POLICE have charged a man for the assault on Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale following the win over Tottenham.
Joseph Watts, 35, from Hackney, was recorded kicking Ramsdale in the back shortly after the full-time whistle.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are reportedly ready to hijack another Arsenal deal as they line up a bid for Leandro Trossard.
The Blues recently signed Mykhailo Mudryk from under the Gunners' noses and could be set for another tussle.
And out-of-favour full-back Cedric Soares is in talks with Fulham over a loan switch according to reports.
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Morning, Arsenal fans
The Gunners might lose out to Chelsea again for a SECOND winger.
Having landed Mykhailo Mudryk for £88million, the Blues are ready to step in for Arsenal and Tottenham target Leandro Trossard.
Spurs were rated favourites to land Brighton's Belgium wideman, 28.
But if Chelsea do complete a double hijack by signing Trossard it would put even more pressure on Arsenal to win the summer race for Declan Rice.
The Gunners are the bookies' top tips in the battle for West Ham's England midfielder.
Meanwhile, Moussa Diaby's representatives believe a January switch to the Emirates is unlikely.
Newcastle have also been linked with the France winger, 23.
But Bayer Leverkusen appear to be holding firm with their reported £88m valuation.
Arsenal are said to be "very positive" that prodigies Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba will pen new long contracts.
It comes amid some pretty wild gossip, including claims Manchester City will come in for Saka at the end of the season.
Finally, the Gunners are willing to let fringe right-back Cedric Soares, 31, speak to Fulham over a January move.
- Ian Tuckey
Arsenal favourites to sign Rice
Arsenal are rated 2-1 favourites ahead of Chelsea at 3-1 to sign Declan Rice this summer.
Liverpool and the two Manchester United giants are regarded as very much outsiders as Prem giants monitor West Ham’s England midfielder.
The Gunners are tipped to focus on securing on the 24-year-old at the end of the season after losing out to Chelsea for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Coral’s John Hill said: “It looks as though there is going to be a fight for Declan Rice’s services this summer and we make Arsenal the favourites.
“As we have seen this month, Chelsea can bully most teams in the transfer window, and they are second best in the betting to land Declan Rice, should they go for the defensive midfielder.
- Coral odds for Declan Rice’s club on September 1 2023: 2-1 Arsenal, 3-1 Chelsea, 8-1 Liverpool, 10-1 Manchester United, 12-1 Manchester City
Raphinha blow for Gunners
Raphinha could be too tough to prise from Barcelona as the ex-Leeds winger wants to stay with the Spanish giants.
The Brazilian appears to fit the bill for Arsenal.
And Gunners legend Ian Wright believes he'd be the ideal recruit after losing out to Chelsea for Mykhailo Mudryk.
But CBS reporter Ben Jacobs told GiveMeSport that Raphinha would be a tough proposition financially to sign.
And Mundo Deportivo claim Raphinha’s entourage insist he has no intention of leaving Barca so soon following his £55m arrival from Elland Road last summer.
- Ian Tuckey
Shakhtar blast Gunners over Mudryk
Shakhtar Donetsk’s CEO has hit out at Arsenal’s conduct over Mykhailo Mudryk – and explained why Chelsea landed the star.
The two London clubs were locked in intense talks with the Ukrainian club over their young winger.
But Chelsea won out in the end and signed Mudryk in a deal worth £88m.
Mudryk, who was paraded to fans at half-time of Sunday’s win over Crystal Palace, has signed a mammoth eight-and-a-half year contract.
Shakhtar chief Sergei Palkin has spilled the beans on how the deal happened – and why he was not happy at the way Arsenal went about the deal.
Asked why pundits saw the Gunners as favourites for Mudryk, he told the Athletic: “It is because Arsenal contacted the player almost one and a half months before they contacted us.
“Can you imagine, for example, to have Mikel Arteta, Oleksandr Zinchenko and the sporting director (Edu) calling you, to have Arsenal calling you almost every day, every two days, every three days?
“Therefore, why did many people around it have the impression that Mudryk was going to Arsenal? It is because Arsenal contacted him and then Mudryk started to watch some games of Arsenal. But negotiations are negotiations.”
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners expect to keep Martinelli, Saka, Saliba
Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba are in “very positive” talks over signing new Arsenal contracts.
