The Arsenal loans department is cranking through the gears as they race to move players out of the club so they can free some space for inbound players.
William Saliba has moved to France, picking Nice as his go-to. He’ll certainly land minutes due to their injuries, and hopefully he’ll play well so we can have him in the first-team squad next season, or sell him in the summer. I’ve never known an entire country to get so angry at a 19-year-old centre back not making it in the Premier League. The French media and their pundits have been nothing short of embarrassing when it comes to Big Will. L’Équipe claimed we were looking to sell him this month, untrue. Then, after we loaned him with no options to sell, they’re pushing that we’re maybe, possibly, loaning him the whole of next season. Why would Nice commit to that now? Why would Arsenal? Embarrassing carry-on.
What also has to be put down on the record is the abysmal handling of this. It was almost more boring than the Mesut stuff. Saliba might not be it, and that is fine, we’ve all fallen in love with Youtube super comp videos only to be disappointed. What is outrageous is that we didn’t make a decision on him until very, very late in the day, and it was so late we didn’t have a loan option for him. By price-tag alone, he is a generational talent. That is the message the world needs to know and believe. He should have been sent back to France or given a chance in the Championship so we could build him up to either start or sell. Instead, we soiled his name, and put a big BUYER BEWARE sticker on him. Very, very silly.
It’s also kind of baffling that Mikel Arteta has been sold as a top coach, but he chose not to coach William Saliba? Too rough for our Europa League squad, but Runarsson is our second choice keeper? Stronger technical leadership would not have allowed that to happen. Hopefully, the player takes his chance at Nice and we do get to see him next season.
I think the next big moves out the door will be for Mustafi and Sokratis. Those two need some game time in their legs to ensure the next deals they land are suitable. Liverpool lost last night, they could do with a center-back? There should be plenty of clubs interested in two very seasoned professionals that have both won trophies. That’d be another £180k a week off the wage bill.
There are also some rumblings that Eddie might find himself a loan move to somewhere like Leeds United. Not sure of the veracity, but it’s hard to see him landing minutes in this current moment. There are at least three players you’d rather see in that position, maybe 4 if you LOVE the Balogun hype.
I really hope that we find loans for the youngsters that aren’t finding minutes. What’s the point in keeping Willock if he doesn’t play in the Premier League? Same for Reiss and Cal Chambers. If they aren’t playing here, send them on loan, pump their value, then sell them in the summer.
The inbound rumblings mostly focus on Emi Buendia. The creative midfielder is way better than the Championship, but is, according to reports, happy in Norwich. Come on people, really? I’ve stayed with friends up there and I am simply not having that an Argentinian is buzzing about pints at The Fat Cat, elite as those pints might be.
If Arsenal comes a-knocking, he’d have to take the move. We’d just have to hope that he’s a Jack Grealish over a Saïd Benrahma. He created 83 chances in the league last season, those numbers can’t be ignored. ESR has made a huge impact at 19 years old, if you were a betting man, you’d say that Emi could at the very least offer what he has to the side.
We’ll see though…
Finally, LIVERPOOL lost to Southampton last night. The league is very, very tight this season. 5 wins on the bounce and you can make serious moves up the table. I think we have to accept that Hassenhutl’s side might be top 4 contenders this season. Our clash with them at the end of the month is going to be absolutely huge. We simply cannot afford to drop points against Newcastle or Palace.
Right, listen to the podcast, then, and ONLY then, can you go.
Great story!
Im so proud of Arsenal!
Giving opportunities for Indians or Asians …. I never knew this fella ever existed until I just read this.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55536025
Freddie Ljungberg No-one disputes that Saliba showed great potential in French Ligue, which is why he was recruited and we paid £28 million. However, the physical demands of EPL are quite different and it does not follow that an overseas player makes the same impact here. For the record I have spoken to a journalist who watched 2 of the games played by Saliba in U23s and he suggested that his performance level and attitude on pitch was not great. In the game you referred to Mari was returning to fitness following a long term injury. So I would not… Read more »
ES
So why isn’t he playing in the Europa league or the domestic cups? Fine if he’s not ready for the PL yet but no way he’s u23 level.
