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      Arsenal continue to offload flops as Pablo Mari seals Monza loan transfer with obligation to buy if club stay in Serie A

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      ARSENAL outcast Pablo Mari is reportedly set to return to Italy on loan with the defender reaching a full agreement with Monza.Having spent the second half of last season on loan at Udinese, the 28-year-old has decided to link up with the newly-promoted Serie A side.
      Pablo Mari is set to depart Arsenal to join newly-promoted Serie A side Monza on loanCredit: Getty
      Mari, who was one of seven Gunners up for sale this summer, was deemed surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta.
      The likes of Gabriel, William Saliba, Ben White and Rob Holding are all ahead of Mari in the pecking order at the Emirates.
      But having failed to offload him on a permanent transfer, the North London outfit have agreed to ship out the Spaniard on another temporary deal.
      However transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has stated that the move will become permanent should Monza survive relegation this campaign.
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      He tweeted: “Arsenal are set to complete another outgoing after Lucas Torreira.
      “Pablo Mari leaves the club and joins Italian Serie A side Monza, full agreement now reached – it’s done.
      “Pablo Marì leaves on loan deal with obligation to buy if Monza will remain in Serie A.”
      Mari follows midfielder Lucas Torreira out the Emirates door after the Uruguayan joined Galatasaray in a £5.5million deal.
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      Goalkeeper Bernd Leno also recently departed the club to link up with Fulham for £8m in his quest to play first team football.
      Meanwhile left-back Nuno Tavares was allowed to leave on loan to Marseille to continue his development following the arrival of Oleksandr Zinchenko.
      The Portuguese defender, 22, is one of a number of youngsters who have left on loan recently, with striker Folarin Balgoun snapped up by Reims.
      Both Tavares and Balogun found the back of the net when they played against each other on Sunday, with Marseille winning 4-1.
      Meanwhile teenage midfielder Charlie Patino has joined Championship side Blackpool until the end of the term.
      Mexico international Marcelo Flores will be plying his trade in Spain this season with Segunda Division outfit Real Oviedo.
      And shot-stopper Arthur Okonkwo has signed for League Two club Crewe, where he has already featured three times. More

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      Arteta mind games revealed after he told Arsenal squad Man City tried to ‘HUMILIATE’ you and Brentford think you’re SOFT

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      MIKEL ARTETA fired up his Arsenal players by telling them Manchester City tried to ‘humiliate you’ and Brentford reckon you are softies.The Gunners boss exploited taunts from rival players in a string of extreme measures to motivate his squad last term.
      Mikel Arteta used this Ivan Toney tweet to inspire Arsenal in the return after an opening-day 2-0 loss at BrentfordCredit: Prime Video
      Arsenal chief Mikel Arteta Zoomed in for his fiery pep talk against Man CityCredit: Prime Video
      The Spaniard warned his stars Wolves would try “insulting” them.
      And Arteta threw in Pep Guardiola’s tactics for City, as well as the mocking words of Brentford striker Ivan Toney.
      Amazon Prime’s All or Nothing series captured those searing speeches, including a Zoom talk to the Emirates on New Year’s Day when he was at home with Covid.
      Animated and agitated, the ex-City No2 recalled City’s earlier 5-0 win when they went for blood at 2-0 up after Granit Xhaka was sent off.
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      He roared: “I am really sorry I cannot be there because we are going to go to f*****g war, today.
      “One thing guys, be yourselves. I want a game with you face to face [with City]. I want to see [our] players confronting them.
      “When we were at the Emirates, remember what they did…Three-nil down and with 10 players and they went f*****g putting [Riyad] Mahrez and [Raheem] Sterling on the pitch to humiliate you.
      “Let’s f*****g go for it, guys. We are a completely different team and to go from the first minute, think forward, act forward and play forward… every f*****g one of you.
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      “I am proud of you. Let’s go out there and win this f*****g match.”
      Arteta’s men responded with a rousing display, albeit a 2-1 defeat as Arsenal defender Gabriel saw red on the hour and Rodri nipped in for City’s stoppage-time winner.
      One of Arteta’s strongest outbursts was reserved for Wolves a month later.
      He demanded: “Compete, because you know what they are going to do… they are going to dive, they are going to insult you, they are going to provoke you and going to provoke you even more. Let’s go and win this game…”
      Gabriel bundled the only goal before the Gunners held on for victory after Gabriel Martinelli’s unique 69th minute dismissal for two simultaneous yellow cards.
      Later in February Arteta recalled a post from Toney to stir up his men.
      The Englishman’s scathing tweet after the Bees’ 2-0 opening-day win was projected onto a whiteboard and read out  by Arteta like a teacher.
      The Gunners were urged to use Man City’s ‘humiliating’ victory to inspire themCredit: Prime Video
      Arsenal players listened to a series of scoring team talks from Mikel ArtetaCredit: Prime Video
      “Nice. Kick. About. With. The. Boys. This. Afternoon…” 
      Ateta then added his own words: “So, today they play in our house, boys, and there is only one team on that f*****g pitch. And it’s us. Only one team and it’s like they don’t play football.
      “We take that f*****g ball, we take the game and we go for it. And we f*****g win this game. Let’s go…”
      Perhaps it worked as Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka grabbed second-half goals to lift the Gunners close to the top-four with a 2-1 win.
      Arteta’s words didn’t always work, of course – so who knows what his testy talk was like after Arsenal missed out on fourth place to Tottenham on the final day of the season. More

