Unreal scenes in London when a couple of idiots tried to attack Kola and Ozil on scooters. Why the fuck anyone would attempt to attack a man who is clearly a fucking athlete when he’s with his wife is beyond me, but god bless the response. Ozil put the car in first gear and cleared the women away, Kola went for both of them… LOVE TO SEE IT.
Obviously, everyone has different responses to this sort of thing, but it does go to show you, these people are cowards. They legged it from a single unarmed man and they were wearing crash helmuts! Honestly, the bravery is something else… what a soldier!
On a side note, scary times in London that the dangerous shits are attempting nasty stuff like that… still can’t believe the uproar when police were knocking them off their bikes.
We also signed a player! Hooray.
William Saliba pushed off the advances of Spurs to do a deal with us. He’ll go back out on loan next season and we’ll hopefully have a very talented player on our books in the next two seasons. The club has to be praised for moving very fast on that deal and looking beyond our immediate needs. We should make ourselves the best club on the planet for young kids to learn their trade.
The club Q&A was about as interesting as it always is. I’m not sure Raul and Vinnai have quite grasped how educated our fans are. We’re obsessives, we know how they work the media, we know the finances, the masseuse, the tea lady, we’re fluent in operational structures. That Raul took offense to Arsenal fans not taking positives from last season is quite something. It always worries me when the standards at the top aren’t very high.
Back to positives.
Ceballos also signed, he’s in on a loan deal, I think he’s another impressive signing… there is a kicker though… If he does well, he’s back to Madrid. If he tanks, our season is ruined.
It’s still tough to look at this window with much hope. We’ve not moved the squad along, old players are a year old, bad defenders are still bad, the captain thing is still unresolved, we’re a bit of a mess.
I totally understand that the club is in a transitional moment, I just find it very difficult to understand how a summer can be run so badly? From the outside looking in, it looks like we’re willfully ignoring the most dilapidated areas of need in favour of a really shiny winger.
Things are so rough, Jenkinson looks likely to be a fixture this season. I find that maddening. We’re trying to develop a high-performance culture at the club, and we’re allowing fans to take a squad number… and we’re having to suck up the reality of loading up average players on massive contracts, again. Literally the same issue we were bemoaning back in the day when Nik B wouldn’t leave his £52k a contract.
I like some of the backroom moves, but it’s still hard to fathom what this summer was all about… to be honest, to me, it looks like we just waited for Edu. If that’s the case, we’re at ground zero again.
Still, there comes a point where you have to just be pleased with any move. Dani boy is a very good player, Medley has moved to the first team squad, Willock looks very promising, maybe Reiss or Saka could cut the mustard?
It’s all very hopeful, but that’s football my friends!
Right, I’m going to get my head back in the game next week, work has been fucking beastly this last month. I’m looking forward to getting back to some normality!
x
We’re ‘signing’ players for next season? That’ll play well when we’re relegated and at Doncaster Rovers battling for a draw.
I’ve just ordered lunch for next year. I’ll starve to death in 3 weeks but hey, speculate to accumulate right!
China I think he will join Napoli, seems they are in the driving seat. And knowing Napoli they have future resale value in mind. I just don’t buy this criticism convincing a player through his agent is shameful that Valentin is running with.
Posters here like to point to my militant defense of Emery but no one bats an eyelid at his militant criticism of Raul and Emery. All bad things he reads about them he exaggerates any good ones he attributes to Freddie or Sven who is no longer here.
China
Plus pepe is going to be an absolute monster wherever he goes. If he can match his performance levels for Lille or even raise them then he will be a definitive signing for whoever gets him
We need to ensure we are that club
On that and Saliba alone this summer would give me cause for serious optimism moving forward
Even though defence needs addressing I’d be very excited to add pepe, Saliba and tierney to our squad in one summer to add to the exciting prospects we already have at the club.
I know Pepe put in 22 last term and he’s younger, but I would spend the money on Zaha.