Wonder why his attitude on the pitch wasn’t great when he’s been cast aside without a chance to prove himself. Would piss me off too.
I don’t think Mari is a great CB either, but he’s at least getting chances to prove himself.
Get Angelino. Oh! what a beast of 24 years he is. Sell Pepe. Get him.
I’ve also spoken to 3 other journalists who say he looks head and shoulders better than most of the defenders we currently have on our books bar Gabriel. See we all have our own sources in football. Fact is Arteta mismanaged the situation, can’t tell me even Arsene Wenger wouldn’t have found a way to maybe even over play the lad at some point, sane with Freddie and even Emery who gave a bucket load of chances to the youngsters before he left. anyway you try to spin it, Arteta was wrong and badly managed William Saliba, might come off… Read more »
We’ve seen Xhaka at CB in the Europa and even El Neny there at some point and a returning Mari drafted right in, can’t tell me we couldn’t have found a way to give the lad some game time against Molde and Rapid Vienna… If he’s bad then we’d know it maybe was a wrong investment and we’d maybe have to loan him out, if he’s good then good for us, either way we’d have a good look of what the lad can do. Weren’t there reports Mari was struggling too in the under 23s when he got back from… Read more »
ET it’s true we don’t know the exact specifics but we can reasonably guess this has been political re saliba Sok, mustafi, holding, Mari, chambers, Gabriel, Luiz, xhaka, Kola (LCB) and someone mentioned el Neny have all had chances to play CB under arteta since he came in How many of those have covered themselves in glory? Gabriel is popular for his generally very good performances. Holding divides people (I like him but he should be a rotation option rather than starting 11 imo). Pretty much all the rest have either been varying degrees of bad or the jury is… Read more »
Emirates trolley. Totally agree with your post. I cant get my head around why there is so much hot air around the Saliba situation. We don’t see him training every day or know his attitude around the squad. If he was at Baresi levels he would be playing.
He is a kid and they go through bad patches. His situation is the least of our worries.
I hope he lands a lot of minutes now and guen keeps on doing well
I’m not actually a fan of guen but in the summer he either comes back to us an improved player with his head screwed on and he could be of use next season or we can flog him for useful money
Either scenario works for me
Also as much as anything re saliba the point is many of us are not willing to simply give arteta the benefit of the doubt because he has repeatedly demonstrated poor form with team selections and man management
If saliba was signed by wenger in 2000 then got binned out of the squad and sent packing after 6 months you’d be like ok whatever he must be a twat – but this is arteta in 2021 and he has shown time and time again that his team selection and man management is extremely dubious and that’s being generous
“William is a player with a lot of personality, a personality that didn’t waste any time in revealing himself.”
Clearly we have another Guendozi situation.
China 1 We can criticise Arteta for how he has handled Saliba, but not on his judgment of the youngster’s performance level. The coaching staff at a club are the final arbiters of any player’s readiness to be selected. As I posted CB is strategic and most exposed position on pitch. If you select a player whose form is poor or not good enough to play at the level required you don’t take a risk and play him. My instinct is that next season Arsenal will retain three CBs [Holding, Gabriel and Mari]. Most of the other CBs on our… Read more »
ET it’s not a risk to put Saliba in the EL squad and play him against dundalk ffs lol
And again, yes you’re right that arteta gets the final say to judge performances and he demonstrated time again he wasn’t good at that. Willian lasted how long whilst drinking the Emirates out?
You can defend artetas player selection judgment when he demonstrates he is good at judging performances and players. He’s demonstrated the complete opposite this season
‘ For the record I have spoken to a journalist who watched 2 of the games played by Saliba in
U23s and he suggested that his performance level and attitude on pitch was not great.’
Someone is full of you know what
The kid was a starter for a Ligue Un club at the age of 18. Did that “journalists” ever see him play in Ligue Un?
Even Bebe was given chances by SAF.
