Pretty underwhelming signing for me, but Arteta has earned some trust on this. I guess he has a relationship with the player and really believes he fits a role in the system. Maybe he's a player for Europa and easier games as others have mentioned. I just think we'd want someone who is athletic and can play long passes. Too Emirates-Wengerish for me.

But IMO even if we got Caicedo, it would be very hard for us to win the league if Partey can't play the majority of our remaining matches (especially the big ones). He's so integral to how we play.

the good thing is we control the shape and tempo of most games, and that's the environment jorginho works pretty well in. it's why pep wanted him at city before they got rodri. at Europa League level he can be an important rudder for the team. ideally he's only ever back-up in league games

we've brought up the floor with guys like trossard and jorginho. in the summer its time to raise the roof

I am Arsenal Till I Die
Top post this. Agree with everything you said.

Other thing with Jorginho is he will bring the necessary work ethic. I once watched an interview with him and his mother. You could tell that this was a highly ambitious, determined, resourceful, family-oriented guy. He’s not John terry leaving his SUV in the people with disabilities parking.

    Do not like him but for the first time in a long time, I trust the coach. If he thinks he can do a job for us...then ok.

    Good player, good deal. Gives us necessary depth in the short term.

    Hi guys, happy new year.

    I wanted to wait until the end of the window to write again as usually transfer windows piss me off when 80% of the time we dont buy the players we need.

    This transfer window has been good imo. It may not look as good due to Chelsea buying 100 players. But much better than Jan 2008 and Jan 2016 (our last 'title challenging' seasons). Much better than last Jan as well of course.

    Anyway, bit gutted we didnt grab the Ukrainian Wizard but I have wishlisted Trossard for over a year now so was ecstatic we signed the Belgian as I really, really rate him. As we've seen already he is going to be an asset for us and is coming in at the absolute peak of his powers. Hope he goes on a Red Head Freddie goalscroring run of Spring 2002...

    Happy with Jorg as well, think that will prove to be a shrewd signing, he may be slightly underrated on here but his quality will come through in time. The guy was a major reason Italy won the Euros imo.

    Hope everyone has kept well, what a time to support our club. Re title race, lets fucking go for it, we got nothing to lose, we got an unreal chance now, unreal. This could be a once in a 10-15 year opportunity, let go for it and have no regrets.

    COYG!

    P.S: Auba is shit.

    Seems we’ve had interest for a while. Arteta knows how to pick them, so I’m hopeful that this will work out.

    Good thing is he should just slot in like a glove without needing any adaptation. Much easier to fit into to a functioning side as well. Will be interesting to see if Arteta is more willing to sub Partey off now, best way to protect him.

      Sounds like he was well respected in the Chelsea dressing room, a positive strong voice in the dressing room certainly will help in the last stretch of the season.

      Pepe LeFrits

      He turned 31 a month ago, he's in his prime for the position he plays and the type of player he is.

      A player like Jorginho is nothing without structure around him. He simply isn't a well rounded enough player to thrive in a hopeless, messy Chelsea team. And he would have been a complete disaster here 3 years ago, too.

      But in this side... he really could be something.

      Delighted to see he's another big character and leader also. We're making a habit out of collecting those.

          14 days later

          Nice full debut. Finds players between the lines well.

          Mac Allister, Kudus or SMS needed this summer

          Still think he, Xhaka and Zinky is a balance issue but Jorginho isn't the one I'd rest right now.