All these signings are well and good but can we also have an internal investigation into the shit football and amount of injuries this season? I feel like that's very important to do before you get ready to spend a couple hundred million.
Calafiori would have to miss the Premier League commitments against Fulham and Everton . He would thus try to be available for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals Arsenal-Real Madrid (April 8) or, later, for Arsenal-Brentford on April 12.
I saw some video about his previous injury that happened. And it looked exactly like what happened yesterday. He doesn't plant his foot on his studs, rather the side of his boot. Both looked freakish but he might have some balance issues. That might also be why he dives in and gets beaten easily at times by wingers. Need someone to teach him to avoid these things.
Isak is a dream signing. Literally does whatever he wants when he has to ball it just looks effortless only big worry I have is the injuries… but if he can be injured and still score 20+ goals in the prem…. yeah need that in my club
We are not going to sign Isak. People thinking that are in for a disappointment.
What I can see happening
Sesko - up to £70m
Williams/Semenyo/Cunha - up to £60m
Zubimendi - up to £60m
These are the 3 positions we will go big on. And after that we will be looking for a cheap CM, possibly a cheap defender and a GK.
Nypan still feels like the target for an advanced CM for £10m. They will go cheap here because they will want to show Dowman a pathway is still here too.
That Garcia dude is still the target for a backup GK. And if Kiwior, Zinchenko and Tierney all leave we will see a defender up to £30m coming in.
That will be around up to £250m before sales. And it will be down to £190m net. Can't see us spending on Isak that much.
Arsenal are closing in on new five-year contract for wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri to reward his continued rapid rise.
Nwaneri previously signed his first professional contract with the Gunners last year aged 17 — the youngest eligible age to sign such terms — which is three years in length.
He turned 18 today and the north London club are looking to go a step further to secure his long term future, with Nwaneri’s quick progression this season having surpassed the high expectations of Arsenal staff.
The Gunners have previously had to ward off interest from both Chelsea and Manchester City.
Contract negotiations are high on the agenda at Arsenal right now, with Mail Sport reporting earlier this week that the club are set to open talks with Saka over a new deal.
He is one of three key players whose contract is set to expire in 2027.
Defensive duo William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes also have two years left to run on their respective deals, and both are likely to draw interest from Europe's elite clubs in the coming months.
I don't think the people above Arteta will allow him to sign Isak. If he comes in, he'll be on north of 300k per week.
Havertz, the current #9 is on 280k per week. What is he gonna do, play him at #8 again? You already have two #8s in Odegaard &.Rice,.who are on both at least 250k per week. Declan, like Kai, was initially earmarked for a different position at the start.
With the solid base of Zubi and Rice, Havertz would be playing more of a second striker than a midfielder.
or
Rice
Nwaneri Havertz
Saka Isak Nico/Semenyo
Nico/Semenyo are self-sufficient players that don't need babysitting or a specific triggers to have a platform to perform so left #8 can be either Havertz or Rice, no problem.
But that means selling Odegaard and I don't see it happening even if it's exactly what this team needs to be able to progress forward.
Selling Odegaard helps with:
- getting the bag for Isak
- giving more opportunities to the more talented player (Ethan)
- giving the captaincy to someone with actual leadership qualities
- saving us from the boring, safety-first, zero creativity football which Odegaard represents
We won't do it obviously. Half of the fan base (the ones that kept picking him as our PotS) will riot against it. We're too much of a populist club, team good against team evil, to make the controversial choice and sell our captain.
But you are very right to question what happens with Kai, Rice and Odegaard if a CF (Sesko, Isak or someone else) and Zubimendi join. I know Kai will be useful no matter what but if he's competing with Dec and Ode for a spot, benching either of the 3 would mean one of the 250k+ earners will be sitting on the bench which isn't ideal for a club like ours.
Odegaard doesn't create much honestly. He fails in his responsibilities and that's one of the biggest reasons we look so dull and uninspiring cause that's Ode's game in a nutshell.
Nico, Saka and Nwaneri are 3 players that can actually create - from the flanks, from the middle. Two to three creative players are quite enough to carry the burden. We have to find space for a minimum of 2 of them to play at all times and we'll be fine.
Nwaneri turns 18 today. He'll be 18 and a half for next season's start. He's already more creative than Ode. He also has the natural instinct to be proactive and to make something happen.
I don't think buying Isak solves our problems.
It's the system that's killing us as pointed out by others.
I need to see an MF, ST and a winger bought as starters..
Also I d give Arteta till end of this year. If he is not top of the table come christmas, we should part ways.
If we don't win a silverware next season, I would be massively disappointed given the squad we have / will have with the above said additions.
Marko has a point.
All these signings are well and good but can we also have an internal investigation into the shit football and amount of injuries this season? I feel like that's very important to do before you get ready to spend a couple hundred million.
Calafiori would have to miss the Premier League commitments against Fulham and Everton . He would thus try to be available for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals Arsenal-Real Madrid (April 8) or, later, for Arsenal-Brentford on April 12.
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Dimarzio.
Woah. That's quite decent. If he could recover like a normal human that is.
I saw some video about his previous injury that happened. And it looked exactly like what happened yesterday. He doesn't plant his foot on his studs, rather the side of his boot. Both looked freakish but he might have some balance issues. That might also be why he dives in and gets beaten easily at times by wingers. Need someone to teach him to avoid these things.
https://x.com/3cbPerformance/status/1848854528537534824
Isak is a dream signing. Literally does whatever he wants when he has to ball it just looks effortless only big worry I have is the injuries… but if he can be injured and still score 20+ goals in the prem…. yeah need that in my club
no point speculating all these transfers when you still have him at the helm he will run them to the ground or just discard them like a piece of trash
We are not going to sign Isak. People thinking that are in for a disappointment.
