Andrea Berta’s Transfer Targets: January 2026

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

Who cares what Arteta wants? Slot wanted Brandt but got Salah. He made it work. Arteta has been given good players and should it make work. If people wanna start with he didn’t get his players as an excuse for him this early, it shows how little confidence they have in him

Also Ezecis better than Rodrygo

Klopp you mean

 

[gasperini]

so your source is HOA.

Wait another transfer window.... Do you know about Nico Willams, Arteta had waited for him and he renewed his contract.

Yeah I remember when City wanted Alexis Sanchez, Ronaldo, Harry Kane. They did everything they could and when they didn't they waited to sign them another window. Oh wait, they didn't.

You make decisions as a team on transfers, it's not like Berta pushes his own agenda and supplies Mikel with some players. So easy to judge everything in hindsight. We have an exceptional squad with amazing depth. If Saka gets injured we can still get a title run on our hands. Gabriel is out and we still have a capable defense, no Holding anymore.

Just enjoy it a little bit more and don't be so negative.

Who cares what Arteta wants? Slot wanted Brandt but got Salah. He made it work. Arteta has been given good players and should it make work. If people wanna start with he didn’t get his players as an excuse for him this early, it shows how little confidence they have in him

Also Ezecis better than Rodrygo

Eze and Gyokeres are very good footballers, but they are not world class. There’s a reason only Sp**s were seriously pushing for Eze and United for Gyokeres—truly elite, game-changing players attract competition from multiple top clubs.

Arsenal’s plan last summer was clear: make three or four signings maximum, players who would significantly elevate the level of the squad. Arteta understood this, which is why he was hesitant about both Eze and Gyokeres. He wasn’t looking for good players—he was looking for difference-makers.

Isak was the first-choice striker, but the deal simply wasn’t feasible. On the left, Arteta wanted Rodrygo, who is genuinely world class and a two-time Champions League winner.

Instead of backing the manager fully, Berta opted for the easier options and tried to convince Arteta to adapt to his ideas. That’s where the season was compromised. Big clubs do everything possible to land their top targets—or they wait. Arsenal didn’t do that, and it shows.

There were even reports that Berta would have blocked the Zubimendi deal had he arrived earlier, which only raises more red flags about his influence.

Edu was incompetent in negotiations but he understood alignment. He and Arteta were on the same page about profiles, timing, and elite quality.

You don’t close the gap to City by settling for inferior players

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Eze and Gyokeres are very good footballers, but they are not world class. There’s a reason only Sp**s were seriously pushing for Eze and United for Gyokeres—truly elite, game-changing players attract competition from multiple top clubs.

Arsenal’s plan last summer was clear: make three or four signings maximum, players who would significantly elevate the level of the squad. Arteta understood this, which is why he was hesitant about both Eze and Gyokeres. He wasn’t looking for good players—he was looking for difference-makers.

Isak was the first-choice striker, but the deal simply wasn’t feasible. On the left, Arteta wanted Rodrygo, who is genuinely world class and a two-time Champions League winner.

Instead of backing the manager fully, Berta opted for the easier options and tried to convince Arteta to adapt to his ideas. That’s where the season was compromised. Big clubs do everything possible to land their top targets—or they wait. Arsenal didn’t do that, and it shows.

There were even reports that Berta would have blocked the Zubimendi deal had he arrived earlier, which only raises more red flags about his influence.

Edu was incompetent in negotiations but he understood alignment. He and Arteta were on the same page about profiles, timing, and elite quality.

You don’t close the gap to City by settling for inferior players

Effing hell man, the amount of garbage..

Gyokeres isn't world class, but look at how Isak is performing. He's not world class at the moment either and much more injury prone. Then you want Rodrygo, who plays 655 minutes for Real Madrid doing nothing. The fact that he won 2 CL's with Real Madrid says nothing as well. Mark Schwarzer has a CL medal, does that make him world class too?

We opted to buy more players, who are actually good players too, instead of a few world class players. Imagine we spent 150m on Isak, we'd have him injured probably most of the time and wouldn't have gotten Eze / Madueke probably. Count the Ødegaard and Saka injuries, and you'd be crying over our squad depth and how Mikel and/or Berta didn't do his job right.

There's always something to complain about. We are first in the league, first in the CL. We've won nothing yet, but it's looking good. We are competing on the highest level. Just enjoy it for once instead of finding something to complain about.

