We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Arsenal have decided against pursuing Ibrahima Bamba this month, according to reports. The Gunners are... Read more
The agent of Vitoria Guimaraes midfielder Ibrahima Bamba has downplayed suggestions that the 20-year-old is close to sealing a January transfer to Premier League leaders Arsenal. Bamba has had a strong season with Vitoria in Portugal’s Primeira Liga, having made the step up to first-team level in the closing stages of the 2021/22 campaign. Links... Read more
The Gunners currently sit five points clear of second-placed City with a game in hand but the two teams – who play each other in the FA Cup fourth round tonight – still have to play each other twice in the Premier League before the end of the season. But they still have their doubters... Read more
The transfer market continues to heat up for the Gunners after widespread reports on Friday claimed that Brighton have rejected their £60m offer for Moises Caicedo. Mikel Arteta will be reluctant to lose anyone from his first-team squad, especially in midfield after Mohamed Elneny picked up an injury, and French publication Foot Mercato claim that... Read more
What would the response have been if Liverpool had tried to sign a couple of Manchester City’s fringe players last summer? The smart money is on City refusing to sell. They surely would have regarded Liverpool as the likeliest threat to their hopes of retaining the Premier League title and seen no value in making... Read more
Thierry Henry was at the peak of his powers, Bergkamp’s understanding with Pires and Ljungberg was sublime, Vieira, Gilberto and Campbell gave us a physical presence, etc. I was reminded of this at the weekend when, concerned that Ben White was on a yellow card , Mikel Arteta was able to replace him with the... Read more
The former Arsenal and Manchester City defender signed a three-and-a-half-year deal when he took the job on 29 November but picked up only two points from seven league games and also suffered defeat in the FA Cup at the hands of Luton after a replay. Last weekend’s 2-0 home loss to the same opposition in... Read more
He was tasked with steering the club out of the relegation zone but instead things have only gotten worse with the side now bottom of the Championship and four points from safety. A statement from Malachy Brannigan, Chief Executive of Wigan, on Thursday read: ‘Firstly, I’d like to thank Kolo, along with Kevin [Betsy] and... Read more
The former Arsenal and Manchester City centre-back, 41, lasted less than two months in his first managerial appointment and has left the club bottom of the Championship, effectively five points from safety. Malachy Brannigan, Wigan’s chief executive, took swift action after fearing relegation to the third tier without making a change to the coaching staff,... Read more
Spain has a talent for producing technically gifted midfielders, but a quick look across at the Premier League will also tell you that they also have a large talent pool when it comes to coaching. Four of the 20 coaches in England’s top division are currently Spanish, following Unai Emery and Julen Lopetegui’s migration this... Read more
