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Deadline Day thread (Arsenal + Non Arsenal)

Bryant

Yeah, there's no real sources on the Inter end. All their fans are talking about trying to get Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and dreaming for Eriksen.

Ricky1985

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Was he one of the three captains named?

Yep, along with Özil and Monreal. But Monreal is likely off to Sociedad in the next few weeks, so being one of the captains wouldn't stop this if it was genuine.

I doubt it is though.

Klaus

I wonder if we're keeping Monreal since Tierney is farther away than we initially thought. Could be that we want him as a centreback too if we get Mustafi out the door.

lorddulaarsenal

I think Medley would be viewed as being capable to provide cover if it came to that

Claudius

Team is thin. The lack of a aligned transfer window is problematic. If the bid is real we would have had no choice but to get rid of him earlier in the summer. That money would have paid into an Ndombele.

lorddulaarsenal

Rodri looked so good today. City will walk it again this season

mdgoonah41

if a team offered us £50m+ for xhaka, we'd be insane to turn that down. a slow, error prone CM who is neither elite in attacking or defense and constantly loses focus. yes, please, move him. we can manage until january

GooneriC

I would sell for that amount, easily. Play David Luiz or Chambers there if needed

Klaus

I'd agree to sell him in January and start working on a replacement right away.

Claudius

The knock-on effects of selling Xhaka could be catastrophic. If we have a 433, we would only have

4 experienced forwards for 3 spots (Auba, Laca, Mkhi, Pepe)
4 experienced mids for 3 spots (Ozil, Ceb, Tor, Gue)
3 experienced centre backs for 2 spots (Sok, Luiz, Mon)
3 experienced fullbacks for 2 spots (Bell, Tier, Kola)

It would leave us highly dependent on kids, particularly in central midfield and defense. I want to transition from Xhaka, but this is a sale that needed to be done earlier in the summer so we could replace with a top midfielder. An injury to Torreira or Guendouzi would leave us with heavy lifting. If we can find a replacement, I agree we should sell in Jan

mdgoonah41

im okay with playing douzi, ceballos, and torreria in a midfield 3 and relying on kids as backups for 4.5 months.

if xhaka gets off to a poor start, the amount we can recoup from his sale is going to drop precipitously. we're not winning the title this season. next year is the year we will have a more complete squad ready to compete. i wouldnt risk losing £20m of a potential xhaka sale because we were afraid of playing willock for a few months if someone gets hurt

Claudius

mdgoonah41 wrote:
im okay with playing douzi, ceballos, and torreria in a midfield 3 and relying on kids as backups for 4.5 months.

if xhaka gets off to a poor start, the amount we can recoup from his sale is going to drop precipitously. we're not winning the title this season. next year is the year we will have a more complete squad ready to compete. i wouldnt risk losing £20m of a potential xhaka sale because we were afraid of playing willock for a few months if someone gets hurt

We need to guarantee we finish top 4. I’d rather have the option of Xhaka, knowing I can play him and if he’s doing well ride him; and if he’s below par, rotate him. That £20m will be meaningless if we hit an injury crisis and endanger our top 4 hopes

Jed

Too late to sell Xhaka as we'd be short in midfield without a replacement. Sell him in Jan if need be.

Gazza M

Klaus wrote:
I'd agree to sell him in January and start working on a replacement right away.

Sell for a few million less, but agree for the transfer to happen next season. We still need him this season

flobaba

We have no backup striker this season. Scary.

Clrnc

flobaba wrote:
We have no backup striker this season. Scary.

John-Jules.

Claudius

flobaba wrote:
We have no backup striker this season. Scary.

The hope is that we have upto 4 players who can do a job in the striker role. 2 strikers in Auba an Lacazette, someone who cuts in often in Pépé and a 10 in Nelson. The frontline is light but I think Emery must have a lot of faith in his kids stepping up in League Cup and Europa

Sicario

flobaba wrote:
We have no backup striker this season. Scary.

Martinelli.

Even if Nekitah stayed it would have been light as he is no different to the Brazilian in terms of experience.

It is a bit of a risk but the management team must rate the likes of Nelson, the aforementioned Brazilian, ESR and Saka.

Remember Raul’s Interview at the beginning of the summer? He did say a lot of emphasis would be on our younger players. It you are good enough, you are old enough.

What would have been the alternative? Have a injury prone has been striker like Welbeck on the bench?

Anyway, before our spending spree this summer, I’m sure a lot of ppl on here were happy to play youngsters (as they were so fed up of some of the senior players following the end of last season collapse we had).

Jed

flobaba wrote:
We have no backup striker this season. Scary.

TJJ and Flo Balogun.

MuswellHillGooner

Is the "other clubs transfers" thread going to reopen or will a new one be created?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/09/football-transfer-rumours-wilfried-zaha-chelsea

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