As the international break sees numerous Arsenal men donning the strip of their home nations rather than the red of the Gunners, the big news doesn’t stop streaming through the Emirates gates despite transfer deadline day ending on the 2nd September.
Ousted Ozil
Firstly, yet more reaction on the sale of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal is flooding in from the biggest names in the European game. After news broke of the world’s biggest superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s disgust of the sale of Ozil, countryman Jurgen Klopp has also expressed his confusion.
"I do not care which player will play against us in the UEFA Champions League," Klopp said.
"But Mesut is a football grenade. No one really knows why he was sold. Maybe Real Madrid needed the money?"
The Borussia Dortmund boss will face Ozil in the Champions League when the Germans come to the Emirates in the groupstages, but still cannot comprehend the reasoning behind the midfielders selling:
Klopp added: "Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez wanted to have Gareth Bale, of course, and he paid 100million Euros.”
The old guard
Staying with the Champions League, French boss Arsene Wenger has been recognized for his contribution to Europe’s top competition during his time in charge at Arsenal.
Along with recently retired Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and current Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti, Wenger received an award for completing over 100 games in the competition. Ancelotti and Wenger will add to their totals in this year’s competition.
Ferguson has taken charge of 202 games, Ancelotti 117 and Wenger an incredible 152 matches. The awards took place at the opening of the annual UEFA Elite Club Coaches Forum in Nyon which opened on Wednesday.
Wait Ya turn
Finally, 20-year-old striker Yaya Sanogo, the first signing of the summer transfer window, has expressed his belief that he is learning from the very best at Arsenal.
The French U20 attacker signed on a free transfer from Auxerre near the beginning of the window, and has claimed that he is prepared to patiently wait for his turn when it comes to first team football in London, as he is content with the learning curve that the transfer has been so far:
"I know my time will come. I am patient and I am working hard every day. I tell myself that I'm only 20, I have to keep working to gain experience.”
"I have been with Arsenal for two months now and I am adapting well to England and starting to get my bearings.”
"In training, there are only great players, so you can only move forward.”
"Arsenal is a great club, but even if I am only a small part of it I am a player like all the others. I have two eyes and two feet like them."
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