The Gooner Ramble

Chelsea forward Tammy Abraham wants a move to Arsenal this summer, according to reports. West Ham are also said to be keen on the striker. Arsenal look to continue their summer overhaul, after signing Ben White from Brighton. Now, Arsenal are looking to add a creative midfielder and a centre-forward, which ... read more

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And the vitriol commences. We sign Ben White, he gets handed the number 4 shirt and the fan boys are kicking off. The odd thing about this ... read more

By Tony Attwood There is a general perception that teams that do well, foul the least. But as Evelyn Waugh might have said, that is true “Up to a point” – meaning that actually isn’t really true. Some of the teams that did rather well last season, achieved their success ... read more

For the decade after Arsenal’s Invincibles Arsenal supporters were told “we don’t buy superstars, we make them.” This was the sales pitch for Arsenal’s seeming lack of activity in the transfer market. We might not get the big name transfer ... read more

After ending his season-long loan spell at Arsenal, Martin Odegaard has now returned to his parent club Real Madrid for the upcoming 2021-22 season which means that Arsenal now have a spot in their midfield area which has to be filled and Mikel Arteta looks to add more power and ... read more

Premier League Preseason Table GP W D L Pts West Ham United 6 4 2 0 14 Everton 4 ... read more

The votes are in, and the poll is closed! Who will Arsenal sign next this summer? Lautaro Martinez – 25.93% Martin Odegaard – 20.37% Tammy Abraham – 14.81% Aaron Ramsdale – 11.11% Bruno Guimaraes – 11.11% James Maddison – 9.26% Manuel Locatelli – 7.41% Thanks for voting! ... read more

Part 1 of the list of transfer rumours appeared 10 minutes before this one.  We’ll add a link when the editorial wake up after ... The post Arsenal’s 124 players we are signing this window: K to Z first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the ... read more

By Sir Hardly Anyone I noticed this little quote the other day: “The Arsenal management’s inability to manage the squad, manage transfers, and inspire trust ... The post Arsenal now tipped by all-knowing pundits to be signing 124 new players first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and ... read more

It has been a Boris Johnson sized u-turn as Granit Xhaka has gone from out the door to signing a new contract in a matter of weeks. With the Swiss midfielder now staying, it is highly unlikely that Arsenal will invest further into central midfield having already purchased Albert Sambi ... read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20FXS3F7ZcA?feature=oembed&w=640&h=360] Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find full details ... read more

By Sir Hardly Anyone The media’s aim is to make Arsenal look stupid and to suggest that they (the media) know more than the ... The post The strange story of Leno, Martinez, Ramsdale and an out-of-work Spurs player first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and ... read more

Morning all. It’s pretty quiet from an Arsenal perspective, bar the announcement of a first professional contract for highly rated young winger Kido Taylor-Hart – the latest emergence from our double-barrelled surname production line. He’s an exciting prospect whose future was in some doubt because of the contractual situation, so ... read more

Morning folks. Happy Tuesday n’all that jazz. Hope you and yours are doing fine. We’re at T-minus ten days and counting until the kick of to the Premier League season and I don’t know about you, but I feel a mixture of excitement and trepidation about the season ahead. ... read more

GUEST LIST [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZF85GRSHgQ&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1098302407?secret_token=s-aKBwmMRSEXh" params="color=#f51818&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] A Bergkamp Wonderland · ABW In Conversation With – Josh From ABW & The Football Hipsters Right Click Here then “Save link as” to download the show as an mp3. Get ... read more

by Sir Hardly Anyone The transfer window slams shut (please note it never closes, but it always slams shut) on Tuesday, 31 August at ... The post What’s gone wrong in the transfer market? In essence, everything. first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team. ... read more

For the past few weeks I have been reading an ethnography of English football fans called “Cans, Cops, and Carnivals” by Geoff Pearson (2012, Print ISBN-13: 9780719087219). It’s a fast read for any football fan and a habitual reader could ... read more

In may ways, Arsenal’s defeat to Chelsea on Sunday was earnd, however, there were also some bright spots that can’t be overlooked. The worst news coming out of Sunday’s preseason match was the ankle injury to Thomas Partey. There has been no update from London Colney today on the ... read more

By Tony Attwood “I think we showed some really positive stuff and some worrying stuff when we gave the ball away in difficult positions, and when we had to do defensive organisation, it opened spaces in difficult moments. “For what we could do against that team and where we are ... read more

