Happy Friday to you ALL.
David Luiz is out at Arsenal.
A good leader at times.
An inspiration to a generation of Arsenal kids who saw him as a mentor and a legend.
The absolute correct decision for Arsenal FC as we head into a big summer rebuild.
I don’t want to bag on the player, but the reality is for all his big game skill, he was mistake-prone, unfocused, and problematic if he wasn’t getting exactly what he wanted.
Moving him on is a big move for Edu and Arteta. It’s the first break on the grip that Kia has had on the two of them. It opens up a space for someone like Saliba. It allows us to start addressing the ‘unforced error’ table he’s had a massive had in over the past two years.
This move was also correct from an injury perspective. Arsenal lost Luiz at the most important part of the season, we got him back, then lost him right after. Big players need to be fit. Luiz is on the back 9 of his career, he’s not getting fitter or faster.
I am very, very happy. This sets the tone for the summer providing we don’t walk right back into another hellish deal for some other older player looking for a retirement deal.
There are lots of rumours bubbling around. I think we’ll move on Bertrand as cover for Tierney, we’ll sign a right-back, we’ll look at a good central midfielder or two, and I suspect we’ll find competition for ESR for that #10 spot.
We need to move on the players that have baggage with Arsenal.
We need to age down the squad.
We need to find players with big personalities that want to grow with one of the most exciting young crops of players in Europe.
This summer could be exciting, we just have to trust our novice leadership team actually learned the lessons of the last 18 months.
Big, big if… but this is a great start.
In other news, how awesome is the new Arsenal kit? Literally the best part of the season is the new shirt.
Right, a quick one today, see you in the comments.
Kroenkephobe
I do think that the UK is more tolerant than Continental Europe when we discuss football matters. There is far more racism at football matches on the Continent even in some of the
Scandinavian Countries.
For a start how often have you seen or heard racist incidents at home matches at Arsenal?
Yeah had to laugh reading that bit about Dissenter claiming we were being elitist and snobs for turning our noses up at the prospect of signing the ghost of Ryan Bertrand.
Would be Lichsteiner all over again.
https://news.sky.com/story/indian-variant-can-spread-like-wildfire-if-people-not-jabbed-but-confidence-vaccines-work-12307777
This is reassuring
Preliminary research for Oxford uni is showing our current vaccines work against the Indian variant. Still more data needed and it’s still a risk for the unvaccinated, but let’s hope this data holds up to further examination
Fat Sam advising AMN to return to Arsenal and play full back if required.
CT
“”””Zidane is reportedly going to leave at the end of the season.””””
Arsenal’ s next manager hopefully.
Ek Owner
Wenger President
Zidane Manager
Mertezacker DOF.
Back on top with ZZ.
Wenger Eagle
Lichtsteiner was not meant to play much, but Bellerin broke down after playing week in week out without rest.
We know Tierney is reckless and more than likely will miss time. A declining Bertrand playing every week doesn’t fill me with excitement.
Ricardo Pereira was great in France and for Leicester. Do you think he’s done as a top player after injury? Maybe worth a move if he’s healthy since he’s a backup now
Fat Sam advising AMN to return to Arsenal and play full back if required.
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Fat Sam talking sense there, said the same ages ago. No way is AMN a midfielder at a decent sized club. Some of these kids are as deluded as some of the fans.
RockyRoe
I love Arsenal and dislike the Kroenkes intensely but anyone who wishes death on someone for not running a football club properly has a very sick sense of proportion.
Let’s just pray that we get a more enlightened owner . Leicester had an owner who did die a terrible death . If the same thing happened to Kroenke we’d feel a sense of guilt because he is a human being. Just not someone we have a lot of empathy with
I wouldn’t say that the Netherlands are more tolerant than the UK, couldn’t comment on Norway or Denmark though.
Taking Bertrand as LB cover would be dumb. As would offering Laca a year’s extension on the same money. We all know what happens when you offer big money to older players, he may be worth another year at say £100k pw but at £180k? No-one else would offer him anywhere near that.
