Which Arsenal players should be kept this summer? Keep, loan or sell? by Jonbo
Just a quick and fun article on our squad options for this summer. For simplicity I’ve used keep, loan or sell, although I am aware some players are already leaving as free agents and many loaness are also pre-sold.
Leno – Sell
Ramsdale – Keep
Okonkwo – Loan
Runarsson – Sell
Tierney – Keep
White – Keep
Saliba – Keep
Holding – Keep
Gabriel – Keep
Tomiyasu – Keep
Cedric – Keep
Tavares – Loan/Sell
Bellerin – Sell
Mari – Sell
Mavropanos – Sell
Maitland-Niles – Sell
Torriera – Sell
Xhaka – Sell
Partey – Keep
Smith-Rowe – Keep
Lokonga – Keep
Elneny – Keep
Odegaard – Keep
Guendouzi – Sell
Saka – Keep
Lacazette – Sell
Nketiah – Keep
Pepe – Sell
Martinelli – Keep
Balogun – Loan
Nelson – Sell
Incomings will depend on outgoings, but as a bare minimum, we should be looking at signing:
Backup GK
Backup LB
Starting XI DM/CM
Backup RW
Starting XI CF
What do you think for this summer?
Jonbo
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Sell Xhaka? Same Xhaka I have been watching this season?
I’d rather we keep Mavro and AMN. Both are young and hungry. Plus AMN is homegrown…IJS
@NY_Gunner.Mavros is as good as gone,his club will take the option to buy for 2.5M(a bargain if you ask me)
I’d keep Xhaka, and haven’t we already signed a backup keeper in the USA keeper Matt Turner?
Leno will be sold, because of his high salary and we’ve got Turner to replace him. Whereas Tavares still has the chance to fix his misplaced passes till the next pre-season, but Joel Lopez could also replace him
As for Xhaka, I think Arteta likes his commanding and positional abilities. He’d likely be kept, unless Fabian Ruiz, Douglas Luiz or Renato Sanches comes
If we buy Asensio or loan Trincao, Pepe would likely be sold. The CF department will be the most important matter and I don’t think we can sign any Serbian CF as long as Xhaka stays
I disagree with a few.
Having already signed Turner, it looks like Leno will be sold. I would keep Runarrsson as 3rd choice keeper, whilst loaning out Hein and Okonkwo.
I would sell Cedric while we have a chance and replace him with Harry Clarke. I would loan out Tavares and replace him with an experienced left back.
I would retain Maitland-Niles and loan out Sambi.
I would give Nelson another chance.
Yes, I also believe Soares will be sold because of his age and salary. Aside from that, Clarke and Norton-Cuffy are waiting for their promotions
I also agree about Maitland-Niles and Lokonga
As for Nelson, he won’t get enough opportunities at Arsenal next season, if Smith-Rowe is still assigned as Martinelli’s main competitor for the LW role
It think I will prefer Christopher Nkuku because of his goals ratio as a midfielder, Reuben Neves o rDouglas Luiz. Pepe should be loan/sold. A quality CF is a must. Cedric should be sold while we get a backup for Tomiyasu. Tavares not good enough in my opinion. AMN should be sold. If possible we should keep Guendouzi he is good apart from his attitude. Elneny given a year extension.
Maybe we should install you to assist Edu.
Still haven’t decided on Eddie yet?
Movop- Loan
Pepe – Loan
Longonka – Loan
Think it would be best to make up any short fall from the academy, after new incomings
Nkunku is a goal-scoring attacking midfielder, similar to Smith-Rowe. We still have Nelson and Nkunku’s contract will only expire in 2024, so I don’t think we’ll chase Nkunku
When I look at the defense it is my hope that White improves massively else the decision to even sell Mavropanos for pittance will look more shocking. Sell Cedric and bring in a young player to back up for Tomiyasu. Harry Calrke or BNC shoudl be assed in preseason for that. Tomiyasu should also be given a chance to compete for the CB spot. AMN should’ve been sold long ago if he was not going to be given a chance to play as a CM. He’s looked better than Lokonga this season when they were both here. Another case of poor management of a player. Lokonga should be sent on loan and Azeez given a chance in his place. On the attack, it did not make sense to keep Pepe this season if he was planned to be a bench player. We should’ve sold him and got more cash. Keep Nelson who has impressed on loan for one last dance and grow his value. Send Balogun on a proper loan where he’ll start week in week out to prepare him for 23/24 or assess him in preseason to decide.
