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Do you know whether this is new contract talk? Or just asking him to stick around for another year. I guess there would be no plans for Sesko and Isak being part of the same squad, based upon that.

Howe needs to do a Keegan-esque speech to him. And in addition get him to bin his agent.

Gordon looks really sharp

We all wanted Diaby and look how he turned out. Willing to go with whatever they think is a good option.

We did it with Botman, with AC Milan's interest. He wanted Milan apparently

No, it's just the reality of the present disparity in those clubs turnover versus ours. These other clubs can offer a salary that we simply can't match at the moment. So it's always going to be the case that they would rather join them than us. When we get our budgets closer to them, I'll imagine we would be on a more equal pegging.

Didn't really expect this

I haven't been keeping too up to date with this. But what has actually happened and purely facts? Has he actually gone on strike or not?

I don't really like the signing tbh. But can't argue with the fee, and the option to buy. That is a lot cheaper than expected. Was it just two years ago that sums of £40 million was banded around for him.

Is your confidence based upon privileged info you've seen or heard?

Nothing will eclipse the Bowyer transfer window imo. We didn't even try to do anything else despite qualifying for the Champions League. We are trying this window and still some weeks left.

Slightly reassuring

Don't want to piss us off too much because of the Saudi money, no doubt

Was he Arsenal's first choice this summer?

That's the spirit

Appreciate your posts here. Inevitable that you're going to cop some flak considering the vast majority here aren't happy about the way this transfer window is going. With the info you get, do you get the sense the trajectory in terms of our budgets and transfer wiggle room is closing with the teams ahead of us.

If we have to sell, and not keep an unsettled player, doesn't it make sense to a PIF owned Saudi team and not to Liverpool. I don't get why people would be outraged about this. Would rather he go over there and loan him back in a year. In my eyes they would be doing us a favour, inflated fee (although there are some rules about that) and not to Liverpool.

Tbh this is just a reactionary take. Crystal Palace Ourselves Terrible Tottenham team has all won something in the last 6 months. It is still very much competitive. Just that the budgets aren't.

Would rather sell him to Chelsea than Liverpool

This Ekiteke gambit has really back fired

Just need to cash in now. Unless he would be satisfied with a new contract. Need players who want to be here.

We need this guy. Should sign him whilst teams have uncertainty

Feel people are being a bit unfair with Tosin. Moving from Fulham to Chelsea, doesn't require uprooting everything in your life to accommodate. Was the most convenient move he could have made from that perspective.

Going to be honest don't really like this move. Nothing against Wissa, he's a top player. Just the age and the asking price being the main reasons, but it also demonstrates we have no trust at all for anyone from other leagues.