The Arsenal Sentinel
Squad17 Aug 2026
Andrei Iancu gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Andrei Iancu has just signed for Arsenal, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Arsenal
Declan Rice was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Arsenal
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Arsenal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gabriel is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Joseph Ellis joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Ellis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alexander Parker joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alexander Parker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Jacob Hamilton steps up from the Arsenal academy
- Market Henry White steps up from the Arsenal academy
- Squad 5 new faces, and Arsenal are still learning each other
- Boardroom Arsenal spend it where nobody looks