The Arsenal Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
David Cabrera damages knee ligaments — 37 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 37 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Lautaro Guzmán beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 27. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Market10 Aug 2026
Juan Carlos Suárez asks to leave Arsenal
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Arsenal
Lautaro Guzmán and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match8 Aug 2026
Matías Sosa among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Matías Sosa on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Arsenal and Racing.
Match8 Aug 2026
Matías Sosa’s goal not enough for Arsenal
Matías Sosa scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑4 to Racing, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market10 Aug 2026
Arsenal promote Ezequiel Costa from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ezequiel Costa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Silva joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Silva is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Franco Pereyra joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Franco Pereyra is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Lucas Mihovilcevich signs on for more
- Player ratings Matías Sosa was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- The dugout No hiding place for Julián Vila