Sima Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 If we’re going to do the snide loan thing, Bernardo Silva is the player to do it with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 10 hours ago, Ketsbaia said: As Arteta is a Pep clone, maybe it's a 3-2-4-1: White - Saliba - Gabriel Rice - Zinchenko Saka - Odegaard - Havertz - Martinelli Jesus I don't know how much Havertz brings the attack, but Arsenal were five points ahead of Man City off the same games played when Saliba got injured. There were 11 games to go. Rice will obviously improve them defensively and that's where the improvement needs to be. Their title challenge crumbled with them losing leads, not them failing to score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 36 minutes ago, gdm said: He’s be all for it if it was Liverpool who they owned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I don’t understand what he’s worried about? Players have gone to the highest payers forever. Kind of weird it’s an issue because it’s Saudi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaztoon Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 He knows mo salah is next . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Gaztoon said: He knows mo salah is next . That’s the golden signing for them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: I don’t understand what he’s worried about? Players have gone to the highest payers forever. Kind of weird it’s an issue because it’s Saudi. Why are people trying to say its not weird? Is it some contrarian thing? Obviously this is all very weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said: Why are people trying to say its not weird? Is it some contrarian thing? Obviously this is all very weird. I would imagine it's because of the Saudi link to NUFC and people are trying to justify it now with other clubs before the funny business starts happening in Newcastle. Edited June 22, 2023 by Froggy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Arsenal giving £60-70m to Chelsea for Havertz is far dodgier and mental than 4 Muslims (one who was out of contract) going to a Muslim country who were likely to leave anyway, going for nowhere near that combined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 So that's Guerreiro and the Napoli defender to Bayern then? Defence should be good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Froggy said: I would imagine it's because of the Saudi link to NUFC and people are trying to justify it now with other clubs before the funny business starts happening in Newcastle. I tried to work it out the other day while I was washing the dishes & I'm sure it works out to about a 0.25% investment interest that PIF would have in Chelsea given their overall investment in Clearlake's portfolio & then Clearlakes ownership % in Chelsea. PIF aren't suddenly stepping in to save Chelsea they're trying to build their own league. Didn't a couple of Spurs players end up going to China when that was originally kicking off with the big money? I can definitely remember Paulinho going & Oscar went from Chelsea at arguably the height of his Career for nearly £50m and a reported £400k per week, Ramires as well went from Chelsea for a daft amount too. Edited June 22, 2023 by KDT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 6 hours ago, Nobody said: Wonder if training under Pep is intense as fuck , which might make players more open to leave, especially after they've just won the treble? Not worth it sticking around, working thwt hard when youve just completed club football, basically They don’t care for Manchester City. It doesn’t have a soul. And if you want to go you can go. Bernardo has been on the verge of leaving for 3 years. I pray to God we never become like that. I can see Havertz replacing Xhaka in the starting XI. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 minute ago, KDT said: …PIF aren't suddenly stepping in to save Chelsea they're trying to build their own league… Yeah, the idea that this is specifically PIF looking to help Chelsea out doesn’t feel right. That doesn’t preclude dodgy dealings between Boehly and the Saudis behind the scenes though. And that’s kinda the point. When nation-states like Qatar are essentially buying clubs, it’s messy as fuck with the potential for shady deals. Who am I kidding - “potential”. There are going to be shady deals. It all sucks. Urgh. Didn’t want to be thinking about this this morning. Going to buy a puppy this weekend, so there’s that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 minute ago, leffe186 said: Yeah, the idea that this is specifically PIF looking to help Chelsea out doesn’t feel right. That doesn’t preclude dodgy dealings between Boehly and the Saudis behind the scenes though. And that’s kinda the point. When nation-states like Qatar are essentially buying clubs, it’s messy as fuck with the potential for shady deals. Who am I kidding - “potential”. There are going to be shady deals. It all sucks. Urgh. Didn’t want to be thinking about this this morning. Going to buy a puppy this weekend, so there’s that. There's shady deals whenever big money individuals are involved, look even at teams like Wigan, Charlton & clubs who have gone bust like Bury because of not one but several incredibly dodgy ownerships. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 I mentioned it elsewhere on the forum. Havertz is Balogun & ESR money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDT Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: I mentioned it elsewhere on the forum. Havertz is Balogun & ESR money. Where do you see Smith-Rowe going? Haven't they denied it repeatedly? I don't see them selling to any of the top 7/8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 20 minutes ago, KDT said: Where do you see Smith-Rowe going? Haven't they denied it repeatedly? I don't see them selling to any of the top 7/8. Villa, Brighton, West Ham, Brentford, Fulham if he’s lucky. Forest if he’s not. Arsenal need to balance the books and FFP. Havertz can play anywhere ESR can play, ESR has to leave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Dzeko to Fenerbache. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 That feels like such a Turkish league signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, FloydianMag said: The old impossible swap deal rumour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Bernardo Silva is a big loss to the game. I get choosing the money if you’re around 32 and looking at your last big contract, but Silva is nowhere near that yet. I suppose it’s just a job to a lot of players at the end of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Rice is gonna end up at City isn't he. Phillips going the other way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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