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Fair point, I think a lot of us are still pissed off how the season ended and it could also be the case of the grass is greener on the other side.
At the same time you could argue we have all been guilty of over hyping some players too.
But if we are looking for replacements or looking to bolster positions it’s a reason for that and Arteta sees somethings he doesn’t like either.
I much prefer this, albeit cutthroat, method than Wenger’s Father approach of praying they get good one day (see Mustafi).
But even Wenger would do moves like this. Look at the Auba signing when we just signed Laca the year before.
Trust me, when we signed Kiowr no-one put Saliba down as he is universally accepted as quality.