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BWooley

A fourth scenario is that Arteta is planning to revert to 3-4-3 for good (perhaps it's the driver for your scenario#2).

flobaba

I heard trolley go *ding ding when I read the last scenario.

goon

jones wrote:
You're not bidding 40m at the start of the window because they're "more willing" come on. There are three scenarios I can think of where this makes sense

we're looking to spend ridiculous money this summer (which you hope but is not very likely)

Arteta thinks centre back is a priority (which you think is not the case but is likely)

we don't know what the fuck we're doing, there's no plan and agents are running the club

Nah, I think point two is also likely. You don't spend £50m on a centre back if you don't think it's a priority one way or the other. I just don't think it's a case either or.

Charles Whatts says second bids for White and Lokonga are coming.

It's worth remembering that even conservative (bad selling club) estimate for how much money we could make from sales this summer is £80m odd and that's excluding a big cut in the wage bill.

Clrnc

CB is definitely our priority. We have been linked with so many CBs since the season ended its unreal, and all credible links.

I also do happen to think point 1 is likely, because Kroenke is a proud man and he won't dare to promise a crazy summer to appease the fans without actually wanting to do it. You definitely don't spend 40m on a CB if you are broke. The warchest is open. Anyway most Brighton fans are upset about losing him even for 40m, but 50m and they wouldn't have a choice. Think we will get it done for about 45m + add-ons.

No wonder they rejected 25m from Leeds last summer.

Lokonga would probably be done too, a small difference in valuation only.

Clrnc

By the way we have an unreal obsession with CBs. Even a big part of our new signings for youth teams are CB 😆

We are also the club that signed the most CBs since 2018 in the entire europe FFS

Rohit

One of Saliba or Holding will not be here next season if we get White indeed. We don't need 5 CBs for the season when we aren't involved in Europe.

KingslandBarge

We deserve answers about Saliba. Unless there is something we don't know, this is heading towards an embarrassing moment for Arsenal, a frustration for fans and who knows what inadvertent damage it does for future recruitment from France.

If we're transferring Holding than it really ought to be for a fair sum.

Clrnc

Wheatley moving in for the kill.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Ok, so a third choice CM. Who's our Xhaka replacement?

KingslandBarge

Yeah can't shake off the oddity of pursuing someone who's on the face it a 3rd choice CM, particularly when one of Guendouzi or Torriera as reserve central midfielders are exceptional/above average options. Learn to love what you have if you can Mikel? Its the strategy for the starting configuration I'd love to understand more. Again, maintaining faith, trust - hopefully its a madisoness of some sort.

goon

I think people need to let go of the idea that you peruse 1 target first and then move onto the next ect. That’s a strategy that will just lead to failure. There is absolutely nothing stopping you from going after multiple targets of different levels of priority other than a severely constrained budget.

goon

Clrnc wrote:

Wheatley moving in for the kill.

Looks like Josh wants to be loved.

Ray

Are we really going to make White one of the most expensive CB’s in world football. Pep set the trend woth Laporte and Dias, I can’t help but think mini pep is just trying to copy him.

FEBravo

Ray wrote:
Are we really going to make White one of the most expensive CB’s in world football. Pep set the trend woth Laporte and Dias, I can’t help but think mini pep is just trying to copy him.

thought it was poundland pep?

KingslandBarge

goon wrote:
I think people need to let go of the idea that you peruse 1 target first and then move onto the next ect. That’s a strategy that will just lead to failure. There is absolutely nothing stopping you from going after multiple targets of different levels of priority other than a severely constrained budget.

Its a good point and I'd like to think most of us can appreciate a big club's pursuit of multiple open case files. Also the nature of dominos and chain reactions for big players later in the windows. That doesn't change what we're reading about Arsenal's activity (baseless rumor mill or partly authentic) from seeming a bit novel. At least to me. I think the volume of outs will be high, the cost of ins will be high. Perhaps a contrast to much of the messaging from reporters and clubs spokespersons in recent windows which tended to be a case of raise funds to use funds. Also for me it doesn't the change the strange optics of current activity. Put Saliba, and one of Torriera/Guendouzi on the United, Spurs or Liverpool bench and they improve. For whatever reason, its not trending the same on ours.

Gazza M

these new school coaches are annoyingly ass backwards thanks to pep, so obsessed with perfecting playing out from the back

Ray

If we're really going to be spending £70m on White and Lokonga, surely we could just use that on Grealish.

goon

The Mail say we think we can get Maddison over the line for around £60m, and is apparently our main summer target…

This is going to be a fun summer.

Captain

Can't say I follow leicester much, but I've seen Maddison once at the Emirates and he was head and shoulders the best player on the pitch that day.

goon

Confirmed by Wheatley now.

Maddison is a terrific player, and more of what I’d like in a No.10 than Odegaard.

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