Arsenal and Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign Real Madrid forward Lucas Vazquez on a free transfer. The 29-year-old is out of contract at the Bernabeu this summer and has rejected a new deal after he was told his salary would be cut by 10%. And Vazquez has told his agents he wants to join a Premier League club in the summer transfer window. The Spain international had made the st...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admitted he saw the worst and best of Arsenal after they came from three goals down to snatch a 3-3 Premier League draw at West Ham.The Champions League-chasing Hammers looked to be cruising towards a victory which would have seen them draw level with Chelsea in fourth after goals from Jesse Lingard, Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.But own goals from Soucek and Craig Dawson hauled Ars...Full Story »

The Gunners had been linked with a £23m move for the Feyenoord midfielder this summer. Leeds and Leicester have entered the race for Feyenoord star Orkun Kokcu (left) Credit: Getty But according to Spanish newspaper La Razon, Kokcu has now had his price cut by more than half - and in doing so drawn the eyes of two more Premier League clubs. Both Leicester and Leeds are said to be in for ...Full Story »

West Ham will welcome back Jesse Lingard for the visit of Arsenal.Lingard, who was this week named in the England squad, was unable to face parent club Manchester United last weekend.Pablo Fornals could miss out again while Angelo Ogbonna, Arthur Masuaku and Andriy Yarmolenko are still recovering from injuries.Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka faces a late fitness test ahead of the short trip across t...Full Story »

Rennes eye Fekir Rennes are plotting a summer move for Real Betis midfielder Nabil Fekir, according to Footmercato. The French side looks set for a summer rebuild with Steven N'Zonzi and Clement Grenier expected to move on, meaning new midfielders are a priority. Stade Rennes sporting director Florian Maurice knows Fekir well having worked with him at Lyon and hopes that close relationship ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta saw his Arsenal side reach the Europa League quarter-finals despite losing at home to 10-man Olympiacos before declaring they must improve in the next round or be knocked out.The Gunners were beaten 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium as Youssef El-Arabi scored against Arsenal for the third game in a row.Recalled skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a number of good chances to kill off ...Full Story »

Recalled Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed a number of clear-cut chances as the Gunners made heavy weather of progressing to the Europa League quarter-finals against 10-man Olympiacos.Holding a 3-1 victory from the first leg in Greece, a poor display saw Mikel Arteta’s side lose 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium but advance on aggregate.Arteta opted to recall Aubameyang after axin...Full Story »

The North Londoners released images of the new look black and red collection in partnership with LA based brand '424' but there was no sign of their badge during the Gunners' 2-1 win over Tottenham on Sunday. Arsenal had to cover up the '424' logo on their training kit for the North London derby Credit: Getty The new range was released earlier this month but Gunners players will not be able to...Full Story »

Stephan Lichtsteiner liked to make it look like he had plenty of time while on the ball for the likes of Juventus and Arsenal. And now the former defender is ensuring he keeps an eye on the clock having begun a six-month internship with a watchmaker. Lichtsteiner has hung up his boots with the former Switzerland captain joining up with Zurich firm Maurice de Mauriac. “I want to do somet...Full Story »

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG hasn't let his Arsenal axe dampen his anniversary celebrations with his wife. The Gabon superstar took to Instagram to post an image alongside Alysha Behague commemorating 11 years together. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated 11 years of marriage with his wife It appears Auba, 31, went all out to treat his other half with a luxury cake, a hamper and bottle of champ...Full Story »

On-loan Arsenal star Matteo Guendouzi was this evening drawn on his future, with the midfielder having hinted that his career in north London may not have reached its conclusion just yet. Hertha stintGuendouzi was of course granted permission to depart Arsenal last summer. This came with the Frenchman having been frozen out by Mikel Arteta, after being accused of taunting Brighton's stars ov...Full Story »

NO-ONE could say that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did not know what was coming because Mikel Arteta had laid down the law on his first day as Arsenal manager. Captain Aubameyang, 31, was shocked and angry when he was told that he was not playing in Sunday's North London derby after arriving late at the Emirates. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cut a lonely figure on the bench on Sunday But it was not...Full Story »

Boca's Rojo admits Cavani contact Former Manchester United defender Marcus Rojo has said he talked with Edinson Cavani about joining his current club, Boca Juniors. "He is a great professional and if he reaches Argentine football, he would be a great star that would do Argentine football good," Rojo said via the Manchester Evening News. Cavani has scored six league goals for the Red Devils th...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta said he axed captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Sunday’s north London derby victory over 10-man Tottenham to sustain Arsenal’s long-term “foundation”.The Gunners skipper was dropped to the bench for a breach of the club’s pre-match protocol as he watched his team-mates come from behind to win 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.Alexandre Lacazette replaced A...Full Story »

Alexandre Lacazette scored Arsenal’s winner from the penalty spot as they downed 10-man Tottenham despite captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being dropped due to disciplinary issues.The striker was only named among the substitutes as the club confirmed a breach in pre-match protocol ahead of the north London derby – but his team-mates would win regardless, coming from behind to secure...Full Story »

Arsenal fans will be fully aware that the club is a work in progress just now, but the eventual goal has to be challenging for the Premier League again and going deep in the Champions League. The game has moved on since their period of dominance at the start of the century and they don’t have the financial muscle to just buy a team of megastars, so that does make Mikel Arteta’s jo...Full Story »

EXCLUSIVE: Former Arsenal and Tottenham manager George Graham speaks to Express Sport ahead of the north London derby. In his first week in charge of Spurs, Daniel Levy kicked George Graham out of football management for good. 20 years down the line, Graham insists there are no hard feelings, though he cannot resist the opportunity for just one jibe. "I had a good time at Spurs and won a troph...Full Story »

Arsenal have no injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s north London derby against Premier League rivals Tottenham.Emile Smith Rowe returned to the bench for Thursday’s Europa League win at Olympiacos and could be in contention to start.The likes of Thomas Partey, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka were substituted during the game but manager Mikel Arteta insisted afterwards they we...Full Story »

Arsene Wenger is understood to have recently sat down to record his parts for a documentary about Arsenal's 'Invincibles'. The famous Gunners side that won the 2003/04 season without losing a match is one of the best-known teams in world football. The spine of that team - including Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires and Thierry Henry - were French, just like their manager. And the feature-length do...Full Story »

The upcoming north London derby features a pair of squads at the fringes of the top four race Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has said both rivals of this weekend's North London derby have been disappointments this year, which puts means more than just table positioning will be on the line this weekend. The London sides won easily in Europa League last-16 action on Thursday, but the Premier...Full Story »