WELCOME TO MONDAY.
Quick breeze through today as there’s not much news to take on.
Alex Lacazette is being linked with a move to Atletico Madrid for the 387th time in his career. If you remember correctly, he was heading there before they landed a ban way back when… or something like that. The fee is rumoured to be about £12m, which I find exceptionally high considering he earns £180k a week, but look, I’d take anything at this moment in time.
I think we’d be losing a leader in the squad. Even when he’s playing badly, he stands up, and he never hides. I also think he has some very specific skills we might miss, like his ability to drop deep and roll as a playmaker. Still, if this summer is about reengineering for the future, swapping him out for Tammy Abraham would make a lot of sense. You can’t plan for a future if a player is out the door next season… you also have the post-February drag where there players hunting out a new move start preserving their bodies.
Arsenal has signed Mika Biereth from Fulham (via The Athletic). The 18-year-old banged in 21 goals in 21 games for the U18s last season, he also dropped 13 assists. The player will be picking up the gap left by Nikolaj Moller, who is moving on loan to FC Viktoria Koln for a season.
What do I like about this move? Mostly that a hot young prospect playing in England is entrusting their future to Arsenal. I’ve been writing for years about moving to a Dortmund++ model. The concept is really simple.
- Hire in developmental coaches
- Attract young talent with the offer of fast-tracking to the first team
- Sell one of these young players for HUGE money
- Put that money into even better kids
- Rinse, repeat until eventually, this approach brings success
Obviously, things are a little more complicated than that, but we’re already seeing the impact this model is having on the club. Our best youth players are no longer leaving by not signing new deals (Kido/Okonowo/Balogun). Our best first team young players are committing their long-term futures to the project (ESR/Saka/Martinelli). We are attracting top young talent from the continent and they are saying things like ‘I want to play with The Smith’ or ‘I was attracted to the club because I was told the club was building around young guys.’
As I said yesterday, there’s always a lag between perception and reality. A number of Arsenal fans are still stuck in mid-November thinking… well, does it really matter if the players are showing what the project is all about by committing to the club? It doesn’t.
Obviously, there’s still work to do this summer and we need to have a much better start than we did last season.
Transfers need to flow…
I’m guessing there’s no movement on a centre midfielder because Granit Xhaka’s move to Roma looks to be in doubt.
It seems like there’s no movement on a CAM because Martin Odegaard does not sound happy in Madrid and there are Spanish journos leaking that he might leave on loan again.
There’s no movement on the keeper because it sounds like Arsenal are not going to pay £35m for Aaron Ramsdale. If the stories of £18m are true, is the move that bad? The player has been called up to England, he’s won back to back player of the year awards for relegated clubs, he has 75 apps in the Premier League at 23 years old, and Asmir Begovic likes him… remember when we liked Begovic?
“He’s already proved that he can play at the highest level. He’s got a lot of potential still to fulfil.
“The more he plays, the more he’s going to progress. So I’m not surprised to see him linked with some of the top clubs.
“What he’s done over the last couple of years shows everyone the quality he has.
“With his age, where he’s at, the potential is there to become an even better goalkeeper.”
Whatever is going on with Ramsdale, it seems like professionals like him, fans of the clubs he plays for love him, and we just don’t get it.
I think it might be because a lot of us had really hurt feelings over Richard Wright when we signed him from Ipswich and he was terrible.
Anyway, I refuse to get upset over a backup keeper…
What I do find interesting is that there was a massive amount of complaining when we were signing senior players… now we’re looking at players with potential to grow, we’re complaining about that as well?
Tammy Abraham is 23 years old, he scored 48 goals in the Championship, he’s scored 26 in the Premier League, his Champions League record is 13 games, 4 goals, and 3 assists… and people are spitting feathers over that. That is a high potential player, why wouldn’t we be interested in his profile? Adebayor joined Arsenal at 22, do you know how many goals he’d scored in Ligue 1? 22 in 80 games. He was absolutely appalling when he landed with us, but he was young, had all the right attributes, then he banged and became one of the most devastating strikers in the Premier League. If he’d had better people around him, he’d have made it to Drogba levels.
