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Formerly known as ArsenaLover
I am aware of any Brazilian changing clubs now
Lille is my French club. I watch them everyday even when they're not playing.Typical ***** in here crying for no reason. How many have you have actually sat down and watched Gabriel enough to form an opinion on him?
Ligue 1 experts and Lille scouts on this forum coming out of the woodwork
Please no. Come on Raul and co. Swing your big dicks and put a ring on it!
€22-€25m is a bargain for Gabriel Magalhães yet some people still think there’s no value in the market. It’s fairly obvious how highly Napoli rate him since they’re getting rid of Koulibaly and replacing him with Gabriel.
We’ll do the smart thing and offer Mustafi a 4 year contract instead of actually going for what we need.
Having two players, however high their ceilings with less than 70 first team appearances between them sounds like a massive gamble to me. I'm all for snapping up young, high potential players but two in the same position is very risky.
Would people take something like that for next season ?
-- Saka - Auba - Pepe
-- Partey - Ceballos
Tierney --------- Soares
Gabriel White - Saliba
I know we ain't linked to White, but generally something like this would be refreshing as we'd have a very physical and athletic defensive core.
A 5 at the back for now wouldn't be the worst solution for a season to have some positions fixed first, as long as the 3 CBs aren't trash.
If we've got a stronger backside, the offensive side will end up getting more chances as well.
That’s the sort of risk we need to take in order to get back to the CL. I’d rather Arteta has a chance to work with Gabriel and Saliba as they’re both young, have shown a lot of promise and have the potential to reach the very top. This signing also allows us to ease Saliba in rather than just throw him in with the likes of Luiz or Mustafi.
An interesting read for those with doubts:
https://thefootballfaithful.com/scout-report-what-can-gabriel-magalhaes-offer-premier-league-sides/
It is a lot less risky 'throwing' Saliba in next to Luiz or Mustafi despite their obvious faults than it is 'throwing' him next to Gabriel who is VERY inexperienced himself.
Lots of people have Saliba, Gabriel and Tierney in their back 4 wish list for next season, 3 players with 0, 0 and 12 Premier League appearances. It seems like complete madness to me however high their potential.
I still maintain we need a partner for Saliba in the 24-27 age range with 150-200 appearances at the highest level. Someone old enough and experienced enough to nurture him but young enough to form a partnership for 5-6 years.
Would people take something like that for next season ?
-- Saka - Auba - Pepe
-- Partey - Ceballos
Tierney --------- Soares
Gabriel White - Saliba
I know we ain't linked to White, but generally something like this would be refreshing as we'd have a very physical and athletic defensive core.
A 5 at the back for now wouldn't be the worst solution for a season to have some positions fixed first, as long as the 3 CBs aren't trash.
If we've got a stronger backside, the offensive side will end up getting more chances as well.