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daveP:
38m bid rejected. Lyon wants 50.





Are we gonna get two of the two players we really need. Cos this cruise don taya me. Its one of the reasons I Dont relish anticipating any incoming transfers for Arsenal. Na heart attack mata.


And pls i say Arsenal recognize Arsenal Algeria Supporters Club officially. What of Nigeria? Does Nigeria have a officially recognized Arsenal Supporters club atall?

Yes Nigeria do have indeed





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Arsenal Supporters ClubNigeria





Arsenal Supporters Club Nigeria was set up in 2004 by four staunch Gunners fans and received its official recognition from Arsenal in 2005 and since then has grown to include branches from different states and regions within the country such as Arsenal Port Harcourt, Arsenal Jos, Arsenal Abuja, Arsenal Ado Ekiti, Arsenal Uyo etc .

The club is run via branches / zonal arrangements and does not have a particular location as a meeting point considering its growth and further penetrations of more states within the federation.

Zones are authorised to hold meetings, share views etc , with the majority of groups gathering every weekend to screen live matches.

It holds various activities during the year, including road shows, an end-of-season party(Annual General Meetings) and seminars

Contact Emeka C Onyenuforo, onyenuforo.emeka@yahoo.com / arsenalnigeriaarsenalnigeria@yahoo.co.uk for more.

hmmḿḿmmmnn with just 8 days to go in the transfer window

Arsenal are already preparing a second bid for Houssem Aouar after Lyon rejected their opening gambit for the creative midfielder.

Club president Jean-Michel Aulas indicated earlier today that an offer of £32million (€35million) had been rejected but Arsenal will not be deterred. football.london understands the Gunners are ready to increase their offer to £36.5million (€40million) with a further £9million in potential add-ons (€10million).

Aubameyang on what he needs to do to be an Arsenal legend: "This is quite easy to answer but for sure we need to win the league, I still have work to do. I feel far from those legends but at the same time I know I can reach it."[@SkySportsNews]

Thomas partey is missing in action in Diego's practice test squad for tomorrow vs Granada

From @SamJDean: It will be difficult for Arsenal to be able to afford the two big money investments of Houssem Aouar and Thomas Partey, but if they are able to agree on a structure deal for Aouar, it will allow for more flexibility to try to get Partey.

are we really going to sign either of partey or Aouar?

imagine what Torino director is saying ooo

Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumaré as an alternative to Atlético Madrid and Ghana international Thomas Partey. If they can not get a deal done for Partey they will go for Soumaré. #AFC #OSCL

@ FabrizioRomano just chipped in on the Aouar saga some few minutes ago as well

Chiel Dekker (representative of Aouar) to RMC: “Arsenal tried last summer as well, a deal was there to be done, however Houssem had no interest in Unai Emery’s project.” @GFFN_

.@skysports_sheth : "What is clear is Arsenal are interested (in Aouar), but what is also clear is Arsenal need to offload players before making moves for Partey, or Aouar, OR BOTH - what a dream that would be for Arsenal fans if they can get both."


He also reports that Arsenal need to comply with the maximum of 17 Non- home grown players over the age of 21 in a 25 man squad and as things stand, Arsenal have 19 of those, so they need to offload 2 EXCLUDING additions from abroad.

Kbs468:
The positive is that Lyon haven’t rejected the offer after 24 hours since we submitted it. That’s a key sign.

Houssem Aouar has chosen to join Arsenal. Negotiations are ongoing. An official offer of €40m was sent by Arsenal yesterday & they are waiting for an answer from Lyon. [Telefoot via @arsenalbarclays] #afc

iamoyindamola:
Na everyday this guy they agree personal terms

He never agreed anything before na. person wey been say he would prefer heading to Juventus

Kbs468:
Houssem Aouar has agreed personal terms with Arsenal. Lyon & Arsenal will hold further discussions to ‘refine the proposed amount’ of the transfer fee. [@telefoot_chaine] #afc

The positive is that Lyon haven’t rejected the offer after 24 hours since we submitted it. That’s a key sign.

