Thread 149637492

First for Arteta.

Anime is not welcome here

>>149637519
anoooooooooon!!!!!

>taps in another signing
What exactly has Berta contributed to the club thus far?

>>149637534
ANIME WEBSITE, KIDDO

/sp/ - anime themed sports discussion
/pol/ - anime themed political discussion
/a/ - anime themed anime discussion
etc

Signs IN.

It's happening
A non washed player chose Arsenal

Transl. Aftonhoran article:
>The Viktor Gyökeres transfer saga is coming to an end.
>According to Sportbladet, Arsenal and Sporting CP are now finalising the last details regarding the Swede and the parties hope to find a solution within the next few weeks.
>The transfer fee in a total package could land at around 900 million SEK.
>Viktor Gyökeres' next club has been a hot topic in recent months and he has been linked with Arsenal, Manchester United and Juventus.

>Earlier, Portuguese media reported that the Swede's representative, star agent Hasan Cetinkaya, was in London for several meetings regarding the Swede's future.

>Sportbladet can now reveal that the national team star is only details away from a transfer to Arsenal, where the clubs are negotiating the last small pieces.

>Most expensive Swede ever
>The parties hope to have an agreement ready within the next few weeks where the transfer sum in a total package is expected to land at a total of 900 million Swedish kronor.

>This would make Viktor Gyökeres the most expensive Swedish player deal ever, beating both Zlatan Ibrahimovic's move from Inter to Barcelona and Alexander Isak's move from Real Sociedad to Newcastle.
>Both of those transfers ended up at around 750 million Swedish kronor.

900 MSEK ~ £70M

>>149637579
TOTAL!

>>149637559
do brits actually watch anime?
like you go "fancy some mushoku tensei this afternoon mate? ill get me tea and biscuits"?
i just cant envision a fully fledged brit with his messed up teeth and a mug of tea watching japanease cartoons

So, to recap
>Kepa signed
>Zubimendi signed
>Nørgaard imminent
>Mosquera close
>Gyökeres close
>Eze, Madueke discussions
>Consistent Rodrygo smoke
>Sesko Internet Defence Force in shambles

Good week.

>>149637657
The same can be said about anyone outside of Japan.

Either gyokeres doesn’t flop and we win the league, or i get more anti-sweden fuel
The true winner here is me

---------------Raya----
Timber---Saliba---Gabriel--Lewis-Skelly
---------Zubimendi---Rice----------
Saka---------Ødegaard--------Eze
----------------Gyokeres

decent

>>149637824
>fraudegaard defence force

The most important thing is that all these players stay healthy and play for the most of the season.
Arsenal should not have their key player injured for a long period or during crucial moments.

>>149637873
You don’t come here often do you?

>>149637895
So true.

How many goals should we expect from Gyokeres?

>>149637997
bout tree fiddy

>>149637940
Unfortunately I do

>>149637534
retard

If Arsenal doesn't win the premier or the cl with these signings it would be embarassing

>>149637579
>shit league merchant
we've been muggged right off yet again

>>149638035
If you did you’d know how I feel about gibraltagaard

>>149638079
Did she really say this?

>>149638179
I am ABN

Welp, there goes my prospect of finally cheering for a PL team. Have a nice life, lads.

>>149638392
>following players
cringe

>>149638411
>following foreign teams for no good reason
cringe

>>149638392
>SIDF crawling back to their Yugoslav bunkers

Andrea Berta, you have my unfettered loyalty.

>>149638192
yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4RR52ox21

original VOD

https://www.youtube.com/live/2s_WNciULkE?si=ehiNcbGcEsv-6W4j&t=320

>>149638090
I was already embarrassed when they couldn't win the league a couple years ago

I think they figured out that Partey was gonna get charged for fiddling so they signed Zubimendi instead

>>149638494
Have fun watching them cuckout for 2nd place next season, whichever shithole your flag is supposed to rep. Imagine supporting Arseanal.

>>149638536
Damn. She was watching for Tomiyasu :(

GYOKERESSSSSSSSSSSS

>>149638731
yh ngl my first thought was vivi when I saw the tomiyasu news

this is vivi telling pekora who her fave player is

Fucking finally. Please it better be real. The striker I wanted.

ok now that Arsenal got my preferred striker IN, >we need a proper Saka backup, no Marmaduke pls and a new LW and Ode upgrade, three more signings, get it DONE

>>149638090
Why would you think this when both City and Liverpool have had better signings?

>>149641758
When a fizzy drink football club bamboozles you into staying for another year.

sweden is a fraudulent country
once a Kai Guy always a Kai Guy

>>149642203
Hell yeah brother!

>>149637579
Fabrizio said Williams to Barcelona was 99.9% btw

>>149641758
>have mediocre season
>Arsenal offers you to join in 2024
>reject it because you're scared of Havertz
>have another mediocre season
>Arsenal offers you again to join in 2025
>spend the entire summer on the beach because you want to RESPEKT Leipzig
>end up stuck there for another year
>West Ham knocking in 2026

Kek. I almost feel for him, he's horribly advised.

So what are the nicknames going to be for Kepa and Zubimendi? For Kepa, >Kepa feels enough as an insult desu. He's done well to cultivate that image.
Scoobymendi for Zubi? Poopymendi? And if he scores Goatimendi? That sucks.

>>149643492
shitimendi
zubishitty

>>149643492
'Zubi' in my language means "my dick". Makes me immaturely chuckle whenever people use it unironically

>>149643619
I guess you could also go >Shaggy instead of Zubi.

>>149643753
lel

>>149643288
next mudryk

>>149643492
Keka and Zubi dubi

ZUBI ZUBI ZUUUUUUUUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXoILGnHnvM

why is arteta so pro-rape?

Is madueke the rodrygo alternative or the eze alternative?

>Zubimendi’s transfer almost completely ignored everywhere because of Gyokeres’ potential transfer
wew

>>149645845
Rodrygo alternative, Eze to be Ødegaard’s understudy. I don’t care who they bring in, Arteta needs to learn to rotate the squad to appease everyone.

>>149645917
>Rodrygo alternative, Eze to be Ødegaard’s understudy. I don’t care who they bring in, Arteta needs to learn to rotate the squad to appease everyone.
hopefully yeah but i could definitely see mikel trying to play eze on the left as so ode can relax with no competition all season

we are reaching mudryk levels of twerk

>>149643254
not even his father believed he'd extend with a midtable club desu

>>149643492
Scoobymendi made me laugh

So, Zubidubi was FINALLY made official, huh?
Good.

>Zubidoobidoo in
>GOATkeres next
>Poodrygo on the way
Blimey

What's the Mac&Cheesedueke status?
Surely the Chelshite trash quota already fulfilled elsewhere.

>>149643288
>reject it because you're scared of Havertz
This should've been the end of any and all Sheshko discussion, simple as.

VIKTOR GYÖKERES | Welcome To Arsenal 2025 Magic Goals, Skills, Assists #RESPECT

>>149645917
So no more rodrygo?

Its all fun and games but he isnt actually confirmed.

>>149645524
What was Dicks problem with this?

>>149643492
>For Kepa, >Kepa feels enough as an insult desu.
Was thinking the exact same thing, lmao.

>>149643619
>shitimendi
Poopeemendi sounds closer IMHO.

>>149646383
There is reason for optimism. Reports say Chelski value him way higher than we do. Also learned today that we binned Sesko after Leipzig refused to budge on price, meaning Berta could easily pull out if he doesn't get a good deal.

It's looking more like we're just using this for leverage in the Eze and Rodrygo discussions. This is definitely not copium on my part.

>>149646858
Chelsea actually had the gall to ask for Dowman in a Madueke swap deal. Hilarious "football club".

Arenal's next season exclusive first look

>>149646858
I don't get it, is madueke replacing rodrygo? Why is that the case? Also madueke is supposedly the saka backup but it's been reported that the club want a left wing starter which is why there were links to rodrygo. From my understanding the current situation will be trossard/martinelli both staying and no rodrygo?

So:
Martinelli/trossard - gyokeres - saka
?

I'm very confused

>>149646858
A Man can only dream.

>>149645665
Raping is taking your chance while it's there, to rape you have to want it, if you don't want it you aren't cut out for rape. That's why you'll never win the league if you can't rape. By the way did you notice you've been pick pocketed by a gypsy?
Now go feed Win

>>149647171
>when Edison first started raping...
New dog called "Ojisan" for this season HERE WE GO

Ermmm what is Kai's role in the team now? I see Arteta still starting him for the big games

>>149647478
The main man.

>>149647478
he'll keep Gyokeres benched all season.

