Summer transfer joy and happiness

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Think you're going to go into next season very very disappointed.

[SMatthews]

According to The Orn, our priorities this summer are a CB and box-to-box midfielder.

[SMatthews]

Griezmann has finally grown a pair and decided to leave Atletico.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Going to Barcelona it seems.

[Globalgunner]

Going to Barcelona it seems.

Atleti may revive their interest in Laca

[SMatthews]

“I don’t think it will be the most spectacular summer for Arsenal but I do think they have some very important business to be done.

“It all depends on their budget. If they’re playing Europa League football next season it looks like it will be around £40m. If it’s Champions League it would be significantly higher. They also have revenue streams coming on board with the new Adidas kit deal.

“If it’s Europa League you’ve got to remember it’ll be their third year in that competition. They’ve also heavily invested in the last year or so, especuially in the striking department, and they are adamant they will not break Financial Fair Play.

“Despite still waiting to appoint a Technical Director/Sporting Director/Director of Football, they still have identified targets and conversations are underway. They are looking for experience and youth in their recruitment.

“Their priorities are a central defender, Jeremy Wilson of the Telegraph mentioned the Getafe and Togo centre-half, Djené, he’s under contract until 2023 with a reported value of £13.5m.

“The other priority is a box to box midfielder. Previously, in January, they came close to a deal for Christopher Nkunku from PSG – this is course is to replace Aaron Ramsey. Adrian Rabiot is a player they’ve tried to sign in the past, and they have a long-standing interest in him, however he is a complex individual and has had some issues off the pitch.

“As a sort of secondary brief they’d be looking for a wide forward and in January came close to a deal for Ivan Perisic, and had interest in Yannick Carrasco. Possibly a centre-forward with Danny Welbeck leaving, and Eddie Nketiah would go on loan if they did bring a centre-forward in.

“There is interest in bringing in a left back and possibly a right back, but again those are secondary to the centre-half and box to box midfielder.

“Not to forget they’d be looking to integrate young players too. Reiss Nelson coming back from his loan, Emile Smith Rowe, Joe Willock and Bukayo Saka who is said to be the most highly rated prospect – he’s a wide forward, but extremely young.”

The Orn has spoken.

[Özim]

Heavily invested? In what, we spent peanuts last summer.

On top of that a winger should be a priority too, the current lot are hopeless and we need more creativity for the strikers, thats more important than a box to box midfielder IMO.

As usual looks like we're going to go for the very cheap options, that's not going to get us anywhere, Wenger did this for years and look where we are now. This club is going nowhere if this is true, we need big investment and we seem to be looking at peanuts again.

[Marc Overmars]

Greaseman to Barca for 108m.

Surely they will be flogging Coutinho?

[Globalgunner]

Coutinho is a sold man walking

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

According to The Orn, our priorities this summer are a CB and box-to-box midfielder.

Iwobi will be delighted.