Arsenal FC news: Carlo Ancelotti coy on speculation he will succeed Arsene Wenger
as Gunners boss
Media reports across Europe have been red hot since the Frenchman announced that he will step down from his 22 - year long role
as Gunners boss, and it seems that two candidates are front and centre in Arsenal's plans to replace him.
Wenger to step down
as Gunners boss at the end of the season after 22 years at the club and now Arsenal face big decision who to appoint as his successor
Embed from Getty Images Arsene Wenger's position
as Gunners boss has never looked so broken and following the 3 - 1 defeat to West Brom he admitted he's already made a decision on his future.
Wenger begins his final five Premier League games
as Gunners boss by hosting West Ham on Sunday (1.30 pm).
It would be difficult to see the the World Cup winner leave the Emirates,
as the Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has recently insisted that he has no intention to sell the forward in January.
Thomas Tuchel had been installed as the early favourite after Wenger revealed he will leave his job
as Gunners boss at the end of the season after 22 years in charge of the North London.
Since then there has been an outpouring from the world of football paying tribute to his achievements during his time
as Gunners boss.
The Frenchman will step aside
as Gunners boss at the end of the season, but if he were to pick his best XI from all the players he has managed during that time, who would he choose?
The French boss announced on the 20th of April that he will step down from his role
as Gunners boss at the end of the season.
There have been all sorts of stories about and praise of the Frenchman in recent weeks because of the amazing 20th anniversary
as Gunners boss, but his latest trick could be even more remarkable than his trophies, doubles and even the invincible Premier League winning season in 2003 - 04, because Wenger has managed to get a Tottenham player enthusing about the brilliant football that Arsenal play, as reported by the Evening Standard.
Arsenal players are reportedly not keen on the prospect of Manchester City coach Mikel Arteta returning to the Emirates Stadium to replace Arsene Wenger
as Gunners boss.
Arsene Wenger has been given a boost regarding the fitness of Mesut Ozil,
as the Gunners boss could have the German back for his side's clash against Huddersfield on Wednesday evening.
Arsenal have scored 11 goals in their last three Premier League fixtures and Wenger will have been pleased with the return to form shown by Alexis Sanchez after a poor opening to the campaign from the tired Chilean, who had been in action at the Copa America over the summer and as such didn't enjoy as long a break
as the Gunners boss would have liked.
Wenger was happy to send Jenkinson to east London
as the Gunners boss has more than his fair share of full - back options with the likes of Nacho Monreal, Mathieu Debuchy, Calum Chambers, Kieran Gibbs and Hector Bellerin in his armoury.
The French boss signed a new two - year contract at the end of last season, and that certainly appears to be the last of his long - running career
as Gunners boss.
The Frenchman announced this morning that he would be stepping down
as Gunners boss at the end of the season and a host of big names have been linked as potential replacements.
Arsenal could well do with the arrival of the 26 year old German international as Arsene Wenger looks to beef up his attacking options but the Frenchman is apparently amenable to Koln's demands in relation to not publicizing the transfer
as the Gunners boss has clearly been on the wrong end of player exits himself in recent seasons.
The 28 - year - old was linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium on transfer deadline day earlier this month
as Gunners boss Arsene Wenger was reportedly in the French capital with hopes of sealing a # 45million deal for the Uruguayan international.
Not exact matches
The
Gunners all - time top goalscorer Henry had asked to take over a role to coach Arsenal's Under - 18 side this season, but the French
boss rejected his approach, and he has since taken up a role under Roberto Martinez
as Belgium assistant manager.
So even though the
Gunners will head to Wales and the Liberty Stadium
as big favourites against the struggling Swans, the
boss knows that we must be well prepared and approach the game in the right way and after the last two starts against Bournemouth and Preston that means doing it from the first whistle.
The Saints have only lost to the
Gunners once in their last six meetings and Puel is hoping this game will be just
as tough for his old
boss.
Paul Merson is amongst those who thinks he should call time on his career
as Gunners manager, whilst stating he thinks the
boss has «lost it».
The 27 - year - old's previous injury occurred
as a result of burnout, with the
Gunners boss choosing to ignore repeated calls for the player to be rested.
AW — «In England
as soon
as you have a problem people want you to buy,» the
Gunners boss added.
Even the title I have put at the top of this post could be seen
as a bit on the harsh side on the 28 - year old,
as he scored 19 goals for the
Gunners last season, at a ratio of just better than one every other game, and he already has three for the new season so far, despite being well down the pecking order of forward players available to the
boss.
