Following the acquisition of Kai Havertz, Declan Rice, and Jurrien Timber, Arteta is expected to finalise other deals for incomings.
A move for a backup to Saka on the right wing has been rumoured in these yet-to-be-completed transactions.
Mikel Arteta has to minimise Saka’s work on the right wing to keep him fresh throughout the season. Having someone as good as him in his position would help Arteta’s ambitions for next season. Regarding who Arteta could try to sign, why not Barcelona’s Raphinha?
There is every reason to expect the La Liga giants to be receptive to a significant sale this summer to balance their books and Raphinha’s departure has been the subject of conjecture and speculation. He ended the rumours in May, but July has arrived, and they haven’t gone away. Barca could sacrifice him for Ousmane Dembele, as his preferred right flank is also the Frenchman’s chosen position.
Yes, Raphinha had a fantastic debut season at Barcelona, but if Arsenal approach Barca with a good offer, selling the Brazilian might be an ideal opportunity for Xavi to bring in his targets this summer.
Arsenal are acknowledged fans of the former Leeds player. They tried to sign him last summer but were unsuccessful; they tried again in January but once again failed. A third attempt could be the charm.
Arsenal are well-known admirers of the former Leeds player. They tried to sign him last summer but were unsuccessful. They tried again in January, but were unsuccessful. They might be three times lucky when they try to get him this summer.
Imagine Arteta having Saka and Raphinha as options on the right wing, while Martinelli and Trossard are options on the left wing. Opposing fullbacks will be in trouble.
Sam P
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I really liked Raphinha’s playing style in World Cup, but we’ve got Marquinhos/ Cozier-Duberry to compete with Saka and I heard Man City are approaching Raphinha after losing Mahrez
Aside from that, Havertz and Vieira could also play inverted-RW if required
If Arsenal really need a new inverted-RW, Moussa Diaby is available for a much cheaper price
We do not need a right winger, inverted or conventional.This endless assertion that we lack good back up for Saka is becoming tedious.
Very tedious, then why was Nelson given a new contract when we have trossart
They both can both play on either wing, but trossard seems to prefer it be preferred on the left and Nelson on the right. Fact is, we’ve got those two, ESR, Vieira and several others who can play right wing to varying degrees. We are well stocked for Saka’s position – the only forward role there is or arguably should be any question over is cf
👍 Grandad, if Arsenal has money to spend on forward players. give me a CF like Vlahovic any day.
I think we have enough fowards now. We just need to rotate better so than no one becomes too rusty to deliver when needed.
He will not want to come to Arsenal to be back up and we cannot afford to play silly money for back up.
SamP, if you’re really hoping to spend more of Arsenal’s £millions, look at other areas than the forward line. The defense seems well-stocked, so the only choice seems to be perhaps one more defensive midfielder, but even then not particularly urgent is it?
Arteta said there might be some action yet, but TBH I can’t see any incomings of note. Let’s just sell some of our waste or unwanted.
Really raphinha is a good option , but we have some young and talented ones ! Groume them for further development.
No player would be comforted by playing his trade on the bench. The only thing that Arsenal could do to make every player happy, is rotate of play. Arteta should just find his formula for “both” teams.
We don’t need Raphinah, if there is to be any incoming, it should be Kudus replacing Partey, our greatest weakness is the midfield, once the midfield is stable every other dept will be. Just my thoughts.
We have back up for Saka only that Arteta is refusing to give them the believe and give them some playing time. One of the reasons we bottled it last season was that Arteta refused to substitute Saka even when the lad was worn out and tired on the pitch. Nelson can play on the right wing and this Marquinhos guy is matured and ripe to be given some time let’s see what he can do. You can’t tell me that you don’t trust him yet you bought him. He’s Brazilian remember, and the guy is always looking to be in high spirit. Why not try him more this season. He cannot be good always sitting on the bench. Arteta should stop over labouring certain players in the name of trust while other sit and get fat on the bench. One thing he lacks as a coach is the ability to rotate his team and keep his players happy.
It’s easy for us Fans to dictate from a distance, did you notice Marquinhos couldn’t take on his opponents in the MLS game besides you’ll know if he’s truly ready from his loan spell, obviously hes not,
Do you also know Nelson prefers the LW and drives in better their than on the RW,
Our best options for Saka would be Martineli and Jesus. They are the only 2 players high enough to replace anyone in the Arsenal team.
Forget Vieira, he needs to hit the Gym.
Absolutely not. Good player and works hard but it would be a very expensive acquisition for someone who is only going to play if Saka is tired or injured. He’s too good to sit on the bench but not good enough to displace our top players.
Pepe is Saka’s back up, unless we sale him. We still have Nelson in the mix
If we don’t lose any of our core team players, that is, those who played some significant part in the performance of last season, then I’d think we don’t need any more additions. We have a squad that can compete now. All that’s needed is proper tactics and good team selection management
Despite calls from us fans for the club to sign a new striker(I agree btw) all reports from the so called itk journalists is that we are targeting a RW to backup Saka and that suggests to me says Arteta will use Nelson on the LW and ESR will be play in the LCM position back up for Havertz with Trossard the alternative to Jesus upfront.
I hope we go for Kudus instead of Raphinha.
Are we in 37 competitions this year?
Please list the competitions 🤣🤣🤣🤣,
I think we are already overstocked in the midfield as it is, with partey seeming not to leave again that means we have Rice, Partey, jorginho, elneny, for defensive midfield duties.
I think what we should focus on is the centreforward, I don’t think nnketiah is a good enough fall back option and in the spirit of seeking players that can handle more than one position am seriously rooting for The Ghanian Mohammed kudus, that dude can play centreforward (he’s big and strong enough), rightwing (cover for Saka) and midfield
*”No”*
Don’t want him, nor does AFC
need a player who has no
earthly interest in playing in
NL. I agree that MA BIGGEST
deficiency as a manager was
his reluctance to give Reis N a
serious run of games deputizing
for a clearly knackered Saka. If
the Spanish gaffer truly trusts
the youngish Englishmen to
play a serious part this season
than a Raphina or Kudus won’t
be at the top of the remaining
summer shopping list.
The collective sum recouped
from the sales of Balogun,
Holding, Tavares. Soares, Trusty
Pepe, Pacino, etc should be
sufficient enough to make a
serious offer for Vlahovich or
Tony.
Adding either one of these 2
STUDS immediately makes AFC
serious challengers for both
the EPL and CL titles
Vlahovic had also rejected us.