Soon, the summer transfer window will open. There’s a lot of buzz about some top players arriving at the Emirates Stadium, which could really give Arsenal the advantage they need to outshine Manchester City and other competitors in the race for the PL title.
However, the arrival of new signings may necessitate the departure of some players. Some of the players who are likely to leave include Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, and Reiss Nelson, who are all promising prospects. These three players have had a tough time getting some game time this season.
Nelson, who was available for 43 matches this season, only managed to get 639 minutes of playing time. Smith Rowe, who was available for 42 matches, only played a total of 474 minutes, whereas Vieira, who’s been available for 34 matches, has played a total of 470 minutes.
Coincidentally, all of them will be 24 years old at the start of the following season.
Who do you think will stick around, and who might leave?
I believe that the team should cash in on Emile Smith, Rowe, and Reiss Nelson. The pair have struggled to make their mark on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal team. We know they are quality and have occasionally displayed moments of brilliance. However, without consistency, their reliability becomes questionable.
Given that the Emile and Reiss are Arsenal Academy products, the funds from their sales are seen as pure profits, which will significantly boost the Gunners’ transfer budget.
Regarding Fabio Vieira, it seems that the injury he suffered during the mid-season may have been the primary factor preventing him from making a breakthrough this campaign, given that he initially showed so much promise. He did display moments of brilliance in matches against Fulham and Manchester United.
The former Porto player, known as the “assists king” when he left Portugal, possesses exceptional passing ability. When he’s having a good day, he’s one of the best transition passers out there, given his technical ability.
With another season playing under Arteta and fingers crossed that he has an injury-free run this time, Vieira has the potential to make his mark on this team.So I think we should give him another season.
What’s your opinion? Who should stay and who should be sold?
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Sell or loan if we struggle with buyers, with Nketia included. Their progress has stalled, rather we give their places in the team to deserving development players than having 24 year olds who are not showing the required progress.
Sell all of them. We can’t have our squad filled with players Arteta clearly does not trust. And justifiably so. None of them is good enough to be a squad player who gets serious play time in a team that wants to win CL and PL. ESR might have the talent but is not suited for our high-intensity, high-press game, he is not press-resistant and not effective in tight spaces.
I don’t think its up to Arsenal, the players will want to go. Arteta likes to keep players on the bench and not rotate, why would they stay.
Add Ramsdale to the list, being a top flight goalkeeper and not getting a game is equalling as frustrating as what’s happened to ESR, Nelson and Nketiah.
They have all made enough money to buy several houses, it’s now time to play football
First of all I don’t think we ought to regard 24year old professional players as “prospects”.To me they lost that tag 2/3 years ago.Personally, I would retain ESR and encourage our Manager to play him more often which would improve his fitness and sharpness.Given the clear weaknesses which prevailed last season down our entire left flank, the fact that ESR was rarely used as an alternative to Martinelli and Trossard baffles me and I suspect many other fans.The guy is a real talent who has not been given the opportunities to prove himself and fleeting cameo appearances will never bring him on.Nelson is a decent player, but ,like Nketiah, he falls short of the quality we need to maintain /improve our chances of overtaking Man City.I would endeavour to sell both in the summer window.As for Vieira,I shall refrain from commenting, other than to say he and Lokonga, are examples of costly errors of judgement made by Edu/Arteta.It remains to be seen it they can cut our losses one way or another.
Couldn’t agree with you more Grandad, particularly your evaluation of Smith Rowe’s potential if given opportunities. Similarly let’s call out the failures of Viera and Lokonga as “errors of judgement”. Regarding, ESR it would be a waste for Arsenal to lose him, but I can see him learning a lot, getting getting regular game time in Serial A under an astute manager.
I feel for ESR the most of the three, but all of them need more game time for their own development. As such they and Nketiah plus a few others should be found new homes. Partey and Ramsdale are almost certain to go. Tierney and any other loanees, probably too. And the only reason I wouldnt add Jesus to the list is that then Arsenal would need to find two decent strikers which isnt going to happen.
I want to keep ESR and give him a new chance to shine. The other guys haven’t shown enough when playing, and deserve a new beginning elsewhere. Wish them all the best 🔴⚪️
ESR must be given the opportunity to prove he has recovered from his injuries and he will gave ample opportunities to do that preseason and while we battle on four fronts for trophies next season.
