Lyon generally produce decent players, anyone we can pick up from there?
Even if we have to root around the bins...
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Lyon generally produce decent players, anyone we can pick up from there?
Even if we have to root around the bins...
Torreira has said that he prefers life in Italy and has struggled with the language barrier here.
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His form fell off a cliff in the second half of the season. Not sure if that’s down to his first season abroad, dealing with no winter break or if he isn’t as good as we first thought.
He didn't really have a reliable midfield partner. There's more to come from him.Quote:
Originally Posted by SMatthews
Hopefully, and if so, I hope he settles down here otherwise we could be on the market again very soon.
They all complain about the weather....even if they are from Calais.
The language thing I've always found strange. These guys are rich as fuhk, with ample time. Get a language tutor around for an hour each day. Why don't they just create a school at the training ground.
Anyway, I expect him to be here for years to come and to improve. One of the brighter points of our season.
He's supposed to have trouble with the language but didn't have a problem with Italian if only people spoke English all over the world it might be easier to learn...
Pogba to Juve is gathering some traction.
To be fair, there’s a pretty large Italian community in Uruguay, and they reckon a big chunk of the population (I’ve heard some say between 1/3 and 1/2!) have some kind of Italian roots (their players certainly always seem to arrive in Europe with Italian passports) - wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest if a lot of Uruguayans grow up with Italian as a second language, whilst having the Italian culture and a love of Italy drummed into them from birth...Quote:
Originally Posted by dazthegooner
Pogba and Ramsey in the same midfield...? Some poor fucker’s gonna have his work cut out covering those two!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Maybe we should start teaching our players sign language, or, at the very least, military hand signals!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
Or how to defend, maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
So some news on players we could potentially have been interested in Rabiot, Meunier, Fraser
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Belgium's 27-year-old right-back Thomas Meunier, who has also been linked with a move to the Gunners, says he wants to stay at PSG. (Express)
Bournemouth's 25-year-old Scotland winger Ryan Fraser, a transfer target for Arsenal, has hinted he will stay with the Cherries for another year. (Mirror)
PSG's France midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 24, could stay with the Ligue 1 champions despite being left out of the team for the second half of last season. (ESPN)
and this
Arsenal are closing in on a deal for German goalkeeper Markus Schubert, 21, from Dynamo Dresden. (Independent)
Borussia Dortmund are monitoring developments with Arsenal's 33-year-old French defender Laurent Koscielny, who could be allowed to leave this summer. (Mail)
Nothing is certain till its done..all of those deals are still very possible despite the sorry headlines, then again, we might not get any of them done. Id be happy getting rid of some misanthropes like Xhaka, Mustafi and wasters like Ozil and Mikhi, even if we signed no one. Getting rid of waste is just as good as buying new stuff. As anyone who has just taken a good dump will testify
Rumour has it we would accept £35M for Torreira. Would be just like us to accept peanuts
I can't see that being the case.
It isn't inconceivable that Ozil, Mhki, Mustafi and Xhaka all stay. In fact I expect 3 of them to, if not all 4.
Nah mate, what we need is more technical, attacking midfielders.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Teach them to "defend" :lol: Good one, Letters!
Lot of stories flying around that we’ve now agreed personal terms with both Alexis Claude Maurice and William Saliba - terms yet to be finalised between the clubs, but it doesn’t sound like we’re too far apart now (especially if we’ve been allowed to speak with the players).
Obviously this is Arsenal, so we could still fuck both deals up in spectacular fashion, but at least it seems like we’re looking at the right kind of profiles for our primary targets. Gives me a little more hope that the people running the club have some kind of plan...
Can’t see us agreeing to loaning Saliba straight back to St Etienne for a year? Not at the price they want for him.
Wouldn’t mind seeing Mavs go the other way on loan for the year, though? Feels like he’s at a point where he needs top flight minutes under his belt now, so that could be win-win for us...
Bielik put in another big performance yesterday - really think we need to find space in the senior squad for him this year. Looks hungry and has real leadership potential.