>>149647478
strike balance and keep us "handsome lad FC" after we sign eze(or madueke) which swings us further into "mandem FC".

>>149647478
91st minute Defensive CF substitution

>>149647478
The mascot - Kaisersaurus.

HAHA TIME TO SCORE A GOAL

>>149637824
Gyokeres won't flop and you won't win the league

>>149647967
Ok but >we win the CL then, deal ?

>>149648082
Team is full of mental midgets so that's impossible

>>149648128
fugg u shitizen

Whats funny is I've always rated madueke. Always thought he's a class player but Chelsea kinda ruined him and he'll just be seen as another Chelsea reject signing.

>>149648323
Can only pray that Chelsea won’t budge on their asking price or if >we actually sign him that >we get another Jorgi and not another Sterlel.

>>149648323
>Whats funny is I've always rated madueke
based and Madueke pilled

>>149648323
Yeah it's hilarious how Arsenal fans have become so accustomed to cheering for shit players every week that they've forgotten what a decent one looks like

>>149648323
I like him too but 50m is too much

>>149647564
arsenal are Rape FC

>>149648480
FUCK YOU SHITIZEN

>Leipzig want a 100 million euros (a hundred) for Sesko
kek no wonder Arsenal went for Gyökeres

>>149648679
Milking the premier league is the only way European clubs survive.

https://x.com/TalkingSporting/status/1941928874708758898

dodgy source but could be real.

>>149647564
I want Eze but goodness will he put a damper on Handsome FC. Unintelligible phenotype.

Morgan Rodgers is better than eze.

For my own amusement, I counted 19 left wingers in the PL better than Shartinelli:

Diaz
Gakpo
Doku
Sancho
Madueke
Rashford
Garnacho
Ramsey
Gordon
Barnes
Hudson-Odoi
Mitoma
Semenyo
Schade
Iwobi
Eze
Ndiaye
Kudus
Squid Game

>>149648877
why would Villa sell him tho

>>149648323
Arteta pls.

>>149648868
Looks like SterLEL's cousin.

>>149649139
Didn't they just got fined for some wonky books? Could be an easy way to pay it off.

>>149648841
valid source BUT
>Viktor Gyökeres has accepted to give up €2m from his salary in order to facilitate negotiations between Arsenal and Sporting.Sporting insist on higher fee compared to Arsenal proposal…and Gyökeres tries his best also giving up money to make it happen, as per Record.
of course from Fabrizio

>>149649947
Bro is desperate to play for Arteta.

>Ultimately however, Slot and Liverpool were turned down, with Zubimendi persuaded to remain at his beloved Sociedad by coach Imanol Alguacil and sporting director Roberto Olabe.

>They reportedly did so by preparing a presentation on the pros and cons of a Prem switch, pulling on the 26-year-old's San Sebastian heartstrings with pictures of his favourite local tapas restaurants and mountain hikes he enjoys in the Basque Country.

Fucking kek

Even as a Man Utd customer, I have to admit that this team wins the league, FA cup, and Champions League easily

>>149646246
>on god lil bro, twerk!

people should be shot for speaking like this, even on the internet

>>149647478
Rotation player if Arteta has any sense. He's a shitter and always will be.

>>149650482
ACTIVATE THE SLIDESHOW

>PSG enquiring about Rodrygo
it’s ogre

>>149650956
lol are they going to the drop the georgian guy, he just went there

>>149650956
blessing in disguise, don't need that fake brazilian.
let em gazump peeasgee and get us someone better (Eze or morgz or A.gordon).

>>149651064
Eze isn’t the (mainstay) LW >we need and no way in hell that Gordon leaves Arabcastle.

>>149651093
get barcola then?
gotta be someone decent out there.
i refuse to accept rodrygo is worth like 80m quid or whatever

>>149650956
>enquiring
ping me when something concrete happens.

>>149647478
my take is that he goes back to midfield, slot in behind striker during late matches and give Arteta a pseudo two-striker formation. He’ll also be backing up Saka on the right wing.

would also make sense as to why they want to sig a left wing/midfielder and let Nwaneri leave. Eze would potentially be a fit given Arteta’s need for versatility, I think all the Rodrygo talk is just a smoke show from both Arsenal and Madrid to detract and promote the situation to bigger spenders

>>149650956
>Kvara, Barcola, Doué, Dembele, Zaïre-Emery

Not happening lol

I'll be honest I know literally nothing about Gyokeres except for the time >we heemed his team and Gabriel + Saliba absolutely kept him silent almost all game

He seemed kind of physical is what I could tell

>>149651575
He did give them a hard time.

>>149651619
He literally did not, except for one run iirc against Kiwior who I think got subbed on

All I remember is Gyokeres was pretty fast and a big lad but nothing remarkable at all

>>149651575
Same but I do remember him looking strong with the ability to move with fluidity. Hes such an upgrade I don't really consider him a risk

>>149650519
>Ben shite
>Bumfiori
>Gibraltargaard
Yeah no

>>149651668
Yes the only thing that I can remember from Gyokeres is he looked big strong and fast lol.

And yeah definitely agree that any half-decent 9 specialist is an improvement over a team without an actual 9

>>149651292
I would be inclined to agree with you, however, I think the club is playing with Nwaneri to get him to sign a new deal.

If Gyokeres comes in, then the last obvious flaw in the team is Shartinelli, who is basically beyond the point of saving (two seasons of being horribly shit in a row).
Eze on the left, Saka on the right with Gyokeres down the 9 is the first time you can look at Arsenal's attack and consider it competitive w City / Liverpool

WAIT WAIT WAIT
Can Gyokeres create his own goals? If no i wont rate him much. Its essential for a good striker.

>>149651575
remember when we played Real Madrid and Rodrygo was the worst player on the pitch?

because I do and no one else seems to

>REPORT: Chelsea need to raise more than £60m in sales to ensure new signings can play in UEFA competitions, after breaching body’s financial rules.

Final Noni offer lads, take it or leave it.

>>149650482
>Roberto Olabe
Was linked with the Arse at some point...

>>149652394
What a clown club. Imagine the uproar if this happened at Arsenal.

>>149652184
I've seen him live. He's very lively and strong. Scores goals from nothing. Loves a tap in.

be honest, do you really think your okay but nothing more than that signings are enough to win the league

>>149652598
this is the year we get some silverware or a new manager
we win either way
but yeah if these rumours materialize i don't see how we're ever going to win if we don't now. i think this team is as far as we're going to go

>>149652394
The obvious writing on the wall is that now Chelsea will massively overvalue Noni and Arteta won't be able to control his boner for overpaying on Chelsea rejects and we'll single handedly bail them out

>>149652394
Why do we keep helping them? It's starting to feel like they're our Israel.

>>149652286
We all remember its just that we're collectively coping that Rodrygo will magically be unlocked once he's not played out of position for once.

I kinda feel bad for him honestly, imagine not only getting cucked out of your natural position at your club, but getting cucked at international level too by the same exact guy

So is Kepa gonna be our main man or is it still David?

Barcola is such a culturally-Arsenal player. Frog, lightskin, technical, extremely rapid, BCM spammer. If I had divine control over football transfers, I'd have him at Arsenal over Rodrygo purely to preserve the order of nature. When you think about it, we're just not the kind of club to have a Brazilian joga bonito superstar. Every time we buy a Brazilian forward he either turns out poo (e.g. Marquinhos) or becomes a nothing system player (e.g. Martinelli). When a player bucks this trend and actually plays like a proper favela jogador, nature intervenes and fucks him up with injuries (e.g. Eduardo, Jesus). We definitely inquired about Barcola, but the lack of reputable links to us makes me think PSG gave us the fuck-offiest of fuck-off price quotes. Sad.

>>149653514
don't trust irish flags anymore sorry
(david 1. kepa 2.)

>>149653564
>rodrygo
>joga bonito
I was agreeing with you until this
Rodrygo is shit and borderline plays nothing like usual brazillian footy, he's a ruined euro pajeet

you know remember Denilson

Arteta signing Gyokeres because he already knows how to keep his mouth shut just like the entire Arsenal squad and staff did when their star midfielder raped multiple women in 2021 and 2022.

>>149654077
Can’t wait to see the gyokeres/gabriel kino we’re in store for

so, how about that Nørgaard transfer that was supposedly done?

>Chelsea inquiring about including nwaneri or dowman for any potential madueke deal

Nah fuck off rent boys

Selling nwaneri to chelsea is genuinely a sackable offense

>>149654415
How about giving them Nwaneri + 50m for Madueke?

>>149654479
Murderous

>>149654479
Nice try rent boy

Work has begun for the transfer of Leandro Trossard in Fenerbahçe.

