Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp has berated North London giants Arsenal for letting midfielder Aaron Ramsey run down his contract at the club.

Ramsey is expected to leave Arsenal as a free agent upon the expiration of his contract with the club.

His contract runs out at the end of the season and recent reports suggest that his next destination is the Juventus Stadium in Italy.

In his column for the Daily Mail, Jamie Redknapp questioned why Arsenal would let an important player like Ramsey leave the club before bemoaning the inability to recoup any transfer fee for his exit.

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The footballer turned pundit further said that Arsenal will have to spend £40m at least if they want to get a replacement for Aaron Ramsey in the summer.

Jamie Redknapp was speaking on the back of a very good performance from Ramsey in the London Derby clash with Chelsea on Saturday night in what was a Premier League game.

Aaron Ramsey produced a very good display to help the Gunners to a 2-0 victory over Chelsea courtesy goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.

The two goals came in the first half as the Gunners closed in on Chelsea by moving to within three points on the league table.

Olympiacos defender Bjorn Engels has talked up his desire to join Premier League giants Arsenal.

The 24-year-old spoke about his dream move in a recent interview with French publication L’Equipe via the Daily Express.

He further revealed that his wife is a staunch supporter of Premier League leaders and that she would prefer a move to the Reds rather than his dream transfer to Arsenal.

Bjorn Engels is on loan at Greek Super League giants Olympiacos from French Ligue 1 club Stade Reims.

The Belgian centre back was previously linked with the Premier League following the interest from Merseyside giants Everton.

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Bjorn Engels has not played for Belgium at the senior level though he has featured for his country at other levels especially the age grade teams.

Arsenal are in need of defensive reinforcements but the North Londoners have not expressed an interest in the Belgian defender.

The Gunners have been able to keep just four clean sheets this season with the last of those coming during the London Derby clash with Chelsea on Saturday night in the Premier League.

Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-0 courtesy first goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny thereby reducing the gap to the Blues to just three points in the keenly contested race for a top-four finish at the end of the season.

Arsenal are reportedly eyeing a move for Atletico Madrid winger Gelson Martins in this January transfer window.

This is according to the publication from Portuguese news outlet O Jogo via Sky Sports.

It was revealed that the Gunners are monitoring his situation at the new Wanda Metropolitano.

Arsenal were heavily linked with a move for the 23-year-old during last summer’s transfer window when the player was still on the books of Portuguese Super League giants Sporting Lisbon.

He joined Atletico Madrid last summer but he has not been able to make any meaningful impact at the club.

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Gelson Martins has started just one league game for Atletico Madrid since the start of the season with seven more appearances coming from the substitute bench.

Arsenal might need to fend off the interest of French Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco who are also keen on the Portuguese international player.

Ex-Arsenal striker Thierry Henry is the current Monaco manager and he’s said to be interested in Gelson Martins in his quest to lead his team away from the relegation zone.

The Arsenal legend is under pressure to perform at Monaco and he has already strengthened his team with the signing of ex-Gunners teammate Cesc Fabregas.

Former Arsenal right-back Lee Dixon has berated the hierarchy at the club following the admission that the Gunners won’t be able to make permanent signings in the current January transfer window.

The Arsenal legend spoke about the North London club and transfers on BBC Radio 5 Live as monitored by the Daily Express.

The footballer turned pundit said that the Gunners’ stance on permanent signings is a disastrous statement to make to the Arsenal fans.

Gunners boss Unai Emery admitted earlier this month that the club won’t be able to sign players permanently this month.

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The Spaniard said that Arsenal can only sign players on loan in the current January transfer window and that there are no funds to secure the permanent transfer of players.

Without any signings, Unai Emery and his players were able to claw their way back into the race for the top four on the Premier League table with a big win over London rivals Chelsea.

Arsenal defeated the Blues 2-0 courtesy two first half goals from Alexander Lacazette and team captain Laurent Koscielny.

It was the 10th goal scored by French international striker Lacazette in all competitions this term.

On Koscielny’s part, it was his first goal since his return from a long-term injury problem.

Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez has dropped a major hint about a possible transfer to Premier League giants Arsenal in the current transfer window.

The one-cap Spanish international star liked several Arsenal-related posts on social media after the Gunners’ big win over Chelsea in their London Derby clash in the Premier League.

This development, monitored by the Daily Express, has heightened transfer rumours that Denis Suarez will sign for the Gunners before the end of the January transfer window.

Arsenal breathed life into their top four challenge in the top flight of English football following a 2-0 victory over Chelsea with first-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.

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The win ensured that the Gunners close the gap on Chelsea in the race for next season’s Champions League.

Only the top four spots in the Premier League will guarantee a place in Europe’s premier competition next season.

Arsenal are now just three points Chelsea who occupy the fourth spot on the Premier League table and the Gunners fans would be hoping that a deal can be concluded for Denis Suarez.

Arsenal are said to be in talks with Barcelona over his transfer but nothing has been concluded with the Gunners only willing to sign the 25-year-old on loan.

