We are approaching the Dominic Calvin Lewin or bust hours

  • Dom

  • Post #1051
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Emery sounds like he's urging Arsenal to bid higher for Watkins.

yeah doesn't exactly sound like a closed door

    • Qwiss

    • Post #1053

    Hopefully we can get it done before the weekend.

    Gazza M we’re doubling down on bore bore bore then cross it in and hope someone gets a head on it tactic. #midblockbuster

        • naz

        • Post #1055

        This could be a smokescreen too. Something is fishy about it. The timing of it is off unless we're actually inept at transfers. Why wait so long to make a bid and why today when Duran is known to be leaving. Something doesn't add up.

        Could be we know it was going to be rejected and we're bluffing to get another target? Try to force another club or player's hand? This is such an odd bid and rumor.

        • CPM replied to this.

          • naz

          • Post #1056

          Ollie Watkins is not a 60 million pound player also

            naz did you see the Duran fee, the Marmoush fee? There is a basic supply and demand thing happening here. There are no strikers.

            Back to Watkins. He had 19 goals and 15 assists last season. When is the last time an Arsenal player pulled numbers close to that?

                • CPM

                • Post #1058

                Watkins doesn't need to be an elite player to make a huge impact for us. The question is whether he's past his prime, or he has another 2.5 years at the level he's shown recently.

                  • CPM

                  • Post #1059

                  naz Apparently we made our bid on Monday.

                    CPM some of his underlying went up this season. And he had a late entry to top level ball. Usually has short seasons. I think he has a bit left in the tank.

                      Waiting years for a striker to come in and for that striker to be a second hand Ollie Watkins is most underwhelming.

                      He neither brings “are you mad?” pace, nor magic in his boots. He doesn’t even get close to maxing out on physical brutishness which would compliment our style.

                      Claudius yeah and the odds are that was probably his career year. let's not re-havertz ourselves

                        flobaba we're cheesing those whipped in-swingers so goddam much, from open play and corners

                          Claudius Back to Watkins. He had 19 goals and 15 assists last season. When is the last time an Arsenal player pulled numbers close to that?

                          He's proven quality but he's the wrong profile. He's too old and this contract would be his big career payoff. The motivational risks are high, unless he's an unusual character we just end up with another overpaid passenger up front.

                              • Qwiss

                              • Post #1065

                              naz he's a better CF than our €65m one. Miles better than our €50m CF. I think €60m is a good price for Watkins tbh. Who's better that we can get for less?

                                  Qwiss you wouldn't rather take a chance on gyokeres for example? better age profile if nothing else

                                      • Qwiss

                                      • Post #1067

                                      Gazza M at this stage I'd take a chance on him but his buy out is £70m and I'd be over the moon if he came in and was as good as Watkins.

                                        Gazza M perhaps. but i have not seen Gyokeres even linked with anyone. Hopefully after tonight tomorrow lunch time once teams know their European fates, we will see a lot more activity. What we know is

                                        • Leipzig are out of Europe, but they are 5th in Germany and Sesko has 8 goals. So how do they balance that?
                                        • Bayern are competing everywhere, but don't use Tel
                                        • PSG are competing everywhere, and just got Kvara in Barcola's position
                                        • Juve are through. They started Vlahovic yesterday, but he played 32 minutes in the 3 games before that

                                        So there are options. But if it was my money, I would take Watkins of this lot right now based on him being an Arsenal fan who is the 3rd best forward in England last 2 seasons.

                                          • JazzG

                                          • Post #1069

                                          Burnwinter Those are serious numbers he put up last season, he is 29 and from an age point of view is the wrong profile. But his hold up play is excellent, he is good in transition and he fits right in from day 1.

                                          He might only give us 2 or 3 top seasons so from that point of view £60m is steep. He probably wouldn't be my first choice for a striker but we don't know what is going on in the market. I know some desperately want Isak but I think Newcastle will sell Gordon and Bruno before they sell him and they are backed by the Saudis, even £150m they could laugh off. We do need to a sign a younger CF as well so I do understand the reservations of blowing our money on Watkins. Someone like Jhon Duran would have been more ideal imo.