Sign Isak or Give Arteta The Sack - Summer 2025 Transfer Thread

I didn't say it was dumb - i said the dumb money was in for him - so if we get in a bidding war with Utd, it would just drive the price through the roof, and maybe he ends up going to Utd so then you don't sign anyone

 

As I've pointed out, and Ted has now also pointed out, since Edu's time at the club, Sesko had a poor season where he went backwards

We don't know what Arsenal's data says about Sesko now vs last fall

What we do know is that Gyok's goal contribution per 90 is more than double Sesko

The valuation of Sesko depends on him continuing his dev and reaching Gyok's level or beyond.

 

What does "held accountable" look like? Surely, you don't want him sacked for one transfer not working out----especially considering how we've all acknowledged it's a coin flip between the two (Ben vs Vik) as to who is the better bet.

 

Maybe it's because i listen to Bundesliga podcasts but the hype around Sesko was significantly lower this summer than last summer when Arsenal tried to get him. He really has been quite average. Sure he is only 22, but you don't want to see a player go backwards like that. In other words the risk of buying him this season is higher than last

 

I think they were only going to go through with it if they sold Isak. Once the Isak deal was off, they were out. But with the Isak deal on, they could afford essentially any price because Liverpool were having to finance it.

What doesn't?

Edu left early november 2024. What he thought can't be known after that as he was no longer at Arsenal. Sesko has been disappointing. Those are facts. You seem to be basing a lot on one line in a media article.

 

I know you have to adjust for age and league, but check Sesko's fbref data - it's extremely disappointing last season - worse than the season before.

 

Gegenpressing made the same point - and not just on data. He had a very disappointing season. One has to hope that was because RBL were disappointing. In any event, one reason for him to stay at RBL was so he could develop further in a good environment. The fact that he didn't develop at all is a big red flag. He might have already tapped out. There is no guarantee that you can extrapolate his youth years to where he will be when he's 25.

See Draxler for example.

 

OK listening to Transferflow - apparently Nicolas Jackson might be the other guy who is available, and likely better value

TFlow agues that Utd are likely making the same mistake as before. Paying over the odds for a guy they need to be the best ever version of himself in order to see value, which takes up too much budget preventing them fixing their midfield.

 

Yes - it is definitely true that Leipzig were also disappointing last season, which might have stalled his dev. But that could also be bad in terms of his future development!

 

Interestingly if we could have found a younger Trossard of 22-24 outputs we would have snapped him up. A lot of contribution for a guy who cost around 30m and better than Sesko by some distance.

Who knows what Sesko might become but it seems a wild gamble.

 

it’s interesting Teds lot seem to think Jackson is better value than Sesko and that Newcastle might go for him.

However it seems like Isak won’t move now?