summer '22 transfer craziness and stupidity

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Tbh, I don’t won’t to get overly fixated on Martinez - looks a very good player, but I didn’t even know who he was a couple of weeks ago!

As with Raphinha, the more interesting thing to me atm is the confirmation of the type of player we want because that really helps me picture what we’re trying to do. I’m sure there’s plenty of good options out there for either job, and I’m happy to be surprised.

Jesus was the only name I really cared about getting over the line - that felt like more of a unique opportunity for us in an area where there’s very few good options south of 100m.

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Need to move on from Raphinha now - getting Vlahovic vibes off him, and the price is getting silly.

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Lol, United are (supposedly) interested in Gnabry now, less than 24hrs after we were (supposedly) said to be interested. This is getting silly now…

[dazthegooner]

I had no idea Arsenal were the designated scouting team for the Premiership

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Lol, United are (supposedly) interested in Gnabry now, less than 24hrs after we were (supposedly) said to be interested. This is getting silly now…

This is why we need to mover quicker.
Man United are a bunch of ****s though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spence is going to Spurs as well.

Louie?

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Louie?

I can imagine the warm up!

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I’ve come to believe that I think we are trying to offload players before signing new ones. I tend to believe the report that we have agreed personal terms with Tielemans but any deal is subject to offloading Xhaka/Torreira.

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I had no idea Arsenal were the designated scouting team for the Premiership

I guess for any club who’s new regime has been there 5 minutes it’s as good a plan as any. Maybe we can goad them into some shit deals?

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I’ve come to believe that I think we are trying to offload players before signing new ones. I tend to believe the report that we have agreed personal terms with Tielemans but any deal is subject to offloading Xhaka/Torreira.

Maybe, although looking at our squad and our current wage bill I’d say there’s already more than enough scope there to add several more players before we need to sell. There’d bloody well better be, anyway, otherwise there really was no point in not strengthening in January!

My guess is we just have several plates spinning at once and Tielemans is the one that needs the least attention. If he’s told Leicester that he’s not signing an extension and that he only wants Arsenal then we can probably afford to park that one of a week or two and let him go off on his holidays in peace. I know it feels like it’s been dragging forever, but it is very early in the window still.