All these huffing and puffing just to deny that the situation wasn’t handled proper;ly?
*handled properly
If Luiz and Willian hasn’t been out for blood, Mari and ESR would be quietly twiddling their thumbs in the reserves right now
Half of artetas smartest moves have been when his hands were forced and he fell up the stairs onto a better formula
You can be 90% sure if Willian hadn’t stuck his neck out ESR would’ve been given absolutely fuck all this season and would’ve ended up being loaned out or sold next summer as a fringe talent no better than someone like willock or Nelson
Speaking of Nelson, he too might be good if arteta is forced to use him. We’ll likely never know and he’ll be gone and we’ll find out years from now if he’s good at his next club
Guns of SF Very interesting story – I must admit I had forgotten about Carter at Arsenal and was not aware of his racial origins – didn’t really make much of an impression on me to be honest! I grew up in South East London and most of my friends were of Indian origin, mostly Sikhs kicked out of the Punjab. Most of them were excellent footballers, the problem was that none progressed from the U18 stage because their parents were determined that they would go on to further education or start a business – no time for sports. I… Read more »
Out of curiosity what does one do with the turban when playing football?
‘Out of curiosity what does one do with the turban when playing football?’
I guess that’s why the Taliban hate football
not only was Arteta disrespectful to Saliba, but also to the fans. We have a right to see what we got for £28m. I dont mean we can pick the team but at least let us see the guy play. There were some obviously easy matches in our EL league (Dundalk ffs) that he could have played him.
MAs attitude just stinks
Fenerbahce & Mesut Özil have come to a conclusion over a transfer & Özil’s ‘dream’ move to the ‘yellow & blue team’ will come true. Fenerbahce have agreed a three-and-a-half year contract with the player. [Sabah] #afc
Yesterday it was DC United and today it’s Fenerbahce.
China1January 6, 2021 07:47:03
‘Half of artetas smartest moves have been when his hands were forced and he fell up the stairs onto a better formula’
The truth, …just replace ‘half’ with ‘almost all’
Dissenter and China 1
You have an opinion based on what! Neither of you have seen Saliba play this season and yet
you believe that he should be selected ahead of five or six other players on our books.
As I said Arteta may have handled the situation badly as he himself acknowledged, but that
does not mean that Saliba should have been registered or picked for games.
Emirates
When did Arteta acknowledge that he handled the Saliba situation badly?
So Saliba ain’t good enough to play against Dundalk and Molde but an outgoing Mustafi was considered more worthy of starts after all the shit he’s pulled at Arsenal over 4 seasons?
We are talking about the same manager that didn’t know Runnarson wasn’t fit for purpose and was picking Eddie above Martinelli before the Brazilian got crocked.
SAF gave Bebe chances to swim or sink before he binned himself, just consider that before you go an another name dropping exercise.
Guns of SF Brandt is primarily a N10. He plays Left wing too. He has all the qualities to play there. He is a quick thinker. He is a really good passer. I think people under estimate the amount of quality he has. The only issue here is if he can adapt to the league. I would have taken him before he went to Dortmund. I would now too. But I feel Buendia is the better player and he already knows the league. But I wouldnt give up Nelson in a player plus cash deal either. May be 20 mil+… Read more »
Dissenter
Arteta most certainly did so. He acknowledged that he had to make decisions on who to register and that in hindsight he could have included Saliba in the U21 list. Also he acknowledged that he had anticipated that both Chambers and Mari were out injured a lot
longer than anticipated.
As I posted there were 5-6 CBs registered + Tierney who could also cover in position. That
meant that 2 CBs were not registered. Sokratis a seasoned international was also excluded.
China1
You are 100% correct.
Arteta’s hands were forced in respect to the introduction of both ESR and Mari.
No one can convince me otherwise.
Looks like Ozil to Fenerbahce for 3.5 year. Happy days!!
Sid
Out of curiosity what does one do with the turban when playing football?
