Willock is a difficult 1. He had a very good impact at Newcastle, however even a lot of the time they didn't start him & his impact came from the bench. In an ideal world yeah, perhaps another loan to see how he develops, but we need to raise funds & we can't seem to sell the players we want to sell.
We want Maddison and Willock is the only one that will get us any money with possibly Torreira. We can't shift anybody else to save our lives.
Unfortunately I don't see that happening. I think for Edu and Arteta to go this season needs to be an even bigger car crash than last season.
They aren't the same type of player. 1 is a more creative, attacking midfielder, the other is more a 3rd midfield runner from a bit deeper. And this is Arsenal's problem with Willock, currently he suits a 433 formation, where he can be that runner from deep & get on the end of things. Arsenal currently play 4231, expecting the number 10 to be more creative. He could perhaps be developed more, but at some point you just need to make some tough decisions.
Because we are not in Europe, we've made losses for a few years now, & we've already spent £75M.
Ah, I see. Cheers.
Chelsea has used the strategy to wait until the window winds down to get the best deal possible. Trying to stretch every pound needs this strategy, frustrating for the fans.
For a team that needs lot of fix, it's poor strategy and it's what we also used to do before this summer. This summer, we proves it that you can reduce the price without waiting until end of the window. For instance, the Varane's case. Instead of using lawyer, we use DoF (Murtough) and technical director (Fletcher) to communicate with the agent and the player. They speak to the player, convince the player, and this makes the player to have desire to leave and join us. Varane made it clear to Real that he wanted to leave and join us and Real understood. 34m plus adds on.
Arteta is being backed
Was that ever in doubt ? More rumours that we are getting Ramsdale for 25 to 30M. They must be preparing one hell of a rush towards the end of the window to waste so many ressources on him.
smiley does)Good for Ramsdale because a third relegation in a row is now unlikely30 Million for Ramsdale...
I've seen enough and the season hasn't even started.
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I didn't realise White cost you that much, or that you'd made two other signings. £75m spent and your squad doesn't look stronger, yikes. At least you have Torreira back I guess?Arteta is being backed
We literally spend about 100m (with Ramsdale) and we would have the same quality in our first 11 if we would have kept Saliba instead of signing White.
We needed a new partner for Partey - decided to keep Xhaka.
Need a new offensive midfielder - still nothing.
Need a new right back - still nothing.
Letting Leno go doesn't solve the problem though. We need a backup keeper. Going big on Ramsdale makes zero sense.Good for Ramsdale because a third relegation in a row is now unlikely
But to which club will Leno go?
He's signing for Inter, isn't he?
Should keep leno for a season and sign onana for cheap. Use that £30m on a rb or another CM.
I thought he was going to Lyon but it fell through. Rumours seems to suggest he is literally waiting for Arsenal to call.
Problem is that doesn't really solve the backup situation until November - though obviously he's a far better and cost-effective option than Ramsdale. Worth a punt I'd reckon - especially as you could then potentially move on Leno in the winter if he's still reluctant to extend?
Agreed it doesn't really fix the backup situation but it is the much cheaper option and gives us time. The most sensible option would be to simply re-sign Matt Ryan. Thought he was very good for us in the games he played last season.
It seems to be genuine. The thinking seems to be we want a home grown keeper that can be back up, but with the potential to improve & take over from Leno as first choice probably next season. If money was no object, I can sort of see the thinking. However, if we end up this season without improving midfield, especially creatively, & we've spent over £100M improving the squad but not the team, then Arteta & Edu better batten the hatches!
Isn't Romero Granada bound?
He is Granada bound but I assumed that's because he had no other interested clubs. I'm sure if Arsenal approached he would definitely be interested.
That is fair and shows forward planning, it's just I feel like that money could be better spent in other areas especially at this moment in time (similarly with DVB with us last season). I'm not a regular watcher of Arsenal but Leno has never struck me as a player needing replacing, then again there could be stuff going on behind the scenes, maybe he wants to leave in the near future. Only way the signing would make sense to me.
