Arsenal has signed new contracts with two major stars!

Scout Appreciation, Arteta's eldest son Gabriel (16 years old) recently played against Watford for Arsenal U17.

It seems that it is also a jump-star development. It’s really a tiger father without a dog son! If I remember correctly, Arteta has three sons. Some time ago, there was a son who was with Zhekelais as a caddie when he appeared in the game, but I don’t know which one this is...

I checked this eldest son Gabriel, and I was playing as a right winger. Of course I am still young and may change positions in the future, but the point is that I can play out. It doesn’t matter where the position is, come on!

In fact, Borgkamp and Edu's sons have also developed in Arsenal's youth training before, but in the end neither stayed in the team. World-class clubs like Arsenal are very professional in operation. You can train with the youth training, but it is impossible to go through the back door to promote just because your father is a legend or a coach. That's impossible.

So in the final analysis, these second-generation players still have to rely on themselves!

Telegraph reporter JW and SW jointly issued a statement saying that Arsenal is planning to expand the Emirates Stadium on a large scale, which may lead to their temporary home game relocating to Wembley Stadium. Judging from the current planning details, this expansion may expand the Emirates Stadium's capacity of 60,700 people to more than 70,000 people.

reported that Arsenal can choose to change the slope of Emirates Stadium or increase fan capacity by adjusting seating plans, but the appearance of Emirates Stadium's bowl-like structure will remain basically the same, and most of the development projects under evaluation will be carried out on the field. The Telegraph further pointed out that Arsenal officials have studied Real Madrid's expansion of the Bernabeu, which cost more than £1 billion, including the addition of a retractable ceiling, a 360-degree LED scoreboard on the field and the development of multi-functional underground space in the stadium (correspondingly, the revenue can be doubled after the renovation), and Arsenal's goal is to create a multi-functional, digital stadium.

It is worth noting that Arsenal has given up the opportunity to host the European Cup in the summer of 2028, so it is conceivable that the expansion of the stadium may be underway by then, depending on planning permissions and funding.

According to outside speculation, the expansion project of Emirates Stadium may cost about £500 million.

JW (I haven't seen JW for a long time. SD was the team reporter of the Telegraph Arsenal before, and now it seems to be focusing on in-depth reporting) and SW are both reliable reporters, and there have been news of the expansion of Emirates Stadium, including reports from the Post and Evening Flag News reporters SC. This is not a traitor.

But there are still several places that need to be emphasized:

First of all, the expansion of this stadium is actually still under planning, and it has not even been officially declared. This thing is not something you can do with money and you have to go through the approval process, so it is hard to say when it will start to expand.

European Cup 2028, England is one of the co-sponsored countries. The original text does imply that the expansion project may be launched in 2028, but this is hard to say. Let's wait for further news.

But there must be this. After all, the stadium with 60,000 people does not match Arsenal's status in the world. Not to mention the Premier League, the Emirates Stadium is not even the largest stadium in London... so transformation is imperative.

As for the temporary relocation of home court, this has not been confirmed yet. Wembley is an option, but it is not the only option. Currently, the London Bowl has been occupied by West Ham. I don’t know if Arsenal can still apply for sharing. Let's talk about this then.

costs, 500 million pounds are a lot, but today is not astronomical. Arsenal's current transfer fee for two summer windows is more than 500 million pounds, which is different from the past... and the benefits brought by the renovation are considerable. With this budget, I don't think it will greatly affect Arteta's future consumption. The situation is definitely different from Wenger's savings at that time.

The Kroenke family has rich experience in building stadiums, so don’t worry about this!

Let’s take a look at the news about Raya below. According to BBC reporter SM, Arsenal has rewarded Raya with a salary increase contract to reflect its key role under Arteta.

reported that the agreement was finalized early this summer, but it was not officially announced. The goalkeeper had a weekly salary of £100,000, and after signing the new contract, Espanyol's salary will increase, but the length of the contract is the same as before, that is, it expires in 2028 and comes with a one-year extension clause.

Not only that, SM also pointed out that Trossard also signed a similar contract, and the salary of Belgian stars has been increased, but the length of the contract expired in 2027 has not changed. Like Raya, Trossard's new deal was not officially confirmed (Like Raya, Trossard 's new deal was not officially confirmed).

SM first reported the news, and then Romano and Sky Sports followed up. Let's talk about it after reading it.

Romano tweeted: Arsenal has rewarded Raya with a salary increase contract, which has been signed, and the Gunners have provided many of their players with a new contract worthy of their performance.

Everything has been finalized, and as BBC reporter SM reported, the contract will still expire in 2028.

Then Sky Sports. According to Sky Sports, Raya was provided with a salary increase contract early this summer, but the length of the contract has not changed and it will still expire in 2028, with a one-year extension clause.

reported that the new contract has been reached long ago, but Arsenal did not announce it to the public. The new contract is to reflect the importance of Raya in the team..

Okay, let's briefly talk about it:

First of all, this must be a good thing. Raya must be a good goalkeeper. The top goalkeeper's salary of 100,000 yuan (it is rare that a reporter confirmed the weekly salary) is indeed a little less. It's reasonable to raise the salary appropriately, just don't exceed 200,000 yuan...

And SM also confirmed that Trosad has actually signed a new contract! This situation has never been updated since the summer, and I didn’t expect that the contract has been signed! Like Raya, there is also a salary increase, but the contract length remains unchanged!

As for the length of the contract, we have analyzed this issue. Taking Raya as an example, he is 30 years old this year. Including the extension clause, the contract expires in 2029, which means that when the contract expires, Raya is already 34 years old. Although this age is not big for the goalkeeper, it is not small.

We often say that a short goalkeeper may decline quickly. It is hard to say what kind of condition of Raya is when she is 34 years old. If the contract is extended at this age, it will not increase profits but increase risks. In fact, 34-year-old Raya has no sales value anymore. Even if he maintains good condition at that time, he will renew his contract. If you rashly extend the contract after the salary increase, the risk will be greater.

Trosad basically has the same meaning.

It has to be said that Arsenal has done a very good job of keeping the secret now. The players signed a new contract, but did not even announce it... Raya and Trosad were not in the negotiation stage, but had signed it!