We will be bringing in more than 2 players pretty much 100% sure of it. We have brought in Marquinos so if we just added those 2 we would be at 3 signings and I am sure that is just the beginning.
I think you’re right we’ll bring in more than two players but it’s highly unlikely they will be the sort of quality we need to get a CL place.
People who said we’d be spending 200m on two top strikers, a top CM, LB and other squad players, are going to be underwhelmed.
The board aren’t going to spend the sort of money they have before and Arteta isn’t an attractive option for top players so our supporters are going to have to lower their expectations from having an exciting window to barely adequate.
Our marquee signings are likely be Nketiah, Jesus and Tielemans, with some squad fillers, and a net spend of around 90m.
It’s strange that there are still supporters that trust Arteta, Edu and Josh Kroenke and think that we are on course for a top four place.
literally just a few months ago we were willing to spend what £70-80m on one bloody player and here we are thinking we will spend £75m on 2 players but wont stretch for more.
The athletic is basically a mouthpiece for the club that reported those names, so it’s safe to say they’re the focus right now.
It’s interesting Raphinha wasn’t mentioned at all in the last update then a day later the telegraph had a vague “exclusive” about general interest but no talks
Lets what and see what credible transfer business happens. I’m honestly not expecting a major signing in the forward line beyond Jesus
Priority doesn’t mean they’re our “only” targets though.
We’ve seen other names such as Zinchenko, Colwill and Gakpo just to name a few being mentioned. They’re obviously not a priority but they’re still players the club is considering and naturally, there are probably more names we have no idea about.
We’ve seen plenty of examples recently of players popping up out of the blue and accelerating into an agreement and mo d in the span of a week.
It’s frustrating because we know there’s been interest for months now. You can genuinely agree shit with a player and his agent months ago during the season and then just wrap up the small details when the window opens.
Nunez, Diaz were secured in a matter of days by Liverpool from when the interest first became public.
Spurs are 2 players deep already (maybe not huge signings but clearly better than existing options)
Yeah with the winter World Cup I think it creates a genuine need to be quick in the window this summer.
I’d also say that we dawdled in January and it cost us the top 4 so we cannot afford to do that again. We were told January happened the way that it did because we couldn’t get our primary targets so it’s evident we know who it is we want so just wrap the fuckign deals up lol
I’m really not bothered by him being on holiday, he can just as easily take a phone call and say “yes I want Richarlison offer £50m” in his hotel room or on the beach as he can in his office at Colney.
He’ll genuinely have next to nothing to do with the actual negotiations. He probably made it known to Edu, Vinai and the board that he was desperate for Jesus around Jan, hell maybe even before it. As you yourself said the manager has changed but our approach hasn’t. It makes me think that perhaps the Kroenke’s want to sign off on everything and there is a big gulf in communication between the technical directors, the board and the owners. I also think Vinai is a complete clown, it’s terrible to have such a vital role filled by someone who couldn’t be less of a football person. Dude doesn’t even seem like a good businessman either judging by some of our deals during his tenure.
