Pundit urges Arsenal to avoid signing relegated midfielder

Former professional footballer Gabby Agbonlahor has advised Arsenal against taking shortcuts as they aim to rebuild their team and become a strong force in the Premier League once again.

Arsenal showcased their potential in the league this season, coming close to defeating Manchester City and challenging for the title. Mikel Arteta’s side will be eager to maintain this level of performance in the upcoming campaign and have been linked with high-profile signings such as Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice.

Both midfielders are highly regarded in the Premier League and would require a significant financial investment from Arsenal. However, there have been reports suggesting that Arsenal might opt for a more cost-effective option in Southampton’s Romeo Lavia.

Agbonlahor believes that signing Lavia would be a shortcut for Arsenal and may not yield the desired results. Instead, he suggests that the club should focus on making substantial investments in top-quality players to ensure long-term success rather than opting for cheaper alternatives.

He tells Football Insider:

“I think Lavia is a very good player.

“But if Arsenal are really serious about a title push and a Champions League run next season, they can’t take shortcuts.

“They will want to have a good go at it, and for that you need top, top players.”

Just Arsenal Opinion

Lavia did well for Soton, but we can hardly get value from signing a player who just got relegated from the top flight, especially if we are downgrading from our primary options.

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11 Comments

  1. So then, to sum up the sainted GABBYS “thoughts”(to exaggerate the true meaning of “thoughts”, the constantly JA quoted “mental genius” is telling us that if we want to challenge for the title, we ought to avoid buying crap players, relegated this season. Who’d have thought it!

    However does Einstein Agbonlahor ever come up with such GEMS of “wisdom”!!! .

    1. Agbonlahor ! Another genuinely dopey bloke. How has he managed to get that gig ? Surely there are more intelligent ex-players that could do with some punditry work.

    2. But it doesn’t make sense – does being a part of a relegated team mean the player is crap? Didn’t winaldum (unsure of spelling) get relegated before Liverpool signed him? (and he did very well for them). We signed ramsdale, who’s been relegated before (twice, I think).
      All depends – if he’s a diamond in the rough, and actually as good as some of the others we’ve been linked with, then we can end up getting what we want for less money. Don’t understand why anyone would want to pay more than they had to…
      I have no idea in this case – haven’t seen much of lavia, but it’s possible he’s a top player in a poor team.

      1. Davi – you mentioned Wijnaldum and that’s got me purring. He, imo would have been completely and utterly perfect for us two or three years ago. Would have fitted in beautifully. He looks like an Arsenal player to me. Unfortunately he sustained a break just before the WC which meant I couldn’t enjoy him playing in a major competition one last time. A vastly underrated player who imo was not always used to best effect by Klopp. Did you know he scored many goals for Netherlands in a more advanced position than Klopp ever played him ? Do you remember him scoring four times in a match for Newcastle ? A completely class act.

        1. I thought he was played in a more advanced role before he moved to England, even as a no10 – probably why they’d play him further forwards at international level.
          I agree he was brilliant, but I’m not sure I agree klopp didn’t get the best from him – he was massively appreciated by Liverpool fans, I believe and he was seen as one of their key players when they were successful. He showed a very rounded game, including defensively, which i think was crucial to the balance of their side. Possibly underrated outside of Liverpool, though.

          1. The guy was just massively intelligent on the field and charmingly so off it. Yes, I saw him play higher for his country. The day he scored four for Newcastle he was playing CF.
            Klopp is one of my all-time favourite PL managers and I wouldn’t have the temerity to challenge any decision he makes, but he was obsessed with my man Mane and Salah sharing ALL the goals between them, when Wijnaldum could have chipped in with many if he was used differently. Mind you Liverpool didn’t do too badly did they.

  2. Agbonlahor was on the field training for and earning a professional career when you guys were in school brushing up on your writing skills at the same age. He says he doesn’t think Lavia is sufficient quality, we all have our opinions in that area (writing off players) so allow an ex-pro his

    1. How would you know what I was doing at any particular age ? We don’t know each other do we.

    2. Actually when Agbonlahor “was on the field training for and earning a professional career” I was earning more money than he was !!!
      Thanks.

      1. And another thing. When I “was at school brushing up” etc, Agbonlahor wasn’t even born yet ! Thank you again.

    3. INCORRECT IN MY CASE! I would be grateful if you speak ONLY FOR YOURSELF, as I was into middle age before Agbonlahor was welll known as a player.

      Only an unwise person attempts to class all Arsenal fans in one age group. Plainly, that can never be the case.

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