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Edu's Release Clause Targets: January 2022

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Which CF would you sign?


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Rasmi

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Not in Jan but , with the top 4 finish im hoping we get, i think we’ll bid for Haaland as suprising as that sounds
Back to old Arsenal spend all summer chasing unrealistic targets and panic last two weeks and sign anyone
 

Liam_Og

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Wilshere is some kind of signing wenger used to make if we in emergency need.

Wilshere can't escape injures trainings isn't top level football game Wilshere legs can't take it anymore he either change league or retire and go to coaching.

If we want top 4 challenge we need a good midfielder to add
I’d imagine its a plan ‘C’ in the event we sell El Nehny - (goes to afcon anyway) and Xhaka’s recovery isn’t going as well as we are being told.

I’ve got no issue with him leading a team of youth players in some of the early FA cup games if we get lower league opposition. Had we qualified for the Uefa Conference league, could have built a ‘kids’ side around him like Wenger would have, to spare the first 16, that said. Conference league was a bullet dodged.

Jack has had personality/Attitude issues, maybe he’s outgrown them, we all know his body can’t take 90 mins week in week out, but he has an unquestionable football intelligence that can’t be coached. I wouldn’t be heartbroken to see him get a pay as you play if we cannot recruit in Midfield in January.
 

kofigunner

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Not sure I get this Wilshere thing. He’s had career wrecking injuries to the extent that he couldn’t really hack it even at Bournemouth. Wondering why it would then be ok to come in during a crucial period where we could be an injury or two come having to lean heavily on him. No time for nostalgia, I say. Put it this way, if he’d had the exact same career, but just at another Prem club, would we be happy to sign him to a pay as you play contract? We’ve all seen how well we’ve fared with club “rejects”.
 

Barry

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Not sure I get this Wilshere thing. He’s had career wrecking injuries to the extent that he couldn’t really hack it even at Bournemouth. Wondering why it would then be ok to come in during a crucial period where we could be an injury or two come having to lean heavily on him. No time for nostalgia, I say. Put it this way, if he’d had the exact same career, but just at another Prem club, would we be happy to sign him to a pay as you play contract? We’ve all seen how well we’ve fared with club “rejects”.
Think it's probably just paper talk anyway to be honest. The club's had a bit of good PR from the videos of him training with us and from the social media stuff that Jack's done. He's clearly very grateful to be getting some support and he's been a fantastic servant to the club so I'm glad that they are helping him.

When Arteta has been asked about him getting a contract he's always sounded very sceptical so it doesn't seem very likely for all the reasons you've given. If he does end up coming back for a few cameos, well why not though. It will be some great nostalgia for the fans - remember Thierry scoring against Leeds, or Sol returning? They are not the sort of moves that win titles but they can give some nice feel good moments for the players and fans. Leaning heavily would be a dreadful decision, but giving him some early cup games and a role in the U23 setup doesn't seem like a terrible idea if he's fit and it helps him with his next career move.
 

GoonerJeeves

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I don't think we'll sign Wilshere, even on a pay as play contract. It is only the club helping out a former player, which is fine. I don't see us signing him though, that train has left the station.
 

Bloodbather

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Not sure I get this Wilshere thing. He’s had career wrecking injuries to the extent that he couldn’t really hack it even at Bournemouth. Wondering why it would then be ok to come in during a crucial period where we could be an injury or two come having to lean heavily on him. No time for nostalgia, I say. Put it this way, if he’d had the exact same career, but just at another Prem club, would we be happy to sign him to a pay as you play contract? We’ve all seen how well we’ve fared with club “rejects”.
We have a history of bringing back old familiar faces in times of limited squad depth. Lehmann, Campbell, etc.

I don't see it happening either, but the speculation isn't that odd.
 

Jack_The_Lad

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We have a history of bringing back old familiar faces in times of limited squad depth. Lehmann, Campbell, etc.

I don't see it happening either, but the speculation isn't that odd.
I could very well see it happening as in: if he passes the fitness test, you sign him on a pay as you play contract to play the cup games during the congested new year's period with half our midfield gone to AFCON.
Makes perfect sense tbh.
 

Yousif Arsenal

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Massively flopped at Inter was only 20 years old to be fair not surprised he want to try his luck again he tearing it up at South America
 
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