✍️ OFFICIAL Rob Holding (Out)

[lomekian]

Apparently the reason his loan has been blocked is partly because David Luiz has a neck injury (picked up in the community shield) which is difficult to asses. May be fine in a week, may keep him out for up to six weeks. (Story in the Athletic)

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Arteta want eveyone to stay someone tell him we got 8 cb at club ffs

 

[OnlyOne]

Arteta want eveyone to stay someone tell him we got 8 cb at club ffs

Nah think he's only staying because 1 it's a pretty dead loan offer, and 2 Mustafi/Mari still injured.

It's a good decision in my opinion and hopefully Sokratis is out the door now, hasn't been training has he?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Nah think he's only staying because 1 it's a pretty dead loan offer, and 2 Mustafi/Mari still injured.

It's a good decision in my opinion and hopefully Sokratis is out the door now, hasn't been training has he?

Yes sok is gone Mari back to full training in few weeks time and Mustafi in October. Chambers still long way. Seem we'll only let sok go and everyone else staying

 

[HairSprayGooners]

All the conspiracy theory's in here and it turns out he's staying because Luiz is injured hahaha.

I'm still quietly confident one of Chambers or Mustafi will go.

Difficult to keep 7 CB's through the season.

 

[field442]

Suuuurrreeee......On his way out the door but Arteta wanted to keep him. That’s just sugar coating it and making Rob feel a bit better about himself.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Chambers will go on loan maybe

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Chambers will go on loan maybe

Chambers still like 2 months away from full sharpness no way he going on loan

 

[krengon]

We'll see, if Holding ends up as a starter to begin the season then Arteta/Ornstein is telling the truth,.

 

[field442]

Chambers still like 2 months away from full sharpness no way he going on loan

The window is still open for one month. A team will take him on loan towards the end of the window if he’s not that far away from full fitness.

 

[OnlyOne]

Think Holding is staying because of his consistent performances mostly. Arteta probably realises relying on Gabriel and Saliba is too big a risk.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Mari is aiming to return to full training this month. Mustafi October and Chambers they're saying he's just aiming to be back "as soon as possible" this year which is very open ended. With Luiz potentially out for a long time if we were to get rid of Holding we'd be left with Saliba and Gabriel as our only choices when both need to be broken in gently.

I doubt Mari will be match fit until October, Mustafi won't be match fit until December and nobody knows with Chambers.

Difficult thing with Mustafi is he can start talking to clubs in 4 months for a free transfer in the summer. He'll probably just wait.

 

[MD3 Gunner]

Pray we somehow get rid of Mustafi as we can get some sort of decent fee for him and get his 90k a week off the wage bill and would free up space for non HG players

 

[Stannis]

It’s fine to keep him, he is a good back up and will have decent market value for the next couple seasons

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Agree about Saliba and Gabriel need time to settle but it'll take few weeks. I just find it difficult we keeping 7 cb at club even if Mari Mustafi Chambers are currently injured it's way too much players.

 

[Iceman10]

Think Holding is staying because of his consistent performances mostly. Arteta probably realises relying on Gabriel and Saliba is too big a risk.

I’m ok with keeping Holding if he has impressed Arteta in training recently, but this idea of “consistent performances” is rather interesting, to say the least, particularly regarding last season.

 

[OnlyOne]

I’m ok with keeping Holding if he has impressed Arteta in training recently, but this idea of “consistent performances” is rather interesting, to say the least, particularly regarding last season.

I just mean in the final & community shield.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

I just mean in the final & community shield.

He been awful in both was close our worst player in pitch Pulisic was having field day against him.

 

[OnlyOne]

He been awful in both was close our worst player in pitch Pulisic was having field day against him.

I didn't even watch the game in all fairness.

 

[Oxeki]

Pray we somehow get rid of Mustafi as we can get some sort of decent fee for him and get his 90k a week off the wage bill and would free up space for non HG players

No one will buy Mustafi especially as he's just returning form a long term injury. I've resigned myself to him seeing out the reminder of his contract.