@ Dream I’m not banging the Bertrand drum, i’m just saying that if it’s true that money will be tight this summer and with starting positions in need of filling (namely RB, CMx2, AM &maybe LW) i could see the logic behind bringing him in for a year or two. So long as we’re developing a young LB simultaneously. Saka shouldn’t be a backup LB option after this season. He’s a starting offensive player who is progressing nicely. Leave him in attack. Niles is at relegated WBA because HE doesn’t want to play fullback so he is not an option… Read more »
Dream Doubt that Leicester would let him go on the cheap but yeah, unfortunately looks done at the top level as a starter. Knee injuries are no joke, Umtiti went from being a World Cup winning CB/starter for Barca to now being 5th choice behind all of the academy kids with his knees ruined. Same worry for Fati as he has the same meniscus problem in his knees. As for a LB for us, that kid at Sporting looks an amazing prospect. They are nobody’s fool though and with CL football have no real need to sell. Antonee Robinson could… Read more »
“Fat Sam advising AMN to return to Arsenal and play full back if required.”
Fuck me, Fat Sam fell down the Premier League stairs, cracked the back of his head and gets up talking sense.
Also think fact club are having a word with el neny over his tweets is a fucking disgrace. He’s entitled to his opinions and nothing he said was wrong in my eyes. Fucking ridiculous.
@Vintage
That noise was fat falling down the stairs was it? I thought it was the start to the EastEnders theme tune 😄
Torreira looked quite happy to me sitting in front of the defence , until Emery decided he was a box to box midfielder , then a cam, and his “little legs” couldn’t hack it.
Contrary to opinion, I think Torreira was an intelligent passer of the ball , knew his limits but wasn’t afraid to pass between the lines…
Emery ruined him basically and when Artera came in , again Torreira played in Arteta’s early games as a DM up until the first lockdown….not sure what happened after that , maybe he was another who questioned the pay cut.
Also don’t get me started on those Ramsey rumours. Good player nothing more. Reason he’s struggled at juve is because he’s injury prone and not as good as people think.
Thank you and good night
HAHAHA!!!
One the one hand getting a 30 something back up is bad. On the other hand, when we recruit cheap unknowns, they turn up like runnarson. Which is worse is the conundrum? No one at arsenal capable of getting the right players. One of the reason being, no one knows what artetas style of play is. Does he want pace, or technique, or does he want players comfortable in possession, does he want strong players? It would be great to get players who are all that but it’s not realistic, so what is the priority? We know what is, but… Read more »
Dream10 I suspect niles will be sold
@Gonsterous
I think he wants players with the ability to pass sideways and backwards, a bit like french tanks during ww2.( no forward gears)
I’ve even heard he put in a bid for the original crab Ray Wilkins. Unfortunately he didn’t realise he’d passed away. In fairness a Ray Wilkins corpse would probably still be a better option than xhaka
Dream10
Interesting context – thanks.
Until our club better understands the big fee players we buy, and how to facilitate them in the team, then we’re going to continue being this graveyard where it feels everyone who arrives for £30m+ falls flat on their face.
“Emery ruined him basically and when Artera came in , again Torreira played in Arteta’s early games as a DM up until the first lockdown….not sure what happened after that , maybe he was another who questioned the pay cut.” His problems are more mental/psychological IMO. I remember when he signed for us and his father was saying something along the lines of he’s worried about his son adapting to life in the UK as he’s a sensitive kid whom had just broke up with his girlfriend. Then think back to the game were he was crying on the side-lines… Read more »
TYAGN
Sideways and back passes are Arsenal DNA and new players will go through a boot camp to learn that trade when they arrive, particularly midfielders and defenders. Drill sergeant Mikeal will make sure they play the arsenal way.
@Gonsterous
Yeah I’ve heard that rumour too. Apparently he fines them a days wage for a forward pass
Are we for real thinking about Ryan Bertrand? Another pensioner joins the scheme.
Are we for real talking about not being in Europe being good for the EPL season? That’s low self esteem.
One transfer window to fix the broken parts eh? We shall see.