Fenerbahçe, which made plans for star transfers with the approval of Jose Mourinho, negotiates for Leandro Trossard as of now.

Fenerbahçe, who made contacts for Leandro Trossard, who entered the last year of his contract with Arsenal, wants to sign the Belgian star quickly.

(@tgrthabertv )

>>149656942
reckon >we won’t get more than 15 million despite everyone flocking off their shitters for 30 million plus

>>149657094
Well he is 30 and has one year left. Not like he's a first team starter every week either so his value isn't that high. We bought him for 27m in his prime so 15-20m is a fair depreciation.

apparently Zubimendi will be wearing #36

He really really wants the Arsenal.

I think about this tweet often

>>149637492 (OP)
Who is that
Who the fuck is the senile spaniard signing now?

As per @Record_Portugal

Details of Arsenal's offer for Gyokeres this moment

Arsenal offer of 65 million euros fixed plus 15 million euros in addition ons.

Sporting Lisbon insists on 70 million euros guaranteed base fee

Of the €15 million in add ons, €5 million is tied to targets that are easy to achieve, making the probability of a total deal reaching €70 million very high.

The other 10 million add ons, they rely on more difficult collective and personal goals.

Coventry City retains the right to 15% of profit. But Sporting Lisbon used a clause that would allow them to reduce that percentage, which they did to reduce Coventry's ratio to just 10%.

In addition,Gyokeres has given up 2m euros of his salary to help facilitate the move

(Via @imxxxd7 )

>>149658363
if all of that is true, 3M is holding up the deal

>>149658437
That 3m might be crucial in the pursuit of eze or rodrygo

>>149658458
should have thought of that before they overpaid for Scoobymendi

>>149658497
Nah he's an essential player, arguably the most important signing of the window seeing as both partey and jorginho left. It was crucial they paid anything to get zubimendi at all costs.

>>149658458
true, but we still don’t have any info on potential outgoings, with Trossard being the latest linked to a move to Fenerbahce

>>149650956
>Competing with Kvaradona on game time
kek
lmao even

>>149658591
Well the wage bill has been freed up with partey, jorginho and tomiyasu(rip) leaving. I'm assuming plans are in place to get rid of zinchenko. Apparently kiwior is a target for a number of clubs and could leave. Martinelli also potentially could leave according to rumours. There's still a lot of business to be done but it looks like theve prioritised incomings rather than outgoings because of the approaching pre season tour. The outgoings can be sorted while on tour.

>CuckwuNonceo Madlygay
>Insta ID: Noncino

>gyokeres with a point to prove
Oh yeah we’re actually back bros

hope today we get some Gyökeres confirmation, need that bastard before the preseason starts so >we can focus on getting Eze and Rodrygo.
Also some Nordgaard and Mosquera confirmation would be nice too, somehow too quiet for my taste.

>>149651575
I would describe him as the Scandinavian Luis Suarez. As in not as good technical as Suarez but he makes that up by being more physical. The reason I think about Suarez is that both enjoy small spaces and almost seem to enjoy having the ball when a defender is up their asses. They somehow invites the physical challenge and turns the defender away with physique. Compare that to Isak who rather comes running towards a defender with full speed and struggle more when it gets physical. This is also the reason why I always wanted Gyökeres out of the bunch in gossips. He will fit Arteta's lack of direct play the best.

Gyokeres 5m euros away from Arsenal

If Arsenal raise their offer from 65+15 to 70 fixed with 10m addons ,the deal is done

Gyokeres has given up 2m from 8.3m a year wages

(@abolapt - reliable)

my brother not happy about gyokeres he wanted sesko

>>149659570
Gaysus has been drawing 16 million euros per year btw. There's just no way gyokeres will ever come close to matching the devastatingly high levels of financial waste and futility that Gaysus represents. Fucking bunker buster dropped on our finances from low earth orbit

>>149659570
70m euros is kinda high for a 27 year old if we're being honest here.

>>149659730
he only turned 27 last month
he hasn't played that many matches in his career, so he's more physically fresh than a Bukayo Saka who's going down Sterlel's path in a few seasons.

I’m happy we didn’t buy and Italian frauds this window. Doing business with Italian teams is a joke. Scum.

>>149659570
>Gyokeres has given up 2m from 8.3m a year wages
Damn I thought the Portuguese league was relatively poor.

>>149659730
still okay, only £60.4m

BREAKING: Arsenal and Sporting have reportedly settled upon a transfer fee for Viktor Gyökeres which suits all parties:

£56.1M fee + £13M in add ons.

(Source: CNN Portugal)

___________________________________

Gyokeres is on his way to Arsenal

Arsenal delegation arrived in Portugal to finalize deal and when they left almost all details were aligned.

Player has already started packing his bags and is checking in luggage for England

(@cnnportugal )

it's happening

Get ready for Bane kino.

>>149659779
>>149659970
ok lads thanks for the positive input, always happy to see my /arse/ companions optimistic.

now we needs eze and anyone that's not madueke to be a good window.

>>149660055
still waiting for Swedish news confirmation, but good news

>>149660055
Also breaking: Player is now waiting for his Bolt ride to the airport, only thing left is for the driver to arrive
UPDATE: Gyokeres is at the airport but the lines are long through security, might make things difficult as he wants to take his time in the dutyfree, more to follow

Here we go: Gyokeres has now bought 2 Absolute Vodka, 10 packs of Marlboro red and a bag of M&Ms, only thing left is for him to find the gate, watch this space for more...

Breaking update: Plane was delayed and the player is now believed to be in a bathroom stall taking a shit, things are heating up

according to sky sports it's actually harder to score in the portuguese league than in the prem

At the moment, the main candidate to sign Rodrygo if he leaves Madrid are Arsenal

(
@lancenet
via
@imxxxd7
)

Article also cites
@SkySportsPL

In saying that player wants PL move if he leaves

https://www.lance.com.br/futebol-internacional/sem-espaco-no-real-madrid-rodrygo-pode-parar-no-al-nassr-de-cristiano-ronaldo.html?

>>149660161
Cheeky loan deal to play him while he is motivated before the WC and then dump him back in Madrid.

>>149660136
LOL. LMAO.

>>149660136
I understand the league argument from someone who wants a prem proven striker like Watkins, but it's so funny coming from the Sesko Defence Force when their guy couldn't outscore these fellas in the krautleague.

bundesfrauds or liganoscams

Arsenal were linked with Benjamin Šeško, but RB Leipzig's asking price of €100M put the Gunners off.

(Source: Sky Sports DE)

one hunnid milly for this bum

>>149660169
honestly loan with option to buy might be the best deal. or obligation to buy if he makes a certain amount of apps.

>>149660203
Sesko never wanted to go to Arsenal, he said so himself last Summer

nobody knows if he wanted to join or not. it's irrelevant because the club priced him too high for any suitors anyway. gyokeres is desperate to join just like zubimendi was when he rejected liverpool after one phone call with arteta lol.

>>149660055
Is he going to be the next Mudryk?

Leandro Trossard could leave Arsenal this summer, despite initial discussions over a contract renewal. The player is happy at the club, but the arrival of Andrea Berta, with new ideas, could change his future. Arsenal could consider bids around €20m. [
@sachatavolieri
]

>>149660294
damn the hate norwegians harbour towards any swedish individual is generational.
gotta respect it tho

>>149660241
The wimp wasn't sure he'd displace Kai. If you're a striker and you doubt you can bag more goals than Kai... well, 'nuff said.

>>149660331
good time to sell him. he wasn't as sharp last year compared to previous years.
thank you but it's time to say good bye

>>149660500
Reporting nothing.

>>149643492
poopymendi or poobimendi are simple and to the point. it just werks. we're very lucky to have signed someone with such an easily available poo pun in their name.
for kepa i'm thinking maybe >leper cos it implies he's got no hands.

>>149660500
Shame. Would be delighted if we could scam the Arabs to take this complete shitter off us.

• Falcao — 87 games, 72 goals for Porto 91 games, 70 goals for Atlético
• Gyökeres — 102 games, 97 goals Arsenal?

>>149660626
tree fiddy

>>149660626
94 games, 64 goals.

>>149643254
It was.

There were new contacts between Arsenal and Sporting last night but Sporting president is still NOT accepting the latest proposal.

Sporting want 70m euro fixed fee, Arsenal offering 65 fixed and add ons

Situation between Sporting and Gyokeres is tense because PLAYER ONLY WANTS ARSENAL.

In recent hours, Gyokeres has AGAIN told Sporting that he wants Arsenal and that he will NOT show up for pre season training and he will not play for Sporting ANYMORE.

