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Ozil To Earn €3m A Year At Fenerbahce After Being Paid €16m Annual Salary At Arsenal
25 Jan

Ozil To Earn €3m A Year At Fenerbahce After Being Paid €16m Annual Salary At Arsenal

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The ex-Germany international agreed to a significant wage reduction in order to complete a move away from Emirates Stadium Mesut Ozil is set to earn €3 million (£2.5m/$3.5m) a year at Fenerbahce after being paid an annual salary of €16m (£14m/$19m) at Arsenal. Ozil signed a three-and-half year contract with Fenerbahce on Sunday after being released from his deal at Emirates Stadium six months early. The ex-Germany international had been on Arsenal's books since 2013, scoring 44 goals in 254 appearances while getting his hands on three FA Cups, but had not played for the club since March last year.
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Boost For Arsenal As Key Midfielder Partey Returns To Full Training
07 Jan

Boost For Arsenal As Key Midfielder Partey Returns To Full Training

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The summer signing from Atletico Madrid has missed out recently due to a thigh problem although he could return for the Gunners on Saturday Thomas Partey could be fit for Arsenal's FA Cup third round clash with Newcastle United on Saturday after he returned to full training. The midfielder has missed the previous month after suffering a thigh injury, although the Gunners say the summer signing from Atletico Madrid is back with the first-team squad and will be ready to return to action very shortly. Arsenal confirmed on Thursday that Partey is back in training but that he will be…
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Arteta Reveals Arsenal’s January Transfer Plans As Several Emirates Exits Expected
31 Dec

Arteta Reveals Arsenal’s January Transfer Plans As Several Emirates Exits Expected

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The Gunners boss says the numbers in his squad are unsustainable and must be reduced before any new faces arrive Mikel Arteta admits that Arsenal can't repeat the mistakes they made in the summer and must find a way of moving players on before they can add to their squad during the upcoming transfer window. The Gunners are hopeful of strengthening in January, with Real Madrid star Isco a loan target. However, failure to get players out the door during the summer left Arteta with such a bloated squad that Mesut Ozil and Sokratis were not even registered to play…
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‘We’re Letting The Fans Down’ – Holding Blasts Arsenal’s Worst Start In 39 years
07 Dec

‘We’re Letting The Fans Down’ – Holding Blasts Arsenal’s Worst Start In 39 years

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The Gunners sit 15th in the Premier League after a run of six defeats in nine games, including a 2-0 derby defeat by Tottenham Rob Holding says Arsenal are letting their fans down following the club’s worst start to a league season since 1981. The Gunners sunk to a sixth defeat in nine league games on Sunday as they were beaten 2-0 by league leaders Spurs in the north London derby. Mikel Arteta’s side now sit 15th in the league having only amassed 13 points from their opening 11 games and Holding accepts that the recent form has simply not…
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‘He is really pushing’ – Arteta issues Partey update as Arsenal star eyes Spurs return
02 Dec

‘He is really pushing’ – Arteta issues Partey update as Arsenal star eyes Spurs return

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The Gunners midfielder has missed the last two games with a thigh injury Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey will undergo another scan this week as he races against time to be fit for Sunday’s north London derby. The Ghana international has missed Arsenal’s last two games due to a thigh injury he sustained during the first half of last month’s 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa. Partey has yet to be given the green light to return to full training by the medical staff, but Mikel Arteta has revealed the 27-year-old is desperate to return to action.
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No Partey for Arsenal on Premier League return at Leeds as thigh problem keeps midfielder out
20 Nov

No Partey for Arsenal on Premier League return at Leeds as thigh problem keeps midfielder out

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The Gunners will be without the Ghana international against the Whites, with Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac also missing a trip to Elland Road Arsenal will be without Thomas Partey when they return to Premier League action on Sunday, with a thigh problem preventing the midfielder from figuring in a trip to Leeds. The 27-year-old enforcer picked up a knock during a 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa prior to the November international break. That injury denied Partey the opportunity to link up with Ghana for Africa Nations Cup qualifiers.
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Arsenal hit by second coronavirus blow as Kolasinac tests positive
18 Nov

Arsenal hit by second coronavirus blow as Kolasinac tests positive

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The defender has tested positive while on international duty with Bosnia-Herzegovina and will now miss the Premier League game at Leeds Sead Kolasinac has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Arsenal’s Premier League clash at Leeds United this weekend. The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina has confirmed that the Arsenal defender produced a positive test result on Wednesday morning having trained with his national team on Tuesday night. Kolasinac will not be included in Bosnia’s squad to play Italy on Wednesday and will certainly miss Arsenal’s game at Elland Road on Sunday. He is also a major doubt…
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Elneny brings a special energy into the Arsenal team – Arteta
02 Nov

Elneny brings a special energy into the Arsenal team – Arteta

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The Egypt international was on top of his game as the Gunners secured a rare win at Old Trafford on Sunday Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has lavished praise on Mohamed Elneny after his commanding display in their 1-0 victory over Manchester United. Elneny who was in action from start to finish on Sunday, played a laudable pressing role at the death of the game to help the visitors grab their first league win at Old Trafford since September 2006. He was handed a spot in the Gunners’ starting XI ahead of Dani Ceballos and Granit Xhaka, to partner new signing…
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Arsenal boss Arteta hopeful for Tierney boost ahead of Manchester City clash
15 Oct

Arsenal boss Arteta hopeful for Tierney boost ahead of Manchester City clash

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The Gunners defender is currently having to self-isolate in Scotland due to a coronavirus scare, but discussions are ongoing to bring him to London Mikel Arteta still hopes to have Kieran Tierney available to face Manchester City on Saturday, despite the defender still being in coronavirus self-isolation in Scotland. It was announced at the start of the international break that Tierney, along with Ryan Christie, would have to endure two weeks of quarantine north of the border after being deemed to have been in "close contact" with Stuart Armstrong, who had tested positive, by the Lothian Health Protection Team Tierney,…
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Ozil to be axed? Arteta facing big decision with Arsenal needing to chop two players from 25-man squad
06 Oct

Ozil to be axed? Arteta facing big decision with Arsenal needing to chop two players from 25-man squad

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The Gunners boss will have to leave out two non-homegrown players when the club submits its final list to the Premier League Mikel Arteta is facing up to some major selection issues following the close of the summer transfer window, with two senior players set to be axed from Arsenal’s 25-man Premier League squad. Premier League rules state that clubs have until October 20 to submit their 25-man squad list - which must feature a maximum of 17, and a minimum of eight, non-homegrown players. But Arsenal’s addition of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on Monday and, more importantly, the failure to find…
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