My Arsenal Blog

Denis Suarez appeared to laugh off reports about Arsenal wanting to cancel his loan from Barcelona and send him back to Spain.

The rumour about the Gunners being unhappy with the Spaniard originated from some extremely unreliable sources but still managed to pick up pace. The speculations, no doubt, stemmed from the fact that Mesut Ozil has come back into the side and has been playing well, as well as that Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are preferred options to Suarez for manager Unai Emery.  .......Read more here.....

The UEFA Europa League is the kind of competition that doesn’t get the respect that it deserves, which is a shame. For those teams that can’t yet break into the UEFA Champions League, it offers up a nice opportunity for them to go far in a competition full of other hungry teams that we otherwise wouldn’t have heard of from around Europe. It’s a constantly evolving process trying to get people to understand why it has some value, and it’s something that fans like us will be working on for many years to come.  .......Read more here.....

According to the father and agent of Manchester United star Antonio Valencia, Arsenal are a summer option for the Ecuadorian this summer. Luis Valencia has revealed that his son will definitely leave the Red Devils in the summer when his contract in Manchester expires.

Valencia has many summer options

Valencia senior told Ecuadorian El Universo: “He definitely will not continue in Manchester. He wants a change in the air and the club is not going to renew him either. Like everything in life, everything comes to an end.”  .......Read more here.....

The landscape of Arsenal Football Club is an ever-changing one, and it’s kind of hard to keep track sometimes – especially at such a late point in the campaign. However, while the finish line may be in sight for this season, a lot of folks are already looking ahead to the next. Unlike the NFL there’s not all too much time between domestic leagues finishing and then starting up again, although it might feel like longer this year because we don’t have an international tournament to get excited about.  .......Read more here.....

Games are played across every single day of the week (most of the time) in the Premier League throughout any given season. Teams often can’t control when or where they are going to play on any given week, and that’s just the way it is. However, sometimes, you’re forced to play on a day that is bound to cause some kind of ridicule one way or another. Case in point: in their next game Arsenal will take on Newcastle United, and it will happen on April 1st, 2019.  .......Read more here.....

When Alexis Sanchez made the jump over from Arsenal to Manchester United, there wasn’t all too much of a ‘shock factor’ that came alongside that. Most of us were expecting to see him make the jump, and to be honest, I think a lot of Gunners fans are happy for him. The guy had to put up with a lot during his last year or two at the Emirates, and he deserved a move to a club that would (logically speaking) give him more chances to succeed.  .......Read more here.....

According to the Daily Express, Arsenal’s Barcelona loanee Denis Suarez will return to the Catalan capital this summer after failing to hit the heights expected of him in north London. This will be a blow to Barcelona, who are keen to offload the midfielder.

Struggled to have an impact at Arsenal

Suarez only joined the Gunners on loan in January and was expected to thrive under boss Unai Emery, who he had previously with at Sevilla. The midfielder has shown potential in flashes at Sevilla and Villarreal.  .......Read more here.....

Following the departure of head of recruitment Sven Mislintat from the club, Arsenal had their sights set on former AS Roma sporting director Monchi and intended to bring him in as a technical director. Reports went as far as to claim Monchi had been directly offered the job, but following a short period of consideration, he opted to go back to Sevilla.

Monchi had spent 17 years there before he joined Roma, and won 11 trophies with the La Liga side, including three Europa Leagues alongside current Arsenal manager Unai Emery. At the presentation in Seville, he spoke about the reasons for his choice.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal head into the international break in fourth place in the Premier League table. It is a good position for the Gunners to find themselves in at this stage of the season. Unai Emery’s side also has a favourable run in. One other factor that is encouraging is the fact that their nearest rivals are suddenly struggling for form in the Premier League. Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat at Everton yesterday was an unexpected bonus, especially as Maurizio Sarri’s side dominated the first half at Goodison Park.  .......Read more here.....

According to a report from The Mirror, David Ospina is recovering well after collapsing in a recent game for Napoli. The goalkeeper is currently on loan at Napoli from Arsenal, and in the aforementioned game, he collapsed around half an hour after a clash with Ignacio Pussetto of Udinese. It seemed like he had recovered from the issue, but of course, collapsing to the ground says otherwise.  .......Read more here.....