Mirth wrote:

We're building a nice ex-Dortmund core at the club.

Doubly sweet after all their public shit talking around 2012ish when they gave interviews how Arsenal were beneath them and they wouldn't consider joining us until they'd decline with age  :drool:

Who's "they"? I thought it was just Auba who said something to that effect and that was in 2014-15? Would be sweet if we could get Guerreiro / Weigl from there.

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Surely we'd be selling both Mustafi and Chambers if (still a big if obviously) we're signing two new centebacks.

You reckon it's Chambers and not Holding?

Holding just signed a new context a couple of weeks ago.

Plus Chambers would fetch a lot more at this point. We were asking £25m for him when Palace were trying hard to sign him last summer. It obviously didn't come off but he's had a pretty solid season and a decent finish to it, I reckon someone in this League will pay that for him now.

Holding wouldn't command a fee even half that size at this point, but arguably has the bigger upside.

New contract before a loan deal is pretty run of the mill. Not to jump to any conclusions that's that's what'll happen but I wouldn't be shocked.

Koscielny is fucked, so signing 2 CB without selling Chambers make sense.

Don't mind Soyuncu. Worth the gamble. Not many knew of Skriniar this time last year and now's he the hottest prospect in the CB market.

Not sure about Papastathopoulos though. Should just just save the money and get Evans if we're going down that route. Was a Pep target too so there might be something there that Arteta could work with assuming the two have a similar ethos.

Tambourine Man wrote:

Don't mind Soyuncu. Worth the gamble. Not many knew of Skriniar this time last year and now's he the hottest prospect in the CB market.

Not sure about Papastathopoulos though. Should just just save the money and get Evans if we're going down that route. Was a Pep target too so there might be something there that Arteta could work with assuming the two have a similar ethos.

No way, if we can get him for €20mil, while we sell Mustafi, its the way to go.

How about Ousmane dembele on loan with an option to buy? I'd take that deal, even if we only have him for a season

Why would Barca do that deal. Dembele is one of the best young players in the world. Iniesta is leaving the club this weekend. Makes zero sense for them. Dembele is going to have a big season next year if he stays fit

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Why would Barca do that deal. Dembele is one of the best young players in the world. Iniesta is leaving the club this weekend. Makes zero sense for them. Dembele is going to have a big season next year if he stays fit

Apparently their wage bill is astronomical and they want to sign Greizmann, a midfielder and a fullback - Dembele is the most expendable asset. Take it with a pinch of salt, as it comes from Balague, but he's actually pretty good when it comes to Barca.

That move actually makes sense for a super club

  • Suarez is expiring faster than anyone of us would’ve imagined, so they need a mature scoring and creative goalscoring threat, probably a bit soone than Dembele’s trajectory
  • They can sell Dembele in that instance and have Coutinho coming in from 10 with a flexible front 3 of Suarez, Messi, Griezmann. Very strong

In that instance, we should swoop. That’s an 80m pound move at least. For that, we definitely need to get rid of Ramsey (or Welbeck). But it needs funding.

If psg really want to pay £60m for ozil that would be the only realistic way to fund the deal. He'd never pick us over pool though.

We have Sven, Pierre and Henrikh. Maybe that’s enough of a draw card.

I doubt PSG want to pay £60m for Ozil!

juve and bayern have been frequent users of the loan with the option to buy.

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Plenty of rave reviews from Germans who watches Hamburg youth football on reddit.

Between Soyuncu and Diallo (assuming those are the two potential incomings this summer), who would folks prefer? Asking since I haven't seen much of either. Soyuncu strikes me as being more physical and better on the ball, but more rash and worse decision making - overall less polished / ready today, but higher potential (this is all basis 1-2 YT vids, haven't really seen any of either player before they were linked to us).

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If there's even the slightest chance then it has to be a priority

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If there's even the slightest chance then it has to be a priority

I would sell anyone not named Aubameyang, Ramsey or Ozil to make this deal happen. We need a man with magic in his boots. 

I'd sell anyone bar Aubameyang. Don't get the second sentence, he thinks it's impossible but he's interested doesn't t make a whole lot of sense, why is it news then.

I think he means Kike thinks it's impossible but Sven is interested.

Kike thinks it's impossible.

Sven wants it to happen, rather than Emery.

Raul isn't even mentioned.

La idea de pedir al @FCBarcelona_es la cesión (no fichaje) de Dembelé para @Arsenal NO es de Unai Emery, sino del alemán Sven Mislintat, chief scout, que le conoce del @BVB Me parece imposible. #Arsenal

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These guys called Neymar transfer very early last year--I think they know their stuff when it comes to PSG. They say this kid has chosen us despite a bigger offer from PSG because he was unconvinced by their project and liked the sound of what we're trying to do.

I know nothing about him but here  he is:

Yeah, Paris United pretty reliable on all things PSG. Kid looks silky and infuriatingly raw at the same time. I like the look of him. 6ft 1 too.

Okay. That’s an actual highlight reel. He’s a child. With good coaches he could turn into something very useful.

Has this kid done something big before? The name rings a bell, but I have no idea why.

Probably realises psg are never going to spend years developing him in the first team.

Interesting. I wonder what Mislintat’s final mix of veterans, mid career players and young bets will be. We’ve been linked with a few old men, but I would certainly like to see more players in the 24-28 range plus 2-3 prospects like Yacine

Didn't expect much from a Youtube reel but he certainly has some talent.