Good question! I only knew of a few turban wearing Sihks who played sports. Some wore a kind of hankie over what today we would call a man bun, others (mainly cricketers) wore a strap over the turban fastened under the chin!
the fact dortmund want to sell brandt only 6 months after his transfer to them tells you all you need to know
Regarding a decent back up GK (vital ), maybe the best option (dare I say this?) would be an oldster looking for a final contract. The Club has a history of this (latest Cech) and also one of our very best, the Irish guy we swapped with Spurs.
Maybe we could swap one of our unwanted?
The first indications are that Mesut Ozil will leave Arsenal this month, an agreement in principle on a contract that extends for three and a half years, a salary estimated at five million euros, and a signature bonus of up to two and a half million euros. Player camp.
From TheAFCBell; very reliable.
The Europa league squad was confirmed at the beginning of October and Saliba wasn’t in it because he was planned to go on loan. International loans had to be concluded by the 5th October and domestic by the 16th October. There was an issue on the loan to St Etienne (both parties at fault) and we messed up with the domestic loan. Most people stated how poor the teams were in our Europa league group and when others bigged up the performances of Willock and Pepe they were shot down due to the quality of opposition. Yet are saying this… Read more »
If anyone thinks Ozil leaving will stop Pierre posting about him they are drunk.
Every time he creates a chance Pierre will be on wanki g about him. Every time we draw a game he will bleat about how we could have used him. We will hear about Ozil until the next controversial player comes along that Pierre can latch on to and educate us all about
“Looks like Ozil to Fenerbahce for 3.5 year. Happy days!!”
💉💉💉💉💉
Good to see Ozil moving to Turkey. It’s the best place for him and ofcourse Erdogan will always be there to protect him.
I am going to pose a simple question to those critics of Arteta’s decision not to register Saliba
this season.
How many Centre Backs registered in EPL and have played in that competition or in Europe are teenagers?
The answer for the record is just two Garcia [Man City] who is full international and Williams [Liverpool].There are two or three more like Fofana [Leicester] in early 20s.
The vast majority who play in our League are in mid 20s or a lot older.This is the one position on pitch which requires experience.
Emiratesstroller I agree, sometimes throwing in a young player before they’re ready, can cause more harm than good. Football fans loving building young players up, before ripping them back down again, and declaring them: “Never going to be good enough” Before their 23 birthday…… Luiz will make mistakes, but has the experience to brush them off. Young players in central positions are quite rare. I think the most logical explanation for Saliba is, he isn’t quite ready, and maybe we messed up a loan back to France in October, and couldn’t convince him to take a move to the Championship.… Read more »
Rich
Agree with both points.
What a wonderful news day.
Ozil off, Mustafi and Sok potentially off too.
Dems taking control of the senate.
It is increasingly clear that Arsenal are organising in January a mass clear out of unwanted
or not needed players.
I think that Arsenal are likely to bring in a midfielder plus perhaps an experienced goalkeeper.
” …However, the physical demands of EPL are quite different and it does not follow that an overseas player makes the same impact here. For the record I have spoken to a journalist who watched 2 of the games played by Saliba in U23s and he suggested that his performance level and attitude on pitch was not great” The physical argument applies to all playera coming from outside the PL and therefore a moot point. Ligue 1 isn’t exactly rubbish either. It wasn’t a random purchase also. On the two U23 games, oh please. So if players , especially new… Read more »
What’s more, if we go by the “performance level and attitude ” yardstick, Willian and a few of our senior non UK players should go on loan or back to whereever they came from…
Bisouma now linked with us
On a different topic I read last night an interview about Charlie Patino an Academy player aged 16 who is rated the best midfield talent at Arsenal since Fabregas.
He is considered a better talent than Wilshere. He is apparently intelligent with an excellent
work ethic and technical ability. He is 1.78m tall and growing.
Apparently during his career at Arsenal as well as England he has been playing in teams for
players at least 2 years older.
It is anticipated that he will be playing in first team at Arsenal by season 2021/22.
ES
I’ve also read a handful of great stuff on Patino. He must be really good for his age.