Meanwhile, let’s dream that serious football players like Camavinga want to be part of the joke that is Arsenal football club.
What has el neny said?
I’d be happy to have AMN as back up left back. Saves money and avoids the mooted aging replacement.
No my favourite player, but pretty decent as a utility option.
Karsa
Can’t see it, he hates playing LB and as a back-up? Forget it.
He’ll push for an exit. 15m+ offer comes in, he’s gone.
Dissenter
You were completely against the signing of Cedric if I recall correctly, yet you would now be in favour of signing.Bertrand. What’s the difference?
We must ‘away’ from this policy of signing over 30s on mid to high level wages. A back up to Tierney should be a young up and comer on lower wages worthier signed from Championship/League One or sourced from the academy.
Let’a hope that Salah can pip Beavis to the Golden Boot.
Henry still sitting pretty with the most wins ever with 4. Don’t want old dribblemouth to pass him up even if he’ll outlast and pass him on the goals list.
When in our current position, we should be using any resources we have to improve our starting 11, bringing in difference makers who can make an immediate impact, preferably between the ages of 19-26. With likely no Europe to play in next season, we shouldn’t be concerning ourselves with squad depth. We have enough fat to trim as it stands. By concentrating on the league and FA Cup, we do not need the size of squad the other big clubs will, so we don’t need to be looking at back ups too closely. Those opportunities can be assigned to academy… Read more »
Re: Bertram
Forget it that he will be 32 by time the season starts and is clearly past it and forget it that he is ANOTHER Chelsea reject and forget it that he has had x 9 clubs in his nomadic career and is journeyman player , simply focus on his footballing ability.
And its very limited. to put it kindly .
And any left back that deputies for Tierney- will play games- lots of them.
An absolute horrendous signing- so typical of Edu.
Cedric, Lichsteiner, Bertram, The Full backs from hell for our big Emirates pitch.
We never learn.
Welcome to the Emirates, home of Bolton 2021, retirement home for past it players. We even have an exclusive Chelsea suite for our old Chelsea flops we bought
Fabrizio Romano saying Willian is set to leave. Teams are interested. Three of them. Good news. But let’s wait to see if they are willing to match his wages. Or receive a payout
I don’t get the ‘animosity’ to signing Bertrand? We’re looking for a backup player, obviously who doesn’t cost too much but who can do a de ent job when they come in…..who the fuck do you think we’ll sign? Some 23 or 24 year old with massive potential…..who’s dying to sit on the bench for a mid-table side for more than half a season?? Jesus, get real people, we’ve suffered Lichsteiner, Bellend and Kolasinac recently, and Bertrand is far Better than any of them by a distance, he’s experienced, free, pretty quick and won’t have 200k a week wages! He’s… Read more »
China
If you Google ‘Elneny Palestine’ it shows his tweet. I think you’ll be surprised by how anodine but positive it is. In no way is it anti-semitic or controversial, it merely reads like an individual expressing solidarity with Palestine.
TeeCee
Bertrand is every bit as bad as Kola and Lichtsteiner. He hasn’t been even average for a couple of years now.
I agree that we’re not going to get a top LB prospect happy to sit on the bench for much of the season but with how often Tierney gets injured it is likely that whoever we get will play quite a bit and if that is Bertrand, that is very bad news for us.
Arteta and Edu will be heroes in my eyes if they manage to bin Luiz, Willian and Xhaka this summer, along with the youngsters who are clearly not good enough – Nelson, AMN, Eddie and Willock and if we could get 70-80m for the youngsters it would be a miracle!!
Tee Cee
””””I don’t get the ‘animosity’ to signing Bertrand? We’re looking for a backup player,”””””””
Stop you there old bean.
Why are we looking for back up players? Signing back up players has seen us slide to mid table obscurity.
This is exactly how Edu thinks. No signing made is always better than a ‘back up ‘ player signing.
We must have a young left back in the academy, and if we don’t , the academy aint working.
We should be looking for the next Ashley Cole. Not another old nag looking for his last pay day.
