Little better but not quite there - 2020 Summer Transfer Thread

Keeping Ceballos should be a priority it seems like.

 

It makes sense for us - we’ve dropped a ton of points because we can’t shut a game down. Someone assured in possession will be valuable there.

Given the circumstances, I’d do a guendouzi/Thiago swap in a heartbeat.

Also think the injury history is somewhat overstated. He’s played a fair bit the last five years.

 

Why wouldn't we start business now? Makes no sense.

 

Yeah, it's that or the club are still waiting on a Euro place maybe

 

nothing says "arsenal" like that injury history, though. :-D

 

i haven't seen him too often but, if i understand assessments of his game correctly, he would be someone who would allow arteta to move on from xhaka*, if he wishes to.

*not that i am advocating either signing thiago or moving on from xhaka - only referencing earlier discussion on whether arteta was really looking to "build around" xhaka or if that was currently his only option.

 

yeah. i've always thought that was a big issue back when wenger was the ONLY voice. but sanllehi and edu should not need to wait on the arteta/squad beyond, "are you okay if player X leaves this offseason?"

not saying this is the case but, for me, that would be a different matter because arteta seems to/might have an interest in retaining lacazette. and he HAS been using him, unlike guendouzi.

 

with them, it would have to be a swap, right? it read like the pjanic/arthur melo was to balance barcelona's book (at least the incoming fund portion - unless that was ONLY to fix the supposed "incoming" money in the books and they don't have an actual issue with outgoing money). apparently, they have been, uh, "encouraging" a lot of their people to find a way out?

 

what do you mean?

 

oh! yes! yes, indeed!

the list of people (from an article about the arthur/pjanic swap they made) they've signed (and not have fit in) - and the money total - in recent years is staggering.

 

Thiago would t want to come to a europa league side

it all depends on the formation we want as this xhaka and guen partnership has been great but xhaka may not suit a 433

what about a swap for tolisso? Gotetzka?

 

Goretzka plays a ton for Bayern, no?

The data posted earlier about Guendouzi was eye opening.

 

Fair enough, I have barely watched any non arsenal football this year

 

That list is insane, but aside from a couple years Barca's transfers have been shockingly bad for a decade now. Wonder what happened to the guy in charge of that...

 

Pretty interesting chart on progressive passing in La Liga from Reddit:

https://imgur.com/r/Gunners/zfKV3xz

Partey looks good here, but the real stand-out is Roca. If I had to choose between going for Partey or Roca I'd be going for the latter, based on this, his age, and that he's on a newly-relegated team

 

Saving the extra 30M you'd need to spend on Partey, plus the savings in wages, PLUS the six (?) year age difference, seems like a no-brainer to me.

Hell, if you can use that 30M saved to buy Thiago, then you're basically getting the best of all worlds