Houssem Aouar has agreed personal terms with Arsenal. Lyon & Arsenal will hold further discussions to ‘refine the proposed amount’ of the transfer fee. [@telefoot_chaine] #afc

on whether he's a player he admires...
Yeah, I really like him from my time that I was in Barcelona as well. A player with incredible personality, great talent, very special qualities to play in midfield. I think he's a great signing for Liverpool.

on the importance of winning away to a top-six club...
We want consistent results. We have to be able to go to any ground and get the points, and live with that belief. We'll try to do that on Monday.

on Nicolas Pepe...
I think he's come a long way. We know what the club paid for him when he joined and that was obviously an extra pressure but he's a player who's had to adapt, it's a different style. He has a really good attitude. We can see develops in a lot of phases of his game. He's very settled here, he's like by the boys, he's a really good character to have around and I'm really positive that we're going to have him for many years and that he can perform at a really high level consistently.

on him helping Gabriel and vice-versa...
I think it's always nice for them to have some compatriots next to them, it obviously makes things a lot easier in the first few months when they cannot speak the language. I think for both of them they know each other and they've spent some time together now. I think it's a positive thing.
 
on how key Willian's big-game experience will be...
For me it's much more important that the overall mindset of the team is right and they have the actual belief that when we get on that plane to go to Liverpool, that we can go there to win. If we all have that, we're going to have a much better chance to perform at our highest and have the opportunity to grab the points.

on whether they believe in themselves more than when he arrived...
I haven't been to Anfield with them yet but I'm expecting that every ground we go to, we're going to prepare for the game to win and that they realise they are good enough to do that. Obviously that has to be by an incredible performance individually and collectively. We need to manage every detail the game requires.

on Auba and Laca's understanding...
I think the front players need to create a certain chemistry between them and that feeling that when they look at each other in the eyes, they understand each other, they communicate on the pitch to see what they are feeling. I think we are getting that with them at the moment. Not only them, but with Willian as well and the way he's come in the team straight away. With Pepe, Bukayo - when he's playing there - and with Reiss. It's really important, it's something we try to promote in training as well. Hopefully they can keep linking and improving those relationships between them.

on how concerned he is with lack of finances for those further down football's pyramid...
I think the club is playing without the fans and financially the implications that has, how that can still be sustainable, the things we have to achieve as a team to try to improve those finances as well. I think it's crucial for every club that this doesn't have too much of a delay because then the challenge ahead is brutal.

on whether having no fans in the ground at Anfield will help Arsenal…
I think obviously the crowd makes them stronger because it is a unique atmosphere they are able to create at Anfield. As well you are able to see how well they are playing without any crowds as well, so we know the challenge ahead of us, so let’s embrace it, let’s go for it, prepare well and try to go there and win.
 
on how much confidence we take from our last two performances against Liverpool…
They are all very different games, the one we played at the Emirates and the one we played the in final were very different, and I think it will be different again [on Monday night]. We know the standards that they have set in this league, how consistent they have been and that is because they dominate almost every aspect of the game. So we need to be at our best, we need to compete really well against this team and hopefully the boys are able to do that on Monday.
 
on how the game will be different…
They were really different, the one at the Emirates and the one we played in the final against against them. They have some variability depending on what they do, how we have to control those aspects, how we can attack in different ways as well. It is like quick waves all the time with them, without much time to breathe. It is a really quick game, it doesn’t see long sequences of passes against them. We had to be at our best, that’s for sure.
 
on what he has been working on with the team since the West Ham game…
Obviously I’m not going to discuss that, but we had some time to work and tried to prepare better. But every game brings different challenges and in this league every opponent causes you issues you have to resolve. We are evolving, we are getting much better and on Wednesday already we did a lot of things much better in the same aspects, so we need to keep improving.
 
on the latest on Lucas Torreira…
No, we don’t have any updates on Lucas or any other player at the moment.
 
on being linked with Jorginho at Chelsea…
We are still open to improve our team, we are looking for different options depending on what happens with some of our players here so we are getting prepared just in case we need to do something.
 
on what potential qualities he sees in Jorginho...
Sorry, but I cannot talk about players that play for a different team. [Discussing] their qualities is not appropriate from my side.

on how hard is it facing the same opponent twice in a week...
It is normally difficult enough to play the same team in four days and for the players as well to adapt. Obviously, the first game has a big impact on the second one and it is really tough to beat the same opponent twice in that short period. When you talk about Liverpool that challenge is much bigger but I just want to focus on Monday. Let's try to get the best possible preparation against them, go there, and most importantly have the belief that we can go there and win. We all have to believe that we are capable of doing that.