Granit Xhaka is one of the most divisive players Arsenal have had in recent years; half the fanbase adores him, half can’t wait to see the back of him. I admire the Swiss Captain more than most do, and when news broke that he had been offered a contract extension ... read more

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode James and I chat about the pre-season game against Chelsea, and some of the key takeaways from that, including our first look at £50m signing Ben White. Thomas Partey looked good but then ... read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X_SiRlRfPQ?feature=oembed&w=640&h=360] Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find full details ... read more

By Tony Attwood Throughout the last couple of months the media have kept up the incessant talk that all is not well at Arsenal ... The post Newpaper reports show journalists’ failure to grasp what’s happening at Arsenal first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the ... read more

Sometimes in football, clubs can plan strenuously ahead of the transfer window, but until it’s actually underway nobody knows what opportunities may ... read more

The reality is, teams across Europe have no money. Premier League sides have spent a combined £511million so far this summer. Next up is the Bundesliga and Serie A, who have both spent £81million. Ligue 1 clubs have spent £213m and La Liga clubs just £111m combined. Real Madrid and ... read more

Plenty to chew over from yesterday’s 2-2* draw over Chelski at the Emirates, some good, some shall we say ‘less so good’. Let’s get the less so good stuff out of the way first though, because I’d rather finish today’s blog feeling a little more positive, given that it’s a ... read more

Preparing for the absent POSITIVES, NEEDS and HOPES I’m normally not in the camp of folk who say pre-season is just for fitness and rhythm. I’m still not. As a coach it is pivotal, not just for players to get in the groove but to try out the most important ... read more

Thomas Partey looked really good during yesterday’s pre-season game with Chelsea. The midfielder stood out with some delicious turns, and his impact on the game was really positive. I was thinking to myself that not bringing in the top-level midfielder to play alongside him would be a real failure in ... read more

[getty src="1331613879" width="594" height="440"] Sunday 25th July, 2021 When I volunteered for this piece, I had just written the preview for the Crystal Palace game at the end of last season. In truth, I’d had enough of football at the end of a season that had promised so much ... read more

By Tony Attwood You may read that this was a 1-2 victory to Chelsea but actually Arsenal scored two perfectly reasonable goals. However, one was ruled not a goal because the ref, who was standing about 12 yards from the goal line couldn’t tell if the ball had gone over ... read more

Sunday 1st August 2021 When one of your defenders passes the ball to your opponent’s centre forward on the edge of your box so all he has to do is roll it into the net and shortly after you smash the ball in off the bar, the officials do ... read more

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The votes are in, and the poll is closed! Should Arsenal sign Granit Xhaka to a new contract? YES – 47.74% NO – 52.27% Thanks for voting! ... read more

In recent years we have moaned about under selling players. Had we sold Granit Xhaka to Roma for just £10million this would have been an awful deal. Whilst Xhaka’s time at Arsenal should be coming to an end; a sale should only be made if it benefits the club. £10million ... read more

The press continued to link an assortment of names but one name Arsenal fans weren’t expecting was that of Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham. When I came across this story, I originally dismissed it rather quickly but Arsenal and Chelsea have a history with several players hopping across London, generally from Chelsea ... read more

Morning folks and welcome to Sunday. It’s kind of a match day day, in that there’s a match going on, but it’s a friendly against that lot of financially doped scummers from West London, so to me it isn’t a ‘proper’ match day. There won’t be the same nerves, ... read more

Morning. A quick Sunday round-up for you. We play Chelsea today as pre-season heats up. However you want to look at it, a game like this has some significance, not least because we’re also playing Chelsea in the second Premier League game of the season on August 22nd. This is ... read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B6Fy6sLt-0?feature=oembed&w=640&h=360] Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find full ... read more

By Bulldog Drummond So we return to the pre-season games after an interruption with the cancellation of the American trip, with the game against Chelsea. Despite the cancellation of the American meander we have managed to put in a few friendly games 13 July: Hibernian 2-1 Arsenal (Easter Road) ... read more

Mikel Arteta and Arsenal have begun their rebuilding process this summer. Despite the new arrivals at the Emirates, the manager is on the lookout for more quality players, especially in the middle of the park. The Gunners have already signed Sambi Lokonga from Anderlecht, and are also heavily linked with James Maddison. ... read more

With just a month left in the summer transfer window to close, and even fewer days remaining for the Premier League season to kick-off, Arsenal have a host of signings lined up that they are trying to get over the line. The Gunners have already signed Ben White, Nuno Tavares and ... read more