Wenger Eagle
From Niles standpoint, it’s worth staying. Unlikely that the club will buy a RB/RWB, LB/LWB, two CMs and wide players. In addition, it’s likely that Tierney, Partey don’t stay fit on the regular. Arteta has three months to save his job as well. If he plays it right, a neww contract or a better move than West Bron awaits
AM replaced Partey with Kondogbia for €10m
Let that sink in
Dream
He’ll never be a CM for us though, at best he is a FB and I highly doubt that he starts even under a new manager.
I think that he gets his game as a CM in a lower half of the table PL team, somebody like Palace, Newcastle or Southampton.
Have a bad feeling that Atleti will shit the bed today or next week and Real will sneak in and nick the title.
Same as Napoli caving to Juve for 4th.
Willian has suitors and is expected to leave. We are waiting for officials bids. Via- Fabrizio So probably true.
If we can get a transfer fee for him, would be great.
One left wing out, one left wing in ?
Now AFCbell saying Kroenkes are going to do something extraordinary this window. Plus we’ll have a lot of cash we can generate from sales.
Imo we should do everything we can to sign Grealish this summer if we can stump up the cash which I believe we can.
He will single-handedly add 20 G/A to the squad at a minimum.
CG, We don’t have a good LB in the academy, that’s the issue. Most ‘top’ (I use that term loosely with Arsenal) teams are lucky to see 2 or 3 Academy players who are genuinely good enough to come through a season, that’s probably best case scenario too. We have Saka and ESR who do look very good, and Azeez is getting a lot of hype along with a bit for.Balogun so I think our academy is actually doing the best it’s done in a very long time! Sometimes you have to supplement it with players who are decent but… Read more »
So we buy Partey to hold Xhakalsons hand, then we need another player to hold Parteys hand
It may be hard to find a better LB that Bertrand to back-up Tierney. Tierney is the automatic starter so that back-up has to be ready to warm the bench for long periods. If Bertrand is so bad, why is city interested in signing him? [if you believe the tabloids] I was against us signing Cedric in the manner that we did; initially paying a loan fee for and injured player who was available for free in 6months in a position where we had coverage already [at the time]. His 4 year deal is a travesty to. common sense. I… Read more »
Getting rid of Willian without taking any further of a financial hit would be incredible work.
Let just pray clubs buy our players:
Luiz – 0
Willian – 0
Kolasinac – 0
Rúnarsson – 0
Leno – 20M
Bellerin – 20M
Torreira – 15M
Xhaka – 20M
Mavropanos – 10M
Willock – 25M
Niles – 15M
Guen – 10M
Nketiah – 15M
150M right there. With no European football looking likely next season; we don’t need so many players.
We could get Grealish, Bissouma and a new RB with that money.
Dream Amn is definitely leaving. Theres some interest in him from Southampton, Leeds and even ManU reportedly. I get why Bielsa would want him, he is a physical specimen. Dont know about Southampton and ManU tho. Anyways he is leaving and we should pocket 20mil at least. CG A backup LB is a priority this summer. And tbh a HG PL proven Bertrand on a free doesn’t seem like a very bad choice given we also have to address our CM, CAM, RCB, LW and probably GK and ST positions. From what I’ve read and seen Joel Lopez is our… Read more »
‘Now AFCbell saying Kroenkes are going to do something extraordinary this window. Plus we’ll have a lot of cash we can generate from sales.’
Season ticket marketing!
Im telling you for free!
Answered your own question there Dissenter, tabloids.
I am sure that Pep is hockeying his chief execs’ phone out of it demanding that they sign a way over the hill Ryan Bertrand as a LB when they already have Cancelo, Zinchenko and Mendy that can all play there.
Lol.
Just a quick Google search shows me young LBs in the championship who have done well this season, and teams like Southampton, leeds and west Ham are targeting. Why can’t we do something similar with all the resources we have. Why must it be a 30 something year old?
Teams like Southampton do this thing all the time, they purchase from the championship and then sell to the higher ups in the table when they do well.
So Arsenal want Bertrand to replace AMN
Let that sink in!
