Another impressive win over Sevilla in the Emirates Cup on Saturday afternoon cements what has been a wonderful summer for the Gunners as they prepare the take on Crystal Palace in the Premier League curtain raiser on Friday night.Six massive goals without reply, four in the last nine of the first twenty minutes, Arsenal blew away their Spanish opposition who are also in full strength to claim the Emirates Cup.Playing in an Arsenal shirt for the first time at the Emirates, Gabriel Jesus bagged a hat-trick, Bukayo Saka hit a brace and substitute Eddie Nketiah completed what was a remarkable…
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Latest Arsenal signing, Oleksandr Zinchenko has revealed the exchange of nicknames between himself and new teammate and goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale.25-year-old Zinchenko moved to the Emirates this summer in a £32 million deal from Manchester City and has seemingly settled well given the updates from the club since his arrival.In his latest interview, the Ukraine international said in response to reports goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale has given him the nickname ‘Zinky Winky’, that he in return calls him Boris Johnson because the Goalkeeper looks like the British Prime Minister.Ramsdale and Zinchenko both featured in Arsenal’s 4-0 preseason win over Chelsea with the…
In the end, the signings will come in for Chelsea this summer despite the setbacks they’ve had albeit most of the signings still to come this will see them overpay because time is running out and they will become short of options.Yes. Chelsea have already paid part of the price for the incapability of the duo of Todd Boehly and Thomas Tuchel as they’ve seen some of their primary targets moved elsewhere but more is still to come before the end of the summer.Maybe there will be no Barcelona to beat them to another signing. Maybe the players this time…
Liverpool assistant manager, Pep Lijnders has confirmed that current Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta approached him in 2019 to become his assistant at the club.Lijnders, who has been at Liverpool since 2014 when he joined from Porto had a brief spell at NEC Nijmegen in 2018 before returning to Liverpool the same year.He was together with Mikel Arteta years earlier when they both took the Pro Licence course and they have keep a close relationship since then while they serve as assistance to the two biggest rivals in the league.Pep Lijnders said: “Mikel Arteta had asked me to be his assistant…
A desperate move to maintain the excitement but for a consequence severe enough to cost the club it’s status as they continue to accumulate loses.A quiet summer was predicted for the Spotify Camp Nou landlords but reverse has been the case weeks into the transfer window.Cash has been injected and new players have come in while the club struggle to get some others off the books. It is a summer Barcelona fans thought they would only live in their dreams.The activation of the economic lever has helped the club raise money to fund transfers this summer and Barcelona has seized…
What would you make of Manchester United’s preseason so far ? There’s no denying it has been one impressive run despite their latest disappointment against Aston Villa.This [the disappointment] is one that is expected in order to banish any signs of complacency when the new season gets underway. The team needs a down to earth from their performances and being served three game to the end of preseason is great timing.So far so good. Three Premier League teams played in the course of four preseason games and it is obvious what Erik Ten Hag brings to Manchester United.One can say,…
Arsenal on Friday officially confirmed the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City in a £32 million deal on a four year contract.The Ukrainian left City after six years to reunite with former Manchester City assistant manager, Mikel Arteta, who is now the boss at the Emirates.The 25-year-old will wear the No. 35 shirt, previously occupied by Gabriel Martinelli, who has switched to the No. 11 earlier in the summer.Speaking for the first time as the club’s latest signing, Zinchenko was asked a lot of questions about his position. Being a versatile player, the fans are eager to know if…
Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola has confirmed the club is not considering a move for Brazilian star, Neymar Jr this summer.Speculations of a move away from PSG this summer is not going away for Neymar despite the player reiterating his intention of staying in Paris.Chelsea and Manchester City are amongst several clubs believed to be interested in luring the 30-year-old away from current club, PSG, but Pep Guardiola has now denounce the reports.Pep Guardiola on the reports: “I’m sorry but it’s not true. The information is not right, Neymar is an incredible player and the information I have, he’s an…
Summer signing from Porto Fabio Vieira has aimed a dig at his new Arsenal teammate, Marquinhos about learning a new language in England.22-year-old Portuguese midfielder, Vieira while responding to questions in an interview revealed that fellow new signing, Marquinhos is worse at English than himself.Fabio Vieira: “I have the Portuguese-speaking guys here. It’s easier for me because they help me with the language. Obviously we talk to each other in Portuguese – but sometimes in English too, because me and Marquinhos need to learn English. His English is worse than mine.”Brazil teenager, Marquinhos also arrived at the Emirates this summer…
South Africa and Morocco will meet in the final of this edition of the Women African Cup of Nations following victories in their respective semi final games.South Africa reaches consecutive finals in the Women African Cup of Nations following a 1-0 win over Zambia thanks to Linda Motlhalo’s 94th minute penalty.And evenly contested game at the Mohammad V Sports complex in Casablanca saw both neither side able to find a breakthrough for the entire 90 minutes though chances were created.As the match appeared headed for a draw, Martha Tembo was condemned for a foul on Seoposenwe inside the area and…