ALL Transfer talk - merged thread

[TeeCee]

If ESR could leave the kebabs and fast food alone he'd be able to manage more than 50 minutes and he would get more of a chance. Sadly I think his career will never reach the heights he could get to because of his lack of will power. i

[OneBardGooner]

Sauce BBQ:


Arsenal will reluctantly let England international Eddie Nketiah, 25, leave the club, with Fulham prepared to offer around £30m for the forward, who is also interesting Crystal Palace, Wolves and Everton. (Sun)

£30 Million!!??? What are we paying them or are they paying us? Either way fuck him off out of the door ASAP



The Gunners are also open to offers for Ukraine left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, 27, who has been linked with Bayern Munich.


Yaaaaaaay! What a wonderful start to the day!

[Midz]

reluctantly

is a bit of a stretch. Fuck him off asap, please!

[the playing mantis]

Have we signed anyone yet

[OneBardGooner]

Have we signed anyone yet

Have we sold anyone yet?

[mcdowell42]

Emile Smith Rowe has been informed by Arsenal that the club will NOT stand in his way to move on this summer, but want more than £30m for the player. Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace & Wolves are amongst the clubs looking into a potential deal. [@GraemeBailey, TBR] #afc

[augie]

Emile Smith Rowe has been informed by Arsenal that the club will NOT stand in his way to move on this summer, but want more than £30m for the player. Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace & Wolves are amongst the clubs looking into a potential deal. [@GraemeBailey, TBR] #afc

I would suggest that the club can want all they like, but when a player only starts THREE league games in a season, it is very hard to argue that he is worth more than £30m If I'm the buying club my comeback would be that "if he is that good then why was he not getting game time with ye then ?" - of course we all know that the answer is that we have a manager who has his favourites and smith-rowe isnt one of them, but it seems to me that the club recognise the talent of the player and want to be paid accordingly, but the manager doesnt rate him and has ran his value down as a result

[Stuart L (2)]

Emile Smith Rowe has been informed by Arsenal that the club will NOT stand in his way to move on this summer, but want more than £30m for the player. Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace & Wolves are amongst the clubs looking into a potential deal. [@GraemeBailey, TBR] #afc

I would suggest that the club can want all they like, but when a player only starts THREE league games in a season, it is very hard to argue that he is worth more than £30m If I'm the buying club my comeback would be that "if he is that good then why was he not getting game time with ye then ?" - of course we all know that the answer is that we have a manager who has his favourites and smith-rowe isnt one of them, but it seems to me that the club recognise the talent of the player and want to be paid accordingly, but the manager doesnt rate him and has ran his value down as a result

Favourites like who Augie ? Vieira, Eddie, Nelson,
Zinchencko and Jesus who you have labelled as his favourites, hardly play and may well be moved on in the summer.

Smith Rowe, sadly, is not good enough, to get in the team, the level of clubs interested in acquiring him, should tell you that.

Our first 11 last season was pretty much nailed on - with LB being the place where it isn’t ( Timber will nail it down ) and Trossard forcing Martinelli to the bench due to his better output in goals and assists.

But don’t let facts get in the way of an opportunity to bash Arteta eh

[Retro Gunner]

Emile Smith Rowe has been informed by Arsenal that the club will NOT stand in his way to move on this summer, but want more than £30m for the player. Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace & Wolves are amongst the clubs looking into a potential deal. [@GraemeBailey, TBR] #afc

Resigned as I've been for 2 years that ESR would be sold, I'd let him go to Wolves and make it part of a deal for Neto.

Yes, I'm banging the Neto drum again.

[Retro Gunner]

Emile Smith Rowe has been informed by Arsenal that the club will NOT stand in his way to move on this summer, but want more than £30m for the player. Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace & Wolves are amongst the clubs looking into a potential deal. [@GraemeBailey, TBR] #afc

I would suggest that the club can want all they like, but when a player only starts THREE league games in a season, it is very hard to argue that he is worth more than £30m If I'm the buying club my comeback would be that "if he is that good then why was he not getting game time with ye then ?" - of course we all know that the answer is that we have a manager who has his favourites and smith-rowe isnt one of them, but it seems to me that the club recognise the talent of the player and want to be paid accordingly, but the manager doesnt rate him and has ran his value down as a result

Favourites like who Augie ? Vieira, Eddie, Nelson,
Zinchencko and Jesus who you have labelled as his favourites, hardly play and may well be moved on in the summer.