Maybe it is the one transfer the
boss did complete that has helped to convince others of Arsenal's title credentials,
as that is one of the reasons put forward by former
Gunners star Robert Pires.
According to the reliable Jeremy Wilson of the Daily Telegraph, the
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is simultaneously working on deals for
as many
as three players
as he plans a raid on the French top flight, with Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and Monaco's Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar all being targetted for a potential move to the Emirates.
As mentioned, Wilshere won't be able to show his worth to
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, though striker Benik Afobe will be hoping to show his old
boss what he's missing.
As the
boss will seemingly starts a CONSOLIDATING
GUNNERS STARTS that will consolidate their gains in the Barclays Premier League table.
It seems
as though Arsenal are getting set to clear out a lot of deadwood in the offensive department when the transfer window opens
as The Sun is reporting that the
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is planning to offload Lukas Podolski, Joel Campbell and Yaya Sanogo.
Before Arsenal played host to Chelsea last weekend in a match that none of us want to remember for long, the interim
boss of the blues Guus Hiddink suggested that Arsene Wenger and his very long spell
as the manager of a top flight club like the
Gunners could soon be looked on
as a piece of history, because
bosses just do not seem to get anything like that sort of time anymore.
So it looks like yet another Arsenal player is set to leave the Emirates this January
as the new Everton
boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed that he is in talks with the
Gunners to try and secure a permanent transfer of Theo Walcott and he sounds extremely keen on the idea.
According to The Mirror, Everton
boss Ronald Koeman is the favourite to replace Wenger
as the new
Gunners boss, with club chiefs believing the Dutchman is the «perfect» successor.
L'Equipe further claim that Arsenal not having Champions League football will not be too much of a problem
as the player will look to develop under
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, who has a reputation of nurturing young talent, especially in regards to Frenchmen!
Arsenal
boss Arsene Wenger has told forward Joel Campbell that it is now or never for him to get his
Gunners career off the ground
as the club are in the grip of an injury crisis, the Daily Mirror reports.
Arsenal's deal for Chilean winger Alexis Sanchez has finally been confirmed today, and
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger sounded every bit
as delighted
as the club's most fervent supporters:
And before splashing out again, the
Gunners boss clearly wants to make sure that Xhaka is the right man to build his midfield around,
as opposed to his other reported targets.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will now enter the race for the Englishman
as he looks to add more steel and height to his back four.
The
Gunners must police Mario Balotelli
as he will want to prove a point to the
boss for refusing to sign him in the summer after been heavily linked with Arsenal.
According to Goal.com, who carry quotes from the
Gunners boss, the England international has opened contract negotiations with the club, despite publicly stating that nothing has yet been done —
as was reported by the Daily Mail earlier this week.
The 29 - year old feels that the
Gunners have shown in the second half of the season that we are
as strong
as anyone and, just like me, he believes that all the injury problems the
boss had to cope with were a major factor in the early season struggles.
The French
boss is expected to announce whether he will be staying on
as Gunners manager next season, with his current contract set to expire this summer.
We do not even know for sure whether Arsene Wenger sees the striker situation at the club
as a problem to be honest, but I am going to assume that the
boss, like the Arsenal fans, would welcome some more firepower up front for the
Gunners.
Theo Walcott rewarded Arsene Wenger's confidence in him by scoring a first - half hat - trick
as Arsenal demolished West Brom in our last game of the season, and the
Gunners boss revealed that he was convinced that Theo was ready for the role even before yesterday's game.
The
Gunners have our own injury concerns of course and the
boss has been speaking about fatigue
as well so there may be a few changes to the starting XI.
Wenger has been talking up Wilshere, especially
as he is yet to sign a new contract with the
Gunners, and the
boss is also saying that Jack should bechosen by Gareth Southgate for England
as well.
Is the
Gunners defender telling his
boss that there is no point keeping hold of a player who wants to leave, even if he is
as important to the team
as Alexis was last season?
For me there are just two options but there is a big decision for the
boss to make
as FRancis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla are very different types of players and whichever one Wenger chooses would give the
Gunners a different approach.
But the Hull
boss also has recent reasons to assume that the
Gunners will be heading back to north London with all three points
as we have already knocked them out of the FA cup this year after beating them in the final at Wembley last May.