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Arsenal to sign centre-back in January

Arsenal are set to trigger Goncalo Inacio's release clause in January, according to the Mirror.

The Sporting centre-back is available for £51million.

He is known for his ability to pass the ball out from the back and has previously attracted interest from Tottenham.

Arsenal snag Real scout

Arsenal have added Real Madrid's South American scout to their coaching staff.

Paulo Xavier has left his role as Real Madrid’s Latin America scout to join Arsenal.

In his new role at Arsenal, which has already begun, he will work in South America with two other scouts.

He is the man responsible for bringing Rodrygo to Real Madrid.

Ian Wright teases career change

Ian Wright has teased a career change after he stepped down from his punditry work on Match of the Day.

The Arsenal legend will act in a new Netflix film called The Kitchen which is directed by Daniel Kaluuya.

It also stars Top Boy actor Kano.

Edu reacts to Champions League draw

Arsenal sporting director Edu has reacted to Arsenal’s Champions League draw, which saw the Gunners draw Porto.

He said: “We are going to play against a club that is very used to playing in the competition because they play in it every single year and they have a lot of players as well with big experience.

“We have to understand how are we going to play and respect them as much as we can. We will play our game and see if we can go through this stage.

“We can see how they are playing, how organised they are, and the players that they have. Porto is a club that you have to be really prepared to play against or we’ll have problems, so what we have to concentrate on is maintaining our levels and the way we are playing.”

Wrighty's tattoo ordeal

Ian Wright has revealed that his wife "takes the p***" out of his tattoo but it has a sweet meaning.

The tat is a tribute to his friendship with Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker and how the three did Match of The Day together.

Wrighty announced today that he will be stepping away from the show at the end of the seasin.

Former Gunners in attendance

Former Gunners Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs were in attendance for Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Brighton.

The win put them top of the Premier League table by one point.

Arsenal could turn attention away from Toney

Arsenal could turn to Dominic Solanke if their pursuit of Ivan Toney fails in Janaury.

Toney has a price tag on him of £100million and is keen on a move to Arsenal.

But he may remain at Brnetford, with the striker reportedly happy with how the club stuck by him following his gambling ban.

Ian Wright to step back from Match of The Day

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has announced he will step back from his punditry role on Match of the Day at the end of the season.

The former Gunner became a regular pundit on the show in 2002.

But he will now step back to focus on spending his time with family and other projects.

Furious fans

Furious fans have bemoaned Manchester City getting an 'easy' draw in the Champions League.

City have drawn Copenhagen, who progressed through Manchester United's group and also beat the Red Devils 4-3 at home.

Many felt that City had a series of easy draws as they progressed towards winning the Champions League last year.

Arsenal fans react to draw

Arsenal fans have been reacting to the Champions League draw on social media

One fan posted: “One of those teams that are exceptionally fiddly to eliminate but you’d make Arsenal strong favourites.”

A second wrote: “Lol we are winning this comfortably at home.”

Another added: “They’ve got some decent players. Good keeper. Won’t be easy.”

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AC Milan to come back for Kiwior

AC Milan are still reportedly interested in Jakub Kiwior.

The Italian club had been linked with a loan move for the Arsenal defender.

The Daily Mirror has claimed that AC will make a fresh move for the Polish international.

Up next for Arsenal

The Gunners face Liverpool in their next Premier League game.

The club then competes 2023 with back-to-back London derbies against West Ham and Fulham.

Yorke on Rice

Dwight Yorke has insisted that Arsenal have still overpaid for Declan Rice despite his impressive performances.

He told MegaDice.com: “Declan Rice needs to win a couple of trophies before I change my tune. I know he scored important goals against Luton and Man United, but that's what you'd expect when you spend such a large fee.

“Scoring a few important goals doesn't mean much if you finish second at the end of the season. That's not what I want my £100million man to be doing - I want him to win major trophies. 

“People think that's unfair, but the fee is a hell of a lot to spend to finish second. People may think there's more to it, but you have to bring success to the club if you've joined for that amount of money. There's no point otherwise.

“Rice can score important goals, but it means nothing if Arsenal don't win trophies. I expect Rice to be like a modern Roy Keane and drag his team to silverware. If he does that, then I'll have no issues with his fee. 

“I think Rice is a damn good player, but I don't see £105million in him. I suppose that's just the market, though. If Rice delivers success, then I'll be the first one to congratulate him.''

Terry snubs Arsenal

John Terry has backed Real Madrid over Arsenal to win the Champions League title.

Following the draw, he said: "I think team-wise you have to look at Real Madrid.

"For me, I think they have been fantastic, probably for the last seven or eight years in the competition and are always there.

"I think Bellingham has been incredible as an individual and they obviously have a fantastic manager in Carlo who I worked alongside for many years at Chelsea.

"He's a great man manager, so the players love him, great tactically and I think they will go a long way."

Arteta on Champions League progress

Mikel Arteta has hailed Arsenal’s “positive” Champions League campaign.

He said: “Overall, I think, very positive.

“Having not been in the competition for six or seven years and having a team that hasn’t got that much experience, I think we’ve competed really well.

“I really liked the approach of the team in every single game, the way we’ve tried to play. We had some big results and big experiences, like the one we had in Seville or Lens, or even today looking at how the team can act and how fair it is to give certain players that exposure when you make so many changes.

“Overall finishing first with a game to play we have to be really happy. Now we have to now close that chapter until February and make sure that when that chapter opens up again that we’re in the best place to compete against another top side.”

More from Edu

Edu has also insisted that Arsenal need to "maintain" the performances in order to progress in the competition.

He added: "The most important thing for us is to maintain our performances and the way we are playing.

"That’s our focus, that’s where we want to be and want to keep growing, so let’s see how far we can go in the competition.

"We want to try and go as far as possible, but we are very much concentrating on playing well, performing well and playing the best football we can, and then we’ll see how far we go."

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Edu reacts to draw

Edu has reacted to Arsenal's draw against Porto in the Champions League round of 16.

Speaking after the draw, he said: “We are going to play against a club that is very used to playing in the competition because they play in it every single year and they have a lot of players as well with big experience.

“We have to understand how are we going to play and respect them as much as we can. We will play our game and see if we can go through this stage.

“We can see how they are playing, how organized they are, and the players that they have. Porto is a club that you have to be really prepared to play against or we’ll have problems, so what we have to concentrate on is maintaining our levels and the way we are playing.”

Champions League top scorers

Despite not making it past the group stages, Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojund is among the Champions League top scorers.

The Danish striker netted five times in the groups, equal to Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann and Erling Haaland.

Who will finish the campaign with the most goals?

Top assister

Bukayo Saka has impressed in his debut campaign of the Champions League.

The Arsenal star has assisted the most amount of goals [4] in the competition.

`Will he impress in the knockout stages?

Jesus' Champions League dream

Gabriel Jesus has previously admitted that he wants to win the Champions League with Kai Havertz, having lost out on the cup to the German in 2021.

He said: ''A lot, we are always joking that he [Havertz] won the Champions League against me and I always say I want to win one with him!''

''We always joke [about it], but now I want to win with him and Jorginho as well. He is an amazing player and the way he plays he is so strong and tall, with his quality as well he helps us a lot.

'Quietly like me, he is always fighting and helping the team and the way this guy has arrived is massive. We are very happy we have him.''