Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

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My opinion is most of the fans who are extremely upset about this, have probably just used this single transfer to express their anger about Arteta and other things wrong with the club, which I definitely blame no one for doing, as I can't expect everyone to act the same way I do. (the world would be extremely boring)

I also want to speak for myself, by saying, despite how much I have berated him, once he signs, I'll support him like I support any Arsenal player and I really hope he proves me wrong and won't turn out to be an expensive dud.

I also expect 95% of the fans who are honest and don't like the deal like me to do the same.

One thing for sure though, once he's signed, people will move on and be bolder to actually express what they are really upset about, he definitely won't be booed or get the Xhaka treatment.

So I hope we can get back to the real point.....why are we ok with paying good money for someone none of us rates, or better yet no can make a decent footballing argument for, especially seeing as this is not even a last minute deal?

[HCZ_Reborn]

Because in the grand scheme of things, if it doesn’t provide a barrier to who we as a fan base do want to sign and it provides cover for a position where the key player was overused and out for 3 and a half months. I really don’t see the sense in massively bitching about it.

No, signing petitions and going ape shit over the signing for viral video or online content is just utterly pathetic. It’s just an example of the nadir of online culture and fan entitlement. And I wouldn’t mind if these guys were likely to be season ticket holders but half of these Herberts have probably never watched us play live before.

As I say coming on somewhere like here and saying “Arteta is a cunt” (that’s just an example) or whatever else is fine, it’s venting your spleen in a closed off part of the internet. Getting involved in the Twitter swarm?….it just makes our fans look like a bunch of wallies.

Though we wouldn’t be alone in that regard. Liverpool, Chelsea, United….all got their swarms of social media locusts. But frankly I don’t want to be reading an article on Skysports about fan petitions over a single transfer, it’s embarrassing

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Ornstein is reporting that Liverpool have approached Newcastle for Isak with a 120m deal on the table.

Damn.

BTW, just realised, that if this is true and Newcastle accept this bid, we'd have lost everyone's preferred striker for Gyokores + Madueke =£125m (I've not even added wages )....... so again I wonder why some of us are so surprised and annoyed with fans questioning Areta and the clubs judgement when it comes to recruitment.

[Mac76]

why are we ok with paying good money for someone none of rates, or better yet no can make a decent footballing argument for, especially seeing as this is not even a last minute deal?

Well as you say we shouldn't be - I've heard lots of arguments made about cover for Saka etc with which I agree 100%, but as you said earlier none of that explains why we sign THIS player for THAT amount of money

But absolutely I hope people get behind him but just have it as a black mark against Arteta

Ultimately if we still get Eze then we can all move on - if it prevents us from doing so because we've overspent on Madueke then that will be hard to get over

[Mac76]

BTW, just realised, that if this is true and Newcastle accept this bid, we'd have lost everyone's preferred striker for Gyokores + Madueke =£125m (I've not even added wages )....... so again I wonder why some of us are so surprised and annoyed with fans questioning Areta and the clubs judgement when it comes to recruitment.

yeah I'd accept Gyok and Eze instead of Isak but not Gyok and Madueke

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yeah I'd accept Gyok and Eze instead of Isak but not Gyok and Madueke

I would too.

Oh and if we do end up signing Eze (which I doubt will happen anymore, especially since Madueke helps fill the homegrown quota), I'd take Eze+Isak over Eze+Gyok+ Madueke.... a bit funny, but isn't when you really think about it.

[HCZ_Reborn]

BTW, just realised, that if this is true and Newcastle accept this bid, we'd have lost everyone's preferred striker for Gyokores + Madueke =£125m (I've not even added wages )....... so again I wonder why some of us are so surprised and annoyed with fans questioning Areta and the clubs judgement when it comes to recruitment.

And everyone who has replied to you about this has said if Madueke prevents us from signing Eze or someone like that, fine your annoyance is justified. But until such time it just seems frankly performative a lot like the clout seeking online fans.

[Mac76]

And everyone who has replied to you about this has said if Madueke prevents us from signing Eze or someone like that, fine your annoyance is justified. But until such time it just seems frankly performative a lot like the clout seeking online fans.

and yet it was you that was getting so worked up about all the defensive signings specifically because they meant (according to you) that we had less money to spend on attackers...

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Madueke apparently earns £50k a week at Chavski. This actually surprises me, especially as he signed a slave like 7 year contract with them.

How much do you guys think we're bumping his salary by....I'd be surprised if it's less than £150k..... anyway it seems my wages argument for the Isak deal might not hold.

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Ok Isak earns £120k, so it would hold as the highest he could probably bargain for in his new club would be £300k.

Probably one of the reasons Liverpool might not be bothered about the initial outlay that much.