Asterix He ain't getting 40k anywhere. Horrible player
He basically wants a pay out.
Understandable. He's done at the top level, I wouldn't end my 100k-a-week contract either in his position.
Was always confident he had a role to play. Arteta's treated his recovery the way he dealt with Martinelli
I think this is why we're not seeing any links to Maddison - Arteta sees him as the main alternative to Odegaard. I suspect the stories about him training as an 8 for the Xhaka role are to help ensure he's versatile enough to play enough games to keep him happy.
https://dailycannon.com/2023/06/bayern-munich-make-offer-for-granit-xhaka/
Bayern fancy a bit of King Granit
Nice bit of common sense
Would explain why Xhaka's departure hasn't been confirmed by the club yet but can't imagine (a) that Leverkusen will be willing to wait all summer or that (b) that we'll be able to sign a Rice/Caicedo quickly.
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I don’t buy it personally and think the premise is dumb. If you’re willing to sell then sell, and back yourself to do what you need to do.
goon I remember the summer we sold Vieira and then failed to sign Baptista. Sometimes circumstances conspire, agents play you (etc.).
What I'm saying is that I think it's a sound strategy, I'm just not sure we're actually employing it in this case.
goon Why would it be dumb?
They are just trying to get a fair price. Xhaka was one of the top mids in the league this season.
Don Pacifico thank goodness we didn't have The Beast come in to be our main midfield general. Did you see his first touch the following season for us? 😂
Don Pacifico
What we did in latter day Wenger era in the transfer market defied any sense and logic…
I don’t think Arteta will be turn around and say ‘let’s keep our powder dry because he have Charlie Patino who can do a job’
https://m.lalaziosiamonoi.it/il-punto-di/calciomercato-lazio-sarri-sogna-jorginho-la-posizione-della-societa-183791
Sarri wants Jorginho at Lazio - great input but happy to move him on and bolster the midfield with younger players
Xhaka out - Rice in Jorginho out - Caicedo in
QuincyAbeyie If we somehow pull this off this summer, our midfield is set for the next 3-5 years. The change in athleticism and energy in our midfield would be incredible. Just imagining how aggressively we could press teams with those two in addition to our forward line is mouth watering.
Might rival Vieira - Petit as the best central midfield pairing I've seen at Arsenal.
Vieira and Gilberto also wasn't bad. 😉
