Author: Soccerhuz
Arsenal star Leandro Trossard has signed a new contract at the club, according to reports – with the Belgian star having had an increased wage to reflect his importance to Mikel Arteta’s squad. Arsenal have been busy in the transfer market this window, signing the likes of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting and Noni Madueke from rivals Chelsea to pad out their attacking ranks in a huge summer of spending from sporting director Andrea Berta. However, with Trossard having played a huge role in their campaign last season, he’s now been rewarded for his strong form with a pay rise, increasing…
Arsenal may finally be addressing their striker problems this summer. Viktor Gyokeres, who is ranked at no.8 in FourFourTwo’s list of the best strikers in the world right now, is edging closer to joining the Gunners, in what would be a major upgrade on their current options. They are also looking to add some depth to the position, and have even moved ahead of a rival to sign one of the most promising talents in the English football pyramid. Last season, Kai Havertz was largely used as Arsenal’s striker, until an injury in February that forced him to miss the…
And despite this new investment in a Swede who’s netted 100 times in the past two years – and against the backdrop of the Premier League’s opening weekend – the obvious deficiency in Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal is what Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo so readily showed. Up until now, the Gunners haven’t had a creative maverick they can rely on to break through central areas and disrupt defences with unpredictability. They don’t have a Cunha, they weren’t in for Joao Pedro or Florian Wirtz – or even for Rayan Cherki or Mohammed Kudus. It looks like they’re now missing out…
Watching Arsenal lump balls up to a flailing Viktor Gyokeres at the weekend, it was pretty clear: the Gunners are stuck between a rock and a hard place. The two forwards are chalk and cheese, night and day, Van Persie and Adebayor – if you were to draw a Venn diagram of the pair, there would be very little in the overlapping section besides their height (and perhaps not even their aerial ability). Havertz offers Arsenal hold-up play without the prolific touch. Gyokeres is simply a full-stop, promising goals without build-up. Combine the pair of them, and you’d either win…
Portuguese news outlet A Bola have delivered Viktor Gyokeres a reality check after his underwhelming Premier League debut for Arsenal. The man born in Stockholm completed just four passes in 60 minutes during the Premier League clash at Old Trafford on Sunday, which Arsenal managed to win 1-0 thanks to a goal from Riccardo Calafiori. Arsenal’s new No.14 also failed to have a shot, causing some doubts to arise over whether the Sweden international can handle English football. A Bola have now told Viktor Gyokeres what he can no longer do at Arsenal after witnessing his difficult debut. The Swede…
Arsenal have a lot of work to do with outgoings this summer. Andrea Berta replaced Edu Gaspar in March, and he has done an incredible job so far. Signing six new players is never easy, but to do that along with three key contract extensions is incredible work. However, Berta’s big test now is player sales. Edu and everyone who preceded him always struggled with departures, and things have not been easy in this window either. Now, the Arsenal sporting director has been given an ultimatum by one club he has been negotiating with. Fabio Vieira has been on Arsenal’s…
Alexis Saelemaekers has been singled out for praise after his performance in Sunday’s Coppa Italia win against Bari. Saelemaekers spent 2024-25 on loan at Roma and had a brilliant second half of the season, making the right wing-back role his own under Claudio Ranieri. The Giallorossi wanted to make the dry loan permanent, but Milan brought him back and Massimiliano Allegri got to work with him. Saelemaekers earns praise Tuttosport (via MilanPress) asks this morning: ‘Does San Siro have a new idol?’ Saelemaekers stole the show in the season’s first match against Bari in the Coppa Italia, combining quality with…
Samuele Ricci, Milan midfielder, spoke in an interview with ‘Cronache di spogliatoio’. Here are his words: On joining AC Milan: “At Milan I’m feeling really great. From the very first moment I was warmly welcomed by everyone, and that struck me a lot. Both by my teammates and by the people working behind the scenes: real friendships are being formed.” On coach Massimiliano Allegri: “With Allegri there was an instant connection. He really enjoys joking around off the pitch and always manages to make us smile, but on the field he’s extremely focused on work and details. His greatest quality…
AC Milan have been linked with a late move for Adrien Rabiot, who is expected to leave Marseille before the window closes. There has been some drama at Marseille in the past few days, as both Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe has been temporarily excluded from the team. The two were involved in an altercation after Roberto De Zerbi’s side lost 1-0 in their season opener to Stade Rennais on Friday night. According to the latest from RMC Sport, the duo’s time at Marseille could well be over. The pair have been left out of the squad and will not train,…
Tuesday’s reports indicate that star Milan attacker Rafael Leao is set to miss the team’s first Serie A match of the 2025-26 season after picking up an injury in a Coppa Italia victory over Bari on Sunday night. Leao opened the scoring in an eventual 2-0 win over Bari in the Coppa Italia first round on Sunday, but was forced off with an injury just over two minutes after his opener hit the back of the net. According to reports from Gianluca Di Marzio on Tuesday, Milan have since learned that the Portugal international has a minor injury to his…