That’s the claim of transfer guru Fabrizio Romano as the Prem leaders look to build on their transformation this season.
Boss Mikel Arteta hopes sporting director Edu can tie up new deals for the key men soon.
And all three says they are happy to stay for the long term.
But England winger Saka, in particular, is the envy of many huge European clubs.
One rumour suggests Manchester City could be keen on a summer move.
That speculation sometimes includes Jack Grealish plus cash moving in the opposite direction.
- Ian Tuckey
Chelsea tipped to step in for Trossard
Chelsea could beat Arsenal and Tottenham to Brighton winger Leandro Trossard.
Having already signed Mykhailo Mudryk ahead of the Gunners, the Blues plan to take their spending under Todd Boehly past £500m – with 14 signings so far.
Spurs have been rated favourites for 28-year-old Belgium star Trossard this month, with Arsenal his other main admirers.
But reports tonight claim Chelsea are considering another eleventh-hour swoop.
- Ian Tuckey
Real 'scratching heads' over Odegaard
Dimitar Berbatov reckons Real Madrid are ‘scratching their heads’ over Martin Odegaard's transformation at Arsenal.
The Norwegian playmaker and England winger Bukayo Saka have been the most exhilarating contributors to the Gunners' surge to the top of the Prem.
And Odegaard, perhaps above anyone, has progressed more than anyone since his £30milion arrival from Real.
Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Berba told Premier League Productions: “If Real Madrid is watching, they are probably scratching their heads, ‘we didn’t judge him right, we didn’t have the patience'.
“But I think that loan spells he had when he was at Real Madrid, to three different clubs… That helped him develop and help him become what he is today.
“Of course, he is still very young and he’s going to get even better and more mature.
"But the way he plays, that maturity is even there now. We can see the tricks, the turns and the passes. He wants the ball. He doesn’t wait for the ball. He’s just going and chasing the game, rather than the game chasing him. He wants that responsibility.
“Maybe because of all this quality, that’s why he is the captain. There is a reason for him to be captain.”
- Ian Tuckey
Vieira rates Utd title contenders
Patrick Vieira believes Manchester United can challenge top two Arsenal and Man City for the the Pem crown.
Ahead of the Red Devils' visit to his Crystal Palace side tomorrow, the Arsenal legend said: "When you look at the last couple of games played, the number of wins they had and how close they are to the top, I think they can be [in a title race].
"It's a different United [to last season].
"What will be important for us is to play like we did [against Chelsea]: with a lot of intensity and with a lot of discipline.
"At home, in front of our fans, if we manage to play the kind of game we played [against Chelsea], we will have more chance of winning the game."
- Ian Tuckey
Osimhen on 'higher level' than Erling
Rumoured Arsenal and Newcastle target Victor Osimhen has been rated a better all-round striker than Erling Haaland.
Ex-Hull City and Russia manager Leonid Slutsky believes Napoli's Osimhen is a "higher-level, long-term player" than Manchester City goal machine Haaland.
Manchester United have also been linked with Nigeria star Osimhen, 24, in the past.
But it's Arsenal who have been mentioned more often recently.
And Slutsky told the Comment Show on YouTube: “It is difficult to say who will score more. The leagues are different.
“In England, it’s probably harder to score in general than in Italy. But Manchester City may be easier to score for than Napoli.
“It is difficult to say who will score more. The leagues are
“Osimhen, it seems to me, has a cleaner game. For me, in terms of a set of qualities, he surpasses Haaland.”
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners ‘abandoned Mudryk for Rice’
Arsenal pulled out of a mega-money deal for Mudryk Mykhailo in order to sign Declan Rice.
The Independent claims Mikel Arteta was ready to splash out on the Ukraine star before Chelsea came in.
But the Spaniard will now use that cash to land Rice from West Ham next summer.
And should a deal go through, it would see Arsenal exact revenge over Chelsea as Rice is target for the Blues too.
- Ian Tuckey
Arsenal favourites to sign Rice
Arsenal are rated 2-1 favourites ahead of Chelsea at 3-1 to sign Declan Rice this summer.
Liverpool and the two Manchester United giants are regarded as very much outsiders as Prem giants monitor West Ham's England midfielder.
The Gunners are tipped to focus on securing on the 24-year-old at the end of the season after losing out to Chelsea for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Coral’s John Hill said: “It looks as though there is going to be a fight for Declan Rice’s services this summer and we make Arsenal the favourites.
