Ever since Mikel Arteta was made manager, we have got used to seeing him and Edu bring in many quality new players every transfer window to augment our very thin first team squad. This season we have had a great team to challenge for the Premier League, but our experiences in the League Cup, FA Cup and Europa League has clearly shown that quite a lot of our backup players are simply not up to the required level to challenge for minor trophies, never mind the much stronger opposition that we will be facing in the Champions League in the next campaign.
Mikel Arteta has already stated recently that he will have some “tough decisions” in the coming transfer window, and after saying that means there will be have to be some exits that will be hard to take, they will be neccessary if we are going to improve the squad for next season.
“We are very happy with what we’ve done,” he said on Sky. “We have tried to maximise what we could do.
“We have to stretch ourselves all the time to seek the best and we have to continue to do that.
So, yet again, we can expect another eventful and expensive transfer window, and considering the money we saved in January by bringing in Trossard instead of Mudryk, plus the added expected revenue for reaching the Champions League, Arteta will not be short of funds once again.
With that in mind, an article in the Mail today believes that Arteta has a “six-man wishlist” which includes Declan Rice of course.
But other than Rice, they also say that the Bayer Leverkusen forward Moussa Diaby is believed to be of serious interest to the Gunners to improve our forward line even more, and allow Saka and Martinelli to get more rest for the rigours of our Champions League challenge.
But the fact is that Arteta and Edu have proved themselves to be extremely reliable on the transfer front, and can be sure that they will only bring in players that will make us more capable of challenging on all fronts next season…
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I hope we don’t chase Rice all summer and bend over at West Hams ridiculous demands. There are other, better midfielders available for more reasonable price than these silly English fees
And who is it? Maybe Caisedo and who else…???
That’s not an argument for paying through the nose for rice. Take a chance on someone unproven who might be great before spending (potentially) 3 or 4 times a player’s worth.
Someone like Tomi? Like Vieira? Like Kiwior?
Take your pick.
Zubimendi, Savic, Gravenberch, Lavia, Bruno, Bellingham, Mount, Caicedo, Tchouameni, Thuram, that CM in Lille, Palhina, Bennacer… Idk, thats a few. Arsenal should go after one or two,but I think Declans fitness and availability is noted, he plays every game.
I’m sure Arsenal would be willing to pay up to £80 M for Rice, but hopefully they will make an investment for Romeo Lavia or Sander Berge instead
I agree on Lavia point
Lavia looks very skilful option in midfield area
He is pretty good at keeping ball..
And he will be available for cheap as Southampton anyway going to be relegated…
We can use remaining funds for other players..
But we strongly need CF like Dusan Vlahović or
Youssef En-Nesyri Or Victor Osimhen
You can’t always win with CF like Jesus
Sometimes you have to bypass midfield to play long ball football and then these type CFs give you extra option
Also sometimes you have to rely on crossing to score goals and you can’t rely on Jesus for that..
You need CFs like these
Yeah, I was really impressed by Lavia’s capabilities in one-on-one situations when he played against us. His playing style reminds me of Partey’s
He will fill our England homegrown requirements and he was trained with Man City’s system, so he would likely not need much time to get familiar with ours
I also agree that a new CF should be the highest priority. None of our CFs, including Balogun, can play like the target men you mentioned
👍 Kedar, hopefully Lavia is a priority.
Agree totally on rationale for CF.
“The Mail believes”, perhaps they do, but I don’t believe the Mail.
We need players In tHe mold of Martineli but Midfielders, tall, fast and skilful with winning mentality,
Am a bit surprised this article is the first to mention Arsenal war chest that was only slightly disturbed in January.
Surely it must have swollen some what since with the busy summer market transfer window coming up.
That wish list been touted is very ambitious and any four acquire from it will be a statement of intent.
The history is obvious. Edu and Arteta always play a hidden cat game with selling clubs. Everytime they fail to get the players the media hyped about, they go and get someone better and cheaper. Such games will get more savage with Boehly around. Prepare yourselves folks.
The suggestion that Arteta and Edu have proved themselves in the transfer market is open to debate as the following examples of their acquisitions would suggest otherwise:- Willian, Mari,Vieira, Lokonga.Add to that the sale of Leno for peanuts and you have reasons why you may have overstated their record in the transfer market.The jury is still out on Kiwior,Trusty and the young Brazilian who is currently out on loan and Tomi is proving to be injury prone?
