Norwegian re-joins after loan spell last season at GunnersFee around £34m but Ødegaard not in squad to face ChelseaArsenal have signed Norway international Martin Ødegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal, the Premier League club said on Friday. Re…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Romelu Lukaku returns for Chelsea, Raphaël Varane set for United bow and Burnley test Virgil van Dijk’s aerial mettleArsenal beat Chelsea twice last season, including a victory at StamfordBridge three months ago. Since then they have spent heavily on t…
Arsenal set to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United in £30m deal
Goalkeeper missed United’s match against West BromDeal is worth £24m with £6m in performance-related add-onsArsenal are closing on a £30m deal to sign the Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The 23-year-old, who was part of Gareth Southgate’s E…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Canós and Nørgaard sink Arsenal to give Brentford dream start
The anticipation had been building. For generations. Not since 1947 had Brentford hosted a top division match and, when it happened – in the club’s lovely new-ish stadium, which was packed out for the first time – it unfolded exactly how everybody woul…
Alli to Konaté: Premier League players with a point to prove
We select 10 players in England’s top flight facing key seasons, three of whom start at new clubsThere was a time when it seemed inconceivable that the gifted midfielder who so often joined the dots for Leicester could be excluded from Gareth Southgate…
Arsenal’s Joe Willock set for £22m transfer to Newcastle United
• Scored in seven consecutive games on loan at Newcastle• Midfielder did not play in Arsenal’s friendly against SpursNewcastle have agreed a fee in the region of £22m with Arsenal to sign Joe Willock.The midfielder, 21, spent the second half of last se…
Chelsea beat Arsenal in game that shows Arteta revolution a long way off
Friendly: Arsenal 1-2 ChelseaXhaka 69; Havertz 26, Abraham 72Perhaps it was a way to make a 25,000-strong crowd feel at home. The goal that afforded Chelsea half-hearted bragging rights on an afternoon of rollicking entertainment felt like a tribute ac…
Arsenal’s Rob Holding: ‘No Europe this season can be a blessing in disguise’
Defender has sights set on a place back in the Champions League and admits last season’s toils caused real lows around the squadUntil the last possible moment, Rob Holding held out a sliver of hope that the most gruelling of years might yet be extended…