Mbappe told to do one by PSG apparently.
Sign him up.![]()
I think might cause a few FFP issues even if the Kroenkes were feeling that generous, arguably sailing close to the wind with current purchases
I think they are a bit of an impasse. As I don’t think Real Madrid can afford him now but PSG won’t want him to leave for nothing. Quite possibly they might strike a gentleman’s agreement to extend his current deal with the promise that he will definitely be allowed to leave next summer.
But equally there’s nothing PSG can do to stop him running down his contract and leaving for nothing
He is the one player out there for who money should be no object, if we could afford it I wouldn’t object to spending 200 million on him because I think in a very short time he’d become our all time top goalscorer and we’d definitely I think win the title
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If Arteta is to be taken at his word (If possibly doing a fair bit of heavy lifting) then this is positive. I think especially in big away matches, playing them together would be a good idea
If we keep both Partey and Jorghino and are able to keep them fit for most of next season, I think we are every close to cracking it and having the strongest team we've seen since the invincibles.
At the moment, when I look at the squad the way it is now, their are almost infinite possibilities and pairings we could play at defence and DM which really gives me joy and shows we have made tremendous progress in dealing with what has made us weak for so long IMO.
I do not see this team losing 6 EPL games next season, in fact if we'd had Jorghino earlier last season, we would not have lost to Man U IMO.
Currently the attack is the only place I believe we can and should do better. I am not sold on Havertz at all and an inconsistent Jesus remains a worry for me. I like the noises about Kudus and think we should take him more seriously. If not I think Pepe should be somewhat re-integrated into the fold since we can't get anything decent for him. Power is what I think we lack upfront and power is something which would be quite beneficial for us to add to switch it up a bit IMO. Mbappe of course is everything and more....but hey, lets get down to earth.
I'm in a very good place with the team as I am firm believer in a solid experienced spine which I believe we now have (Ramsdale needs to improve though or get a serious challenger).
But yeah, you build winning teams from the back and it seems Arteta understands this, which makes me quite happy ATM.
BTW love what I've seen from Timber so far, could easily deputise as a DM, if all 3 were down for some reason. In fact could say the same for Kiwor, but I think Timber would be the better bet.
Also, I think he allows us to give Zinchencko a rest and play a more traditional LB, without losing that added FB/midfielder. Like I said, we now have endless options to play Artetaball or any other kind of formation, and I like it.
The hope is Arteta always chooses the best performers and now that a favourite has left, it should make it much more easier.
I don’t think Havertz has been bought to get us more goals which is kind of weird when you think for Chelsea and Leverkusen he’s played somewhere in the forward three or in the Odegaard role, but will see how that develops I guess. Yes more goal scoring options would be good (I do think Martinelli and Saka will both get into double figures again but don’t want to bet the house on it) , Kudus as I understand is a right sided attacker, I wonder whether we should buy an out and out striker and play Jesus more in the wide right position where he and Saka can compete for a starting place….as I think it’s hard not to notice that his finishing ability is lacking at times
No way, Rice would do a better job than Caicedo.