Granit Xhaka (official)

[fakeyank]

Good signing.. I am sure the hierarchy at the club noticed the lack of season ticket renewals. We are getting good players.. all that remains is for the fossil to disappear!

[Niall_Quinn]

Spine of the team is still weak. CB and striker needed.

Cech - Fine
Kos - Needs a world class partner
Xhaka - Let's hope he's decent
Ozil
Steaming turd mound - work needed here, that's for sure. We can't possibly go another window without correcting this.

If they fill in that spine this summer then Wenger and the gang will have indicated they are finally serious about football. If they don't, well they confirm again what they seem to be about. No excuses accepted, this has been long overdue.

[fakeyank]

Spine of the team is still weak. CB and striker needed.

Cech - Fine
Kos - Needs a world class partner
Xhaka - Let's hope he's decent
Ozil
Steaming turd mound - work needed here, that's for sure. We can't possibly go another window without correcting this.

If they fill in that spine this summer then Wenger and the gang will have indicated they are finally serious about football. If they don't, well they confirm again what they seem to be about. No excuses accepted, this has been long overdue.

We have as well Theo Walcott who can play upfront.

[Alpha]

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.

To be honest , none of our previous strikers had a good record before they signed for Arsenal bar Ian Wright who was quite prolific at Crystal Palace .
TH14 scored 20 goals for 105 games at Monaco and 3 goals for 16 games at Juve . He joined us and the rest is history . RVP found the net 16 times for 61 games at Feyenoord . Who wouldn't ike to see a young "RVP" at Arsenal again ? Adebayor 18 goals for 78 games at Monaco.When he came he had a decent return .
I wasn't and I am not impressed by Chamackh , Sanogo or Wellbeck .
Giroud was scoring loads of goals in France when he was played as a proper centre forward . The theam was creating chances for him to put them away . But at Arsenal he is doing 3 people's job : he is a striker . He has to track back and bring our soft midfield into play . But his statistics are not too bad but not impressive as we need a predator .

[Power n Glory]

To be honest , none of our previous strikers had a good record before they signed for Arsenal bar Ian Wright who was quite prolific at Crystal Palace .
TH14 scored 20 goals for 105 games at Monaco and 3 goals for 16 games at Juve . He joined us and the rest is history . RVP found the net 16 times for 61 games at Feyenoord . Who wouldn't ike to see a young "RVP" at Arsenal again ? Adebayor 18 goals for 78 games at Monaco.When he came he had a decent return .
I wasn't and I am not impressed by Chamackh , Sanogo or Wellbeck .
Giroud was scoring loads of goals in France when he was played as a proper centre forward . The theam was creating chances for him to put them away . But at Arsenal he is doing 3 people's job : he is a striker . He has to track back and bring our soft midfield into play . But his statistics are not too bad but not impressive as we need a predator .

But we paid small fees for Henry, RVP and Ade. Henry and RVP weren't even strikers when they arrived. The fee they're taking about us paying for Morata is pretty hefty and we could probably buy some with a better goal records and more experience for that money. Is he that special to command such a fee?

But putting that to one side, we had a stellar record when it came to finding strikers but that isn't the case any more. It's why I mention the last round of strikers we've bought. You mention Giroud's record and role and doing three jobs but how do we know Morata isn't coming in to do the same role? He looks a similar build to Giroud and I worry he'll get bogged down in the same problems yet his goal records is worse than Giroud's.

Regardless of what happens, I welcome the change up front. But I was hoping for a different type or striker up front.

[Alpha]

But we paid small fees for Henry, RVP and Ade. Henry and RVP weren't even strikers when they arrived. The fee they're taking about us paying for Morata is pretty hefty and we could probably buy some with a better goal records and more experience for that money. Is he that special to command such a fee?

But putting that to one side, we had a stellar record when it came to finding strikers but that isn't the case any more. It's why I mention the last round of strikers we've bought. You mention Giroud's record and role and doing three jobs but how do we know Morata isn't coming in to do the same role? He looks a similar build to Giroud and I worry he'll get bogged down in the same problems yet his goal records is worse than Giroud's.

Regardless of what happens, I welcome the change up front. But I was hoping for a different type or striker up front.

I fully understand your scepticism . I also want to see a new face upfront . I wouldn't mind Morata at all . But my personal choice would be between Mauro Icardi or Vincent Janssen even though the latter is younger and might be inexperienced But he is a very good finisher . I rate Aubameyang but sometimes he looks unconvincing in some games .

[Munchies]

Why don't we just go for Jamie Vardy?

£20m release clause (that he wanted inserted in the most recent contract that he signed)

We can get 2-3 seasons out of him still.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's a racist shit.

Can we keep the transfer speculation to the transfer speculation thread though?

[Özim]

Xhaka sounds goods, striker is a must one, a decent one, none of the rubbish we usually sign.

No thanks to Morata, he's sh*t in front of goal, the Spanish Walcott, overhyped, overrated and overpriced, it would be a travesty if we signed this dud.

[Letters]

the Spanish Walcott.