Paulinha

Clrnc

QuincyAbeyie It's the Fulham one. He is 28 going 29 in the summer but I am all for him to be honest, absolutely class DM. Still remember @Bryant spotting him during Euros 2020.

Won't come cheap though, Bayern had a 65m euros bid accepted but he has since signed a new contract and Fulham wants closer to 80m euros

Clrnc

QuincyAbeyie Yeah we wanted someone older

QuincyAbeyie

Clrnc I'm not necessarily against Palhinha. As you say he's great, but I find it weird that we find 25 years to be "too young".

DiabyKungFu

A clarification that Palhinha is the player he doesn't think we're signing due to his age.

QuincyAbeyie

DiabyKungFu that makes much more sense.

lorddulaarsenal

Would be a great signing though. Another big powerhouse

DiabyKungFu

lorddulaarsenal Would be a great signing though. Another big powerhouse

I really don't see the point at all in replacing Partey with a 28.5 year old. That seems like it would largely defeat the whole point. If we're going to get a player of this type, Amadou Onana seems like the obvious choice.

lorddulaarsenal

DiabyKungFu Paulinha is a better player for a start. Jorginho will go in the summer and probably Partey. Making room for Patino

Irishgunner

I quite like this guy - would be an excellent addition

lorddulaarsenal

We’d be a double hard bastard team to play against. Think Tet basically wants to merge the strengths of Wenger’s Arsenal and Pulis’ Stoke. He’s unlocking a new level in football

goon

Only think I'd say about age profile is that Rice is a 24 year old who is likely to start 90% of your games and probably finish most of your games too. There isn't really much point to signing a youngster there who wouldn't get the game time to develop. You may as well have someone ready made come in who can do a good job deputising for when Rice isn't available or needs a breather.

Basically think of what the likes of Jorginho and Trossard offer us now.

QuincyAbeyie

goon

goon Basically think of what Jorginho offers us now.

Oh God

lorddulaarsenal

———————-Raya
White—Saliba——-Gabriel—Tomiyasu
———————Paulinha
———-Havertz—-——Rice
Saka—————Toney———Martinelli

Insane physically that

Gazza M

not really impressed by this link. if we're replacing partey and looking for someone to partner rice, they need to be a pass master with some press resistance. rice is already a defensive bulwark, we don't really need to double down on that

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

I want a 21-23 year old Partey heir but with more reliable playmaking to boot.

Be great not to have to depend on one of our full backs doing the bulk of the playmaking.

banduan

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert I want a 21-23 year old Partey heir but with more reliable playmaking to boot.

this except we don't really need more reliable playmaking, Partey is plenty good. Basically need a younger, steadier less crocked Partey.

Clrnc

I don't think we need more 8s assuming we still have Vieira and ESR. We do need a Partey replacement and Palhinha suits it.

Although I feel with careful scouting we should be able to get someone younger and cheaper from Germany or France

Pepe LeFrits

Clrnc Although I feel with careful scouting we should be able to get someone younger and cheaper from Germany or France

Agree. Palhinha is a class player but he's the wrong profile for us. Too expensive and plays in a position where we're already well stocked.

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

Clrnc I don't think Vieira or ESR are it to be honest. Really disappointed in both for different reasons.

Burnwinter

We should avoid spending big money on players who won't be a lock in the first XI. Havertz is a sweetie-pie but it's fuckin' annoying having shelled out £65m on a player who wasn't a sure thing and isn't having an immediate impact—think about the contrast with Rice.

They're looking for a comparable fee for Paulinha and even in this topsy-turvy world, it's just not backup money.

JazzG

I understand why we want him but I'd rather we kept to signing players in the right age bracket, it is a policy that works well for us and shows as a club we are being run properly.

If we didn't have Rice then I'd kind of understand but we have one of, if not the best player in that role in the World so we don't need to spend big money for someone who turns 29 next year.