Succinct.
News in Portugal stating that Sporting have paid Coventry to lower the sell on clause from 15 to 10% . So from this I deduce there might be a fraction of truth in a lot of the bullshit rumours flying around
Well Iāve been talking about this with a friend of mine and I said in an ideal world we need a number 9 cos Jesus isnāt it in my humble opinion, but I think we need cover for Saka as a bigger priority, someone we donāt know about who wouldnāt mind being on the bench, basically a proper right sided version of Trossard.
Then I thought get someone in like Gyokeres and then keep Jesus as back up to Saka and the new number 9. For me itās a perfect solution as Jesus has got prove he stay fit and not to keep blasting the ball over the bar
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I agree that Jesus can provide that cover on the wing. I like the look of Gyokeres but wonder if he will be as prolific in the PL. Feels like a punt still, and personally Iād sooner us spend big on a striker next summer. I still think we will opt for a winger. Shame that Nico Williams isnāt looking to move because he would be perfect for us.
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Really feel like Jesus and Vieira are on their last legs here. If they canāt pull up consistently good performances with efficient G/As to boot, then theyāre leaving next summer.
Same goes for Zinny and Tomiyasu but for different reasons.
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Signing Gyokeres would make this one of our best windows because not only would we have bought three very good players, we will also have got rid of players that arenāt good enough.
It also means our strength in depth in all positions is better than every PL club that isnāt Man City.
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The proof will be in the pudding this season because heās had ample time now to shake off his injury problems. He has never been the same in the CF position since the issue at the World Cup. Prior to that he led the line brilliantly with his dynamism and helped take us to another level. Jesus has had a sharp pre-season and I agree that so long as heās close to 100% we should give him a season in the hope he gets back to his best. If he doesnāt we still have room for him out wide and Kai up top whoās gaining in experience and confidence in that position.
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Iām not confident with him as our main striker. At home, against most teams, heās a terror for opposition. I actually think heās better on the wing.
Agreed, but only as long as we donāt rely on him to score goals. If heās fully fit, heāll be a constant problem for any opposition with his pressing and dribbling. We can always use him on the wings but the guy wants to play as a forward and heās just not lethal enough to play that role.
This will most likely be the season that decides his Arsenal future.
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- Almost won the league with Jesus up top scoring 11 in 26.
- Almost won the league with Kai Havertz up top scoring 13 in 37.
If both can contribute and one can push on to 15 goals that might be all the difference we need. The risk is can they even hit those previous numbers again or stay fit enough to do so.
Neither are clinical strikers but weāve seen they can do enough and our wingers are the ones who score the most goals in this setup, similar to mane and salah under klopp.
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Iām happy with Havertz and Jesus, I just feel we need a proper striker who is a natural goalscorer. Someone to give us another option.
Nketiah could have been that player had he fit into our style of play and was a bit more physical.
If Eddie goes, and I think itās time, we need that third option.
Almost.
Becoming a pattern
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Yep, hence the rest of the comment.
Weāre only gonna get 1 forward at best, at this rate unlikely to be a starter unless itās gyokeres, and that means the Havertz at CM experiment is back.
I wouldnāt be surprised if we sign a better scorer and get worse overall initially.
As long as our forwards as a collective are getting double digit Prem goals then weāll be fine.
There is no first eleven, some games will require Kai up front, others will need the skill set that our new player has and Jesus will be our 3rd choice forward and 2nd choice right winger. All will get playing time.
I donāt know whether youāve heard but weāre buying a lad for the number 8 CM position. Mikel Marina or something.
That seems pointless, unless Ramsdale really wants to leave. But there isnāt any indication thatās the case?
Not playing many games last season seems like a big one.
Sczezesny is a better goalkeeper than Raya but Arteta doesnāt want a goalkeeper, he wants a ball playing defender who can make the odd save.
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and can claim a ton of crosses 
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Hopefully with the Eddie deal looking like itās moving forward we can turn attention to moving Zinchenko out.
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It was first reported on a local to Naples sports radio station who ADL sometimes slips bits of information.
I wouldnāt speculate whether Arsenalās interest is real or whether ADL is putting it out there that PSG need to make a higher offer.
Either this news isnāt any Itk bollocks itās from a proper sports radio station like you have in the UK, which I canāt remember whatās it called.