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#Arsenal have made a firm offer for the Brazilian defender who absolutely wants to make the move & refused to train today as Chelsea continue to attempt to block him from moving to Arsenal.
Holy fuck I'd have him. He is not as bad as it gets and has got a bomb of a free-kick (if we need that) and plays the ball from the bank with dinks and nice little long passes. Come through David!!
Edit:- Within reasonable wage demands and no silly shit obviously or else he can stay at Chelski.
Emery : "We tried to sign some important, expensive players for our defence. But when we can't do that, the second line players don't really convince us to sign them."
Tried isn't good enough, we've heard all that sh*t before.. not really Emery's fault though is it?, I hope people remember this and maybe the hype about signing Pepe will die down when we keep conceeding goals at the other end.
*We've had all summer and the best we can do is a last minute trolley dash for David Luiz?, Raul is just another Ivan at this point.
Of course I reserve my right to change this opinion if we pull off a really good signing(s).
So we slag Kos for downing tools to get a move and the next minute we're apparently talking to Luiz who today went on strike (did the chavs notice) to force through a move. Anyone
I’m not a great fan of Luiz but he’s an upgrade on Mustafi and if he keeps that tosspot away from the first team then fine. But let’s not pay 25m for a 32yo!!!
I've long been wanting Arsenal to sign Luiz as he is a quality player. He's fantastic in a back 3 but I'd have in at DM, in place of Xhaka, as he can hit a pass better than Xhaka. At 32 he brings in a wealth of experience and is an upgrade on Xhaka, Elneny, Mustafi, Sokratis and Chambers. (and definitely an upgrade on Koscielny).
In addition, he is a genuine leader and will help with the development of Holding, Medley, Chambers, Saliba (when he comes) and hair soul mate Guendouzi. He's a known quantity in the premier league, unlike Rugani or Umtiti.
Since he returned to chelski he has become a settled more dependable defender as he's matured. Like most brazillian defenders he's just got better with age. There are CB's who I'd prefer but they are out of price range, or not available. Maybe, he'll be able to organise our back 3/4/5 better than a younger defender, he's certainly adaptable to different defensive set ups, which is crucial. He would've spoken with Cech about the club, and despite the apathy towards him, he spoke very highly of Emery and the hard work put in last season to stabilise and turn the good ship Arsenal around.
If the club announced the signing of Tierney and Luiz tomorrow I'd be happy with that. I'm guessing they won't.
Whilst I agree he is not a top class defender , he is a winner and a big upgrade on our team not just at the back but his distribution, he could even make Xhaka redundant and also can play DM.
I agree dick is a lot more transparent in his transfer chat which is very refreshing and Centre backs are a premium these days so this may ne a good compromise and would rather have him than Rugani, Tierney is a must though.
If we get Tierney and Luiz I would say it's our best transfer window for a good while , even more so getting rid of the deadwood including Iwobi and the final plus would be if we do a deal for Ozil to leave in January.
Tierney should be complete tomorrow talks ongoing, Upamecano Arsenal trying to do a deal were he comes in 12 months if can’t do it by tomorrow, Smith-Rowe may go on loan there. Few loan options for CB if Arsenal want to..
Whilst i also have reservations about David Luiz he is an upgrade on Mustafi, also he can play the ball from feet unlike the other donkey who panics anytime he get the ball with players around him, again i know Luiz is prone to the odd mindfart but with him it is not every single game unlike our own donkey.
Luiz is not the answer to our problem but as a stop gap until someone better or more funds are available then he is better than nothing, but as i said with certain reservations
Jenks gone to Forest. I'm a bit sad about that. I really wanted him to do well. C'est la vie.
He lived the dream and scored a goal for the Arsenal
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The Telegraph say Everton made an offer of £25m plus £5m in add-ons for Alex Iwobi which was turned down by Arsenal who are, nevertheless, prepared to sell if an acceptable bid is made. #Arsenal have suggested a fee of £40m. https://t.co/6BLMdOCS52
