Ben Maples

Arsenal have announced that Ivorian winger Nicolas Pépé has left the club with immediate effect, following the termination of his contract. Pépé, who spent last season on loan at Ligue 1 side OGC Nice, has been out of favour at the club for a while…

England defender Rob Holding has joined Premier League side Crystal Palace on a permanent transfer. The former-Bolton man will join Roy Hodgson at Selhurst Park for a reported fee of an initial £1m, with a further £2.5m in add-ons, on a three-year…

Arsenal have confirmed that striker Folarian Balogun has joined Ligue 1 side AS Monaco on a permanent transfer. The fee is believed to be £30m upfront, with a further £4m in easily-achievable add-ons. It is believed that there is a large sell-on…

Kieran Tierney has joined La Liga side Real Sociedad on loan for the remainder of the 2023/24 season. The deal does not include either a purchase option or obligation. The Spanish side have confirmed that they will be paying Arsenal an undisclosed…

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brentford goalkeeper David Raya on loan. The loan fee is believed to be around £3m with a purchase option of £27m. The deal is obligatory once Raya has played a specific number of games, though this number is…

Arsenal have confirmed that goalkeeper Matt Turner has joined Premier League side Nottingham Forest on a permenant deal. The deal is reported to be worth £10m, with £7m as the base fee, and a further £3m in add-ons. Turner’s sale has come slightly…

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Arsenal have confirmed the signing of West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice on a long-term contract. The transfer fee paid for the player, £105m (£100m upfront with £5m in incentives), eclipses the club’s previous record signing of £72m, which they…

Arsenal have announced the signing of Ajax defender Jurriën Timber from Ajax. The 22-year-old defender has signed a five-year contract with the club for a fee of around £34.3m with a further £4.3m in bonuses. Timber will wear the number 12 shirt.…

Arsenal have confirmed that defender William Saliba has signed a new four-year contract. The contract comes with a hefty pay increase, handing the young Frenchman a whopping £190,000 a week. Saliba has also been given the number 2 shirt, taking over…

Arsenal have announced that Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka has joined Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen. The fee is reported to be £21.5m, a significant recouping on the £30m investment Arsenal made into the midfielder seven years ago. Xhaka leaves the…

Arsenal have announced that winger Reiss Nelson has signed a new long-term contract with the club. Nelson, who has been a part of the club since he was nine years old, has signed a four-year contract, with the option for a further year. The 2022/23…

Arsenal have announced the signing of Chelsea attacker Kai Havertz on a five-year contract, with the option for a further year. The deal has reportedly been closed at £50m with another £15m in add-ons – forming a total sum of £65m, of which the fee…

Granit Xhaka. Hero or villain? Thug or genius? Timeless or mistimed? It’s a discussion that has rolled on among the Arsenal fanbase and the media ever since his arrival from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Sunday afternoon saw what may be his final-ever…

Arsenal have confirmed that Bukayo Saka has signed a new long-term contract with the club. The deal is reported to be a four-year contract and one that brings his original weekly wage of £30,000-a-week up to a whopping £288,000. There were initial…

For many, the UEFA Europa League has been placed firmly on the back burner. Most Arsenal fans would argue that the Premier League is the competition that demands the most immediate attention and given the falterings of Manchester United, Liverpool,…

After a disappointing 2-2 draw with Sporting Lisbon in midweek, Arsenal were keen to get back to winning ways in the Premier League. After a truly stupendous comeback against Bournemouth only a few days prior, Mikel Arteta’s team were ready to try…

Wednesday night finally saw Arsenal catch up with their all-important game in-hand. An emphatic 4-0 win over Everton saw Mikel Arteta’s team extend their lead at the top of the Premier League by five points. However, before they kicked off against…

For weeks and weeks, Arsenal fans have spoke of nothing else than having a game in-hand on rivals Manchester City. A win over Sean Dyche’s team, a team who beat them 1-0 only a few weeks ago, would see Arsenal extend their lead at the top of the…

Crystal Palace have confirmed the capture of Arsenal midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga on loan. The Belgian midfielder has left Arsenal on a six-month loan deal, in the hopes of more game time, under former-Arsenal midfielder and club legend Patrick…