Arsenal transfer news

ARSENAL have been slammed after their controversial second goal in their 2-2 draw against Fulham at the Emirates.The Gunners came back after Andreas Pereira broke the deadlock just one minute after kick-off.
Eddie Nketiah scored Arsenal’s second goal against FulhamCredit: Getty
But Nketiah’s goal was slammed by fans on social mediaCredit: Reuters
Nketiah’s goal took place while Fulham ace Calvin Bassey was down injured
The North Londoners equalised with Bukayo Saka’s penalty in the 70th minute.
And Mikel Arteta’s men turned the game on its head with Eddie Nketiah just two minutes later.
But Arsenal’s attack and Nketiah’s goal took place while Fulham ace Calvin Bassey was down with an injury.
And fans weren’t happy with the way the striker hit the back of the net and lashed out on Twitter.
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Not only were they furious Arsenal kept playing on, they also pointed out Nketiah may have been played onside by the injury defender.
One supporter commented: “Playing and scoring while Bassey is down. Complete b******t.”
Another posted: “Scandalous that the Arsenal goal stands idk why VAR doesn’t check for a foul on Bassey.”
A third tweeted: “Terrible decision in the Arsenal game! Saka fouls Bassey and gets away with it. Leads to a goal.”
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This fan said: “VAR pretending to not see the foul on Bassey… Well done Arsenal.”
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That one wrote: “The Arsenal second was a foul on Bassey.”
And that Arsenal fan posted: “As much as I like to see us winning this, we should have put the ball out because Bassey is injured. No class at all Arsenal, highly disappointed.”
However, Fulham managed to equalise with Joao Palhinha in the 87th minute.
That was four minutes after Bassey was sent off with a second yellow card.
The centre-back was given his marching orders after blocking Nketiah during a counter-attack. More

ARSENAL fans are celebrating that the club are NOT being linked with Julian Draxler this time round.This comes as the Gunners have reportedly approached the 29-year-old German midfielder in every window since 2017.
Draxler has been repeatedly linked with Arsenal in every recent transfer windowCredit: EPA
Julian Draxler and Arsenal has been a transfer rumour for what feels like an eternity.
After impressing at Schalke 04, he was linked with a move in every window under former boss Arsene Wenger.
And the connection continued under Wenger’s successors Unai Emery and Mikel Arteta.
Despite the Arsenal interest, Draxler instead chose to stick with Paris Saint-Germain.
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And eagle-eyed Arsenal fans are thrilled that the links have finally ceased during this window.
One Arsenal fan account wrote: “Arsenal are about to go through an entire transfer window without getting linked to Julian Draxler and Wilfred Zaha. We really have grown 😂”.
Another added: “This is evidence that we’re moving onto greater things 😂”.
A third wrote: “Thank god. I became really tired of that s***”.
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A fourth joked: “Be careful there’s still a few days left”.
Draxler has reportedly been placed on the Parisians transfer list after falling out of favour at the club.
And according to RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins, Crystal Palace have made contact with the Ligue 1 champions over a move for Draxler.
The German international – who has just one year remaining on his contract – is interested in the idea of a move to London.
The transfer would bring Palace some necessary midfield reinforcement, as some key players being linked elsewhere.
Eberechi Eze has drawn interest from Manchester City, with Roy Hodgson’s side valuing him at £70m.
While Liverpool are also interested in fellow Selhurst Park midfielder Cheick Doucoure.
Palace will need to replace Eze if he leaves this summerCredit: Rex More

GABRIEL JESUS has been spotted in Arsenal training in a major boost ahead of the club’s clashes with Fulham and Manchester United.The striker has missed Arsenal’s opening games after suffering a knee injury in pre-season.
Gabriel Jesus has returned to Arsenal training in major boost for ArsenalCredit: Getty

The forward underwent minor surgery to remove “debris” in his knee ahead of the campaign.
Manager Mikel Arteta did not put a strict time frame on Jesus’ return but his return to the team has likely come earlier than expected and will be a huge boost ahead of the international break.
Eddie Nketiah has done well in his absence, registering a goal and an assist.
The striker was seen training as part of the main group on social media, with the team engaging in some warm-up runs.
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The training video did not show any work the players did with the football, so it remains to be seen as to whether Jesus will take part in full training with the squad.
So whether Arteta opts to throw Jesus straight back into the starting XI against Fulham on Saturday remains to be seen.
Arsenal fans on Twitter were delighted to see their number nine involved with the squad again, with one tweeting: “The league is not ready.”
Another wrote: “What a miracle!”
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A third posted: “Banger of a player….we are winning the league.”
While a fourth wrote “Magic back at the Emirates,” alongside a wand and wizard hat emoji.
Jesus was a key part of Arsenal’s title challenge last season, registering 11 goals and seven assists in 26 league games.
An injury towards the end of the campaign saw the striker drop out of the team and Nketiah deputise as he has done this season.

Jesus’ injury however did coincide with Arsenal’s loss of form which ultimately saw them miss out on the title to Manchester City.
Arteta has been impressed with Nketiah so far this season after dropping him for the Community Shield final.
He said after Nketiah scored in Arsenal’s 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest: “He was a player who was so disappointed not to play the final in the absence of Gabi.
“What he did was he came on the field in the final and changed the game. That’s number one. The second one was the way he was training this week was saying ‘gaffer, if you’re not playing me you are blind’.
“A lot of players come and say ‘oh why am I not playing’ and you have to try to explain, other players come and say ‘these are the reasons why I deserve to play’. This is exactly what Eddie does.”
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Nketiah then won the penalty which Martin Odegaard converted to claim all three points against Palace in a 1-0 victory on Monday evening. More

ARSENAL midfielder Declan Rice gave the perfect response to a comment about Moises Caicedo’s transfer fee during a post-match interview with Sky Sports.The Gunners clinched a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Monday thanks to a perfectly-executed penalty from Martin Odegaard.
Rice spoke to Sky Sports at full time and referenced his transfer feeCredit: Sky Sports
The midfielder joined the Gunners in a £105m transfer last monthCredit: Getty
Caicedo became the most expensive player in the Premier League when he joined Chelsea last weekCredit: Alamy
Rice – who was named Player of the Match – spoke to Sky Sports at full-time, but he was quickly hit with a small jibe about his transfer fee.
The midfielder signed for Arsenal in a £105million transfer from West Ham last month, making him the most expensive player in Premier League history.
However, that record was broken last week when Caicedo completed a huge £115m move from Brighton to Chelsea.
Monday Night Football presenter David Jones was eager to bring the record up in the post-match interview with Rice.
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He said: “Can’t believe Caicedo has already broken your record though, Declan!
“You can’t be happy with that!”

To which the midfielder responded: “I had it up on the wall for two weeks, it’s come down already!”
Fans praised Rice for his “perfect response” to the comment, with one person tweeting: “He’s even entertaining off the pitch! Worth every penny that £105m.”
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Another added: “Finally some good banter.”
A third wrote: “Probably the best £105m spent this window from any club.”
While a fourth commented: “Perfect response.”
Rice became one of four new additions to the Arsenal squad this summer.
Kai Havertz joined the club in a £65m transfer from Chelsea before Jurrien Timber followed in a £40m move from Ajax.
David Raya became Mikel Arteta’s latest signing last week when he joined Arsenal on a season-long loan.
The Gunners have the option to buy the goalkeeper from Brentford for £27m next summer. More