Do you think Lopez would be ready to step up as backup LB next season?
saliba was sidelined out of the spite and loathing of arteta, he didn’t like the guys personality so instead of trying to work with him and understand this young cb like a good manager would he takes out his spiteful vengeance on a 19 year old whose lost both his parents and is desperate to play football. let’s remember that when saliba joined the club he sat and watched the Watford game in the fans section this is a guy who loved the club he isnt a trouble maker and is certainly good enough to play for the club. This… Read more »
So Ozil wants to go to Turkey! Building a mansion next door to Erdogan’s. As always a man of the people! Good luck in Instanbul – not quite like north London – probably safer! However rumour has it that Arsenal are to pay up his last six month of wages to sweeten the deal!
Chelsea have discovered the hard way that buying top players from the bundesliga does not translate into immediate success in the Prem so if Brandt can’t start for Dortmund questions need to be asked. Also just because Guen looks ok so far with Hertha no way does that make him immediately now good enough to partner Party like some suggest.
When emery came in. I said the FIRST thing he needs to do is get rid of the duds and start fresh with youth. He didn’t. They failed him. Same scenario with Arteta. Get rid of duds. Play youth. The duds won him an Fa cup. He was fooled by that achievement. Now the duds have reverted to type. Landing Arteta 15th now 11th. 6 points behind Anchelotti (my pick). They’ve failed him. Now Arteta has no choice but to use the youth. We’ll see how well Duds & Youth do. But so far. Its still not looking good.
This has gotta be some kinda joke.
Arsenal to pay The German parasite’s wages
so he could play for another club?
Nah not buying that.
Not the Great club known as AFC!
A statistic
2.5 of those who post /write on this blog are Arteta – in defending a lost cause like a masochist defends his/ her abuser.
The rest are normal humans, deeply upset by the obduracy of those Two and Half Men
Bisouma now linked with us
Yes please.
😂😂 s Asoa.
If Ozil is gone hallelujah!!!
Looks like the club is being proactive for a change. There is still q few outgoings looking to happen yet.
Hopefully we can make some smart inwards business too! Knowing this club though it won’t be til deadline day, so won’t be getting my hopes up too soon haha
Fenerbahce will be Paying Ozil approx £90K per week until the end of the season. AFC will continue to pay a larger amount during that period..
Dear Mr Ozil
Good riddance.
Regards.
Graham62.
I’m worried about Pierre.
He’ll be beyond devastated right now. Let’s pray for him.
Graham, might have been too nice a sendoff mate 😂.
Norg, 90k is still a hell of a lot of money over 6 months. Coupled with all the other outgoings, it’s looking like a decent clearout if ozil actually leaves and we get a few more wages off the books whether for good or at least on loan to prove themselves worthy of a better wage (and more importantly a fee for the club) when we try to sell in the summer.
And by better wage I mean better then what they’d get if they were sitting on the bench or in reserves for us the next 6 months then sold.
Pierre is already preordering his fenerbache ozil poster and shirt
GooberG
It leaves a huge amount still being paid weekly to Ozil – I imagine his agent is trying to squeeze as much as possible. His job was made easy when negotiating the current deal as Gazidis was feeding rope to Wenger to hang himself – Ozil’s agent took full advantage.
Hopefully Tim Lewis will now earn his corn and reduce the wage as much as possible.
Norg, yep I can’t believe they gave that deal to Ozil just to compensate for losing Sanchez for an absolutely horrendous swap deal.
I hope tim Lewis can get the best out of it. But 90k less per week is better than nothing considering he contributes 0 to the team.
And I can’t stand agents in this day and age. Making preposterous amounts of money for not a great deal. Just greedy cunts who are ruining transfers and making it all about them rather than the players/clubs
“Dems taking control of the senate.”
I thought Trump phoned up those Georgia folks promising jobs for everyone voting for him…
Update from TheAFCBell:
Close people around Mesut Ozil tell #جرس_أرسنال technically, Fenerbahce’s offer is a six-month loan (the merits of which will be discussed shortly with Arsenal officials) and then a free transfer by the summer. The player’s camp did not deny the news of Masoud’s approval when asked by our staff, but he did not confirm it on either side. Rather, it was satisfied with the offer.
