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Deadline Day thread (Arsenal + Non Arsenal)

Ray

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

Neither do Pool, Utd and Spuds.

On Xhaka if that bid is real just sell and get someone on a free, maybe even Khedira if Juve agree.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Sell Xhaka by any means. I don't care if it leaves us light. Get through it and reinforce the midfield in January.

Xhaka is a shocking Premier League player.

lorddulaarsenal

Yes sell him. Rotate Torriera, Luiz or Guendouzi

Just get rid

Qwiss

I'm not as keen to push Xhaka out as some but for £50ish you just can't turn that down.

QuincyAbeyie

If we sell him we should have a replacement lined up for January 1st,abd even then we'll probably have a non-functioning midfield for half a season before that.

Qwiss

Its certainly a bad time to sell him and would hurt us so the price has to take that into account. I'm not hoping this happens but if it did I'd be ok with it as long as signed an improvement in January. Although I do think getting the ideal Xhaka replacement will be a tough task.

MuswellHillGooner

The time to have got rid was this summer with a much better upgrade, Ndombele, available. As it is, spurs got him and strengthened by the looks of things. No nonsense about taking a season to adapt. First touch in pre-season was an assist followed by the all important first goal in the first game of the season. Compare that to Xhaka who has taken 3 years to just become adequate (if that!).

deardevil

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

Jesus Christ! Can we keep Mustafi in that case?

Ray

Qwiss! wrote:
Its certainly a bad time to sell him and would hurt us so the price has to take that into account. I'm not hoping this happens but if it did I'd be ok with it as long as signed an improvement in January. Although I do think getting the ideal Xhaka replacement will be a tough task.

Could potentially get Neves as a like for like at that price.

Meatwad

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Please accept! We have to move him on

that belongs in the houseboat thread.

he cites posting some translation of luiz talking about his lowest moment as proof of his credibility because DiMarzio posted the same story in italian.

that kinda logic reduces his credibility, even if he wasn't posting unbelievable nonsense in the first place.

Claudius

Muswell Hill Gooner wrote:
The time to have got rid was this summer with a much better upgrade, Ndombele, available. As it is, spurs got him and strengthened by the looks of things. No nonsense about taking a season to adapt. First touch in pre-season was an assist followed by the all important first goal in the first game of the season. Compare that to Xhaka who has taken 3 years to just become adequate (if that!).

Painful to see. He struck that goal beautifully. There is absolutely no question he will be a top midfielder. And they probably bought Ndombele for about the same price as Xhaka if you look at overall football price inflation since we bought Xhaka.

The way we rotated Iwobi is how we should’ve dealt with Xhaka and Mustafi long ago. A competitive organization recognizes recruiting mistakes quickly and acts decisively

Burnwinter

We should expect the possibility that talents of the calibre of Xhaka or Iwobi might be leaving every summer.

flobaba

We don’t have many players of that profile now though. The dross is already out for the most part. Maybe AMN, don’t think he’ll ever be first team starting material but he can make a decent cover player and we need to keep that type of player around.

Burnwinter

Completely agree. But that's just a sign we need to be bringing in players at or above that level—the Salibas and Upamecanos and Ruganis of this world. To consistently bring in elite level players we need to expect to be turning over top level players.

Anzac

If Ceballos is more a like for like re Cazorla, then we already have our replacement for Xhaka.

lorddulaarsenal

Khedira is going to sign for us

Claudius

Links? I've been hearing that he has impressed the gaffer and Sarri is going to keep him. The guy is a survivor.

lorddulaarsenal

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.caughtoffside.com/2019/08/11/khedira-to-arsenal-on-free-transfer/amp/

Qwiss

Burnwinter wrote:
Completely agree. But that's just a sign we need to be bringing in players at or above that level—the Salibas and Upamecanos and Ruganis of this world. To consistently bring in elite level players we need to expect to be turning over top level players.

None of those players are currently playing at a higher level though, maybe Upamecanos but even then he's probably not at the level Xhaka was in Germany. You bring in players like Saliba in the hope they realise their potential and hit the top level but every squad carries a few mid tier players.

mdgoonah41

so what is the rule on transfers? you cant bring anyone in on an actual transfer, but you can sign free agents? what about loans?

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