“Pittance”is the right word.
It is typical Arsenal.
Firstly and unusually, I must say how I appreciate the general range of articles on JA today- don’t faint with shock Ad Pat- and as for this one , it is also intersting. I do, though not entirely but almost, agree with it all.
I would sell Elneny for sure despite his improved form of late. I look to being in either Europe comp next season and know we will need far better than he is, and Xhaka, (though Jonbo agrees with my views on him as a sell) and for the same reason as Elneny
That all being said though, I realise selling and even loaning, for those who may return one day, willnot be straightforward in todays financial football world. So I have to say that what I wish, will , I feel sure , not be what actually happens, in all cases
We actually got our money back on Mavropanos, a player that did not impress 3 Arsenal managers enough to gain a regular place and is currently so good his team are battling relegation.
Ballard is a far better player, as are Holding, Saliba, White and Gabriel. Tomiyasu and Tierney can also play centre back, especially if we reverted to a 3. Add Clarke and and experienced left back to that line up and you have the 9 defenders required for the first team next season. The money we get for Mavropanos, Bellerin and Cedric should be enough to bring in that left back.
M,avropanos’ team battling relegation has nothing to do with his quality. It was a naive sale that a team like Arsenal will make. If you are going to sell him then sell him for the right amount and don’t low ball. Mavropanos only made about 3 appearances in Arsenal and if we are going by his loan showing then he’s worth more than what he’s being sold for. You saying Ballard who hasn’t even been tested at the same level is far better suggests you intend to justify such a shocking sale. Its typical Arsenal I guess.
Despite his team battling relegation,Mavros has been one if not his team’s best player.he has scored 5 goals this season,as for not impressing previous managers,he still impressed Sven who took him to Arsenal and back to Stuttgart,he is only 24 years old which is still young.if this week reports are true,West-Ham are preparing a 18.5M bid for him which will go to the German club,lastly Lothar Matthaus has recommended him to Bayern.
The season hasn’t finish yet to start talking of which Arsenal players should be kept, loaned or sell during the next summer transfer window.
For, right now Arsenal who are in the deep end of this season’s run-in matches and will want to see where they are finally placed in the table on the final day of the season, are certainly not yet switched ON to next summer’s transfer window mode. But are still in the switched OFF mode.
But when the season ends, they will ultimately switched ON to the next summer transfer window mode to conduct some transfer businesses. So, therefore let us wait for them to finish the season first. And successfully too before us start to show our desires and interest to see the club do some offloads, retain most and loan out some.
Xhaka keep
Nelson loan
Switching formations should be based on quality of the opposition,the thing about the prem is that you’ve got to ADAPT OR PERISH.
Tavares loan/sell oh lol, lol, lol.
We just read an article ruining our chances in Europe due to lack of squad depth and now you suggest we sell Xhaka , Torreira, AMN, and Guendozi?. I’ll keep 2
I disagree with you on Lokonga, Guendozi and AMN. Lokonga should go on loan to get more experience in EPL. Guendozi is matured enough to play for us. All the manager need do is to see him as his father. Correct him with love. Such players are rare to come back. We will regret in future just as we regretted not signing players like Drogba, CR7, Yaya etc.
For AMN, I wonder why some people don’t see value of this boy. He is a a utility player who can cover up many positions in times of injuries. He is a kind of John O Shea of man u. So, keep him.
I would have loved Xhaka sold. Unfortunately, it isn’t going to happen.So let’s keep managing his excesses.