Zaha has seen it all in the Prem. A known terror for defence across EPL. A guy who can create a lot of space for both Auba and Laca. And thirsty for a second chance to prove himself at the top level. £60m would do it too as against €80m for Pepe.
China
So you don’t think that we are one of the clubs who’ve agreed a fee or you doubt that he would choose us out of the four?
Bris
Zaha no2 for me behind Pepe. The kid is going to be phenomenal at a bigger club. Perfect age, great physique for a wide player. Tricky as hell and with en eye for goal. Runs all day.
Left footed to boot. Please god make this happen for us.
Un
The french league is shit.
I remember a certain Lacazette looking like a cross between Romario and Pele for three seasons…he can barely hit a donkey’s arse with a banjo now.
Pepe May be the bollocks or he could just be bollocks. The french league is so one sided, it’s hard to judge a players actual level.
So now paying a little higher commission to an agent to get whatever you want is bribery. In the past we refused to guarantee ‘necessary ‘ conditions for players like Messi and Mbappe and we lost great players. Pepe I like. Zaha too. So who will u prefer?. I’ve got a feeling we may sign either one of them and Everton Soares. And also the fact that Napoli has an €80m bid accepted doesn’t mean the other three has the same amount accepted. We may have a lesser bid but acceptable to Lille. It’s up to the player to decide.… Read more »
‘Pepe May be the bollocks or he could just be bollocks. The french league is so one sided, it’s hard to judge a players actual level.’
Exactly my opinion. No one knows how he turns out.
With Zaha, one is sure 100% that opposition defenders are duty bound to stay back and watch him. We need that kind of fear factor back.
Hackney That’s bollocks Lacazette was our best player last season in a side that scored more goals than anyone outside of the top two whilst finishing 5th and losing most of our last 8 games And just because the French league is a lower standard it doesn’t mean it doesn’t produce top quality talent Did you not watch the last World Cup? Granted most of them weren’t actually French but the French league and German leagues are closest to ours in terms of physicality and style so they adapt well to our football and the pace and power of the… Read more »
Zaha Laca Auba
Ceba
THE DROSS
Leno
We could just make 4th.
Gentle
I’m all for speculating but has no one actually wondered where we’re getting the £80m from?
We can’t afford Tierney at £25m but can now spend 3 times that on a prospect???
I think this is more Arsenal PR bullshit.
This is a classic Arsenal “we tried” moment.
China
“They are a similar price but Pepe would have significant and maybe increasing resale value in a few years if we wanted to whereas Zaha is on his last big move and is a depreciating asset after this summer”
And I always thought it’s what happens on the football pitch that determines whether a player should be signed or not ..
Silly me!
Zaha is good and I would t turn him down but there’s a reason why the top clubs are after pepe and Everton are after zaha, pepe is going to be one of the best wide forwards in Europe. He already is at 23/24
Him and Aubameyang either side of lacazette would scare the shit out of any defence.
Un
I hope you’re right, I really do. The fans need a player to be excited about and TH was a loooonnnggg time ago.
Let’s hope Pepe is real and actually comes to us.
If those bike robbers had attacked Bellerin. He would have been screaming. “Don’t cut my hair, anything but my hair”.
China, in as much as I like both players, and u, I disagree with your assertion that Zaha has no resale value. If Zaha gives us 2-3yrs of incredible performance, and the bayerns, the barcas, the madrids circle, he could be sold for much higher than what we may buy.
I don’t think the club will go beyond the £60m ish mark. If Palace refuse, I think we might not go back for him and Everton will be the fall on guy.
‘I’m all for speculating but has no one actually wondered where we’re getting the £80m from? We can’t afford Tierney at £25m but can now spend 3 times that on a prospect???I think this is more Arsenal PR bullshit. This is a classic Arsenal “we tried” moment.’
GOH,
We will know in the coming days. I have a feeling that the reason we are low balling for people like Tierney is to keep things huge for a giant signing upfront. And if we could pay £27m for Saliba and loan him back, Stan might have been responding.