Anyway, point is… young players don’t have ceilings. The point of having elite coaching is that you can take rough diamonds and make them shine. This is the direction Arteta should have been pushed down from day one, the club never should have allowed him the authority to say yes to older players.
Ok, that went on for longer than I expected. Let’s see you in the comments. x
Just read that John Terry has left Aston Villa in search of a managerial post. Never thought I’d say this but please don’t sack Arteta yet!!!!
I did read the post, I swear.
Well most of it .
Trophy
Ok, I didn’t
Hah my first time even getting close to it. I’m far too happy about this.
CaliGooner,
5th is the new 4th, get with it man.
Top 10
1st
Pedro,
Last word, first sentence, missing an o.
1st
Ok 9th… Ben White on Wednesday then let’s see some leaving.
Always liked Lacazette but there has to be a formula the club is settling on. It’s unlikely he would agree to a one-year extension at a lower fee as this might be his last chance for a good contract (not everyone gets as lucky as Willian)
This means sell or let him leave at the end of this season. If we can get near 10m and the weekly 180k off our books then the deal makes sense. It allows us to give more minutes to Balo and Martinelli too.
Top 4 since Christmas 😎
For the sake of all parties, I sincerely pray Xhaka finds a new club.
Tammy is a good buy even if it’s 40m. Anyone saying he is a Chelsea reject, do not get the difference between Luiz/Willian and a 23 year old who scores but a new coach don’t fancy him!
Mourinho didn’t fancy Luke Shaw (even Pogba) to some extent, doesn’t make them a bad player.
Tammy is the perfect profile we should target. Proven and perfect of age.
Tee
Bed wetting is a temporary affliction………..ass kissers stay that way for life.
Adebayor cost us 3m in 2006 Pedro which even then was a snip.
Abraham is being touted for anything up to 40m. It’s not a like for like at all.
Not to mention we already had prime Henry and an on the cusp Van Persie up front when we went for Ade.
I always get so much more excited, as fan, when we buy those who have yet to prove themselves over the proven. I was so much more excited by Pepe then I would have been by Saha. We are not Utd who buy other teams best players and hope they perform similarly. We are a place where players come to prove themselves. Maddison? I’m not sure. I like him, but who else is out there for a third of the price who has a name to make for themselves?
We had some good developmental keepers in the club at the tail end of Almunia time.
Many of the keepers we despised as gooners have since gone on to have very decent careers
We had Szcezny, Fabianski and Vitoi Manonne
Of the three., Mannone petered out but we did sell him for decent money to Sunderland. Szcezny and Fabianskli have turned out to be quite good goalies.
Pedro,
“Anyway, I refuse to get upset over a backup keeper…
Not even that we are reportedly going back for a third time to sign him for a club record fee [for goalie]
at a time when it’s rumored we may not have enough funds for Madisson?
If we buy better midfielders, then our striker won’t have to drop so deep like Lacazette does
I quite like the idea of a focal point central striker , we’d need to sell first, but for £30-£35 mill, and reasonable wages, Tammy Abraham is a decent punt I could get behind
Good point rich
hopefully a few things come to pass this week, 12m for Laca is decent for all involved. Someone will be getting a decent striker with experience and we’ll get 10m+ knocked off the Tammy fee we won’t have to pay till next season. CBs will have a lot more worry about when it’s a 6ft 3, rapid, hungry, 23yr old coming off the bench. Martin is back on! 🙏 Can see why we was holding out, not sure anyone really thought he’d be starting over there. Maybe the Madders rumours was to get under Martin’s skin? He’s younger, knows the… Read more »
Rich I made that same point a few days ago. As much as I prefer Laca for his ability to link over Auba, I think a competent midfield (new CM and AM) get more out of a striker with excellent movement and pace to stretch defences. In many ways I see Abraham as something of a middle man between Auba/Laca. Not as prolific as Auba and not as accomplished a link man as Laca, but arguably a better overall fit than both looking forward. Personally very content with the profile of players we’re showing interest in. Under 24, good pedigree… Read more »
I like what I’ve seen of Abraham as a player but I’m not 100% sure he’d be a hit here. Given that he (apparently) wants big wages, what happens if he doesn’t work out? Could this be yet another player we can’t move him on until his contract runs down?
