Granit Xhaka (official)

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Heard a comparison with Petit today, but we shall see.

[AFC Leveller]

Glad we spent £30mill on Granit rather than £50mill on Stones.

Just hope he isnt injury prone and made of porcelain...

[I am invisible]

His fitness record up until now counts for nothing - just wait until the Angel of Death on our medical team gets hold of him...

[dostoy]

I am sure he will be a good signing and I'm glad he is here.

I am also sure that he will be sent off early on next season and he must learn from it.

A world class striker next please Arsene.

[Niall_Quinn]

He's missed 15 games through injury since 2011 and only 10 games through physical injury, the rest were down to colds and flu.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/grani...spieler/111455

Granit seems to be durable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Updated the thread title.

[Marc Overmars]

He's missed 15 games through injury since 2011 and only 10 games through physical injury, the rest were down to colds and flu.
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/grani...spieler/111455

Granit seems to be durable.

Expect that to double within the year.

[Alpha]

I'm not convinced by Morata either. Read this and was also thinking about what I've seen of him. He just doesn't seem all that explosive and he only scored 11 goals last season. I'm hoping Wenger isn't looking at the 12 assists and counting them as goals.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...ransfer-window

I think our "specialists" in football always miss out on something before making a comment . A team does not sign a striker following his previous statistics only . They look at many things . Such as : his positioning , his runs , how he combines with his team mates , how quick he can spot a potential pass , how he can bring others into play , the ratio of his finishing ..etc..
Anyone can score goals if in a good position . A defender or a midfielder can both score .
Look at Diego Costa statistics before he moves to Chelsea , would you say he is not a good striker ?
2007-2008 Celta (loan) Games (30). Goals (6)
2009-2010 Valladolid. ,, (34). ,, (8)
2010-2011 Atletico Madrid. (20). ,, (3)
2012-2014. ,, (74). (40)

Based to his statistics bar Atlectico's , would you say he is not a top striker ? Any player who has potential to be a good striker can score more goals if he is having good passes from the midfield .

[Power n Glory]

I think our "specialists" in football always miss out on something before making a comment . A team does not sign a striker following his previous statistics only . They look at many things . Such as : his positioning , his runs , how he combines with his team mates , how quick he can spot a potential pass , how he can bring others into play , the ratio of his finishing ..etc..
Anyone can score goals if in a good position . A defender or a midfielder can both score .
Look at Diego Costa statistics before he moves to Chelsea , would you say he is not a good striker ?
2007-2008 Celta (loan) Games (30). Goals (6)
2009-2010 Valladolid. ,, (34). ,, (8)
2010-2011 Atletico Madrid. (20). ,, (3)
2012-2014. ,, (74). (40)

Based to his statistics bar Atlectico's , would you say he is not a top striker ? Any player who has potential to be a good striker can score more goals if he is having good passes from the midfield .

Costa scored 36 goals in his last season before moving to Chelsea. But saying that, I wasn't convinced he'd fit into our style of play when he was on the market either. Seeing how he's struggled with Spain, I think he'd struggle with how we try to play which is similar to how Spain try to play but less efficient. I'll consider the stats but also the their style of play and if it's something we desperately need. Making good runs, bringing others into play, passing ability....all factors but we're missing a striker with that killer instinct.

Morata's numbers aren't impressive. 12 and 15 goals in his two seasons for Juve. Has never scored more than 20 in the league and it's a concern because Wenger has said we need a striker that can score 20 or more in the league. If he think he has the potential to score more...great. I can't see the potential but I'm no expert so could be wrong. But considering the climate around the club and the other players touted around the market, I don't see why have to take such a risk.

But the question for you is, going off what you've said; we've bought strikers in the past with unimpressive numbers, Chamakh, Sanogo, Giroud, Welbeck from recent history. They've been risky buys with potential. But have they gone on to become top strikers? You know the answer to that one and it's why we're having this discussion about Morata.

[selassie]

I've read a few articles comparing Xhaka to Alonso and Scweinsteiger. Sounds good.

It will be pointless if Arsene sits on his arse and does nothing else this summer. Honestly, if he comes out with the excuse that nobody was available he's an idiot. We need a striker at all costs.

Yep, good signing. Totally agree about the striker thing too.