Are we better or worse, WTF is going on - Summer 2021 transfer thread.

White, lokonga, a new keeper isn’t bad if hector can’t be moved and xhaka can’t be moved

 

Unfortunately, it is not parody. I saw it on Wheatley's timeline after he retweeted it.

New signing! Athletic saying 18 year old Mika Biereth from Fulham. Scored 21 goals in 21 U18 matches last year. Probably a replacement striker for the U23's since Moller appears to be going on loan and Balogun has been promoted.

 

The operative word here may be “contention”, Chambers is the one that has been supplying end product in the preseason.

What it does suggest is that they aren’t going to sign a right back this summer.

 

As relatively well as Chambers finished the season, he still makes me nervous. As does Cedric. And waiting a full year, or even til January to improve on our RB rotation seems fairly likely to come back to haunt us. Pray I'm wrong.

 

Other than Chambers & Cedric, who else figures into our depth at RB? Tavares??

 

Yeah, Tavares is two-footed. For the time being, there's also AMN.

 

I’m not concerned about our RB depth, I’m worried that whoever we have as a starter is plainly not good enough.

To me RB is a bigger first XI hole than anything except the Xhaka spot

 

And there’s White who played there once or twice last season, including against Arsenal. In addition, his regular role was a hybrid RCB/RB in a three man defense.

 

Ha!!!!!!

 

Yeah I had thought of White, but is he an Arsenal player yet? I'm semi-serious about this. Not counting chickens and all.

All that not withstanding, I think Lama's point about not having anyone at RB who is really good, in a dedicated way (like we do with KT at LB) is significant issue that should be a priority to solve.

 

After Arsenal committed £50m to the Ben White transfer either Romano or Ornstein, I’m not sure which one, reported that Arsenal like Edmond Tapsoba and will continue to monitor him. I’m speculating here, but since Tapsoba is a £60m to £70m rated RCB, this doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense, unless Arteta is converting to three at the back or is considering the possibility that White might eventually be a long term solution at right back.

 

Zakaria potentially coming for 27M GBP? Haven't seen him play, but he was mentioned a few pages back and seemed promising. At this price and potential, would seem like decent business.

Edu gets 'green light' to secure £27m Arsenal signing (football365.com)

 

i don't know much about dude beyond this video but, if they like him, they need to just get it done so he can qualify HG.

 

I looked at the late-hour Tapsoba stuff as part of the White negotiations. I do not think White is being bought to play as an RB, and the Saliba loan makes it plain that we are not planning to play three at the back

Credit to Cal, his final balls are excellent, but his lack of pace makes me very nervous. I’ve seen the movie of him up against an out-and-out winger and I didn’t enjoy it. Cedric is a wasteman, to me

 

If somebody could convince AMN that his future is at RB I would be all for him as the presumptive starter. As far as I can tell, that ship has sailed

 

watching that video, i can see why you could be excited. he has some of the intelligence and lack of fear that i really like in saka.

my only fear would be that his control can become loose - causing him to have to chase the ball back - and, between being brown and playing for arsenal, he's going to get the wilshere-type of injuries with people lunging at his ankles, if not fully diaby'ed.

 

holy shit, that seems like an easy decision and no question buy to me, what- or whoever else comes in this window.