Folarin Balogun: Balogone

[Dokaka]

Willock was never a #6. Sambi had that potential at least. Didn't work thus far, but it's not an easy position. Sambi of course is one of the worst signings thus far, but Vieira wanted him and even substituted him in against United straight away.

He had the potential, sure, but honestly from what I've seen Willock's got just about as much if not more positional awareness defensively. I agree with the point that you needed to bring in a Partey backup though and that Willock wasn't the answer to that.

The point was more that selling an academy product in the form of his life, after being given a chance to start for a PL team, will understandably leave a bit of a sour taste in people's mouths , even if it was the right choice in hindsight. It was a very cynical business decision, and some people put a lot of weight on the more intangible aspects of football, which I respect even if I don't personally agree with it.

 

[drippin]

He had the potential, sure, but honestly from what I've seen Willock's got just about as much if not more positional awareness defensively. I agree with the point that you needed to bring in a Partey backup though and that Willock wasn't the answer to that.

The point was more that selling an academy product in the form of his life, after being given a chance to start for a PL team, will understandably leave a bit of a sour taste in people's mouths , even if it was the right choice in hindsight. It was a very cynical business decision, and some people put a lot of weight on the more intangible aspects of football, which I respect even if I don't personally agree with it.

I still assume Willock doesn't hate Arsenal, but it was mutually agreed that he has to be sold if he has 2 years left, and there is a good offer, which he himself wants.

 

[Dokaka]

I still assume Willock doesn't hate Arsenal, but it was mutually agreed that he has to be sold if he has 2 years left, and there is a good offer, which he himself wants.

Yeah I don't doubt Willock is totally fine with what happened, I was purely talking about the fan perspective.

 

[field442]

About to scout our boy against Auxerre in the Uber Eats league.

 

[Blankety Blank]

Willock is a starter for third placed Newcastle. We would have been better off keeping him than spending the money on lokonga. Willock would have been a decent back up for Xhaka and would also have allowed us to rest Partey in easier games and play xhaka in parteys spot.

Willock got pelters from the Newcastle fans after they signed him for over a year. He was disappointing & most thought wasnt worth the .

You really think good ol AM would have patiently waited for him to produce while playing him week in week out

Jesus most wrote Eddie off after limited starts & some sub appearances.

Lokonga is better technically than willock & as said neither are a 6.

Joe is more in the Aaron Ramsey type mold.

Similar situation to iwobi at Everton
Finding some form now after most Everton fans wanted shot of him.

We got very good money for willock at the time.

It might not look as good 2 years later but that's mainly coz that tool Todd has totally skewed the market.

 

[drippin]

With this market and the fact that Willock was homegrown and English, he should have def gone for more. If Mudryk is going for what Chelsea paid for him then Balogun should be worth just as much or even more at this point.

Maybe a bit but not that much. Willock had 1200 EPL minutes before he was sold. He had 2 years in contract. Iwobi was sold for 34 million pounds, and he had 5x more minutes in EPL under his belt.

Also I assume he wanted only Newcastle from the options he had, which will bring the price down.

The deal also included a sell-on clause, not sure how big though. That also affects the price.

"A deal worth up to £25m has also seen Arsenal include a sell-on clause, a vital ingredient in the contract that supporters were desperate for."

Arsenal: Joe Willock sale key to summer transfer business

The impending deal for Arsenal youngster Joe Willock could end up proving to be key to Arsenal getting some of its key transfer deals over the line.

paininthearsenal.com

 

[benjamin86]

Of course, but I have explained earlier why I really doubt Arsenal wants to recall Balogun "just in case". It would have a bad effect on loaning players in the future in addition to the financial penalties.

Nketiah, Trossard and Martinelli is good enough cover for about a month until Jesus is back. Especially because Nelson is already training and hopefully ESR is back soon too.

Vieira played false 9 a few times in portugal too.

 

[drippin]

Vieira played false 9 a few times in portugal too.

Yeah but can't see him being false 9 lone striker in EPL. Trossard knows how to shield the ball in this league.

 

[benjamin86]

Yeah but can't see him being false 9 lone striker in EPL. Trossard knows how to shield the ball in this league.

Yeah, i think he'd be a long way down the list.

 

[grange]

No reason to sell this guy when you see the performances Eddie gives us

 

[TromsoGooner]

Just scored again

 

[RunTheTrap]

Keep him or sell him for £100 million. I’m not even joking. Mudryk, Nunez and Antony went for close to £100 million and they were not scoring in a league as strong as the French league. Milan, Napoli, PSG, Bayern and Madrid will all be in the marker for a striker this summer.

 

[Rex Stone]

DO NOT SELL

 

[MutableEarth]

Let him and Eddie fight it out.

 

[Sniper Mik]

We've got the wrong player out on loan

 

[Batman]

Balogun scoring again and dominating french football before coming back like Saliba and taking an ordinary Englishman's job. It's exhausting being right.

 

[Rasmi]

Keep him or sell him for £100 million. I’m not even joking. Mudryk, Nunez and Antony went for close to £100 million and they were not scoring in a league as strong as the French league. Milan, Napoli, PSG, Bayern and Madrid will all be in the marker for a striker this summer.

I don’t think the club would have any problems selling him for 100 million. But someone has to offer that.

 

[OnlyOne]

Feel like he's worth more to us if we sell him... idk.

 

[TheGreatWright8]

God damnn lol god damnnn

 

[RunTheTrap]

I don’t think the club would have any problems selling him for 100 million. But someone has to offer that.

I’m fairly confident that Napoli will be selling Osimhen this summer. PSG will need a new forward to replace Mbappe. Milan are looking for a new CF. Barca and Madrid need a successor to Lewandowski and Benzema respectively. There will be interest for him.