The Arsenal Sentinel
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Arsenal rebuffed over Jarrod Bowen
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. West Ham United have kept their man, and Arsenal go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Tyrick Mitchell at that price
Arsenal offered $6.6M; Crystal Palace said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market10 Aug 2026
Osasuna come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Arsenal did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Martín Zubimendi stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Martín Zubimendi and Arsenal agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Liam Stewart steps up from the Arsenal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Liam Stewart 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 Aug 2026
Alexander Evans steps up from the Arsenal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Alexander Evans 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 Aug 2026
Arsenal promote James Reid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Reid 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Christos Tzolis gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- The dugout Martín Zubimendi knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad Gabriel wants to know why he earns less
- Squad The dugout calls for Kepa Arrizabalaga