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has hinted that the Gunners are closing in on a transfer for Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez.

Spanish tactician Unai Emery provided a transfer update on the potential signing of Denis Suarez and other targets during his post-match press conference on Saturday night after the Chelsea game in the Premier League.

Arsenal boosted their top four hopes and qualification for next season’s Champions League with a well deserved win in their London Derby clash with the Blues.

Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny scored in the first half to give the Gunners a crucial win.

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Afterwards, former Almeria and Valencia manager Unai Emery revealed that senior club officials are working on different possibilities to sign players including Denis Suarez despite the lack of funds for new additions in the January transfer window.

Unai Emery was responding to a question about the transfer of Denis Suarez.

One-cap Spanish international star Denis Suarez is targeting an exit from Barcelona after failing to secure a spot in the team under manager Ernesto Valverde.

Denis Suarez has played just 17 minutes of Spanish La Liga football this season with the majority of his playing time coming in the cup competitions (Champions League and Spanish Copa Del Rey).

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has called on the club to back manager Unai Emery by splashing the cash on new players to improve the squad.

Former Gunners defender Keown made this known while he was doing his punditry work on BT Sport as monitored by the Daily Mail.

Martin Keown was impressed with Unai Emery and the way that his Arsenal team saw off top four rivals Chelsea in their Premier League clash on Saturday evening.

The Gunners were able to boost their top four hopes with a 2-0 win over the Blues courtesy goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.

Both Arsenal goals came during the first half of the London Derby clash.

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In his post-match reaction to the Chelsea game, Martin Keown said that the Arsenal manager (Unai Emery) is worth his weight in gold and that senior club officials should back him with new players.

He further questioned why Arsenal will let Aaron Ramsey leave the club following the failure to offer him a new deal.

The Welshman is expected to join Italian champions Juventus having already done his medical some days ago.

Recent reports claim that the former Cardiff City player has signed a pre-contract agreement with the Italians.

Premier League legend Rio Ferdinand has questioned the lack of transfer activity at Arsenal in the current January transfer window.

The former Manchester United defender criticised Arsenal and their transfer dealings while he was doing his punditry work at BT Sport via the Daily Express.

Rio Ferdinand is certain that the Arsenal squad is crying out for new players and he’s shocked by the admission from club officials that only loan signings will be made this month.

Arsenal fans have joined various football pundits in criticising the club after it was revealed that the Gunners don’t have funds for permanent transfers in the current transfer window.

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In one of his pre-match press conferences this month, Gunners boss Unai Emery confirmed that Arsenal won’t be able to sign players permanently in the current transfer window.

Arsenal could still sign players with various media reports claiming that the Gunners are close to signing Denis Suarez from Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona.

The Daily Mirror claim that Arsenal are hoping they can agree on a loan deal worth £1.7m for him to join the club for the remainder of the season with the option of making the transfer a permanent one for £17.5m in the summer.

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has given a hint on why his side suffered a humiliating 2-0 defeat in the hands of the North London outfit Arsenal on Saturday evening

The West London side were not only defeated but were outplayed by Arsenal which is the reason why the Italian boss lashes out on the players as he puts the blame on them.

It has been an inconsistent performance by the West London side since their defeat to Tottenham which ended their 18 games unbeaten run and that has to be corrected by the former Napoli manager.

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However, he stated that he lost because some of the players in his team seem difficult to motivate as he noted that he had made efforts to do that after their defeat to the other North London side Tottenham but that has not worked yet with the defeat.

Meanwhile, the Blues boss is ready to take a part of the blame because his side failed to show up completely against the Gunners team.

However, the game between both sides have been reduced to three points which leave the race for a top-four finish very open and more competitive especially with United coming from behind.

The Gunners returned to winning ways as they thrashed Chelsea 2-0 to the Emirates stadium in one of Saturday’s Premier League game.

The Blues had defeated Arsenal in Emery’s first game of the season, Maurizio Sarri’s side narrowly overcame the Gunners’ challenge 2-1 at Stamford Bridge last year.

However, yesterday’s game was totally different from the previous fixture in August 2018 as the North London club dominated the Blues for the most part of the game.

Emery’s men deservedly took the lead in the 14th minute when Lacazette powered a beautiful shot past Kepa Arrizabalaga who was busy all through the clash.

The home side doubled their lead after 25 minutes when Laurent Koscielny scored with his shoulder.

The Blues were made to chase the game before half time and they couldn’t find the back of the net throughout the mouthwatering and entertaining game.

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There’s more to Ozil’s omission than Emery’s ‘tactical reason’

It has been long I saw Ozil play a full match. It’s either he was subbed out or he was subbed in by Emery.

In fact, it’s been a while he featured in Arsenal kit and Emery keeps providing ‘tactical reasons’ for the player’s regular omission.

In a game that’s as classic as Saturday’s fixture, every Arsenal fans would expect the German star to be in the starting lineup so as to create more chances with his creativity.

But the former Real Madrid playmaker was surprisingly left out of the starting XI which further suggested that there are off-field crises between the player and the Spanish tactician.