Cross starts every new day at the office by doing a cold reading.

Cross: "There's a name beginning with an.... A... or possibly an H. It could be a B or a K too, and there's an I in there somewhere. I'm getting a position too... it's most likely a midfielder. But it could be a striker too, it's hard to tell. He's either tall or short, and defensively able... so maybe a defender then? Could anyone check if this information fits any of the current rumours?"

Intern: [Starts googling "Arsenal +transfer rumour +midfielder OR striker OR centreback +tall OR short +A...Z"] "Umm. Carvalho sort of starts with a K..."

Cross: "Brilliant. All the signs are there!"

Look at the concentration on the man rewriting his circuitboards

8 days later

#HorseITK saying we will go for Willy only if someone we really want will not be available. Could it really be Martinez we're after then? Is it going to be Khedira to Bayern? Khedira-Schweinsteiger CM pairing?

Damn this, who else could be if that we cant get unless transfer dominoes start falling? Not many out there.

flobaba wrote:

That would be fantastic

Yeah I think koke has the right mix of skills for the role, he's like a pivote except very mobile and a good dribbler. Versatile too, played on the wing a lot last season and scored a few. Like a younger, more talented arteta.

I'd be ecstatic if we end up with Carvalho

Mello wrote:

Yeah I think koke has the right mix of skills for the role, he's like a pivote except very mobile and a good dribbler. Versatile too, played on the wing a lot last season and scored a few. Like a younger, more talented arteta.

Yup. Spritely is another word to describe him

Hard to choose between Willy and Koke

What? Koke is so much better.

I like the sound of Willy myself.

The promise of Koke is certainly intriguing but I think Willy is just a better fit.

I hear they work very well together, willy and koke.

If it comes down to personal taste, i would rather like koke than willy.

Koke is too short.

Khedira, Martinez, Carvalho, etc. bring some much needed height to the team.

qs! wrote:

The promise of Koke is certainly intriguing but I think Willy is just a better fit.

I think so, too, as Koke plays higher up the pitch where we are currently stacked.
Carvalho plays in the position we need to strengthen meaning he is of more value to us.