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31/07/2026

The Premier League champions Arsenal will kick off their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Girona at Estadi Montilivi in Spain tomorrow night (kick off: 20.00 Spanish time).

All eyes will be on our new signing, Christos Tzolis, who has already hit the ground running by providing an assist Reiss Nelson's goal in our 3-0 defeat of MK Dons in a behind-the-closed-door friendly at London Colney. Another new signing Illan Meslier could make his Arsenal debut. Some of our big guns have already been training with the squad in the warm-weather camp in Girona, including Havertz, Gyokeres, and Hincapie, after their World Cup involvement, with Martinelli and Big Gabi also joining up on Thursday. Meanwhile, our English and Spanish contingents, as well as Odegaard, are still enjoying their well-earned holiday. Timber left the camp, but it was reportedly part of his rehabilitation programme, and not due to a setback. Saliba is facing a long spell on the sidelines, although he avoided a surgery on his long-troubling back problem. Hopefully, we can see encouraging performances from the fringe players and youngsters.

Our hosts were relegated after finishing the second bottom of La Liga last season. Among those who may feature for Girona are Denis Bergkamp's son-in-law Donny van de Beek and former Tottenham player Bryan Gil.

The game will not be televised on UK TV, but will be shown live on Arsenal.com and the Arsenal app on PPV basis. We will be playing in the new away kit (dark blue) for the first time. COYG

23/07/2026

It's official!! Arsenal announced the signing of Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge. The deal is understood to be a 5-year contract with a reported fee of £34m. The 24 year-old Greece international has been signed as a replacement for Trossard, naturally operating on the left wing, but comfortable across the front line. His stats are impressive. Welcome to the Arsenal, Christos!

14/07/2026

Arsenal confirmed that they have reached an agreement with Besiktas for the permanent transfer of Leandro Trossard. The transfer fee is reportedly €18 million + €2 million add-on. He was arguably one of our best signings in terms of value for money, scoring a few crucial goals. Thank you for your contributions, Leo.

We can confirm that we have reached an agreement with the Turkish club for the permanent transfer of Leandro Trossard

09/07/2026

So, it's official, then. Arsenal announced that a former Leeds goalkeeper, Illan Meslier, has signed for us on a free transfer. It looks like he is going to replace Kepa as a back-up and domestic cup keeper. Hopefully, he has improved from those days at Leeds.

29/06/2026

Arsenal announced that our men's first team will host Como at the Emirates Stadium in a preseason friendly on Wednesday, 12 August (kick-off: 20.30 Spanish time). The Serie A side had a successful season under ex-Gunner Cesc Fabregas, qualifying for the Champions League for the first time by finishing the 4th in the top flight of Italian football. It is expected to be our final preparation before taking on Man City in the Community Shield on Sunday, 16 August.

We'll face Cesc Fabregas' side in north London on Wednesday, August 12

26/06/2026

Arsenal announced that our men's team will take on Budesliga side Borussia Dortmund in this year's Emirates Cup on Sunday, 9 August (kick-off: 15:00 Spanish time). The match is part of our pre-season preparations to follow friendlies against Girona in Spain (on Saturday, 1 August) and Real Betis in Dublin (Wednesday, 5 August). Tickets for Emirates Cup 2026 will go on sale on Monday, 29 June, from 12am Spanish time.

Find out all the details about our Emirates Cup clash against the German giants

25/06/2026

It's finally official! Arsenal announced that the Club have activated the option to make Piero Hincapie’s loan deal from Bayer Leverkusen permanent from July 1. Arsenal are believed to have paid a fee of around £34.5 million to secure the 24-year old Ecuadorian's service until 2031. Hopefully, Piero will have another impressive season with us when the 2026/27 season kicks off.

25/06/2026

Arsenal announced that our men's first team will play a pre-season friendly against Segunda Division side Girona FC at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona, Spain, on Saturday, 1 August (kick-off: 20.00 Spanish time). Tickets for this match will go on sale from next week (w/c Monday, June 29). Tickets are being processed directly by Girona FC.