‘Zaha is good and I would t turn him down but there’s a reason why the top clubs are after pepe and Everton are after zaha, pepe is going to be one of the best wide forwards in Europe. He already is at 23/24’
A lot of big club went for Morata and Di Maria, see how they did in the Prem.
Football recruiting is mostly about imagination and less about being influenced by popular values.
The real point about all the speculation about Zaha, Pepe and Everton is not which player we buy, but the fact that there is clearly budget at the club to spend serious money on a winger.
As I have posted on several occasions the official line is that the club has a very limited transfer budget. However that budget can be increased for the SPECIAL player.
Frankly I agree with that policy. Arsenal have spent a lot of money in recent years on very mediocre players and then had great difficulty on offloading them.
Yeah or we’ve offered low first instalments for tierney and Saliba while offering a large £30m or some such for pepe with the rest to follow
Don’t shoot down my dreams at 8:12. It’s the most positive arsenal related news since I don’t know when
And we’ve had rvp, cesc, Wilshere, santi and Sanchez since TH14
Can’t expect anyone to hit even rvp heights let alone Thierry.
*clubs
Gentle
Mmnnnn…I don’t think Arsenal are that savvy. Here’s the thing, if you want to go big for someone, do it. If we are low balling teams to look poor, it can backfire on us for ALL players. Clubs will just think we’re tire kicking losers and refuse to deal with us.
Anyway, a french prospect up front is not going to cure our problems in defence. £80m could have really fixed our back line.
Arsenal still seem all over the place with recruitment.
Stroller
I doubt we would experience such issues with Pepe in 2-3 years if it comes to it.
Obviously the idea that he shoots us to the title a few times over a gloriously distinguished arsenal career is more appealing than making money on selling him
Hackney
If they nick Pepe and tierney all is forgiven on the transfer front.
How emery uses the palyers at his disposal would then have to be reassessed in the coming season after eating such glorious opportunities in April/may
‘Can’t expect anyone to hit even rvp heights let alone Thierry.’
Martinelli could rise higher than Thierry in years to come. ESR too. Or any kid with talent. You never can tell.
Bris
Do Maria went to shit at untied because he had dull defensive coaches who stifled his flair and he had his home broken into
Chelsea is a strikers graveyard
Shevchenko, Torres and crespo all bombed there after previously showing wild class form throughout their careers
‘Anyway, a french prospect up front is not going to cure our problems in defence. £80m could have really fixed our back line.’
GOH,
Barca was never really great at the back imo, but upfront they wouldn’t even allow you to breathe.
And we might be doing it the Liverpool way, prioritising attack this term and prioritising defence next term.
This regime may have some vision after all.
Arsenal’s managing director has now issued statement about transfers. 1. The so-called limited budget of £40 million is a figure he does not recognise and has never been issued by Arsenal. 2. Arsenal’s financial situation is more difficult than in past because of 3 years in Europa League. 3. Transfer Trading this summer is very difficult not just for Arsenal, but in the market generally. 4. Sanhelli is working hard on bringing in players, but some speculation and assumptions makes job difficult. 5. 85% of the transfer rumours, which are published are untrue and should be taken with a pinch… Read more »
Bris
Calm down mate. You’re getting a bit carried away. Yes it’s conceivable but unlikely.
Only Ronaldo has really compared to Henry since he left arsenal in the premier league.
‘Chelsea is a strikers graveyard
Shevchenko, Torres and crespo all bombed there after previously showing wild class form throughout their careers’
Un, you have quickly forgotten about Drogba, upon all the troubles he caused us.
Stroller
So the gist is
1. We signing Pepe
2. We signing Pepe
3. We signing Pepe
4. We signing tierney
‘Only Ronaldo has really compared to Henry since he left arsenal in the premier league.’
Sentiments my friend.
I would have Frank L. In that category. Maybe even Rooney.
Bris
Trust me I have not forgot Drogba but just because they’ve had two success uo front in the last 15 years doesn’t mean that Pepe isn’t going to be a great player.