Also, Edu was a ****ing clown and the fact that you think he was on the right page in terms of quality, yet coming up with someone like Sterling in the final 10 minutes says everything really.

 

[Rasmi]

Eze and Gyokeres are very good footballers, but they are not world class. There’s a reason only Sp**s were seriously pushing for Eze and United for Gyokeres—truly elite, game-changing players attract competition from multiple top clubs.

Arsenal’s plan last summer was clear: make three or four signings maximum, players who would significantly elevate the level of the squad. Arteta understood this, which is why he was hesitant about both Eze and Gyokeres. He wasn’t looking for good players—he was looking for difference-makers.

Isak was the first-choice striker, but the deal simply wasn’t feasible. On the left, Arteta wanted Rodrygo, who is genuinely world class and a two-time Champions League winner.

Instead of backing the manager fully, Berta opted for the easier options and tried to convince Arteta to adapt to his ideas. That’s where the season was compromised. Big clubs do everything possible to land their top targets—or they wait. Arsenal didn’t do that, and it shows.

There were even reports that Berta would have blocked the Zubimendi deal had he arrived earlier, which only raises more red flags about his influence.

Edu was incompetent in negotiations but he understood alignment. He and Arteta were on the same page about profiles, timing, and elite quality.

You don’t close the gap to City by settling for inferior players

We finished ahead of City and spent more money and had better window. We have a squad good enough to win the league and if we don’t it’s in teta

 

[gasperini]

Effing hell man, the amount of garbage..

Gyokeres isn't world class, but look at how Isak is performing. He's not world class at the moment either and much more injury prone. Then you want Rodrygo, who plays 655 minutes for Real Madrid doing nothing. The fact that he won 2 CL's with Real Madrid says nothing as well. Mark Schwarzer has a CL medal, does that make him world class too?

We opted to buy more players, who are actually good players too, instead of a few world class players. Imagine we spent 150m on Isak, we'd have him injured probably most of the time and wouldn't have gotten Eze / Madueke probably. Count the Ødegaard and Saka injuries, and you'd be crying over our squad depth and how Mikel and/or Berta didn't do his job right.

There's always something to complain about. We are first in the league, first in the CL. We've won nothing yet, but it's looking good. We are competing on the highest level. Just enjoy it for once instead of finding something to complain about.

Also, Edu was a ****ing clown and the fact that you think he was on the right page in terms of quality, yet coming up with someone like Sterling in the final 10 minutes says everything really.

We finished ahead of City and spent more money and had better window. We have a squad good enough to win the league and if we don’t it’s in teta

We spent huge money on Gyokeres.
Has there been a single game this season where you watched him and thought “that was worth every penny”? Not one performance where he clearly lifted the team to another level, dominated elite opposition, or changed the trajectory of a big match. He’s been functional, not transformational—and that’s not what you spend that kind of money on when you’re trying to win major trophies.

Now look at Eze. Is he really an upgrade on Trossard on the left? Or on Ødegaard in the middle?

We needed ceiling raisers so where exactly does they raise the ceiling? At best, they adds depth—but we didn't need depth in those two positions. We needed ceiling raisers.

I don't talk about madueke because he was signed as depth player and he is performing his role perfectly

As for zubimendi he has also made us forget partey.

The funny thing madueke and zubi were Arteta signings.

Arsenal were close. One decisive window could’ve pushed them over the line.
Instead, misjudgment at the top left them short — and that responsibility falls squarely on Berta.

 

[ArsenalInMyHeart]

Eze and Gyokeres are very good footballers, but they are not world class. There’s a reason only Sp**s were seriously pushing for Eze and United for Gyokeres—truly elite, game-changing players attract competition from multiple top clubs.

Arsenal’s plan last summer was clear: make three or four signings maximum, players who would significantly elevate the level of the squad. Arteta understood this, which is why he was hesitant about both Eze and Gyokeres. He wasn’t looking for good players—he was looking for difference-makers.

Isak was the first-choice striker, but the deal simply wasn’t feasible. On the left, Arteta wanted Rodrygo, who is genuinely world class and a two-time Champions League winner.

Instead of backing the manager fully, Berta opted for the easier options and tried to convince Arteta to adapt to his ideas. That’s where the season was compromised. Big clubs do everything possible to land their top targets—or they wait. Arsenal didn’t do that, and it shows.

There were even reports that Berta would have blocked the Zubimendi deal had he arrived earlier, which only raises more red flags about his influence.

