My sources tell me we came to a player sharing agreement. Convenient for both parties.

Being reported all over the place now. This summer is off to a fun start 🙁

He’s shit anyway, championship level.

Grealish, if he stays and Buendia are a top duo. We better have more inspiring options.

Rohit wrote:

Grealish, if he stays and Buendia are a top duo. We better have more inspiring options.

Don’t worry. We are going to be ruthless this summer.

Rohit wrote:

Grealish, if he stays and Buendia are a top duo. We better have more inspiring options.

The worry is this is another Suarez/Huiguain scenario where we pass up on someone lower down on the shortlist hoping to sign our first choice, only to miss out on both.

Yes, and we know there are only so many options, PL proven, who will be willing to come to a side without European football who can immediately come in and make a difference.

Can't believe people think he would automatically join us if we want him. 😆 We are not that different from Villa these days, both mid tables. Money will make the difference.

I fucking hate this club.

so what now then? brandt, sabitzer, aouar and camavinga are the names still out there

bit disappointed as this one felt like low hanging fruit

Gazza M wrote:

so what now then? brandt, sabitzer, aouar and camavinga are the names still out there

bit disappointed as this one felt like low hanging fruit

Only Brandt in the same mould. We need a creative player and a midfielder. I thought it was Buendia/ Ødegaard and a midfielder to challenge/ replace Xhaka. 

We really need to find a gem who has gone unnoticed as unlikely as that is. We were doing that before it became fashionable for the Leicesters of the world.

Brandt is not at the same level IMO.

Hard to think of another playmaker out there of this level that is linked to us and available.

Klaus wrote:

I fucking hate this club.

I mean just what the fuck are the positives these days? That I'm able to turn games off before half time so regularly?

Clrnc wrote:

Brandt is not at the same level IMO.

I know. Just in the same mould. 

I would be less bothered by this if our indecisiveness wasn't par for the course. It's a really poor way of operating. 

Bunch of ditherers.

Loser mentality at the club.

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

He's rubbish 

If not Buendia, then we have to get Ødegaard back. I am reading a lot of people now opine that this means we are never really seriously in for Buendia. I personally find that ridiculous. We wouldn't make a £30 Mn opening bid if we didn't want him enough. Unless there is a better option at the incremental money it would take to land Buendia, we are just shooting ourselves in the head.

Everyone seems to be reporting they accepted 30m from Villa. I don't get it.

Coombs wrote:

Everyone seems to be reporting they accepted 30m from Villa. I don't get it.

35 Mn plus add ons is what I read 

I saw 35m euros plus add ons. Even if it is 35m pounds, it still doesn't make sense. We can obviously compete with that.

BBC confirming £30m.

What the fuck.

Well, at least Willian is still here.

This is hilarious. The only thing that would make sense to me is he might’ve looked at our forwards and been unclear about his starting role.
One hopes we an nail down Odegaard.

Seriously though.

Let’s play Willock. This compilation from his time at Newcastle is as good as anything you’ll see

We need someone who can comfortably play wide or centrally, Buendia was ideal. Or Maddison.

Midfield of Bissouma, Partey and Willock.

Get Pepe and Saka flanking Auba and we’re good

[sarcasm] BWooley's source says our Brazilian DoF don't want any Argies at the club and that's why Martinez was sold last summer and no to Buendia this summer [/sarcasm]

Ray wrote:

We need someone who can comfortably play wide or centrally, Buendia was ideal. Or Maddison.

Maddison is an incredible shout. I read somewhere that he might be available for £40m. I would love him here 

Hopefully we missed out on Buendia because Luis Campos is joining and has an alternate option in mind who is better (of course not, but one can dream till we land Fekir).

I can't believe we have passed up on him at that value. It better be worth it.

Rohit wrote:

I can't believe we have passed up on him at that value. It better be worth it.

I think he passed up on us, mate 

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Midfield of Bissouma, Partey and Willock.

Get Pepe and Saka flanking Auba and we’re good

We struggled to create chances this season. Bottom half going forward. That's where we will stay with that line up. 

Rohit wrote:
@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Midfield of Bissouma, Partey and Willock.

Get Pepe and Saka flanking Auba and we’re good

We struggled to create chances this season. Bottom half going forward. That's where we will stay with that line up. 

You’d need a Fabregas type in place of Partey to make this work