Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

IronHerb

Hart will be our" sorry chaps, couldn't get any strikers so we bought Joe Hart instead" summer buy.

Moore_than_a_nick

Or are we buying up all City rejects so they let us have Iheanacho and Nasri?

OldCastleSwift

;hmm Let's look at the facts:

We've let our third choice and youth team 'keepers go, so there is a place in the squad for a new one.

We've freed up £45k a week by letting Nordtveit go.

We desperately need a striker.

So yeah, you know what, I can see us signing Hart in the near future.

ASLEFshrugged

baracks_a_hammer said:

To be fair, Moses couldn't get a game for US at the end of the season 15/16

Moore_than_a_nick said:

May have been a motivation issue. But when things clicked last season, they sure clicked.

Up until Moses pulled his hamstring at Old Trafford on 5 December 2015 he had started 11 out of 12 games while Antonio had only made three substitute appearances. He was replaced by Antonio in the 37th minute.

After that Moses only made four starts when Antonio, Payet or Lanzini were unavailable while Antonio started every game but one and earned himself a call up to the England squad in the summer.

Victor Moses didn't have a motivation issue, he had a Michail Antonio issue......

Lukerz

Sun reports (I know) that Arsenal are close to concluding a deal for Lacazette, and will allow Giroud to leave once that deal is done. They say we are in poll position as staying in London is important to the player.

ASLEFshrugged

While Adrian and Randolph might be content with sharing goalkeeping duties at the moment if Hart comes then one of them has absolutely no chance of first team football. Most likely Randolph would ask for a transfer as he is Ireland's No.1 and needs playing time.

And we'd be back to two goalkeepers

alderz

I would imagine we're on the hunt for a young goalkeeper too

alderz

Or maybe we aren't...

The player profile on the OS for Nathan Trott says:

Bermudan keeper is one of the best young keepers around

http://www.whufc.com/teams/development-squad/squad/nathan-trott

IronHerb

But so was Spiegel who, by the way, was one of two keepers to save a Payet free kick.

alderz

Just for the record, I'm not actually suggesting that Nathan Trott is any good, because I have no idea. I just find it quite funny that the club say he's one of the best around, because that feels like a very unsubstantiated claim.

adecoker

"baracks_a_hammer

June 22

To be fair, Moses couldn't get a game for US at the end of the season 15/16


Moore_than_a_nickMoore_than_a_nick

June 22

May have been a motivation issue. But when things clicked last season, they sure clicked."


I think it was more a question of eligibility rather than motivation that prevented him playing for US. He's Nigerian rather than American.

alderz

It's the Mail (spits on floor), but this article says that PL clubs are allowed to increase their wage expenditure by £7m per year. If Ozil & Sanchez agree to the terms on the table, they would jointly receive an increase of £15m per year.

Assuming they are after more signings, they will definitely need to sell some players.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4632274/Arsenal-breach-Premier-League-wage-control-rules.html

IronHerb

That's assuming Arsenal are already on their max wages. ;hmm

alderz

Herb

According to that article, teams are free to reach £67m per year, and then beyond that is the £7m increase. It also says that according to last figures published with companies house, Arsenal's was £191m per year.

Yeoldhammer

Arsenal could offload Sanchez to make room for a cheaper Lacazette and keep Giroud not sure because Lacazette is going there it means Giroud is available its more likely because Sanchez is going.

MrsGrey

There are 4 assumptions built in to that Mail (more spitting on floor) article:

1. They know what Sanchez and Ozil's current weekly wage is
2. They know what are the terms of the new conracts being offered
3. Arsenal won't generate any additional commercial revenue this season compared to last
4. Arsenal won't generate any additional matchday/ticket revenue this season compared to last.

IronHerb

alderz

Isn't turnover part of the equation? If they were at £191m last year then they would have been in breach of FFP unless there are additional monies involved.

steve

;hmm guess I got on Arsenal chat room by mistake don't care what there upto so will ;run back to whu606 where real boys and girls hang out ;whistle

MrsGrey

I think the relevance, steve, is to whether or not we might get Giroud .. and what factors might play a part at the selling club. Just a thought.

Moore_than_a_nick

MrsGrey said:

There are 4 assumptions built in to that Mail (more spitting on floor) article:

The Mail aren't worth your dirtying your floor. You should spit in the toilet.

Moore_than_a_nick

ASLEFshrugged said:

baracks_a_hammer said:

To be fair, Moses couldn't get a game for US at the end of the season 15/16

Moore_than_a_nick said:

May have been a motivation issue. But when things clicked last season, they sure clicked.

Up until Moses pulled his hamstring at Old Trafford on 5 December 2015 he had started 11 out of 12 games while Antonio had only made three substitute appearances. He was replaced by Antonio in the 37th minute.

After that Moses only made four starts when Antonio, Payet or Lanzini were unavailable while Antonio started every game but one and earned himself a call up to the England squad in the summer.

Victor Moses didn't have a motivation issue, he had a Michail Antonio issue......

OK, I love Mikey too. But you have to admit that Moses was a revelation at RWB last season, in a PL-winning side. So yes, props to Conte. But you have to admit there's one hell of a player there as well when everything clicks into place.

And I still remember his purple patch for us with pleasure. That time he lifted the ball over the defender, the run and shot off the crossbar that Payet scored from (OK, my memory's not great, so I won't continue, but I do remember feelings - and I remember feeling proud of him for a patch).

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Fernando is apparantly being linked with Newcastle, Bournemouth and Saints for a reported fee of about £5mil

Surely that is worth a punt, he was class at Porto and while he never really made it at City but it's a hard place to go to and be successful as a defensive minded midfielder

It's not an area of real concern but we don't really have a proper DM now that Nordveit has gone

It may stunt Cullen chance but he's 29 so he's not really gping to ruin his chances

Obiang, Kouyate, Noble and Fernando for next year as centre midfielder options with Cullen and Fernandes as the youth

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Apparantly Burnley are open to selling Andre Gray for £10mil as he's into his latest 12 months of his contract

He got 9 premier league goals and 23 in the championship the year before plus at 25 years old he's in his prime

Think we should definately be after him....far more realistic transfer than Giroud who I just cannot see us getting regardless of what the papers say

TwistandShout

Should be all over that

alderz

I would happily have Andre Gray, but also I don't think he is "the answer". Would still need another first team striker

TwistandShout

alderz said:

I would happily have Andre Gray, but also I don't think he is "the answer". Would still need another first team striker

Agree Alderz ;ok

Giroud/Iheanacho + Gray

Would give us:

Giroud/Iheanacho, Gray, Carroll, Martinez

As our 4 strikers. (Assuming Fletcher is loaned out)

Vorselaarhammer

;lol

BREAKING: Arsenal reach an agreement for Kylian Mbappe...

They've agreed it's never going to happen.

ASLEFshrugged

The problem with Andre Gray is he normally plays in a front two "little and large" combo with Sam Vokes or Ashely Barnes as the "large" and Gray as the "little", I'm not sure if he'd be as good playing as a lone striker

Moore_than_a_nick

If only we had a big striker.

No, I get your point, ASLEF, but I'd love to see us play more with the little and large combo - whether Lanzini, Ayew or a new guy off AC-when-fit.

Vorselaarhammer

Does secret mean something different in France...

Lyon President: "Giroud told me in secret he hopes that he would be the number one striker at Arsenal next season."