asukru
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Player:Martinelli
Any thoughts on Danny Ings?
Honestly, if you play to his strengths he is a great ST and he can excel!
Any thoughts on Danny Ings?
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AMN Saliba Gabriel Tierney
Partey Xhaka Saka
Pepe Auba ASMaximin
Allan Saint-Maximin and Pepe on the wings would be a headache for any defence plus Partey and Saka will be able to cover the space in the middle of the pitch.
3 realistic signings in Gabriel, Partey and ASM depending on if we sell Guendouzi, Lacazette, Bellerin etc.
I'd be pretty delighted with that, I would probably just about prefer Edouard to Maximin though if pushed. I think Auba offers more on the left than through the centre and Edouard just looks like such a good all round player with no real weaknesses to his game.
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AMN Saliba Gabriel Tierney
Partey Xhaka Saka
Pepe Edouard Auba
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AMN Saliba Gabriel Tierney
Partey Xhaka Saka
Pepe Auba ASMaximin
Allan Saint-Maximin and Pepe on the wings would be a headache for any defence plus Partey and Saka will be able to cover the space in the middle of the pitch.
3 realistic signings in Gabriel, Partey and ASM depending on if we sell Guendouzi, Lacazette, Bellerin etc.
Do you reckon Lyon would take a swap with Guendouzi for Aouar?
Partey - Xhaka - Aouar
Pepe -- Auba -- Saka
I feel like we're playing Saka in pretty much every position except his preferred one. Could be a nice front 6.
I think we will sign Partey and a CB regardless of who we sell. I feel like there's too much smoke on the Partey front and obviously our centre backs are either bad or just old. I'm confident we will move on Sokratis, Mavrapanos and Mustafi. Upamaecano is officially on his last year so I consider him ours.
Depending on further sales I think we will go for an AM. Creativity through the middle is still an issue and I know Arteta would want to fix that. I think Guendouzi or Torreria will be our sacrificial lamb for any potential swap deals. I don't think there are many clubs who would be willing to pay Lacazette's wages so I think we'll be stuck with him or we send him out on loan but here's hoping someone actually buys him. So, Guendouzi out for Aouar would make the most sense. Lyon would like to have their hands on a French starlet. And hopefully we get rid of some of the dead wood.
So I think our transfer window will look like this:
Ins:
Partey
Upamaecano
Aouar
Saliba (back from loan)
ESR (back from loan)
Outs:
Sokratis
Mustafi
Mavrapanos
Guendouzi
Torreira
Lacazette
Bellerin
Kolasinac
Cellabos (back to Madrid)
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AMN Saliba Upa Tierney
Aouar Partey Saka
Pepe Nketiah Auba
Bench: Nelson, Cedric, Luiz, Willock, ESR, Martinelli, Mari, Xhaka, Martinez
Do you reckon Lyon would take a swap with Guendouzi for Aouar?
Partey - Xhaka - Aouar
Pepe -- Auba -- Saka
I feel like we're playing Saka in pretty much every position except his preferred one. Could be a nice front 6.
Fingers crossed they consider it. I saw reports a few weeks ago they'd sell him for approx 40million, so Guendouzi and a bit of money may be plausible.
This guy is a genius footballer imo. He is amazing at playing on the half turn and has end product. Just what we need in midfield.
He has played basically every midfield position to a high level, and has top class champions league performances against top sides (City, Juventus). The club should do everything they can to sign him.
I think we have a chance as well. A few weeks ago I thought he was definitely city bound, but I get the feeling now that next season they'll be all in with Foden. Juve who were linked have also just signed Arthur.
Partey/Aouar transforms this team, I'm convinced.
Fingers crossed they consider it. I saw reports a few weeks ago they'd sell him for approx 40million, so Guendouzi and a bit of money may be plausible.
This guy is a genius footballer imo. He is amazing at playing on the half turn and has end product. Just what we need in midfield.
He has played basically every midfield position to a high level, and has top class champions league performances against top sides (City, Juventus). The club should do everything they can to sign him.
I think we have a chance as well. A few weeks ago I thought he was definitely city bound, but I get the feeling now that next season they'll be all in with Foden. Juve who were linked have also just signed Arthur.
Partey/Aouar transforms this team, I'm convinced.
Yeah couldn't agree more, I always saw a bit of Iniesta in the way he dribbles. He's definitely a player Pep would love, so you'd imagine Arteta would love him too.
And you know it kinda makes sense to move Guendouzi on from a footballing perspective too. Obviously there's been a bust-up between him and the coach, in which case he has to go anyway.
But in terms of football I think he can be a really good player, problem is his skills overlap too much with Xhaka. If Xhaka is here for the long-term then there probably isn't room for Guendouzi anyway. He could go to Lyon and really do well there.
But honestly, imagine if we could swap Guendouzi for Aouar and Lacazette for Partey, would be incredible business.
Do you reckon Lyon would take a swap with Guendouzi for Aouar?
Partey - Xhaka - Aouar
Pepe -- Auba -- Saka
I feel like we're playing Saka in pretty much every position except his preferred one. Could be a nice front 6.