Declan Rice has said he "didn't like" the social media backlash to Noni Madueke's signing and vowed the Arsenal winger will "shock" everyone with his quality this season.

Declan Rice has backed new Arsenal signing Noni Madueke to overcome any doubters, and believes the former Chelsea winger “will shock a lot of people”. The signing of Madueke for an initial £48.5million ($65.8m) prompted significant debate among Arsenal fans, with over 5,000 of them voicing their dissent via an online petition.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta would reportedly love to sign Newcastle star Alexander Isak, but the Gunners hierarchy are unlikely to sanction a deal. The striker bagged 23 Premier League goals last season, with only Liverpool star Mohamed Salah finding the back of the net on more occasions in the top flight.

All three of Arsenal’s Premier League fixtures in September have been rescheduled for live broadcast in the UK.Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty ImagesThe home match against Nottingham Forest will

The new clubs joining the trial are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, London City Lionesses, Manchester City and Manchester United from the Women's Super League, plus Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Sunderland in the second-tier Women's Super League 2.

Arsenal kicked off pre-season with a dominant 1–0 victory over Milan in Singapore courtesy of Bukayo Saka’s second-half strike.

Arsenal will meet AC Milan on Wednesday for their first match of the preseason tour that will kick off at the National Stadium in Singapore. Both teams are going through big changes this summer as the team coached by Mikel Arteta already signed Kepa Arrizabalaga,

Eberechi Eze has reportedly told friends which club he plans to join this summer amid interest from Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich. The Crystal Palace star had an outstanding season under Oliver Glasner, netting 14 goals and providing 11 assists last term.

Arsenal are close to a deal for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres after negotiations over the finer details of the transfer took longer than expected.

Freya Godfrey has completed a permanent move to London City Lionesses, ending an eight-year spell at Arsenal that began when she joined the club’s academy at the age of 12.Photo by Daniel