Mustafi, Chambers and Kos should fetch us up to £40m if we need to sell to fund it.
That will leave us with Sokratis, Izzo, Holding and Beilik with Saliba coming in next season. I'd be happy enough with that.
Holding is still a semi-unknown and Bielik is a total unknown... although I too would be excited by that.
I wish I had an idea of whether Jones is serious or if he's never heard of this guy. 😆
Never heard of him before but due to my normative shitposting powers he's now the sports version of Seymour Hersh.
Flog mustafi and buy a senior centre half as well, and we're golden
[Twitter] Bouhafsi says Spurs have informed Saint Etienne that they are in talks with Saliba and that a formal bid will be made in the coming hours.
Let's hope the we've sold the kid on project MAGA. Would be a real kick in the balls to have them hijack the deal at the eleventh hour.
It would. Can imagine Levy ranting to bid cos it’s us
Don't know who needs to leave this planet first out of Kroenke and Levy.
Imagine the shame of being hijacked by Spurs. We need to fix things quick and put them back where they belong
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23+7 and they get him on loan, and they're still baulking. This kid better be nesta mk 2
Perhaps the story about Tottenham making a bid is Saint-Etienne's attempt to extract the extra few million out us?
That was my feeling too.
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I just saw this. Could be a load of rubbish, but Saliba does follow him.
A surprise Saliba in the kit on Monday would really look the business.
Get in. We are doing the business we should’ve been doing all these years. This kid is going to blow up. I really wish we had a steady hand next to him. Someone Mustafi’s age but without all the clownery
Salibas friend and he doesn't speak French?
Not on Arsenal.com, not an Arsenal player.
Feels like this one is slowly falling apart, in typical Arsenal style. Lots of rumours of multiple CL clubs coming in for the player. Don't know what the issue is - maybe Emery is blocking it because it reduces his budget, but doesn't help him for the year? Whatever it is, hope we get past it and close this soon.
Le10Sport: Arsenal and Saint Étienne are close to reaching agreement for the transfer of William Saliba. Negotiations into the final phase with Arsenal willing to let him join Étienne on loan next season. Fee close to €30m
Nobody has a clue. One day it's in the bag, the other it's not happening...
EDIT:
Co S.Etienne President Bernard Caïazzo “We know there are talks and probably his (Saliba) departure is to a European top club but there is no urgency. He will stay this season, it is an imperative condition if we come to an agreement for his transfer. It’s also William Wish”
Are maybe trying to get it done this summer? And they won't move on that? That's why it's taking so long to close this deal?
Well it’ll still be worth signing him and loaning him for one season but we’d still need a defensive addition for this season
