Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

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  • Baz

    Everything I've seen bugs says he wants to leave Arsenal. Maybe the opportunity to play in the PL and show Arsenal they were wrong might appeal?
  • ;nonono
  • If he goes there and plays that would be an excellent experience for him. But if he goes and sits on the bench or playing in the reserves there is no point.

    He's still very, very young. But this season could be big for him
  • I just envisage him not playing all season.
  • Same. But I would like to think that the club would insist on a recall clause or something
  • Don't think they'll let him go on loan abroad if he wasn't going to get a good amount of time

    It's a good club though they are losing Andreas Christensen who they've had on loan from chelsea who got about 60 appearances over the last 2 years

    If Oxford replaces him in the first team it could be a great deal
  • You'd argue though if he could get in the Mochengladbach team he should be in ours... ;hmm
  • Maybe we have better CB's than them.
  • I'm very disappointed with this news, I would have liked to see him in the first team squad for next season. I can't work out why he isn't, has his developmental stalled? Is there some kind of attitude problem? Why do the club think he isn't ready and will a season in Germany rectify that?
  • IronHerb said:

    Maybe we have better CB's than them.

    If we wanted to sign a youngster on loan from a team who finished 12th in the bundesliga last season, you'd find it a bit strange surely?
    They were in the champions league last season too
    You'd say they are better than us, no?

    (I know the link is just a rumour)
  • I'm very disappointed with this news, I would have liked to see him in the first team squad for next season. I can't work out why he isn't, has his developmental stalled? Is there some kind of attitude problem? Why do the club think he isn't ready and will a season in Germany rectify that?

    I must admit I'm a little mystified.

    Two years ago he was STARTING at the Emirates. Yet last season he was largely bench warming at Reading. What has happened?

    I have this real fear that in the not too distant future he will end up leaving the club permanently and when he does he might not have made any more first team appearances for us

    ;hmm
  • Considering how many goals we've conceded last season, Bilic clearly doesn't think he's ready.
  • He played DM against Arsenal.... Obiang was injured.

    Presumably he's not going to get into the 1st team in that position. And i assume if this story is true) that he isn't showing more than our other CBs in training, so isn't pushing any of them down the pecking order.

    It is odd, though.
  • Everton are keen on 25-year-old West Ham midfielder Pedro Obiang. (Sunday Mirror)
  • Sakho is finished, has been for a long time now.

    Sakho is finished, has been for a long time now.

    Is that right ? He played less game then then AC?
  • If Oxford did end up joing Gladbach then I could at least watch somebody associated with West Ham at the weekend. Since Sky Germany lost the rights to the PL I am relying on titbits
  • The Recce Oxford rumour is a little worrying as it makes me wonder if the club are fearing him being distracted with life outside if football and wanting to put distance between certain influences. I will add that is only a thought and may be utterly wrong, but I cannot work out why he wouldn't be loaned out over here like our other upcoming hopefuls.

    Like others I also find it hard to understand how with all of our injury issues last year that he couldn't get a run out from time to time. My fear is that he is not progressing as hoped, if not surely we have a role for him this year, spend our money on what we really need up front and at full back and Reece Oxford can cover defensive midfield and centre back and get a run out in the cups.
  • AC has played some terrific games for us this season and last, not as many as I or any other supporter would have liked but nevertheless.....Sakho? What has he done in the last two seasons? Insult us with his attitude. On the other hand Andy's attitude has been 100%. Comparing the two!!
  • West Ham's flexible defender Havard Nordveit could be set for a return to Germany. After a disappointing season in English football, the Norwegian may join Hoffenheim, who finished fourth in the Bundesliga. (Kicker)
  • Flexible? Bendy like Beckham? ;smoking
  • Flexible, as in he can be anonymous at RB or DM.
  • Anyone got a list of our pre-season games ?
  • I don't think they've been announced yet. There was a recent article on the club site about the U23 pre-season, and it just mentioned that work was going on to finalise/schedule the senior pre-season.
  • ;hmm I assume there is no pre-season friendly tour to any country with no announcement yet
  • I thought we were going to Germany and Austria as per last pre season.
  • But is that a 'tour' or just training camps?
  • Austria was the training camp and we played 3 games in Germany.
  • I assume we aren't going to have a prestige pre season home friendly as the ground won't be ready in time?
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