The Liverpool man did start to put in some decent performances towards the tail
end of the league campaign and is seemingly a certain starter for the group games, 50/1 with some bookmakers.
We have been strongly linked with captures of Jamie Vardy and Alvaro Morata already since
the end of the league campaign, but as time goes on, both deals appear more and more unlikely.
Not exact matches
With little progress having been made over recent weeks, Sterling has now revealed that he will make a decision at the
end of the current
campaign, after discovering whether or not the Reds will secure a second successive season
of Champions
League football.
What will surely help is Arsenal's return to the top four this past weekend, and they'll look to stay there between now and the
end of the
campaign to secure a return to the Champions
League.
The Red Devils were dumped out
of the UCL in the group stage, and have failed to secure a return to next year's competition,
ending their Premier
League campaign in fifth place.
Some first team players however will not be returning until the very
end of pre-season training, whilst the likes
of Giroud, Ramsey, Ozil and Koscielny are not expected to join up with the squad until little less than a week before our Premier
League campaign kicks off.
Houston entered last season as a sleeper title contender and
ended it with one
of the most uninspiring, lazy, and frustrating playoff
campaigns in
league history.
The 44 - year - old has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier
League at the
end of the current
campaign, with his contract with the Bundesliga champions set to expire.
If Arsenal Football Club are going to finally put a new manager in charge
of the team when the current season
ends, something that some people think will hinge on our Europa
League campaign, then the current boss
of the Serie A champions Juventus is not the only option.
In 2015 Arsenal only just pinched second place in the
League by the skin
of their teeth when Tottenham collapsed in the final games
of the
campaign, but Spurs got their revenge in style last season when they made sure
of their second - place finish and
ended 11 points ahead
of a very disappointing Gunners side, that failed to even make the Champions
League.
The Belgian international's last Premier
League appearance came back on October 28, and so from a personal perspective too, he'll be delighted to be back involved and will be hopeful
of playing a key role in helping Tottenham enjoy a successful
end to the
campaign on all remaining fronts.
Arsenal managed an excellent run towards the
end of last season, winning 8 out
of their last 10 games meaning that they managed to qualify for next seasons Champions
League campaign.
The Gunners made the switch to the 3 -4-2-1 formation which helped Chelsea to steal a march on all rivals as they comfortably secured the Premier
League title last season, and we opted to play our own system including the same system toward the
end of the
campaign also.
Perhaps a trophy to0 celebrate would help, especially if it was the Europa
League because that would get us back into the elite European competition, but there is not too much confidence that this Arsenal team will have any silverware at the
end of this
campaign and in a Beinsport interview Wenger sounds to me as though he could finally be starting to see that the club needs a change at the top.
Old Trafford owners the Glazers could opt to call time on Moyes's tenure as Man United boss at the
end of the current
campaign, especially if the club have failed to secure a Champions
League berth for the first time in the competition's history.
With another Premier
League season almost at an
end, it is a chance to reflect on the highs and lows
of an intriguing
campaign.
Khedira hasn't signed a new contract at the Bernabeu and has fallen behind Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in the pecking order for a place in Carlo Ancelotti's side, making it likely that he will leave for the Premier
League at the
end of the
campaign.
The Belgian is currently on loan at St Mary's from La Liga champions Atlético Madrid and has helped the Saints to an impressive season in the Barclays Premier
League, as they look to clinch a place in Europe, but it appears the 26 - year - old is not interested at the possibility
of remaining on the south coast beyond the
end of the current
campaign.
I perceive all the Gunners who will actively take part in Euro 2016 games maybe given an extended break to rest to enable them recharge their batteries for the opening
of next season's Barclays Premier
League campaign after Euro 2016 tournament has
ended on 10th June.
Yesterday's victors will likely go into the final as favourites somewhat, having much the better
league campaign, but neither us nor City will be taken lightly in the final, and it should make for a blockbuster
end -
of - season finale.
Kante has been one
of the best players in the Premier
League in his short time in England, winning the title in each
of his first two seasons on these shores, first with Leicester City and then last season with Chelsea, when his all - action displays also earned him the PFA Player
of the Year award at the
end of the
campaign.
With Chelsea having wrapped up the Premier
League title with three games to spare, Jose Mourinho rewarded a few
of his youngsters with first - team action before the
end of the
campaign.
With the a draining Europa
League campaign coming up for the Gunners next season they are going to need more depth to their squad as when you consider there are 38 league games, up to 15 games in the Europa League (should they reach the final) up to 6 games in the FA Cup and the same in the League Cup, Arsenal could end up playing in 65 games over the course of the s
League campaign coming up for the Gunners next season they are going to need more depth to their squad as when you consider there are 38
league games, up to 15 games in the Europa League (should they reach the final) up to 6 games in the FA Cup and the same in the League Cup, Arsenal could end up playing in 65 games over the course of the s
league games, up to 15 games in the Europa
League (should they reach the final) up to 6 games in the FA Cup and the same in the League Cup, Arsenal could end up playing in 65 games over the course of the s
League (should they reach the final) up to 6 games in the FA Cup and the same in the
League Cup, Arsenal could end up playing in 65 games over the course of the s
League Cup, Arsenal could
end up playing in 65 games over the course
of the season.
Ibe made 41 appearances for tLiverpool in all competitions last season, although only 12 starts in the Premier
League and he featured less prominently towards the
end of the
campaign.
