Raul's Transfer Targets: Summer 2019

[Sanchez11]

Yeah I sort of get the gist of that but what is this "rolling three-year period / waiting for 1st July" stuff?

It is changing to 1 year from 3 years. They would work out over a 3 year period, your expendicture as a % of your turnover.

 

[Furious]

I will make conclusions on August 10th about Raul and his sidekick Vinai. It's too early to tell. Nevertheless I expect only 7/10 transfer window at best.

High expectations.

The outgoings are going to be minimal, and with bums like Fraser, Carrasco, etc. Being the best players we've been linked to, it's hard to see this window go past 4/10.

 

[Hexagon9]

Heard this before, then its "still like 3 weeks left" then its "we always wait until the last few days to get a better deal" then it's Mustafi and Xhaka starting and Emery has @THunter's blood on his hands.

......and then panic/get conned into either paying over the odds or offering a daft contract. Or both!

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

High expectations.

The outgoings are going to be minimal, and with bums like Fraser, Carrasco, etc. Being the best players we've been linked to, it's hard to see this window go past 4/10.

I'm just curious as to why you consider Carrasco to be a bum. Is it that you did not rate him at all at Monaco/Atletico?

 

[Furious]

I'm just curious as to why you consider Carrasco to be a bum. Is it that you did not rate him at all at Monaco/Atletico?

Just a combination of everything really. Going to China, selfish player, not one to take us to the next level, etc.

Maybe I've still not come to terms that this is our level.

 

[The_Playmaker]

On this Szoboszlai link, has there been any top talent for RB Salzburg that didn't first go to RB Leipzig recently? I know Mane went to Soton from there, but I think Leipzig was still in 2. Bundesliga back then. Not buying this link at all.

Well last summer Amadou Haidara went to Leipzig for £17m and Duje Caleta-Car went to Marseille for £17m. There were no other transfers to Leipzig. Our relationship with Leipzig is quite good, due to the ESR loan. I don't think they would prevent us from signing Szoboszlai if we went in for him.

We were also linked with him in January I believe. I don't think I have seen a more impressive youtube compilation recently. He is tall, strong, has decent pace, he can dribble and beat a man with a stepover, long passes, short passes and his shooting technique is insane. What we can't see is his stamina, defensive positioning, tackling ability and aerial ability. If he has all of those things, then he is a complete midfielder available for a very good price and even though he is young, he has played a lot of first team football.

 

[Preacher]

High expectations.

The outgoings are going to be minimal, and with bums like Fraser, Carrasco, etc. Being the best players we've been linked to, it's hard to see this window go past 4/10.

At best is the key phrase. There is good chance that it'll be 4/10 as you say. Nothing will suprise me anymore, even 1/10. We're fans of Arsenal, we witnessed some mind-boggling sh*t over the years.

 

[GDeep™]

Most of our links are dross. Young players aside.

Carrasco and Fraser are dross. Decent players but as our top signings in 2020? Something has gone wrong at this club.

 

[UpTheGunnerz]

Most of our links are dross. Young players aside.

Carrasco and Fraser are dross. Decent players but as our top signings in 2020? Something has gone wrong at this club.

What players do you think we should be in for in these positions?

 

[Preacher]

Most of our links are dross. Young players aside.

Carrasco and Fraser are dross. Decent players but as our top signings in 2020? Something has gone wrong at this club.

We're EL team with bloated wage bill, living on scraps. This is the accumulate of the years of negligence.

 

[GDeep™]

We're EL team with bloated wage bill, living on scraps. This is the accumulate of the years of negligence.

Yep.

 

[SingmeasongSong]

Fully expect this window to be a 4/10 also.
Don't feel like getting my hopes up that we are actually getting any of the few names that were mentioned and that are actually exciting.

Saliba, Kabak, Tierney, Martinelli, Szoboszlai and a big guy like Partey would probably be my 9-10/10 out of what a perfect window would look like based on what level of expectation we've arrived at.

Would be especially good for me, because it would at least show a clear path that we are following now.

Ain't gonna happen though..

 

[The_Playmaker]

Does Guendouzi's first season at Arsenal give any hope despite concerns over Szoboszlai?
A little. He’s a young midfielder who came from a weaker league and was able to make an immediate impact, but that’s the only similarity. Guendouzi is feisty, he’s combative, he’s aggressive.

Szoboszlai is none of those things right now.

One day he’ll be good enough to play in that arena but right now, while his speed of thought isn’t quick enough to evade the physicality, he’ll likely struggle.

The above comments are from a Hungarian journalist. H seems adamant that he is not ready to play in the Premier League. Not good in tight spaces and is weak physically. Not good.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Think we’ll be stuck with Mkhi, Özil, and Mustafi for another season. I’ve personally accepted this already.

But if we can get rid of Jenkinson, Elneny, and Ospina, then we’re on a decent start with the clear out if you add it to the players we’ve already released (barring Ramsey of course).

 

[GDeep™]

What players do you think we should be in for in these positions?

Sangare, Fekir, Ziyech, Saliba, etc.

Each is costing around 25-30M. Apparently Toulouse will sell Sangare for 25M euros.

 

[OnlyOne]

Sangare, Fekir, Ziyech, Saliba, etc.

Each is costing around 25-30M. Apparently Toulouse will sell Sangare for 25M euros.

Have we been linked with Sangare yet?

 

[GDeep™]

Have we been linked with Sangare yet?

No. I don’t know why though, especially if his club are selling for 25M.

 

[OnlyOne]

No. I don’t know why though, especially if his club are selling for 25M.

Probably a good thing, we'll sign someone who we're not linked with yet imo.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Probably a good thing, we'll sign someone who we're not linked with yet imo.

Please be Zaha.

 

[GDeep™]

Please be Zaha.

If Bissaka is going for 55M, Zaha will be 80-100M.