ALL Transfer talk - merged thread

[OneBardGooner]

I know everyone has been getting very worked up and'd off about this,; including myself, but take a look at this and just consider ourselves very lucky:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64470506


#justsaying

[SteveO 35]

The club's recent signings have mostly been successful but this Jorginho business doesn't sit well - not good enough for midtable shite but good enough for a title challenger??

31 years old and from them- starting to feel a bit Willianesque! A throwback to signings like him and Mari that made the head spin rather than some of the more progressive ones lately

Was delighted with Trossard - peak of his powers at 28 - but this fella feels like a backward step

[OneBardGooner]

It looks like it was a forced decision, in that the news on Elneny proved to be a worst scenario, so they had to act quickly and Jorginho was across town

I agree it is anything but the best, but it could perhaps have been a whole lot worse had they not signed anyone; btw: That does NOT excuse their all too late attempts to sign Caicedo.


By rights we should have had the midfielder problem / shortage sorted at the very beginning of the transfer window.

I guess time will tell. If (IF!) we do go on to win the title then no one will give it a second thought, but if we fuck it up, then the accusations will fly aplenty.

[Redarmy]

Dont think hes a terrible player as touted on here at least he wasnt 5 years ago, but its just the experience of buying another chav outcast coming here on a free reign...on a nice cosy contract no doubt as per Willian and Cech...against both of those signings, willian in particular was a disgrace, still think jorginho is better than elnenny but of course that aint saying much

Signing that Brighton guy would have made a real statement of intent....this feels like an also rans signing rather than a Champions signing

[TeeCee]

Still think that there's a chance that the Chavs bid for Fernandez does not go through and they pull the Jorginho deal at 10:55pm, they love to fuck us over!

[Arsenal Till I Die]

No one else in. Just Soares and Lokonga possible outs.

Given the fact that every journalist has said so since around lunchtime, and sod all has happened since, I think that was obvious.

[Perryashburtongroves]

It looks like it was a forced decision, in that the news on Elneny proved to be a worst scenario, so they had to act quickly and Jorginho was across town

I agree it is anything but the best, but it could perhaps have been a whole lot worse had they not signed anyone; btw: That does NOT excuse their all too late attempts to sign Caicedo.


By rights we should have had the midfielder problem / shortage sorted at the very beginning of the transfer window.

I guess time will tell. If (IF!) we do go on to win the title then no one will give it a second thought, but if we fuck it up, then the accusations will fly aplenty.

It does make you wonder whether a joint bid of 90m for Trossard and Caicedo would have got the job done a week or so ago as it would have given Brighton time to spend a fucking fortune on new players.

[SteveO 35]

Elneny out for months, Lokonga to be loaned out and Jorginho in

Doesn't fill me with confidence in an area of the field I already thought was light. That midfield looks wafer thin and an injury to Partey would leave us looking very ragged there

[mcdowell42]

Fulham set to finalise signing of Cedric Soares from Arsenal on straight loan until end of season. It requires one of #FFC’s existing PL loans to be turned permanent. That is likely to be Shane Duffy from Brighton @TheAthleticFC #AFC #BHAFC #DeadlineDay

[goonersid]

I still think it's a decent signing, 12 mil and a relatively short term contract, experienced player, it could just prove to be a very astute transfer.

Did you say the same when we signed will i am ? Or maybe when we signed sideshow bob ? Or maybe when we signed helmet head ??

I can't remember that far back
If I'm going senile, then I'd live to hear your "reasoning" for claiming you'd rather see Ben White in midfield ahead of a proven International and plge midfielder!
Augie you are more twisted and bitter than a corkscrew

[goonersid]

Couldn't afford caicedo as we spunked all out money on the women's record signing...what a facking joke!!!

No Brighton refused to let him go!
Honestly the fucking negativity and utter bullshit on this thread today is embarrassing

[BobbyPires7]

No one else in. Just Soares and Lokonga possible outs.

Given the fact that every journalist has said so since around lunchtime, and sod all has happened since, I think that was obvious.

Repeating what I was told earlier. Jorginho we signed just after lunchtime by the way. Choose to ignore it. Up to you.

[TeeCee]

Jorginho deal just been announced on sky, all done.

[mcdowell42]

Mikel Arteta on signing Jorginho:

"Jorginho is a midfield player with intelligence, deep leadership skills and a huge amount of Premier League and international experience. Jorginho has won in his career, but he still has the hunger and huge willingness to contribute here."

[TeeCee]

but he still has the hunger and huge willingness to contribute here."

That's exactly what Willian told Arteta too!!