Morata didn’t do well. Didn’t acclimatise. Not many Mediterranean/southern European strikers do in our league. Torres and Zola being the standouts.
Morata failing at Chelsea has no bearing on how well Pepe will do wherever he goes
He’s not be best suited to Italian football though so I’m sure Napoli are behind the prem clubs in terms of his personal preference.
Bris
If we are talking forwards then those two are head and shoulders
In fact even if we are talking just title winning performances and sheer footballing capabilities then Ronaldo is the only player who really compares to Henry
I’m sorry
Rooney isnt in the same league as Henry and Ronaldo
He could have been had he not had he not been asked to become a water carrier for Ronaldo and Tevez
Fergie ruined him but created one hell of an attacking side though
‘Morata failing at Chelsea has no bearing on how well Pepe will do wherever he goes
He’s not be best suited to Italian football though so I’m sure Napoli are behind the prem clubs in terms of his personal preference’
Un, the point was a lot of clubs going for Pepe as against Zaha.
And I brought up those names to tell you that lots of clubs can be wrong at the same time.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/26/zinedine-zidane-hints-dani-ceballos-long-term-future-remains-real-madrid-despite-arsenal-move-10469943/?ito=amp-more-item-2
Zidane hardly rolling red carpet out for s return here. If we can make it permanent I’d be a lot happier than with a straight one season loan.
‘In fact even if we are talking just title winning performances and sheer footballing capabilities then Ronaldo is the only player who really compares to Henry’
Ronaldo is far greater than Henry though. Guy flops at Barca.
‘Zidane hardly rolling red carpet out for s return here. If we can make it permanent I’d be a lot happier than with a straight one season loan.’
ZZ would pour flowers on red carpet if Ceba is on 17 goals, 25 assists next May.
Bris But those clubs weren’t wrong in going for the talent. The talent is there. It’s how they manage it that matters. Look at the talent United has been wasting since Fergie left. Rvp Sanchez Di maria Rashford Martial Pogba Look at the clubs Di Maria has played for in his career. Him not doing well at untied doesn’t mean they were wrong for recruiting him but wrong in how they utilised him. I’m not saying zaha isn’t an exciting forward I’m saying that the top teams around the world are in for pepe who is 2-3 years younger. Zaha… Read more »
As I said the other day, it suits us to keep our true budget quiet.
When Chelski n City came on the scene they paid a premium for just about every player they bought because everyone knew they were flush, no benefit to broadcasting your budget but there is to downplaying it.
ZZ would pour flowers on red carpet if Ceba is on 17 goals, 25 assists next May.
Bris
You’re getting carried away again. That ain’t happening. But yes if he performs exceptionally well then it would of course give him pause for thought. Let’s see. If we have no hope of making him permanent then it’s a dud for me. Very happy with Saliba though and excited for Pepe if the reports are factual
Pepe has the higher ceiling and more to his game than zaha
I’d take zaha don’t get me wrong but Pepe would be a dream signing right now to add to Saliba and hopefully Tierney
So. Lets get this straight. We’re in the europa league for the 3rd time. We’re penny pinching after 10 years in the new stadium and we’ve employed a manager who won said EL 3 times. So we go into this TW and so far we paid 15M for a loanee who didn’t want us to have an option to buy clause in the loan deal, a spanish player who loves real madrid and wants to some day prove himself there, and teenage CB who could be the next VVD or he could turn out to be phillipe senderos. Who we… Read more »
Versus preferred it when all we bought was a semi retired goal keeper…
Emirates Cup this Weekend
Tickets Galore available.
Oodles of cheap tickets to see the new exciting signings…. hahahahaha
No one sensible will pay to watch The Clowns Chameleon tactics.
(Painful to watch….)
It’s the empty seats that gets them all in the End.
What was the point of moving to The new 60 000 seater stadium and then appointing Emery as your Head Coach ??