I mean the same people who are happy to see us keep Chambers as third RB are turning their nails up at a league tested player who’s won the CL on a free transfer.
I ask again, name a cheaper option as back up for Tierney considering that this is not a position that will be contested or. Tierney starts 99/100 unless he’s injured.
*turning their noses up
Dissenter
When we signed Cedric, all our RBs were injured and Amn was being given the Guendouzi treatment because he did not want to play RB. If you think back you’ll remember Arteta deploying Sokratis at RB in PL games which was a total disaster.
We had no money and had find a short term RB solution.
Funnily enough, Cedric himself was injured for most of the 6 months loan spell.
Gons – but they play them, to raise their value, would a player who is already looking good in the Championship come to a mid – table PL team to sit on the bench for 30+ games a season? You wouldn’t be very ambitious doing that!
Wenger Eagle
Then why are we talking about Bertrand coming? Do you have inside sources that it’s remotely true?
Tabloids, can’t have it just one way. Same “sources” that say we want him say City want him too.
I’d rather Bertrand on a 1 year contract than Niles as back up LB.
He still has some pace.
Samir
Think that we could get a little more for Guendouzi and Mavropanos, also good luck getting anything close to that for Torreira given he has basically opted out of moving anywhere but back to South America and there isn’t a club on the land that could come close to forking out 15m.
Otherwise solid valuations imo.
I look at Liverpool selling Solanke for 20m and Brewster for 25m and think we could get something like that for Nketiah too. He is better than both.
Dissenter
Make that 100/100.
Tierney is an automatic starter and the future Captain. We have to find a good enough player who will be happy knowing he is a backup and has about 0% chance of becoming a first team starter for the duration of his stay at Arsenal. All of this with minimum investment because funds are required elsewhere.
Torreira will probably end in Italy unless Edu caves in again and find anther pointless loan move for him
So the question remains
Can anyone name a cheaper option to back out Tierney?
I can think of keeping Kolasinac for the final year if his contract. Is that a better option than signing Bertrand?
Dissenter
I am saying that I would be against a hypothetical signing of Bertrand for the reasons I gave.
You’re using a bollocks tabloid link pulled out of the dark crevice of some neckbeard hack over at the Sun/Star to justify Bertrand as being of sufficient quality for us.
In what world do City need/would even want Bertrand? Come on dude.
Tee Cee
””””Sometimes you have to supplement it with players who are decent””””””’
Two things with that.
Bertram aint decent. He is in the garbage category.
Always looks like he is overweight and unfit when I see his puffy, sweaty face on the tv. And those tattoos on his neck!
And sure you supplement , if you trying to win the league. We are mid table. What are we trying to achieve with signings of this nature?
Going from 9th to 7th?
Twisted thinking, I am afraid.
“Who else will want to backup Tierney?”
A hungry young full back plying his trade in the championship or first division. You can’t tell me there isn’t one as good as Bertrand who’d be on half his wages. It’d be more about the opportunity than the money. And you can pretty much guarantee that having Arsenal on their CV would mean we could sell them for more than we paid if it comes to that. Look at Holding as an example, cost us £2m and would probably sell for £10-£15m now.
Captain Tierney
On;y a oldie that’s a bit past-it will agree to back-up Tierney. How do you come to Arsenal knowing well you’re just warming the bench , golden boy gets injured.
A talented youngster?
No way because Tierney turns 24 years old in June and has locked down the position. The talented youngster option won’t work because that youngster’s career will stagnate.
Dissenter
You not familiar with Antonee Robinson? US player that plays LB for Fulham. Looks a good player to me.
They’re going to lose players in the Championship. Robinson could likely be picked up for 15m ish and he would give us a real solid LB option to compete/fill in for Tierney. Only 23 as well so could work out long-term.
We can’t have the quality fall off a cliff if Tierney gets injured for a sustained period (likely) which is what will happen if we bring in Bertrand.
