The Arsenal Chronicle
Market10 Jan 2028
Nahuel Frascone hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Arsenal can pretend not to have heard.
The terraces10 Jan 2028
Supporters turn on the $3.3M sale of Luca Franco
He is going to Legia, the club has $3.3M it did not have on Friday, and the phone-ins have already decided how they feel about that. Selling well and selling somebody they loved are not the same skill.
Market10 Jan 2028
Luca Franco moves on
Legia pay $3.3M, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Squad10 Jan 2028
A falling-out at Arsenal
Lautaro Guzmán and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Damián García signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Damián García and Arsenal agree another 3 years.
Market10 Jan 2028
Juan Carlos Campos steps up from the Arsenal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Juan Carlos Campos has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Jan 2028
One of our own: Pochi joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Pochi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
Matías Sosa asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout10 Jan 2028
The manager makes an example of Ramiro Cáceres
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- The dugout Luca Duarte gets picked when it counts
- Squad Matías Sosa has seen what the next man earns
- The dugout The manager makes Lautaro Aguirre a promise