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Will William Saliba play for Arsenal? As he closes in on the end of his loan spell with Marseille, it's a question that bubbles up week after week.

That spell was enough to persuade Marseille to make their move and the Gunners didn’t stand in the way. “I want to play as a starter. You don’t play just because you cost €30million. I take it positively. They tell me to continue like this. “They send me messages. Underlining his progress, he last week became a fully-fledged France international.

Arsenal had been criticised for their response following victory at Villa Park.

That’s the only thing we can control. Through the TV, we can suffer or enjoy, but there is not much we can do. for me it’s great.

Micah Richards believes Arsenal would have had a "perfect" January transfer window if they signed Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina.

Afterwards, if I enter the rotation as a substitute, it’s not like being in the U23s and never being in the squad.” I left on loan, I put the matches together, and I became an international. “I haven’t played much with the Gunners. The coach has made his choices, that’s life. What happened to me forged a tougher mind, it is not because you have cost €30m that you are playing. They tell me that we have to continue like this. “You should not forget, either, that Arteta has been brave.

Granit Xhaka has been a divisive figure at Arsenal in his nearly six years in North London, where he has made himself a crucial cog in midfield two and a ...

The two then embarked on very different career paths. Arsene Wenger went on a spending spree that summer, buying six players for around £100million in total, the club’s biggest ever window at the time. Loan spells followed his move, before eventually joining Huesca permanently. “Nobody is speaking about the performance of Rob Holding today. Only two of those six remain at the club. The 26-year-old is seen as one of the senior figures in the dressing room at the youngest team in the league, and with over 130 appearances and two FA Cups to his name, he is well admired by fans and team-mates alike.

The Leicester City star could have been playing for Arsenal this season, but what he did vs Manchester United will have helped Gunners boss Mikel Arteta.

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Stelling, who joined Sky in 1994 as presenter for Soccer Saturday, announced his intention to step down from his post after 28 years in the role earlier this season. Neville may not have seen the funny side, but it left his pundits in the studio such as Morrison and Paul Merson unable to contain themselves. Without hesitation, Stelling picked up his phone and pretended to call the Man United legend, acting out a conversation between the two: “Hello Gary? Yeah. Where could he go? He wants a job that’s going to last longer than six months.” And the Manchester United legend turned pundit has made a complete U-turn on his views regarding the Gunners coach, suggesting he may have reached his ceiling with the north London club. Where can he go that’s bigger than Arsenal? Because Arsenal are a big football club.

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Marseille president Pablo Longoria has announced his intentions to sign the young defender on a permanent basis in the summer, however. Asked about Saliba following his call-up for France, Arteta said on Thursday: "We are really aware of what he’s doing, how he’s developing. Marseille have looked into the possibility of making the loan move permanent, as a result, but Arsenal plan to utilise his services next term.

Former Arsenal forward Takuma Asano was once called a mix of Eden Hazard and Theo Walcott but only now is the Japan international realising his potential.

"I think it was a difficult, tough, frustrating season looking back now. Asano himself was losing confidence. He enjoyed some success on the continent, helping Stuttgart win 2. All the while, he continued to struggle to secure a work permit, and his issues at club level perhaps unsurprisingly affected his international standing. "Very fast and capable of finding the space behind the defender, he is not only a goalscorer but also a chance-maker. “He has had an impressive start to his career in Japan and we look forward to him developing over the next couple of years.”

Patrick Vieira will be looking to dent his former side's top-four ambitions at a ground where Arsenal have lost only once since 1979.

The future is looking bright for Arsenal's academy as another rising star continues to impress at Hale End.

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The former Arsenal captain was speaking ahead of hosting the Gunners at Selhurst Park on Monday night.

Vieira spoke to Sky Sports ahead of the match and was asked about his views on his former club's performances this season and how happy he was to see them doing well. That is the level they should be at.” READ MORE: Mikel Arteta provides injury updates on Aaron Ramsdale and Bukayo Saka ahead of Palace v Arsenal When asked about the challenges faced by Mikel Arteta during his tenure the former Arsenal and Juventus man was glowing in his praise of the Spaniard, who has been at the helm since 2019. The former France midfielder has his Palace side performing well this season with his side twelfth in the table, well clear of the relegation scrap that many predicted for Vieira at the start of the season.

The Gunners travel to Selhurst Park on Monday evening, knowing a win is crucial to their Champions League qualification hopes.

