Arsenal Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2024/25

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122555968#Comment_122555968

Nah it seems to have originated from some weird Spanish outlet. No idea how they'd have any sort of inside track into a deal between Arsenal and Pool whatsoever. None of the more reliable journos have mentioned even a word about it at all.

Necro

On outgoings it looks like Ramsdale to Southampton is going to happen. Romano has just strongly hinted it.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1828867795091669276?t=S-dS2DbzA1fG5ahEff_VEQ&s=19

Necro

Lol. It's done. Ramsdale off. That's a good price for him too.

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1828870871655579964?t=MgpfS7BxHP1zFT9BPz30lA&s=19

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556066#Comment_122556066

For his sakes, I hope so. Lovely lad, good goalie and has his heart in the right place. He needs regular playing time.

OmegaGene

medical tomorrow for Rambo, good luck to him but I hope he doesn’t save too many against us

Quazzie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556105#Comment_122556105

I'll get to watch his return to the Emirates on October 5th. Best of luck to him. Nice lad, that deserves to be starting somewhere

G1032

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122556105#Comment_122556105

It's 18m with another 7m in potential add ons. Not great money but Arsenal aren't exactly holding all the chips on this deal. Probably as good a deal as could be expected

OmegaGene

Arsenal drew Bolton in tbe carbaou cup

Necro

That's a LOT of money for a backup keeper.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829120352804278646?t=BnPX5vAhfGFEvKe5Vn1hWQ&s=19

Azatadine

Yeah, seems like a lot for a backup keeper....

DenMan

Champions League draw on the way now!

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122559459#Comment_122559459

There we are

OmegaGene

Light work

j14

Neto deal agreed.

One year loan no obligation or option to buy.

35 year old 2nd choice keeper.

Rambo can now move to Southampton.

G1032

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122560738#Comment_122560738

Good. 30m on a reserve keeper would have been nuts. Presumably Edu et al thought the same. It's not looking we're getting a forward though.

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122560848#Comment_122560848

By all accounts Garcia would be competition for Raya (you know how finnicky Arteta is with keepers) but Espanyol looking for too much money for sure. Better to have Neto as backup for a season or 2 then promote the young lad we got from Ajax than spend 30 mill on another keeper.

G1032

Just been looking through some of the PL transfers of the last week or so. Looks to me like Arsenal are still a ways off negotiating the kind of deals other clubs are able to.

This Fabio Carvalho that Liverpool sold to Brentford as an example. They bought him 3 years ago from Fulham for 5m. He's not great and plays 350 or so minutes for Liverpool. Farmed out to Leipzig where he plays even less. Goes to Hull for a season in the championship and plays 1700 minutes and Liverpool somehow manage to sell him a few days ago to Brentford for 27.5m. Meanwhile we have Ramsdale who we bought for 30m. He makes the PFA team of the year the season before last. His value had to have increased to somewhere in the region of 40m after that. Spends a season on the bench and all we can get is 18m. McTominay is reportedly going to Napoli for 30m. Chelsea manage to sell Lukaku for 25+ m and he couldn't hit a barn door from 2 yards away. We are still been taken to the cleaners in the transfer market

Necro

Who else was in for Ramsdale though, you need buyers to create a market. Southampton were the only ones interested, bar Ajax who were offering even less.

And if you want a comparison for Fabio Carvalho then you have Smith-Rowe who hasn't featured for us in any meaningful way for two years, yet Fulham paid 30 mill for him, possibly rising to 35.

Also the Chelsea example is crazy, they spent 100 mill on him to buy him (for the second time!) and paid him about 300k a week, couldn't sell him for years so he was playing with other clubs and now took a massive loss on him.

G1032

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561010#Comment_122561010

Fair enough on the Lukaku but I don't think there was a list of clubs banging the door down to buy Carvalho. And Smith Rowe was a proven PL player who had done the business for Arsenal and only injury stalled his career. It's not comparing like with like. In any case, while we have definitely improved in the selling market, I do think we have a long way to go yet.

Flaneur OBrien

Weirdest feel to last day of transfer window in a while. Not even any rumours of a forward coming in.

patrickc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561288#Comment_122561288

Sterling will solve all :)

G1032

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561590#Comment_122561590

What would ye think of that? Not for 300k a week but for 100-150k a week he would be a good addition

patrickc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561596#Comment_122561596

I think its all paper talk and he won't come. We do know Arteta gets the best from players, so if he came I would expect goals. I don't think Jesus would be happy.

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561596#Comment_122561596

Be great cover for Saka on the right if it were to happen.

Flaneur OBrien

Huh…

I wouldn't mind Sterling, truth be told. I'd say his ego has taken a battering from the heady days of City to training with the Chelsea schoolboys, he could have a lot to prove, and I think Arteta could rekindle that flame.

It would be mad if he would prefer to train with schoolboys for a club that clearly doesn't want him because 100k a week isn't enough money.