And Vinny and Raul are flummoxed at the negativity surrounding the club
Arsenal 1 Brighton 1
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 4
Might have something to do with it…
Tick Tock Clowns!
Are there any quotes from Ceballos about the buy back clause?
C.G is awake.
Versus If we nick Pepe and Tierney it will be a good window. Saliba will be a top centre half. He looks mustard. We have Saka Holding willock bellerin nelson nketiah guendouzi Saliba Smith Rowe Torreira Martinelli and chambers All young and all with promising looking futures. You add Pepe and tierney to that lot with Aubameyang and Lacazette up front then Things are certainly looking very much brighter squad wise You add another centre half and a permanent cmf next summer (to the standards being brought in now)and we are looking good It’s nit done yet and if it’s… Read more »
Emery has to ditch that high line for now though. No new center half equals no high line for me. Not with papa and Mustafi still starting for us
I’ll tell you what else as well
I’ve been impressed with Martinez in goal lately.
Arsenal 2 Crystal Palace 3
Wolves 3 Arsenal 1
Leicester 3 Arsenal 0
Everton 1 Arsenal 0
Tick Tock Clowns!
The one thing we are doing that I feel we shouldn’t is Tierney.
A Scottish league star with injury records for £30m.
And Celtics are parading themselves as selling some super star.
Alfred Morelos is the only guy in that league who I feel could cut it on tougher ground. And he is being talked about for peanuts.
Tell Celtics to shove it. Let’s see who else comes for their superstar at those figures.
If this Tierney is such a prized asset.
Why are there no other clubs in for him?
9 games in 2019?
30 million
(£3.3 mill per game in the SPL!!!)
Might as well burn the money with this lad.
The jump in class to the Prem will only exacerbate his legacy issues.
Would we buying Tierney if Dortmund Eye not been ousted?
Would we buying Tierney if Dortmund Eye not been ousted?
Probably not.
China1,
I was not referring to Pepe and the inside forward/winger position.
I was answering to Dissenter general assertion that all Raul deals will be good deal.
I can’t believe I was writing same thing as CG same time.
I have to go for some check up next week.
The G
As always you are right.
We are The Arsenal.
We should be acting with class….
Give agents as little as possible.
They are The Scum of The Game
That’s why its scandalous we are run on the whims of a Spiv!
Utterly unacceptable for us.
Dunno the craze for this zaha, I keep wondering if he ain’t that diving shitty player who couldn’t even do something meaningful in just concluded afcon. He’s just an average average player. If walcot had been in CP, all the years he was at arsenal, he would have commanded same amount zaha is commanding now
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/794481/Arsenal-Nicolas-Pepe-agent-Contract-Lille-Napoli-Transfer-News/amp
It’s spreading
Theo could have been a class striker had he been used properly by wenger rather than on the wing
Still over 100 goals from a semi injured and semi benched right winger was a great return for £12m
We had value from him
Emery shouldn’t opt for high line ooooo. Not with these players
Gent “And we might be doing it the Liverpool way, prioritising attack this term and prioritising defence next term.This regime may have some vision after all.” good in theory but the thing is, the season before last we scored 120 goals or thereabouts, in all competitions , so offensively we were in a strong position and one would have presumed that the new regime would have continued to prioritise our defence and defensive midfield.. I’m really not sure that Emery considers the defence as a priority ..nothing he has done at the club so far gives me that impression .… Read more »
Receding, Anybody who defend Mina Raiola when he is suspended for violating transfer law lose any credibility. This man is a cancer for football. A parasite of the highest order. When Dissenter argue that commission are a percentage of the fee, here is counter exhibit A. Mini Raiola organised deal where he received 60% of the transfer fee. Not the player, just him. His commission was bigger than the player signing-on fee. FiFA would like the percentage to be limited, but it cannot legally restrict his trade. In order to shame clubs, the English FA is now forcing clubs to… Read more »
Un nai, you ain’t understanding me. If theo had played for CP, he would be commanding the £60m figure to come to arsenal. What i’m saying is, zaha is just being hyped and overly hyped. His mates are in everton, he should go there.
