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The Guardian
a day ago
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- The Guardian
Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal can finally strike title gold if they ‘keep digging'
Mikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal will strike gold if they 'keep digging' as they start their push to win a first Premier League title since 2004 with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday. In May, Arsenal completed a run of finishing second in three successive Premier League campaigns – matching the club's record from 1998-99 to 2000-01, before winning the title in 2001-02. They have spent almost £200m on players this summer. Viktor Gyökeres is expected to lead the line against United and the midfielder Martín Zubimendi is also likely to make his debut. Arteta's side face a tricky run, with a trip to the champions, Liverpool, in their third match, before they face Manchester City at home on 21 September. But the Arsenal manager insisted they could draw on their previous experience to get over the line. 'You keep digging, digging, digging and you have to be digging because one day the gold is going to be there,' he said. 'That's all the time. When I've been taught, when I've been educated, that's it. For three seasons we've had more points than any other team in this league, which is incredible. That's how you have all the consistency. Now we have to do it in a season to have one more point or the same amount of points and more goals different than any other team. That's the objective.' City have actually accumulated four more points than Arsenal's 247 over the past three seasons. Those clubs have spent similar gross amounts this summer but Liverpool have outstripped them and could add to their squad. Arteta confirmed Arsenal were also looking to bring in more players amid interest in Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze but believes they are capable of competing regardless. 'I think we have great versatility, very different qualities in relation to the opposition as well,' he said. 'We can manipulate that and have some great cohesion within those units so we are very happy with that.' The form of Martin Ødegaard will be crucial after he endured a testing season that yielded only three goals and eight assists in the league. Arteta said that despite suggestions from Tony Adams – who led Arsenal to the Double in 2002 – that Declan Rice should take over the captaincy, the Norwegian was the almost unanimous choice in a vote conducted this week by his staff and the rest of the players. 'My opinion is clear and it's not just my opinion, it's all the staff and especially the players,' he said.
The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal can finally strike title gold if they ‘keep digging'
Mikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal will strike gold if they 'keep digging' as they start their push to win a first Premier League title since 2004 with a trip to Manchester United on Sunday. In May, Arsenal became the first club to finish as runners-up in three successive Premier League campaigns but have spent almost £200m on players this summer. Viktor Gyökeres is expected to lead the line against United and the midfielder Martín Zubimendi is also likely to make his debut. Arteta's side face a tricky run, with a trip to the champions Liverpool in their third match, before they face Manchester City at home on 21 September. But the Arsenal manager insisted they could draw on their previous experience to get over the line. 'You keep digging, digging, digging and you have to be digging because one day the gold is going to be there,' he said. 'That's all the time. When I've been taught, when I've been educated, that's it. For three seasons we've had more points than any other team in this league, which is incredible. That's how you have all the consistency. Now we have to do it in a season to have one more point or the same amount of points and more goals different than any other team. That's the objective.' City have actually accumulated four more points than Arsenal's 247 over the past three seasons. Those clubs have spent similar gross amounts this summer but Liverpool have outstripped them and could add to their squad. Arteta confirmed Arsenal were also looking to bring in more players amid interest in Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze but believes they are capable of competing regardless. 'I think we have great versatility, very different qualities in relation to the opposition as well,' he said. 'We can manipulate that and have some great cohesion within those units so we are very happy with that.' The form of Martin Ødegaard will be crucial after he endured a testing season that yielded only three goals and eight assists in the league. Arteta said that despite suggestions from Tony Adams – who led Arsenal to the Double in 2002 – that Declan Rice should take over the captaincy, the Norwegian was the almost unanimous choice of a vote conducted this week by his staff and the rest of the players. 'My opinion is clear and it's not just my opinion, it's all the staff and especially the players,' he said. 'I asked them to vote for the captain and I got the result yesterday and by a mile away, by a big, big 100 miles, everybody chose the same person, which is Martin Ødegaard. Which is the most clear sign that you can have. It's how they feel about who has to be their captain to defend, improve and win the matches that we want to win. So I think there's no question about that.'
Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Times
Summer transfer window: Premier League signings, ins, outs for 2025
The summer transfer window is expected to be a busy one for Premier League clubs, with some teams already making moves. The window opened on June 16, with deadline day bringing an end to transfers on September 1 at 7pm. Arsenal IN Kepa Arrizabalaga, £5m (Chelsea); Martín Zubimendi, £55.8m (Real Sociedad); Christian Norgaard, £10m (Brentford); Noni Madueke, £48m (Chelsea); Cristhian Mosquera, £13m (Valencia); Viktor Gyokeres, £57m (Sporting Lisbon) OUT Kieran Tierney, free (Celtic), Nuno Tavares, £7.6m (Lazio); Jorginho, released; Marquinhos, £2.5m (Cruzeiro); Thomas Partey, released; Takehiro Tomiyasu, released OUT Robin Olsen, free (Malmo); Kortney Hause, released; Kaine Kesler-Hayden, £3.5m (Coventry City); Philippe Coutinho (Vasco da Gama); Oliwier Zych, loan (Rakow); Enzo Barrenechea, loan (Benfica); Filip Marschall (Stevenage); Yasin Ozcan, loan (Anderlecht); Joe Gauci, loan (Port Vale) Bournemouth IN Adrien Truffert, £11.5m (Rennes); Djordje Petrovic, £25m (Chelsea); Bafodé Diakité, £34.6m (Lille) OUT Dean Huijsen, £50m (Real Madrid); Jaidon Anthony, £7.5m (Burnley); Daniel Jebbison, loan (Preston North End); Max Aarons, loan (Rangers); Milos Kerkez, £40m (Liverpool); Joe Rothwell, £400k (Rangers); Mark Travers, £4m (Everton); Neto, released; Illia Zabarnyi, £57.1m (PSG) Brentford IN Michael Kayode, £14.7m (Fiorentina); Romelle Donovan, £3m (Birmingham); Caoimhín Kelleher, £12.5m (Liverpool); Antoni Milambo, £17.2m (Feyenoord); Jordan Henderson, free (Ajax) OUT Ben Mee, released; Ben Winterbottom, released; Mark Flekken, £8.4m (Bayer Leverkusen); Christian Norgaard, £10m (Arsenal); Josh Dasilva, released; Bryan Mbeumo, £71m (Manchester United); Ji-soo Kim, loan (Kaiserslautern) Brighton & Hove Albion IN Tom Watson, £10m (Sunderland); Yoon Do-young, £1.7m (Daejeon Hana Citizen); Charalampos Kostoulas, £29.8m (Olympiakos); Diego Coppola, £9.4m (Verona); Olivier Boscagli, free (PSV Eindhoven); Maxim De Cuyper, £17m (Club Bruges) OUT João Pedro, £55m (Chelsea); Simon Adingra, £21m (Sunderland); Valentín Barco, £8.6m (Strasbourg); Odeluga Offiah, £1.3m (Preston North End); James Beadle, loan (Birmingham City); Yoon Do-young, loan (Excelsior); Evan Ferguson, loan (Roma); Pervis Estupiñán, £14.7m (AC Milan); Kjell Scherpen, £1.7m (Union Saint-Gilloise); Carl Rushworth, loan (Coventry City); Eiran Cashin, loan (Birmingham City); Malick Yalcouyé, loan (Swansea City) Burnley IN Bashir Humphreys, £12m (Chelsea); Marcus Edwards, £8.4m (Sporting Lisbon); Jaidon Anthony, £7.5m (Bournemouth); Zian Flemming, £7m (Millwall); Max Weiss, £4.3m (Karlsruher); Quilindschy Hartman, £7.7m (Feyenoord); Axel Tuanzebe, free (Ipswich Town); Loum Tchaouna, £13m (Lazio); Jacob Bruun Larsen, £3.5m (Stuttgart); Kyle Walker, free (Manchester City); Martin Dubravka, undisclosed (Newcastle); Lesley Ugochukwu, £23m (Chelsea); Armando Broja, £20m (Chelsea) OUT Dara Costelloe, £340k (Wigan Athletic); Nathan Redmond, released; Jonjo Shelvey, released; CJ Egan-Riley, free (Marseille); Josh Brownhill, released; Han-Noah Massengo, £2.6m (Augsburg); Andréas Hountondji, loan (St Pauli); James Trafford, £27m (Manchester City); Oluwaseun Adewumi, loan (Cercle Brugge) Chelsea IN Liam Delap, £30m (Ipswich Town); Estêvão, £28.5m (Palmeiras); Dário Essugo £18.9m (Sporting Lisbon); Kendry Páez, £17.2m (Independiente del Valle); Mamadou Sarr, £12m (Strasbourg); João Pedro, £55m (Brighton & Hove Albion); Jamie Gittens £56m (Borussia Dortmund); Jorrel Hato, £38.5m (Ajax) OUT Bashir Humphreys, £12m (Burnley); Lucas Bergstrom, free (Mallorca); Marcus Bettinelli, £2m (Manchester City); Kepa Arrizabalaga, £5m (Arsenal); Mathis Amougou (Strasbourg); Noni Madueke, £48m (Arsenal); Djordje Petrovic, £25m (Bournemouth); Mike Penders, loan (Strasbourg); João Félix, £26m (Al-Nassr); Kendry Páez, loan (Strasbourg); Mamadou Sarr, loan (Strasbourg); Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, £25m (Everton); Marc Guiu, loan (Sunderland); Lesley Ugochukwu, £23m (Burnley); Armando Broja, £20m, (Burnley) Crystal Palace IN Walter Benítez, free (PSV Eindhoven); Borna Sosa, £2m (Ajax) OUT Joel Ward, released; Jeffrey Schlupp, released; Luke Plange, free (Grasshoppers); Joe Whitworth, loan (Exeter City); David Ozoh, loan (Derby County); Rob Holding released; Malcolm Ebiowei, £1m (Blackpool) Everton IN Carlos Alcaraz, £12.7m (Flamengo); Mark Travers, £4m (Bournemouth); Thierno Barry £27.5m (Villarreal); Adam Aznou, £7.8m (Bayern Munich); Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, £25m (Chelsea); Jack Grealish, loan (Manchester City) OUT Neal Maupay, £3.4m (Marseille); Abdoulaye Doucouré, released; João Virgínia, released; Ashley Young, released; Asmir Begovic, released; Mason Holgate, free (Al-Ghafara); Billy Crellin, released; Dominic Calvert-Lewin, released Fulham IN Benjamin Lecomte, £433,000 (Montpellier) OUT Willian, released; Carlos Vinícius, released; Steven Benda, loan (Milwall); Luke Harris, loan (Oxford United) Leeds United IN Lukas Nmecha, free (Wolfsburg); Sebastiaan Bornauw, £5.1m (Wolfsburg); Jaka Bijol, £15.6m (Udinese); Gabriel Gudmundsson, £10m (Lille); Sean Longstaff, £12m (Newcastle United); Anton Stach, £19m (Hoffenheim); Lucas Perri, £13.9m (Lyon) OUT Rasmus Kristensen, £5m (Eintracht Frankfurt); Joshua Guilavogui, released; Junior Firpo, free (Real Betis); Sam Byram, released; Maximilian Wöber, loan (Werder Bremen); Mateo Joseph, loan (Mallorca); Joe Gelhardt, loan (Hull City). Liverpool IN Florian Wirtz, £116m (Bayer Leverkusen); Jeremie Frimpong, £29.5m (Bayer Leverkusen); Armin Pecsi £1.5m (Puskas Akademia); Milos Kerkez, £40m (Bournemouth); Freddie Woodman, free (Preston North End); Hugo Ekitike, £79m (Eintracht Frankfurt) OUT Trent Alexander-Arnold, £8.5m (Real Madrid); Caoimhin Kelleher, £12.5m (Brentford); Vitezslav Jaros, loan (Ajax); Nathaniel Phillips, £2.9m (West Bromwich Albion); Harvey Davies, loan (Crawley Town); Jarell Quansah, £30m (Bayer Leverkusen); Luis Díaz, £65.5m (Bayern Munich); Tyler Morton, £8.7m (Lyon); Darwin Núñez, £46m (Al-Hilal). Ekitike joins the Premier League champions from Eintracht Frankfurt ROBBIE JAY BARRATT – AMA/GETTY IMAGES Manchester City IN Tijjani Reijnders, £46.3m (AC Milan); Rayan Ait-Nouri, £31m (Wolves); Marcus Bettinelli £2m (Chelsea); Rayan Cherki, £30.5m (Lyon); Sverre Nypan, £12.5m (Rosenborg); James Trafford, £27m (Burnley) OUT Yan Couto, £21m (Borussia Dortmund); Kevin De Bruyne, released; Scott Carson, released; Juma Bah, loan (Nice); Kyle Walker, free (Burnley); Máximo Perrone, £11.3m (Como); Vitor Reis, loan (Girona) Manchester United IN Matheus Cunha, £62.5m (Wolves); Diego León, £3.3m (Cerro Porteno); Enzo Kana-Biyik, free (Le Havre); Bryan Mbeumo, £71m (Brentford); Benjamin Sesko, £66.2m (RB Leipzig) OUT Victor Lindelof, released; Christian Eriksen, released; Jonny Evans, retired; Enzo Kana-Biyik, loan (Lausanne); Daniel Gore, loan (Rotherham); Marcus Rashford, loan (Barcelona) Newcastle United IN Anthony Elanga, £55m (Nottingham Forest); Antoñito Cordero, free (Malaga); Aaron Ramsdale, loan (Southampton); Malick Thiaw, £34.6m (AC Milan) OUT Lloyd Kelly, £14.5m (Juventus); Sean Longstaff, £12m (Leeds United); Jamal Lewis, released; Callum Wilson, released; John Ruddy, released; Antoñito Cordero, loan (Westerlo); Isaac