Wenger's Transfer Targets: Summer 2017

[FinnGooner]

Hi guys. Been on holiday. How many signings we made? Real excited by having a hard choice of shirt names!

Just go back on holiday and come back in August. You don't want this.

 

[WhatAFC]

150 appearances? Might well be true, but the minutes are the big thing. Debuchy for example adds one appearance onto those '150 appearances' but he only played 17 minutes...

This is league only -

Walcott - 1925 minutes
Giroud - 1198 minutes
Perez - 265 minutes

Okay so your three players there who're essentially being replaced by Lacazette, who will start up top. He'd no doubt play the same minutes as Alexis/Özil which is around 3000.

Then you have the midfield. Coquelin and Wilshere with a combined 1786 minutes for Arsenal. Too much for Keita to replace by himself?

Mertesacker and Gabriel played 37 and 1516 premier league minutes. I'd actually keep Mertesacker as he's great in the dressing room and can happily retire here for all I care. But yeah Van Dijk for Gabriel. 1516 minutes for Van Dijk to replace.

Gibbs played 702 league minutes, Debuchy 17 and Joel Campbell 0.

While this is all entirely hypothetical, to say four starting players in couldn't replace 10 outfield players who's league minutes added to 7446 minutes is absurd.

That shows how much deadwood we have that Wenger simply doesn't rate. Get 2 players out and replace with one of top top quality.

You're losing 3 players who all played a significant role in one competition or another and replacing them with one striker who would be new to the league... come on man.

You're getting rid of players who are used in squad rotation for cups and when injuries happen. Gibbs played 1618 minutes of football in all competitions. If a you take too many squad players out you end up over playing some players who simply can't handle those extra minutes, be that because of age or simply fatigue from not enough recovery.
Gabriel - 2087 minutes
Giroud - 1750+
Walcott - 2500
Perez - 950+
Coq - 2300
Wilshere coming back from putting in over 2000minutes for Bournemouth, when we all know we could have used him at different points this season due to injuries and suspensions.

Whilst Ospina wouldn't be a worry if woj does stay, losing too many other is a problem.

You don't cull so many players from a squad, the idea is that you have two players for every position and every season you upgrade a couple of positions and sell the 2nd string players who would effectively be 3rd choice.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

You're losing 3 players who all played a significant role in one competition or another and replacing them with one striker who would be new to the league... come on man.

You're getting rid of players who are used in squad rotation for cups and when injuries happen. Gibbs played 1618 minutes of football in all competitions. If a you take too many squad players out you end up over playing some players who simply can't handle those extra minutes, be that because of age or simply fatigue from not enough recovery.
Gabriel - 2087 minutes
Giroud - 1750+
Walcott - 2500
Perez - 950+
Coq - 2300
Wilshere (not Wilshere ffs) coming back from putting in over 2000minutes for Bournemouth, when we all know we could have used him at different points this season due to injuries and suspensions.

Whilst Ospina wouldn't be a worry if woj does stay, losing too many other is a problem.

You don't cull so many players from a squad, the idea is that you have two players for every position and every season you upgrade a couple of positions and sell the 2nd string players who would effectively be 3rd choice.

I'd rather play the kids in Europa league, capital one cup.

Maitland Niles, Iwobi, Jeff Reine and the two other youngsters we've promoted can come in.

We have plenty enough, with four signings, to get rid of whom I said.

 

[Hunta]

http://www.thewesthamway.co.uk/2017...usive-column-new-contracts-potential-players/

Should they be made available, West Ham would be interested in Giroud, Walcott and Lucas.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

http://www.thewesthamway.co.uk/2017...usive-column-new-contracts-potential-players/

Should they be made available, West Ham would be interested in Giroud, Walcott and Lucas.

Would love for West Ham to be our trash can. Disgusting club.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

http://www.thewesthamway.co.uk/2017...usive-column-new-contracts-potential-players/

Should they be made available, West Ham would be interested in Giroud, Walcott and Lucas.

Ex is very reliable. Says that we won't sell Giroud OR perez until players are brought in.

One could assume it's a one in one out basis, Giroud out Lacazette in. Perez out Lemar in?

 

[Kingslayer]

West Ham United are challenging Lyon for the signing of Olivier Giroud and are ready to make the France and Arsenal striker the most expensive player in their history.

Arsenal are trying to complete their own club-record deal for Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette that will place a further question mark over Giroud and, while Arsène Wenger would still ideally like to keep his range of attacking options, he knows that the 30-year-old wants regular first-team football ahead of next summer’s World Cup.

It means that Arsenal are likely to be open to selling Giroud if they can complete a deal for Lacazette – which would cost £49 million before potential add-ons – and West Ham would like to make the former Montpellier striker the attacking centrepiece of their summer. They are understood to be willing to match or even marginally exceed Giroud’s current £120,000-a-week salary and pay a transfer fee of around £20 million for a player with three years still remaining on his contract.

Giroud is highly valued by Wenger, not least for how he provides such a distinct attacking option, but he struggled to start regularly even last season when he was scoring at the fastest rate of any Arsenal player. Although Arsenal are still hoping to sign two from Lacazette and Monaco’s Kylian Mbappé and Thomas Lemar, they are also preparing for departures.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...ed-break-club-transfer-record-olivier-giroud/

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Its going to be Lemar and Lacazette isn't it

 

[FinnGooner]

Its going to be Lemar and Lacazette isn't it

Perhaps but the biggest question is are they additions or replacements

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Perhaps but the biggest question is are they additions or replacements

Probably replacements for Giroud and Lucas.

Did you see the Dembele to man city rumour floating? I think that's an indication that Alexis probably will stay as well.

Would we be happy with -

Alexis
Özil
Welbeck
Walcott
Lacazette
Lemar
Iwobi

As our forward options?

 

[HairSprayGooners]

They say Arsenal have had discussions for Mr Tuidi

 

[HairSprayGooners]

 

[blaze_of_glory]

I think if we were going to get him we would have done so about 4 years ago when we were linked.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Would very useful signing he better then most the midfielders we got

But his agent is fatty Raiola

 

[blaze_of_glory]

He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?

 

[HairSprayGooners]

He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?

Don't personally think its relevant for a CM this summer, we need someone that can rotate with Ramsey who has a massive engine. Matuidi fits the bill perfectly and is very cheap despite his age. Would be an unreal signing.

Banega is close to signing for PSG so Matuidi is definitely off.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?

Flamini?

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

He's 30 now. I can't recall when have we ever signed a 30 year old outfield player..?

I rather have Matuidi coming on for Ramsey or Xhaka than Elneny or Franshit 'its not over' Coquelin.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

Oh yeah of course Flamini!

Ok, get Matuidi in.

 

[blaze_of_glory]

I rather have Matuidi coming on for Ramsey or Xhaka than Elneny or Franshit 'its not over' Coquelin.

Next year is year of the Pharaoh, mark my words.


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