“As we have seen this month, Chelsea can bully most teams in the transfer window, and they are second best in the betting to land Declan Rice, should they go for the defensive midfielder.
- Coral odds for Declan Rice’s club on September 1 2023: 2-1 Arsenal, 3-1 Chelsea, 8-1 Liverpool, 10-1 Manchester United, 12-1 Manchester City
'Diaby no-go this month'
Moussa Diaby's camp believe he will NOT join Arsenal this month.
Newcastle have also been linked with Bayer Leverkusen's France winger, 23.
But Leverkusen are reluctant sellers and want around £88m.
And 90min say there's a disagreement between the Gunners and the German giants over negotiations so far.
Arsenal say they were "first approached" by Diaby's representatives – but his camp "believe the opposite to be true".
And both parties reckon a deal CAN'T be put together in the current transfer window.
Fan charged with attacking Ramsdale
A manhas been charged with kicking Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after Sunday's 2-0 Prem win at Tottenham.
Joseph Watts, 35, from Hackney, is accused of assault by beating, going onto an area adjacent to playing area and throwing a missile onto a football playing area.
He is due to appear at Highbury Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 17 February.
Tottenham helped The Met's Football Investigations Team during their investigation.
Ramsdale was allegedly kicked by a Spurs fan when he went to get his gloves and bottle.
When picking up his bottle, a Tottenham fan jumped onto the advertising board and allegedly booted Ramsdale in the back.
Shocking footage later emerged appearing to show the Spurs fan escape through the crowd after kicking Ramsdale.
The English shot-stopper made seven saves during the match – a record which he has only bettered in one Premier League game.
Shakhtar blast Gunners over Mudryk
Shakhtar Donetsk's CEO has hit out at Arsenal's conduct over Mykhailo Mudryk – and explained why Chelsea landed the star.
The two London clubs were locked in intense talks with the Ukrainian club over their young winger.
But Chelsea won out in the end and signed Mudryk in a deal worth £88m.
Mudryk, who was paraded to fans at half-time of Sunday's win over Crystal Palace, has signed a mammoth eight-and-a-half year contract.
Shakhtar chief Sergei Palkin has spilled the beans on how the deal happened – and why he was not happy at the way Arsenal went about the deal.
Asked why pundits saw the Gunners as favourites for Mudryk, he told the Athletic: "It is because Arsenal contacted the player almost one and a half months before they contacted us.
"Can you imagine, for example, to have Mikel Arteta, Oleksandr Zinchenko and the sporting director (Edu) calling you, to have Arsenal calling you almost every day, every two days, every three days?
"Therefore, why did many people around it have the impression that Mudryk was going to Arsenal? It is because Arsenal contacted him and then Mudryk started to watch some games of Arsenal. But negotiations are negotiations."
'Spurs favourites ahead of Arsenal for Trossard'
Tottenham are favourites ahead of Arsenal to sign Leandro Trossard and are already in talks with the Brighton attacker.
That appears to be the view of transfer expert Fabrizio Romano as both London clubs look for a new wideman this month.
Romano told wettfreunde: “Tottenham is exploring the situation with Leandro Trossard right now.
"He is a very good player and he is available on the market now."
"So Tottenham are in conversations with Trossard but at the moment their talks are not very advanced."
Romano added: "Arsenal could also be interested after the situation with Mudryk and I think the next few days will be crucial… they have to decide what they want now."
"So Arsenal is a possibility for Trossard but I think Tottenham are more likely to sign him."
- Ian Tuckey
Moussa to be Mudryk alternative
Arsenal could swoop for Bayer Leverkusen’s Moussa Diaby after missing out on Mykhailo Mudryk.
Mikel Arteta remains keen on landing a new wide-man this month after the Ukrainian joined rivals Chelsea.
And Sky Germany claims Arsenal are now looking at a move for France winger Diaby, who has also been linked with Newcastle.
But like Mudryk, the speedster will not come cheap and is valued at £75million by Leverkusen.
- Ian Tuckey
Gunners 'let Soares speak to Fulham'
Arsenal will let right-back Cedric Soares speak to Fulham over a January move, reports say.
Soares, 31, has played only four games this season for the Prem leaders.
And Sky Sports claim the Gunners have given the 34-cap Portuguese star permission to discuss personal terms with the Cottagers.