Player is willing to forego 2m of his own (Arsenal) salary to add to Arsenal bid.

Negotiations will continue and the here we go could come at any moment

Gyokeres pushing like crazy to join Arsenal

(@FabrizioRomano)

>>149660055
>CNN Portugal (!) sources the price tag in pound sterling when all the rumours and reports were talking in euros
Why not Proud American Dollars?!
Fucking imbecilles. How do I know now if Big Bert underpaid, overpaid, made a bad deal or a great one HUH?!

>>149660169
This and make the Ceballos case as the selling point.

>>149660882
so we're living in the 0.01% parallel universe huh?
cool.

>>149660203
>Sheeshko
Good. They can sell him to Buyern for 50m now (lmao).

>>149661233
>0.01% parallel universe
The "worst possible outcome" universe, yes.

>Poorting Lissabon trying to flex over 5 million
Holy fuck just let the man leave

TNT Sports now repeating the Rodrygo to PSG rumour. Still don't think it has legs to it, but dreaming is free...

>>149661346
I'd rather they got Rodrygo and we got Barcola from them

>[Miran Zore] Viktor Gyokeres will earn less at Arsenal than Šeško currently earns in Leipzig.

For context, Capology says Benny Tesco earns ~€110k a week at Leipzig.

>>149661032
>Gyokeres pushing like crazy to join Arsenal
Must be nice to feel wanted.

>>149661554
can’t say I know that feel.

Barcola is basically Kudus for double the price

>>149660626
99 games, 42 goals, 2 in the CL final

good to hear that we finally have our #2 striker for when Kai Havertz gets his annual hamstring tear

One of us

>2025-07-07
>no signings

>>149661889
cool squirrel

>>149660331
Trossard is very good when he was ran as a super sub during '23-24. If the additions can let him take a late game role then I see no reason to sell him over Martinelli if money is needed to keep the books clean.

The cope arguments by the Sesko Warriors yesterday all ran the same:
>Havertz was good as No. 9 in the 16-1-1 run
>Sesko is similar to Havertz
>Arteta will only play the kind of system that suited Havertz
>So we need a younger more retarded Havertz
It was literally this kind of thinking that cost us last season. Havertz' profile (facilitator, heavily involved in buildup, sitting just behind the wingers) automatically becomes a burden when Arteta's possession system fails against mid and low blocks. Whenever it did, we had no options except to bring on Raheem the Dream and overdose on hopium. Gyokeres won't be involved in buildup like Havertz would, and that's precisely where his strength lies. He can fully focus on his running and positioning as the others try to get the ball to him. How many times did Saka low-cross the ball into the 6-yard-box and there was no one to tap in? Gyokeres is there to bag that 10 times out of 10. How many times does Raya boot it long only for Havertz to pass it back to Rice? Gyokeres takes that down and runs 50 yards on his own to smash it the fuck in. These kinds of actions will win us games against stubborn defences that won't fall for us schizo-passing it round the edge of the box like automated Tetabots. I suspect this was the argument Berta presented to Arteta to wean him off of Sesko, and thankfully it looks to have worked.

>>149662198
Hopefully Gabriel will teach him how to head a ball.

Nwaneri status?

>>149662978
Sold to Fulham for £15m in three seasons time tier

>>149662978
Sex with Venti

>>149663614
His left arm looks amputated.

>>149662198
Need to add:
>will give up salary to play for arsenal

>sign every good player from Sociedad bar Isak
we are living in a real sociedad

>Arsenal’s talks with both Chelsea and Noni Madueke are ongoing and very positive, and a deal for a fee of ~€50m could be done by the end of the week. Mikel Arteta has always been a big fan and believes he could develop Madueke into a great left-winger.

pack up the Rodrygo and Eze rumors lads, say hello to your new (and shit) LW

>>149661032
Love this energy from Hypkeres.

Lot of polish youf in the academy

>>149664430
>he isn't noni pilled

>>149664550
>bless a kolibrie

>>149664550
Rosiak left or is leaving I'm pretty sure, which is a shame.

>>149664550
There were like over 1 million Polish-born people living in the UK at one point. I think many of them might have moved after Brexit.

>>149664550
>DSL in the bottom center

Only one striker in the world ranks above the 75th percentile for all seven of our radar metrics:

Viktor Gyökeres

◉ 98th percentile for non-penalty goals
◉ 97th percentile for npxG
◉ 95th percentile for goal conversion
◉ 99th percentile for touches in box
◉ 98th percentile for offensive duels won
◉ 90th percentile for expected assists

https://datamb.football/V_Gyokeres_Striker_stats/

>Height: 1.89 m
Another solid addition to tall lads FC.

>>149664803
95% of the games are against teams that would lose to MK Dons

>>149664878
I don't think heading is a strength of his though which is kinda amusing

After it took Zubi like half a year to get announced, it feels kinda surreal to see everyone talk about Gyokeres like he's already been signed. I get that Fabrizio said >we are really close but still.

@David_Ornstein: “We’ll have to see if Arsenal & Sporting can find a common ground on a transfer fee for Viktor Gyökeres. There are some suggestions on social media that it has happened, but that’s not my information right now.”

“That’s not to say it won’t change in the next minute, hours or days, because it’s a situation that’s being worked on.” [@TheAthleticFC Podcast]

>>149665008
>

>>149665008
>There are some suggestions on social media that it has happened
Feels like half the thread also thinks it's happened.

>>149665130
Because it's pretty much guaranteed to happen.

>>149665158
I hope so man. >We really need a player that can just facking score.

Holy fuck can people please start reading the thread before posting their news? Happened like 50 times in the last threads

@David_Ornstein
: “If you’re going to bring in somebody like Rodrygo, Anthony Gordon, or any of the other names that have been linked, then there probably isn’t space for two such players — that’s why there’s a possibility of a Gabriel Martinelli departure.”

“I have to make clear, I don’t know of any movements or talk or developing situations. You hear about Saudi Arabia, about Bayern Munich — I’m sure he’s liked & admired everywhere, but that doesn’t mean a move is materialising.” [
@TheAthleticFC
Podcast]

So it's
>Jokeres
and
>Goalkeres
right?

>>149665536
Kek what a nothing update, I wish I was a journo making hundreds of thousands writing drivel like this

>>149665577
No it’s bane/big guy and then for you

>>149665636
Ah fuck you're. God I hope (he signs and then) scores four goals in a match. Could you imagine.

>>149665748
>Ah fuck you're.
right.
Don't know how a whole word slipped through the cracks.

Those within the club are very happy with Mikel Arteta’s progress at Arsenal, and it is not thought that the external pressure to deliver is replicated internally. [
@David_Ornstein
]

>>149665748
>>149665766
yeah i figured, we're in for a kino season
can't wait to spam "he didn't fly so good"

>>149665903
It was progress 3 years ago, now it's turning in to stagnation unless he wins a trophy next season.

.
@David_Ornstein
: "Inside Arsenal, there’s massive admiration for Rodrygo in certain quarters, I don’t know if that’s universal. I don’t know of that developing. There have been suggestions that he’s prioritising #Arsenal, I’m sure they’ll be delighted!”

It’s not like the clubs are talking, to our knowledge. Maybe there’s been some interaction with his camp, which is normal. Similar to Anthony Gordon, he’s just a player that Arsenal like"

Christian Norgaard is expected to complete his move to Arsenal within the next 48 hours. [
@JacobsBen
]

>>149664550
You mean one?

>>149666206
Dudziak, Rosiak and Marinciak

BREAKING: Zubimendi sighted in London

EXCLUSIVE: Zubimendi in talks with Berta

>>149666215
Marciniak sounds like a typical Welsh name, there's nothing indicating he is Polish.
Dudziak is weird, because if it was spelled with a "c" it could as well be a West-Indian surname, but the kids physique does not correspond with it. Maybe South-East Asian?

>>149666276
Thanks for the detailed answer mr Kurwoja Pierdolinski

>>149666231
>>149666258
WAITWAITWAITWAIT
They announced him BEFORE flying him in?!
Very risky. Good thing it worked out.

PATREON CONTENT: Zubimendi medical examination

>>149666313
Kek

WORLDSTAR HIP HOP: Bro is that Zubimendi?! WORLDSTAR!!!

>>149666313
You faggots plaguing this club need to all self delete

>>149666385
It's 2025, nothing wrong with being gay.

filtering bulgaria.

MARCA: Zubimendi waiting for that Madrid call

>>149666411
no fun allowed eh

>>149666125
>Nørgaard
>Ødegaard
>Gyökeres
Now go for Pukki and Sigurðsson and you get the whole Scandi package

>>149666313
/lgbt/ raiding again?

