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Villarreal 13/10 to win at Levante Gabriel, who started just 15 Premier League games last season, was the first Arsenal player spotted and signed from the database of club-owned football data analytics company StatDNA, which earmarked the centre back as one of La Liga’s most impressive statistical performers two seasons ago. However, the 26-year-old has found game time and consistency difficult to come by with Wenger admitting when the player first arrived two years ago that Gabriel’s biggest disadvantage was that he didn’t speak English....

Arsenal have been chasing the young Dutch-born Moroccan right-back for two seasons now. However, the Gunners have a realistic chance of signing Mazraoui this summer. This is due to the fact that the Moroccan international is running out of contract next summer and is not interested in signing a new deal with Ajax. With Mazraoui’s into his last year with Ajax, the 23-year-old will be available at a relatively low price compared to this market value....

The Cameroonian’s ban is set to be lifted in November. And with Bernd Leno potentially departing the club this summer, Mikel Arteta has identified Onana as a possible replacement for the German. Onana is set to leave Ajax this summer after being found guilty of doping earlier this year. Arsenal is ready to take advantage of the situation and land the goalkeeper on a cut-price deal. According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal has already made contact with Onana’s agent, but the negotiations are still at a very early stage....

The Frenchman’s side only needed a goal to take their Europa League semi-final with Atletico Madrid to extra-time and despite a brave showing were only able to muster one shot on target throughout 90 minutes as the Lyon final and Wenger’s final hurrah escaped the Gunners at a chilly Wanda Metropolitano stadium. Diego Simeone was banished to the directors box following his touchline ban in the first leg yet the instructions to his team were clear for all to see; contain the runs from Arsenal’s full-backs, block off the penetrative midfield runs from Aaron Ramsey which caused Simeone’s side so many issues in the first leg and ensure Diego Costa gets in the faces of the north Londoners defence....

According to CBS Sports, Al Nassr are ready to sign Aubameyang on loan with an obligation to buy him for €8 million in the summer. The report states that Arsenal are yet to respond to the offer. Aubameyang returned to the club from the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this week due to health issues. The striker was found to have heart lesions after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month....

Arsene Wenger has had a quiet summer in the transfer market. Last summer, several critics and fans were left fuming at the lack of investment the club made over the course of the window. The Frenchman made a good start by bringing in Petr Cech from Chelsea, but failed to make any signing after that. Eventually, their lack of fire power upfront cost them the title, the best chance they had since 2007/08 season....

Meanwhile, the Blues are also said to be intensifying their interest in the Ukrainian winger for the upcoming winter transfer window. Zinchenko, who currently plays for Arsenal, has a close relationship with Mudryk, as the two have played together for the Ukrainian national team. It is believed that Zinchenko’s influence could sway Mudryk towards a move to the North London club. Mudryk, who is 22 years old, has been a standout player for Shakhtar Donetsk this season, having made 18 goal contributions in as many games for the club....

The national honour was bestowed on the 68-year-old by his former player at Monaco and country’s president, George Weah in Monrovia on Friday. The presidential recognition comes as appreciation for Wenger’s contributions to sports in Africa. The former Gunners boss who arrived at the Roberts International Airport on Wednesday , gave Weah his first taste of European football after bringing him to Monaco from Cameroonian club Tonnerre Yaounde in 1988....

Arsonists on Friday torched the offices of Beitar Jerusalem football club, embroiled in conflict with some of its more racist supporters over the signing of two Muslim footballers from Chechnya, police said. The attack took place hours after prosecutors on Thursday filed charges against four Beitar supporters accused of racist chants aimed at the Muslim players during a match and at a training session. “The offices were torched in the early hours of the morning and we have opened an investigation,” Jerusalem police spokesman Shmulik Ben Ruby told AFP, adding that no suspects had so far been identified....

Despite all reports that he will not resign with the team, TSN’s Pierre Lebrun reported the Blue Jackets offered the 2016 Calder Trophy winner an eight-year contract with an AAV of $12 million. The contract would give Panarin the second highest AAV in the NHL behind only Connor McDavid. Panarin posted a career-high 87 points (28-59–87) and a plus-14 rating in 79 games this season along with 11 points (5-6–11) in 10 playoff games....

Arteta started his reign with a 1-1 draw away at Bournemouth on December 26, with Aubameyang scoring a second-half equaliser to secure a point. His first home game sees Chelsea visit Emirates Stadium on Sunday, the London derby a key fixture for the Gunners as they look to make up ground and get back involved in the battle to finish in the top four in the Premier League. In his programme notes, Aubameyang revealed how Arteta has been “very rigorous and demanding” during training sessions as he aims to put his imprint on the team – something you could already see in their performance against Bournemouth....

The Brazil midfielder has established himself as a key member of Ernesto Valverde’s side this season since joining from Gremio. But an adductor problem forced Arthur to sit out Wednesday’s Champions League win at PSV and he missed Barca’s final training session before their weekend encounter on Sunday. A statement on the club’s official website read: “The session was conducted on the Tito Vilanova pitch of the Ciutat Esportiva, but without Arthur who still has discomfort from overloading his adductors....

In the poster, the titular Mandalorian can be seen with a BB pod like the one used by Sam Porter Bridges in Death Stranding. However, whereas the BB pods in Death Stranding contain human babies, the Mandalorian’s BB pod has something a little more otherworldly. Inside the Mandalorian’s BB pod is none other than a baby version of Yoda’s species, which is a creature that plays a major role in the Disney+ show....

Arna Kimiai was filmed by the in-vehicle camera taking off her mask and coughing on Subhakar Khadka, 32, in San Francisco—and the footage quickly went viral. She has been charged with two felonies: assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury against a transit operator and first-degree attempted robbery on a transit operator. She is also charged with misdemeanor battery on a transportation driver and violation of a COVID-19 health order....

ATC stands for “around-the-clock.” Around-the-clock (ATC) medication is defined as medication that is given at regularly scheduled intervals throughout the day. This can include a dose during the night. Around-the-clock dosing is common for opioid medication to manage pain. In contrast to medication that is given only as needed (indicated sometimes with the medical code “prn”), ATC medication is ordered by a physician to be given at specific intervals for maximum symptom control....

Emery isn’t the first to do this. Pep Guardiola, in his first season, insisted on playing out from the back, despite errors from the likes of John Stones leading to goals by the opponents. He looks like a genius today (OK, the guy is a terrific coach, and he insists on playing his way), but Manchester City barely made it to the Champions League that year. Would Pep have lived to tell the tale, had they failed?...

The last 5 meetings between both teams had provided 27 goals, and with both sides believing in attacking football, it was all set for a mouth-watering goal scoring encounter. The home side was quick off the blocks and made life difficult for Arnold in the right back position, and the first good chance of the game fell to Aubameyang whose shot was just wide off the post. Against the run of play, Liverpool came close after Firmino hit the bar from a Milner pass....

The Gunners slipped to a fifth-place finish in the English top flight last term and will play in the Europa League instead of Europe’s top competition as a result. Arsenal 15/8 to win any major trophy They will also have to overcome the doubt around the futures of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil, both of whom are out of contract in 2018, but new signing Alexandre Lacazette has given Gooners a reason to be cheerful....

It seems that 59 year old Terry Burton is going to be the new Arsenal Reserve coach. Terry has been first team coach at Sheffield Wednesday for the last few months, but he has a history with Arsenal as he was the captain of Arsenal’s FA Youth Cup winning side in 1971, and started coaching at Arsenal, before moving on. He did not get a playing contract at Arsenal, and instead played with Folkestone, Epping, Hayes and Leyton Wingate as well as coaching at a local school....