"We have until Monday so he can have a couple of days of training with the team. We have to wait and see what will happen over the next couple of days." Palace's Michael Olise is also facing a race to get fit for the clash. And make sure that everyone is fine and look forward to the challenge that we have ahead." Now they have a really clear understanding about how they want to play, are playing better football and have confidence. It's going to be challenging for us but we're in a really good period as well." The Eagles currently sit in 12th and look mightily improved under new manager Patrick Vieira. With four draws in their last five meetings, it'd be illogical to go against the trend for Monday's clash. For some of them, it was their first international, so emotionally for them as well it's very draining. "The team [Palace], especially at home, is doing really well and the coaching staff are doing a great job and we know how it is to play in their stadium." While they don't have too much to compete for in the remaining games,  Vieira will be encouraging his side to break into the top 10 with a positive result on Monday evening. Nine goals and five assists in the Premier League this season shows the improvement to his end product, and after scoring vs Aston Villa in the last league fixture, he can add to that tally on Monday.

Renato Sanches' statistics prove he will be an ideal signing for Arsenal despite the injury issues.

Arsenal have lacked a goalscoring midfielder from deep and Sanches would certainly fill that void if given the opportunity. The intrigue at a potential deal is also reciprocated as Arsenal are 'very interested' in signing the Lille midfielder, according to recent reports. Arsenal need this type of midfielder to play alongside Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard, meaning Sanches would prove to be the perfect fit.

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Former midfielder and captain Patrick Vieira has guided the Eagles to mid-table with an FA Cup semi-final on the horizon. Mikel Arteta has the huge task of trying to secure a Champions League place for next season, sitting in the driving seat with a three point gap and a game in hand over fifth-placed Tottenham. While everyone makes a return to action over the weekend, the Gunners have to wait until Monday to face Crystal Palace, which will be a tough match.

Arsenal can pursue a deal for Karim Adeyemi after the forward's proposed move to Borussia Dortmund has begun to stall.

Arsenal will be in desperate need of two new strikers in the summer transfer window, with both Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah's days looking increasingly numbered. His performances at the club level have been so impressive that he has already featured for the German national team on three occasions and scored one goal. The Gunners will need to sign at least one striker in the summer transfer window, with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah set to depart.

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And his transfer kitty could be boosted by the departures of two fringe players in Lucas Torreira and Konstantinos Mavropanos. That has led to the club being linked with highly-rated Benfica forward Darwin Nunez, who was in impressive form for his club as they lost to Braga on Friday The Gunners are widely expected to continue their overhaul of Mikel Arteta's squad when the summer transfer window opens despite laying out a record £150million last year.

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Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman has suggested that the Gunners could potentially be contenders to sign Gareth Bale in the summer. But the easy thing for me was to get Phil Coutinho in an Aston Villa kit and get him to play well because he has huge talent.” The Gunners have been linked with a move for the striker as they aim to add to their forward options although it remains to be seen whether they are contenders for his services this time around.

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Bernd Leno (GK) – There is just no reason to rush Ramsdale, is there? Was he keeping his cards close to his chest and being cryptic, though? Patrick Vieira will be hoping to have his forward line at full strength with concerns over Michael Olise and Wilfried Zaha, two players he refused to rule out of action.

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The Gunners went on a decent run in the Europa League, but a 3-2 loss to Atletico Madrid on aggregate saw Arsenal eliminated in the semi finals. Brozovic and Nunez made the best XI with the latter starting as a lone striker, but fellow summer signing Guedes did not make the cut, along with Emile Smith-Rowe, who was limited to appearances in the 2022/23 season. In the cup competitions, Arsenal had a successful season, winning one trophy and coming agonisingly close to winning a second. This is what Arsenal's best XI looked like at the end of the 2022/23 season as predicted by Football Manager 2022: At the end of the 2022/23 season, Football Manager 2022 put together an overall best Arsenal XI, based on performances, statistics and other metrics. Despite becoming a regular in the Arsenal squad and making 50 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, Nunez struggled to consistently find the net.

The Ivorian has found game time hard to come by recently by Mikel Arteta has revealed what he needs to do to get back in to the Gunners starting XI.

But with time running out this season, the Ivorian has now been shown what he must do to ensure increased game time as the Gunners hunt down that final Champions League spot. The Brazilian hardly featured in the first three months of the season, but after being given a chance off the bench against Newcastle he scored a sensational goal and has been in the side ever since. The lack of time he is getting on the pitch has led many to speculate where the Ivorian may look to secure an exit from North London this summer.

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He appears to be back in full training and in contention to start Monday. If he’s fit he starts. * Tomiyasu appears to be closer to a return after this slow rehab the past few weeks. * Ramsdale missed the Aston Villa match and pulled out of the England camp to rehab this hip injury.

Folarin Balogun continues to impress on loan in an attempt to convince Mikel Arteta he's ready for a regular Arsenal role.

I think he is doing all of that really well." "He needed a pathway, he needs that exposure. This is going to give us more detail about what is the next best move for him to keep developing, because he has developed and we want him to be part of our future.