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I know what you'll all say but genuinely if we get rid of Zin, or marginalise him further, it will help with goal scoring because he slows us so down much in transition - I don't know when I'll have the time but I might try to anaylise our goals with him on the pitch and without him - I'm willing to bet there's a marked difference this season
United and Chelsea want Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna apparently. He’s done an amazing job at that level but this would be quite a leap. I guess you can’t really turn it down if you’re him though.
Feels like Potter Mk IIQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Partey on his way out according to Romano.
Can’t say I’m surprised. I think that was one injury too many. He seems to have lost a yard of pace and he’s not getting it backQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Jorginho at least doesn’t rely on pace.
I think we need a replacement for Partey if he goes though
Rumours abound about Bruno Guimares
I can believe that. We wanted him before he went to Newcastle and with Partey going it seems like a decent replacement who wouldn’t need any time to settle.Quote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Not sure about that, I know he's talented but he also seems like a bit of a cheat, not in the cheeky-chappie Ben White way, but the violent type, he should have been sent off at least once in our away game against them
Arteta needs to remember that we don't get the rub of the green with the refs in incidents involving violent/heavy fouls, plus I just don't like it, it's the same reason I didn't want Luis Suarez back when we were going for him
He would cost far too much as well.
Benjamin Sesko rumours becoming more persistent
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It's not real yet, just rumours.
I think he would be a very good signing but who knows.
Man don’t spoil a perfectly good gifQuote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
Seriously though, will it happen? I don’t know….seems to be more in it than simply paper talk.
His stats aren’t bad for someone his age…clearly not a Haaland goal monster but could be a very good player for us
I've seen £45-£55 million quoted, I guess in today's money it sounds about right if he's a 20-goal-a-season man
Just soQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
Happy 21st birthday Benjamin.
Now come to Arsenal, score hundreds of goals and win us the PL and the CL.
AC Milan are after Jesus and Kiwior apparently, I don't mind too much about Jesus but I think we should keep Kiwior, he's a good CB and also a decent LB against lower-table sides
Elsewhere we're after Monaco's Youssef Fofana and maybe Sancho, don't know much about Fofana but he sounds like a Partey replacement, while I think Arteta could get a tune out of Sancho, the price they're talking about is £40 (and a bargain-sounding £20m for Fofana)
Lastly Osimhen might apparently cost £110 which is too much for me, I'd easily go for Sesko instead, we've got Havartz and Leo after all, so don't need to splurge so much on one more goalscorer
Fulham are interested in Nketiah apparently and could pay up to 30m for him.
Definitely time to move him on.
We do need to bring in money this summer.
Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Zinchenko, Partey, Ramsdale and Jesus….well if we can get money for them they are all expendable.
Osimhen was a bit hit and miss last season, injury at the beginning and generally a bit patchy in form.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
I’m also never keen on signing African players up front especially as your no1 striker. With Auba we got away with it a) because they scheduled the 2019 AFCON for the summer and b) Covid messed things around and then he was out of favour
It's been time to move him on for at least two seasons, £30m would be a good priceQuote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
There's a story that we might swap ESR and Tomi plus about £30 for Osimhen, don't mind ESR but to lose a utility player like Tomi would be a shame, albeit I get that he's maybe a bit injury prone
I'd still go for Sesko personally, Rice aside I'm uncomfortable with paying so much, even if it partly in players, it would stull be costing as much
Ornstein saying Sesko could be agreed in a week or so, would love to see that
Never seen the guy play but at 6’5 you’ve got to think he should be able to add something different to the attack.
This is all you need...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
https://x.com/i/status/1797212876832157836
IMO he would add the things we were suppose to get from Havertz i.e. a tall player great with his head and with a killer first touch (Mac's reel another example). A lot of people are comparing him with Ibrahimovic, I mean he's in no way as skillfull (who is anyway?) but its unusual to see a player that tall with that much composure and such a great first touch...also he does have a burst of pace or should I call it acceleration, something Havertz and a lot of other tall players lack. Halland also uses that pretty well to his advantage for a tallie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Anyway, from what I've seen he'd be a great addition to an Arteta kind of squad, especially as it seems he would eventually bench Havertz ( and IMO that would be sooner than most people think).
BTW...I think the price is pretty fair to.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football...s/cjjj1w6qzj1o
At least he won't go to Chelsea, until next year.
Am a bit annoyed about that, I thought he sounded like a good player for a reasonable price
people now talking about Zirkzee, Olise or Gimenez
Well I suppose for a 21 year old, you think at the moment that guaranteed game time is the most important thing in your career. Arteta isn’t a great one for squad rotation, so could find himself frozen out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
yeah true enough, although whoever we sign if they're any good they'll expect decent game time, Olise being a good exampleQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Olise is a winger first and foremostQuote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
I kind of feel especially against sides that play with 11 behind the ball that we need more of a target man
Not to say I wouldn’t sign him, just not instead of a more traditional striker
Olise would be really good competition for Saka but I suspect he will sign for Chelsea if he’s let go. I don’t see us paying whatever silly money Palace want.
yes, he is more of a winger and you wouldn't want to lose that side of his game, I agree we need a more out-and-out forwardQuote:
Originally Posted by HCZ_Reborn
Yup, he's just signed with RB....just seen it on twitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
A real bummer as he's the only player we've been linked to this summer that actually excites me. Him and of course Yousouf Fofana (aka the second coming of Yaya Toure). I really hope his rumors don't end up being a pipe dream also.
So, it is that time of the year where Arsenal are linked with at least 120 players and most are a done deal. :)
However, which positions are really needed, if any?
We showed last year that an "out and out striker" may not be needed because the goals were shared around the team.
I believe that we should make it a priority and shift the last of the dead wood (Nketiah, ESR, Jesus, Zin and Vieria) and stick with the team we have. Maybe promote one or two of the youngsters. Obi-Martin is one to keep an eye on.
He won't ditch both ESR and Vieira, my bet is they keep Vieira, I still believe we can get more out of him if Arteta will give him more minutes, either in place of Saka or more centrally
There's not a single player anywhere worth buying. We already have a decent squad and don't need anything else. If there was a single decent striker in Europe, Mbappe excluded, that would be worth a punt. But there isn't. It;s a seas of shit-kickers who are utterly talentless compared to what we already have.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
Viktor Gyökeres ???
Ex Coventry
One good season playing in the Portuguese League with Sporting Lisbon.
It seems a lot money for this type of player.
Why are we going after Califiori, out of all the positions we need to strengthen it’s not in defence
If we sell Zinchenko? Great…maybe bring in a youngster who can provide cover for Timber whilst continuing to also use Tomi and Kiwior there….we’ve clearly got enough options.
Yes we scored a lot of goals last season but relying on Trossard and Havertz to get you goals consistently is at best a gamble
We also need midfield cover
I hope that he’s lured by Chelsea silly money and goes there
The only reason I can think of is Saliba and Gabriel cannot play every game like they were asked to last season, apart from the one CC match.
I never like Italians over here, they very rarely settle and like it here, but he will have Jorginho if he does arrive.
We need to strengthen the squad, without doubt we can't assume Gabriel and Saliba will be fit all season, we need to be more competitive in cups too plus the CL has more fixtures, so we need more strength in depth
And we simply must sell Zin so Arteta doesn't have the option of playing him ever again