Captain Tierney
I love Niles. Really hope he stays. There will be lots of opportunity to play fullback and even CM (all three of Partey, Xhaka and Ceballos have had shockers). Can’t let Arteta make temporary decisions by using “attitude” and “commitment” as his reasons and then giving us Wlllian/Cedric types. Edu should tell him to work with players. Don’t spend on squad players when your need ones for the first XI.
Bertrand is exactly the kind of suggestion a bad algorithm will spew. He is experienced, does not make a a lot of mistakes. However what the stats do not show is that he is not of the necessary quality as an attacking fullback. Whoever is an understudy to Tierney needs to have the ability to repeat the same lung busting runs and deliver quality crosses. That Ryan Bertrand game a few years ago, but that’s not it anymore. If Ryan Bertrand is the kind of recommendation StatDNA is generating, then I understand why suddenly Edu is desperate to rebuild a… Read more »
Would a young high potential LB really join us knowing full well Tierney is a guaranteed starter unless injured? I would rather look to sign for a Southampton or a Brighton or a Villa or a Newcastle where there is real opportunity of becoming a PL regular and increasing you value twofolds instead of bench warming for Arsenal. Holding is not a great comparison. Holding joined when our starters were Kos and Per. 2 players nearing the end of their careers. Holding had a chance to become a starter in 3 years. His competition was Mustafi and Gabriel. Two average… Read more »
Andy
Only a stupid ‘hungry’ full back will agree to back up Tierney
You can’t be ‘hungry’ and agree to sit in the be h backing up a colossal player who doesn’t turn 24 until next month.
That hungry youngster option may not work when the staring LB is 100% to start.
WengerEagle
Guen is a trouble maker. Seems as though only Marseille are willing to take a risk on him. (So far)
Torreira is still young and apparently clubs in Italy / France are interested. If he refuses as he wants to go to Boca, stick him in the reserves for next season.
The Brewster and Solanke transfers were very strange ones. Nketiahs contract runs out in Summer 2022; that’s why I can’t see him going for more than 15-20M.
If a player comes to Arsenal thinking that he’s going to sitting on the bench for 30 games a season he’s obviously not the right man for the job. Regardless of the actual outcome you want players who believe that they are going to come to a big club and make that position their own. No more loser mentality thank you.
CT
””””’A backup LB is a priority this summer”””””’
We have a back up. Kolasnic.
Up to management to get him focused , fit and playing better. And if they can not- get new management,
Thats there job, after all!
(if its just a case of musical chairs all the time- we might as well put you in charge!)
Watching Bertrand play for a while
I don’t think he’s a fan of Hassenhuttl. He’s looked disgruntled and demotivated. It may be that he needs a new challenge.
Dream Amn will play zilch minutes if he stays with us next season. He will be the 4th choice RB, 3rd choice LB and 5th choice CM. Arteta even preferred Willock over Amn in the midfield. Best for him and the club if he moves and we pocket a transfer fee. I dont hate him either. His physical qualities are top notch. His technique is good. But his mental game is not there (yet). And the hardest part to improve is the mental side. Maybe if he works really hard and plays CM week in week out he can develop… Read more »
You can flip that around too. Why would Bertrand strive to be his best? He knows he’s going to get the occasional runout and pocket a nice wedge every week. I expect he’s another one just seeing out the last couple of years before retirement and his performances will reflect that. Give me an ambitious youngster every single time.
It’s a squad game. United have Telles competing with Shaw, Chelsea have Chilwell and Alonso, Spurs have Reguilon and Davies, City have Cancelo, Zinchenko, Mendy, Leicester have Justin and Ricardo Pereira, Liverpool signed Tsimkas to compete with Robertson.
It is strange and hilarious that people think any better a player than a Bertrand would be terrified of coming to Arsenal to compete with Tierney for a spot who as much as I love isn’t exactly the second coming of Marcelo.
You need quality back ups, not shite like Bertrand.
Wenger Eagle
Would you rather keep Kolasinac for the last year of his contract than sign Bertrand for two years.
That may be the option to pursue.
I’m not perturbed at us nit signing Bertrand just saying Tierney is fully ahead of anyone that we sign. That the reality and it’s going to make it harder for a young talent to come in and not stagnate.
