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In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over
Country: Northern Ireland
Player:Gabriel
How long is left on his contract here anyway?
How long is left on his contract here anyway?
Do we want to give in to Roma, get less money while also showing the world we're still pushovers in the transfer market?
Or do we want another season of Xhaka starting next to Partey?
Rock and a hard place etc
Its was really complicated the bid came late January we got little time for replacement and in January nobody sell thier good player if not only Roma in his mind we could have end up selling by now and got good money but he stubborn and only want Roma and they just waitingWe should've sold him to hertha when he had the chance. Roma knows this guy is worth 15m at most & they are haggling like any sensible club would
I honestly wish we would have cut bait on this player earlier. Still hopeful this deal will go through. Would struggle with another year of him starting at CM.Its was really complicated the bid came late January we got little time for replacement and in January nobody sell thier good player if not only Roma in his mind we could have end up selling by now and got good money but he stubborn and only want Roma and they just waiting
We will he not staying here it'll be disaster i don't question xhaka commitment but we need to let him go can't force player to stay when he wish for new challenge i just hope Roma don't be cheap and give us the money we asked forI honestly wish we would have cut bait on this player earlier. Still hopeful this deal will go through. Would struggle with another year of him starting at CM.
Agree and arguing and delaying the deal for a couple of mill. is not what we should do. I’d rather see us move on. We have enough spots on the roster we need to address and players we need to move on.We will he not staying here it'll be disaster i don't question xhaka commitment but we need to let him go can't force player to stay when he wish for new challenge i just hope Roma don't be cheap and give us the money we asked for
Xhaka literally said this at the Euros though...I don't think we where planning on selling him this summer anyway so he'll probably just come back into the fold again if this falls through. Seems like it's been him pushing for this Roma move.
“Arsenal know what I want to do… it is very beautiful here in Rome"
Being push-overs in the transfer market is a very dangerous and expensive reputation. We're getting bent over on practically every deal. Think Garlick is taking a stand.Agree and arguing and delaying the deal for a couple of mill. is not what we should do. I’d rather see us move on. We have enough spots on the roster we need to address and players we need to move on.
Xhaka literally said this at the Euros though...
Oh yeah, I agree with you on that. We were definitely counting on him, I mean Arteta played him at LB last year as a cover to Tierney instead of Cedric. Either way, he wasn't signing a new contract here and he has two years so to move him on this summer does make sense.Hadn't seen that quote. What I meant though is I don't think we'd have went into this summer planning on selling Xhaka as I think Arteta sees him as an important player. Roma and/or Mourinho has probably forced our hand by letting him know they're interested and obviously he seems very keen on the move.
Yeah it seemed a certainty like two months ago, crazy.I've been away, come back and Xhaka Out is still a rumour I think my life is in a loop, I was sure he'd gone!
Yeah it seemed a certainty like two months ago, crazy.
I really hope so. Other clubs are selling players that don't play at all for the amount of money we would sell Xhaka, who played most of the games for us and every game at the Euros.Being push-overs in the transfer market is a very dangerous and expensive reputation. We're getting bent over on practically every deal. Think Garlick is taking a stand.
And therein lies the trouble. Other clubs have actually seen him play for us, hence the suitably low offers.I really hope so. Other clubs are selling players that don't play at all for the amount of money we would sell Xhaka, who played most of the games for us and every game at the Euros.
That doesn't necessarily mean he's good, but there are clubs who would certainly pay the money we are asking for.