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heās never under pressureHe wonāt because from game 3 next season Arteta will be under pressure and has to play strongest team as he needs wind
heās never under pressureHe wonāt because from game 3 next season Arteta will be under pressure and has to play strongest team as he needs wind
He isn't. He does nothing at anywhere near an elite level. He is average at best in every category except apparently convincing a moronic manager to waste money extending him.not convinced he's all that. Balogun was supposed to be better.
Can't even get ahead of his 2 other on loan strikers for consistent place in starting 11 in Boro is a red flag to meHe isn't. He does nothing at anywhere near an elite level. He is average at best in every category except apparently convincing a moronic manager to waste money extending him.
heās chelsea100k is definitely too much but would love to see academy product of our own succeed. Just hope he's not another Ćzil and Auba that drops form for good after signing big contract extension. (Calm down Auba fans I know it's Tet's fault)
One minute he can't get a game and the next he is getting a 5-year contract, talk about desperation, I don't think he is good enough for a 5-year contract. Only players after the big payday will come to us with this failure in charge the ones who want to win anything will go elsewhere.if we had got into champions league , do you honestly believe he would have been given a contract.
Not qualifying will seriously stop us attracting the elite level , Iām still gutted about it
100% he would have. The CL will be excuse to hide behind though about how we have no choice but to give nketiah 100k a week. We were never gonna buy many players and certainly not 2-3 strikers. So they gave him an offer he couldnāt refuseif we had got into champions league , do you honestly believe he would have been given a contract.
Not qualifying will seriously stop us attracting the elite level , Iām still gutted about it
If Eddy signs we will not get two extra forwards as he will be one of them, then god forbid the main striker gets injured then we are back to square 1He is a good rotational player who will get minutes in the domestic cups and Europa league. He understands our system and plays well in it. Think its a fair deal overall as I believe the 100k is based on targets achieved.
The only concern for me is that we need 2 extra forwards, like a Tammy and Jesus for example. Then we are stronger upfront.
If Eddy signs we will not get two extra forwards as he will be one of them, then god forbid the main striker gets injured then we are back to square 1
When they sacrificed Auba and paid him off and jeopardised the season. If we were told Jesus and nketiah are the strikers you will go will next seasonIf Eddy signs we will not get two extra forwards as he will be one of them, then god forbid the main striker gets injured then we are back to square 1
Yeah wishful thinking. Laca was second choice and will be replaced by 50 million striker? Nketiah stays exactly where he was as 3rd choice and only changed his mind because of money? Arteta has said several times he wants to play and thatās why a deal canāt be agreedThat's why I am leaning towards two forwards coming in. Auba and Lacazette are gone, Jesus replaces Laca, Eddy keeps his place in the squad.
I keep hearing how it's cheaper to extend our inadequate players than it is to buy someone better but by the time they've failed and cost us CL again and then leave for free, it works our more expensive in the very short term. A proper forward pays half his transfer fee at least if he fires us to CL.
Jesus, the price of the brick......
This will be hated as football fans generally prefer new toys. Heās likely got a huge signing on fee for this, hence the 5 years.
If weād used that on some second rate striker from a weaker league fans would be ecstatic at another prospect. Was the same last year with Balogunās emergence.
Itās might not be exciting but he has proven capable.
Except no one would pay 100k a week for a player who's sucked for 2 years in your scenario. They might (a big might) pay the 15 million transfer fee but they'd expect him to take a huge pay cut which he won't and we'd have the Ćzil/Auba situation again where we'd have to pay him to leave or send him on a subsidized loan deal where we'd pay a big chunk of his transfer fee.every one is ranting about this 100k sum for his new contract:
1. 100k is inc bonuses, every other club itw speaks without bonuses, but arsenal are easy bait
2. Even if it is true, now you get 0 for him right?
Lets assume he sucks for the next 2 years, thats 100(a week)*4(a month)*12(a year)*2(amount of years) = 9.6M Plus 5 signing bonus. Thats 14.6M paid.
So you wanna tell me we cant sell a player with 3 years of contract left and probably dozens of PL in his belt for 14.6m? While using him as squad player for 2 years? Plus the fact it concentrates more funds into a single world class striker this window?
Its a no brainer for me