The 26 - year - old
ended last season in fine form, scoring a hat - trick on the final day
of the Premier
League season and opening the scoring in the 4 - 0 win over Aston Villa in the FA Cup final, though he was largely anonymous for much
of the
campaign prior to that.
Both Premier
League heavyweights will be looking to bolster their attacking options ahead
of next season, with Chelsea possibly forced to replace Diego Costa while United are likely to bid farewell to Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the
end of the
campaign.
Therefore, a repeat
of the 2012/2013 season injuries to our top Gunners should be forestalled by the Boss not to hinder Arsenal geniue title challenge in this season
campaign that is already looking promising for us to lift the
League title at the
end of the season.
He stayed with Arsenal for the following season, but after only 37 minutes
of league football in the first half
of the
campaign, opted to leave on another loan to join Villareal until the
end of the term.
According to one
of the sources, the
league's management council also is set to nail the 49ers for failing to report income that tight
end Brent Jones, who retired after the 1997 season, was due to receive for work in 1997 on the club's
campaign to get a stadium built.
Should the Blues fail to qualify for the Champions
League this season, it may not be the end of the world for the Blues, as a less - congested fixture list was one of the reasons why Conte's side were able to claim their fifth league title last cam
League this season, it may not be the
end of the world for the Blues, as a less - congested fixture list was one
of the reasons why Conte's side were able to claim their fifth
league title last cam
league title last
campaign.
They are currently languishing in the bottom half
of the Premier
League after finishing in second at the
end of the last
campaign.
The Bavarian side lost their Bundesliga crown to Borussia Dortmund and slipped to third spot before being dumped out
of the Champions
League by Inter Milan, all
of which led to Louis Van Gaal leaving the club before the
end of the last
campaign.
Arsenal MUST give it whatever it takes to remain top
of the table always without backsliding up to the very
end of the season
campaign in May to lift the Barclays Premier
League big trophy again after a long time.
Arsenal fans have seen our own team at the top
of the Premier
League table plenty
of times in recent years, although never when it really matters at the
end of the long
campaign.
The more immediate focus will be on the
end of this
campaign, as Louis van Gaal's men remain four points adrift
of a top - four finish with five games remaining as they look to secure Champions
League football next season.
The Gunners had a very late surge
of form toward the
end of the
campaign after the Frenchman opted to freshen things up with a formation change, and we so nearly rescued ourselves a Champions
league spot, but Martin Keown believes that some players have gotten off lightly.
The
end of the
campaign, champions
league qualification and FA CUP success will all be pivotal in deciding Alexis Sanchez's future and personally I reckon if the Gunners do not achieve one or the other, perhaps even both, then we can wave goodbye to the superstar that has made us tick this season...
But with the turn
of the year, Arsenal's form had a massive dip and by the
end of the
campaign, we celebrated Champions
League qualification like it was a trophy.
The Rossoneri still have a mathematical chance
of qualifying for the Champions
League as they're still only eight points adrift
of Inter in fourth, and so Gennaro Gattuso will undoubtedly ensure his men continue to battle until the
end of the
campaign.
I have no idea how Arsene Wenger is going to get the Arsenal players up for the final few games
of the Premier
League season, but the Frenchman needs to find a way to inspire the Gunners and be quick about it, or the
campaign could
end not only in disappointment but disaster if we crash out
of the Champions
League for the first time in the reign
of the prof.... Read the full article here
Arsenal find themselves at 5/1 in the football betting odds to
end the current Premier
League campaign as the highest finishing London club ahead
of rivals Chelsea and Tottenham.
However, according to the Daily Express, the 31 - year - old could now seek a new challenge at the
end of this
campaign, with a return to the Premier
League looking a possibility.
At the
end of last season, and in this pre-season, Arsenal were in such scintillating form that we were being talked about as genuine Premier
League contenders, and despite our sluggish start to the new
campaign we are definitely in with a shout, and could even go above leaders Man United next weekend.
Kyle Walker has started all 18
of Tottenham's Premier
League matches so far this season, but that run must now
end after the right - back picked up his fifth yellow card
of the
campaign for this tackle on Southampton's Ryan Bertrand.
Arsenal are pretty used to dropping behind the
League leaders in the New Year but traditionally have an excellent run
of form towards the
end of the
campaign, usually to claim a place in the Top Four.
The season before last, when Arsenal spent most
of the
campaign at the top
of the
League, but everybody (and I mean EVERYBODY, from pundits down to Arsenal fans themselves) were predicting that the Gunners would fall by the wayside and
end up fighting for fourth place.
According to a report in The Mirror Bayern are ready to lure Sanchez to Munich with a massive weekly wage and so I think they may be doing Arsenal a big favour in giving Wenger a chance to sell the striker to a club we are not going to face, due to Arsenal being in the Europa
League next season instead
of the usual Champions
League campaign, which has been
ended quite a few times by the Bayern team.
The Premier
League champions have suffered a debilitating season, as they face
ending the
campaign without silverware, in what would be a considerable step backwards in the eyes
of the Abu Dhabi owners.
The Red Devils have been strongly linked with a move for the Arsenal star, but Ozil will be allowed to talk to clubs from outside
of England from January about a prospective free transfer at the
end of the
campaign, and hopefully he won't join one
of our
league rivals.
The interim boss has a contract that runs until the
end of the current
campaign after replacing Jose Mourinho in December, as the Portuguese tactician failed to replicate the success that the club enjoyed last year when winning the Premier
League.