Edu was incompetent in negotiations but he understood alignment. He and Arteta were on the same page about profiles, timing, and elite quality.

You don’t close the gap to City by settling for inferior players

Are you panicking because of our performances in recent matches? I didn’t see anyone criticizing this squad in October, when we hadn’t conceded a single goal.
Did you see that Berta renewed the contracts of MLS, Nwaneri, Saliba, and Gabriel, and that we are close to renewing Saka, Timber, and Rice?
How many times have our attackers actually played together? Yet you’re criticizing Eze and Gyökeres.
Go and play your game on PS5 and sign the players you want. You are talking like you are Arteta.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

Worried we are out of Semenyo race. He could have unlocked our throw ins.

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

We spent huge money on Gyokeres.
Has there been a single game this season where you watched him and thought “that was worth every penny”? Not one performance where he clearly lifted the team to another level, dominated elite opposition, or changed the trajectory of a big match. He’s been functional, not transformational—and that’s not what you spend that kind of money on when you’re trying to win major trophies.

Now look at Eze. Is he really an upgrade on Trossard on the left? Or on Ødegaard in the middle?

We needed ceiling raisers so where exactly does they raise the ceiling? At best, they adds depth—but we didn't need depth in those two positions. We needed ceiling raisers.

I don't talk about madueke because he was signed as depth player and he is performing his role perfectly

As for zubimendi he has also made us forget partey.

The funny thing madueke and zubi were Arteta signings.

Arsenal were close. One decisive window could’ve pushed them over the line.
Instead, misjudgment at the top left them short — and that responsibility falls squarely on Berta.

Left them short

Am I missing something? Are we midtable? I'm quitting man, you're making no sense.

 

[gasperini]

Left them short

Am I missing something? Are we midtable? I'm quitting man, you're making no sense.

Are you panicking because of our performances in recent matches? I didn’t see anyone criticizing this squad in October, when we hadn’t conceded a single goal.
Did you see that Berta renewed the contracts of MLS, Nwaneri, Saliba, and Gabriel, and that we are close to renewing Saka, Timber, and Rice?
How many times have our attackers actually played together? Yet you’re criticizing Eze and Gyökeres.
Go and play your game on PS5 and sign the players you want. You are talking like you are Arteta.

You may not understand it now, but you will when we finish the season trophyless again.

This was supposed to be the season when Arsenal’s reign began, but unfortunately Berta ruined it. Now we’re stuck with a 27-year-old Gyökeres and Eze for the foreseeable future.

 

[UpTheChampionz]

Gasparini the doom and gloom merchant at it again

 

[rotateta]

Gasparini the doom and gloom merchant at it again

Yep, it is a ridiculous take.

We had to sign a striker for PR purposes, too many blaming lack of an out and out 9 on our shortcomings.

Gyokeres became the best option out there, he will adapt more, but if he doesn't work out other clubs have lost similar amounts on what appeared to be reasonable punts.

Some of the other targets were simply unavailable, isak became available but not when we needed to know.

The signings we made i am generally very happy with, I think it has been shown we needed depth. This January I expect no business and next summer we focus on difference makers only.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but on this occasion bulking out the squad with very good players appears to be the right move.

The main transfer I was unconvinced about is eze, however he was a difference maker when Ødegaard out.

The jury has to be out on how he and gyokeres will be for us long term, it is however only a few months since signed, and we are only now starting to get attacking players back to see how they fully settle in to a role in the team.

 

[A_G]

Loan FC is back

 

[OnlyOne]

Loan FC is back

Be some good options. We’re very short at the back.

 

[A_G]

Be some good options. We’re very short at the back.

All I want for Christmas is the OnlyOne January wish list.

 

[OnlyOne]

All I want for Christmas is the OnlyOne January wish list.

 

[Rex Caudillo]

Evans - Free
Wilshere - Free
Depay - Free
Grealish - 80M
Bissouma - 25M

Lovely stuff

 

[OnlyOne]

Evans - Free
Wilshere - Free
Depay - Free
Grealish - 80M
Bissouma - 25M

Lovely stuff

Nearly had a goated window.

 

[Rex Caudillo]

Nearly had a goated window.

Big dog

 

[OnlyOne]

Big dog

 

[Dennis_Bergkamp_10]

Be some good options. We’re very short at the back.

In January we get them all back, Gabriel maybe sooner. Really no need to sign some crap defender on loan who won't play at all.