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David Luiz, Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares and Dani Ceballos have all agreed deals to remain at Arsenal, the club have officially confirmed.

There has been much debate over the future of David Luiz in recent months. Long after it was reported that his commitment to Arsenal on arrival from Chelsea last summer was set to keep him at Emirates for two years, it transpired that the deal was actually for one year with the club having the option to extend it for one more. The option expired, but head coach Mikel Arteta was apparently keen to keep hold of the experienced Brazilian past this summer.  .......Read more here.....

Dani Ceballos has reportedly dropped a big hint that he could leave Real Madrid this summer permanently.

The midfielder joined the Gunners from Real on a season-long loan last year, and Arsenal reportedly have an option to turn the deal into a permanent one for around €40 million, which many believe they don’t have the finances to do at the moment. The Covid-19 pandemic has certainly caused a lot of clubs to change their plans regarding transfers, and it’s expected will be seeing a lot more loans and swap deals than outright contract purchases.  .......Read more here.....

According to the Evening Standard, Arsenal are confident that they will be able to extend the loan deal for Dani Ceballos past the date agreed for its expiration – June 30th.

The game has been completely suspended across Europe and at the moment, it’s hard to foresee when or how the 2019/20 season will end. In England, the suspension is currently set to last until the end of April at the earliest, and the Premier League clubs are scheduled to hold a meeting early next month to discuss the possibility of a ‘best-case scenario’ – the season being continued sometime in the middle of May. If that proves doable, the goal will be to finish the campaign before the end of June, but there is still a strong possibility of league games being played well into the summer.  .......Read more here.....

Dani Ceballos, who joined Arsenal from Real Madrid on a season-long loan last summer, gave an interview to Spanish newspaper Marca recently and spoke mostly about his time with Arsenal.

It hasn’t been going very well for the midfielder in North London. He started seven of the opening 11 Premier League games and was introduced from the bench in the other four, before suffering a torn muscle bundle which kept him out of action for the following nine. He returned to the bench for the win over Manchester United on New Year’s Day, and he hasn’t played since.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has challenged Dani Ceballos to regain full fitness and work hard to win a place in his team.

Ceballos joined the Gunners on a season-long loan from Real Madrid last summer, and so far he has racked up 17 games in the club shirt in all competitions, scoring once and assisting twice. He missed almost two months of action through a torn muscle bundle, and upon his return from injury, speculative reports appeared about him potentially wanting to cut the loan short in January. Apparently, he is very keen on securing enough game-time for Spain boss Luis Enrique to take him into account when contemplating the list of players he might want to take to the European Championship this year.  .......Read more here.....

After the failed loan switch of Barcelona’s Denis Suarez and Arsenal’s decision not to trigger the option to buy that had been inserted in that deal, the Gunners closed the deal on similar terms with Real Madrid and brought in Dani Ceballos for 2019/20. The only difference is, that apparently at the request of the player himself, no such option has been included this time as the midfielder had plans to return to Madrid and fight for a place in the Santiago Bernabeu sun.  .......Read more here.....

The dust has settled on the opening two games of Arsenal’s Premier League campaign, and there’s a lot to unpack. While there are still 36 games left for us to analyse, we think that there are a few nuggets of information that can be picked out from what has been, undoubtedly, a really positive start to the campaign for the Gunners.

Early success

Two wins out of two against Newcastle United and Burnely have set them up for a nice run as they prepare for games against Liverpool and Tottenham, which, as you can imagine, will pose them a few more problems. One of the main men heading into those encounters, and many of their games between now and the end of the season, will be Dani Ceballos.  .......Read more here.....

The real star in Arsenal’s match against Burnley was no other than Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos.

On his full Arsenal debut since joining the club in July 2019, Ceballos made two assists, which allowed his teammates Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to score goals, leading Arsenal to a 2-1 win over Burnley. As far as statistics go, Ceballos is the third Arsenal player to register two or more assists on his first Premier League start for the club, which, among other things, was what got him the Man-of-the Match award in yesterday’s game.  .......Read more here.....

We’ve been waiting a while for a few major signings at the Emirates, and now, it’s finally come to fruition. As reported by BBC, Arsenal have been able to secure the signings of both William Saliba and Dani Ceballos. Saliba has joined for a fee of around £27 million and will be loaned back out to Saint-Etienne for the upcoming season, whereas Dani Ceballos will be arriving on loan from Spanish giants Real Madrid.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal’s activity in the summer transfer window has been a source of great discussion, as they attempt to negotiate their way through another tough few months at the club. A lot has been made of what could or could not happen in the next few months, with most of the hypotheticals being a little bit negative. In this instance, though, it’s hard not to celebrate just a little bit, as the Gunners edge closer and closer to securing the loan signing of Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos.  .......Read more here.....