Totally agree. They were just lucky with Trossard.
Their record in the transfer market is bland at best. They are always buying for the future, but the future is NOW!!!
Can Fan, we were lucky indeed with Trossard. All I can say about that is De Zerbi must be an immense coach/manager with a no-nonsense attitude and very sure of himself if he can just discard Trossard like that. He must have really disliked the lad. He put it down to Trossard having “a bad attitude”. After Brighton’s loss to Forest, he dropped Mitoma and MacAllister, then gave Wolves a good spanking without them !. Very impressive. Anyway thankfully Trossard is ours.
Transfers are hit or miss, and I don’t think Edu and Arteta are any different. Martinelli, Odegaard, White, etc… are hits as are others.
Willan, Mari, Luiz extension, Cedric, are misses are among their misses.
It helps when ownership spends around 400 million and likely to be half a billion or more this Summer.
Let’s win something first with these players before crowing about success. The only trophy with our current leadership was through the dross and deadwood acquired by previous managers.
We are primed for next year, and I believe we will win silverware of some sort.
Durand, you forgot about PEPE (unless you rate him that is). I always thought there was a player in him somewhere, but he seemd to be a bit of a loose cannon who could only play his own way and not the way Arteta wanted him to.
Brighton are top of the League when it comes to value for money on acquisitions.Chelsea must be bottom and we would be mid table?
Raul brought in Pepe when Emery was managing I believe, and Edu was fresh in his post, so I don’t count Arteta in that transfer.
Pepe had a mountain to overcome based off his fee, but at least he did better than Willan and Nketiah in my opinion.
Sorry I forgot he was already here, thanks for putting me straight. I’ll never understand what happened with Willian. I was quite excited when he came because I’d always rated him as the best Brazilian to play in England, because he was a resounding success even playing in the shadow of Hazard. He was Mr. Consistency at the Bridge but total rubbish with us except for his first match.
OT: according to reports,Reiss Nelson has just turned down a contract extension from Arsenal.another player looking for more playing time, I’m guessing.
Am told Brighton had made contact with his representatives
Not utiil this season has ended and Aesenal does submit bidden for the new players who they want to sign in the summer. Would us then know which new players they are after to sign.
But in the meantime, i am of the thinking that Arsenal have yet to switched ON to next summer transfer window mode. This is because the window is yet to open. And besides, Arsenal are currently in this season’s Epl title win run in battling to win the title.
Therefore, rightnow before the season ends and next summer transfer window remains closed. All Arsenal incoming and outgoing transfers remain at the rumours level.
But however, let me make one Arsenal next summer transfer rumour. Which I think Arsenal may go back for to sign in Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi to try to sign him in the summer.
And I don’t think Arsenal will jettison any of their current top 5 midfielders of: Odegaard, Xhaka, Partey, ESR. and Vieira next summer at the expense of signing Declan Rice. But if they are hell bent to sign him alongside Zubimendi, then they may have to offload Mo Elneny to make room.
In the forward positions. Gabriel Jesus, Nkethia, Balogun, Saka, MartinelliTrossard and Nelson if he stops pulling haywire on his contract extension should all be in Arsenal first team squad list for next season’s summer campaign. But a lot could depend on Arsenal’s next preseason before Arteta takes the final decision on their staying status at the club to play next summer.
A new world class striker’s signing next summer? I don’t see Arteta and Edu do it. But if Nkethia goes out on loan in the summer, they could do the signing. Osimhen or which other world class? Napoli may hold on tightly to their Osimhen. So therefore, Arteta and Edu will have to find another world class striker to sign but if they want to sign one.
“But the fact is that Arteta and Edu have proved themselves to be extremely reliable on the transfer front”
This is not a fact. Taking an opinion that you believe to be true, then calling it a fact, doesn’t make it a fact. Fact!
In the transfer market, Arsenal need a midfield power house in the mould of yaya toure. Rodri of Mancity, Fabinho. In that caliber to sustain a league fight.
There is a tall black player who plays in the Italian league with Selaertina, can’t remember his name. We don’t need fancy players, we need diligent hard workers with pace in midfield.. The need for a towering striker with stamina should be a priority too,
A RB in the mould of Walker in city, These are the kind of players that will take us to the next level. My two cents.