>>149666313
how is he so hairless? does he wax in secret?

>guy in funny position
>instant gay thoughts

>>149666652
Most footballers seem to wax most of their body hair off. Probably to help with recovery and massages.

>>149666656
Brother this fanbase has been waffling about "Handsome FC" for the last three years. Pretty sure all of us are cryptofags.

so as it stands there won’t be any additional signings after Gyökeres is done unless Martinelli or Trossard get sold. Sure striker was the big one but LW is equally important, another season of Martinelli scoring no goals and getting intentionally neglected by every defender so they can focus on Saka is like suicide.
Grim

>>149666832
more like 15 years

>make a club for brown people that love gay sex
>call it arse
>call it anal
>call it arseanal

>>149666832
Arteta is a massive glowie

>>149666832
A newfriend unaware of Aaron Ramsey-posting?

>>149666832
Saka ended handsome lads fc. Still don't want the Indian Brazilian tbqh though.

I sincerely hope Madueke is the Rodrygo alternative rather than the Eze alternative.

I'm completely sold on Eze and think he'll be world class for us

>>149669392
Madueke deal isn't happening. Eze will most likely happen but after gyokeres and norgaard are wrapped up. Rodrygo deal can't progress still the cwc is over because he doesn't want to decide his future till after the tournament.

>>149669714
Till*

>>149665577
Saw mediokeres online

Zubi is a literal clone of his dad. His mum must have the weakest genes fucking hell

>>149664550
Brexit was a mistake

>>149664958
Henry was around the same height and averaged something ridiculous like 1 headed goal per season for us

>Sesko at that point decided to stay for another year because he believed it would be best for his development, when a deal could have been struck for £50m. It was felt that Leipzig would then be willing to let him go this year for the right package, and at least £10m more in price, but the German club have held firm on a total fee of €80m. Arsenal had been working on the purchase of Sesko for 18 months.
wonder what caused the change?

>>149672911
Klopp is obviously saving Sesko for Liverpool

>>149672911
I've seen some people saying that we're basically preparing to bin off havertz next summer because his contract is running down and also jesus will most likely be gone too. So there's a chance that sesko can be bought next summer as an understudy to gyokeres.

>[David Ornstein] Norgaard to Arsenal complete. Medical done. Announcement by end of week. Arsenal will pay £10million guaranteed and up to £2m in add-ons for the midfielder.

noice

>[James McNicholas] Ademola Lookman has been discussed but Arsenal are unwilling to match Atalanta’s valuation. The remaining attacking signings may depend on what is left after a deal for Gyokeres is struck

not nice, as I said >we basically have no money left for a LW

>>149673083
trossard + zinchenko leaving is easy 40-50m if we get 20/25m each for them. Still have to get rid of vieira and reiss nelson too which could potentially be another 50m between them. I don't think funds are an issue because there are plenty of players to sell still.

>>149673083
>The 27-year-old's current contract runs until summer 2027, albeit with a release clause that comes to around £60m but then additional fees in bonuses. Arsenal are aiming on a structure that will amount to three instalments of £20m to match Crystal Palace's payment terms.
looks like the installment plan will be a way around PSR and likely hold up any advances for Eze.

>>149673132
I can’t see anyone wanting to take Zinchenko, not at his rumored 150k wages.

also, when and who the hell decided to extend Lokonga’s contract for another year?

>>149670965
That's good. Also works for Madueke

>>149673132
It's Arsenal mate, they'll get 30m euros at best for the pair of them

Arsenal have undertaken significant background work on Rodrygo, and have held preliminary talks about a possible move.

(@gunnerblog - The Athletic)

Sources on the German side of the deal for Sesko indicate there was still room for further negotiations over the fee and his salary — but clearly not enough room to convince Arsenal, who seem to have decided to advance with Gyokeres

(@gunnerblog )

They reduced it from 100m to 90m. Who are they fooling. Nobody has time for their bullshit.

I dont understand, isn’t Rodrygo’s natural position on the right wing? why would Arsenal go after him if they need a left wing?

>>149673297
People here say his best position is the left wing but he can't play there because both Vini and Mbappe is ahead of him.

My question is rather why Arsenal would to after him since he is a shit player...

>>149673297
No he's a left winger because he's right footed. His stats are far better as a left winger too.

Left wing: 23 goals, 16 assists in 78 apps
Right wing: 34 goals, 31 assists in 146 apps

Bonus
Centre forward: 22 goals, 8 assists in 83 apps

>>149673455
what these stats is that he's just another fraud.
and we're already filled to the brim with fraudelent individuals.

>>149673217
watch him timo werner himself this season

>>149673217
Sesko is absurdly overpriced. For all his raw potential, we're talking about a player who got 11 non-penalty goals in last season's Bundesliga. He's worth 50m-60m tops.

>>149673718
Biggest fear is Sesko goating it up this season and Gyökeres turning into an omega flop

>>149673792
Why waste energy on that?
You make an informed decision today given the information you have. We'll never know the future until it happens.

If Sesko fails, the 100m fee looks worse and feels worse than the 70m of Gyökeres.

>>149673818
how is gyokeres pronounced precisely?
Gyo-ke-resh?

I wonder if Big Vic will take the number 10 shirt or would he have the balls to take 14?

>>149674194
>the balls
If I'm the world's top-scoring striker and I'm going to a club that gave Sketiah the 14, I'd be demanding it on paper.
Though he could also take 17 if Zinny leaves, that's his number for Sweden and formerly at Coventry.

>>149673871
I've been saying "yö-ke-res" but it's hungarian in origin, maybe ask >>149673792

WHERE the fuck are the credible Eze & Rodrygo links, hurry up with the Gyökeres transfer Berta, >we got bigger fish to fry.

>>149673792
>If you halved Gyökeres’ goal total from last season, you’d land at the totality of Benjamin Šeško’s Bundesliga goals… ever.
Doesn't this say enough? Evidence of Sesko goating it up is very slim, hence why Arse fans were lukewarm about him. Gyok might "only" bang 20 goals instead of 50, but that would still be massive for >us.

>>149675767
Ornstein's updates:
>Arsenal have undertaken significant background work on Rodrygo of Real Madrid, and have held preliminary talks about a possible move.

>Arsenal have also looked at several creative midfield players, such as Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

>Much may depend on what Arsenal have left in the budget after any deal for Gyokeres is struck. It remains to be seen if potential signings such as Rodrygo or Eze may be dependent on potential outgoings.

Basically fuck all new. Feel like these will drag on for some time and we'll only know for sure after pre-season.

>>149673792
Fear?
That would be Gargantuanicly HILARIOUS!

>>149637492 (OP)
rapists all of you.
Take a good look in the mirror because you should be ashamed for ever supporting such a club

>>149675925
So no Madueke right??

>>149674367
am confused, is hungarian and austrain a similar language/dialect?

I shall be using the G silent pronounciation as well, but with "Resh" at the end cuz that how the south american commentators pronounce it.

norgaard at the training ground

--------------The Kaiser--------------
GLOCK9-----------------------SAKA
----------PRICE--GODe--------------
-----------------ZUBI--------------------
CALA--BGAB--SALIBAD--HWHITE
-----------------2xGG

>>149676419
>starting ben shite in the year 2025 post christ era

>>149676501
now let's see him defend against literally any winger in europe (hint: running backwards and ""Tracking"" while the winger gets acres of space is not any form of "defense").

it's done

https://www.arsenal.com/news/gabriel-heinze-joins-coaching-team

>>149676196
naw, Hungarian is an entirely different animal to (most) of the Indo European languages. Shit is fucked up and apparently a nightmare to learn. Always steered clear of it but of course there are a lot of Hungarians here.

>>149676455
>>149676558
Jordananon… we still love white and he has a role to play. Timber is probably still injured and will never be able to play a full season of footy again
White has been an absolute beast the last three seasons and slander will not be tolerated

>>149676558
https://youtu.be/LMaIN-9GsXQ?si=5O_796TIXCxT9Baw
You can see plenty of tackling and intercepting. Marking a winger to limit his options while not taking the bait to jump in a tackle is defense.

>>149676700
you guys genuinely don't understand, but this is the signing that will propel us into winning silverware next couple of seasons. having an argentinian in the club is ESSENTIAL to winning things in football, and this is the guy for the job.

>>149676757
>>149676763
BEN. SHITE.
E
N
.
S
H
I
T
E

sorry anons but White’s time is over, Timberchads have taken over for good.

>>149676943
I kind of hope not, I like White.

>>149676048
>Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Chelsea and England winger Noni Madueke, but there is no club-to-club agreement as yet. Arsenal see Madueke as a versatile player who can support Bukayo Saka on the right flank as well as providing an option on the left.

