Tag: arteta
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How Arteta, Ceballos convinced me to join Arsenal – Odegaard
Martin Odegaard is delighted with his move to Arsenal. The Real Madrid midfielder has joined the Gunners on-loan to the end of the season. Discussing the influence of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on the move, Odegaard told the club’s website: “I spoke to him before coming here, of course. “That was very important for me…
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Southampton knock Arsenal out of FA Cup, Arteta reacts
English FA Cup holders Arsenal exited the 2020/2021 competition on Saturday after a 1-0 fourth-round defeat at Southampton. Brazilian defender Gabriel conceded an own goal in the 24th minute after a shot from Southampton defender Kyle Walker-Peters deflected into the net from his boot. Southampton have now advanced to the fifth round, where they will…
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Why I decided to let Ozil leave Arsenal – Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered more on the decision to pay out Mesut Ozil’s contract. Ozil is set to join Fenerbahce as a free agent. Arteta said: “Yes, for many different reasons [it was a tough decision]… there is a history here what happened in the past few years, how things developed, how I…
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Diego Costa would add character to Arsenal squad – Gallas
William Gallas suggests Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta should consider signing free agent Diego Costa after Atletico Madrid exit. Costa would add much-needed “character” to Arsenal’s squad if Arteta decided to make a move for the former Chelsea striker, says Gallas. Costa, who previously thrived in English football across three productive years at Stamford Bridge between…
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Arteta excited by Arsenal ‘special’ Partey return
Mikel Arteta is excited to welcome back ‘special’ midfielder Thomas Partey to his Arsenal line-up. The Ghana midfielder has been restricted to just six matches for Arsenal and just one match in the last two months due to a thigh complaint. But Partey is available for Thursday’s clash with Crystal Palace and Arteta is looking…
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We need to help Pepe, not judge him – Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits he needs to help Nicolas Pepe find his best form. After Pepe scored eight goals during his debut campaign, the hope was for the Ivory Coast international to kick on but he has struggled in the Premier League this season and was recently sent off at Leeds. “We need to…
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Saliba breaks silence on what Arteta told him
William Saliba has admitted that Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told him he wasn’t ready for first team football, before the club decided to loan him to Nice. The centre-back joined the French side on loan for the remainder of the season, after failing to make a single Premier League appearance for the Gunners. Arteta has…
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Arteta admits Balogun contract talks stalling
Folarin Balogun is set to let his contract run down at Arsenal. Balogun and his representatives have been talking to foreign clubs – he’s allowed to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club this month. As it stands, Balogun is unlikely to go out on loan this month amid interest from a number of…
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Arteta leaves door open to Ozil return
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has left the door open to re-registering Mesut Ozil for the second-half of the season. Ozil was frozen out by Arteta from both the Premier League and Europa League for the first-half of the campaign. But he admitted yesterday: “Let’s see what happens in the winter transfer window, we will assess…
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Arteta starts to trim Arsenal squad after Kolasinac exit
Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac is joining Schalke on loan for the rest of the season after Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said offloading players was the January transfer window “priority”. Bosnia-Herzegovina left-back Kolasinac, 27, began his career with the German side before moving to Arsenal in 2017. “We cannot sustain the numbers we have in certain…