Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has commented on the Gunners’ squad plans. Asked about the almost fixed transfer of central defender Gabriel Magalhães (22), who according to media reports will come from Lille for 30 million euros, Arteta said at a press conference: “As far as Gabriel is concerned, we cannot announce anything yet, the deal is not yet closed. He’s a player we’ve been following for a long time and we hope we can finalize it. ”
The plans with Dani Ceballos (24), who has returned to Real Madrid for the time being after his one-year loan, are less advanced: “We are having some discussions and Dani knows very well what I think about him. He also made it pretty clear to me that he intends to stay with us, but I don’t yet know how Real Madrid are planning with the player. ” Meanwhile, Arteta is “ confident ” that captain Pierre-EmerickAubameyang (31) will be his Will renew his contract with Arsenal in the near future.
On Saturday evening in England, the Community Shield, the first title of the new season, will be awarded. Those, interested in betting on the event, can easily find the click here. Arsenal FC (FA Cup winners) and Liverpool FC (champions) cross the blades in the English Supercup. Both clubs have won this trophy 15 times so far. In the last duel in the Premier League in mid-July, the Gunners got the upper hand 2-1. All important information about the game is summarized here.
Arsenal & Liverpool team news
Before the first competitive game of the season, the Gunners have to complain about a few failures. With Pablo Mari, Calum Chambers and ShkodranMustafi, three center-backs are injured. On the offensive, coach Mikel Arteta has to do without the injured Gabriel Martinelli, who is still in his home country Brazil until the end of the month.
At Liverpool FC, the staff situation is much friendlier. Head coach Jürgen Klopp is available to all players except for Joel Matip (training deficit). Defense chief Virgil van Dijk made a cut over his eye in the last test match, but the central defender should not be at risk. Trent Alexander-Arnold missed the training camp in Austria due to a minor injury, but should be back on Saturday evening.
Arsenal versus Liverpool: form curve
At Arsenal, the starting shot was given just under a week ago to prepare for the new season. So far, the Gunners have played a test match. The capital city club prevailed 4-1 against the third division club MK Dons.
Liverpool FC have played two test matches so far. As part of the training camp in Austria, the Reds dueled VfB Stuttgart and Red Bull Salzburg. While the reigning champions celebrated an easy 3-0 victory against the Swabians, it was enough to only draw 2-2 against the Austrian champions after falling 2-0 down.