I’d be surprised if Emery wasn’t at least intrigued by the lad - already looks like he wouldn’t be any worse than any of our current CBs, and he fits his preferred DM profile almost perfectly.
I know. Sorry. Stupid idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
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L’Equipe reporting that William Saliba has a greed a 5 year contract with Arsenal, they say we will loan him back to St Etienne for a year.
Get in! Oh wait he's gone again.
i wonder if he will ever play for us. but I bet he was cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralpheroo72
1.93m at 18 years. Should crest 1.96 easy by the time hes fully grown.
New Sol Campbell. Coudb we send the Mustafi as a freebie?
He's probably done growing. Upwards anyway. He's also only 18 so not expecting much from him.
It's hard to believe that we will be making any notable signings this summer given some of the names we've been linked with so far.
Well and truly shopping at poundland now.
I really don't understand this tbh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralpheroo72
Yes, it's one for the future and all that and I would think it was a good idea if we were in a better position, but as things stand, we need an overhaul and bring in players that can turn things around now - not in another years time.
The thing is it’s probably because we’re not in a better position that we’re going to have to work in this way, if we want to overhaul the side. At least that’s how it will have to start. Once we get player turnover back on track, and/or haul ourselves ourselves back in the CL spots (ideally both), we can start thinking bigger again, but for now we’re going to have to box clever to get back to that point again.
The stark reality is that, right now, our current budget either gets us a bunch of average ‘now’ players, likely on high(er) wages, or it *potentially* gets us some exceptional younger players on far lower wages. We all know route 2 is a gamble, but at least there’s a bit of hope there too - all I see with route 1 is a lot of effort and expense just to end up with more of the same.
(Plus, when you look at some of the ‘now’ players that ya and others have been signing recently, and when you consider what our budget will probably get us, is it really any less of a gamble, going down that path?)
The way I see it, City and Liverpool are probably going to dominate this league for another couple of years anyway, so I’m ok with playing the long game here. I just want to see that there’s some kind of clear plan / strategy being implemented, and that we’re actually working towards something that I can get behind.
The immediate goals for me are simply to get that millstone of a wage bill that’s hanging round our necks under control (hopefully redefining the standards expected at this club in the process, if there’s some high-profile casualties), and to re-establish a footballing identity on the pitch - until we achieve those 2/3 things, I really can’t see us going anywhere as a club, no matter who we bring in.
I'd rather we get a couple of those "now" players for positions we need urgent care in. I'm fine with the young players too but they're are all stabs in the dark really, unless they're special talents but if they are special we probably won't be in the running.
I honestly don't know how we can expect to move forward at the moment. It's all a bit grim.
Not the future but I'd have take Hummels!
De Ligt is off to Juve.
Some team they are building.
I would ditch Mustafi, Kos and Monreal and start the season with Mavs, Bielek (spelling) and Sokratis. Once Holding has recovered, he could come in. Why spend MORE money on so called young prospects when we have our own. There will be a few mistakes, but our defence is a bloody shambles with experienced defenders! They really could not do any worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Ornstein says we're in for Tierney
i agree i don't get why we don't just build up with those players plus perhaps Medley in League cup and EL games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippy
Mustafi has to go, i don't care if we have to literally give the fucker away, i just don't want ever to see him in an Arsenal shirt again - he costs us points and undermines the team to such a huge extent
Good age and decent potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by GP
Big step up from the Scottish league of course but you do find the odd gem up there.
really hope we sign him
Monreal is done and Kolasinac is wank
Me too - hope we don’t Arsenal it up.
Kolasinac can go, but I’d probably take the option of extending Monreal’s deal for an extra year, otherwise we’ll be shopping for 2 LBs...
I agree - he's still got great quality and spirit and if he can be used sparingly could be a real asset at important timesQuote:
Originally Posted by I am invisible
Monreal hasn’t got the legs for LB anymore. If he stays he’ll be used as back up CB. Kola won’t be leaving this summer.