Havent seen much of pepe but I’m not sure what he offers over zaha.
Pepe seems an inside forward who is fast and skillful. He comes centrally a lot and picks up goals…..all which zaha can do
I actually think zaha is more tricky and more powerful as pepe looks lightweight
U N N
Theo Walcott 10 years to score 100 goals do the Maths.
And to suggest he could have been a better player if he
was to have played in a different position CF ? a player
who could not head the ball.
Your credibility and continuous waffle fail me.
Wood for brains
Yes and he spent half of that injured or off the bench
You do the math
How many of our wide players are scoring 10 goals a season anyway? Or supporting attackers?
Yeah that’s what I thought. Shaadup
Val, why does it matter what goes on between club and agents in our situation?
Pretty much every big deal will include a large commission, we either accept that or do as we have done in the past and exclude ourselves from the best players.
Football is morally corrupt, accepted but most of the deals are 100% legal as you state yourself.
Until someone says otherwise its just parts if the game, no points for being above it on a moral standpoint.
Rooary
You clearly Janet watched pepe. Bags of skill and bigger than zaha too
I don’t think that Walcott would have ever been a world class striker a la Aguero. However what is clear is that with proper coaching he could have been a much better player than he currently is. Wenger has special training session for Anelka and Henry, but for the following players completely neglect that part. He was expecting a player to be intelligent enough or instinctive to know when to make the right run and take the right position. That approach works for some exceptional players but most need a more directive/assertive approach. Sterling is a classic example of somebody… Read more »
Zaha isn’t a good goal scorer though.
He’s hit double figures only once or twice in his career
For the price being talked about, comparative ages and likely goal contribution zaha loses badly in a like for like at a similar price
As much as Pedro protests I think having an operator like Raul who understands the dark arts is going to be a benefit to the club long term.
It kills ‘The Arsenal Way’ but if we get anything like the success teams like Barca and Real have had from operating like this the Arsenal way can go fuck itself frankly.
I don’t think folks are aware that Ceballos’ return in his one very good season to date at Real Betis in 2016/17 La Liga was 2 goals and 2 assists.
That’s worse end product than Denis Suarez.
Unai,
I understand that the club tries every trick to convince players to join us.
I just hope that this approach of paying more commission will not backfire in the long run.
I am not naive enough to think that money will not play a part of any footballer decision, but Players should want to join us for the project rather than just money. Otherwise you end up with mercenaries or player’s agents trying to get a move every two years for their own benefits.
@unai I said I havent seen much of him…..
Zaha is so powerful and direct I love his style
Val, that pretty much describes all modern footballers, they are employees.
The days of Big Al and Matt Le Tiz kissing badges and loving clubs are long dead.
Val
Completely agree regarding Walcott
Could have been lethal. Wenger ruined him. Along with Ox and Wilshere
Wenger Eagle
Emery is going to have to be brave and play Ceballos as a #8. Like Wenger did with Cazorla when he lost his dynamism. Let Xhaka and Torreira share minutes
Rooary
Trust me. Pepe has everything zaha does and then some
U N N
If you thought Walcott aided our attackers WELL.
It was hard enough for him to put his own mind into
gear as what to do next.
I believe the main injury put him out of the game for 6 months
and a shoulder injury when he joined 18 games.
Yes he lost speed after the CLR.
But he still did not have the marbles to be top class just that early speed that was often wasted.
CF NO.
Unai,
When I say the project, I don’t mean fidelity to the club or kissing the badge.
Nicolas Pepe has already stated that he does not want to go to a tier 1 club, because he needs minutes to progress. He also prefer a club that would play to his strength. So fast football very good on the counter-attack.
That the kind of argument I was referring to.
Hopefully with him on board, we would rejoin the tier 1 level clubs. In a couple of years, he would then has fewer reason to leave.
