Now one of Madrid rags 🗞️ says Rodrygo will leave RM

If he does want to play LW, think that’s big. Hes got literally 2 best LWers in 🌍 at RM - Mbappe + Vini

Obv perfect fit for Arsenal. But it will drag. We’d have to close it.

Berta know 🇪🇸 + he’s done Joao Felix. Didn’t work, but similar deal.

I know the online community isn’t reality, but it’d be nice if Arsenal briefed journos a bit more what’s going on, like this

Fans are frustrated due to last season + the last 2 windows

News has been VERY quiet despite (surely) lots going on behind the scenes, re: Berta

Hope we get something soon

Why would Barcelona, owner of the best front 3 in the world, want Luis Diaz of all people, who’s already 28?

For that kind of price…

Hopefully Diaz just stays at LFC as the reporting suggests as opposed to getting Saudi money

They gave him the 9 shirt?!

I’ll say it again. Delap will play less than 2,000 min for Chelsea this year and they’ll likely sell him next summer for a profit.

They don’t actually want him. Pure market opportunity with a cheap release clause for an England U21 international w/ Prem experience.

The other thing on random Karetsas to Arsenal rumor

- PSG + Madrid are currently fighting over River Plate kid
- Chelsea already got Quenda + Estevao

Need to look at 💰involved in those deals for ref

Ethan/Guler look to Karetsas

Yamal shouldn’t even be grouped w/ these guys for obvious reasons

😂

PS, this from @transfertrack.bsky.social was/is the ONLY mention of this on all of Bluesky at the time

This place has a loooong way to go on transfer chat for ⚽️. So, traffic prob lower during summer window.

Unless you’re into the lack of ITK nonsense here (good)

🫡 @arseblog.news will lead us

Some veryyy spurious rumors just 🌱 on the other place

Karetsas to Arsenal w/ a loan back to Genk

Few things:

- He seems more Ethan class > Nypan (hence 💰 diff)
- Fabio Vieira vibes, that punt was €35M. Few yrs later + market inflation = €45M (?)

Highly doubt this happens but finally, some JUICE

Ha, I always forget how toxic the other place is

I posted this in response to a great thread detailing the case and 8 hours later, the Man City trolls came after me in full force 😂

Yeah replacing their bust of a €60M midfielder from JANUARY

@foolsrushin.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social think I’m onto something?

I think the 2 factors at play here

1) people won’t believe Zubi until he’s holding up the shirt based on what he did to LFC and what he said yesterday

2) Until Ornstein says anything about Sesko, not sure many believe all the conjecture

Once those 2 are sorted, hopefully calms nerves a bit

Yeah, it’s June 4 + the vibes are not good 😅

Surely it’s a few things -

- Rivals making moves
- New sporting director
- 0 credible links
- Agitation about Jan, last summer
- Last season, 3x 🥈

Arsenal are doing “things” but not in the public eye

I’m at Stage 4 too, despite trying to keep calm!

I know what City are doing but it’s still annoying

In a normal summer, they’d have Florian Wirtz wrapped - bigger fee + higher wages than LFC

But with the 115 case STILL dragging on, they continue their Tier 2 player buying spree from Jan

Clearly gearing up for transfer ban

That €90M Alvarez 💰…

I 100% don’t think it will happen (bet we sell him)

But in lieu of attacking midfield seemingly not on the summer agenda for Arsenal, I’d probably keep Fabio Vieira around

He can spell Ødegaard in cup games, last 20 min, etc.

I still think Nwaneri will see plenty of mins at RW next yr > R8

Agree on the winger market. But need something aside from the 9. Id take a punt on either Barcola or Gittens but neither seems likely. Think Barcola stays and Gittens goes to Chelsea.

This really doesn’t fill me with a lot of confidence

No real links for Arsenal with wingers.

Sane is fine if it’s him +1 - but that won’t happen.

Nico Williams, give up, see new Bilbao contract reports.

+ I just don’t see Rodrygo leaving.

Club must know we need the 9 + some other real FW…

Ugh. This one hurts. Mbeumo.

1) Perfect for United’s system
2) Would’ve been great for us

But also, glad he’s not going to Newcastle, since that would be a REAL problem

If you, like me, think Nwaneri is RW > R8, then we’re set there obv w/ Saka + Ethan

Need that LW juice…

Yeah they’re literal perfect fit signings for those behind the striker roles, right and left

It’s a raise the floor move where each could bang 12-15 ⚽️ apiece and put them right back in upper mid-table

Actually annoys me how perfect of fits they are. Mbuemo + Cunha, PL proven.

Don’t like agreeing w/ Troy Deeney out of principle, but I think he has a point re: Delap

I’d be willing to bet Liam Delap gets less than 2,000 mins in all comps for Chelsea

At United, he’d be first choice

But neither would be my first choice for him. Idk where even would. Brentford? Villa? FFC?

Why does it seem, based on reporting, that a winger would likely require a Leo or Martinelli sale, instead of in addition to?

Surely we can’t think new 9 replaces Jesus + Ethan replaces Sterling to give us our 6 FWs. That won’t make enough difference. Or is it bc of Jesus’s wages?

#arsecastextra

For the “Arsenal should have bought Doue last summer” crowd

Agree - but he was only ever going to PSG

Also, steep fee for 18 yr old

🥛Glass 1/2 full - Desire Doue pretty similar in profile to Ethan Nwaneri. Sure, Doue a bit more exp. But he didn’t 💥 until Jan.

Ethan could be similar next season

Cunha perfect for United in several ways -

- L10 in the Amorim system = tailor made
- Questionable character

He’ll follow Bruno’s lead of pouting + will tick up their toxicity

But will also probably score 15 ⚽️

Still no credible word from our guys on Sesko

On the other place, guys acting like this is already a done deal for the Arsenal 🙄

Let’s let it play out

Amazing news re: big Gabi

My thinking on Sesko + this underpins it -

- We know Fab a tap-in merchant for Arsenal news. Unless he’s Berta’s best mate (unlikely)
- Fab got in on Gabriel news quick
- 2 hrs later + Sami Mokbel, Orn, Charles Watts, James have said 0. So likely Fab doesn’t have much.

So if it is Sesko, I bet we get him in the end

Berta will want his first impression to the market to be a good one

Maybe he pushes Tim Lewis more than Edu did, instead of the cautious 3 bid stairstep approach

And it does seem as if we’re moving with intent, which is obv very welcome indeed

1) Transfer news is civilized over here (nonexistent basically)

2) We’ll wait until our Tier 1s confirm - but maybe Fab + Berta a thing?

3) I love Sesko/Gyokeres - either is fine but more upside w/ Sesko

One thing is clear - Berta is not going to want to miss on his 1st marquee move at Arsenal

Mbeumo is going to be a great signing for someone, unlikely to be us

If Man United get him, he + Cunha are perfect for the Amorim system. The PL proven method.

If Chelsea or Newcastle do, also perfect fits

The irony - he plays the one FW position Arsenal don’t need

Surely we’re prioritizing LW

He rightly said it’s been so key for us over past 2 yrs

But then followed it by saying, “Saka missed time + White hasn’t played much” - and left it at that

Not that Saka missed 3 mo, White missed 4 mo w/ surgery, Øde missed 2 mo

I know they don’t follow as close as us, but BASIC context, cmon

I’ve intentionally taken a break from much of the Arsenal discourse over the last week, given results

Knew it’d be an ugly week after the PSG loss in UCL + the trip to Anfield

🎙️ But the basic lack of knowledge by pundits continues to drive me crazy. On NBC broadcast, Le Saux mentioned our RH pod.