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Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been strongly linked with Everton the last day or so. According to multiple sources, the Toffees made a concrete offer for the services of the 24-year-old, aiming to boost the competition on their right defensive flank.

Maitland-Niles is keen to leave the Emirates, he made that clear himself with a post on Instagram.

“All I wanna do is go where I’m wanted and where I’m gonna play,” he wrote, tagging the club’s official account. However, Paul Joyce of The Times says the club have informed him of their desire for him to stay put.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal have been forced to cancel their pre-season tour in the USA due to positive COVID-19 tests in the club, according to David Ornstein and James McNicholas of The Athletic.

Apparently, a small number of those who were supposed to travel across the Atlantic have tested positive for the notorious virus that has been disrupting lives around the globe for over 18 months now. And on this occasion, it has obviously disrupted the Gunners’ plans for the summer preparations ahead of the upcoming season.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal have been heavily linked with Brighton and Hove Albion’s Ben White for a long time now, and even though several other clubs had been credited with interest in the 23-year-old defender, there were no approaches from anyone but Arsenal.

That seems to have changed now, with the Daily Mail reporting that Everton have been registered as late entrants in the race. Apparently, the Merseyside Blues, having completed the controversial appointment of former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez, have held talks with the Seagulls about the possibility of signing White themselves. Further more, Everton are allegedly willing to offer more money than Arsenal have for his services. Manchester City have lately been mentioned as well, with the future of Aymeric Laporte reportedly uncertain due to the Spain international falling behind John Stones and Ruben Dias in the pecking order under Pep Guardiola, and their financial power is obviously second to none in the Premier League.  .......Read more here.....

Ever since reports claiming Dani Ceballos would leave Arsenal and return to Real Madrid when his loan deal expires, rumours linking the Gunners with what seems like every central midfielder out there have been popping up like mushrooms after rain. Rangers’ Glen Kamara has featured in many of them, and he’s recently been joined on the back pages by Yves Bissouma and Sander Berge.  .......Read more here.....

Playing Everton was always going to be tricky but last night, Arsenal turned in one of their worst performances on the season in a desperately disappointing 1-0 loss to the Toffees. Mikel Arteta, who was going up against his former side, would’ve been hoping to see something resembling a strong and confident performance – but what we got was the direct opposite of that.

In the aftermath of the defeat that leaves Arsenal needing to win the Europa League, Arteta spoke with the media about what is becoming an all too familiar trend – a poor night at the Emirates.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal fans have been through an awful lot over the course of the last few months and especially in the last few days – but that isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. The trend, in fact, will continue right on through until the end of the campaign.

The next step on that journey takes the Gunners back to the Emirates as they prepare to host Everton. Both sides are on the outside looking in at the top six with manager Mikel Arteta speaking to the media about how important this encounter really is.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal.com has provided fans with some updated team news heading into what many consider to be a crucial game against Everton on Friday night. We all know the European Super League debacle has now fizzled out in the most extraordinary way imaginable, but the focus needs to shift back onto a top six finish – if it’s even possible.

The club knows how important the Europa League is going to be between now and the end of the season, but relying solely on that to get Mikel Arteta’s men back into Europe would be a huge mistake.  .......Read more here.....

It’s been a tough few months for fans of Arsenal Football Club to round out 2020, but as we look ahead to the remainder of 2021, it does feel like there are some reasons to be positive. Mikel Arteta is starting to show signs of life as Gunners boss and with the January transfer window now upon us, it’s time to see whether or not Arsenal can really build a squad that wants to fight for this club.

Arsenal 1-1 Southampton  .......Read more here.....

Another game, another Premier League defeat for Arsenal as they were beaten by Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday night. The Toffees just seemed to grind out the result and while the Gunners did have some fight in them, it just wasn’t enough to pick up a positive result. Instead, Arsenal fans now know that a Brighton win over Sheffield United today will drop them into 16th.

The club’s manager Mikel Arteta gave his own thoughts on what is rapidly turning out to be a nightmare season for the Spaniard.  .......Read more here.....

Arsenal are set to go to war with Everton later today in a game that could wind up making or breaking Mikel Arteta’s stint as the club’s manager. The 5.30pm kick off at Goodison Park may as well be a cup final, because it really is do or die based on the recent record that the Gunners have had in the Premier League.

Before the game, Arteta decided to speak with the media as the speculation continues to grow regarding his future as the man in charge at the Emirates.  .......Read more here.....