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Clrnc

jones wrote:
35m for Tchouameni is a steal.

Would imagine Brighton wants more for Bissouma too. Papers quoting 40m.

In a market where Soumare costs 18m pounds for Leicester we shouldn't be paying more than 20m for Bissouma.

Really hoping Romano is right though, there are much more attractive CM options out there

Bosscielny

Claudius wrote:
I agree, Boss.

I suspect Willock will be this summer’s Emi Martinez. European teams will still be broke. English teams will have money and interest in Willock. Rather than sit around waiting for money that might never arrive for Xhaka, Laca and Bellerin, we will cash in Willock

Yeah, unfortunately, i can see that happening too. Hopefully we exhaust all our other options (Guendo, Torreira, etc) before resorting to moving Willock.

I can also see him being a bit of a books leveller at the end of the window, if we have a big one, similar to Iwobi a couple of years back.

I don’t think i’ll be too happy about it if/when it does happen, but if selling Willock means we can tick all our boxes (cam, cm, rb and lb) then i guess it is what it is.

Bosscielny

Clrnc wrote:
jones wrote:
35m for Tchouameni is a steal.

Would imagine Brighton wants more for Bissouma too. Papers quoting 40m.

In a market where Soumare costs 18m pounds for Leicester we shouldn't be paying more than 20m for Bissouma.

Really hoping Romano is right though, there are much more attractive CM options out there

Have there been any other CM’s linked with us? Just him so far, yeah? It’ll be interesting to see who else he could be referring to.

Klaus

Could be he's referring to Buendia or Ødegaard possibly, "midfielder" is vague enough that any type of player could fit.

Bosscielny

That’s kind of what i was thinking too, i just didn’t want to believe it haha.

Bosscielny

Not that i don’t want a CAM, but i want one as well as a CM, not instead of.

goon

I’ve a feeling we’re going to overload the squad with technical ability, which is no bad thing to be fair. Bissouma is actually pretty good technically, but I’m assuming Romano means we’re going for someone who’s more recognised for that being a speciality.

Rohit

I would personally love that. No links yet so hard to imagine what we are thinking about shape. I doubt Arteta is brave enough to play both Buendia and Ødegaard with Partey behind the forward line.

mentalvortex

BWooley wrote:
Lacazette and Martinelli presumably. Speaking of midfielders, looks like Tchouameni is Chelsea bound for 35M? Claude - thought you rated him very highly?

A lot of French journos regard him as the real successor of Paddy Vieira.

lorddulaarsenal

Qwiss! wrote:
Clrnc wrote:

Good to hear that Bissouma is not our first choice. We should be looking at a more technically accomplished passer to replace Xhaka.

We are going to end up with a shit, powderpuff midfield again.

Bissouma’s a no brainer isn’t he.

If Partey is out for any length of time we wouldn’t have cover for him.

Don Pacifico

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Qwiss! wrote:
We are going to end up with a shit, powderpuff midfield again.

Bissouma’s a no brainer isn’t he.

If Partey is out for any length of time we wouldn’t have cover for him.

What if Party is away at ACON and Bissouma is too?

Claudius

Don Pacifico wrote:
@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Bissouma’s a no brainer isn’t he.

If Partey is out for any length of time we wouldn’t have cover for him.

What if Party is away at ACON and Bissouma is too?

That’s why you keep Xhaka. Sell Elneny because he’s Africa-bound as well.
Also, this is why one of the French boys like Soumare / Tchouameni made sense. Or someone like Bruno from Lyon. But Aulas!

goon

Surely it makes more sense to just buy someone who isn't AFCON tied though? If there's interest in Xhaka this summer, which there seems to be plenty, then he has to go.

RowJimmy

As long as he hasn't actually signed for Chelsea, we should be bidding for Tchouaméni. He's exactly what we need.

lorddulaarsenal

Don Pacifico wrote:
@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Bissouma’s a no brainer isn’t he.

If Partey is out for any length of time we wouldn’t have cover for him.

What if Party is away at ACON and Bissouma is too?

Not worried about AFCON absence I mean injuries.

Don Pacifico

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Don Pacifico wrote:
What if Party is away at ACON and Bissouma is too?

Not worried about AFCON absence I mean injuries.

But then who is our midfield at the turn of the year?

I'm with goon, just get someone who isn't AFCON tied.

GooneriC

We will end up with a cut price Sander Berge

lorddulaarsenal

Don Pacifico wrote:
@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Not worried about AFCON absence I mean injuries.

But then who is our midfield at the turn of the year?

I'm with goon, just get someone who isn't AFCON tied.

Azeez, Willock, Maitland-Niles and Chambers could cover for a while

Don Pacifico

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Don Pacifico wrote:
But then who is our midfield at the turn of the year?

I'm with goon, just get someone who isn't AFCON tied.

Azeez, Willock, Maitland-Niles and Chambers could cover for a while

I don't for one second believe you genuinely think that's sufficient. ;D

lorddulaarsenal

Definitely do for a few weeks. It’s certainly not worth avoiding a player if you think he’d be the better fit

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