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Morning all.
The Athletic and the BBC have supplied the bulk of today’s post.
The more reliable of the two sources report that former Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze is joining Mikel Arteta’s coaching staff. He’s moves from Newell’s Old Boys where he’s been head coach.
I’d not heard of that football club before and to be honest, the name sounds more like a beer from a local distillery. What I wouldn’t have done though if I was Heinze is sit in front of a board showing his clubs abbreviations within the badge. Not that he had a choice I guess….
The BBC report that Takehiro Tomiyasu is leaving Arsenal as both he and the club agreed to terminate his contract. Tomi has been plagued with injuries since joining the club in the summer of 2021 and last season alone, he played just six minutes of football.
I feel sad about Tomi just as I used to with Tomas Rosicky because both were/are excellent footballers robbed of a long career at the top of the game. Hopefully, the Japanese international defender can use this coming season to recover fully, get himself 100% fit and find himself a new club. He’d have been leaving Arsenal this time next year in any case.
As for Heinze, well, I was hoping an attacking coach would arrive at the club this summer, not another coach who as a player, concentrated on defending.
In other Arsenal news, U21 coach Mehmet Ali has left to join Brentford. I’m not surprised he’s left really, not after his team/squad finished eighth place in the league. Ten wins in twenty league games is not very good is it?
As for the rest of what’s filling the Arsenal headlines, well it’s pretty much the same as it’s been all week. Eze, Zubimendi, Norgaard, Mosquera, Rodrygo (no thanks) and Madueke are on the Arsenal agenda apparently but as yet, only Kepa has arrived.
Arsenal’s pre-season will begins with a training camp in Spain before they head to Singapore on July 19 for their tour of Asia according to the Independent.
Arsenal’s pre-season fixtures:
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_All kick-off times BST_
July 23: AC Milan – Singapore National Stadium, Singapore, 12:30pm
July 27: Newcastle United – Singapore National Stadium, Singapore, 12:30pm
July 31: Tottenham Hotspur – Kai Tak Stadium, Hong Kong, 12:30pm
I hope our new signings arrive in time for the training camp in Spain…..
Catch up in the comments guys.