Dissenter
That’s like asking me would I prefer stage 4 Cancer or full blown Aids.
Wenger Eagle and Andy
Did either of you ever rate Bertrand , before he deteriorated?
I thought he was a very decent LB until Hassenhuttl showed up.
Hassenhuttl can’t coach a defense to save his life, just my take anyways.
CG Kolasinac is on 130k a week. We should look to get him out first thing in the summer. And Kolasinac or Bertand, theres a huge drop off quality from Tierney anyways. So id rather sell the player with extreme high wages and sign another on a free on lower wages who is also fills a HG quota and has tons of PL experience. Andy City has Ake. Pool has Milner and Shaqiri, ManU has Mata and Matic, Chelsea has Emerson and Drinkwater, Madrid has Nacho and Vazquez, many more examples. These players know they are never going to be… Read more »
Throw AMN in with a bid for Bissouma and see if Brighton bite. Could be good for all parties
According to Romano, Willian wants out of arsenal. Good news and reliable source. Only thing is his wages might be a problem. Will have to take a pay cut and we will only receive a nominal transfer fee. Best for all parties if he goes. Another transfer that turned out badly as we all know.
Also talk or Ramsey returning 🤔
‘Bertrand is not gonna have much impact on the team dynamics if any.’
He certainly will if Tierney goes down crocked for a couple of months.
WE, andy
If not Bertrand who are you LB options for the backup position?
Keeping in mind we are not Man City and can allocate a miniature portion say 5 million to the backup LB position.
Another option is to just go,to,the academy and grab the most advanced LB they have and coach the bejesus into him.
That’s the option Wenger would have taken. He would have sought an internal solution as back up to Tierney.
Captain Tierney
I already said, I like Robinson on Fulham who have just been relegated. Type of situation we ought to be taking advantage of, like Liverpool picking up Robertson from relegated Hull on the cheap.
Around 15m should do it. You could raise that by selling just one of our heap of surplus players.
WE
The money from our surplus players is going to our CM, CAM, RB, RCB and then LW and ST. Thats probably why we are looking for cheap options.
Sure if we have a spare 15 mil after filling all the first team positions then why not.
CT/Diss, we’re not City, Chelsea, Liverpool, United or Madrid. We can’t afford to waste £80k/wk on a back up. See my earlier reference to Holding, there will be a LB playing at a lower level with a similar profile. Who is it? Maybe if we didn’t sack our scouts and rely on StatDNA we’d have found them by now. And they’d be on half the wage of a Bertram and have a resale value. No wonder we’re broke when we make stupid financial decisions.
Is anyone interested in Mathaeus Perriera as a plan B or C option for the attacking midfield spot?
My first option will be Buendia, followed by Perriera.
I’m nit interested in Odegaard, reputations aside he hasn’t done much of note since he joined us.
Funny how some on here were insisting that Ode was nailed on to be here for a second stint only a couple of months back. Goes to show that people believe what they want to believe regardless of any logic. We can forget buying three, four or five players for the first team, it isn’t going to happen. One or two if we’re lucky and a couple of bargain basement buys at best is all we can expect. And I would absolutely not sign anyone pushing or over 30, there’s no merit in doing so. We’re not even a Europea… Read more »
andy
There will be plenty of noise in the next couple of weeks as ST’s are due to be renewed once that is done you’re right it’ll be a couple of signings, the only thing I think you’ve missed off and it will split the Arsenal fan base will be Xhaka getting a contract extension.
Dissenter
“Another option is to just go,to,the academy and grab the most advanced LB they have and coach the bejesus into him.”
Whilst I don’t disagree with the idea who the hell is going to coach this young player? Arteta’s treatment of young players is awful and so far the evidence all points to him making players worse not better.
Pereira is a good shout after Grealish and Buendia.
Marc
I think we will spend money because the Kroenkes will try very hard to placate the fans and stave off further dissent in the home fan base.
Cal it guit money or whatever, we will spend
Besides we have lots of sellable players
Dissenter
The concern then becomes who’s spending the money.