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Benfica 2-1 Arsenal, Estadio da Luz, Portugal. Arsenal played their final pre-season game of the summer in Lisbon, where a second half capitulation handed Portuguese side Benfica the Eusébio Cup. The Gunners had travelled to Estadio da Luz with a point to prove after a disappointing Emirates Cup tournament and managed to control the first...

Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue is expected to finalise a £3.5million transfer to Turkish giants Galatasaray next week, after not travelling with the 19-man Gunners’ squad to Portugal for tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Benfica. The 28-year-old Ivorian started just eight Premier League matches last term and does not feature in Wenger’s plans for the new season....

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has resumed light training with the rest of his team-mates this week, just days before the club hold their annual Members Day function on Thursday which the Spaniard is expected to attend.  The open training session – which is annually held at Emirates Stadium – allows Gooners to watch manager Arsène Wenger...

Arsenal’s chase for Spanish midfielder Juan Mata looks to have ended, with journalist Guillem Balague reporting that the Gunners failed to pay the 23-year-old’s buy-out clause before it expired on Sunday night. Manager Arsene Wenger was seemingly in pole position to sign Mata, who according Balague, also had his heart set on a move to...

Emmanuel Eboue’s ongoing move to Turkish giants Galatasaray has hit a stumbling block after the Ivorian rejected the contract terms offered to him. The 28-year-old right-back, who was left out of the club’s pre-season tour of Asia, is one of several players who has had offers welcomed for them due to average performances last season....

Young Arsenal defender Kyle Bartley will hold talks with Gunners manager Arsene Wenger this week in the hope of resolving his short-term future at the club. The 20-year-old spent an impressive loan spell at Rangers last season, although his campaign ended earlier than expected due to a knee ligament injury. With Thomas Vermaelen, Johan Djourou,...

Arsenal midfielder Denilson will fly to Brazil on Monday for a medical after the Gunners accepted a season-long loan offer from São Paulo. The wantaway 23-year-old, who has already expressed his desire to quit the club, struggled to find a new team this summer despite tentative interest from England and Spain, making it look likely...

Arsenal have been ranked the ‘seventh most valuable’ sports club in the world, according to Forbes magazine. The respected US publication released its latest rich list of sports teams, with Arsenal having a reported valuation of $1.19 billion (£740m). “The clubs located in cities where real estate/commercial property is expensive naturally have an advantage as...

Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will be offered the No 1 jersey once Manuel Almunia’s exit from the club is officially confirmed. Szczesny, currently on the Gunners’ pre-season tour in Malaysia, has been wearing a temporary No 13 shirt while waiting for confirmation that he’ll inherit Almunia’s squad number after the Spaniard leaves. The 20-year-old was...

Samir Nasri was all smiles on the Arsenal coach today as he prepared to board the plane to Malaysia ahead of the Gunners’ much-anticipated Asia pre-season tour. The Frenchman, who has twelve months left on his existing contract, is yet to sign a new deal although talks are still rumoured to be ongoing between the...