Diaby, we need you now!

I doubt we're even interested in Diarra tbh. Seems to be a bit of guesswork from Newspapers. I doubt we'll have 4 defensive mids on the books.

J99, I am sure the club officials are well aware of the process. Much more so than the newspaper journalists who make up claims about us signing Diarra, and us.
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I agree. We don't really know what Wenger is planning. Though there is no smoke without fire. However insignificant.

Ps, also think it will be highly unlikely Valdes would be allowed to be added to their squad. He is out until October, and then would have to up his fitness, so not sure it will be an issue to Liverpool, who could use him in the U-21 league until he is fully fit.

Well thats just it. If the rule can't be used why does it even exist? I suspect its far easier to prove an emergency than clubs let on.

For example Wilshere is out on his previously injured ankle and Flamini is out with a back problem. Neither injury can be medically substantiated to be long or short term. Especially because its the ankle which Wilshere has pins in and bad backs are never quantifiable.

But we shall see how desperate we are and so if we try to do it. Though Diarra certainly wouldn't be the worst signing.

So basically, we need Diaby!

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Big, strong, physical.

What do you think?
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Not an emergency signing tho is it? Diarra is a midfielder, of which you have an exorbitant amount. The fact you don't have one that fits the 'defensive midfielder' category is down to Wengers misjudgement, not some sort of unexpected catastrophe. Would be an outrage if you were allowed to bring him in as an 'emergency signing'. If the rules state that free agents can move to clubs whether the window is closed or not then that's a different story.

As long as he was an unattached free agent on deadline day, we can sign him any time without the emrgency request

Arsenal

25 squad players (*=Home grown)
Arteta Amatriain, Mikel
Campbell, Joel
Cazorla, Santiago
*Coquelin, Francis
Debuchy, Mathieu
Diaby, Vassiriki Abou
Flamini, Mathieu
*Gibbs, Kieran James Ricardo
Giroud, Olivier
Koscielny, Laurent
*Martinez, Damian Emiliano
Mertesacker, Per
Monreal, Ignacio
Ospina, David
Ozil, Mesut
Podolski, Lukas
*Ramsey, Aaron James
Rosicky, Tomas
Sanchez, Alexis
*Szczesny, Wojciech Tomasz
*Walcott, Theo James
*Welbeck, Daniel
*Wilshere, Jack Andrew

Under-21 players (Contract and Scholars)
Afobe, Benik
Ajayi, Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo
Akpom, Chuba
Alves Da Silva, Wellington
Bellerin, Hector
Bola, Marc Joel
Chambers, Calum
Crowley, Daniel
Dobson, George David
Donovan, Harry
Eyoma, Aaron Jordan
Gnabry, Serge David
Hayden, Isaac Scot
Hinds, Kaylen Miles
Huddart, Ryan David
Iliev, Deyan
Iwobi, Alex
Jebb, Jack
Johnson, Chiori
Kamara, Glen
Lipman, Austin
Macey, Matthew Ryan
Maitland-Niles, Ainsley
Mavididi, Stephy Alvaro
Moore, Tafari Lalibela
O'Connor, Stefan Ramone Sewell
Olsson, Mats Kristoffer
Ormonde-Ottewill, Brandon
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander Mark David
Pleguezuelo, Julio Jose
Ribeiro Centeno, Jonatas Ian
Robinson, Tyrell
Sanogo, Yaya
Sheaf, Ben
Smith, Renny Piers
Toral, Jon-Miquel
Vickers, Josh
Willock, Christopher
Wright, Elliot
Zelalem, Gedion


23 players on the list so 2 free spots.

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