Good news is that he is indeed supposed to be the Saka backup rather than the main winger signing, for which we are looking at Rodrygo and Gordon. Eze is seen as a separate creative midfielder deal. I can see a scenario where we sign all of Rodrygo, Eze, and Madueke, conditional on us moving on both Martinelli and Trossard, as well as Vieira. If we keep Martinelli, there's literally no point in going for Madueke. Remains to be seen how Berta will proceed.

>>149676975
me too but remains to be seen how his injury is acting up this season, you can clearly see that he wasn’t fully fit either when he came back last season. Either way Timber is, again, in the same boat after his surgery, I just hope one of them is fully fit and ready for the season cause >we sure as hell need them both at some point.

Anons I will let you decide. Who should I have in the back of my jersey, Lewis-Skelly, Zubinendi or Calafiori. I like to have long names

>>149677002
Calafiori

>>149677002
zubimendi cuz zubi means "my dick" in levantine arabic

>>149677002
>buying new shirts
stopped in the mid 10s and haven’t looked back once.

>>149677025
zoobi is what we call cannabis joints here

>>149677073
designs suck, either mediocre or downright shit and the prices keeps increasing every year.

>>149677140
great defender tbf

Any news on nwaneri?

>>149677002
Calafiori because I saw him IRL once

>>149677854
no

>>149677002
Walcott

>>149677002
Zuwis-Skellafiori.

>>149677002
Partey

CHELSEA ASCENDANT
ARSENAL IN SHAMBLES

>>149673455
All I see is a forward for Real Madrid of Lel Liga who scores 1 in 5

>>149679752
Saka's shirt looks nice. W2C?
Not that I'd be able to afford it, but still.

>>149678815
Need someone who bought a functional AI to make a crossbreed between them three. My old Arsenal nightmare fuel is growing stale.

>>149682236
Don't ask me about fashion m8. I haven't got clue.

How would you rank these trophies in terms of prestige?
- CWC new format
- FA Cup
- Europa League

>>149682792
Europa League >> FA Cup >>>>> Charity Shield >>>>>>>>> CWC

>>149682236
probably some expensive brand, but if you want a regular people version, I like to get mine at J.Crew or Banana Republic

common player profile

>>149683020
I remember I was quite excited at the signing of Arteta.

Post yfw the gyokeres deal falls through and we sign Watkins

>>149683020
>>149683068

>>149683068
>>149683401
I will say that Wenger signing Arteta was the most impactful signing Arsenal has made in the past 15 years.

>>149683479
>us looking back at Jorginho's panic signing when he leads us to the sextuple in 2040

Gyökeres youth coach? Olof Mellberg

>>149650956
>>149650985
>>149651331
One of them is leaving. Most likely Barcola cause he's just awful.

Why didn't we even put a small bid for Joao Pedro? I hate this club

>sleep for 12 hours
>wake up and still no signings

WHAT IS HAPPENING??????? FABRIZIO SAID GYOKERES HERE WAS GO WAS A MATTER OF HOURS AWAY, 2 DAYS AGO!!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

>>149685834
Nørgaard announcement imminent lad

>Gyökeres deal stalling because of a few millions extra
>Mosquera deal stalling because Valencia suddenly want 20 million Euros
Come on now, stop playing hardball and sell those two.

>>149683033
>chaos
Miss Sanogo desu

>>149683390
This isn't a United general mate

>>149677002
>having another man's name on the back of your shirt
peak cuck

BREAKING: Understand Arsenal & Palace close to agreement over initial £45m plus performance related bonuses for Eze. Other clubs approached but player only wants Arsenal @caughtoffside

Bum source but where there's smoke there's fire

>>149682792
I can agree that CWC is a bit nicer to win than the Emirates Cup. It is probably the best friendlies cup trophy (unless you call Charity Shield a friendly then that one is the best).

According to
@Record_Portugal
..

The deal for Gyökeres' transfer to Arsenal is now on the "brink of collapse" .. Arsenal's representatives have returned to London without an agreement..

The deal is in jeopardy now after two days without any progress

The gap between Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon is small, as the former offers 65 million euros + 5 million euros + 10 million euros, while the latter demands 70 million euros fixed.

@TalkingSporting

#Arsenal are now willing to pay the €70m + €10m required by #SportingCP for Viktor #Gyökeres [Via - @ABolaPT].

Tier 1 source

it's over

>>149687576
Reminder that he flopped at Brighton.

>Juventus will propose to Dusan Vlahović’s agents a CONTRACT TERMINATION
Lmao

>>149687513
>player only wants Arsenal
Many such cases!

>>149687576
Gyökeres deal yesterday:
>on the brink of agreement
Gyökeres deal today:
>on the brink of collapse
Sounds like bullshit either way.

>>149687799
Record Portugal are the mouthpiece of the sporting president apparently.

>>149687805
The more reason to ignore it completely.
If this rumour is even half-way true, the crap they are peddling should be considered a form of pressure on the buying side and thus, again, bullshit.

we'll sign gyokeres, then we'll sign eze.
Then we'll look at the remaining budget and decide on the wanger situation

How about selling some dead weight, if >we're at it? Right now the only moves out were Partey and Deceasedyasu, what about Zinch and, say, Trossard? Kiwior staying or what?
Berta can work on several deals IN simultaneously, but can't throw in one or two OUTs at the same time?

>>149687576
As if we're going to lose out on our striker target over €5m ffs. Zubimendi boogaloo.

wait for orny or hoa

Gyökeres basically confirmed

other news

>[Matt Law] Chelsea braced for Arsenal bid for Noni Madueke

>[Fabrizio Romano] Arsenal will have direct talks with Chelsea soon to discuss Noni Madueke deal. There’s gap in valuation between the clubs but negotiations will now follow to understand if/how to proceed. Noni Madueke has agreed a five year contract with Arsenal, as revealed.

where is Eze :(

>>149689152
would you accept no eze if we get madueke + rodrygo?

>>149690397
yeah
but the eerie silence around the allegedly done Gyökeres deal is making me nervous.

>>149690950
The twilight zone between a deal being "advanced" and it actually being concluded is always open season for shithacks and cheap sports rags.
>"TENSE situation!"
>"On the verge!"
>"HIJACK incoming!"
>"CLOSE!"
>"about to COLLAPSE!"
>"Behind the scenes!"
>"MAJOR BIG HAPPENING!"
Just loud, lazy static as journos try to milk the last drop out of the saga before it ends. Whenever a reliable source says a deal is advanced, I fully shut off the news regarding it until that same reliable source confirms it is either done or called off.

EXCL: Arsenal make contact with Chelsea over move for Noni Madueke. Clubs now in talks after 23yo #CFC winger agreed personal terms on proposed 5yr contract. No deal yet but England int’l prioritising #AFC above any other interested sides @TheAthleticFC

there is 0 chance we get eze if we get gyok/noni

>>149691437
@SkySportsLyall
:

Sky Sports News has been told Arsenal's pursuit of Eberechi Eze, if they decide to formalise their interest, is independent of their other attacking targets.

Arsenal view Eze as a #10 who has a different profile to their captain Martin Ødegaard.

>>149691491
Would love it but just don't see it. Trossard was the only one with links away right? Maybe if a Turkish club pays a decent fee

Haven't been here in years but I'm losing my mind
Are we really about to throw away our biggest transfer window in years by signing ANOTHER Chelsea reject who isn't better than a single player in our squad when either one of our other 2 options are literally top class no-brainers who would massively improve our team?

latest update:

the athletic said there were 3 targets to choose from, madueke, rodgers and eze - madueke seems to have been chosen - eze is no longer happening

sky sports said it's also between madueke and rodrygo - madueke was chosen - rodrygo is no longer happening

sesko deal broke down - gyokeres was supposed to be the alternative but that has now stalled according to the independents miguel delaney - ben jacobs and tnat are saying watkins is on the table

to summarize:

of the 4 potential attacking targets not including gyokeres, being eze, rodrygo, rodgers and madueke, madueke has been chosen to play on both wings and the no 10 position. of the 3 striker targets, being sesko, gyokeres and watkins, 2 have broken down with watkins being the most likely.

>>149691878
Because Arteta sees him as a project player he can convert into a left winger, just like how he paid 65m for Havertz and gave him 260k to fail to convert him into a central midfielder, and is about to be replaced as a striker as well.

hey on the bright side jesus is back in training. who needs a striker

>>149692036
I call bullshit on your news anon

>>149692204
sources below

https://x.com/ClockEndH/status/1942941420899156337

https://x.com/SkySportsLyall/status/1942623265752817679

https://x.com/MiguelDelaney/status/1942944843644522918

https://x.com/afcstuff/status/1940884878775799987

https://x.com/afcstuff/status/1940469210679050521

Arsenal have made contact with Chelsea about signing winger Noni Madueke.

