📞 Clubs in talks Mohamed Elneny (Out)

[Red London]

I don’t see us letting him go unfortunately. Partey as it stands is a crock, and with him out there is no one but Xhaka and Lokonga.

With Xhaka’s suspension it leaves only Elneny and Lokonga who can play. It’s a risk our board wouldn’t take, and what would the bid even be? Just let him leave for free next summer, Cedric is the player there’s no point keeping.

 

[tcahill]

I don't think we can get rid of him if that only leaves us with 3 midfielders.

As long as our management remember that he should be sold as soon as we can get in another CM, and not extend his contract.

 

[Pepesuave]

I don’t see us letting him go unfortunately. Partey as it stands is a crock, and with him out there is no one but Xhaka and Lokonga.

With Xhaka’s suspension it leaves only Elneny and Lokonga who can play. It’s a risk our board wouldn’t take, and what would the bid even be? Just let him leave for free next summer, Cedric is the player there’s no point keeping.

Surely AMN is now ahead of him in the midfield pecking order

 

[Arai]

 

[OSBK]

Smart move would have been to move neny and loan saul.

 

[Lidl_Reed]

Why am I not surprised to see @HairSprayGooners defend this atrocious player on the first page ffs

 

[Lidl_Reed]

This thread has been running since 2017 for goodness sake.

Think he will stay beyond the 7th, and play the backup role in midfield. We should just let him leave on a free come end of his contract in 2022.

Don't you mean offer him a new 2 year deal so we can sell him for value?

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

With AMN staying we might end up selling.

 

[Sanchez11]

Should have bought a cm!!

 

[drippin]

We can't sell him now even for cheap, because we didn't buy another midfielder, unless Arteta does the unthinkable and has planned AMN at CMF.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

We can't sell him now even for cheap, because we didn't buy another midfielder, unless Arteta does the unthinkable and has planned AMN at CMF.

Chambers is better at DM and with Elneny gone AMN chance will increase that what we promise him

 

[drippin]

Chambers is better at DM and with Elneny gone AMN chance will increase that what we promise him

That's a good point, only that he hasn't played there for a long time.

He did try AMN at midfield in the cup game from bench, so there's hoping.

I'd rather try AMN there in easier matches to see if he can do it, than Elneny who will leave soon anyway, so AMN might up his value, and he has more upside.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

That's a good point, only that he hasn't played there for a long time.

He did try AMN at midfield in the cup game from bench, so there's hoping.

I'd rather try AMN there in easier matches to see if he can do it, than Elneny who will leave soon anyway, so AMN might up his value, and he has more upside.

Its not great situation but we need to move on from likes of Elneny I'd have preferred we bought midfielder because of i don't trust xhaka discipline and Partey fitness.

 

[Riou]

Well at least this makes Niles slightly more likely to play games, hope this happens.

If Partey can't get fit, wouldn't mind just giving Lokonga and Niles the midfield spots...don't have any real hope this season, so might as well develop young players, instead of watching a 29 year old Xhaka make the same mistakes he has been making since 2016.

 

[Hinderz]

I would 100% sell Elneny and bring back Wilshere as 5th choice CM

 

[El Duderino]

Interest, too early to tell if things are going forward or not.

Can't see us letting him go with so little options in central midfield, unless we see Chambers as an option along with AMN.

Also: turkish sources.

 

[Goonger]

I would 100% sell Elneny and bring back Wilshere as 5th choice CM

I'd rather do that as well to be honest.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Interest, too early to tell if things are going forward or not.

Can't see us letting him go with so little options in central midfield, unless we see Chambers as an option along with AMN.

Also: turkish sources.

Aspor and NTV are the main sources but at the moment it's early stages

 

[Red London]

I'd rather try AMN there in easier matches to see if he can do it, than Elneny who will leave soon anyway, so AMN might up his value, and he has more upside.

This is the kind of thing we brought Arteta in for. Very simple stuff prioritising talent over experience. But he has sided with average players who have already reached their ceilings.

I hope we properly move away from this, we have shown it with our signings but that doesn’t mean Arteta is going to change the way he makes team selections going forward…