Arsenal chase Dortmund's 15-year-old Justin Ejodamen
Arsenal have joined the race for Justin Ejodamen, the Borussia Dortmund midfielder who has caught the attention of Europe's biggest clubs (13). Chelsea are tracking him too, and so are Barcelona, AC Milan and Juventus (13). He is 15. Premier League rules on signing players that young make a deal complicated, so this is one to file away rather than expect soon (13).
Saka ran the show as England hit Croatia for seven
Bukayo Saka scored twice in England's 7–0 win over Croatia in the Nations League (10)(12). It was a career first for him (12). He called it an "amazing night" afterwards (10).
Tzolis out two to three weeks with a muscle injury
Christos Tzolis is out for two to three weeks with a muscle injury picked up with Greece against the Netherlands (7). Arsenal paid €40 million to bring him from Club Brugge in the summer (7). With him out, the club is expected to move for a wide player in January (7)(11).
Get the next Arsenal FC brief by email
This article went out to subscribers as a brief. Get the next one straight to your inbox, free.
Free · No spam · Unsubscribe anytime
Nusa the target, Barcelona circling
Arsenal are leading the race for winger Antonio Nusa (4). They are also described as the most determined suitor (9). Barcelona are monitoring the RB Leipzig man and could make a future offer (9). Nusa, 21, had a hand in four goals in his first four Bundesliga appearances this season (9).
Henry on Arsenal's style: respect the man who won it
Thierry Henry has defended Mikel Arteta's football. "At a certain point, you've got to get ahead of Liverpool and City, so the guy is working, he's trying to find a way to overtake City," he said (5). "Suddenly, we're tough, we dominate, it's hard to create chances against us, we don't get walked all over, but now they are saying they are not playing pretty" (5). Arteta ended Arsenal's 22-year wait for the Premier League title (5).
Fresneda interest revived
Arsenal have gone back in for Ivan Fresneda, the Spanish right back they have followed since his Real Valladolid days (8). He would compete with Ben White and Jurrien Timber on that flank (8).
Lewis-Skelly's minutes are the thing to watch
Myles Lewis-Skelly has moved back into midfield, but Bruno Guimaraes arriving from Newcastle has made his route to regular first-team football far harder (2). Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Martin Zubimendi and Martin Odegaard are all in that queue too (2).
Vieira on his Hamburg exit
Fabio Vieira has left Arsenal for Hamburg in a permanent €10 million deal (6). "The last two or three days in particular were quite intense," he said. "I was a bit nervous because I didn't know if everything would really work out. But in the end, everything went well" (6).
Matanovic on the gossip page
Arsenal are one of three Premier League clubs interested in Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic (14). Manchester United are also in the mix (14).
What's next
You sit second on 12 points from five games, four wins and a loss (Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Arsenal, Sat, Sep 19). Leeds United come to the Emirates on Saturday, Oct 10 at 13:30 CEST. Lille follow in the Champions League on Tuesday, Oct 13 at 21:00 CEST.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Gunners is all about Saka's night for England, with the two goals against Croatia drawing the loudest reactions. Fans also clocked David Raya finally getting a game for Spain and Mikel Merino scoring late in Spain's 3–1 win over Czechia. Most of the thread energy is on Saka, and rightly so.
