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6 minutes ago, relámpago blanco said:

Arsenal don't have any strikers. 

 

Through choice. Their owners have decided to hold back squad investment this year. Talk is they're going big this summer.

 

We have the means to improve our squad and aren't allowed. We aren't allowed to make a free choice. 

 

 

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I mean what difference does it make to us as fans like? As long as we’re not assuming he’s going to play. Maybe he’s like a nice mascot to have around and thus worth paying a few quid to. 
 

Either way we need a viable second choice striker, whether that’s Osula or someone else idk. 

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25 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

 

Through choice. Their owners have decided to hold back squad investment this year. Talk is they're going big this summer.

 

We have the means to improve our squad and aren't allowed. We aren't allowed to make a free choice. 

 

 

 


We’re giving Wilson a new contract because Arsenal are signing Isak 

 

Worrying 

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41 minutes ago, STM said:

If Wilson can give us until the end of the season it will be absolutely crucial in where we finish IMO.

 

If, if, if.

Absolutely crucial is strong - he was performing well with Barnes so if we can get them both fit and Howe trusts change a little more then yeah we may get to rest Gordon and Isak better

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I gotta funny feeling the narrative will go from ‘melt him down for glue’ to ‘give him another year’ by May.

 

I didn’t see him starting yet, glad to be wrong.

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3 hours ago, PCW1983 said:

I put in here a couple of weeks ago, Wilson and his agent are confident and expecting a new 1 year deal. 
his plan is 1 year here, 1 somewhere else then retire. 


Mental. 

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I don't agree with it but I can see why we'd be contemplating a new contract tbh. Replacing him is not difficult given he's contributing nothing when injured - but it is is going to cost a fair chunk of money to sign a new striker. Even Osula who is extremely raw at this level cost us £15 million FFS.

 

We're going to get this situation with a lot of squad players where they are past the point we can cash in on them, but we don't have the budget to replace them, so they keep getting new deals. The Paul Dummett zone.

 

The focus is going to be on RW, CB, GK this summer. Plus possibly a new midfielder. Finding the funds for a rotation CF when we let the current one walk for free might be tricky.

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If you have a RW who can genuinely play through the middle, and Osula kicks on as a genuine option, you can afford to carry him a bit more as an old head in and around the place. Particularly if the wages reflect that. 

 

The problem at the moment is him being unavailable leaves us painfully so short in striking areas. 

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We’d need to offer a hefty wage cut if we’re thinking of offering a 1 year extension. He will get injured again and if he doesn’t well he’s had enough paid time off.

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