Also, Arsenal keeper Matt Macey set to join Hibs. Medical planned for later today.
OZIL GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRN GET THE FUCK IN!!!
I’d take Bissouma over any of our targets at Cam. Getting Xhaka out of that starting 11 is going to be fucking glorious. I can live with Willian or Saka as understudy to ESR for 5 months if that happens.
Rumoured price tag of 30m, could maybe be had a tad cheaper. Chuck one of the youngsters that are not top level at them for a loan or permanent to sweeten the deal.
He’s apparently a gooner as well and would be up for a move. Get it done Edu!
Yep Freddie
They are exactly my sentiments. Xhaka out of the team, Partey and bissouma taking control of the midfield and letting the front 4 do their thing.
Will take us up another level defensively so we can take that damn handbrake off on the attack.
So if this winning run has alleviated pressure to buy, then surely that means the squad is capable of top 4 (still) in the minds of management and some fans. Which in itself means Arteta isn’t up to scratch as a coach considering results so far. If the squad isn’t top 4 quality, then half the folk on here are massive hypocrites saying that Emery’s squad was. Now I don’t give a shit about Emery. It’s just the blatantly obvious goal post shifting that’s hard to stomach. And if the board are happy for Arteta to miss top 4 again,… Read more »
“Also just because Guen looks ok so far with Hertha no way does that make him immediately now good enough to partner Party like some suggest.” It does if the alternatives are Xhaka, Elneny, Ceballos, and Willock. BTW, keep dreaming of Bissouma and Buendia, you gullible cucks. None of the two teams need to sell them soon, and if you think we’ll overpay by 100% to get them in January, you’re living in dream world. Survival (Brighton) or promotion (Norwich) are worth at least 3 times more than what the 2 clubs can get from Arsenal ATM. But yeah, keep… Read more »
“Arsenal are monitoring the progress of QPR goalkeeper Seny Dieng, according to the Sunday Mirror”
Anyone know anything about Dieng?
what a nice person Kris is lol
Yeah Kris. Bissouma is definitely a dream.
But that position, cam and backup keeper are all in desperate need of upgrades.
Hell ya
Now theres a cuck guy on LG
The best that a 32 yo Ozil can get is DC United and Fenerbahce.
No comment, really.
You fools
Ozil to Turkey is part of the post Brexit UK – Turkey $25b trade deal!
Pierre was the sole architect of this
Happy days
Can’t wait for the bug eyed little parasite to fuck off!
Maybe Pierre will go with him, what’s the Turkish version of Le Grove, I’ll have to dig it out.
Wher3 are these links to Bissouma.? News to me?
You people should give pierre a breathing space. If some of you Emery goon or guen goon didn’t follow them out of Arsenal then why should pierre?
Anyone know anything about Dieng?
Well he isn’t Runarsson so that’s a positive.
Ozil leaving feels like a LANS.
Not to say this situation was all of his making but something had to give before he engaged in full blown twitterlogical warfare with the club in his final few contracted months.
As for incoming, if we can’t get/afford our main target(s) for the CAM position then i would take a Draxler on a 6month loan deal. Still young, still good. I prefer Buendia but £40m+ does seem a little steep. But Norwich need him for promotion so i get it.
So we can’t sign any players from teams that could possibly be relegated, and not from any that could possibly be promoted, guess we just have to look in the trash bin again then for discarded players.
Hope the club doesn’t have the same mentality….
Player power is a thing too.
“Anyone know anything about Dieng?”
Not much. Other than he doesn’t try and catch the ball with his knuckles
Spudnik
“All together now: “Fuck off Ozil, Fuck off Ozil, Fuck Ozil.”
That last time was so Pierre can join in too right?
