Chicken Dancer Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Or alternatively he could look at Harry Kane at 30 and think shit... I don't want to be like that (obviously they could win the league this season). Arsenal are having a fantastic season but I think we should give it a year or two before crowning them as 'back;. Liverpool & Chelsea having poor seasons has opened the door a bit, let's see if they sustain it next season. They'll still be vulnerable to the like of Man City for a while yet, you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise. Saka seems a canny kid - very humble - so who knows what he would do, but it's a short career and if Arsenal revert to Champions League challengers he might have other thoughts in a few years. But aye, he will never play for us. That I do agree with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, KaKa said: You're changing the narrative. This whole thing started with someone claiming we might be able to poach him when we start 'flexing our financial muscle'. Then talk of Man City poaching him in a similar manner came up. We're not talking about him moving on towards the later stages like when Henry joined Barca for example. We're talking about him leaving when he is still in his better years, and him being convinced to leave in those years by throwing money at him. In my opinion I just don't see that happening with him. He's already going to be incredibly well off financially and that number will continue to go up at Arsenal, because he is the face of that team and they will continue to pay him top money, because he is a huge asset both on and off the field. He is not some foreign player with no real ties to the club that will just go where the money leads. I can't see him going to another Premier League club ever. At most when he starts hitting around 29 he might go to a Barca or Real Madrid for the experience. Even then, I'm not even sure he even does that. Who’s changing the narrative… 😂😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 34 minutes ago, KaKa said: This is an absolutely shocking post. In your opinion, maybe. Not everything you post is fact though, so I'll shrug my shoulders at you casually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 On 27/03/2023 at 23:18, KaKa said: Saka will never leave Arsenal for any other Premier League club. It's there in writing. Changing the narrative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: I don't have any dislike for Arsenal (or Arteta) whatsoever. However, that sentence is incredibly naïve, especially to justify your opinion that he will never leave Arsenal for another Premier League club. I don't think it's naive at all. If we asked every Newcastle native on this forum if they broke through at Newcastle at a young age like Saka has for Arsenal, and they were part of a young team taking Newcastle to the top, and were being paid very handsomely at the same time, if they could see themselves leaving for another Premier League club, I bet a lot wouldn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: It's there in writing. Changing the narrative. I stood pat on that part though. I don't see him leaving to join another Prem club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, SteV said: Who’s changing the narrative… 😂😂 You said 'Mental to suggest any youngster is a lock in at any club for the rest of his career.' I never said that, so no idea where that has come from. My very first post on this whole thing mentions Barca and Madrid, event though I still don't really see that happening, but if he does move it will be that sort of transfer later on just like Henry did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, KaKa said: You said 'Mental to suggest any youngster is a lock in at any club for the rest of his career.' I never said that, so no idea where that has come from. My very first post on this whole thing mentions Barca and Madrid, event though I still don't really see that happening, but if he does move it will be that sort of transfer later on just like Henry did. Alright I’ll rephrase: It’s mental to suggest any youngster will only ever play for one PL club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Just now, SteV said: Alright I’ll rephrase: It’s mental to suggest any youngster will only ever play for one PL club. You need to remember that the rest of us on this forum are dumb, idiotic fools though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 He'll probably sign a new deal before the season is finished, but I wouldn't be too surprised to see Saka at City next season if Arsenal bottle the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, SteV said: Alright I’ll rephrase: It’s mental to suggest any youngster will only ever play for one PL club. Okay, fair enough. I guess we'll have to disagree on that. I think playing for the club you actually support, that happens to be a top club, and one that you are leading back to prominence as the main man is the absolute dream. Hard to give that up IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 The bizarre thing here is that most of us probably agree with overall point that it’s very unlikely Saka will leave Arsenal in the foreseeable future, and even more unlikely he’ll end up with us. But it’s clearly not an impossibility that it will happen at some point. And I don’t really know why anyone would want to insist that it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, KaKa said: Okay, fair enough. I guess we'll have to disagree on that. I think playing for the club you actually support, that happens to be a top club, and one that you are leading back to prominence as the main man is the absolute dream. Hard to give that up IMO. Hard, of course. Impossible, no. