Jesus they look like a dodgy boy band

KingslandBarge wrote:

About to sign off 50 mil on this aspiring teen magician.

😆 😆 😆

Asterix wrote:

The Jamie Tartt character in Ted Lasso dresses just like that.

HAHA.. 😆

I don't think the fanbase has ever this been this downbeat about a big money signing ever. Even Mustafi and Xhaka had the majority of the fanbase onside when initially purchased.

Hope he proves us all wrong and builds a legacy here.

Him being a good player wouldn't really disprove anyone here. Arsenal signing proper players in all the positions we've felt lacking would however, as that would show that this isn't about allocation.

Imagine the outrage here if Sanllehi was still here. People would be 3000% certain this transfer is a money laundering scheme, with Pepe there was hype and clubs like Bayern Liverpool and Napoli after him how do you explain this transfer without anyone else sniffing around

I am not downbeat though, he's clearly very good and I thought he was England's best defender in their pre euro friendlies.

But if are splashing out on him we buy crap CM and AM then it's time to whine.

i'll be honest, my relative lack of excitement/interest in this transfer, and all of our business, is because arteta is still here. i dont think it matters what players we sign, hes a shit manager and we're going nowhere with him, so this all just feels like putting lipstick on a pig. i want arteta gone and a new manager with a clue in his place

I'm not high on Arteta, but for me my lack of interest is simply due to us yet again pissing about for an entire summer.

It never ever fucking changes. These Kroenke pricks were supposed to have had enough of our shocking league finishes, and attempt to salvage their investment.

Fan apathy will be through the roof this season.

Expect absolutely nothing from this club except lies and endless disappointment.

So tired I've had to edit twice.

Really weird post to make in the thread of our new £50m signing.

Tambourine Man wrote:

I don't think the fanbase has ever this been this downbeat about a big money signing ever. Even Mustafi and Xhaka had the majority of the fanbase onside when initially purchased.

Hope he proves us all wrong and builds a legacy here.

The funny thing is very few of the negative nellys seem to actually care whether he’s any good or not.

55m and 120k a week. Well at least theres one thing arteta learnt from pep, break transfer records and overspend on CB’s

goon wrote:
Tambourine Man wrote:

I don't think the fanbase has ever this been this downbeat about a big money signing ever. Even Mustafi and Xhaka had the majority of the fanbase onside when initially purchased.

Hope he proves us all wrong and builds a legacy here.

The funny thing is very few of the negative nellys seem to actually care whether he’s any good or not.

Is there literally even one person on this forum who doesn't think he's any good?

I don’t know, but my point is his quality and ability seems to be a side issue, which is quite incredible if you think about it.

I think it's quite incredible that the standard answer to those who care about his price is usually "so what? It's not your money", like they're ignoring the fact that money isn't infinite and that there's a maximum spending number that will need to be distributed on the signings we need.

And of course there are two possible truths, either money to buy all the players we want is available or it isn't. If it is it would indeed be laughable for any Arsenal supporter to care about his price because it's not our wallet, but if it isn't then obviously those who think we should've recalled Saliba will care that we're taking 50m from what could be used elsewhere.

Even aside from all this, we're apparently very picky when it comes to CB signings. It's not exclusive to White, we have people on here not rating Varane and Kounde as well.

Yeah, but it's pretty clear that's not really the main concern for many of the naysayers. It's all about how it looks, how it compares, perceived value, the vibes etc.

I also don't see that as a legitimate reason to be annoyed. All signs, reports and rumours point to us still being in for a CM, a CAM a keeper and potentially a RB and CF. We may not sign all of them, but I find it hard to believe it's going to be because Edu can't do the sums.

I kind of meant that Edu/whoever's in charge prioritized differently than many fans rather than being bad at maths, but sure.

I think it should have become pretty clear that midfield is high in the list of priorities to improve the moment it became evident that we're selling Xhaka.