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  • Other clubs transfer thread Summer 2017 ( Barcelona sign Dembele)

MistaT wrote:

It has an absent midfield, and in Aaron Ramsey a player that relies on players ahead of him holding up play for his late runs. I'm not sure Lacazette will play to that strength (like Giroud) does, and in turn you're left with Sanchez and Lacazette as your only goal threats. Not sure those two would score enough to overcome the 2-3 goals we'll ship every week with a Xhaka/Ramsey midfield.

That's the thing though. What the team is lacking is discipline, organization, a plan, an identity. It's missing a sound mentality and a hunger to win. It's not missing talent or skill or physicality or experience.

I think Lacazette and Ramsey could form a great partnership. The guy's hold-up play is underrated just because he's little. 

Anyway, none of it matters because Lacazette is a left winger and Ramsey plays up top. 

Clrnc wrote:
Rohit wrote:

Think Spurs are stronger overall.

Was looking through their squad and man for man it's probably the first time we don't win clear cut on paper. Sad truth.

Anyway, fair play to Swansea. Amazing deal to get Renato Sanches. WBA also intercepted Leicester's deal for Krychowiak.

Apparently, Swansea are paying Bayern 8.5m euros loan fee with no option to buy. 

http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/bayern-muenchen/renato-sanches-kurz-vor-wechsel-zu-swansea-53048220.bild.html

Burnley almost signed Gabriel Barbosa but move failed due to work permit issues.

Why are all these bottom clubs so ambitious?

Because they have the means financially. Why not try to try and do as good as you possibly can?

A much better question would be why are we so painfully unambitious?

Spurs confirm Aurier

Good signing

Meanwhile back at the Emirates Wengs is bigging up Elneny

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Spurs confirm Aurier

Good signing

Meanwhile back at the Emirates Wengs is bigging up Elneny

Yup, U-turning on his previous denial of Elneny as a central defender. Now he's saying: [font=ff-meta-web-pro, sans-serif]“I will use him as a central defender in a three or in midfield." 
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Fuck you Wenger you utter troll.

That after accepting a £10m bid for him from Leicester a few weeks back.

Just how messed up can things get

that article is a few weeks old fwiw. still awful timing to re-post something like that

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Meanwhile back at the Emirates Wengs is bigging up Elneny

Its classic Wenger to take a guy like Elneny, never give him a real go in his proper position and then shoe horn him in somewhere he'll look shit. Why would anyone want to play for him these days?

psg paying up front for mbappe apparently. someone big must be leaving psg, maybe di maria or draxler

Very little on Coutinho today. He may actually end up staying at Liverpool.

It would appear so as Barcelona are now chasing Dybala

Chelsea are getting Davide Zappacosta. Think he's gonna prove to be a very good signing for them. Underrated player.

Klaus wrote:

Chelsea are getting Davide Zappacosta. Think he's gonna prove to be a very good signing for them. Underrated player.

Think you read that story wrong Klaus, its Chelsea are trying to zappa Costa.

Sancho has gone to Dortmund.

Apparently Andre Gomes to Sp*rs