Here is the Arsenal morning digest for Tuesday, September 15.
Kroenke must avoid repeating five-year mistake
Arsenal fans have rarely hidden their frustration at Stan Kroenke’s approach to owning Arsenal.
It has now been revealed that Kroenke has not invested in Arsenal across the past five years. The news will come as no surprise to many Arsenal fans, with the club often feeling stifled under the American’s ownership.
Twitter account @SwissRamble, which has garnered a reputation for analysing the financial records of clubs, found that Premier League clubs have received a net figure of £1.9 billion in financing. Unfortunately, within that group, Arsenal received no investment from their owner, as shown here.
You can read Art de Roche’s breakdown of the situation here.
Arsenal to make announcement on cash injection
Arsenal are poised to announce the sale of Emiliano Martinez to Aston Villa.
The Argentine goalkeeper has only recently emerged into the starting XI and celebrated an FA Cup success recently. Bernd Leno remains the club’s first-choice goalkeeper, and that has seen Martinez search elsewhere for regular playing time.
As previously reported by football.london, the club were keen to extend his stay in North London and boost his wages considerably. Instead, he will now leave the club with Arsenal set to earn £20million.
You can read the full story here.
Willian’s key role to evolve Arteta’s tactical plans
As first impressions go Willian made a strong one against Fulham at the weekend.
The Brazilian joined the club from Chelsea on a free transfer this summer, and while the news underwhelmed some fans, there was a lot to celebrate on Saturday.
Fans will hope it is the first of many great performances from the former Shakhtar Donetsk man, and Art De Roche has outlined the key role that Willian played at the weekend.
You can read the full piece here.
