ALL Transfer talk - merged thread

[Perryashburtongroves]

Hi all.

We need two strikers. Even if one comes in with all the bells & whistles, what happens if he gets an AFC customary long injury lay off? We're back to square one just like like now. I've never known a club to have zero strikers in their squad. Inexcusable.

It's gonna cost a small fortune to sort this squad out. Can you see the board paying out millions?

The board, to their credit, have backed pep's cone boy to the tune of almost £800m thus far and have been "rewarded" with zero trophies (he won the fa cup with emery's players) - the board shouldnt give him any more money to spend cos he will piss it away. I have hated kroenke's from day one and never wanted them in our club (I was in usmanov's corner), but the narrative today saying that they are all about the money doesnt seem right when they backed his £800m spending - backing a proven failure with even more money is a recipe for disaster and I will point the finger of blame at them if they do that

I can't see them giving him the money that the squad needs to be competitive as they may well say that Arteta has spend 800m quid on B,C and D grade players that weren't getting games at other clubs. They may give him money for one decent signing up front as he can't be allowed to ignore that yet again. There can't be anyone at the club who views this season as anything other than abject failure and tough questions about the spending, transfer targets and strategy should be asked by the owners. Having said that, they've got a history of accepting and indulging failure and under-achievement for years under Wanker so who can honestly say they're confident of it being any different now?
My genuine feeling about this summer is that we'll see a few players leave for negligible fees, a few loaned out and some not going anywhere as nobody will be prepared to take them on the money they want. We'll go after a couple of B/C grade strikers who really aren't the answer for most of June, July and August before talks break down after two weeks of next season and we either end up with nobody at all or some fucking reject crap like this season. We won't get anyone in who will improve the squad, demand better standards or make us more competitive by being the difference in the important moments . We won't sign anyone with any experience of winning league titles or the Champions League, most likely someone along the lines of today's version of Giroud or Lazarette. It will be back to about 2011 in all but date.

[Limerick Gooner]

Have heard we have the money to sign Zubimendi and a striker. Partey is being renewed. Outside of that we have to sell to buy. Just what I have been told.

So if we want any more than two players we need to fly tip the likes of Zinchenko to someone. Outside of that we won’t sell Jesus with an injury but I would be supporting keeping him as we need at least three strikers.

[Retro Gunner]

Hi all.

We need two strikers. Even if one comes in with all the bells & whistles, what happens if he gets an AFC customary long injury lay off? We're back to square one just like like now. I've never known a club to have zero strikers in their squad. Inexcusable.

It's gonna cost a small fortune to sort this squad out. Can you see the board paying out millions?

The board, to their credit, have backed pep's cone boy to the tune of almost £800m thus far and have been "rewarded" with zero trophies (he won the fa cup with emery's players) - the board shouldnt give him any more money to spend cos he will piss it away. I have hated kroenke's from day one and never wanted them in our club (I was in usmanov's corner), but the narrative today saying that they are all about the money doesnt seem right when they backed his £800m spending - backing a proven failure with even more money is a recipe for disaster and I will point the finger of blame at them if they do that

I can't see them giving him the money that the squad needs to be competitive as they may well say that Arteta has spend 800m quid on B,C and D grade players that weren't getting games at other clubs. They may give him money for one decent signing up front as he can't be allowed to ignore that yet again. There can't be anyone at the club who views this season as anything other than abject failure and tough questions about the spending, transfer targets and strategy should be asked by the owners. Having said that, they've got a history of accepting and indulging failure and under-achievement for years under Wanker so who can honestly say they're confident of it being any different now?
My genuine feeling about this summer is that we'll see a few players leave for negligible fees, a few loaned out and some not going anywhere as nobody will be prepared to take them on the money they want. We'll go after a couple of B/C grade strikers who really aren't the answer for most of June, July and August before talks break down after two weeks of next season and we either end up with nobody at all or some fucking reject crap like this season. We won't get anyone in who will improve the squad, demand better standards or make us more competitive by being the difference in the important moments . We won't sign anyone with any experience of winning league titles or the Champions League, most likely someone along the lines of today's version of Giroud or Lazarette. It will be back to about 2011 in all but date.

That’s a grim sounding appraisal of how it’s likely to unfold Perry, but it would take a brave man to contradict it.

We’ve been here too often before.

[OneBardGooner]

Hi all.

We need two strikers. Even if one comes in with all the bells & whistles, what happens if he gets an AFC customary long injury lay off? We're back to square one just like like now. I've never known a club to have zero strikers in their squad. Inexcusable.