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      Arteta kept dossier on Aubameyang’s ‘catalogue of misdemeanours’ before Chelsea transfer target’s Arsenal axe

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      MIKEL ARTETA kept a dossier on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s ‘catalogue of misdemeanours’ before his Arsenal axe.Aubameyang was stripped of the captaincy and the Gunners then ripped up his contract to let the striker, now a Chelsea target, sign for Barcelona in February.
      Aubameyang and Arteta’s relationship started on the right foot as Arsenal won the FA CupCredit: Getty
      The mood soured and Arteta kept a ‘catalogue of misdemeanours’Credit: Rex
      And new footage from All or Nothing: Arsenal reveals director of football Edu struggled to back boss Arteta’s call.
      In the Amazon series, Arteta says: “I have everything documented, with the dates, the times, the conversations, how it happened, why it happened . . . because of if one day it’s needed.
      “[Aubameyang] has been late, apart from all the [other] issues, many times.
      “The club has got a tradition. When you get paid that much . . . ” 
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      Aubameyang, who was paid up to £350,000-a-week including bonuses, was late back after a trip abroad to visit his mother.
      He was ordered to train away from the Gunners’ first-team squad, with a lawyer telling club chiefs that it left them “quite on a back foot”.
      When asked if there were other issues, director of football operations Richard Garlick said: “Mikel has got a file.
      “It’s a catalogue of misdemeanours that he has had, which has culminated in this.” 
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      Edu later admitted “everyone is losing” and said it was not easy to back his boss because of “how many goals Aubameyang scored”. 
      But Arteta got his way after concluding: “You cannot measure trust. 
      “When that’s gone, it’s a really difficult point to get something back from.
      “What happened . . . in the last ten years? 
      “In Spain, it is called ‘casa pepe’ . . . everyone does whatever he f*****g wants.” More

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      Granit Xhaka reveals how ‘freak’ Mikel Arteta saved him from the Arsenal scraphead and convinced him to stay

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      GRANIT XHAKA has revealed how his Arsenal career has been saved by the man he calls “a freak”.Because when Mikel Arteta was appointed as manager in December 2019, Swiss international Xhaka was all set to quit the club.
      Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka says frank talks with manager Mikel Arteta turned his Emirates career aroundCredit: Getty
      And it was only a heart to heart conversation with the new arrival which convinced him to give the club one last chance to repair their broken relationship.
      Less than two months previously Xhaka had suffered the ultimate humiliation when he was stripped of the captain’s armband by Unai Emery.
      The fiery midfielder had reacted furiously to the Emirates crowd sarcastically cheering his substitution, hurling his shirt to the ground as he made his way down the tunnel and telling his detractors exactly where they could go.
      He was even more unhappy with the perceived lack of support he received from the club in the immediate aftermath of that incident.

