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Granit Xhaka

Savz

Jed wrote:
We should add more aggression by signing the Greek beast Manolas. With him and Xhaka there would be no soft underbelly.

Love Manolas.

Qwiss

Gunner89 wrote:
Elneny's not putting his defensive work in if those stats are to go by.

His are worse than Cazorla's FFS.

I've been saying that since the start, he's a great passer, good cog in midfield but he does a lot less defensive work than Ramsey nevermind Coquelin. Thats why I like the idea of Xhaka, seems to combine elements of Coq and Elneny but can also win a header.

lorddulaarsenal

Sounds like this one's nearly over the line.

Good. Definitely will add something we're missing

goon

http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/report-arsenal-make-e43m-bid-for-granit-xhaka/

Definitely looks promising.

I know some have their doubts but personally I think Xhaka, Ramsey, Elneny, Coq and Wilshere is a strong pool of centre mids.

lorddulaarsenal

Yep two on the poo-o-meter. Very promising

Jed

otfgoon wrote:
http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/report-arsenal-make-e43m-bid-for-granit-xhaka/

Definitely looks promising.

I know some have their doubts but personally I think Xhaka, Ramsey, Elneny, Coq and Wilshere is a strong pool of centre mids.

Santi as well.

I don't consider Ramsey a CM anymore. He doesn't play like one. He plays like a second striker playing in the middle.

Xhaka is a great start but we need more. Manolas and Higuain.

Gazza M

happening intensifies

looks good. i prefer this lad over kante. he's arteta with legs and bite, which is the type of player i've been begging for us to get

bild have also reported that BM are interested in rode as a replacement

mdgoonah41

they signed strobl as his replacement, didnt they?

Clrnc

mdgoonah41 wrote:
they signed strobl as his replacement, didnt they?

Don't think they have signed a replacement yet.

Good to see that we have wrapped this up so early before the window started. CM has been an extremely weak point this season other than our striking woes and it's previously unthinkable that we will sign 2 CM within a year.

Rex

I'd say we have so far wrapped this up early in the same way we wrapped up the Higuain transfer early.

Gazza M

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A change of tack from Wenger? After having earlier offer rebuffed, he's come back to pay full whack for Xhaka. (€50m, including add-ons)

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Gladbach are trying to get a replacement signed before announcing the deal.

goon

I wonder how long this has been in the pipeline? Xhaka's comments, mentioning he'd spoken to le Coq about shirt numbers etc. On the surface it seems like a lot of ground work has gone in to this.

Savz

Xhaka & Wilshere in the same side, flying into tackles, causing havoc, proper cunts who would love intense atmospheres/hostile environments.

I do like the idea.

Ray

Good signing, but it may be our "big" signing, and CF will be left short on quality again.

JazzG

Ray wrote:
Good signing, but it may be our "big" signing, and CF will be left short on quality again.

Think this signing is almost as important as signing a CF. Our CM this season has been as dysfunctional as our strikers and we've had little to no control in most games we have played.

Qwiss

Ray wrote:
Good signing, but it may be our "big" signing, and CF will be left short on quality again.

Thats my fear too. Arteta is gone, Flamini and Rosicky will likely go too, Cazorla has aged out a bit. This seems very much like Wenger just adding quality where he feels we are short. If he doesn't get a striker and probably a winger too it'll all be for nothing though. Our attack is the most dysfunctional part of the team. Sure a quality CM or CB would be useful but without sorting the attack its all in vain.

Burnwinter

Sorry, this is a great bit of business but if we don't go for a striker next season's another scraping top four shitshow. Wenger owes us two marquee players in this upcoming window.

JazzG

Looks like one is almost done, the striker one will be a lot more harder. Especially when you consider most of June is Copa America and mid June to Mid July is the Euros.

Lets hope they are doing the groundwork now, doubt many signings will happen during the tournaments but deals could be done.

goon

Why would we have to limit ourselves to one big signing? £33m is a drop in the ocean. We spent 90m a couple of seasons ago and that was before the new TV deal.

Gunner89

Plus we hardly spent any money last summer.

No excuses for Wenger.

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