Reported as £3.5m.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 14 seconds ago
'I was sceptical of Mertesacker's appointment and his task of modernising the academy. But it is obvious that a lot of thought went into his role and it wasn't an attempt to save a year of his wages. So I am very happy to give him a chance'

..now that the first team squad is starting to benefit from his work.

Per has proved his worth. Hopefully Raul can also step up to the mark this summer, and we'll put last summer down to teething problems
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I am a fan of Per the manager.

I wouldn't put the last summer down to teething problems. It was the change between Mislintat and Edu. Interesting if none of Mislintat's signings work out. Even Leno might go if Martinez continues to perform.
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In fairness Tierney has looked good.

Still gobsmacked we spent so much on Pepe, when the midfield needed serious investment.

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 28 seconds ago
Reported as £3.5m.
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Decent.

They'll want more than that to extend, I bet.

Wonder whether he'd want to stay another season now though?

comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 2 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 14 seconds ago
'I was sceptical of Mertesacker's appointment and his task of modernising the academy. But it is obvious that a lot of thought went into his role and it wasn't an attempt to save a year of his wages. So I am very happy to give him a chance'

..now that the first team squad is starting to benefit from his work.

Per has proved his worth. Hopefully Raul can also step up to the mark this summer, and we'll put last summer down to teething problems
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I am a fan of Per the manager.

I wouldn't put the last summer down to teething problems. It was the change between Mislintat and Edu. Interesting if none of Mislintat's signings work out. Even Leno might go if Martinez continues to perform.
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In fairness Tierney has looked good.

Still gobsmacked we spent so much on Pepe, when the midfield needed serious investment.
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Emery wanted a winger first and as Gt kept on telling us he loved Xhaka.

Tierney was Edu signing as was Pepe.

Anyone else already forgetting Unai Emery was once Arsenal manager

I think there is a misconception that if a team doesn't perform the players want to go. The players are responsible of how the team performs. I think if they are frozen out its different. I think Auba and Ceballos both want to stay. Or Arteta wouldn't be playing them. I feel Laca is going but with Eddie suspended there is no choice.

How much Madrid will want for Ceballos is a different matter though. Would love to see a midfield of Ceballos Partey.

comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 13 minutes ago
Anyone else already forgetting Unai Emery was once Arsenal manager
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I have this faculty to black out every dark "episode" of my life.


#WaitingOnCommentsFromBLM

comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Lexington 125.2 (U8879)
posted 14 seconds ago
'I was sceptical of Mertesacker's appointment and his task of modernising the academy. But it is obvious that a lot of thought went into his role and it wasn't an attempt to save a year of his wages. So I am very happy to give him a chance'

..now that the first team squad is starting to benefit from his work.

Per has proved his worth. Hopefully Raul can also step up to the mark this summer, and we'll put last summer down to teething problems
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I am a fan of Per the manager.

I wouldn't put the last summer down to teething problems. It was the change between Mislintat and Edu. Interesting if none of Mislintat's signings work out. Even Leno might go if Martinez continues to perform.
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In fairness Tierney has looked good.

Still gobsmacked we spent so much on Pepe, when the midfield needed serious investment.
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I said at the time, although it may have been a statement of intent, it was also telling that other clubs weren't willing to match that price for him.

Pepe isn't a bad player, but I can't see him being more than a 8-10 goals and 8-10 assists a season player. Again, not bad, but for £72m, you'd expect more on the ROI.

What I also couldn't wrap my head around was Ziyech, who is a self-proclaimed Arsenal fan, had a release clause of £25m last Summer. If we'd signed him, instead of Pepe, we'd have had an extra £47m that could have been spent on a new midfielder/CB or both if our recruitment team were shrewd enough.

It was a poor distribution of resources.

What I also couldn't wrap my head around was Ziyech, who is a self-proclaimed Arsenal fan, had a release clause of £25m last Summer. If we'd signed him, instead of Pepe, we'd have had an extra £47m that could have been spent on a new midfielder/CB or both if our recruitment team were shrewd enough.
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I think Pépé was a compromise between what Emery wanted (Zaha) and what the board wanted.
Emery wasn't keen at all on Ziyech, neither was the board apparently.

We will find out if we missed out next season

But given our lack of creativity in the last two years, it is gross negligence to not strengthen our midfield with all the issues we've faced.

Maybe they thought Ceballos would be that guy, but to spend the bulk of our transfer money on Pepe, whilst neglecting our midfield, was poor.

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 1 minute ago
We will find out if we missed out next season
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My only hope come from the fact that De Jong hasn't really settle in Barca but they have their own internal issues there so could be just the environment.
Ziyech reminds me a lot of Mahrez.

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I bet pete is delighted with the loss yesterday, means he can pursue his Arteta Out agenda . shocking fan.

comment by It's Time To G... (U3245)
posted 1 minute ago
titanic, but oh look Man City got their ban overturned

J99 in SHOCK
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Already done that and you could have joined in if you had bothered to get your lazy behind out of bed.

Covid destroys ffp shock!

Samir wants to banter

comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
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comment by It's Time To G... (U3245)
posted 1 minute ago
titanic, but oh look Man City got their ban overturned

J99 in SHOCK
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Already done that and you could have joined in if you had bothered to get your lazy behind out of bed.

Covid destroys ffp shock!
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Nothing to do with Covid stop embarrassing yourself

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Good lad

comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by It's Time To G... (U3245)
posted 1 minute ago
titanic, but oh look Man City got their ban overturned

J99 in SHOCK
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Already done that and you could have joined in if you had bothered to get your lazy behind out of bed.

Covid destroys ffp shock!
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Nothing to do with Covid stop embarrassing yourself
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So you think one of the biggest oil investors in football being excluded had nothing to do with no money anywhere in Europe with another possible season behind closed doors.

Don't tell me you are that naive.

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comment by CrouchEndGooner (U13531)
posted 2 minutes ago
Samir wants to banter
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Pete said yesterday Emery should have been given more time ffs, i don't know why on earth he thinks that

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comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
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comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Gunnerthru (U6675)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Jenius99 (U4918)
posted 5 minutes ago
I miss our old French scouting system. Cygan, Squillaci, Giroud. Top top top top players.
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At least we managed to have international footy with them.
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Because of them or in-spite them.
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They were part of the team that managed to bring us CL or at least EL footy.
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Were they? or were they the sign of our decline. And a lot of similar signings followed.
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It's a fact.

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