Unaai
Woke up with a bit of a hard on for Pepe haven’t you mate? Go tear the head off it
Dream
If Ceballos provides the connect between the midfield and the front 3 (presuming we get Zaha), I’ll be ok with Auba, Laca and Zaha putting up the vast majority of our goals/assists. He still needs to chip in with his fair share though, 2 goals and 2 assists won’t cut it.
We need 5-10 goals and 5-10 assists out of him at least to get close to replacing Ramsey.
Pedro
The only remarkable thing about this window is how little has changed.
This is reinforced when I read things like this:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/27/arsenal-chief-vinai-venkatesham-reveals-truth-unai-emerys-transfer-budget-10470530/
Once again, it’s about money. Do we have £40 million? Do we have £4 million? Do we have anything?
Bash on Ozil all you want for being a pussy on the field (found it hilarious that Dissenter censored the word on here btw) but there’s a fair amount of wannabe hardmen on him that are having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that they too would have shat their arsehole out in that situation. Doesn’t matter if they were both a couple of retards that had never used a knife before, Kola and Ozil weren’t to know that and going for a helmeted chap wielding a 10 inch machete with your bare hands is insanity no… Read more »
Happy Pepe Day to u all.
Un calm down. I can see you are ecstatic about Pepe’s possibility of joining us.
I’ve not watched him enough. Per reports on his performance last season, if he indeed sign for us, I hope he lives up to his billing.
Funny how Klop Empire ( a Liverpool blog) are stating that his agent is greedy. I’m in love with Raul’s dark art in transfers.
I think that it is clear that Arsenal plan to bring in two more players above and beyond the business sofar concluded and the promotion of four U23 academy players. The next transfer is almost certainly Tierney at left back. The rumours plus statements and actions of Celtic appear to confirm this. The fact that he has not played in any games for Celtic sofar this summer is a clear signal that he is leaving. The final piece in jigsaw appears to be the recruitment of a winger. There are suggestions that we could be after Zaha, Pepe or Everton.… Read more »
Emirates
If the other two signings come off how will you rate our summer business?
Cc Haha. I do like zaha too but for me if we can get Pepe then let’s have it Woods Football is a game of opinions Mine is that Walcott was much better off the shoulder running into through balls with no time to panic He played on instinct He scored goals against the best teams we’d faced in that era and Michael Owen would have been no better had you put him wide right. Not saying Walcott was as good as Owen but you wouldn’t play Wright or Owen on the wings because they are wasted there Anyway Each… Read more »
Alexander
What do you expect?
Do you think the club should announce to the world precisely how much we have available?
Personally I would have preferred Zaha. Something about Pepe doesn’t sit well with me, screams one season wonder.
For the poster who mocked Zaha for doing nothing at the AFCON, Zaha had a better tournament than Pepe and Ziyech.
From the Oracle.
Arsenal have reached an agreement with Lille to sign Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pepe for ~€80m, paid by instalments to fit #AFC budget. 5yr deal, agent agreement still needed but set to be closed in next 24/48hrs. Napoli also have agreement with #LOSC but agent rejected proposal
Has any club ever announced their transfer budget??? Why should Arsenal? What purpose does it serve.
Ornstien was played and everyone fell for it.
Marc
A possibility that we finish in top 4 and qualify for Champions League, but we
will not win EPL Title with current defence.
Clearly Arsenal will be a potent force with Aubameyang, Lacazette, Niekatah and
a new quality winger on the books.
There’s rumours that Tierney is edging closer to a move now with most of the issues between the clubs resolved.
I’m still not sure on this Pepe stuff, it’s been so widely reported that Zaha is Arsenal’s number one target and this could well be his agent trying to get more fees out of Napoli.
Personally, I would actually prefer Zaha even though he’s older. But I’d be very excited about Pepe, obviously.
We’re starting to wake up late in the window now which makes sense given our limited budget.
Its happening… Arsenal have signed Nicolas Pepe for 80m euros. Agent agreement pending. Lille have accepted bid and payment structure
So that 45m budget as expected was a load of bollocks.
Zaha snapping right now I’d say.