Raul's Transfer Targets: Summer 2019

[Jae]

I think the smaller transfer budget might actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise. It means we'll have to sell before we can buy. Shifting the deadwood should be our top priority anyway.

 

[L3T5 PL4Y]

Everyone should ignore all talk of a "budget". It's not possible to have a fixed budget before going into the market.

 

[Ricardinho]

Lots of talk that we cant have a major clear out but its not totally unheard of

Even going through to summer 2006 we lost Campbell, Cole, Pires, Reyes, Bergkamp. Vieira left summer before. That squad changed so quickly over the two year period following unbeaten run.

 

[ggunner12345]

I think this thread should be called Arsenal transfer targets summer 2019. We haven't confirmed Edu

 

[benjamin86]

I think this thread should be called Arsenal transfer targets summer 2019. We haven't confirmed Edu

It was called Monchi transfer thread before, i think the new title is tongue in cheek?

 

[dashsnow17]

Have we been linked to a left-back yet?

 

[al-Ustaadh]

I suggest just locking up the entire Transfer Rumours forum.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

We'd be better served clearing out the deadwood this season & promoting the reserves. Leave the rebuilding for the next manager who'll undoubtedly be unveiled in June 2020.

 

[Wrighty4eva]

Edu's "lack of" transfer targets: Summer 2019.

 

[Kingslayer]

 

[Garrincha]

 

[ThisFather]

Get all the aging/underperforming/overpaid players out, with the 40mill budget no way we're getting top 4 next season anyway. Time to start from scratch. Also, Uninstall 'statDNA' from all club computers.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

It was always been Fraser plus young guy like Alexis or some south american if we are in europa.

 

[Gooner Zig]

I agree so much.

They're just using lack of CL as an excuse. It's not like we were ambitious in the market when we were in the CL. We were happy to send a team to get slaughtered by 5 goals and playing Sanogo as our CF in germany

This.

When is it going to dawn on people that it doesn't matter whether we're in CL? The BoD run this club like a pension fund, the complete antithesis to how a top European cash rich club like Arsenal should be run - aggressive, ambitious and willing to take risks.

The disinformation campaign by the club's mouthpieces such as Ornstein has indoctrinated almost the entire fan base to think we have the spending power of Bourenmouth

You only have to look at the staggering amount of money we've left on the table from poor decisions RE: player contracts - Alexis and Ramsey alone could have fetched us at least £100m combined; the staggeringly high wage bill which was > £230m last season.

One thing to please note - the reported '£40m' budget is actual cash outlay for new players, people continually forget this fact. So if we purchased a Zaha for £70m, we are not paying £70m in one hit! Almost no club has the liquidity to pay that amount straight up front.

Our budget is probably closer to £100m.

 

[OnlyOne]

This.

When is it going to dawn on people that it doesn't matter whether we're in CL? The BoD run this club like a pension fund, the complete antithesis to how a top European cash rich club like Arsenal should be run - aggressive, ambitious and willing to take risks.

The disinformation campaign by the club's mouthpieces such as Ornstein has indoctrinated almost the entire fan base to think we have the spending power of Bourenmouth

You only have to look at the staggering amount of money we've left on the table from poor decisions RE: player contracts - Alexis and Ramsey alone could have fetched us at least £100m combined; the staggeringly high wage bill which was > £230m last season.

One thing to please note - the reported '£40m' budget is actual cash outlay for new players, people continually forget this fact. So if we purchased a Zaha for £70m, we are not paying £70m in one hit! Almost no club has the liquidity to pay that amount straight up front.

Our budget is probably closer to £100m.

No one ever gets this, ever.

 

[Gooner Zig]

No one ever gets this, ever.

I've lost count at the amount of times I've had to explain this

 

[OnlyOne]

I've lost count at the amount of times I've had to explain this

Yeah it's frustrating, but amusing as well. Few player sales and we'll still have a decent budget, just not a budget for the likes of Zaha and other top players.

We can still have a decent window.

 

[Rex Stone]

No one ever gets this, ever.

Although if we do buy Dakonam for example we have to pay all 35M up front because of how Spanish release clauses work.

 

[HollandGooner]

Nothing to get excited about the coming summer.

 

[Rex Stone]

Nothing to get excited about the coming summer.

Yeah there is man, I’m going to Dam, Ibiza and seeing Tame Impala in Berlin.

Top level summer that.