Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[IBK]

A) You could be right

B) If we can’t find an alternative striker we have bigger problems than failure to agree a transfer fee

C) The term top striker does a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to Gyokeres. In fact I’d go a step further and say the term simply cannot apply to any striker who plays in Portugal because of the volume of players who have moved from that league and flopped elsewhere. To the point that if Gyokeres comes and was successful here, he would be the first (even Radamel Falcao did well in Spain and France, but managed five goals in 36 appearances in the premier league for United and Chelsea)
I know you don’t want to accept it, but outside the big three clubs the Portuguese league is exceptionally poor and therefore it gives no indication of how good a player is.

Yep there are question marks, but the same applied to Sesko also. I'd say that in a sense there would even have been question marks over Isak (were he achievable)...not the player's ability but the effect on Arsenal of blowing £120M on one player and whether his fitness record improvement last season was a one off...and how it would stand up to the rigours of CL football.

My tuppence worth is that there is a clear dearth of 'world class' strikers available to Arsenal, and we have little choice but to take the risk with Gyokores given that it appears a deal cannot be reched for Sesko. I'd also say that we don't even need a 25 goal a season striker. The people who are running scared of our EPL competition are perhaps forgetting how good our team is already. The travails of last season have obscured the fact that when fit we are a match for anyone, and are in good shape in MF and defence. If we can finish second in the league without a striker at all, even 15 goals from a new striker, plus Havertz staying fit for most of the season will improve us.

Elsewhere - its cover that we really need, and these types of signings (plus Eze ) will never really excite but will nonetheless help avoid the problems that beset our team last season.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I get where you’re coming from. But I guess for me, there are certain rules to be observed in a transfer market. Don’t sign a goalkeeper who is shorter than 6ft, avoid if possible signing a player from Africa because of AFCON and don’t sign a striker either from leagues like Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium etc unless they are young prospects.

I don’t know that Gyokeres can’t play in the premier league (although I think he’d struggle for space unless we sign a creative player to get through the mid-low block) and Sesko is definitely a high risk signing but I think he has the potential to be an absolute top player and I’m a little more confident in a player that has scored even less than 1 in 2 in the Bundesliga than someone who has scored a hatful in the Portuguese league

Strikers are at a premium because the traditional no9 is often eschewed now. PSG the current European champions operate without one.

[HCZ_Reborn]

https://x.com/afc12thman/status/1943...k_DvSqUkaQFrjw

I want Arteta out as much as the next guy, but because of Madueke?

Social media really creates a hive mind effect

[Mac76]

Well as the post says it's the straw breaking the camels's back

it's a shame to vandalise the North Banksy murals

I suspect whoever did it was drunk at the time though no excuse...

if we don't get at least Gyokeres (though really we need Eze too) and then don't get off to a good start this season Arteta could be facing an increasing backlash

[Mac76]

Now there's talk of our having discussions with Vlahovic due to our haggling over peanuts with Gyokeres

[dazthegooner]

Said this earlier rumour has it that he's looking for Juventus to cancel his contract so may soon become a free agent.

[HCZ_Reborn]

https://www.skysports.com/football/n...r-legal-action

Snigger and Chortle

[KSE Comedy Club]

https://www.skysports.com/football/n...r-legal-action

Snigger and Chortle

You love to see it

[KSE Comedy Club]

Now there's talk of our having discussions with Vlahovic due to our haggling over peanuts with Gyokeres

I’m guessing it’s just to put more pressure on sporting.

I think Goku will be done by Monday, ready for preseason, personally

[HCZ_Reborn]

I’m guessing it’s just to put more pressure on sporting.

I think Goku will be done by Monday, ready for preseason, personally

Goku?

Is it because he has blonde hair with the whole Super Saiyan thing (I’m far too old to be referencing a Japanese anime made for kids )