Chelsea want around £50m. Personal terms have already been agreed with the player. #AFC

With
@NizaarKinsella

@SamiMokbel_BBC
and after
@David_Ornstein


More coming on
@BBCSport

Just want Eze Saka and Timber to pray together on the pitch after scoring #jesusgang

>>149692036
I get the vibe that a lot of our top journalists don't have as much of an in as they had in the Edu days.
Ornstein is constantly changing his mind about whether Eze is seen as our LW or separate to Rodrygo/Madueke, Everyone seemed very sure talks were progressing well with Sesko - with Mokbel and Ornstein saying they expected us to sign him - until they weren't, Ornstein thinks we may need to sell if we want Eze/Rodrygo but isn't sure.

Let's just see where we are in a couple of months. Hopefully we can at least get Eze alongside Madueke.

>>149692452
ornstein didn't mention sesko once.

Noni would unironically be a solid Saka backup - realistically probably the best we can get given Saka has the position held down for years to come. Better teammates + bit of tactical instruction from Arteta and hopefully he'll be better than he was at Chelsea, and given his age, that would actually be quite a good player.
If we're even remotely considering him as our LW option I won't be watching next season.

>>149692498
He said we were going to sign him in the barbers mate.
Ornstein is the main one I'm talking about though. The language of his article makes it seem like he's not particularly sure what our plans are or how much resource we have. He's been much more in the know with us in the past.

>>149692508
>50m for a backup to a player that plays every single game

>>149692508
he'd be a solid backup if he cost 20m and not a penny more. everyone is saying chelsea want 50m for him at minimum because of the price of elanga. you don't sign backups for 50m. it sounds like trossard will leave for turkey and madueke will come in as the main left winger over martinelli.

>>149692295
either far less reputable sources than the ones reporting positive stuff or downright old news, apply yourself anon.

>>149692597
>ornstein
>sky sports
>delaney
>less reputable

anon...

>>149692573
>>149692592
I don't particularly care how much it costs as long as we bring in a good LW. Like I said, if he is our LW option, or stops us from bringing in a LW option, it's genuinely a terrible transfer.

>>149692573
We've been rinsing the boy for years and saw the consequences of that last season. Yeah obviously he should start every game but I wouldn't mind him having a competent backup so he can get 20mins rest if we're up, or even so he can get swapped out if he's having a stinker.

>>149692617
>>149692597
You're adding drama to pretty standard updates.
Athletic says we were interested in those 3 players but did not say that a move for 1 rules out moves for the others.
No one has closed the door on Rodrygo though I agree it probably won't happen - both the Athletic and Romano (I believe) have said that we won't know what's going on re Rodrygo's future until after the CWC.
We've been negotiating that price for a while now and that's all Delaney's article has said really. Maybe we've pulled out but we probably won't know for a couple days. I reckon we sign him.
For what its worth I'm shitting myself and think we genuinely could bring in Gyok and Noni as our only attacking signings, which would be piss poor, but we really don't know yet, and a lot of the stuff being shared, especially that Delaney article, just reads like silly season bollocks and rehashing things that have already been said.

>>149692799
there is only 1 day left to complete the gyokeres deal. sporting granted him a 4 day leave from pre season because he threatened to boycott the club and not turn up to training which started on monday. so that was from monday through to tomorrow (thursday). if it's not done by tomorrow it's basically over and it'l be our own fault for not paying what is required for a quality player. to me it just shows that the club don't have confidence in him. they wanted sesko and that broke down. they pivoted to gyokeres but they're standing firm on their evaluation of him which means they don't truly trust his ability. my theory is they came into the window with only sesko in mind.

All journos phrase everything in the blandest, most ambiguous terms. Ornstein's Athletic column (does he still do it?) was the worst. It was often inane verbiage like:

>I'm hearing Arsenal are thinking about a backup for Saka, if they can raise the funds and the right player is available, but no solid word yet. They are also open to a swap deal assuming manager Mikel Arteta gives the go-ahead, but only after talks with Josh Kronke and the Virgin Mary thanks to the holy intercession of the spirit of David Rocastle and provided they receive official confirmation that Lord Lucan is dead. Then we may see some business.

But I agree with the other anon about them all scrambling for sources in the post-Edu world and trying to work out how Berta operates.

>>149692914
May well be the case but you're purely speculating and we're obviously going to be negative.
I think we have a good shot, though. Everyone knows we're desperate for a 9. Seems Leipzig want fuckoff money for Sesko, Gyok is desperate to leave, Sporting don't have much of a reason to keep an unhappy player and we're only a few million off their valuation. Both sides have a reason to cave and one side probably will at some point.
I agree that Sesko was probably the top target but I read an article yesterday (Athletic I think? Maybe BBC?) which made it seem like we rate them much closer than we as a fanbase seemed to think we did. As in Gyokeres was always very much on the table, and Sesko was never the pure favourite, Leipzig were still willing to return to negotiations in recent days but we told them to fuck off in favour of Gyokeres.
In more positive news, Steinberg from Guardian, who I'm pretty sure I've seen reliable stuff from before, has JUST said that the Madueke deal doesn't impact our interest in Eze. Fingers crossed ey

>[Steinberg] Arsenal open Madueke talks with Chelsea. The move is not expected to end Arsenal’s interest in Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

>[BBC] Arsenal have made formal contact with Chelsea over signing winger Noni Madueke. It is understood Chelsea are looking for a fee in the region of £50m. Arsenal are looking to increase their attacking options with both Rodrygo and Eberechi Eze under consideration.

>>149693004
Ornstein has long been seen as Arsenal's mouthpiece (maybe less so in the last couple years but he has a lot of clout with us) so I think he's just banking on that goodwill, but it seems like he doesn't know anywhere near as much as he used to. I think Mokbel is pretty clueless now too. All their articles read as speculation - the stuff around Nwaneri's contract was laughable.

>Nwaneri wants to sign, but maybe he won't? Chelsea are interested, maybe he'd want to go there? Maybe he's unhappy with his playing time? Maybe Arsenal are interested in Madueke as a Nwaneri replacement????
>Rodrygo would cost a lot of money - maybe Arsenal would have to sell Martinelli to bring him in, who knows?
>Eze is seen as an option on the left
>Eze is not seen as an option on the left

>>149693065
>Steinberg from Guardian
not reliable. hit or miss.

>>149693135
mokbel doesn't know shit. he's been flip flopping on transfer rumours all summer. he's considered reliable because he works for the bbc, but he came from the fucking daily mail. his track record isn't perfect.

What the fuck did he do to himself ffs

>maduekek is a possibility now
i won't bother watching if this happens, there's a reason chelski fans are laughing at this deal, havertz at the very least can give you scrappy goals but madukekek is just bleak

>>149693195
In fairness Mokbel has been pretty spot on for us since the Rice deal, which he was 100% correct on. I'd argue he was probably the journalist the club had the most communication with for the last couple of seasons. Clearly changed now though.
Him working for the Daily Mail has nothing to do with anything - he's a football journalist not an anti-woke pundit

>>149693195
>not reliable. hit or miss.
So no different to Delaney

>>149693255
you just know arteta is probably thinking "new striker? we have a new striker at home"

>>149693289
delaney is way more reliable than steinberg

Looks like Martinelli's been stressing over potentially (probably not) having to win his spot back from Rodrygo or Eze.
Why does he look 30

>>149693255
Is it too late to get Fabio Vieira on Kai's regime?

https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/1942970862279295432

https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/1942970119270879599

>>149693265
Probably wouldn't have been able to seal the deal on Zubi without Merino. Won't get homesick as easy with him around.

>>149693226
oh no

>>149693226
I wonder if he's still feeling sorry for himself

>Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze also remains a primary target for Arsenal in this window.

>They see Eze as a No 10 option who can also play out wide – and internal discussions continue over the next steps. [@SkySportsNews]

when it comes to the big targets it's always "internal discussions", "interested", "exploring" etc. the only goddamn deals we've got over the line is the one signed by edu last summer and in jan for zubimendi and kepa. i'm now convinced that arteta has told berta to construct an aura of hopium for big targets but in reality we'll just sign arteta's targets which are kepa and norgaard. kai is arteta's second love. why would he replace him?

Fabrizio Romano
@FabrizioRomano
EXCL: Arsenal have submitted initial bid for Noni Madueke around £50m package, add-ons included.