Like him as a player, like his age, but not on 100k pw. The risks greatly outweigh the possible rewards imo.
Pleased to see the Dortmund++ model being introduced, what we should have been doing for a long time, progressive & sustainable way to run a football club in the modern era. Things definitely can be won with the kids, both in the short and long term. The only issue I can foresee is the TEARZ from the majority of the fan base when we get to the point of selling the gems we have crafted. Don’t think people are willing to understand it’s part of an ongoing process. Similarly have to hope that the footballing economy recovers and super rich… Read more »
This from a Newcastle supporters blog: “ …….missing out on Ajer and Saliba was disappointing, but not the end of the world. But if Willock goes elsewhere it would be a disaster. He changed the way we played last season, and there’s no one at the club right now capable of replicating what he did. Bringing Willock home is a must. It’s a deal that needs to be completed ASAP.” It’s just Arsenal’s luck that the one club an Arsenal loanee set on fire is not likely to buy anyone because the owner wants out. However, if Willock does go… Read more »
Some notable young Chelski rejects:
Kevin de Bruyne
Romelu Lukaku
I’m not putting Abrahams in the Luiz, Willian, Cech category, even if he doesn’t eventually reach the heights of the first two.
Pedro, you can remember the noises that were coming out from ManC players when MA was there ? So we need to extend his contract, get him more developmental coaches and funds to move Arsenal in WA way. I am afraid, Barcelona is monitoring MA to solve it their financial mess.
That’s not the case Charlie. You’re getting a bit hung up on the ‘sexy names’ aspect like Ishola has in the past. It’s being uncomfortable with us shelling out over 100m for White, Ramsdale and Abraham. 3 players that are midtable calibre as of now with the hope rather than expectation that they will go on to be top drawer ones. For that kind of money you would be hoping for players with a higher ceiling and ability to hit the ground running. Even Maddison + White would only run us an extra 10 odd million quid and would improve… Read more »
Man U have CL pulling power.
Actually the report that Abraham wants that part rise to join leaves a sour taste – what’s his motivation to join? Surely he wants to revive his career, no?
Everyone and their dog knows that Arsenal is a bigger payday. SO yea, Tammy is within his rights given our track record to ask for more $.
We will likely pay it. That is how we attract talent nowdays since we are out of el cl etc
Tammy Abrams is more proven than any of the incomings we have had this summer
I wish we had this option last summer when Auba’s deal was up because Laca is the better of the Auba-Laca axis
That said, it makes all the sense to get Tammy now. He’ll easily replace Laca’s goals albeit it with more missed opportunities.
Arsenal can’t afford more players to run down their contracts.
Balogun is three years behind Tammy. He needs to be sent out on loan to a club where he will play week in week out.
Weagle
How do you arrive at them being mid table calibre? Again it’s more a case of you deciding their level before a ball is kicked.
Tammy is tall, what we need in a striker. Auba is tallish but not a good header of the ball. Not that Tammy is a Jimenez type but having a taller player also helps us on set piece defense. We can actually also cross balls in to someone who can head them in… will diversify the attack somewhat….