It's gonna cost a small fortune to sort this squad out. Can you see the board paying out millions?

The board, to their credit, have backed pep's cone boy to the tune of almost £800m thus far and have been "rewarded" with zero trophies (he won the fa cup with emery's players) - the board shouldnt give him any more money to spend cos he will piss it away. I have hated kroenke's from day one and never wanted them in our club (I was in usmanov's corner), but the narrative today saying that they are all about the money doesnt seem right when they backed his £800m spending - backing a proven failure with even more money is a recipe for disaster and I will point the finger of blame at them if they do that

I can't see them giving him the money that the squad needs to be competitive as they may well say that Arteta has spend 800m quid on B,C and D grade players that weren't getting games at other clubs. They may give him money for one decent signing up front as he can't be allowed to ignore that yet again. There can't be anyone at the club who views this season as anything other than abject failure and tough questions about the spending, transfer targets and strategy should be asked by the owners. Having said that, they've got a history of accepting and indulging failure and under-achievement for years under Wanker so who can honestly say they're confident of it being any different now?
My genuine feeling about this summer is that we'll see a few players leave for negligible fees, a few loaned out and some not going anywhere as nobody will be prepared to take them on the money they want. We'll go after a couple of B/C grade strikers who really aren't the answer for most of June, July and August before talks break down after two weeks of next season and we either end up with nobody at all or some fucking reject crap like this season. We won't get anyone in who will improve the squad, demand better standards or make us more competitive by being the difference in the important moments . We won't sign anyone with any experience of winning league titles or the Champions League, most likely someone along the lines of today's version of Giroud or Lazarette. It will be back to about 2011 in all but date.

As much as that is not pleasant reading Perry, you have perfectly summed up what I would guess the Majority of us on here are thinking.

The Truth as we all know isn't always easy to admit and regrettably this is one of those occasions.

It was a gamble taking him on as Manager / Coach; literally a throw of the dice, especially as he had Never Managed Any Level of Team Before. Obviously he talked them into it, and maybe there weren't too many candidates at the time.

No surprises there and Thanks to Wenger leaving the club in such an Awful and Absolute Mess, we are still dealing with some of the fall-out of all that; which is why I don't think TOF should be allowed anywhere near the Stadium, Club or Players ...

But that aside, in retrospect Emery did a pretty good job considering what he came into.

Initially Arteta did a very good job of re-uniting the Fan Base and clearing out much of the disease that infected the club on the Non-playing side of things and changed the culture towards a more Positive one. BUT now if Arteta is allowed to remain in place the whole scenario / situation of the Fans being divided again and things turning toxic may well happen again, except of course the current Fan Base is even more Lethargic than it was when the protests were happening.

Especially all the Fan Boys thinking Arteta is the Answer; which he is not.

The Krankies are going to need to have the Balls to either sack him or step up and spend even more than they already have.

The one thing that just Might sway them to do the latter is if Berta has enough Clout within the club to say: 'Okay I do all the buying' And so Arteta just Coaches/ Manages the Team.

There surely must have been discussions between Berta and the Owners about What his Job etc entails and I sincerely Hope he has the say so to do things His Way and that he indeed he does Off-load the Dross and there's plenty of them at the club; even if it means taking several 'Financial Hits' (which it probably will)...to sell them off or just give them away.

Again echoes of TOF when we had shyte players on High Wages and so they just sat there raking in fortunes whilst the club gradually got worse and worse while TOF the cūnt still collected his £10Million Plus Bonuses for giving financial stability to the relatively new owners. It was only when the seats started being Empty that they took action.

Anyway Really well said Perry.

This season is once more HUGE for us. But I am Not hopeful the AFC Ship can be turned around so easily.

For Me Wenger will always be a cūnt who ended up doing more Bad than Good.. because of his Despotic-like Arrogance and Greed.

[augie]

Not digging out anyone here as such, but I cannot understand how and sane minded Gooner would support the idea of giving the cone boy massive money to spend this summer - if you give a manager a centre back like saliba (that most of big clubs would take in the morning) and an attacker like saka (again no big club in europe would turn down chance to sign him), and then gave him a budget of £800m to spend, there is no way that you would expect to be talking about a lack of quality and talk about needing to sign another 4 or 5 players. If they keep the cone boy on (like we all suspect) and then dont give him massive money to spend this summer, the narrative from the fans will be that the board let the manager down and it will give him an excuse when the reality is that giving money to a failing regime is how clubs get into financial trouble.

