Andre Smith

Father, Husband, Gunner and Math Teacher

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Years of magic 🪄

Ahead of La Roja's clash with Uruguay, enjoy Arsenal's best Spanish player moments 🇪🇸

[HandofArsenal @HandofArsenal]

As far as I am aware this is what has been going on. Arsenal were interested in Fernandes / Tonali / Pablo Barrios (exclusive). When Tonali was offered to us at the end of January, it peaked everyone's interest at the club. Berta kept in contact as did City. It became clear the deal was not feasible due to Newcastle wanting £85m or even more. To further add, the agent fees are incroyable. Barrios was not available for several reasons. Fernandes is heavily involved with Jorge Mendes and it became quickly apparent that there would be a bidding war at a minimum of £85m. It has now even been stated, 'whoever pays the most can have him'.

Berta then made contact multiple times to explore the situation of Alex Scott, the interest is real and there was a feeling a potential bargain could be secured around £65m. Bournemouth began to panic while Alex Scott was out in the USA with the England pre camp and want to rush to secure a renewal for Scott with a possible release clause. Their stance currently is he is not for sale at any price.

Is it becoming apparent we have approximated budget for the midfielder? (Investing in other areas)

As for Bruno G let me clarify… Berta made contact with his camp via Kia. A loose offer below £60m was floated to Newcastle via these middle men to understand their appetite for any deal. Newcastle say he is not for sale. Kia being involved is something you must keep an eye on for reasons every Arsenal fan should be aware of. When an offer is serious, it is officially submitted to the club hence me saying Newcastle have had no contact yet from Arsenal as of 9am. Newcastle will not lose both of their midfielders, so maybe Berta tried a cheeky offer before the Tonali deal has gone through. Until a serious offer is presented or our budget changes, we wait.

Arsenal have contacted the likes of Bouaddi / Kone and others I don’t want to discuss yet but no one else is providing these step by step updates and its incredibly exhausting. Personally think Bouaddi or Bruno would be incredible.

[HandofArsenal @HandofArsenal]

Kia Joorabchian is heavily involved in all the noise you hear about Bruno G.

Newcastle are yet to receive any contact from Arsenal.

If the player pushes and we make a serious offer, I will update. Until then just chill out.

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 Arsenal made verbal offer to sign Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United. #AFC proposal through intermediaries below £60m - rejected + #NUFC insist sale of 28yo #Brazil int’l midfielder will not be entertained. W/ @gunnerblog @ChrisDHWaugh @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/EAsKXjwYCW

[GRIM @grimshub]

🚨| 🔥💣 "City are flying to the US, Liverpool are touring Asia, Arsenal are staying home. And it might be the smartest decision in the premier league this summer 🧠🔴"

Every summer, Premier League giants chase the same thing lucrative pre-season tours across Asia, America and Australia. Bigger crowds. Bigger sponsorship exposure. Bigger paydays.

This summer, Arsenal are doing something different. And it's the right call.

It's a World Cup year. The turnaround between tournament football ending and the Premier League season starting is brutally short. Players need genuine rest, not 14-hour flights and jet-lagged training sessions in front of paying crowds on the other side of the world.

And honestly… when you factor in everything Arsenal are dealing with this summer, staying close to home makes complete sense.

🔸 A short window for proper player holidays. World Cup players in particular need every single day of rest they can get before pre-season begins

🔸Limited squad numbers at the start of pre-season internationals returning at different times means staggered training groups regardless

🔸No long-haul travel fatigue eating into preparation time for a Premier League title defence

🔸 Recovery and conditioning take priority over commercial exposure this specific summer

Here's the bigger picture 👇

Arsenal generated £370 million in combined football earnings this season and signed 15 new sponsors without needing a single overseas tour to do it. The commercial machine is already running. They don't need to chase exposure abroad — they need their players fresh and ready to defend a title.

Other clubs are thinking about July's headlines.

Arsenal are thinking about next May. 🔴⚪🏆

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The art of forward play 🎨

Our past and present No.14s linked up for a finishing masterclass 👇

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

The journey continues 🛣️

Piero's story as a Gunner so far 🎞️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

🎶 The Arsenal get excited when they see you play 🎶

Enjoy Piero's best moments from his debut season 💥

[Bayer 04 Leverkusen @bayer04_en]

After five years, 166 appearances and three trophies, we bid farewell to Piero as he completes his permanent move to @Arsenal 🥹

You'll always be welcome at the BayArena, Pierito. Gracias! ❤️

[Arsenal @Arsenal]

Hincapie's here to stay 🇪🇨

The club is delighted to announce that Piero has signed a permanent deal at The Arsenal 👊

[Isaan Khan @IsaanKhan_]

🔴 Arsenal opt for a sensible pre-season schedule with limited travel amid a World Cup summer. They will face Girona at the Estadi Montilivi on Sat, August 1.

Then will travel to Dublin to face Real Betis on Wednesday August 5. Two fixtures at the Emirates expected after - Cesc Fabregas' Como and Borussia Dortmund considered #afc

[DailyAFC @DailyAFC]

OUTRAGEOUS touch from Martin Zubimendi during training with Spain 😮‍💨🇪🇸

Arsenal on Arsenal crime 😅

[afcstuff @afcstuff]

🚨 Granada ‘technical secretary’ Javier Alonso will leave the club to join Andrea Berta’s technical team at Arsenal. ✅ [@MatteMoretto]

[HandofArsenal @HandofArsenal]

Jeremy Monga is now expected to sign for Arsenal Football Club.

Story with @scoutingindoors

Been a pleasure working together champ.

[Dimitris Manakos @dimitrismanakos]

DONE! 🔴🔴🔴💣

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🗓️ MW1: Coventry City (H)

A wonderful Wiltord goal ✨

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Leading the way in Group C 😤

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Big fixtures await ⚔️

Facing off against last season's top six 🧵