on the importance of starting the game on the front foot...
Yes, it is really important to start well but it is also really important what happens after 20, 30, 80, 90 minutes because they're a team that are really consistent in their performances. They are able to constrain the opponent to do very little against them and they can dominate long periods of games. You have to be able, when you have the right opportunities and the right moments, to be ruthless - you have to do that. As well, you have to suffer for periods because you know and you have to expect that they're going to have the experience.

on when fans will return to the stadium...
I don't know. Obviously, with the news and the new guidelines given by the government it's not looking very positive in the next few months and we have to bear in mind the situation we have in our society. We have to respect that and I think we're all trying to create a safe environment. It's in the interest of everybody, first of all the Premier League to keep playing. I think we have achieved really good standards at the moment and have kept the positive [tests] really really low. That's the first aim, obviously we can get the fans back in here, it will be great for the football world as well.
 
on Eddie Nketiah and whether he thinks he could get an England call-up...
Well, I don't know. Obviously if he keeps performing in the way he has been with us in the last few months he will have a really good chance and as well, I think culturally, England and the actual manager are really brave with young kids. It's up to them, they have to be consistent and keep doing what they're doing at club level and then that opportunity will come in a natural way.

on what he thinks Liverpool's weakness is...
I think they are getting better and better and they have less weaknesses. They are a fantastic side. The issue with the weaknesses of opponents is how many you are able to exploit and how many opportunities you get to do that. With all the incredible things that they have, you know that they are going to try and still be able to do them. So I want to focus on what we can do and what we have to do and control our own aspects.

on the need to be ruthless on Monday...
You know, in big games like that, every detail is really important to get a win. We have to dominate a lot of aspects in the game and how we manage the game in certain aspects as well. When we have our opportunities, we have to put them in the net.

on whether he tried to sign Thiago...
We don't discuss the things that we try to do in the market.



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LIVERPOOL V ARSENAL

PRESS CONFERENCE

 Arteta on Liverpool, Auba,Willian: transcript

Rob Kelly 25 Sep 2020

Mikel Arteta was up in front of the media on Friday as he previewed our next Premier League game - a trip to Anfield to face the champions.

Our manager was asked about the challenge, Nicolas Pepe, transfers and more.
 
Read on for a full transcript:
 
on whether having no fans in the ground at Anfield will help Arsenal…
I think obviously the crowd makes them stronger because it is a unique atmosphere they are able to create at Anfield. As well you are able to see how well they are playing without any crowds as well, so we know the challenge ahead of us, so let’s embrace it, let’s go for it, prepare well and try to go there and win.
 
on how much confidence we take from our last two performances against Liverpool…
They are all very different games, the one we played at the Emirates and the one we played the in final were very different, and I think it will be different again [on Monday night]. We know the standards that they have set in this league, how consistent they have been and that is because they dominate almost every aspect of the game. So we need to be at our best, we need to compete really well against this team and hopefully the boys are able to do that on Monday.
 
on how the game will be different…
They were really different, the one at the Emirates and the one we played in the final against against them. They have some variability depending on what they do, how we have to control those aspects, how we can attack in different ways as well. It is like quick waves all the time with them, without much time to breathe. It is a really quick game, it doesn’t see long sequences of passes against them. We had to be at our best, that’s for sure.
 
on what he has been working on with the team since the West Ham game…
Obviously I’m not going to discuss that, but we had some time to work and tried to prepare better. But every game brings different challenges and in this league every opponent causes you issues you have to resolve. We are evolving, we are getting much better and on Wednesday already we did a lot of things much better in the same aspects, so we need to keep improving.
 
on the latest on Lucas Torreira…
No, we don’t have any updates on Lucas or any other player at the moment.
 
on being linked with Jorginho at Chelsea…
We are still open to improve our team, we are looking for different options depending on what happens with some of our players here so we are getting prepared just in case we need to do something.
 
on what potential qualities he sees in Jorginho...
Sorry, but I cannot talk about players that play for a different team. [Discussing] their qualities is not appropriate from my side.

