Darwin Ramirez

Left Forward - Arsenal
24 Sep 2029
Monday
Process
160 Edition

The Arsenal Chronicle

20 Aug 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Franco Necovich 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.

Match

Arsenal come up short against Colegiales

Colegiales left with the points after a 0-1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Giovanni Diosque

“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.

Market

The Valentín Serrano talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Arsenal know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad

A first senior shirt for Darwin Ramirez

Every debut is a small story about the future: Darwin Ramirez, 19 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.

Squad

Joaquín Galarza 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.

In brief

Back issues
128 Edition

The Arsenal Chronicle

8 Jan 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Arsenal turn down Tigres for Lautaro Guzmán

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Market

Giovanni Diosque 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.

Market

A long bet from Arsenal on Roberto Varela

He is 19, and nobody at Arsenal signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.

Market

Arsenal sign Darwin Ramirez, one for the future

Darwin Ramirez is 19, and Arsenal have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.

Squad

Roberto Varela stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Roberto Varela and Arsenal agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Somebody is after Lautaro Guzmán’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Lautaro Guzmán suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Arsenal have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief