Winter Transfer Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[HCZ_Reborn]

Sell! Sell! Sell!

Fuck it, we are well and truly in the shit anyway so if we have the chance to get this imposter off the books then we may as well get it done.

I’m reminded of a line from Red Dwarf “when you can’t get two weeks in the Carribbean, Grimsby’s better than nothing”

Zinchenko for all his dawdling has a better eye for a forward pass than Rice or Merino. Zinchenko and Xhaka both did combine to allow Martinelli more space than he’s had before or since. And because of that ridiculous inverted left back role he knows how to come into central midfield

With Saka out, with Jesus out…the right side of attack is completely defunct. Sterling is done, at most you’ll get five minutes of decent play out of him because his engine has gone.


We therefore need to utilise the left side, which means utilising Zinchenko as a sticking plaster solution and preferably having Calafiori who is comfortable on the ball rather than Maitland Niles who for me at best is a substitute who can help us hold onto a lead with fresh legs

[KSE Comedy Club]

Matheus Cunha anyone?

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2025/0...enal-transfer/

According to reliable X account ‘Teamnewsandtix’, the Gunners have agreed terms with Cunha, though he’s also got a verbal agreement to sign a new contract with Wolves.
It seems Cunha had been prepared to stay at Molineux, with various reports earlier in the window suggesting that he could agree to stay put until the summer and sign a contract with a release clause.

However, it seems Arsenal are pushing hard to sign the Brazil international, and that’s turned the player’s head, leading to this rather chaotic situation described in the post below…

Cunha situation is now quite messy. Player had agreed terms with Arsenal
but also with Wolves on new deal but is refusing to sign it because he feels
he has a chance of going to Arsenal and is trying everything to make it
happen. Arsenal will not be held to ransom on price. Both Cunha staying
or coming to Arsenal are still possible.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Until I see something concrete (like Ornstein or Fabrizio Romano at the very least) I tend to regard these reports with skepticism. Do I think it’s possible that Cunha is the type of player we might be interested in? Yes…do I think you can agree personal terms with a player in this country without having first at least expressed an interest publicly to the club that player belongs to? Yeah I’m less certain.

I tend to think any signings will either be on loan or with a view to that player arriving in the summer.