Arteta and Edu Transfer Targets: Summer 2020

[L3T5 PL4Y]

I was talking about if we only signed one of each. I myself have actually said Ceballos would eventually displace Xhaka, but if we only sign Aouar for example we would still probably play both.

Ceballos was doing everything Xhaka does but better at the end of last season.

Ceballos is more of an 8 from what I've seen so far. I don't he is suited to sitting back. He could be part of a double pivot but not a single pivot himself.

If we got one of Auoar or Partey and it would likely be Aouar then we'll definitely play Aouar-Xhaka-Ceballos/Willian whether in a flat 4-3-3 or in a pivot in 4-2-3-1.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

OLLLEEEEY

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Torreira, Sokratis, Kolasinac, and Özil among players whose availability has been widely circulated

Torreira, Sokratis and Kola will leave but I feel theres zero chance anyone will come in for Özil, he will see out his contract with us and cost us 18m in the process.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

Torreira, Sokratis and Kola will leave but I feel theres zero chance anyone will come in for Özil, he will see out his contract with us and cost us 18m in the process.

Still think a loan for Mesut could be possible. He's still not anywhere near the squad and doesn't fit any formation Arteta wants to play. Last minute loan where we pay some of his wages maybe.

 

[<<reed>>]

OLLLEEEEY

Groundbreaking stuff

 

[dashsnow17]

I mean it'd be really cool if Arsenal actually bought both Aouar and Partey, although I still don't think it'll happen. But part of me worries about it happening, it would almost be a validation of the twitter cult of Hagn and all his incessantly demanding acolytes, it would provide incentive in every subsequent transfer window for fans to bombard the club with pleas to sign players and accept nothing less in the belief that if they just shout loud enough for long enough they can get what they want.

There are those for whom the transfer window is important because it effects what will happen on the pitch, and those for whom what happens on the pitch is important because it effects what will happen in the transfer window. Increasingly it feels like the latter group is taking over.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

Still think a loan for Mesut could be possible. He's still not anywhere near the squad and doesn't fit any formation Arteta wants to play. Last minute loan where we pay some of his wages maybe.

zero chance
they tried to offload him to turkey while funding his wages and he said no
hopefully we can use him in Europa and cup games or something

 

[HairSprayGooners]

zero chance
they tried to offload him to turkey while funding his wages and he said no
hopefully we can use him in Europa and cup games or something

The other option is simply not registering Mustafi as he's going to be out and not match fit until at least the end of November. But there's options to make space which is the main thing.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

I mean it'd be really cool if Arsenal actually bought both Aouar and Partey, although I still don't think it'll happen. But part of me worries about it happening, it would almost be a validation of the twitter cult of Hagn and all his incessantly demanding acolytes, it would provide incentive in every subsequent transfer window for fans to bombard the club with pleas to sign players and accept nothing less in the belief that if they just shout loud enough for long enough they can get what they want.

There are those for whom the transfer window is important because it effects what will happen on the pitch, and those for whom what happens on the pitch is important because it effects what will happen in the transfer window. Increasingly it feels like the latter group is taking over.

I feel Arsenal fans have been some of the most pragmatic this window

Like 99.9% of understand its unlikely we will sign both Aouar and Partey but most of us trust the current management enough to know that they like us can see the holes in the squad and are trying to fix it.

We will be ecstatic if we can sign both but even one of the two would be a great window for most fans and that shows them accepting reality and not being like Utd fans for example

 

[balthazar]

According to Charles Watts, Danilo Pereira of Porto is (together with Diawara of Milan) the back-up option in case we can't get Partey.

Don't watch Portuguese football, but to those who do, is Pereira any good?

 

[field442]

According to Charles Watts, Danilo Pereira of Porto is (together with Diawara of Milan) the back-up option in case we can't get Partey.

Don't watch Portuguese football, but to those who do, is Pereira any good?

Charles Watts talks bollocks. If we don’t sign Partey it will be because we signed Aouar. If we don’t sign either of those two we won’t sign anyone else.

 

[dashsnow17]

I feel Arsenal fans have been some of the most pragmatic this window

Like 99.9% of understand its unlikely we will sign both Aouar and Partey but most of us trust the current management enough to know that they like us can see the holes in the squad and are trying to fix it.

We will be ecstatic if we can sign both but even one of the two would be a great window for most fans and that shows them accepting reality and not being like Utd fans for example

I agree that most Arsenal fans are reasonable people who know the club can't just buy everyone, but the reasonable fans aren't the ones you see on twitter. Not to say twitter fans are entirely influential in terms of real world actions, but for example there was an article today about how the Utd hierarchy are upset at how much negative twitter activity they've had from disgruntled fans. So they certainly pay attention to this.

I wonder if there's a future where clubs actually do end up altering their activity based on what mobs of fans do on twitter. I mean this forum is barely tolerable with just one Hairspray, imagine you've tens of thousands of Hairsprays interacting with you everyday.

The clubs don't help btw. Gabriel saying part of the reason he came was because he saw Arsenal fans begging him to come was a stupid thing for the club to release. And all the stupid announcement videos also drive this hysteria, so the clubs aren't blameless in all of this obviously.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

According to Charles Watts, Danilo Pereira of Porto is (together with Diawara of Milan) the back-up option in case we can't get Partey.

Don't watch Portuguese football, but to those who do, is Pereira any good?

What a great research from Watts to be fair he putting Diawara and Perriera names because we were linked with them very early this window and we never been interested.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

A poll about Torreira being still here in a week or not, anyone ? Should be fun.

 

[Breezy]

According to Charles Watts, Danilo Pereira of Porto is (together with Diawara of Milan) the back-up option in case we can't get Partey.

Don't watch Portuguese football, but to those who do, is Pereira any good?

I don’t watch Portuguese football and I’ve never seen Pereira play but I can confirm that he’s not all that.

 

[lomekian]

OLLLEEEEY

Pointless tweet of the year candidate...

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Also he didn't said nothing about Partey and Aouar he refuse to speak about players in other clubs.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

On Kolasinac links with Bundesliga clubs
“I think every case you take it individually. First of all try to understand if they want to leave, why.

“At the moment I’m not expecting anyone to leave shortly.”

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Frustrating really Mikel and edu need to really start moving quick.

 

[HairSprayGooners]

On what Martinez money will be used on
“At the end of the day we have to find balance with what we want with our squad and our finances.

“Time will tell whether we’re weaker. The recruitment to bring our second goalkeeper will hopefully bring a good level.”


Reiss Nelson
“I really like the way he’s training. He’s going to carry on pushing the rest of the team.

“Things in football don’t change in three months, they change in three minutes.”