Raphinha

Joshua · 25 June 2022 16:07

Hey you do you. Like I told @Pires , this is a judgment free zone.

GC-Maniac · 25 June 2022 17:41

InvincibleDB10 · 25 June 2022 17:58

That is the usual scenario with our board.
Maybe Saka has indicated that he won’t sign a new contract and wants to go to a bigger club so we’re preparing for if he leaves.

If he does go, it’s likely to be Man City and they’re going to have to pay at 100m, which is about what we’ll spend on Jesus and Raphina.

Joshua · 25 June 2022 17:59

It’s basically what Villa did with Grealish. They spent the money and then sold the player.

Bl1nk · 25 June 2022 18:03

Here. We. Go.

Calum · 25 June 2022 18:04

GC-Maniac · 25 June 2022 18:08

Almost gave me a heart attack there

shamrockgooner · 25 June 2022 18:08

Is it? Like when?

Calum · 25 June 2022 21:02

HERE WE HERE WE HERE WE FUCKING GO

GC-Maniac · 25 June 2022 22:00

Aussiegooner · 25 June 2022 23:11

People shouldn’t be worried about Saka leaving due to us bringing in quality players, the more talent we have at the club actually increases our chances of keeping Bukayo long term imo.

Joshua · 25 June 2022 23:30

https://tenor.com/bcH6K.gif

GC-Maniac · 25 June 2022 23:57

Longari chatting with ArsenalNexus lmao.
Anyway, Raphinha “likes us so much”.

The_Invincibles · 26 June 2022 00:06

That’s good enough for me!

KITN · 26 June 2022 00:13

He comes off as a focused hard working player. Haven’t seen too much ego from him when I’ve watched Leeds this previous season.

Honestly this potential transfer excites me more than possibly getting Jesus.

GC-Maniac · 26 June 2022 00:30

The_Invincibles · 26 June 2022 00:41

@GC-Maniac if we sign Raphinha do you think we will start Saka on left wing, Raphinha on right wing, with Jesus up front?

Aussiegooner · 26 June 2022 00:43

That’s what I think.

The_Invincibles · 26 June 2022 00:45

It does make sense. My understanding is that Raphinha predominately plays on the right. Saka can play on the left, but do wonder whether we would get the best out of him in that position given how good he has been over the last couple of seasons.

GC-Maniac · 26 June 2022 00:57

Possibly. We may see them rotating. I was a fan of the period when we had our wide players and playmakers behind the striker interchanging positions, specifically with Saka, ESR and Pepe. I think we played by far our best football in 20/21 with those 3. Granted, it didn’t last long as Pepe isn’t Mikel’s cup of tea but we may see Saka/Raphinha switching around during games. Hell, add Jesus in there.

We certainly now have 6 players who can do that(playing across all front 3 positions). Even Eddie looked great as an inside forward last season.