After repeatedly denying that Mahrez would leave the club, manager Claudio Ranieri is suddenly admitting serious concern about the mental state of his talented winger.
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“It’s always been hard, look at my hair and my wrinkles and you’ll see it has always been very hard”.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live he questioned the direction of the north London club, who finished second last season.
Leicester begin the defence of their Premier League title with a trip to Hull City on August 13 before hosting Arsenal a week later.
Evans is undoubtedly an experienced defender who has played in all manner of major tournaments.
Longtime Arsenal manager Arsene Wagner pointed out the danger of relying too much on talent available in the football transfer market, saying that continuously acquiring world class footballers at a lucrative price is ‘quite scary’. “Those are players that you watch in World Cups and big tournaments and make you think: “Wow, I want to get to that standard”.
“It is important he understands, stays with us and improves his fitness”. I’m for a long time at the club because I share completely the identity of this club and the values of this club.
The ESPN FC crew discuss the link of Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal and whether or not it is the right move for the Gunners.
“I just don’t know where Arsenal are going, I really don’t”.
“I don’t count that Per will be back before the end of the year and I will miss him deeply”, he said.
If Arsenal are to compete for the title this season though, they can not afford to rest on the laurels of one very good signing once again, they need to strengthen further.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that the Gunners are looking at the option of signing a defender and a striker in the summer transfer window. “I’ll have to make a decision in two weeks”.
