Flamengo Adidas Cup in Brazil and made a positive impact with the Gunners to complete the deal in the summer.
A so-called leaked design of Arsenal’s 2024/25 third kit has emerged on social media, leaving supporters dreaming of the possibility of it becoming a reality. The shirt in question is a light blue color, with purple features on the side, and has received a lot of positive comments.
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