What I can see happening
Sesko - up to £70m
Williams/Semenyo/Cunha - up to £60m
Zubimendi - up to £60m
These are the 3 positions we will go big on. And after that we will be looking for a cheap CM, possibly a cheap defender and a GK.
Nypan still feels like the target for an advanced CM for £10m. They will go cheap here because they will want to show Dowman a pathway is still here too.
That Garcia dude is still the target for a backup GK. And if Kiwior, Zinchenko and Tierney all leave we will see a defender up to £30m coming in.
That will be around up to £250m before sales. And it will be down to £190m net. Can't see us spending on Isak that much.
Au Contraire Habesha.Think Arsenal are planning a statement signing this summer of Rice proportions.i.e Issac is the chosen one.
The fly in the ointment is the Bar codes making CL qualification.Thsts it.
I can't see it. Even if Newcastle don't qualify for a UCL, they will want a £100m+. Sales and finances have to go exactly right for us to pull it off.
And if we do sign him without that, you will see a surprise with someone like Jorginho or Zinchenko staying to be a backup in midfield for a year.
Arsenal are closing in on new five-year contract for wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri to reward his continued rapid rise.
Nwaneri previously signed his first professional contract with the Gunners last year aged 17 — the youngest eligible age to sign such terms — which is three years in length.
He turned 18 today and the north London club are looking to go a step further to secure his long term future, with Nwaneri’s quick progression this season having surpassed the high expectations of Arsenal staff.
The Gunners have previously had to ward off interest from both Chelsea and Manchester City.
Contract negotiations are high on the agenda at Arsenal right now, with Mail Sport reporting earlier this week that the club are set to open talks with Saka over a new deal.
He is one of three key players whose contract is set to expire in 2027.
Defensive duo William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes also have two years left to run on their respective deals, and both are likely to draw interest from Europe's elite clubs in the coming months.
Well, rumours of Real M interest came up early this week, timely
Fabrizio Romano
🚨⚠️ Riccardo Calafiori will undergo tests today in order to understand the extent of knee issue suffered yesterday.
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I'm feeling "Calafiori's season is over" kind of injury incoming. MLS against Madrid it is.
Surely we need o buy more left backs
Same left knee he did before.
Not good, best case scenario MCL sprain.
@raps.Thats just about the cherry on top of the shit cake we’ve been dished up this season.
Perhaps a better policy would be not buying players who have had a history of injuries such as Partey, Jesus, Tomiyasu, Zinchenko and now Calafiori.
https://x.com/iokmm/status/1902840509372002548
Video of the injury.
that looks horrible
Got a hunch we could also be bringing in 2/3 of this lot.Hugo Larson,Nyman,Hato & Diomonde.
Moi?
No point in cursing while expressing your own opinion. It doesn't make you look or sound smart...
Fuck...need to work on that.
Ethan Nwaneri turns 18 today. He'll be old enough to play a lot more next season. Is he going to be allowed to do so is the question.
I don't think the people above Arteta will allow him to sign Isak. If he comes in, he'll be on north of 300k per week.
Havertz, the current #9 is on 280k per week. What is he gonna do, play him at #8 again? You already have two #8s in Odegaard &.Rice,.who are on both at least 250k per week. Declan, like Kai, was initially earmarked for a different position at the start.
I'm thinking something like
Zubi
Havertz Rice
Saka Isak Nico/Semenyo
With the solid base of Zubi and Rice, Havertz would be playing more of a second striker than a midfielder.
or
Rice
Nwaneri Havertz
Saka Isak Nico/Semenyo
Nico/Semenyo are self-sufficient players that don't need babysitting or a specific triggers to have a platform to perform so left #8 can be either Havertz or Rice, no problem.
But that means selling Odegaard and I don't see it happening even if it's exactly what this team needs to be able to progress forward.
Selling Odegaard helps with:
- getting the bag for Isak
- giving more opportunities to the more talented player (Ethan)
- giving the captaincy to someone with actual leadership qualities
- saving us from the boring, safety-first, zero creativity football which Odegaard represents
We won't do it obviously. Half of the fan base (the ones that kept picking him as our PotS) will riot against it. We're too much of a populist club, team good against team evil, to make the controversial choice and sell our captain.
But you are very right to question what happens with Kai, Rice and Odegaard if a CF (Sesko, Isak or someone else) and Zubimendi join. I know Kai will be useful no matter what but if he's competing with Dec and Ode for a spot, benching either of the 3 would mean one of the 250k+ earners will be sitting on the bench which isn't ideal for a club like ours.
Who buys Odegaard and for how much? Can’t see Arteta letting him go as he is our only creative midfielder but in your world who has him
Zubimendi rice and Havertz is stodge
And we aren’t replacing Odegaard with an 17 year old woth 20 odd games under him
No matter how talented he is
We would be worse off
Im also not convinced Nwaneri is best suited to left 8 at this stage
Odegaard doesn't create much honestly. He fails in his responsibilities and that's one of the biggest reasons we look so dull and uninspiring cause that's Ode's game in a nutshell.
Nico, Saka and Nwaneri are 3 players that can actually create - from the flanks, from the middle. Two to three creative players are quite enough to carry the burden. We have to find space for a minimum of 2 of them to play at all times and we'll be fine.
Nwaneri turns 18 today. He'll be 18 and a half for next season's start. He's already more creative than Ode. He also has the natural instinct to be proactive and to make something happen.
Highly doubt we will spend £130m plus on Isak but if we do, will Arteta let him play his game or strangle him and lose him in crab ball
"But if Arteta can manage his fitness..."
Ha ha. So it's a no then. Bye Isak.