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Kepa Arrizabalaga

MistaT

Not fussing about backup keepers

RocktheCasbah

est that's the spirit, tally ho!

Meatwad

great signing.

Gurgen

For 5m this is a no brainer signing of course

Pepe LeFrits

Good to see us getting another important bit of work done early.

invisibleman18

So our transfer strategy is still to wait beside Chelsea's bins. What forwards are they throwing out this summer? I suppose Sterling will be on offer again.

Gunner89

In the context Bournemouth booted out Neto to us for a year to have him be first choice, it's an upgrade

However beyond his somewhat solid last season, he was dodgy AF for the 6 years prior

Even the comments on his madrid loan as a back-up, similar to what he will do here are not the best, putting it lightly

As long as his minutes in the league/CL transpire to what Neto's amounted to, it might be ok, any significant period he has to play for us, I might have more confidence in that hein chap

Don Pacifico

Barring an unlikely injury to Raya, this guy is only playing Carabao and FA Cup games. For £5m, we're buying someone very experienced who has played at the top level; we also don't have to divert funds away from the priority positions we need to address this summer. We're not getting anyone better who is willing to play second fiddle either.

It's not that deep.

Claudius

Like that we’ve pivoted quickly from the Garcia situation by finding a very experienced goalie who doesn’t restrict future planning.

JazzG

Claudius Spot on, Garcia was seen as someone who could develop under Raya and take his spot. The fact that so many top clubs were after him speaks of how highly he is rated and for a reasonable fee. That is what top clubs should do, always look for opportunities and be proactive at getting players in.

Didn’t work out so we moved onto a PL level keeper who a cheap fee.

Qwiss

Good business. Much more sensible than signing an expensive back up who'd stagnate.

Klaus

JazzG That is what top clubs should do, always look for opportunities and be proactive at getting players in.

But why goalkeepers? These pricks play until they're 90 anyway so there's no rush. Meanwhile the shelf life of a striker is 5-10 years. Take a big hit once like Liverpool did with Allison and move on. At some point someone has to put their foot down and tell Arteta he can't have any more keepers or fullbacks unless they're spare parts, and I think that's pretty much what happened.

JazzG

Klaus I think the view is Garcia will has it in him to become one of the best keepers in the world, Raya is a decent keeper but he is never gonna be among the elite.

Funny you mention Liverpool because last summer they did similar and signed the Valencia GK and loaned him back. He’s back at the club this summer and probably will work under Allison with a view to take over from him.

Klaus

JazzG But Liverpool aren't where we are right now. They haven't gone a couple of decades without winning the league. You can't swap your well-performing keeper every two years while you spend nothing in attack, and I'm happy someone in the club put a stop to this absolute nonsense. There has to be priorities.

Gazza M

Klaus we really tried to blow 70m on huijsen and Garcia, but luckily it fell apart. there's no justifying this kind of foolery any more

Don Pacifico

Gazza M if we needed Berta to come in to prevent that from happening, then it's a pretty damning indictment of Edu.

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