He's 29 now, this is probably his last big move.

Necro

Either we get him on loan with Chelsea paying the bulk of his wages for the season.

OR

They pay off his contract and we sign him for free on reduced terms.

That's how I'd accept Sterling if the interest is there.

djan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561203#Comment_122561203

With these days it's often due to the fact that Arsenal is trying to sell players on high wages which can be a higher burden than the actual transfer fee as it has instant impact on cashflows and can upset wage structures. Ramsdale was on 1st GK wages for a top EPL team so is a hard sell unless he's willing to take a substantial paycut.

SkySter

Can't see Sterling happening. It goes against everything we have been doing right on transfer strategy since Edu and Arteta took that over. His age profile, wages and performance ceiling are all wrong.

AdamD

I'd take him on loan but not permanent

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122561816#Comment_122561816

Doesn't really go against everything, tbf. Arteta signed Trossard and Jorginho after all, no spring chickens.

Trossard was 28 when he signed, he was already a good player for Brighton, but he has got better.

Jorginho was 30 when he signed, and he has become much better since his Chelsea days.

Both are content to play when they can, and I'm happy to see them come on as impact subs. Even when they start, it's grand. There's n o one really to cover Saka, and Sterling could do a job there. No idea how much we'll pay, but a one season loan, Chelsea paying most of his wages, and option to buy at the end would probably suit everyone. He'll be 30 then, so will start getting 2/3 year deals.

emmetlego

As long as it’s no fee to Chelsea, then I’d be ok with it. Can’t be helping that lot out of the huge hole they dug for themselves!

patrickc

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c6246dj00m5o

best of luck to him, I always liked and rated him.

Quazzie

Merino can't be that much of a duel-maestro.

He's out for a few weeks because he fractured his shoulder in training 🙄

Flaneur OBrien

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122562397#Comment_122562397

Ah ffs

https://twitter.com/ed_aarons/status/1829495413323309377

OmegaGene

one training session at arsenal and broken shoulder fmd

Flaneur OBrien

Interesting:

Asked whether the England forward could move across London, the Arsenal manager said: “You know that I cannot talk about another player.” Asked whether there may be any more arrivals before 11pm on Friday night, he added: “There’s still a few hours left so let’s see.”

Drexel_3

Be disappointing if we don't get another attacking option in. Second year in a row we've needed cover for Saka.

Jesus, as much as I like him just can't be relied upon whatsoever

Could be the difference between winning the league or not

Flaneur OBrien

Chelsea in for Ferguson? I miss having an Irish player in the Arsenal squad.

Necro

Neto is here we gooooo

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829517979018535061?t=m-4VJvHCOOog_4ejPT5Y-A&s=19

Deeper Blue

Baffling how we haven't signed an attacking player, even a backup option like Sterling.

Underground

I’m glad we signed Neto on loan instead moving for Garcia. Spending > £20m on a number 2 keeper just doesn’t sit right with me, we’re not Chelsea.

That being said, letting Viera, ESR, and Nketiah go and not bringing in any attacking players is kind of madness. We needed an extra option up top even last season. Now we have even less numbers and we still haven’t brought anyone in up there.

Arteta / Edu and the recruitment staff have a really keen eye for defensive reinforcements but in terms of recruiting attackers, I think they are less confident in themselves and this was definitely not helped by the Mudryk pursuit. Yes we dodged a bullet there but Arteta and Edu must be thinking holy sh*t we had that one badly wrong, and are now too hesitant in recruiting attackers.

Necro

Don't go to bed too early lads the Sterling deal might be done yet 🤣

Underground

If the Sterling deal is a loan with no obligation to buy and we’re only partially covering his wages, I’m okay with it.

DenMan

Harsh on Merino with Martinelli falling on top of him. He'll be fine though, we've an international break coming up after the Brighton game. Spain obviously won't call him up so it'll give him time to recover with the Tottenham game on September 15th coming up after. It'll be interesting how Deadline Day goes for us. Sterling on a loan could be a masterstroke assuming Arteta gets the best out of him.

Necro

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122563944#Comment_122563944

Well strap yerselves in lads cos we're going for it!

Nelson going on loan to Ipswich.

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1829606476782190685?t=PMxDQxEKC3R-D0ZS3s6SUw&s=19

Underground

Not mad on letting Nelson go. We’re so light on bodies there, even with Sterling coming in.

Flaneur OBrien

Isn't it gas that I completely forgot that Sterling and Arteta have a prior relationship from City?

Apparently, Arteta is very keen on him.

IrishOwl...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122563301#Comment_122563301

All the talk is Liverpool not reinforcing their middle this summer will haunt them, I actually think Arsenal not adding to their attack could be worse.

OmegaGene

Sterling on a loan sounds okay to me, I wonder why he’s been bounced around clubs though

AdamD

Arteta pretty much made his coaching name on getting City's wingers humming so this makes sense.