Hayden, released; Martin Dubravka, undisclosed (Burnley); Odysseas Vlachodimos, loan (Sevilla) Nottingham Forest IN Jair Cunha, £10.4m (Botafogo); Igor Jesus, £10m (Botafogo); Dan Ndoye £36.6m (Bologna); Angus Gunn, free (Norwich City) OUT Anthony Elanga, £55m (Newcastle United); Jonathan Panzo, free (Rio Ave); Harry Toffolo, released; Andrew Omobamidele, £9m (Strasbourg); Ramón Sosa, £11m (Palmeiras); Tyler Bindon, loan (Sheffield United) Wayne Hennessey, released; Danilo, £20m (Botafogo); Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham); Matt Turner, £8m (Lyon) Sunderland IN Enzo Le Fée, £20m (Roma); Habib Diarra, £30m (Strasbourg); Simon Adingra, £21m (Brighton & Hove Albion); Chemsdine Talbi, £16m (Club Bruges); Noah Sadiki, £15m (Union Saint-Gilloise); Reinaldo Mandava, free (Atletico Madrid); Granit Xhaka, £13m (Bayer Leverkusen); Robin Roefs, £9m (Nijmegen); Marc Guiu, loan (Chelsea); Arthur Masuaku, free (Besiktas); Omar Alderete, £10m (Getafe) OUT Tom Watson, £10m (Brighton); Jobe Bellingham, £27m (Borussia Dortmund); Nathan Bishop (AFC Wimbledon); Adil Aouchiche, loan (Aberdeen); Pierre Ekwah, undisclosed (St Etienne) Tottenham Hotspur IN Kevin Danso, £21m (Lens); Luka Vuskovic, £9.2m (Hajduk Split); Mathys Tel, £30m (Bayern Munich); Mohammed Kudus, £55m (West Ham United); Kota Takai, £5m (Kawasaki Frontale); Joao Palhinha, loan (Bayern Munich) OUT Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, £11.3m (Marseille); Fraser Forster, released; Sergio Reguilón, released; Alfie Whiteman, released; Alejo Veliz, loan (Rosario); Mikey Moore, loan (Rangers); Son Heung-min, (£20m) LAFC; Yang Min-hyeok, loan (Portsmouth); Alfie Devine, loan (Preston) Son gave a tearful farewell after a pre-season friendly in Seoul EPA West Ham United IN Jean-Clair Todibo, £35m (Nice); El Hadji Malick Diouf, £19m (Slavia Prague); Kyle Walker-Peters, free (Southampton); Mads Hermansen, £20m (Leicester City) OUT Mohammed Kudus, £55m (Tottenham Hotspur); Vladimir Coufal, released; Danny Ings, released; Lukasz Fabianski, released; Aaron Cresswell, released; Kurt Zouma, released; Michail Antonio, released; Kaelan Casey, loan (Swansea) Wolverhampton Wanderers IN Fer López, £19m (Celta Vigo); Jorgen Strand Larsen, £23m (Celta Vigo); Jhon Arias, £14m (Fluminense); David Moller Wolfe, £10.5m (Alkmaar) OUT Pablo Sarabia, released; Matheus Cunha, £62.5m (Manchester United); Craig Dawson, released; Chem Campbell (Stevenage); Rayan Ait-Nouri, £31m (Manchester City); Tommy Doyle, loan (Birmingham City); Nasser Djiga, loan (Rangers); Chiquinho (Alverca); Nélson Semedo, free (Fenerbahce); Joe Hodge, undisclosed (Tondela); Bastien Meupiyou, loan (Alverca); Boubacar Traoré, loan (Metz); Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad)
Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Inside Arsenal's 'secret' Martin Zubimendi deal as Gunners' £51m new arrival opens up on Premier League move and the role of Mikel Arteta
Arsenal 's new £51m signing Martín Zubimendi did not just walk into north London this summer. His arrival was the result of a quietly executed, two-year transfer plan that also delivered Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad. The Gunners agreed a rare dual arrangement with the Spanish club last summer. They triggered Merino's release clause in 2024 and Zubimendi's one year later. The clever structure helped spread Arsenal's financial outlay, allowed Thomas Partey 's contract to run its course, and gave Sociedad time to replace two of their most influential players. Zubimendi, meanwhile, remained to captain his boyhood side for one final season. 'It was a really well-orchestrated plan by the club,' said Mikel Arteta, speaking at the start of Arsenal's pre-season tour in Singapore. 