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Youth team development

Pepe LeFrits

I wonder if he'll feature in either of the domestic cups next season.

Qwiss

Pepe LeFrits could possibly go on loan.

lorddulaarsenal

Massive news

goon

Qwiss

He won't be 17 until March 2024! Probably too early for a loan, most clubs will be too scared to use someone so young.

U23's, some League Cup action and then maybe a loan in 24/25.

Qwiss

goon yeah fair point. A league cup run out would be great then.

Pepe LeFrits

Meatwad

Pepe LeFrits
glad to see him and his parents have sense. i was beginning to wonder. lucrative financial offers at this stage don't compare to even the contract that eddie signed last year and reiss this year.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Thank goodness. This kid's hype is justified.

Sicario2 - Tier 1

From losing the title, the feel good factor at Arsenal keeps on coming.

We got to keep up this momentum throughout the summer, solidify a few more signings, make sure our outgoings are acceptable and we don’t go and sell a key player out of nowhere, do well in pre-season matches like thumping Utd in the states, win the Charity shield with MOM performance from Kai/Dec, show City who is boss in the process and go into the season on a massive high.

Last time this kind of momentum took us to 50 points in the first half of the season!

Clrnc

Hmmm Balogun deleted all mentions of Arsenal in his IG, all posts of Arsenal and also his bio updated to just USMNT.

Oh well

Claudius

Clrnc let’s get him sold. He’s our highest value piece that we can nove this summer

Burnwinter

Claudius Find his attitude annoying, like this stuff about deleting everything Arsenal from his life without a word. If you're not good enough you don't make it, that's that, show some respect.

Big Willie

The big signings keep on rolling in.

lorddulaarsenal

Big Willie would a smile have hurt?

goon

Burnwinter

Remember the drama over his renewal? He’s good at creating hype around himself that’s for sure.

Don Pacifico

lorddulaarsenal he's smiling in the first picture. Life at Arsenal has clearly beaten the smile out of him.

Burnwinter

goon Not gonna say he's a bad guy or write him off, but his Ligue 1 record and the type of goals he was scoring there wouldn't stack up so well with how we play now, and we don't need another second string striker with the added bonus of high expectations and a bit of a fragile ego.

Meatwad

flobaba

Meatwad
I don't see it. So, at the moment what are his elite traits? It's not finishing. His pace is decent, not electric. His technique is okay. So why are we all talking so much about him? Youth team and French league? Comparing his stats last year with Harry Kanes for 2015/2016 season. They aren't nearly as close as the guy whose shirt says Unserious would have you believe. Kane grandfathers him in nearly all departments. And Kane was playing in the premiership. 25 goals vs 21 goals. Forward Passing 264 vs 106, and that's where he is supposed to compare favorably.

I don't see it yet. A very poor man's harry Kane maybe. He gives us an option that's slightly different to Jesus or Nketiah , but he has no elite qualities that makes me want to keep at all costs especially if he's going to be such a prima Donna about every thing. Not worth the headache. If he turns out to be a world beater, good for him. We'll be alright.

Burnwinter

flobaba Not worth the headache. If he turns out to be a world beater, good for him. We'll be alright.

For any player you've got two career curves: hype and footballing ability. In at least some cases, the trick's to sell right when people are making videos like the one above saying Balogun's the next Kane etc.

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