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:lol: Mac might find a use for his St Totts’ Day bunting yet!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57433323
Should have tried £67m and 1.
I was thinking something similar with Ek.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Onana’s had his ban reduced by 4 months - should be available to play again ftom November, right in between the two windows, ffs. Why can’t anything ever be easy with this club?
Would it be possible to sign him whilst banned?
Yeah, I think so - he just would be allowed to so much as train with anyone until September at the earliest.Quote:
Originally Posted by dazthegooner
I’m really tempted - it’s an absolute joke of a price for such a quality, modern keeper - but the timing of his availability is super-awkward.
It's a no brainer. Sign him up.
i still think it was tough of them to ban Onana
(sorry just can't resist it... :getcoat: )
That's racist
Yes but it funny too
Ornstein reckons we're going for Ben White but it will cost 40-50 mil. God knows where that sort of money is coming from for a position we're well stocked in.
There has been a consistent message from journos that we're after a right CB this summer though so must be some truth in it.
Either Saliba is out or I am wondering if Holding might be moved on.
Yeah, he’s not the first CB we’ve been linked with either - Kounde, Tapsoba, Adarabioyo, Andersen, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
I can see our CB interest being genuine - we’ve tightened up a great deal at the back, but to play the way we want to be playing we need our CB s to be athletes (maybe even more so than the CMs), confident on the ball and strong passers, and I’m not sure any of our lot are the complete package? Saliba’s actually the closest we have in terms of profile we want, but he’s got by far the least experience, so still far from ideal.
I guess it’s also worth keeping in mind that Saliba has played mostly at LCB so far (even though he’s a right footer) and that we might want enough options to play 3 at the back when we need to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
Edit: fwiw I think you might be right - I’m just not feeling the love for Saliba coming out of the club - but let’s see what happens. He might come back and wow everyone and force a rethink.
Why have i never heard of Ben White - or that guy Bellingham (?) either...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
Can't say I'd noticed White this season either to be honest. Hell of a lot of money for someone with 1 season in the Prem under their belt.
Bellingham is a gem, the big English clubs missed a trick with him. He'll come back to England in a couple of years for a big fee. Not even turned 18 yet!
I heard a lot of people raving about White when he was with Leeds in the Championship the season before last (along with Bellingham, Eze, Olise, etc) - didn’t really bother watching him, but tbf he has made it into the national side after just one full season in the Prem, so I guess he must be doing something right?
Brighton are no mugs defensively either - they just don’t have anyone who can score!
Speaking of which, we should be all over Olise, even if we buy to loan him straight back to Reading to continue his development. He’ll either make it with us or he’ll sell for good money - either way it’s good business.
€15m bid for Lokonga rejected by Anderlecht, but it’s opened the door for talks. Anderlecht holding out for €20m.
Who??Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
21yo Anderlecht captain. Central midfielder. Highly recommended by Vincent Kompany (who affectionately calls him "Yaya") and Henry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
Arsenal trying to fuck up the transfer deal for Xhaka with Roma. Holding out for more money for a near 29 year old walking clusterfuck. Just sell. Anything over £50 is a good deal.
Well Mourinho thinks he's a fantastic footballer and that he held the Arsenal midfield together last season :blink:
Xhaka may be limited, sometimes error-prone and stylistically not what most Arsenal fans would want in a midfielder. But, he was undoubtedly one of our most consistent players last season. It's also true that he's the only midfielder that was reliable over an extended period.
Consiatently shite and annoying, yesQuote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
If we don't get rid when someone else actually wants the guy it's a joke
I'd pay them that to take him awayQuote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
Whatever people think of him, he was at least our 2nd best midfielder last year, and maybe even our best, once you factor in Partey’s minimal game time. That’s just a fact - a sad fact, maybe, but still a fact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Unfortunately for Xhaka he’s also cursed with a couple of problems that are always going to hold us back, so this is absolutely the right move for everyone.
Don’t worry about the sale going, through - this is just the tabloids / click-bait sites following the usual, transfer-soap-opera script to get their money’s worth. Expect a couple more predictable “twists” before it’s done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
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Originally Posted by I am invisible
He’s going, don’t worry about it. The club, the player and/or his agent could all have killed these stories stone dead in an instant if there was no truth to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mac76
We’ve had a 40m bid rejected for Ben White.
Who?
Nice to see our buy high, sell low policy is still in place.
Apparently we are interested in Ramsdale from Sheffield. I know he was in a bad team but I thought he looked really shaky this season. Definitely a down grade on Leno.
Also, Mavropanos off to Stuttgart for about 7m.
Well after Hemderson anyone would look shaky but yes he didn't look great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gooner23
And what's the bet Mav turns into a real star once someone gives him a chance
It seems Villa made an offer for ESR :sarcy:
They couldn't afford him.
Nobody wants to live in Birmingham
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Originally Posted by Globalgunner
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Originally Posted by Globalgunner
Correct. Utter shithole.Quote:
Originally Posted by Globalgunner
My Dad was born in Aston and he hated Birmingham he said when he dies if he's buried anywhere near there he would come back and haunt everyone.