In my opinion Nketiah, Nelson, Vieria (Ramsdale looks as good as gone unfortunately) are not at the level required, but the contracts given to both Nketiah and Nelson means it will be difficult to make a profit on them.
We seem to forget the likes of Logonka and Tierney amongst others out on loan as well, so I believe we will see quite a lot of movement in the summer.
Sell, sell, sell.
Nkethiah should be sold Fabio Viera should be loaned out while ESR should be kept. If ESR is injury free next season he has a chance of playing regularly. If Jesus doesn’t mind ,since he is good on the wings he should deputise for BSaka he shouldn’t be sold. We saw what he can do when he came in against Everton he made contribution to our second goal with his pass to Odegard
9 out of 10 times that gets disallowed for hand ball though.
Even when checked by VAR?
ESR = keep for another year, always adds a little spark off the bench, can cover for Rice at #8 in Cup and CL group stages
Vieira = keep for another year, closest we have to Odegaard back-up today, can also #8 and maybe even Saka
Nelson = let go, I have always liked Nelson, but Arteta is clearly not going to play him so what’s the point
Keep ESR but give him game time
Vieira loan out
Nelson Sell
Sell Nketiah, Reis Nelson, Tavares, Lokonga, Tierney and Ramsdale(if he doesn’t want to stay).
ESR and Viera still have a lot to offer if given more game time (Arteta should please trust them more and play them more often as subs or starters).
With the realized funds, we should purchase a clinical center forward, and two fast paced tricky wingers.
These should help us dismantle low block defences and be more efficient in goal scoring.
1.Players who must leave;Cedric&Elneny;They are beyond their sell by date and they won’t offer anything more to Arsenal as players)
2.Those who should be sold;Tierney, Tavares,Lokonga,Nelson,Nketiah&Jorginho(They are not at the required level for a team aspiring to lift the champions league)
3.Those to be loaned;ESR&Viera.(They have quality in them.They need a consistent game time to prove their worth)
Arteta/Edu has a good eye when buying, but horribly late on when to get rid of players.
Pépé, Bellerín, Lacazette, AMN, Kolasinac, Ozil, Auba went for free.
Torreira, Leno went for cheap but were not cut when they had better value. Tierney, Partey, Lokonga, Tevares going the same way. And the logic will be we are saving their wages. Then why not sell them a year early, for better value?
Sell Nketiah, Reis Nelson, Tavares, Lokonga, Partey, Cedric, Elneny, Tierney and Ramsdale.
ESR is not wearing number 10 for fun and was not called little Debruyne by mistake so needs more game time.
Viera can be loaned for half a season to regain confidence as we all know he is good.
I’m sorry but I haven’t seen any evidence so far to show that Viera is good.
He is very good. Difficult for him to show it with ceremonial minutes he gets.
I agree with the majority concensus that ESR and Vieira should stay and given more opportunities while the rest have failed after being given ample opportunities.
We’ll put an unrealistic price on them, moan about offers, refuse to sell then, then forced to loan out or leave them rotting on the bench…..repeat next transfer window.
Either way same outcome as usual, run down contract and get zero while paying or supplementing their wages. There’s a reason we have 1 of the worst net spends in European football.
Keep. Neither are leaving!
It all comes down to whom Arteta likes. Even a prime Zidane would have been benched by Arteta if he “didn’t fit into his system” (a fancy way of saying a player is one of Arteta’s favourites). In other teams, players adapt to new coaches and succeed in different formations and styles. It’s only at Arsenal where every change of style requires a new set of players.
We should absolutely sell Reiss Nelson, I saw no point in giving him a new contract. He’s a decent player but decent does cut it at the level Arsenal are hoping to regularly compete at.
Emile Smith Rowe has proven his credentials in the Premier League, but if Arteta isn’t going to trust him or play him then for the sake of his career he should be allowed to leave.
Fabio Vieira flatters to deceive but I believe there is a real player in there and the most natural like-for-like we have as cover for Odegaard. But as with ESR, play him or sell him and get someone you will play.
I personally don’t believe that
Arsenal should do right by AR
and allow him to circumvent his
contract to club. He is literally
a split second of madness away
from once again being Arsenals
#1. If a big offer comes in that
Edu simply can’t refuse than
the Englishmen should be given
his choice but the sentimental
notion that AR has earned the
right to walk away from his
contract and deserves to be
freed of MA’s shackles is
laughably pathetic and typical of
those plastic fans that celebrate
Participation trophies in futbol.