comment by Chelsea’s bin (U18355)
posted 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
Is Auba joining Barca?
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No. This is bollox. Barca is bankrupt and needs to get rid of players.

We need to spend money and spend it wisely. 28M on a goalkeeper is not spending money wisely.

We are talking about a backup goalkeeper if Arteta hasnt change his mind.

GT gonna be the first one to biiitch about the lack of goalkeeping cover when Leno snaps his vaagina

We need to spend money and spend it wisely.
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No one disagrees. But we do spend money, something which you tend to deny again and again with your sarky watches comments.

We needs to buy a backup goalkeeper. No doubt. We had time enough to find a goalkeeper.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted less than a minute ago
We need to spend money and spend it wisely.
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No one disagrees. But we do spend money, something which you tend to deny again and again with your sarky watches comments.
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No, I havent said we havent spend. But not over requirements. If you quote me than do it without twisting my words.

We have a massively bloated squad though.

That is true and we arent ruthless enough to get rid.

I know ....I am not very patient.

On the other hand.....Ramsdale fee rumour going from 22-30M. Dont know what to believe.

If Arsenal expect Leno to leave next season that deal makes sense.

Backtracking and all that....

Arsenal are close to agreeing a deal with Real Madrid for the permanent transfer of Martin Ødegaard. [
@David_Ornstein
] #afc

We need GK, RB, CM, AM, and ideally a CF.

Ramsdale is the GK and either one of Maddison or Ødegaard will be the AM.

The other positions we are stocked up with poor quality. But we can't buy until we get rid. So that means we need to get rid of either Ains, Cedric, Bellerin, Chambers; Xhaka, Elneny, Torreira; Lacazette, Auba, Nketiah. We honestly can't improve on the squad until we get rid.

Don't believe in the Mad(d)ison story.

Fabrizio Romano 1-1 AFCBell

Tbf Bell never said we weren't interested in odegaard, on the contrary, he actually said odegaard was our no. 2 option if we couldn't get Maddison.

I'm guessing that is what's happened.

comment by Samir (U2630)
posted 1 minute ago
Tbf Bell never said we weren't interested in odegaard, on the contrary, he actually said odegaard was our no. 2 option if we couldn't get Maddison.

I'm guessing that is what's happened.
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Odegaard isn't enough. We need at least 1 more MF player who is capable of scoring goals

I don't think I disputed that, castor...

The Athletic have said Odegaard was our number one target, and tge Maddison thing was agent driven.

We should go get Aouar now.

Odegaard, Xhaka, lokongo, Partey

Slight improvement in MF but not good enough for top 6

It should be Aouar plus one of Maddison/Odegaard.

It should be Maddison and Odegaard with Thomas or Xhaka

I'm sure I read/heard somewhere that Arteta intends to play 433. I'm not sure how he's going to manage that with our current squad, without forcing some square pegs in round holes.

So, what did I miss? Any news?

comment by We got our Arsenal back (U10012)
posted less than a minute ago
So, what did I miss? Any news?
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Battle of the ITKs. AFCBell says Maddison is #1 target, and Ornstein says it's Ødegaard.

Ornstein saying we are close to sign Odegaard on a perma deal.