Arteta on being linked with Jorginho at Chelsea:
'We are still open to improve our team, we are looking for different options depending on what happens with some of our players here so we are getting prepared just in case we need to do something.'

Jürgen Klopp on Arteta: "He has showed in a short period of time that he seems to be an exceptional football manager. The structure of the team he sets up is exceptional - balance between offence and defence is really good. He has changed the whole mood there." [@JamesPearceLFC] https:///zBAi8O0OFk

Spy360:
Who lied to those buttons at Stamford Bridge that we want Jorginho?

It was those journalists in the know of when pep tried to sign him in 2018 with Mikel Arteta as assistant before he opted for Chelsea that were promoting the propaganda oooo

Roland17:
Cunning man die, Cunning man bury am! Sense wee not kee Arteta....

The Torreira saga continues. Atletico not willing to accept an obligation at the moment. However, Arsenal are working with Torino to find a deal. The Italians are willing to include an obligation. The figures of the deal are being discussed.

it's gonna be partey time at the Emirates guys

Laurent Koscielny: "I had 9 incredible years at Arsenal, lots of memories with this club. I know that my announcement video at Bordeaux caused a bit of a stir, I want to apologise to the fans for that, I didn't expect it to affect them in the way that it did." https:///O8EAF4P3bh

Torreira has demanded and begged Arsenal to let him join Atletico and rejected all offers from Italy.

Now, the problem is that Athletico Madrid doesn't want anything Partey to be included in the deal and again wants Torreira on loan with an option to buy only whereas Arsenal wants a loan with an obligation to buy so that Torreira money can be guaranteed to be spent on partey release clause which Athletico Madrid doesn't want

The joys of the Europa League (qualifiers). Mourinho: "My goalkeepers told me the goal was too small. When I stand there and spread my arms, I know the distance. So I felt immediately that something was wrong. We got the UEFA delegate to confirm and, yes, it was 5cm smaller." https:///bKX9gsKNwt

Honestly I am tempted to believe you on the below because I just can't understand why and how a simple question would now all of a sudden turn into an evolution propagation masterpiece for crying out loud.

if Ozil is no longer needed, they should kindly strike a deal for him with the Asian links for goodness sake

BlueRayDick:
I think the first thing they teach them in coaching school is to talk in parables and deflect from the main question you are asked. Just look at how Arteta didn't address the Ozil sàga but was talking about evolution theory àbí na Darwin theory

BlueRayDick:
I think the first thing they teach them in coaching school is to talk in parables and deflect from the main question you are asked. Just look at how Arteta didn't address the Ozil sàga but was talking about evolution theory àbí na Darwin theory

NEW: Atletico Madrid interested in Idrissa Gueye from PSG as potential replacement for Arsenal target Thomas Partey. #AFC's Lucas Torreira will replace Hector Herrera. Atletico's interest in Torreira has made the situation more flexible with #AFC to sign Partey. [@RaphaJourno]


.@RaphaJourno: Arsenal could look to swap Guendouzi for Chelsea midfielder Jorginho but nothing is advanced at this stage. #AFC #CFC


Arsenal are doing everything to sell Sokratis, Mustafi, Chambers, Kolasinac & Balogun to raise funds & make a deal with Lyon before the DD to sign Aouar. Elneny is 90% staying at #AFC but his agent is in talks with 2 Turkish clubs. Nelson could leave on loan. [@RaphaJourno]


Arsenal still have a chance to sign Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace but signing him late would make the deal more difficult even if it's a loan deal. Zaha wants to leave but won't a force move. Could still leave in January. [@RaphaJourno] #AFC

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: “I was thinking about it [leaving] to tell you the truth because I had good opportunities as well, but this feeling to be here - the love from the fans & all the club - I’m not sure that by leaving I will receive the same love, that’s why I’m staying.” https:///ikxBUBhIeY

Arsenal and Atletico are in the final stages of discussions regarding Lucas Torreira’s loan move.

Arsenal want an obligation to buy clause inserted at around £22million. Atletico want an option to buy clause at £20million. Arsenal very keen to guarantee a future fee. #AFC

Jencejyde:
spot on!! Another reason the capture of aour is vital as it seems Ozil is out of the picture

Aouar has 11 days to materialize Bro or nothing