Stannis
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Surprisingly annoyed at loosing Vlad, kid definitely had it in him. Probably got an offer from elsewhere
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grange
Losing my brain cells 🥸
Country: USA
Player:Havertz
Why is he leaving? That's stupid.
Dragomir, Moore, Keto.. I thought these would make it.
Country: Iceland
We will find out soon enough. Maybe he has offer at club that will offer him first team football.
Also the competition is very high. Nketiah, Nelson, Ameichi, Jeff, Saka, Smith-Rowe will probably all get first game chances before he will even be taken into consideration!
neimad
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Vlad Dragomir is such an awesome name too. Wanted him to make it for that alone 
From what I've read RE Dragomir, he turned down a deal to leave. My guess is that he feels ready to play more minutes than he would have had he stayed. IMO, it's not a bad decision as he was a good technical talent but perhaps lacked a bit physically in comparison to other heralded players at Arsenal who play similar positions to him.
The biggest beneficiary is easily Emile Smith-Rowe. He has a free crack as the #10 and main star of the U23 team next season (if he doesn't leave on loan that is). He's as good a technician and a better, stronger athlete than Dragomir - and since becoming a central player he has gone from being an interesting looking winger to a potentially top class central player. He will likely assume a position on the bench for an EL game in the near future.
I was pretty high on Tafari Moore. Real energetic full-back. Sad it didn't work out. Same with Chiori Johnson. Moore has now joined Plymouth.
A good bulk of that U18 team will look to move up to U23 level in place of guys like Dragomir. Dominic Thompson in particular just signed a pro deal and he'll look to be the main LB. Dragomir was a promising talent, particularly technically, but the aforementioned Smith-Rowe is likely to assume his position quite seamlessly. And on the wings, Saka will likely ascend to U23 level quickly, while Amaechi is already an U23 regular and looking comfy at that level.
The biggest beneficiary is easily Emile Smith-Rowe. He has a free crack as the #10 and main star of the U23 team next season (if he doesn't leave on loan that is). He's as good a technician and a better, stronger athlete than Dragomir - and since becoming a central player he has gone from being an interesting looking winger to a potentially top class central player. He will likely assume a position on the bench for an EL game in the near future.
I was pretty high on Tafari Moore. Real energetic full-back. Sad it didn't work out. Same with Chiori Johnson. Moore has now joined Plymouth.
A good bulk of that U18 team will look to move up to U23 level in place of guys like Dragomir. Dominic Thompson in particular just signed a pro deal and he'll look to be the main LB. Dragomir was a promising talent, particularly technically, but the aforementioned Smith-Rowe is likely to assume his position quite seamlessly. And on the wings, Saka will likely ascend to U23 level quickly, while Amaechi is already an U23 regular and looking comfy at that level.
seems like a loan deal.
That's a great deal providing he plays.
Yeah if he gets playing time this would be brilliant, especially cool if he gets a chance in the CL. Not sure what his competition is like though, I'd imagine Porto's midfield to be quite strong.
Where are you getting loan deal from? Sounds permanent to me.
That's odd, why would Porto want this? He's talented, but not first-team ready as far as I know. For him, that would be a lost opportunity for game time too. There must be something a bit different about this deal.
I actually think this loan deal makes perfect sense. He might not be ready to contribute for Arsenal, but even if he was he can't get a work permit anyway.
He's a highly regarded young player, and after a full season in the Netherlands, it makes sense for him and for us for him to try to take his game to the next level.
He's not far away from playing for the full Nigerian national team. A good season at Porto and he may qualify for a UK work permit. Porto should only be interested in him if they believe he can contribute to the first team.
Song Billong
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That Saka kid looks talented
Country: Australia
Thank God , love this guy , got a massive future I feel .
al-Ustaadh
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He played in Holland's second division, that's a big step up. I think he can do it, but I'm surprised Porto are ready to take the gamble, though I guess it is a low one.
IIRC they tried to loan him after he left Venlo. He rejoined MVV instead. So they've been interested for a while.
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Can we sign Karamoko Dembele and Xavi Simons? It’d be great to see them playing with our Omari Hutchinson.
