Million miles away... don't think so mate.

Tl;dr - we need 2 first teamers (CF/DM), a new medical division and a tactician. This can be sorted in the space of a couple of months over the summer giving us a chance to go big next season.

We need 4/5 players worth £10m+ on our bench and 6/7 players worth £20m+ in our first team.

These numbers may sound arbitrary and that's because they are.

My valuations:

GK Wojciech Szczęsny = £10m.............FIRST XI
GK Łukasz Fabiański = £7m..................BENCH
DF Bacary Sagna = £10m.....................FIRST XI
DF Per Mertesacker = £10m.................FIRST XI
DF Thomas Vermaelen = £10m............BENCH
DF Laurent Koscielny = £20m...............FIRST XI
DF Nacho Monreal = £8m......................BENCH
DF Carl Jenkinson = £4m......................BENCH
DF Kieran Gibbs = £12m.......................FIRST XI
MF Tomáš Rosický = £4m.....................BENCH
MF Mikel Arteta = £3m...........................MEH
MF Jack Wilshere = £20m.....................BENCH
MF Mesut Özil = £40m........................... FIRST XI
MF Aaron Ramsey = £40m....................FIRST XI
MF Santi Cazorla = £20m......................FIRST XI
MF Mathieu Flamini = £5m....................BENCH
MF Abou Diaby = £20m if fit..................MEH
MF Serge Gnabry = £5m........................LOAN OUT
MF Kim Källström = £5m........................LET GO
FW Olivier Giroud = £15m......................BENCH
FW Theo Walcott = £25m.......................FIRST XI
FW Lukas Podolski = £10m...................BENCH
FW Alex Ox-Chamo = £20m...................FIRST XI
FW Yaya Sanogo = £5m.........................LOAN OUT
FW Nicklas Bendtner = £0......................GET RID

FIRST XI 10 players = £212m with 6 worth £20m+
BENCH 10 players = £83m with 4 worth £10m+
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TOTAL 25 players = £330m (£13.2m per player)

I can see 5 places free in our squad. Promote a couple from within. Spend £60m on a couple of first teamers (CF/DM) and we are looking very good.

But we have been saying this for a LONG time. If some players leave spend the rest on bringing in replacements that are just as good (if not better).


The most important thing to do is buy a new medical division though. Until we sort out our injuries issues we WILL ALWAYS FALL SHORT.

That should be plenty to keep Arsene busy over the summer.

I said I wouldn't post until the end of the season, but with no proper football today I find myself being bored out of my mind. Sorry for breaking my promise though.