Arsenal transfer news LIVE ‘Contract terminated’, Arteta on Sterling, Merino on injury, Rice red

The Gunners have signed four new players this summer with Sterling joining goalkeeper Neto, Italian centre-back Riccardo Calafiori and Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino as the new faces. David Raya and Tommy Setford have also joined on permanent deals.

No more additions were made to Arsenal although the likes of Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon and Bayern Munich forward Kingsley Coman were linked. Exits on the final day of the summer transfer window were sanctioned though, with Eddie Nketiah and Aaron Ramsdale joining Crystal Palace and Southampton, respectively. Reiss Nelson also sealed a late loan switch to Fulham.

Rice ‘shocked’ with Arsenal sending off as record signing makes apology for Brighton red

Declan Rice has admitted he was “shocked” by the decision that saw him sent off in Arsenal’s draw with Brighton.

The Gunners were held to a 1-1 stalemate at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Kai Havertz opened the scoring before Joao Pedro equalised for the visitors in the final fixture before the September international break.

Rice was sent off in the 49th minute, less than 10 minutes before Brighton scored to put the game on level terms. Referee Chris Kavanagh handed out Rice’s second booking of the game for kicking the ball with the outside of his foot while Joel Veltman attempted to launch a long-range pass near their own corner flag.

Wojciech Szczesny was ‘open to talks with Arsenal ‘ before retiring

Wojciech Szczesny has revealed that he was open to talking with Arsenal about rejoining the club before having his Juventus contract terminated and ultimately retiring.

Ian Wright slams Arsenal player ‘jogging back’ before Brighton equaliser

Thomas Partey has been called out by Ian Wright, working for Premier League Productions, for ‘jogging back’ before Brighton’s equaliser against Arsenal.

Havertz makes ‘frustrating’ Rice admission after controversial Arsenal red card

Kai Havertz has revealed his frustrations after Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. The Gunners were controversially reduced to 10 men when Declan Rice was sent off just four minutes into the second-half.

The German opened the scoring with a superb lob over Bart Verbruggen after 38 minutes. Arsenal looked relatively comfortable until Chris Kavanagh adjudged that the England international had delayed the restart after being cautioned in the first-half for a late tackle on Joel Veltman.

Momentum swung in the visitors’ favour as the Seagulls looked for a response and keep their unbeaten start intact. They equalised through Joao Pedro as he reacted quickest to David Raya’s save from Yankuba Minteh.