Bertie (or whatever his name is ) needs to get a grip of this mess now before the summer comes along and stop partey getting a new contract for starters, and he needs to move the disappearing captain on too - he can say that he is moving him on to generate funds if he likes, but he has to be devoid of sentiment and make decisions based purely on what is best for the club, and not out of loyalty and familiarity like the cone boy is doing

[DB10GOONER]

Replacing Ohdeargod has now become a priority, up there with signing a proper striker. Plus, (ideally) a left winger, a fullback, a keeper, a proper DM....

It's fucking nuts that 5 years into the "project" or fucking "process" - or whatever this fucking bullshitter school librarian looking clown is calling it - after spending 800million, we effectively need to buy in the guts of half a team.

That is criminal.

Tbh, arguably, the ONLY players I'd consider unsellable are Rice, Saka, Gabriel, MLS, Timber, and Saliba. The rest either have to go (Partey, Ohdeargod, CliveChenko, Fat-heem Gurling , Jesus, Jorginho, Sick Notes Tomiyasu and **Tierney, and *Benny Blanco) or at best be demoted to back up / squad player status (in the cases of Havertz, Martinelli, Trossard, Merino, Kiwior, Raya, *Benny Blanco), as we need a squad, not just a first eleven. I'd consider none of that last squad player list unsellable though.

In the case of Nwaneri, he has to be given a decent run of games to see what we have there, so he might (and probably will) get on that unsellable list.

*Yes, I know I have Essex Tranny Girl Benny Blanco in both lists but he is borderline (in more ways than one!! ) and the sunbed and eyebrow sculpting industries in London could not survive without him. People need those jobs!

**A special mention for Kieran Tierney; such a shame he is a sick note because he is the best full back at the club when fully fit and (equally importantly) when allowed by shit for brains Temu Pep to play his natural game of getting to the goal line and whipping in killer crosses. A real shame it did not work out in his case.

Preferably all of the above would be accomplished by a new manager, but I can't see that happening, unfortunately.

[Arsenal Till I Die]

TRANSFERS!

Rafael Leão is high up on Arsenal’s attacker list and initial contact has been made between the parties.

Information from @86_longo.

[Limerick Gooner]

TRANSFERS!

Rafael Leão is high up on Arsenal’s attacker list and initial contact has been made between the parties.

Information from @86_longo.

Is 86_longo still living in his parent’s box room? Confirmed fantasist works in the Portuguese equivalent of Asda stacking shelves.

[Nick89]

Rumours that to strengthen the team in other areas they’ll need to sell either Saliba or Gabby to raise big funds. If that happens I’m done.

[Perryashburtongroves]

TRANSFERS!

Rafael Leão is high up on Arsenal’s attacker list and initial contact has been made between the parties.

Information from @86_longo.

He'll be off to the Chavs by the start of the season.

[augie]

Rumours that to strengthen the team in other areas they’ll need to sell either Saliba or Gabby to raise big funds. If that happens I’m done.

Me too Tbh. There are a handful of players that are untouchable in my eyes - timber, saliba, gabriel and MLS, and of course rice and saka should not be sold under any circumstances, and if our board lack the balls to sack the manager, then they have to tell him to make do with the budget he has, or he can sell his beloved disappearing captain if he needs to raise funds. Lets be honest and point to the fact that he has already been backed to the tune of £800m so the pot was likely to run dry at some stage

[SteveO 35]

A MAD TROLLEY DASH SIGNING A FEW BAGS OF SHIT AT THE END OF AUGUST IS COMING



Just hope he can persuade Sterling and Neto to sign permanently after their stellar impact. Maybe let Saka and Raya leave so they get more starting time

[TeeCee]

There are rumors that Gabby Mag still wants to go to Saudi for the money, no way we want to sell Saliba or him.

We've got a lot of money to spend and we're good with PSR after selling ESR and Eddie, that money goes into accounts this summer.

We'll spend around 200m I reckon and we'll get rid of a couple of fairly big names, Trossard will go and probably Kiwior, hopefully Zinchenko.

I just don't want to see too much spent on defence but I bet we spend at least 75m there.

[mcdowell42]

Arsenal agree deal to sign Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, here we go!

Zubimendi has now verbally agreed to sign a long term deal… so formal steps must follow soon with Arsenal to trigger €60m clause.

Zubi, ready to become the first signing of the new season.

[SteveO 35]

Arsenal agree deal to sign Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, here we go!

Zubimendi has now verbally agreed to sign a long term deal… so formal steps must follow soon with Arsenal to trigger €60m clause.

Zubi, ready to become the first signing of the new season.

He's using the same club doctor as Higuain though, so expected to arrive in around 12 years time