Bein have jumped the gun on transfers before tbf:
Come on Pep you bald ****
Come on Pep you bald ****
There's a possibility of any team performing better without any star player of theirs because it's a team game, and it opens doors to the unknown which can sometimes work in your favour. But that's irrelevant here. You don't strengthen a team you've finished above for the last 4 years by selling them your best and most productive player. It's a desecration. Nobody does that. You can't sugar coat it.It's difficult to lose a player of Alexis' talent and his ability to make something out of nothing. But it's entirely possible Arsenal may play better without him. It's still a team game. If reports of division in the dressing room are true, they may be better off without him.
The club didn't have to let him go anywhere at the end of the day. This could be the biggest insult to fans you could ever have imagined. If the fans don't react to this then we really are fvcked.
He would have played and he would have been an asset to the team for the remainder of the season as we try and win the EL and get top 4. Well that was the managers opinion anyway... Alexis would have been due a £30m signing on fee in the summer. I doubt another few months playing for Arsenal would have hurt him.We should have told him he's not going anywhere and let him rot on the bench or reserves. Just see out your contract ffs.
FWIW I really don't mind Mkhitaryan. I liked him before he went to ManU and think he has been terribly managed there. That said, I'd really only be happy if he was included in the deal on top of £30M.
Apart from Mario! Will be our striker next season.Dont want Raiolas clients.
FWIW
There's a possibility of any team performing better without any star player of theirs because it's a team game, and it opens doors to the unknown which can sometimes work in your favour. But that's irrelevant here. You don't strengthen a team you've finished above for the last 4 years by selling them your best and most productive player. It's a desecration. Nobody does that. You can't sugar coat it.