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Yeah, sure nothing is technically 'impossible', but I'm sure you understood the sentiment. He's not going to leave purely because some other team flexes some financial muscle which was the crux of this whole discussion. In my opinion something disastrous would have had to have gone down at Arsenal for that to happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 58 minutes ago, KaKa said: Yeah, sure nothing is technically 'impossible', but I'm sure you understood the sentiment. He's not going to leave purely because some other team flexes some financial muscle which was the crux of this whole discussion. In my opinion something disastrous would have had to have gone down at Arsenal for that to happen. Right. But you see how that's different to "Saka will never leave Arsenal for any other Premier League club"? And how someone disagreeing with that statement wouldn't necessarily be the result of some anti-Arsenal/Arteta bias? We've had less than one season of this current Arsenal so let's not get carried away that Saka is about to lead some dynasty. They're having an excellent season with some excellent young players & a manager who is getting a tune out of them but things can change very quickly in football whether you're Arsenal, Newcastle or whoever else. I can see plenty of circumstances in the future where Saka (Arsenal fan or not) thinks his career is best served elsewhere, other than just the lure of a bigger pay packet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, KaKa said: Yeah, sure nothing is technically 'impossible', but I'm sure you understood the sentiment. He's not going to leave purely because some other team flexes some financial muscle which was the crux of this whole discussion. In my opinion something disastrous would have had to have gone down at Arsenal for that to happen. He's not going to leave Arsenal any time soon, your sentiment is right on that, but he's barely past his teenage years at the moment. We've seen in the past very few players stay at one club in the Premier throughout their career. If at some point in his career he gets an offer from one of the big spending clubs to increase his salary by 50% who's to say he won't take it? A career is a not such a long time in football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahoneys Tache Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Fucking hell. What’s this? The Olympic pedantry final? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 The futures successful or not of most big clubs are becoming something that some very rich owner whether it be an oligarch or a state or a hedge fund decides, and that's not a very good position for any club to be in including us. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65042578 Remember when Malaga were battling for the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Kim Min-Jae’s release clause is only £40m? We should be all over that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 If we didn't have Isak already, Kolo Muani looks like the real deal at Frankfurt and France. Think he's PSG bound though Jordan Zemura at Bournemouth who we've been linked with has been dropped from their squad as he's refusing to sign a new deal and is out of contract in the summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 Harvey Barnes would be great for the left wing/forward. He's direct and can finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 40 minutes ago, joeyt said: Jordan Zemura at Bournemouth who we've been linked with has been dropped from their squad as he's refusing to sign a new deal and is out of contract in the summer If we just double his £300 a week wage, he will rip our hand off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, BonesJones said: If we just double his £300 a week wage, he will rip our hand off. jeez is that all he's on? Most people on here will be on more than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, joeyt said: jeez is that all he's on? Most people on here will be on more than that. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportbible.com/football/premier-league-lowest-paid-players-list-20220906.amp.html I was close, £385. Same article has Longstaff at £962. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 On 29/03/2023 at 09:03, Chicken Dancer said: Or alternatively he could look at Harry Kane at 30 and think shit... I don't want to be like that (obviously they could win the league this season). Arsenal are having a fantastic season but I think we should give it a year or two before crowning them as 'back;. Liverpool & Chelsea having poor seasons has opened the door a bit, let's see if they sustain it next season. They'll still be vulnerable to the like of Man City for a while yet, you're kidding yourself if you think otherwise. Saka seems a canny kid - very humble - so who knows what he would do, but it's a short career and if Arsenal revert to Champions League challengers he might have other thoughts in a few years. But aye, he will never play for us. That I do agree with. Irrespective of others falling off. Arsenal are likely to get 88+ points this season. If they can sustain that they'll challenge for some time. Youngest team in the league. Don't need to sell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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