Arsenal are believed to be exploring the possibility of signing highly-rated striker Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan, according to The Athletic. The 23-year-old has two years left on his current deal, and there’s still a considerable distance between the parties regarding talks of a contract extension. The Gunners are believed to ... read more

Josh & Kris talk about our latest signing Ben White, Josh has always followed Brighton as he if from that area so has an insight that many other don’t. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJvAhxPZmr0&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1097777260" params="color=#f51818&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] A Bergkamp Wonderland · ... read more

By Tony Attwood Arsenal have issued a notice stating that “ticket holders for Emirates Stadium that are aged 18 and over may be asked ... The post Chaos at the Emirates tomorrow? Arsenal demand vaccination or LF test. first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the ... read more

Arsenal’s majority owner Stan Kroenke could be in some financial hot water next year if lawsuits filed in St. Louis make their way to a jury and force the billionaire and his NFL owner buddies to open up their wallets. Mr. Kroenk’s share of the compensation would be in the ... read more

Arsenal announced the record signing of Ben White today and instead of what should be a purely celebratory atmosphere among the fans there is a heavy sense of confusion and frustration which hangs in the air. It’s not all of ... read more

By Tony Attwood Back in 2016 the European Commission hardened its attitude towards clubs in the European Union getting “state aid” – which is ... The post How EU Foreign subsidy rules will harm football in Europe but boost PL clubs first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the ... read more

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I remember the first time I met Danny. It was on the train back from Sunderland away. I don’t remember the year. There were 3 of us on a table, another 2 in the seats behind. And then Danny just plonked down his plastic bag of beer on the table ... read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APl-OvhselM?feature=oembed&w=640&h=360] Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find details and ... read more

There’s only one place to start this morning, which is with the official signing of Ben White confirmed by the club. He’ll wear the number four shirt and when speaking to the Arsenal fan that interviewed him yesterday, I think he came across really well and he’s clearly very happy ... read more

By Sir Hardly Anyone “Arsenal sign £50m Ben White and want Bellerín and Xhaka to extend contracts” announces the Guardian today (31 July 2021). How 8 Arsenal players swept to the top 20 table in Europe this month was the headline from Untold Arsenal on 21 May – which by ... read more

Arsenal Twitter had a minor meltdown, when a picture of Mikel Arteta doing us all dirty by doing tactics was caught, ON CAMERA! As a repeat offender, Arteta should have known better, but now the cats out of the bag, I’ve been awarded the inside knowledge that a lot of ... read more

In's.Nuno Tavares [Benfica - Arsenal] £ 8.000.000,Albert Sambi Lokonga [Anderlecht - Arsenal] £ 17.200.000,Ben White [Brighton & Hove Albion - Arsenal] £ 50.000.000,Out's.David Luiz [Arsenal - released], Trae Coyle [Arsenal - FC Lausanne-Sport] Undisclosed, Zech Medley [Arsenal - KV Oostende] Undisclosed, Mark McGuinness [Arsenal - Cardiff] Undisclosed,Daniel Ballard [Arsenal - ... read more

There’s only one place to start this morning and that’s the signing of Ben White. The 23 year officially became an Arsenal player yesterday, joining from Brighton for a fee of £50m. The price-tag is kind of eye-watering, making him our most expensive defender of all time and our third ... read more

Arsenal have opened talks with their French counterparts, Lyon, to secure the services of Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, according to reports. Image Obtained via Ligue1.com The Gunners desperately need a central midfielder and have been linked to various names across the continent. Yves Bissouma, Ruben Neves, and Denis Zakaria are just a few ... read more

E' sfumato a sorpresa l'affare Xhaka per la Roma. Il centrocampista svizzero, messo al centro del suo progetto da José Mourinho, ha infatti deciso di accettare la proposta di rinnovo con l'Arsenal fino al 2025. Lo scrive Calciomercato.com, precisando che Xhaka aveva da tempo raggiunto un accordo con i giallorossi, ... read more

The wait is over, and Ben White has officially been announced as the newest member of the Arsenal club! The 23-year-old defender will immediately join his teammates for preseason preparations. After a strong season at Brighton and Hove Albion, and a stint with England’s national team at Euro 2020, the ... read more

Following the departure of David Luiz and with William Saliba spending yet more time away from North London – Arsenal had to strengthen their central defensive options this summer. After failed pursuits of Jules Koundé and Edmond Tapsoba, the club eventually secured a deal for Brighton defender Ben White. But ... read more

