For the better part of this week, there’s been talk that Arsenal are keen to raise £100 million on player sales to equip themselves to return to the transfer market for the “needed” last-minute deals.
On Thursday, the likes of Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, Folarin Balogun (who’s reportedly headed to Monaco for a £40 million deal), and Rob Holding were notably absent from the first team training session as they took part in separate training, as per Sky Sports junior producer Connor Humm….
🚨| Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, Folarin Balogun and Rob Holding did NOT train with the rest of the Arsenal squad today.
They all trained separately…
— Connor Humm (@TikiTakaConnor) August 24, 2023
These five, plus Nicolas Pepe and Cedric Soares, will likely be moved on this summer. Balogun and Tierney could fetch reasonable fees. Let’s say the club manages to raise the £100 million they intend to raise. Who do they sign?
They could sign a cover for Jurrien Timber. With the Dutch set to miss out on a huge chunk of the season due to injury, Arteta needs someone to play his role. If I were to recommend a player to replace Timber, I’d suggest Arsenal hijack Inter Milan’s move for Pavard. The Frenchman has yet to complete his move to the Italian side, and Bayern has yet to let him go – he is even back in training under Tuchel, so a transfer hijack is possible. The defense could be well covered with Pavard’s ability to play at right back and centre back.
After the £30-£40 million arrival of Pavard, I’d suggest Arsenal complete the move for Ansu Fati. The Barcelona wonderkid has failed to progress at the La Liga side, and a fresh start elsewhere could be wise; hence, as per Football Transfers, there will be a meeting on Friday, 25th, between Fati’s agent and Barcelona, where they will be speaking about his departure. Having spoken to his agent, Arsenal is best positioned to strike a deal with Barca for his arrival.
Pavard and Fati could be good buys. If not for Arteta’s eyes, he could get better signings, but that depends on the Gunners’ ability to sell and raise funds in the next few days.
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Ivan Toney I’d suggest could be an inspired signing. When we reach the latter stages of the league and hopefully CL having Timber and Toney entering the fray could be a mega blow to our competition. I’d like to see Saka Martinelli and Odegaard working with Toney Also he and Havertz would make us- less predictable because they can feed off- aerial crosses -and there’s Jesus who would need to put his chances away or else Toney will come in and fight for that position
Koundé & Kudus. And grabbing Toney in January, a gamble for a gambling man.
Arteta with his summer buys seems to have a familiar pattern. He has added strength to the side with technical ability. So it will be a player with strength and technical ability. A Tall athletic defender maybe.
Victor Osimhen, if we can not get mbappe
NO ONE!!!
Balogun- £40 mill
Tavares – £13 mill
Holding – £ 8 mill
Lonkango- £ 15 mill
Xhaka – £ 21 mill
An additional £100 mill to raise by transfer deadlines day now looks dicey, the fact Arsenal has struck an amazing loan deal with Real Sociedad. A deal that will suits all parties.
Whatever the funds Arsenal raised between now and transfer deadline day, should be spent on Inter Millan Barella, the powerful midfielder would be able to step in for Partey and squeeze in at left back when call upon.
Arsenal may not take the risk to sign Ivan Toney this summer. This is because they won’t be allowed to play him should they sign him this term but until January next year if at all the transfer rules and guidelines allowed his signing before Jan as he is urgently serving a ban.
And one thing is Arsenal managed Artetals team may not sign Pavard or Ansu Fati from Baryen Munchen and Barcelona respectively this summer, his is because has any transfer taken place between Arsenal and Baryen Munchen before? Well! I don’t know. But there can be the first time for it to happen. And besides, has Arsenal ever engaged in doing a player transfer highjack before? That’s I am not sure they’ve ever done so. But aree’t us Arsenal who clubs use to highjack players transfer from? And except it’s a coincident, do Arteta and Edu accept anyone’s opinion or recommendation of to sign a particular new player or players? I think the duo Arsenal chieftains sign only the new players who they have in mind and want to sign But not the players recommended to them to sign , however good the player or players maybe. Arteta will not have Arsenal signed any new player for his team if the player doesn’t fit-in into his game playing philosophy.
So therefore, in particular, Arteta could have Arsenal sign Ansu Fati this summer for his team if the talented lad fits in into his game playing etos and he wants him.
As to who the new versatile defender who Arsenal will sign be to replace Timber with him. Let’s wait to see. For, they could sign a new top quality versatile defender out of the blues again. And use him to replace Timber just as they signed Kiwior last term.