Turkish clubs interested in Elneny
Football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has reported that a few clubs are interested in signing Arsenal’s 31-year-old Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny in the January transfer window. Elneny has 6 months left on his Arsenal contact and is free to talk to clubs for a move this month or for free in the summer.
Elneny is currently away at the Africa Cup Of Nations with Egypt and will be trying to focus on the tournament with his country but with interest being shown from a “trio of clubs” in Turkey, we could see Elneny leave the club after AFCON.
Romano said this “Mo Elneny, attracting concrete interest from Trabzonspor but also more clubs are keen on signing him. Besiktas, Galatasaray and Saudi clubs are exploring conditions of the move.”
Which would be a good move for both Elneny and Arsenal. Elneny has been a fringe player for a while and although he said recently that he was happy at Arsenal and would like to retire at the club, making a move overseas does sound like a good plan for both parties, Elneny doesn’t get that much playing time other than cup games or if someone is injured and after bringing in Havertz, Rice and Jorginho in the summer, his place seems to be falling further and further behind.
Like a few Arsenal players, his contract ends at the end of the year, and it doesn’t look likely for Arsenal to be offering another contract. The best option for Elneny would be a move so he gets more game time, but it’s always up to the player and I don’t think we will find out any concrete news until the AFCON is over and done with.
Selling Elneny won’t bring in a lot of money, but it would free up some space on the wage bill and could make it easier for us to sign someone in the summer, but even if we do end up selling Elneny, I don’t think it will be enough to make a difference in this transfer window for Arsenal.
What’s your thoughts Gooners?
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Good player that seems to work very hard and therefore should have plenty of years left in him playing professional football at a high level. But not at the very top level, which is what you have to be in order to be in the running for an EPL title in May. He’d be a great signing for many clubs, but I think his Arsenal days have pretty much been over for a while now.
He will most likely be on the move this summer when his current deal expires. His Egyptian side have got a must win match to stand any chance of making it past the group stage, Goodluck to him and his people though.
Elneny is a very good and dedicated player to have if needed. If the club cannot bring in a significant upgrade in January, he should be allowed to go on a free in the summer as in the long-term, he is not at the level we need.
The actual, time we OUGHT to have parted ways was a few weeks after we stupidly first bought him. FAR BETTER STILL HAD WE NEVER BOUGHT HIM AT ALL. OF COURSE.
And yes, we SHOULD have parted ways with him each and every week that has passed ever since those first few weeks, allowing for the fact he could only leave during a transfer window of course.
He is high among the single worst players EVER, in ability,(or rather, LACK of ability) to have worn our first team shirt.