- Ian Tuckey
Bonuses blew Arsenal way over Mudryk
Shakhtar Donetsk have revealed the bonuses involved in Mykhailo Mudryk's move to Chelsea.
And it was confirmed that it was those "achievable and realistic" bonuses that led to the Blues blowing Arsenal out of the water for Mudryk.
The West Londoners hijacked their rivals' bid to land the winger in the January transfer window after reaching a deal worth a total of £97million with Shakhtar.
The Ukrainian giants' CEO Sergei Palkin confirmed that Chelsea beat the North Londoners thanks bonuses largely related to them winning the Premier League and Champions League.
However, there is no added clause relating to the 22-year-old potentially winning the Ballon d'Or, like his previous manager Robert De Zerbi – now at Brighton – predicted.
And those terms will remain active across the entirety of the Ukraine international's eight-and-a-half-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
- Ian Tuckey
Arsenal trio 'very positive' over new deals
Gunners' prodigies Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and William Saliba are in "very positive" talks over new contracts.
That's the claim of transfer guru Fabrizio Romano as the Prem leaders look to build on their transformation this season.
Boss Mikel Arteta hopes sporting director Edu can tie up new deals for the key men soon.
And all three says they are happy to stay for the long term.
But England winger Saka, in particular, is the envy of many huge European clubs.
One rumour suggests Manchester City could be keen on a summer move.
That speculation sometimes includes Jack Grealish plus cash moving in the opposite direction.
- Ian Tuckey
Gabriel on course
Gabriel Jesus has given Arsenal a huge injury boost.
That’s by kicking a ball around without needing crutches or a knee brace.
Jesus only went under the knife for a knee problem last month and was ruled out for at least three months by doctors.
But the Brazil striker issued an update on social media, hinting that he is making fast progress on his recovery and could return sooner than expected.
- Ian Tuckey
Parlour's Myk's emotions
Ray Parlour reckons Mhykailo Mudryk will come to regret snubbing Arsenal for Chelsea.
He told Lord Ping: “I was disappointed with Mudryk’s decision. But that comes down to money as usual. Money always plays a big part in any transfer.
“Suddenly, Chelsea would come in and say £230k a week with a big contract so I could see why he’s gone there. Because he’s got no allegiance with Arsenal.
“Obviously, he could have gone straight into that Arsenal team and maybe won a title in his first season. I’m not the representative or the player’s agent but money talks and that’s why he’s gone to Chelsea and I wish him good luck."
- Anthony Chapman
Gunners ‘abandoned Mudryk for Rice’
Arsenal pulled out of a mega-money deal for Mudryk Mykhailo in order to sign Declan Rice.
The Independent claims Mikel Arteta was ready to splash out on the Ukraine star before Chelsea came in.
But the Spaniard will now use that cash to land Rice from West Ham next summer.
And should a deal go through, it would see Arsenal exact revenge over Chelsea as Rice is target for the Blues too.
- Anthony Chapman
Ode to joy for Rio
Rio Ferdinand has snubbed Man City striker Erling Haaland.
That’s by declaring Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard as the Player of the Season so far.
Rio told Vibe with Five: "I'd go as far as to say right now, he's probably my player of the year.
"Haaland has been great, don't get me wrong, but if Haaland eases up with the goals and Arsenal win the league and Odegaard continues, he's my player of the year."
- Anthony Chapman
Tielemans tipped for Emirates switch
Ray Parlour has urged Arsenal to win the race for Leicester’s Youri Tielemans… but admits a January move could be difficult.
He told Lord Ping: “Tielemans was mentioned in that midfield area. He is very different to Thomas Partey in that respect.
“With Tielemans, he doesn’t have long left in his contract. So Arsenal can put a little cheeky bid in.
“But at the same time, Leicester has their own problems fighting a relegation battle, and does not want to go down because they lost their best players.”
- Anthony Chapman
Train fears for Prem giants
Chelsea and Manchester United supporters are facing travel chaos for their respective fixtures at Liverpool and Arsenal this week.
That is due to Avanti West Coast delaying the release of advance tickets between London and the North West.
The train company announced earlier this month that engineering works would have a huge impact on travel between all routes to and from London’s Euston station.
That engineering work has prevented fans from booking tickets for this weekend as the train timetables have yet to be finalised.
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