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      And even though Emery was sacked just six games later, Xhaka had already decided that he’d had enough.
      He admits: “Mikel Arteta is the reason I’m still at this football club, because three seasons ago I was gone. My suitcases were packed and I was finished.
      “But when Mikel was appointed I had a meeting with him because he wanted to hear my opinion about what had happened and I explained everything to him.
      “I remember exactly how the conversation went. I told him ‘it has nothing to do with you’ because I didn’t know him and I’d never played with him.
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      “Obviously I knew his name, but not the person, and I said ‘I’m gone, I can’t wear this shirt any more’.
      “And he said to me ‘give me a chance for six months and if you’re still not happy at the end of the season I’m the guy who will help you – not to run away, but to leave’.
      “Normally I would speak with my family and my representatives before making any decision like that.
      “But this time I said ‘OK, Mikel, I will stay for you’. And I’m still here.”
      And not only is Xhaka still at Arsenal, but he is now one of the most important players at the club, even if he cringes at suggestions that he is now the senior statesman of the youngest squad in the Premier League.
      He smiles: “English people make out like I’m a grandfather. I’m 29 man!
      “But then I see the guys of 17 and 18 coming onto the training pitch and I sometimes feel like ‘f*** me…29’.
      “For me, age is just a number. Whether you’re 18, 29 or over 35, all that matters is that you show yourself on the pitch.
      “You only play if you deserve it and I give everyone respect and they give it to me.”
      Xhaka was actually signed as Arteta’s midfield replacement when he was recruited by Arsene Wenger in a £30million deal from Borussia Moenchengladbach in the summer of 2016.
      Now in his seventh season at the club, he says: “I have seen all the good things as well as all the bad stuff, although it was never as bad as people outside the club were saying
      “Of course the group is a lot younger now. Before we had more experienced players but every player has his own character and I have a lot of good relationships with guys, no matter their age or nationality.
      “I don’t believe a lot in the captain’s armband because everyone can see the leaders in the team and there are a lot of good people in this team who can speak with you.
      “If anyone needs my help, they know I am always here, trying to assist with the experiences I’ve already had.
      It’s a shame I only have two more years on my contract because we are building something very special here with Mikel.Granit Xhaka
      “It’s a shame I only have two more years on my contract because we are building something very special here with Mikel and I am seeing a big, big future for this club.”
      One of the stand-out moments of the new Prime Video series ALL or Nothing: Arsenal comes with Xhaka’s  discussing Arteta. 
      He says: “He is a freak, but in a positive way because he sees details none of my other coaches would have seen.”
      Expanding now, Xhaka explains: “What I meant was the way he explains to us the training sessions and the game plans.
      “We know exactly what we have to do, not only the first phase but the second and third, with the ball and without it.
      “How he prepares us is amazing and I have never seen anything like this before.
      “For example, we had a meeting the other day and he showed us one action from our game against Chelsea in pre-season.
      “I was pressing Jorginho, their holding midfielder, and Gabi Martinelli dropped into my position.
      “So normally Gabi is a left winger and the coaches say you have to stay with the right-back or come inside.
      “But Gabi is dropping into the base at number six and that is what makes Mikel so special because he sees things that others don’t
      “I have played for many coaches during my career and they all have their own way. But Mikel is one of the best in the way he explains and prepares.
      Granit Xhaka is buzzing again as a key player in Mikel Arteta’s evolving sideCredit: Getty
      “And in my view, that’s not normal.”
      Xhaka, who celebrates his 30th birthday next month, is currently studying for his coaching badges and laughs: “I’m doing my licence and I’ve told Mikel to be careful.”
      Yet he is having too much fun on the pitch to contemplate retirement any time soon and is still dining out on April’s stunning 25-yard strike in the 3-1 win against Manchester United.
      He says: “That was one of my greatest moments since signing for this club.
      “I never, ever thought I would be sitting here saying that after everything that happened three years ago.
      “But I feel so much more love from the fans and I am trying to build something with them again.
      “It needs time, for sure, but I don’t feel I am a better person than I was three years ago because I think I was always a good person.
      “People judge us on 90 minutes a week but they don’t see how hard we are working in training.
      “Everyone has good and bad days which is why I asked the club if we should allow the fans in once a week to see how we train.
      “It’s not as if we don’t care what happens after the match and we’re coming here to the training ground to waste our time.
      “Apart from that one moment with the Palace game, I have never had any problems at Arsenal. Not with my team-mates, not with anyone in the building.
      “People only remember the one disappointing moment and forget my other five years here.
      “But that’s part of the business and I have nothing to hide. Only on the football pitch do I wear a different mask. And people just have to accept that.”