Der nächste Neuzugang ist im North London eingetroffen. Arsenal macht die Verpflichtung von Ben White offiziell. Damit wird der englische …Weiterlesen → ... read more

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As August looms on the horizon, Arsenal is in its final countdown for the start of the 2021/2022 Premier League campaign. The Gunners kick-off match is just two weeks from today. Yet, there is so much work to be done in the front office to finalize Mikel Arteta’s squad for ... read more

Arsenal are finishing preparations for their fifth preseason match of the summer v Chelsea on Sunday at The Emirates. Obviously, with this being a “friendly” derby, the stakes and importance of the match have been raised a few notches, so, I expect Mikel Arteta to field his best available starting XI ... read more

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJUdlIDf48?feature=oembed&w=640&h=360] Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find details and ... read more

In the early hours of this morning the kitten woke me up because he decided he needed some attention. So as I rubbed his head and slowly drifted back off to sleep, caught in that half world between proper slumber and being awake, my mind wandered in to this alternate ... read more

by Tony Attwood That headline comes from the story in the Guardian, following a decision by Chelsea to introduce a control system from this ... The post Vaccine passports to be introduced for attendance at football matches first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team. ... read more

Sweet Caroline became the tune of the summer during the Euro’s and I hated it. For me, the song will always be associated with Match Room Boxing. It has been used by Eddie Hearn for as long as I can remember. It is the “last song” before ring walks of ... read more

Hey, it’s Friday, it is absolutely bucketing down with rain here in Dublin, and there’s not much happening. We do have a game against Chelsea on Sunday to prepare for, but who cares about football when there’s transfers, am I right? So, for today’s blog, let’s just get into the ... read more

L’Arsenal torna a fare la voce grossa sul mercato con un colpo destinato a far discutere: in primis per la cifra pagata al Brighton, per assicurarsi Ben White.Difensore centrale classe 1997, paragonato ad un certo Rio Ferdinand, White sbarca a Londra per ben 50 milioni di sterline, pari a poco ... read more

Despite Arsenal changing Emile Smith Rowe’s number to 10 in the past week, they should still undoubtedly be searching the transfer market for a starting player in the CAM position. Today, I have looked at five options that have either been rumoured or are realistic in some sort of way, ... read more

There have been several issues that have dominated the online discourse during the so called “silly season.” When Arsenal won the FA cup in 2020, after an up and down but encouraging first 8 months for Mikel Arteta, it felt like the goalkeeping question was finally answered. You had Bernd ... read more

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. On this week’s show I’m joined by Dan Critchlow of the Daily Cannon to talk about the latest from pre-season, including two 4-1 wins over Millwall and Watford. There’s also chat about the two London derbies we face before ... read more

Not so long ago Arsenal fans used to talk excitedly about Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and his obvious talent saw him elevated into the Arsenal first team in a makeshift right-back role. He did okay, he held his own but instead of embracing the opportunity, he complained to just about anyone who ... read more

With Karl, Nick & Danny [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbEOFnZjl04&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1096613203" params="color=#f51818&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] A Bergkamp Wonderland · Podcast 404 : Arteta As Player/Manager *An Arsenal Podcast Right Click Here then “Save link as” to download the show as an mp3. Get ... read more

With Karl, Nick & Danny [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbEOFnZjl04&w=560&h=315] [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1096613203" params="color=#f51818&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] A Bergkamp Wonderland · Podcast 404 : Arteta As Player/Manager *An Arsenal Podcast Right Click Here then “Save link as” to download the show as an mp3. Get ... read more

I’m excited about the new season but like every Arsenal fan who’s seen the opening fixtures, there’s a sense of failure early doors. The recent additions of White, Lokonga and Tavares have certainly helped soothe the pre-season jitters and I’m told that Mikel Arteta wants a few more players and Arsenal aren’t finished yet. Whether ... read more

By Tony Attwood “The writer clearly believes there is a media conspiracy against Arsenal…” That was a comment made recently in relation to the article here which basically summed up the various statistical analyses we have been presenting through the summer. Issues such as the dramatic decline in yellow ... read more

By Tony Attwood It is oft said that there are always two sides to every argument. So while Jamie O’Hara in the Mirror has branded Arsenal a “mess” in a virulent attack on Arsenal’s perceived lack of transfers in the article on the summer transfer window I have been criticising ... read more

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang is a simple player to understand and, for many, a difficult one to appreciate. He only really does one thing very well, it’s just that it’s the most important thing. You don’t really want him involved in build-up, taking players on or even combining with others. He ... read more