Rich said it right, we need better CAMS and CMS so Laca does not need to drop so deep. Its our mids that need a revamp. We still need 2 CAM IMO
How is this replicating the Dortmund model? Dortmund have paid 25m+ for a player only five times in their entire history: 1) Ousmane Dembele for 30m (Sold him to Barcelona one year later for 130m) 2) Mats Hummels- 27m 3) Andre Schurrle- 27m 4) Diallo- 25m (Sold him to PSG a season later for 35m) 5) Mkhitaryan- 25m (Sold him to Man United for 30m) They have also never paid more than 30m on a player. In only our second summer window under Arteta we will have already spent 25m+ on five players if we do indeed bring in Ramsdale… Read more »
It seems Odegaard is back on for Arteta
Charlie
Because even though I don’t watch them on a weekly basis or even regularly, two of the three played for Brighton and Sheffield United and weren’t incredibly stand-out or remarkable while Abraham has largely been warming the bench for a geratric Giroud and a Werner that hasn’t been able to finish a Kit-Kat all season.
Pls God
No Ode…. if that is the extent of our scouting for a CAM then its fucked up. I dont want to see that one legged pony getting overpowered again in our shirt.
No thanks
No more RM rejects… ive stated there are good reasons why RM let players go… not worth the gamble.
There are better CAMs than ode FFS
WE Net spend really doesn’t mean anything, it doesn’t tel, you what’s going on underneath the bonnet You have to take into account for wages, age profile, length of contract, length of service A £30 million signing earning £3mill p/a over 5 years, is an investment of £45 million A free transfer earning £10mill p/a over 5 years, is a commitment of £50 million Net spend will say – £30 Million, but the outlay on the free transfer is bigger If you buy a 31yr old keeper for £8 million on a 3yr deal, he then leaves on a free… Read more »
Maddison > ode any day of the week
Imagine if Spurs had signed White and Ramsdale for 75M how would you react as an Arsenal fan ? Would you have been looking over your shoulder or kind of laughing at them for spunking large money on two decent/average players ? The answer to these questions will give you a sense how good White and Ramsdale signings are.
fe fi fo fum
Guns
Can’t agree on that one, i’d take Odegaard over Maddison
Hopefully £20 million cheap, 60% of the wage outlay, and Odegaard for me has by far the higher ceiling
Odegaard is a nothing player, wouldn’t buy him for even £30M.
CC Our attack hasn’t functioned properly for a while, Abraham offering a mixture of both Lacazette + Aubameyang was what I was thinking Lacazette usually stays central, but gets eaten up when hard up against the centre backs, and offers little threat in behind, so he needs to drop a bit deeper, and doesn’t offer anywhere near the penalty box threat of Aubameyang Aubameyang as a striker likes to cut in from the left side, and doesn’t provide a focal point centrally Abraham looks like he can offer a focal point centrally, a threat in behind, drop deep and link… Read more »
“That is how we attract talent nowdays since we are out of el cl etc” Guns, this is the mistake we keep making; if we need to bump up the pay of a struggling 23 year old (who’s already on big enough money) just to get him to sign, does he really want to be here? We should be saying we’ll sign you on 85 and bump you up to 100 or so at the end of the season if you hit 25 league goals. Something like that. Otherwise we’re just going to get played again, and left with another… Read more »
Why has Abraham asked for siilly wages? Because Arsenal have a reputation for wildly over paying. Started with Wenger.
Weagle
Which means what exactly for how any of them would play for Arsenal?
The two from lower sides have been standout players according to their fans – both voted the player of the season. Bit of a stretch to get that without being a standout. And seems odd you’d discount Abraham leading Chelsea to 4th before last season, apparently his value resides purely in the season he wasn’t fancied by a new manager.
Xhaka won’t stay. The clubs are £2 million or so apart . It’s more a point of principle but you can’t keep someone who is crap who clearly wants to leave. And most Gooners want him to leave . I certainly do. Abraham isn’t worth £40 million or anything like it. Ramsdale isn’t worth £32 m and I think that fee has been exaggerated . White is worth splurging £50 m on because he is a top-class defender . But we are buying high and selling low if we sell at all. The problem we have is we lack a… Read more »
I get all of that Rich but it still doesn’t merit the Dortmund comparison. Our wages for incoming players blows theirs out the water.