‘He doesn’t try to catch the ball with his knuckles’
Knuckle catches are Underrated and swag as fook
Guys please don’t get excited about ozil until there is ink on the damned paper
Until he’s photographed standing outside erdogans bedroom holding up a pair of fener branded tighty whities I won’t believe a damned thing about this transfer
Just imagine how fucking tedious Pierre would be if we all get excited then the deal falls through. Everybody breathe! Wait and see!!!
China – you have a vivid imagination. Erdogan supports Basaksehir and they wanted Ozil for this season as it is the first time in the ECL. His other team is Kasimpasa.
To be honest, I don’t think Arteta should be given any money to invest in this window.
Get rid of some of the dross first and maybe a few cunning loan deals (
both in and out).
Ozil going would be a massive bonus but as China1 points out, let’s not get ahead of ourselves on this one.
Emiratestroller.
Stop talking rubbish.
On an EPl weekend Arteta thought Gabriel couldn’t handle Liverpool, played the oldies like Luiz and we got our asses handed to us.
By midweek, the same Gabriel played Liverpool, pocketed Salah and we won our round of the Carabao Cup.
Arteta is malicious and a terrible man manager. He can’t be right and every other coach that’s handled Saliba be wrong.
All of them are even of the opinion he’s not on Fofana’s level. And Fofana has been decent for Leicester and is up for international call.
Arteta is dumb re Saliba.
It seems the Fernabache offer on the table for Ozil doesn’t save Arsenal any money. I’s essentially a fee-less 6 month loan where Arsenal continues to pay his full wages until he moves there permanently in July on a Bosman.
Surely we cant be that desperate.
we are paying him regardless….. so its about getting him away from the club mostly
Thorough
Saliba may end up being a very good defender but at moment in the two Arsenal U23s he featured in, was red carded in latter and would of easily been sent off in first with last man challenge had VAR been in effect.
Might want to consider a loan move is exactly whats required for him, regardless of how club landed on it after bottling first attempt.
Sal paradise.
Gnabry was shite in West Bron see where that led us.
Give the boy a run out and let him be judged fairly. You can’t base his jettisoning on Arteta’s suppositions which is against that of every single coach that Saliba, has been through.
Someone needs to have a word with the archetypal Ozil obsessive, Piers Morgan..
If anyone is giving Ozil a reason for staying put it’s Morgan with his juvenile reaction to the news that Ozil may be leaving.
Piers Morgan and the Le Grove obsessives, a match made in heaven.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/piers-morgan-sends-mesut-ozil-23272204.amp&ved=2ahUKEwibvISV24fuAhUfSBUIHWbKCEoQFjABegQICRAC&usg=AOvVaw2eJgWjT3sLV5BMe-E3V7Q8&cf=1
Puers Morgan tweeted: “BOOM! Finally, some good news in 2021! “If you need a (covid-secure) lift to the airport @MesutOzil1088, let me know.”
See what i mean ….juvenile.
The question of whether Saliba is better than and herefore should start ahead of the six CBs we have… Well, many of us would say… hell YES, barring Gabriel. Look at it the other way, would transfer value of any of the six CBs the market values be close to £28m, at the time we bought Saliba? Saliba wasn’t exactly a “potential” in Ligue 1 even at 18. He was a starting 11 and did very well. After the buy and loan back deal, his team did well the following season until he got injured, and got better again when… Read more »
The rumored Ozil 6mo loan plus free transfer, if materialized, just means Arsenal would save a messy £90k pw x 26 weeks, or c.. £2.2m.
Better than nothing but too little too late.
Anyway I wouldn’t pop the Champagne until he signs da thing in Turkey.
*measy *
Pierre
If you seriously believe Ozil would hang around just to spite that snivelling little worm Piers Morgan?
Then you must have a lower opinion of Ozil, than I do.
Ozil is finished at Arsenal, he’s been declining since 2016
And the majority of sensible fans can’t wait to see the back of him.
Ozil at Arsenal is finito, whether he leaves this month, or in the summer?
I’d be amazed if he ever put our shirt on again.
Sorry to break it to you……