Thomas Partey

[dashsnow17]

Only so much we can do per window I guess. Özil will do a somewhat decent job until his contract expires next summer and then we can go and prioritise that position next summer.

I suppose it’s quite clever financially too, so that we don’t have a £350k a week player rotting on the bench.

If we were to sign a creative player I wouldn’t mind someone like Grealish, but that’s if he can play as a No.10 in our system. He can certainly do a job at LW.

I'm ever the optimist with Özil, he's a sublime player. But the tap has been turned off for quite a while now, and I hold out no hope of him turning it back on again. But yeah you're right, if we can't sell him this summer (and i doubt we could) then it makes more sense to play him than treat him the way Emery did. Maybe if he's playing every week his form picks up a bit.

Anyhow we should at least be identifying targets for the attacking midfield position.

 

[jmsmtthw28]

I think Partey - Xhaka can work with Özil, ESR ahead of them. Its not perfect but its a lot more balanced compared to what we have had in midfield for years.

I still dont know how true this rumour is, when you consider we are asking players to take a wage cut, firing scouts and reporting losses. I'm hoping we will atleast get this done but I feel it will be a very quiet window for us when it comes to transfers (incoming).

 

[Gooner416]

Patricia Cazon looking like the next Jeinny. I’m excited.

Since y’all didn’t believe me and like the post...

 

[yybecause]

Since y’all didn’t believe me and like the post...

She'll need a better pic then that

 

[Makingtrax]

Same, I'll probably end up banning @OnlyOne in anger or something.

Long overdue in my opinion

 

[Makingtrax]

Since y’all didn’t believe me and like the post...

That's a terrible photo, blurred and litter all over the floor

 

[A_G]

Long overdue in my opinion

@OnlyOne

 

[OnlyOne]

@OnlyOne

My trolling last few days have been a bit silly but I regret nothing and I'll never apologise.

 

[Makingtrax]

My trolling last few days have been a bit silly but I regret nothing and I'll never apologise.

You sound just like Dominic Cummings!

 

[sykesy69]

So say for optimism's sake that we get Partey aye, and we pair him presumably with either Xhaka, Torreira or Guendouzi, we no doubt have a better midfield. But we still haven't solved the problem of a lack of creativity. Unless Özil suddenly starts playing like he did 5 years ago, we're missing someone who can create chances. What's the plan there?

Don't we also need a plan for Xhaka's lack of mobility and susquent brain farts too??

 

[OnlyOne]

Don't we also need a plan for Xhaka's lack of mobility and susquent brain farts too??

Yes:

 

[El Duderino]

That's a terrible photo, blurred and litter all over the floor

Excuse me? It's called street style, ok? Jeez, some people have no fashion sense, gosh.

 

[Makingtrax]

Excuse me? It's called street style, ok? Jeez, some people have no fashion sense, gosh.

Street photography is meant to be candid. That's more posed than the Mona Lisa.

 

[benjamin86]

So say for optimism's sake that we get Partey aye, and we pair him presumably with either Xhaka, Torreira or Guendouzi, we no doubt have a better midfield. But we still haven't solved the problem of a lack of creativity. Unless Özil suddenly starts playing like he did 5 years ago, we're missing someone who can create chances. What's the plan there?

Partey, Buendia with Torreira sitting behind would be interesting.

 

[sykesy69]

Yes:

Replacing an Ocean Liner with Bambi...

 

[14Henry]

This could be off the cards as it seems Saul is on his way out of the club. Has said he will announced his new club this week. Unless it is some marketing ploy and in fact he is opening a new nightclub or is setting up some kind of youth football club or something.

You would think Atletico wouldnt be selling their 2 centre midfielders in one window especially as Saul is likely to go for double what Thomas would go for.

 

[TromsoGooner]

This could be off the cards as it seems Saul is on his way out of the club. Has said he will announced his new club this week. Unless it is some marketing ploy and in fact he is opening a new nightclub or is setting up some kind of youth football club or something.

You would think Atletico wouldnt be selling their 2 centre midfielders in one window especially as Saul is likely to go for double what Thomas would go for.

Partey has a release clause though so if me meet that and he wants to join there is not much Atletico can do.

 

[14Henry]

Partey has a release clause though so if me meet that and he wants to join there is not much Atletico can do.

Yeah I guess that's true. Though usually those need to be paid outright though which could be a problem. On the other hand it could work in our favour if he think atletico are going down the route of selling their best players.

 

[field442]

This could be off the cards as it seems Saul is on his way out of the club. Has said he will announced his new club this week. Unless it is some marketing ploy and in fact he is opening a new nightclub or is setting up some kind of youth football club or something.

You would think Atletico wouldnt be selling their 2 centre midfielders in one window especially as Saul is likely to go for double what Thomas would go for.

It will almost certainly be a publicity stunt for something not transfer related.

 

[14Henry]

It will almost certainly be a publicity stunt for something not transfer related.

Yeah thinking that myself. Some nightclub venture or membership club for atletico fans.