You also can’t say for sure that the players will retain their value even bought young. Welbeck and Chambers were bought for a combined 35m at age 23 and 19. We couldn’t get offers for the latter and the former slipped out the back door a few years later.
We have never spent this kind of money on young English players before with fees of over 100m for the trio. That would make Wenger’s head spin.
“The two from lower sides have been standout players according to their fans – both voted the player of the season. Bit of a stretch to get that without being a standout.”
Unless we’re talking about Fofana, in which case probably not a stretch, right, Charlie?
‘Unless we’re talking about Fofana, in which case probably not a stretch, right, Charlie?’
😂😂
They’re burning effigies of Fofana over at Leicester.
He singlehandedly cost them a Champions League place with his naive defending..
They’d have done better loaning him out to Marseilles…
Charlie
I’d call Abraham’s 15 PL goals ‘leading them to CL football’ more of a stretch than labelling him midtable calibre. For a fairly basic ST (your favourite and correct description of 10 PL goal Pepe) 15 goals isn’t that eyebrow raising really, he was phased out for Giroud even by the latter stages of that season in the run-in for 4th.
As for Fan’s Player of the Season, who else was even up for consideration for Sheffield? They were historically terrible, I’d take being player of the season for an outfit that bad with a massive bucket of salt.
WE It’s about context, if we get £12mill for Lacazette who’s 30, and £15 mill for Nketiah, who both have 12 months on their deals We then sign Abraham for £30-£35 mill who’s 23, on a 5 yr deal, on 65% of the wage outlay Then over the course of the next 5 years, that will more than balance itself out I agree we pay our players too much, and that those wages then become detrimental in our ability to sell well But I see no way we sign another striker, without selling at least 2 first, we just don’t… Read more »
Ramsdale
White
Abraham
Ramsdale we know is utter shite
White still remains unkkown
Abraham id be okay with if we sold Laca
Again, all possible signings in areas of the pitch except the one we’re lacking the most
Roma may be waiting for us to sign a replacement for Xhaka because it would reduce our negotiating leverage.
They got the better of us with Mhyki and may see us as push overs
Arsenal should recall Xhaka to resume for pre-season at Colney. .
I mean you’d probably get a Watford with grandpa Ben Forster going for the likes of Ramsdale but they haven’t. But it’s top 4 chasing Arsenal with limitef funds and a non existent midfield that wants to spend 18/20 million on a god awful goal keeper
And what exactly does player of the season even mean for a Sheffield that were absolutely dreadful? If he was that amazing for them surely Spurs who’ve just signed the Atlanta goalie on loan or Everton or some middling club would have been in there immediately.
One mustn’t always decend the stupidity the club makes because our favorite is in charge. Like a cult of Wenger from back in the day
NJ GoonerJuly 26, 2021 17:35:49
“Some notable young Chelski rejects:Kevin de Bruyne
Romelu LukakuI’m not putting Abrahams in the Luiz, Willian, Cech category, even if he doesn’t eventually reach the heights of the first two”
Don’t forget Salah,
Bati ‘ Ramsdale we know is utter shit’ – really?
Dissenter
Letting go of Xhaka before securing his replacement i agree is unlikely
Roma will be betting that once we’ve secured his replacement, we’ll have to fold on the price, because we won’t have the space in the squad, or the capacity for both sets of wages
Unless another team comes in for Xhaka, that bet will very likely pay off for them
Dortmund model yet we blow out chances to improve and cash in on Saliba and Guendouzi.
**Shakes my head.** What is our beloved legrove turning into?
Ramsdale we know is utter shite
How do we know this?
“Unless we’re talking about Fofana, in which case probably not a stretch, right, Charlie?“ Still wounded at the idea a teenager isn’t finished article Tom, if you’re a Leicester man just come out and say it. Spit your Cheerios trying to claim Brenda never bottled CL places too. Weagle Take what you want as a pinch of salt, just a bit rich to dismiss a player you admit you don’t watch AND dismiss the vote of fans who do. Ramsdale won it at Sheffield and Bournemouth, but you know better? I’d say fair enough if you were an avid observer,… Read more »
‘Utter shite’ now. Jeez smh
Re Ramsgate
I swear on my devoted wheatie that I did not hijack Batistuta’s moniker.
It’s obvious there are many who think us going back again and again is April fools joke.
“And what exactly does player of the season even mean for a Sheffield that were absolutely dreadful? If he was that amazing for them surely Spurs who’ve just signed the Atlanta goalie on loan or Everton or some middling club would have been in there immediately.”
Lol at the above. So Tottenham and Everton approach are the yardsticks to measure the potentials of players?
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“Ramsdale we know is utter shite”
More like passing opinion as fact.
englandsbestJuly 26, 2021 18:10:04 “Why has Abraham asked for siilly wages? Because Arsenal have a reputation for wildly over paying. Started with Wenger.” IIRC Arsenal lost players because of Wenger’s wage structure, they either left, because Wenger wouldn’t offer them higher wages or they wouldn’t come because other clubs offered better contracts. Before anyone mentions Ozil’s last contract, I’ve read a couple of articles over the last two or three years that suggested Wenger was opposed to the contract because of what it did to the wage structure. Since he was being eased out when it was signed I tend… Read more »
Makes me laugh when people say ode has a higher ceiling. Really? How influential do they expect a lightweight head down merchant with literally a right leg for standing on only to be.
The fee quoted for Ramsdale transfer is bogus and I don’t think we will spend £32m on him.
Besides, this, coupled with the teams he played for shouldn’t be used against him. Just saying this because I still can’t get how a player you know jackshit about is absolutely shit.
Just waiting to read their opinions…oh! sorry facts on White when he signs.
I reckon if we signed Messi some people on here would still moan
Matt
Messi seems to do ok being reliant on his left and putting his head down
Charlie Has Fan’s Player of the Season ever been a marker that anybody on here has gone by to judge a potential player before this past week or so with Ramsdale? It’s playing around with the criteria to back the transfer to the hilt and plays into the pro-Arteta agenda on display. England have their worst set of GKs maybe ever and he is 4th in the pecking order, that alone says more about him than mine or anyone on here’s opinion of him. If you take what the fans say seriously, the majority online seem to be quite taken… Read more »
Rich
Yeah good point. Messi and Odegaard are on exactly the same level….
Rich
Abraham supposedly wants decent wages, he’ll get well over 100k a week I suspect. Strikers tend to get more money and he’ll soon be 24.
5 years on say 150k a week suddenly doesn’t sound so cheap on top of a 40m fee.
Kay, you mean… we sent Saliba out on loan again, in a move that will make him the most experienced U21 defender in Europe by the start of the next season.
… and Matteo G was booted from Arsenal for being a bad egg. Went on an apology loan and further killed his repuations. Then this summer, when he was priced at £8m… not one major club came in for him despite the promise.
Try looking at ESR, Saka, Balogun and Martinelli when running the Dortmund vision in your head… and Willock out for £25m.
WengerEagle knows his football. Rich and CC should get out of Alqaeta’s bum hole.
WE, Ben White is on £110 I think… would imagine that’s a bump for Tammy.
Matt
They’re both one footed, and both play with their heads down
If the greatest player of a generation can get away with that defect, then I’m quite sure plenty of others will also manage to produce successful careers
‘not one major club came in for him despite the promise.”
How many clubs are lining up for Xhaka who you thought was a leader and at times the best player at Arsenal ? Only one club intrested in his services and even they are dithering.
WE
Again you’re taking the biggest numbers you’ve seen to push a narrative
Your problem is you’re so Arteta obsessed that when someone says, “why don’t we wait to judge a signing based on their performances”
You read “Why does this person love Arteta so much?”
It’s absolutely bonkers
‘Messi seems to do ok being reliant on his left and putting his head down”
Expected better commentry from Rich, it’s almost like some people are concocting stuff now to defend everything Arteta does.
If anyone of you supporting the decisions of our brain trust did watch Sheffield last season you’ll realise Ramsdale is a proper poor GK. He’s not even at a decent mid table level that a big club might trust to make the big jump and become an upgrade. Another Paul Robinson. Do you know how it looks? Arsenal are going to spend over £10m on a keeper worse than Pickford, Henderson, Johnstone, Pope and Heaton! Christ.
Varane is just moving to United for 35m+ ad ons. I am calm..
CJ… except the fans, that watched all the games, and voted him their best player.
This from one of their blogs.
‘Aaron Ramsdale emerged as one of the few shining lights of a miserable campaign. Chosen by supporters’ as Sheffield United’s Player of the Year, he gets our vote, too.’
“Has Fan’s Player of the Season ever been a marker that anybody on here has gone by to judge a potential player before this past week or so with Ramsdale?” Hold on, I’m not using the fact he’s been player of the year the last two seasons as definitive judgment of the player. I’m using it as a marker of him being a standout for them despite you claiming: “two of the three played for Brighton and Sheffield United and weren’t incredibly stand-out or remarkable”. “England have their worst set of GKs maybe ever and he is 4th in the… Read more »
Rich Again I’m pushing back against your wait and see approach because this is the same club that have been inept for years in the market and the same Arteta that hade made half a dozen plus bizzare decisions around the squad since he has come in including transfers. I’m not obssessed with the manager at all, I’m just yet again disappointed by how the summer is panning out with these names being linked and thrown into the mix while still lacking quality and bodies in critical areas which we are yet to address. You can deduce that it’s all… Read more »
Arsenal player of the year:
Saka 2020
Auba 2019
Laca 2018
Rambo 2017
Alexis 2016
Ozil 2015
Don’t think many would argue with the respective awards, almost like it indicates a consensus that the player was pick of the bunch for that season.
Chambers won Fulham poty playing midfield, nobody here would rightly suggest he starts for us there, or is there?
Areola won Fulham player of the year this season, and as much as I think he is better than Ramsdale, I wouldn’t want him to be our future number 1.
Arsenal player of the year might not be good enough for Barcelona or Bayern Munich. In the same vein Sheffield’s best player might not be good enough for Arsenal. It is not a difficult concept to grasp.
With White I wouldn’t have signed him, but I can live with that. He has ability on the ball. But Ramsdale? Abraham? Vaffanculo!
WE You said we’re playing around with the criteria to push a pro Arteta agenda That’s simply untrue I love Odegaard, I think he’s massively underrated by some on here, he has qualities we need, improves us in the immediate, and has a very high ceiling, and will cross over into the elite over the next 2 years I’d take him 100% over Maddison, and that has nothing to do with Arteta I could see some logic with going for Abraham, if we can make the space, and if the terms were right He’s got a different skillset to what… Read more »
It appears the FA have had enough of the premier league’s wealth and have been trying to increase the number of homegrown from 8 to 12.
The league have rejected it but the FA are still over the cauldron. With Brexit causing further complications going forwards, is this why we’re targeting young but experienced English players.
Perhaps the club(s) are more privy to what’s coming or gambling on Europe doing something to stop the PL buying everyone.
Imagine using POTY for the worst team to grace the league in years as a yardstick. Hahahahahahahaha with this type of thinking Arsenal are never leaving the ghetto.
What will Man U have to pay Varane, I’d assume north of £300k a week?
No amount of whitewashing and wishing away will change the awfulness of Ramsdale. He is genuinely shocking. And for £10m+? Arsenal will be better served setting their wad of cash on fire.