JESUS TERMS AGREED – WHO NEXT?

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Listen, who knows what is really true on the internet, but it sounds like Arsenal has made a breakthrough with Gabriel Jesus.  According to Ben Jacobs on The Done Deal show, the player is convinced, £220k a week is the number, and there are no viable suitors that can offer what we can. Interesting that Champions League qualified Spurs aren’t of interest to him because of Kane and Son. He wants to be the main man, he will at Arsenal.

If this is all true, bravo to Edu for getting this deal done nice and fast.

There also seems to be quite a strong indication in the various media outlets that Arsenal is leading the chase for Martinez because we are the most hungry for his signature. I really am excited about that defender because he’ll give us a different dimension in defence, as a full back, or as a deep-lying midfielder.

The Youri Tielemans link seems to be the one that is starting to lose a bit of steam, but I don’t think that means it’s dead, I just think it’ll take longer to get it over the line because I assume Leicester are going to try and create a bidding war for the player.

Arsenal are definitely in for Raphinha, we’ve already dropped an offensive bid for him, which sounds about right. I love all the Art of the Deal bores that think there’s a world in which you bid first time and get things sealed in one seamless move. If you get an accepted bid first time, you bid too much, it’s that simple. I don’t think the Brazilian is a £65m player in any market. The only way they get that is if Barcelona come bounding in with money I don’t think they have.

Leeds are in a bind, the ideal for them is there is a bidding war, but it doesn’t look like Chelsea want him and I’m not sure Spurs will be either. Even if Spurs are, where is the better destination? Arsenal, a team on the rise, with a collection of Brazilians to share steak and kidney empanadas with… or Spurs? The player has two years left on his deal, this summer is the peak price for him, so I suspect we’ll get him, but it might take a while to get the deal done.

The Youri Tielemans deal seems to have lost a bit of steam, but again, if there’s only one club with the £25m on hand, what are Leicester going to do… let him go on a free next year? Of course not. That doesn’t mean they won’t make it hard for us to move on him.

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Matt B

Almunia: Doesn’t work for everyone though. Word is that when Kim Kallsrom was being guided through the hallowed halls on his first day he began to feel the weight of expectation on his back
😂😂😂

Samesong

Rich

My bad didn’t check that line. However I’ll be damned if he gets that time and space do those Beckhamesque, Pirlo type passes in the EPL.

azed

Pedro also talked so much about Ben “the Rolls Royce of defenders” White’s passing/ breaking the lines last season.

Db10 legend

Sorry Pedro but I think Jesus is an OK player, nothing that will move the needle. Christ in a team that create as many chances as city, yet he’s never hit 20 goals a season for them. So what makes people think he’s going to be good for us?? I’m sure for the money we spent on him we could have found better.

Wicked Willy

Samesong, its a good point, especially against the 4/5 hardcore pressing teams, but then there’s every reason to expect him to adapt. The one thing I remember us doing well in Tets first year, was those lovely long balls out from fullback on the counter attack against the big teams, just a shame the rest of the play was rubbish. If we could have our fullbacks offering that kind of threat in addition to all the other things we’re cooking up, I’m all fot it! Let’s see if we get him, and then let’s see what he’s conjuring once he’s… Read more »

Db10 legend

Jesus is an OK player only. Came with big hype but has failed to meet expectations. Seriously not a great signing.

AFC Forever

Great interview with Edu on Sky yesterday. SKY: “We’ve seen over the last few transfer windows an investment in youth, is that still a central part of Arsenal’s plan going forward?” EDU: “100%. That has to be Arsenal. So we have to go to the market and sign exciting players, with the right age, right attitude, right mentality,. We want to see Arsenal with a young squad, an exciting squad with a big, big future. Because, as I said last summer, the idea is to have a young squad and to give them the opportunity to play together for two,… Read more »

Mr Serge

Sid he is not Brazilian you Muppet lol

Naija+soccer

So many Arsenal fans wanted Jesus and now that it seems clear he’s coming to us, the groans seem to have increased.

Naija+soccer

I m gonna go ahead and make a prediction with my chest, I m glad Jesus will be joining us,…but Nketiah will be a more successful striker for Arsenal.

Jesus will begin the season as our starting striker but eventually Nketiah will become Arsenal’s number one striker.

Pierre

Azed
“Rich
If you are going to show highlights of a defender, don’t you think it should consist of them actually defending?We have Xhaka for those long balls.”

Will just point out that xhaka rarely plays more than 1 or 2 long balls these days compared to 4 or 5 when he first arrived…

As for Martinez , all i can say is he pings a ball like David Beckham and there is no higher praise than that..
Those long passes were absolute perfection , he uses his left peg like phil Mickelson uses a wedge on the golf course.

Chris

Dissenter “It is what it is.
It’s not our money so lets stop worrying about it.”

Weren’t you the person who spent days agonising over the ‘VAT’ involved in the Cedric deal a couple of years back?????

azed

Pierre

If Xhaka didn’t play the long balls again, then it’s most likely because Arteta doesn’t like it or there were no runners (Auba, Martinelli).

If Arteta doesn’t like it, then Martinez still also stop playing it.

Un

Cor Lisandro Beckenbeur
Those Ajax forwards miss more than ours do on the Odegaard compilations

Pierre
Did you sport the b silva/Odegaard stats for last season?
Almost identical…..