Guimaraes definitely strikes me as an Arteta/Edu type player. Just turned 24 years old, excellent technically, and aggressive (although you never know how he'll adapt to PL physicality). I think that would be a great signing.

It would be nice to show real intent this winter. With United's problems this is a great opportunity to get back into the CL.

There’s also an argument that whilst new signings will boost our top four chances, we can use the rest of this season to bed them in so we’re firing on all cylinders going in to next season. Ofcourse it may be a case of needing to wait til the summer to secure our top targets though.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

There’s also an argument that whilst new signings will boost our top four chances, we can use the rest of this season to bed them in so we’re firing on all cylinders going in to next season. Ofcourse it may be a case of needing to wait til the summer to secure our top targets though.

That is the thing.

If we have a slim chance of signing De Jong, it would have to be in the summer when he sees where we have qualified.

If we sign Guimaraes does that blow any chance of signing De Jong?

Guimaraes though will help us push for top 4, which has to be the prize over everything.

I don't think we'd sign two CMs. We've just bought Lokonga and I think Patino is on the fast track to the first team. And I don't think de Jong is the profile we'd be looking for – I think it's going to be a more athletic box-to-box #8 type so Partey can be the more withdrawn player in a midfield 2. Bruno Guimaraes and Renato Sanches have both been linked and I think both are gettable, someone along those lines would be my guess.

Guimaraes seems the right profile. We probably can't pay de Jong's salary even if Arteta hypnotized him into considering Arsenal.

Edu seems to have a thing for wanting to sign his countrymen with the number of Brazilian players we have been 'linked' to.
Not that I'm complaining as I'd love some more South American Jogo Bonito flair.

More Gabriel's and less Luiz/Willian's.

We just need to find a Brazilian midfielder named Gabriel, possibly also a CF with the same name.

Gabigol is doing good back at home, thats the striker sorted

Loan deal for wijnaldum doing the rounds

Like him a lot, but am scarred by players coming towards the end of their career. He’s also probably too attack minded for what we need

A loan to the end of the season would be very, very good, and no risk for us at all.

He's been terrible for quite a few years now. Liverpool fans can't wait to see the back of him and PSG fans want rid of him. Nah

I don't see what purpose it would serve either. He's also a 4-3-3 player so I don't really see what role he'd fill.

don't want. always looked nothing more than a decent player elevated by the klopp stimulus

As long as he's fit, he'd a decent option to get in quickly for a short term loan, hopefully help us get CL football and then focus on bedding in a long term option from elsewhere over the summer.

Always liked him but hard to see how he could be motivated at Arsenal.

We have Xhaka for chrissakes. Pay Wijnaldum whatever he wants if he's interested in coming.

fuck no, get someone else.