'To understand a way how we could get what we wanted in two different years at the same time. And both players were very keen to come, which is very necessary. 'We've done what we wanted, I think the players did what they wanted, and I think Real Sociedad at the end were happy as well. I think it's a very positive outcome for all parties.' The move for Zubimendi was kept under wraps despite late attempts by Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to hijack the deal. The midfielder had already turned down Liverpool the summer before. 'There's always a moment I'm not involved, and probably they don't tell me when it gets really, really difficult,' said Arteta. 'But especially when you feel that we are convinced, and then we get that from the players too. If the agent is giving you the same impression, you are more likely to get the deal over the line. When one of those three parts are a bit off, things can get complicated. In this case, I was always very, very positive.' Zubimendi, speaking alongside Merino at the launch of Arsenal and adidas's new away kit at the NOVA Rooftop in Singapore, admitted the move had been brewing behind the scenes. 'I always wanted to respect Real Sociedad,' he said. 'But once Arsenal convinced me, I knew it was the right project. Signing for Arsenal is a big change for me. It's the change I wanted. 'And since the first day I've been here I've noticed the greatness of this club and I'm adapting. I don't know what Mikel Arteta saw in me, but what I saw in him is that he's a top coach in Europe. 'When I wanted to leave Real, I wanted a quality coach, and I think I've found one. I've seen how obsessive and detailed he is with his game, so I think I've found the right one.' Now primed to replace Partey as Arsenal's midfield anchor, Zubimendi is clear-eyed about the task ahead and being the man to help stop Arsenal being the nearly men. 'Hopefully,' he said. 'Football is all about the details. I followed them in the Champions League last season and Arsenal were the only team that really stood up to PSG and they just missed the details.'
USA Today
22-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Arsenal vs. AC Milan: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream
Arsenal and AC Milan kick off their preseason on Wednesday with a friendly in Singapore. The match will be part of the Singapore Festival of Football, which will also see Arsenal face Newcastle on Sunday. Arsenal will close out its tour of Asia on July 31 with a game against rival Tottenham in Hong Kong. The Gunners will be looking to finally win the Premier League this season after three consecutive runners-up finishes. Joining the preseason tour will be new signings Martín Zubimendi, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Christian Nørgaard. Another new addition, Noni Madueke, will miss out after his participation in the Club World Cup with Chelsea. Watch Arsenal vs. AC Milan on Paramount+ Under new head coach Max Allegri, Milan will be aiming to improve on a disappointing eighth-place finish in Serie A last season. U.S. men's national team pair Yunus Musah and Christian Pulisic have been included on the roster for the Rossoneri's Asian tour. Following the match against Arsenal, Milan will face Liverpool on Saturday in Hong Kong and Perth Glory on July 31 in Perth, Australia. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game. Arsenal vs. AC Milan (friendly) We recommend interesting sports viewing/streaming and betting opportunities. If you sign up for a service by clicking one of the links, we may earn a referral fee. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage