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      Arsenal have Nikola Milenkovic transfer offer rejected as Mikel Arteta targets 24-year-old Fiorentina defender

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      ARSENAL have seen a bid for Fiorentina centre-back Nikola Milenkovic rejected, according to reports.The Gunners’ back three of Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba impressed on Friday night as Mikel Arteta’s men secured a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
      Milenkovic is being linked with a move to the Emirates this summerCredit: Getty
      But Arsenal’s strength in depth at centre-half remains a little concerning given Rob Holding’s inconsistent performances at the Emirates.
      According to Corriere dello Sport, Arteta attempted to address that issue by putting in an offer for Milenkovic.
      But the man who is valued at around £18.5million saw the offer rejected by Fiorentina.
      Juventus, Inter Milan and Sevilla also approached the Serie A side about signing the 24-year-old Serbian.
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      Fiorentina swatted away interest from all of them and are now keen to tie Milenkovic down to a new deal.
      His current contract expires at the end of this season.
      And the Gigliati are confident they can extend that deal to 2025 as they bid to keep hold of their promising talent.
      It comes after Fiorentina also managed to hang onto him last summer when West Ham and Tottenham were both interested.
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      Meanwhile, despite missing out on Milenkovic, Arteta has insisted Arsenal will still try to sign more players this summer.
      Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner, Marquinhos and Fabio Vieira have all arrived already in the current window.
      But following the win over Palace, Arteta was asked if there would be more signings.
      To which the Spaniard told Sky Sports: “We are going to try. If we can do them, great. But now it’s work with the players we have, the focus should be with the players we have.
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      “You need the right balance because if you come short in terms of physicality in this game, you’re going to be exposed. 
      “The most important thing is to win the first match, to build confidence and momentum.
      “Then you can talk about things we need to improve – there were quite a few today, to be honest.” More

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      Aaron Ramsey reveals how his French ex-Arsenal team-mates helped persuade him into joining Nice on free transfer

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      AARON Ramsey has revealed Arsenal’s former French stars played a key role in convincing him to join Nice.The Wales midfielder, 31, moved to the south of France on a free transfer after terminating his Juventus contract.
      Ramsey netted on his Ligue 1 debut just ONE MINUTE after coming off the benchCredit: AFP
      The former Arsenal man made the perfect start to life in FranceCredit: Getty
      Ramsey, who scored on his Nice debut against Toulouse last Sunday just a minute after coming off the bench, says he tapped into his own contacts before making the switch to Ligue 1.
      Ramsey, who played with the likes of Frenchman Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Bacary Sagna at Arsenal, where they were managed by countryman Arsene Wenger, said: “I have spoken to a lot of players from my days at Arsenal.
      “I played with many French players who have experienced the French league so I spoke to a lot of them in the last few weeks.
      “They told me a lot about this league, how good and technical it is. They told me about the history of the club and I was very interested in that.
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      “I know some great players have played here in the past and I hope to be a part of a very successful period for the club.
      “The project that they want to try and achieve here is very inviting for me. I’m looking forward to it and it’s exciting. Hopefully I can contribute.”
      Ramsey spent 11 years at Arsenal before leaving the Emirates for Juventus three years ago.
      The 75-cap Welshman struggled for form and fitness at the Serie A giants and spent the second half of last season on loan at Rangers.
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      Now Rambo is excited about a fresh start on the French Riviera where he has been joined by ex-Cardiff team-mate Kasper Schmeichel, who left Leicester last week.
      Ramsey added: “I went to Juventus and experienced that. Now I have experienced that, coming here it’s a lot easier for me. I know what to expect.
      “The last few years were a great experience for me. I spent a long time at Arsenal, 11 years, but for me to go out and experience something different and go out of my comfort zone was great for me and my family. I’ll forever be grateful for that opportunity. But now I have a new opportunity, one I’m really excited about.
      “I have played against Kasper many times. I played with him at Cardiff many years ago so it’s come full circle. We’re back as team-mates again.
      “We have played a lot of games together and at the highest level so hopefully we can have an influence on some things and help the younger players even though these days they don’t need it as much.”
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      Ramsey’s focus is on Nice but he will also have an eye on November’s World Cup in Qatar – Wales’ first global finals appearance since 1958.
      He said: “Of course, the World Cup is really important for me. But, right now, I just want to concentrate on Nice. I want to get up to match speed as quickly as possible and help my team-mates.
      “Then, obviously, I will look forward to that when it comes around. My focus now is on Nice. We have a very important season ahead of us to try and achieve our targets.” More