Smith Rowe, sadly, is not good enough, to get in the team, the level of clubs interested in acquiring him, should tell you that.

Our first 11 last season was pretty much nailed on - with LB being the place where it isn’t ( Timber will nail it down ) and Trossard forcing Martinelli to the bench due to his better output in goals and assists.

But don’t let facts get in the way of an opportunity to bash Arteta eh

Sorry Stuart mate, but that's a bit revisionist. I was having arguments on here with one or two people a couple of years ago, for pointing out that Arteta didn't fancy ESR and was told that it was nonsense and that he'd be part of our star triumverate (ok, no one used that word ) of ESR, Saka and Martinelli. It was always clear to me that regardless of how well ESR was playing, his place was always in doubt and he'd always be the one subbed or put back on the bench. Before Christmas in the 21/22 season, he was on fire until injured (in December?) being our top scorer despite playing in midfield and influencing matches. He was tending to keep Odegaard out of the side, although the boss was clearly not going to allow that for long. For me, he was a better talent than Saka, who I rate. However, he's never figured properly again since that injury, despite the fans and media raving about him before the lay-off. It makes no sense, other than he's not a fravourite.

As for Vieira and Eddie, neither have ever shown anything like the potential of ESR, but have had plenty of opportunities to prove they're not up to it. Zinchenko and Jesus were clear favourites imo and are only now possibly on their way out because their poor performances over an extended period can no longer be ignored even by Arteta. That said, I still have doubts that the non scoring striker will be sold.

All those you've mentioned have had more opportunity than they deserved and have all resoundingly failed. ESR was making a name for himself and it was evident to anyone with an understanding of the game that he was a serious talent, but has never been given the opportunity since that injury. Instead he sat on the bench for two and a half seasons watching Xhaka, Vieira, Partey, Jorginho and even Elneny on occasion, get a game before him. In my opinion, he's better than all of them and I've no doubt that it's a personality issue of some sort for Arteta. I can't know that, but nothing else makes sense. My only criticism is that he should have agitated for a move 2 summers ago

I hope the last couple of non playing seasons won't have damaged him too much and that he goes and has a stellar career elsewhere. Good luck to the boy.

[Stuart L (2)]

ESR is never fit.

I was. Like you a huge admirer of him 3 years ago. He was a better prospect than Saka but now ?

You can’t play a player based on his performances 3 years ago.

Do you think there may be a reason he hasn’t figured fully since that injury ?

Why would a manager not play a player that could win a game ?
Because he is not doing it in training or his fitness stats are shite.

We all have opinions but know nothing about players training / fitness levels.

Why are we sat on computers spouting nonsense and not coaching / managing at a decent level ?

[Arsenal Till I Die]

Arsenal & AC Milan have approached & probed the environment of Girona winger Viktor Tsygankov (26), who has a €30m release clause. Mikel Arteta is ‘captivated’ by the player & believes that he could fit perfectly into his team. [@diarioas] #afc

[Midz]

Why are we sat on computers spouting nonsense and not coaching / managing at a decent level ?

Swilling beer, drinking spirits & eating curries. Not enough time for it, sorry.

[A11M11]

I hope the last couple of non playing seasons won't have damaged him too much and that he goes and has a stellar career elsewhere. Good luck to the boy.

100% agree, shocking waste,

[augie]

I hope the last couple of non playing seasons won't have damaged him too much and that he goes and has a stellar career elsewhere. Good luck to the boy.

100% agree, shocking waste,

I find it absolutely amazing that some fans are happy to write off smith-rowe and deem him unprofessional or not fit enough because the cone boy doesnt play him Whether a person is an arteta fan or not, this is a guy that loved xhaka, continued to pick zinchenko until injury stopped that, and is clearly a guy that still rates jesus, so are we really saying that his opinions are beyond question ??? Make no mistake, smith-rowe is a more talented footballer than saka and any prospect that has come through our academy in years, and like A11M11 said, I only hope that being shit upon by the cone boy wont have damaged him too much - he could and should have been a great one for AFC