The Arsenal Sentinel
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
Adam Cook steps up from the Arsenal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Adam Cook 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Benjamin James steps up from the Arsenal academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin James 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Benjamin Mitchell joins the Arsenal first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamin Mitchell 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 Andrew Carter steps up from the Arsenal academy
- Squad Tomáš Chorý still has not settled
- Squad Tomáš Chorý has seen what the next man earns
- Boardroom Arsenal spend it where nobody looks