The Arsenal Thread XIX

The problem is that 6-10m for Aurier will be taken from our current priorities of a DM, ST and LW. Not to mention the CB backup for Verm, especially as Sagna was 4th choice CB too.

In an ideal world we'd let Sagna go and I'd be fine with it because we'll adequately replace him. But you know we won't adequately replace him, whomever we get will take a season to bed in at least.

Kicking the can down the road then aren't we? Sagna will have to be replaced eventually and as I understand it Aurier is in demand all over Europe but wants to join AFC. Bit silly to pass the opportunity imo. Will Sagna be performing at the £100k/week level in 3 years time? Is he even now? Aurier will probably go right to the top in the meantime.

In terms of Sagna at CB, well in 3 years time Mert will be 32, Koscielny/Vermaelen 31 and Sagna 34. Surely the smart move is to buy a promising 21 year old CB now so we have some continuity at the back rather than all our CBS going over the cliff at once?

£6m is absolute peanuts to AFC with our reserves. If Arsenal spend £100m this summer there'll still be a good £50m hanging about at a time when our revenues are increasing massively. If we dont sign a DM/ST/LW then it wont be because we spent £6m on a new RB. And as I say, over 3 years well recoup it in saved wages so for accountancy purposes it's the equivalent of sticking £6m in a bond and being repaid £40k off it a week for 3 years. I think Wenger is smart enough to see that.

Like I said I agree in principle, but I don't see us getting the 7 players we're going to need in the summer.

Like I said I agree in principle, but I don't see us getting the 7 players we're going to need in the summer.

Which 7 are they?

RB, back up LB, back up CB?

DM, LW, striker?

who's the last one?

Which 7 are they?

RB, back up LB, back up CB?

DM, LW, striker?

who's the last one?

replacement for Fabianski

Like I said I agree in principle, but I don't see us getting the 7 players we're going to need in the summer.

Which 7 are they?

RB, back up LB, back up CB?

DM, LW, striker?

who's the last one?

Which 7 are they?

RB, back up LB, back up CB?

DM, LW, striker?

who's the last one?

We wont get 7 no but ST/DM/CB/RB would be realistic given that we're losing Bendtner, Fabianski and Sagna and have long term positions to fill in the other positions.

At GK I can see us just signing Viviano permanently or promoting Martinez from the youth set up so no increase to the wage bill etc.




GK probably? As I say, we have a fella called Viviano on loan from Fiorentina who's recently earned Italian caps so I can see us just signing him as 2nd choice keeper tbh.

Cant see us replacing Monreal either. He's been very poor at times this season but his inherent level is alot better than that as he has showed fairly often for us. Just needs to find consistency.

meh not much of a position. What happened to Viviano?

Is this the same Viviano that used to play for Bologna? Used to be very highly rated. What the **** is he doing at you lot on loan, I doubt he's even got a game?

Monreal is atrocious. Go ahead and play him for 30 games a season given Gibbs' injury record. You won't get anywhere...

Loan deal terminates, and we have the option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. Although Palermo (the club he's being loaned from) will be in Serie A next year, meaning he could quite easily go back if he wants to play every game.

We probably won't get 7 players. We will definately get another striker and another goalkeeper and hopefully another central midfielder. That's three players.

We don't need another LB. RB & CB is contingent on Sagna and Vermaelen leaving, and Wenger could be tempted to bring back Joel Campbell if he wants to add depth to the flanks.

Think so. He was in demand all over apparently and has been capped for Italy in the last 2 years so must be alright. Hasn't played a single minute for us but he seems pretty chilled out(typical reserve GK...) and popular with the squad so he might just sign permanently. £4m and £30k a week should do the trick.

Monreal has been atrocious at times this season, but he's also played very well for us at other times(mainly last season) so I doubt we'll be shifting him for better or worse.

Doubt Verm will leave either tbh.

Jenkinson is a Championship player at best, for all this talk about him being 'Raw' maybe he's just not that good?!

When he was at Charlton, Palace opted not to buy him because they already had better in the squad at the time and didn't see him going up the divisions, similar to when he was in the conference. Listen to the last two Footballistically Arsenal podcasts Journos and those close to the clubs in question said it.

Jenks will probably go out on loan next season (Newcastle was mentioned previously) and Bellerin becomes the 2nd choice RB, which I have no issues with because that kid is quality and already better than Jenks imo.

I dont whether henry can be thought of as black

Someone you've not heard of before.

Btw NO Asain, Arab, Australians......i.e. NO NONE SOUTH AMERICAN, AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN have won the ballond'or before........... is that because they're........... dench as well?

Wow.



Your statement isn't clear, but if you're saying no arab has ever won the BdO, Zidane? North African, but still considered ethnically Arab I would have thought.