Chelsea want more than £50m fixed as Elanga/similar deals remain their reference.

Good relationship between clubs as talks continue, Madueke agreed terms with Arsenal.

yeah it's so fucking over. 50m for this bum. no chance we're going to have the 80m for rodrygo and 68m for eze. hell, might not even have the 70m for gyokeres.

>>149693255
do we already have a new name for Kai already ?
Swolevetz?

>>149693524
Yeah just seen I've been trying to calm down the doomposting for the last hour but ignore everything I said its over
See you all next year when we're 1 LW away from a title-challenging team and we bring in Pedro Neto on loan

>>149693524
Can already foresee the insufferable reddit sUppORT ThE PlAyER!! mongs defending this guys shit performances like they do with Havertz.

Transfers remain positive, Eze and Gyökeres are COMING

Who's ready for big NM14

fucking shitspur just signed kudus for 55m which is a better right winger alternative to madueke. granted madueke can also play left wing, but what's the fucking point of having trossard and martinelli then? ok one of them might leave, but that still means 50m for a mediocre player that doesn't excel in any single position, and it also kills the budget for rodrygo. i'm fuming man. really ruined my fucking day.

>>149693255
Havertz will score 82 goals this season

Next season will be so fucking good man.

>>149693893
true because it’s Arteta’s last.

>pennypinching Sporting for this
Bun the entire club.

I saw arsenal is bidding for Noni Madueke and is it bad that I winced from the name and immediately thought of the terrible rape implications of having such a player? After the partey thing I don't want any more rapists in the club door

ok maybe madueke is better than kudus. but still WHERE THE FUCK IS RODRYGO

>>149693524
Imagine if..Nnaweri goes the other way

>gyokeres
>spend weeks haggling over 65m vs 70m

>sesko
>completely abandon after price talks failed

>madueke
>50 MILLION opening bid

Lmao, that anon who said Chelsea are our Israel was onto something.

>>149694035
Kudus has that random solo dribble into belter goal in him though

>Fabrizio Romano on Instagram: " EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal have submitted initial bid for Noni Madueke for £𝟓𝟎m p𝐚ck𝐚ge The proposal has add-ons included for £50m total but Chelsea want more...

WTFFFFF

the time has come.
arteta NEEDS TO GO, if we actually buy that bum from chelsea.
as a (deceased) wise man once said, ITS TIME TO GO.
his dogshit "phase" based process is worth fuck all anymore.

>>149694229
>Chelsea want more

Absolutely no shame at that institution. Recall they also asked if Nwaneri and Dowman could be included in the deal. They definitely have kompromat on us. Reckon Giroud was their Epstein?

>>149694281
>>149694306
despite all the meme’ing I actually don’t mind Marmaduke as a backup option but anything above £30m with some outlandish add ons that might take it to 50 (CL,PL win yada yada) is daylight robbery and should be laughed at.

>>149693524
I'm a Kai Guy and I still think 60 or 65m or whatever the fuck it was was waaay too much for him. 50m for fucking Madueke is genuinely 10 times worse than that.

>chelsea want 55m + 5m

imagine the gyokeres deal falls through because the 5m extra we could've spent on securing him went towards securing madueke instead

>>149694410
bro don't fuck with me here.
fucken madueke is dogshit, you've seen him, ive seen him we've all seen him.
he's worth fuck all, if we actually have 50m laying around give that extra 5 to the piss poor sporting for gyokeres and invest the rest into anything other than this money laundering scheme.
nwaneri is as good as madueke and he;s already here

>>149694306
>Absolutely no shame at that institution.
Why would they ever not ask for more when Arsenal are seemingly stupid enough to give more?

My only cope with the Madueke signing, is that it will hopefully be the final act of Sharteta hubris which will eventually lead to him being booted out the fucking door.

>>149694410
As a backup he's definitely competent, if you define that as being better at carrying a football than William Borges and Sterling.

But the price begs the question
Is he even coming as a backup option?? We're not Man City, we've never spent that much on someone who wasn't going straight into the 11.
And what does this mean for Eze and Rodrygo? We're not investing 200m+ on 3 starting-level attackers in one window.
I've always thought he was either being used as a bargaining chip for those two or a cheap Gabi/Leo replacement IF Chelski drop their price. This bid just killed both possibilities.
Noni Madueke is our long-awaited LW...

>>149694048
D-d-don’t say that!

>madueke: 46 apps, 11 goals, 5 assists
>nwaneri: 37 apps, 9 goals, 2 assists

literally could've done without madueke. we don't need him, nwaneri is the natural saka replacement. sign eze, sign gyokeres, sign rodrygo. so simple, but now we're going to lose out on rodrygo and probably eze because of this madueke signing. imagine being zubimendi and expecting to play with the likes of rodrygo and gyokeres but you end up with madueke and havertz.

my cope right now is that the marmaduke bid is 30+20

>>149694835
it was 40+10. some people are reporting we'll be back with 55+5

you guys don't really rate rodrygo, right?

>>149694471
unpopular opinion but facts
Nwaneri is massively overrated by >our fan base and won’t fulfill half the expectations that people have of him. Let that kid develop and go on loan where he starts every game and then we’ll see. At the same time Madueke is underrated - he is definitely better than Martinelli simply because of the one fact, dude shoots, a lot.
>>149694644
No clue bro, the whole price tag issue is my main issue because as you said >we never have and probably never should pay that much for a backup player UNLESS he really is >our new starting LW, he can play everywhere across the front three and we all know how much of a hard on Arteta has for ‘versatile’ players, add the Lelsea tag on top of it and you have a match made in heaven.

>>149693524
WHY OH WHY WHAT THE FUCK!!! WASNT THAT BUM KAI HAVERTZ ENOUGH?`???? WHAT THE FUCK

>>149694899
rodrygo can play across the front 3. his stats are decent too. why settle for some shit chelsea reject. in the season we have to win something too.

>>149694889
yes i do. he'll be a direct upgrade over both martinelli and trossard combined.

>>149694899
>dude shoots, a lot.
And still gets fewer goals than Martinelli. What a fucking BRILLIANT use of 50 fucking million.

>>149694899
we're getting madueke as a back up RW to saka, we have a back up RW in nwaneri.
nwaneri is overrated? yes, is he good enough for a back up? also yes.
do we need to spend 50m for some bum that can't even cut it with chelshit? NO, we shouldn't.
eze is much better at basically everything, he's more versatile, more creative, better scoring and better at holding the ball.

There's something stinky underneath the relationship between arsenal and chelsea and it needs to get cleared.

>>149694966
lol

Wait so who is striker for arsenal this season?

>>149695088
kek that is some hyper omega entropy level of copium.
>>149694990
I know I know, if it was up to me it would be Rodrygo and Eze but I’m still clinging on to the fact that one of them might still come despite the Chelsea shenanigans.

>>149695199
Oh, it's a done deal then, is it?

>>149695199
told ya boys

someone sell me on Noni PLEASE

>>149692452
>Let's just see where we are in a couple of months.
In the Chelsea bins AGAIN, innit.

>>149695323
Pacey dribbler with no end product.

>>149695456
*bids 60 gorillion*

Dodging the Gyokeres bullet is massive.

>>149695199
>buy Marmaladueke for 50m
>immediately flip him to Farcelona or whatever for 25m profit
>use the newly acquired 75m to finance Eze and Gyok

It's safe to say, judging by other transfers such as those of kepa and norgaard, that madueke isn't a backup signing. Kepa and norgaard were great bits of business for backup players on the cheap. Madueke for 50m will be the starting left winger whether you like it or not. Even if we do go on to sign eze and gyokeres I'll still be disappointed in madueke. Nothing signifies a lack of ambition more than signing Chelsea rejects as first team starters.

>Rodrygo, on the bench for the 5th consecutive time in this Club World Cup.

>His future will be assessed from next week with Real Madrid exit as concrete possibility.

I'm seriously hoping this madueke business is 4D chess to get rodrygo to come to the table ASAP if he really wants to join us.

inb4 return to Sesko

I just remembered the anthony Gordon links. Would definitely rather take him over madueke.

>>149696027
Honestly I'd actually take Tyler dibling as saka backup too. He's a solid player. Cheap too.

hol’ up!
>[G. Jacob & Joyce] Arsenal have been looking for a direct winger & Madueke can play on both flanks. His possible arrival does not affect their interest in Eze & a striker. Berta is determined to not overspend on transfer fees or wages as he believes he can sign good players for about £65m.

also new thread where ?

>>149696258
>he can sign good players for about £65m.
Get Gyokeres in then you Nosferatu fuck

>>149696592
>>149696592
>>149696592
new thread