Stannis
Well-Known Member
Giroud and Coquelin signed new deals in January 2017. A new contract does nothing other than protect our investment.
Strange. People complain about our inability to get people signed on new deals whilst simultaneously complaining about us tieing guys down to new deals.
Giroud was told to move by Deschamps and more importantly we needed him to go so we could get PEA due to the while merry go round between us, Chelsea and Dortmund. why do you think his contract was only 18 months at Chelsea? I suspect that if Wenger stayed, Giroud would have come back to Arsenal.
Coquelin was limited and I also think has some delusions about playing for France.
Elneny plays for a crap national side, so he would be happy to warm the bench if it meant living in London and playing for a prestigious club. Id be surprised if he goes anytime soon because he is a decent squad player.