Is Bukayo Saka the Rocastle Regen?   Many people who know me, who’ve listened to me before on my podcast or those of my friends know that my favourite player is David Rocastle. He’s the reason I love Arsenal as much as I do. The days of watching him from ... read more

All right, he doesn’t score as many goals as perhaps you’d like him to, but Alexandre Lacazette has been good value for Arsenal in many ways. His work rate is second to none, his hold up play is great, his ability to feed the ball through to others as the ... read more

James Maddison is Arsenal’s number one target this summer. That is something that I am fairly certain of. If either Houssem Aouar or Martin Odergaard was the first choice, a deal would have been done by now. Both Lyon and Real Madrid are happy to cash in terms with the ... read more

https://dailymotion.com/video/x5v9qp2 Today’s anniversaries are below.  Meanwhile you might also like to note the collection of club videos (each article bringing together a series of videos of our famous matches against each individual club) and our videos of the day, celebrating a match from Arsenal’s past. You will find ... read more

By Tony Attwood An article in the blog “You are my Arsenal” appeared recently under the title “Winging It: Willian and the definition of ... The post The illusion that its all about the quality of the players is just an illusion first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, ... read more

Well, don’t we have a lot of things to chew over on this Thursday morn, eh? For starters there was a game yesterday. Bit last minute, but Arsenal arranged another friendly at London Colney in which Watford came to visit from over the fence. Almost literally, given their training ground ... read more

New man As the speculation continues about when and if Xhaka departs for Rome, and consequently whether Arsenal will sign a senior partner for Thomas Partey, ... read more

Morning all. There was more behind closed doors action yesterday with a 4-1 win over Watford. The goals came from Eddie Nketiah, Alexandre Lacazette, Kieran Tierney, and Miguel Azeez. The young midfielder’s curling strike was the pick of the bunch and it’s nice to see him make a little bit ... read more

4 Factors that will define Arsenal's season - Bold prediction, Arsenal will return to the Top4...if they manage these 4 factors ... read more

It is no secret that Arsenal are amid a complete squad rebuild- after finishing 8th last season’s, the front office went into the summer transfer window with quite a substantial amount business to get done. As the transfer window presses on, the lack of substantial rumors regarding an incoming right-back ... read more

The blood is well and truly pumping at the mere suggestion of a possible transfer of Denis Zakaria to North London. The Swiss defensive midfield powerhouse represents a fierce obstacle for any opposition and the prospect of him lining up alongside Thomas Partey is enough to produce a cardiac arrest. Image ... read more

Things are looking good thus far under the dynamic duo of Edu and Arteta with three very decent additions to the squad in Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares, but without sounding like the family member who complained about their gift at Christmas, a really high-quality right-back is absolutely ... read more

Here are a few odds and ends for “Hump Day”… Arsenal has now won their last two preseason matches with identical 4-1 final scores. Today, the Gunners played Watford at London Colney in a match that was a last minute make-up game for the matches cancelled in Florida. Overall, the ... read more

The second step to any successful rebuild is identifying the areas of the squad that need improving and bringing in the correct personnel ... read more

Willock Loan Rumours coming out from the North East is that Joe Willock is close returning to Newcastle on loan. With 2 years left on his contract, the deal only makes sense if there is an obligation to buy or Arsenal have an option to extend his contract by a ... read more

Our video of the day is normally from a match, but at this time of year we don’t have many to choose from – and very curiously the Emirates Cup games are not available – I would have thought that would a be a standard part of the Emirates marketing ... read more

I decided to go for an early run this morning and as usual, put on my headphones and had a listen to an Arsenal podcast or two. There was one topic which I did find interesting during the run, which was from the lads on the Arsenal Vision podcast, in ... read more

By Tony Attwood This table shows the fouls committed by each team and the fouls that are committed against them.   The final column shows ... The post Which PL clubs foul more than they are fouled? first appeared on Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team. ... read more

Willian’s introduction to the Arsenal squad was complicated at the outset. At least, to Arsenal supporters. To those decrying the signing, the 32-year old was seen as an unnecessary, aging anchor that would hamper the team and not offer much as a goal-scoring or passing threat. Now, it’s clear that ... read more

Earlier this month, Martin Odegaard released a statement which seemed to pretty much close the door on any possible return to Arsenal. It came after stories which said Real Madrid and new boss Carlo Ancelotti had given him assurances over his involvement next season. Over the last few days there ... read more