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I thought Arsenal wanted to prioritise a striker and didn't have much wiggle room to play with from a £ point of view?

Maybe they're doing a transfer now pay later thing, Everton style.

Clubs like Arsenal don't have to worry about P&S/FFP though, realistically.

Think he’s an important part of Dyche’s setup and given how close everything is at the bottom I’d not be keen to sell and replace with a Man Utd youngster who hasn’t played much.

Still think it’s an odd move.

Shogun wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:40 pm Clubs like Arsenal don't have to worry about P&S/FFP though, realistically.

Doesn’t seem to matter to the larger clubs. I’ve no idea what their revenue is like though as they’ve spent a lot and I don’t remember too many major sales to offset Obviously their income is pretty large though.

It’s a particularly odd move for Arsenal and Onana.

Rice and Odegaard will start for some time to come. Onana won’t be good enough to usurp them, for at least a year or two. I can’t see him wanting to go somewhere to sit on the bench knowing his character. He is a leader and wants to play.

So unless he is forced out by Everton, Onana won’t be pushing it, at least for the next 18 months or so in my view.

blueToffee wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:44 pm Think he’s an important part of Dyche’s setup and given how close everything is at the bottom I’d not be keen to sell and replace with a Man Utd youngster who hasn’t played much.

Still think it’s an odd move.

You are forgetting Josh Brownhill my friend

Won’t go to Arsenal or Barca. One has other priorities, the other no cash.

blueToffee wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:47 pm Doesn’t seem to matter to the larger clubs. I’ve no idea what their revenue is like though as they’ve spent a lot and I don’t remember too many major sales to offset Obviously their income is pretty large though.

brap2 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:55 pm You are forgetting Josh Brownhill my friend

Trying to, mate. Trying to.

Gary1878 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:54 pm It’s a particularly odd move for Arsenal and Onana.

Rice and Odegaard will start for some time to come. Onana won’t be good enough to usurp them, for at least a year or two. I can’t see him wanting to go somewhere to sit on the bench knowing his character. He is a leader and wants to play.

So unless he is forced out by Everton, Onana won’t be pushing it, at least for the next 18 months or so in my view.

I don't think it's that odd, he would probably play with those two most of the time in a midfield 3, whether in the 6 or the 8. Partey is constantly injured, and Havertz well...just hasn't worked. You could play Onana in the 6 and free Rice up to be more box to box, or the other way around potentially (which probably won't work).

I'm hugely surprised Arteta is making this a priority like, when a striker and/or another quality wide forward would make a huge difference to them, but then Arteta has made some bad mistakes in the transfer market (aside from Rice) recently.

Throw in an Emile Smith-Rowe and £50m and you've got yourself a deal.

Let's get back to buying some footballers, and not cover the right-back pressing merchants who fall ill if the football comes near them.

Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:11 pm I don't think it's that odd, he would probably play with those two most of the time in a midfield 3, whether in the 6 or the 8. Partey is constantly injured, and Havertz well...just hasn't worked. You could play Onana in the 6 and free Rice up to be more box to box, or the other way around potentially (which probably won't work).

I'm hugely surprised Arteta is making this a priority like, when a striker and/or another quality wide forward would make a huge difference to them, but then Arteta has made some bad mistakes in the transfer market (aside from Rice) recently.

Yeah, I don't necessarily think it's odd Arsenal would want him as I think he'd improve their options and offer something a little different. However, they'd be nuts to not priortise a forward you'd think if their spending was at all limited.

Though as noted some of their summer business was a bit weird too. So who knows. Feels like Arteta tried to do his own version of Man City's playing without a striker and it's come back to bite them.

I can see us potentially needing a big sale before fiscal year-end which does put some pressure as we could get our pants pulled down in the spring trying to sell by June 30.

However, Onana will have a lot of interested parties - United and Arsenal would both use him and maybe even Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham. £60 million seems light given what Lavia went for this past summer and he wasn't close to Onana's level.

Would think we could pretty easily get £70million, rather see that happen this summer though as we are already light at CM.

Man U also being linked with Onana. Saying ETH wanted him in the summer.

We'll have some of that silly Man U money, please.

Anyone got PSG and Chelsea's number?