Artisan
Not Emery's Old Pal
Imagine boasting about cutting down the wage only to turn around and offer what is probably north of 100k in wages to this guy. This club is beyond parody.
I don't think Bolagun is staying he probably going on loan again. when we started this season we had 7 forward players before selling auba i believe this is the number we'll be looking to haveThe way Arteta probably sees it.
LW: Jesus, Martinelli, ESR
RW: Saka, Pepe/or new winger
ST: Nketiah, Jesus, Balogun
I hope youāre right though we really need more quality fire power.
Weāve sorta fixed that with Eddie though right?Even the small ones like us extending guys like Rosicky and Arteta for another year just for them to live in the treatment room.
The amount of times weāve turned down cash offers for players as well only for their value to them tank is just ridiculous.
The way Arteta probably sees it.
LW: Jesus, Martinelli, ESR
RW: Saka, Pepe/or new winger
ST: Nketiah, Jesus, Balogun
I hope youāre right though we really need more quality fire power.
I think, overall, it's good news if he is staying - or rather I should say good news if he is signing a new 5 yr contract.
Even if he doesn't make it with us, we now have an asset again if he signs - one that can be sold instead of leaving for some arbitration fee.
Scores 20 across all competitions next year - which I think is possible with Europa, league and both domestic cups, and he's going to be worth Ā£30m
Works both ways though. If we hand him as expected a fat new contract and he doesnāt amount to much weāll be stuck with another deadwood on high wages we canāt shift and will have to loan around.
Standards of strikers are extremely low ATM, and strikers have always been the best paid players in teams.......... mid table PL clubs are going to struggle to find a striker at Nketiah's level who will accept a lower wage.
Even the small ones like us extending guys like Rosicky and Arteta for another year just for them to live in the treatment room.
The amount of times weāve turned down cash offers for players as well only for their value to them tank is just ridiculous.
These guys they all seem like hardworking decent fellas and for where Arsenal currently operate they are appropriate cover?
My beef is as long as these kind of players stay at the club though, Arteta gets away with it. There will come a time when two/three of these man have to play and when that happens, it's like we have no right to win any football matches.
Coming up to 3 years I've been watching this pattern. Very frustrating.
People really think were having Saliba as cover when were signing Eddie and Elneny to long term dealsWill be interesting to see what Saliba does as I donāt see that one being as straightforward as the two above.
I'm sure Elneny would have got an iconic shirt number if we hadn't ran out handing them out to jobbers.
Yeah he was actually.Wasn't he number 4, for a bit?
Before we took it from him and gave it to Saliba...worked out perfectly!
Agreed, that definitely had a factor to play when they were offered new deals. Iām certain that Arteta knows that Elneny wonāt kick up a real fuss if heās not playing, I think he even said that he understands if he wonāt be starting ahead of Xhaka and Partey. Ngl the Eddie one surprised me a little as I thought he had this planned out but it seems like heās happy with a bit part role as Arteta wonāt stick to those assurances heās given him - no way is that happening.
Will be interesting to see what Saliba does as I donāt see that one being as straightforward as the two above.