I disagree with you on Lokonga, Guendozi and AMN. Lokonga should go on loan to get more experience in EPL. Guendozi is matured enough to play for us. All the manager need do is to see him as his father. Correct him with love. Such players are rare to come back. We will regret in future just as we regretted not signing players like Drogba, CR7, Yaya etc if we eventually, sold him.
For AMN, I wonder why some people don’t see value of this boy. He is a a utility player who can cover up many positions in times of injuries. He is a kind of John O Shea of man u. So, keep him.
I would have loved Xhaka sold. Unfortunately, it isn’t going to happen.So let’s keep managing his excesses.
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Pretty Good list Jonbo.
I agree with everything you have listed but for these few exceptions.
I would keep Xhaxa, he seems to have matured and looks like a good presence in the dressing room.
I am worried about the back up keeper. I have not seen
Turner play, but Ramsdale will need some games off (probably Cup Games), and I suspect Turner is nowhere near as good as Leno. If Ramsdale gets injured we could be in a real pickle. So, like you, the reserve keeper is a worry for me.
I am torn on Nketiah. He is quick, but he lacks a little in ball control, and tends to shoot when a pass might have been a better option. He wants regular first team football, and I do not think he merits that at the moment. I would Loan him out, and bring in two new forwards (Jesus and one other perhaps).
Good on ya mate
The list is ok, the realities are that you can’t just buy/sell whatever suits.
There will be a few in the sell column who nobody wants – or the player refuses to go there.
Getting Torreira off the books if he’s not to play would be good (although I always liked him as a player, especially in a press lineup with his energy).
The others are low value but some are high wages, which is a reason to get rid. Policy should go back to the old ways – with a limit on salary since every player that gets their £300k – £500k a week immediately starts playing like a donkey. It just doesn’t work.
Focus on a couple of strikers and backup for defence.
Gendouzi is an interesting one. The question is: has he learned and changed his attitude?
I’d like to see players brought through from the academy into the 1st XI or some gems unearthed as Wenger used to find. Top strikers are just too expensive (in wages as well as transfer fees) and they’re primadonnas when they do well.
So sell 11 players in one window! Thirdman ?
Let’s not forget how thin our squad is anyway
I’m glad this is just an opinion piece 😂
Last 6 Games – 3 with Partey = loss; 3 without Partey top 6 = wins; sell Xhaka = brainless dude, haters have no concept?
I more or less agree with all beside Xhaka. Unless 2 players arrive in the form of a CDM and a CM ..I would hold onto Xhaka. He’s sort of between those two positions. Our squad depth/competition is poor in this area. And our team/player experience is generally on the low side too. I do want us to upgrade or at least try though.
Every manager that has coached this team can’t be wrong on making sure Xhaka is on the team list. More also, his stats this season has been great so far, yet some people want him gone? What assurance have you that the incoming player will adapt to the team style of play fast enough to replicate or do better than Xhaka, especially when we’ll be having loads of games comes next season.
I doubt if the incoming GK will be better than Leno. Although, the deal has been done and Leno is definately moving on.
Loan Okonkwo, sell Runnarson
Sell Cedric, get the Nothinham Forest RB
Sell Mavro, keep Holding, Saliba, White and Gabby
Sell Pepe, sell Nelson, he’s got nothing to prove at Arsenal after so many years of trials, get Gakpo to rotate with Saka
Sell Torreira and Guendozi, loan Lokonga, get a EPL proven DM (Bissouma or Neves) to compete with Partey, Xhaka. Give Elneny 2 yrs contract (good squad player), Give utility Mait Niles another chance.
Sell Laca, give Nketiah a new contract and get a world class striker.
Sell : Lokonga, Tavares, release Laca, N’ketiah. Under no circumstances should Saliba be sold.
Keep: AMN, El Neny.
Buy: RW for me Martinelli is not cutting it, CF and creative CM. Possibly a DM too if El Neny leaves though I’d keep him.