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      Arsenal in Yeremy Pino transfer boost with Villarreal ‘ready to accept bid of around £34m if player wants to leave’

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      ARSENAL have reportedly received a boost in their pursuit of Villarreal starlet Yeremy Pino ahead of a potential summer swoop.The Gunners, as well as Liverpool, are claimed to be interested in the 19-year-old winger with boss Mikel Arteta keen to bring in another forward.
      Villarreal winger Yeremy Pino is on Arsenal’s radar ahead of a potential moveCredit: Getty
      Big things are expected of the teenager, who chipped in with seven goals and four assists in 40 games in all competitions last season.
      His fine form saw him called up for senior duty for Spain in October, where he has since made four appearances under Luis Enrique.
      Understood to boast a release clause worth a whopping £67million, it is believed that Villarreal would be willing to sell him for considerably less.
      According to AS, the LaLiga outfit are bracing themselves to receive an offer in the region of £34m-£42m.
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      Should they receive that much money, it has been said that they would likely accept it as it would ease their economic situation.
      And the sale could match or eclipse their record departure which stands at £34m when Chinese side Beijing Guoan activated Cedric Bakambu’s release clause in February 2018.
      And Villarreal will be more likely to allow the transfer to take place if Pino expresses his desire to leave the club.
      The Spanish news outlet has also stated that it remains to be seen whether it will be Arsenal or Liverpool that make the first move for the 2021 Europa League winner.
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      Arteta witnessed Pino first hand in May 2021 after the player starred against Arsenal in the Europa League semi-final second leg at the Emirates.
      He gave left-back Kieran Tierney a torrid time in North London as the Yellow Submarine avoided defeat to set up a final clash against Manchester United.
      Pino started the clash against the Red Devils, but was brought off in the 77th minute, with his side going on to win on penalties.
      Along with Pino, Bayer Levekusen ace Moussa Diaby has also been linked with a switch to Arsenal.
      Though with the Frenchman valued at £60m, the Gunners could decide against making a move.
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      Ex-Arsenal keeper Maty Ryan seals Copenhagen move on free transfer after Real Sociedad contract ends

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      FORMER Arsenal goalkeeper Mathew Ryan has completed a transfer to FC Copenhagen.The news of the transfer was confirmed on Tuesday morning via a club announcement.
      Mathew Ryan was confirmed as a new signing for CopenhagenCredit: https://www.fck.dk/en/news/mathew-ryan-joins-fck
      Ryan bites a ball during his time at ArsenalCredit: Getty
      In a statement on their website, Copenhagen said: “F.C. Copenhagen have signed Australian international goalkeeper Mathew Ryan from Real Sociedad.
      “Ryan has signed a contract at FCK for the next two seasons.”
      The 30-year-old spent last season with Real Sociedad after leaving Brighton on a free transfer.
      Ryan spent three and a half years with The Seagulls before Arsenal brought him in on loan for the second half of the 2020/21 season.
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      His loan was not turned into a permanent deal by The Gunners and Brighton subsequently allowed him to move back to Spain.
      Copenhagen sporting director Peter Christiansen added: “We are getting an experienced and strong keeper in his prime, who arrives to take on the competition with our other goalkeepers.
      “After Kamil Grabara’s injury, we have been looking for an addition to the goalkeeper position, and we are very satisfied with the solution, which both in the short and long term ensures increased competition and quality in that position.
      “Maty has played many games in some of the world’s biggest leagues and still has plenty of hunger to do well at FCK and for Australia in the World Cup. 
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      “We are looking forward to having him in the team and are sure that he will strengthen our squad.”
      Ryan has made 73 appearances for the Australian national team and played 123 times in the Premier League. More