So, after a summer in which Liverpool thought they were signing Diomande, then PSG, Real Madrid are the one's pulling the trigger, which will be an 'all-in' fee of around £100million when the bonuses are factored in (€120million). As I mentioned yesterday, that means Madrid now have: Mbappe Vinicius Junior Rodrygo Endrick Diomande Brahim Dias [...]
So...Vini Junior, eh? Did you see that coming? I certainly didn't, but Messrs Ornstein and McNicholas dropped an Athletic Bomba on our social media feeds, and yesterday was spent with Arsenal fans recalibrating their 'dream starting XI' for next season, with the Brazilian superstar firmly placed in it on that left wing. It's exciting, isn't [...]
It's Saturday The Arsenal have still not kicked off matches yet, so my hope is that they are using the time effectively to "Spend some faaaakin' money!". A bit of a blast-from-the-past phrase to bust out, I know, but you'd hope Andrea Berta is somewhere doing something to augment the squad soon. Tzolis was a [...]
So we have our first adrenaline shot of transfer morphine, as Christos Tzolis signs for The Arsenal to replace the departing 'Mr Clutch' Leo Trossard. It's a good move. It's a sensible move. Only time will tell if it's an upgrade, but at £34million - and it still feels crazy to say this - it's [...]
Now that we know that Big Bill Saliba is out for an 'extended period', Arsenal's need for a little more expediency in the transfer market has become even more acute. We all already knew, in reality, because we've been hearing the stories from the French press. But as an Arsenal fan, you still await to [...]
Chelsea really are like the little baby brother who cries for attention, aren't they? It's quite amusing, actually. And Morgan Rogers doing his "I've joined the biggest club in London" schtick was funny too. Mate, pull the other one, it's got bells on. The club you just joined finished 10th, you act more like a [...]
Having spent the last few weeks worrying about how many of our players are going to come back from the World Cup in one piece, yesterday it was nice to see a training video released of some of those players not at the competition return to pre-season training yesterday. The most pleasing of all has [...]
As World Cup finals go, that might have just about been the worst one I've ever watched. For all the wrong reasons, too, because it was never really a true competition. What I watched was not the two best teams in the tournament duke it out for the top prize, but one side looking to [...]
I missed what appeared to be quite an entertaining game yesterday, as England and France duked out a pointless Bronze Trophy game 6-4, but the headlines certainly have Arsenal interest for sure. For starters, most of the Arsenal boys got on to the pitch, with Rice, Saka, and Eze all starting. And lo and behold, [...]
If you're an Arsenal fan who engages on social media, then you'll be well aware of the good work that HandOfArsenal does in keeping us all informed of the latest developments at The Arsenal. They either currently work at the club, or they are somebody who knows a few people at the club, and the [...]