Winter Transfer Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[HCZ_Reborn]

well no-one's saying put him on a ten-year contract at 500k a week - we're not Man Utd

No but even if we signed him up on 18 month contract that could affect our summer transfer plans, given that we seem to be hyper sensitive about the wage bill.

Especially as it’s likely he would be probably be wanting a wage similar to what Jesus or Havertz are on

[Mac76]

No but even if we signed him up on 18 month contract that could affect our summer transfer plans, given that we seem to be hyper sensitive about the wage bill.

Well given a big part of our reluctance to pay £60m for Watkins was apparently not to affect our summer plans it's not very likely

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well as per my original post on the subject, this is why I don’t see the move happening. Because his agent will surely try and get more than a six month contract for him

[Mac76]

Well as per my original post on the subject, this is why I don’t see the move happening. Because his agent will surely try and get more than a six month contract for him

your original post says none of that, but in any case at 33 he might like the idea of taking a six-month gig at Arsenal and seeing if he does enough to stay on as a squad player, even if not he gets more exposure in the PL, it's not all up to his agent

[HCZ_Reborn]

Roberto Firminho being linked with us as he’s about to be axed by the Saudi club he is playing for

I don’t see it happening as his agent would be looking for him to be signed on, on a few years contract not until the end of the season

Would love the idea of having one of liverpools ex players being instrumental in overhauling them

Cough

[Mac76]

Cough

oh that original post ...

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

So a spanish publication is saying PSG want Rice and are ready to offer €133m.... if this is true this might be some of the best news we've received in this awful season.

https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/of...-20250222.html

IMO, though Rice is currently the most consistent DM we have in this club, we can and should do better. We overpaid for him and luckily we are being given a chance to correct that error.

My only problem is I do not want Arteta to have access to that money as his judgements on big money transfers have been poor IMO.

I hope against hope, that before this summer, Josh will wake up and get his dad to look for a new coach and hopefully before then we'd have someone with Arsenal DNA or at least someone competent filling in fulltime for Edu.

We've now got Saliba and Rice being valued over €100m and obviously our irreplaceable crown jewel Saka. I see no reason why we can't be positive and expect that bringing in a new experienced coach with a winning track record would get us closer to unlocking the true potential of this team. In fact I don't see why he would struggle to achieve something of note within the first time of asking like the way Slott is with clearly less valuable and influential players.

Also, if you wanted to go further, lets not forget that every single Chelsea manager (except maybe Mourinho's first term) who won the league ( or the CL) won it within their first year at the club with largely the squad of players they inherited from the previous manager and Abramovich (Ancelotti, Di Matteo, Mourinho, Conte and Tuchel). Also AW won the league in his first full season to with a good foundation of players we already had and not having to break the bank.

Anyway, its more of a reason we need to get rid of Arteta sooner than later IMO.

[Niall_Quinn]

So a spanish publication is saying PSG want Rice and are ready to offer €133m.... if this is true this might be some of the best news we've received in this awful season.

https://www.fichajes.net/noticias/of...-20250222.html

IMO, though Rice is currently the most consistent DM we have in this club, we can and should do better. We overpaid for him and luckily we are being given a chance to correct that error.

My only problem is I do not want Arteta to have access to that money as his judgements on big money transfers have been poor IMO.

I hope against hope, that before this summer, Josh will wake up and get his dad to look for a new coach and hopefully before then we'd have someone with Arsenal DNA or at least someone competent filling in fulltime for Edu.

We've now got Saliba and Rice being valued over €100m and obviously our irreplaceable crown jewel Saka. I see no reason why we can't be positive and expect that bringing in a new experienced coach with a winning track record would get us closer to unlocking the true potential of this team. In fact I don't see why he would struggle to achieve something of note within the first time of asking like the way Slott is with clearly less valuable and influential players.

Also, if you wanted to go further, lets not forget that every single Chelsea manager (except maybe Mourinho's first term) who won the league ( or the CL) won it within their first year at the club with largely the squad of players they inherited from the previous manager and Abramovich (Ancelotti, Di Matteo, Mourinho, Conte and Tuchel). Also AW won the league in his first full season to with a good foundation of players we already had and not having to break the bank.

Anyway, its more of a reason we need to get rid of Arteta sooner than later IMO.

If we let Rice and Saliba go we get Sesko, Zubimendi and an inferior CB replacement, and (bet on this) the Kroenke's keep the rest. This will give us even less bite and more of what we're already overburdened with. We'll substitute the 200mill that should be invested in the summer with the fees from Rice and Saliba, in effect it will cost us if we sell these players. Watch. The Kroenke's will rip the club off if given this opportunity.

[Niall_Quinn]

Also, if Rice an Saliba go you can kiss goodbye to Saka and, in future windows, MLS, Nwaneri and any other quality that wants to win things before they die.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Also, if Rice an Saliba go you can kiss goodbye to Saka and, in future windows, MLS, Nwaneri and any other quality that wants to win things before they die.

Fuck MLS will go? Jesus we are totally fucked if that happens