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ArsenalSummary
Generated byArsenal enter the new Premier League season as defending champions, but the summer has been defined as much by what the club failed to do as by what it achieved. Mikel Arteta heads into Sunday's home clash with Chelsea having replaced three departed forwards with only one signing, Greek winger Christos Tzolis, after missing out on primary targets Vinicius Junior and Julian Alvarez. Morgan Rogers, a long-term target, chose Chelsea instead in a £117 million deal, and Bradley Barcola went to Liverpool for £123 million without Arsenal making a serious move.
The most disruptive subplot of the window was the exit of Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian completed a £60 million move to Al-Hilal after being frozen out by Arteta, then posted a farewell message that conspicuously omitted any mention of his manager. Arteta has publicly defended the club's recruitment approach, insisting the strategy was ambitious and calculated, but pundits including Ian Wright and Theo Walcott have openly questioned whether Arsenal have left themselves short in attack.
On the pitch, the Gunners carry genuine momentum. A 1-0 win at Aston Villa in their last Premier League outing keeps them third in the table with six points from two games, and the squad arrives into the Chelsea fixture in strong form. Arteta faces a selection concern with two players absent from Thursday training, while Chelsea's Moises Caicedo is a doubt for the visitors. The result could shape the early title conversation.
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A group of workers from the Woolwich Arsenal Armanent Factory, who called themselves Dial Square, formed a football team in 1886. They would later rename themselves to Royal Arsenal in the same year. In 1893, the club was renamed to Woolwich Arsenal, before finally being named just Arsenal in 1919, six years after they moved to Highbury.
American billionaire Enos Stanley Kroenke is the owner of Arsenal, purchasing the club via Arsenal Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE).
The Emirates Stadium is the name of Arsenal's stadium. It has been the team's home ground since 2006, replacing Highbury, which served as Arsenal's home venue from 1913.
The Emirates Stadium has a capacity of 60,704 and is among the UK's biggest football venues.
Arsenal have won 48 trophies till date, including 13 league titles and a record 14 FA Cups.
Arsenal have 13 English top flight titles to their name, making them the third-most successful team behind Man Utd and Liverpool. They, however, won their last title over two decades ago.
London-born Irish defender David O'Leary sits at the top of the list for most Arsenal appearances in history. O'Leary spent 18 years at the club and made 722 appearances in all competitions, ahead of Tony Adams, George Armstrong, and Lee Dixon.
Thierry Henry is Arsenal's leading goalscorer of all-time with 228 goals in 377 games. No other Arsenal player has scored over 200 goals for the club, with Ian Wright sitting in second place (185 goals in 288 games).
Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Dennis Bergkamp, Mesut Ozil, Robert Pires, and Robin van Persie are among the popular footballing names to have played for Arsenal.
Arsene Wenger, Unai Emery, George Graham, and Herbert Chapman are among the biggest names to have been in charge of Arsenal throughout their notable history.
Arsenal have a pretty unique nickname, called The Gunners. This nickname is a reference to the club's origins in the late 19th century, when a group of workers from the Royal Arsenal armanent factory in Woolwich formed the club. That's also the reason why the Arsenal badge includes a cannon.