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Rating the summer window

Coombs

Klaus I said back in April or so that all I wanted was Gyökeres, Zubimendi and Eze.

I was in exactly the same place - last summer!

Except I still wanted Isak more, but still.

Don Pacifico

Don Pacifico one other point: we're all forgetting the fact that other than Tavares, we're yet to make any sales!

Need to bring some decent money in to get a good rating.

Klaus

Don Pacifico But why? We're not in need of money.

We might have to leave some fringe player outside the squad altogether in the end but who cares honestly. We can only register 25 players. It's their own fault if they don't want to move. Sales are only relevant if incomings depend on them, which they clearly don't this summer. I couldn't care less about whatever Fabio Vieira is up to in London over the next year as long as we land our big targets.

Sicario2

Extending Saka and Saliba will also add a half point for me

Don Pacifico

Klaus because longer term, that isn't a sustainable strategy and PSR exists. But appreciate people's mileage on that varies.

Qwiss

RocktheCasbah yeah if we sell Saka tomorrow its a 0.

Klaus But why? We're not in need of money.

We are very tight on PSR at the moment. We need to make sales or we'll be fucked in future windows.

RocktheCasbah I get the feeling they are very confident on some of the sales and that's why they've gone ahead with the Eze deal.

Klaus

Don Pacifico Yeah fair enough. I just don't think it affects the rating of this window. By all accounts we're not worried at all about PSR.

I'd forgotten we still had Tavares on our books this summer btw. The bloody state of our Portugal signings under Edu. We went for the Nuno Tavares at Benfica who couldn't run in a straight line instead of the Nuno Tavares Mendes at Sporting who is now the best leftback in the world.

RocktheCasbah

Klaus watched a podcast with Ornstein earlier, he said PSR is not a problem for us this summer, we've got headroom there and we could sell players in the January window and that contribute to our accounting numbers. What could be a problem is UEFA's FFP rules.

You like to think though that with the players who have come in, the guys surplus to requirements will know exactly their place, or lack of it, in the pecking order. I mean that Zinchenko extra chapter is a proper "come and get me" cry for help, isn't it?

Burnwinter

RocktheCasbah I mean that Zinchenko extra chapter is a proper "come and get me" cry for help, isn't it?

Yeah, having a published biography you're updating in real-time with whining about your current workplace and colleagues is very 2025 ...

RocktheCasbah

Qwiss I get the feeling they are very confident on some of the sales and that's why they've gone ahead with the Eze deal.

Yeah, obviously Arteta says a few weeks back some players had to leave, didn't he? So we've obviously been looking to get going on that for a while.

RocktheCasbah

Qwiss yeah if we sell Saka tomorrow its a 0

WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SAY THAT??!

daredevil

Qwiss

Have a feeling we are going to see a big departure.

daredevil

Coombs

We had our chance with Enrique, but we went for Emery instead.

Coombs

daredevil tomorrow never dies.

lorddulaarsenal

We now have a supreme squad. Will be hard to improve it in future windows so I’d expect the turnover of players to vastly reduce

Sicario2

lorddulaarsenal let’s see, football moves quickly and things don’t always plan out like they seem. Next summer we could still be in the market for a proper LW and sadly a Saliba replacement although I pray he signs a new contract.

awooga83

I still don't think we've made the improvement to the LW which is a big issue. I also agree with Dom in that I'm uncertain about what Gyokeres level is although I concede that neither of the options were definite game changers so I don't have an issue with making your choice in that position. As such it's probably an 8/10 for me personally.

RocktheCasbah

awooga83 praise indeed! 😁

Sicario2

8.5/10 overall.

lorddulaarsenal

8/10

Focus on the next incomings should be

1) Left sided attack upgrade
2) Raya upgrade
3) Norgaard upgrade

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

lorddulaarsenal possibly a White upgrade too.

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