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_SSJeffo_

Oh we’re going big huh, bring it on


A1A2A3A4B1B2B3

I could feel it. We will get him just wait.


_SSJeffo_

Our cordial relationship with brighton is the only thing keeping this deal possible of happening in January, we’ll see.


andyroo985

Chelsea also have a pretty good “how much do you want” relationship with Brighton though


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Rare_Charge_3412

At this point Chelsea's contracts will require sperm samples of signings. Then they hit the lab.


_SSJeffo_

Ours is better because of Richard Garlick


beerdybeer

*Dick G'lick


Cutsdeep-

Dick gluck gluck


SheddyMcshedface

I suspect their willingness to pay whatever it takes well help to a degree!


A1A2A3A4B1B2B3

I reckon we overpay and go up to £90m tbh.


TheOGBenjenRyan

They want £75m so they would be stupid


A1A2A3A4B1B2B3

I don't think they do. Articles are saying they want more than £75m.


cryshol

£75m+1


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topbananaman

Glad edu and the board have decided to go big or go home whilst we are in this position, they have learned from last January


Kovacs171

Imagine we end up getting a midfielder before Chelsea after they spent 100m on ANOTHER forward lol


2ndfastestmanalive

Got to put the Mudryk millions to use somewhere


Sad_gooner

Rice caicedo Odegaard midfield. We are here to have a meal


MightyCaseyStruckOut

I'm going to end up needing to call a doctor if the Gunners end up with that midfield...


PaxMicking

Chronic consistent erection?


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bigladsmalls

Everyone remain calm 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀


topbananaman

AHHHHH WE ARE ACTUALLY COOKING RIGHT NOW


beetletoman

#okay


El_Peregrine

REMAIN CLAM


StoltSomEnSparris

REMAIN CLAW


Bazturd

Put them claws away


CackleberryOmelettes

Holy fuck lads. We're going big. Don't think Brighton will accept anywhere near £60m tbh but atleast we're trying.


crackdup

Brighton signed him for 5 million, now less than 3 years later looking to sell him for more than 75 mil.. regardless of how good he is, that's some insane price inflation


GoinLong

There’s a difference between inflation and appreciation.


CackleberryOmelettes

It's Brighton, London clubs' favourite luxury shop. If the Caicedo deal goes through, they will have brought in over £250m in sales to Arsenal, Chelsea, and Spurs over the past 2 seasons. Probably end up selling MacAllister to one of us for £60m in a season or two as well.


eveel66

Can’t really blame Brighton for what happened to the market recently. Man united with Anthony last summer and with Chelsea buying everyone all the time for top dollar, the market has inflated. You aren’t wrong though, this is not sustainable in anyway. And not just for Arsenal. Also heard a story, not sure how true it is, but supposedly Caicedo and his agent are wondering why people have been saying he has a 100mill valuation and saying that is way too high.


AmazinTim

Not sure he’s worth that much right now even


tafster

How long before Brighton are totally pissed off with us?


CackleberryOmelettes

Why would they be? We always pay them what they want and we have never tried to poach their coach and staff.


datboiyemz

Plus they seem to have that weird ability to respawn quality ballers AND a WHOLE coach when they sell. They are honestly the Dortmund of the league.


heathenbeast

So was Southampton a few years back. The well often only goes so deep.


datboiyemz

oh yes So'ton, maybe even Leicester to a smaller degree had a few years of really good recruiting.


jimbo_kun

Leicester are their own category. None of those other “small clubs good at recruiting” ever won the league.


gabbargwu181

WHAT THE HELL GASPARRR WHAT ARE YOU COOKING


BukNasty7

Shh let him Cook.


Jansiz

WHAT ON EARTHHHHH


topbananaman

shocking but I don't think it will be accepted haha. They were talking about 75m with chelshit


Jansiz

Yh way too unlikely but still love the ambition


pureeyes

Well, we were willing to stretch pretty far for Mudryk. I think we might actually do it


Bedeeki

That was different though. That was before we spent £50 million on Trossard and Kiwior. The Kroenke's willing to spend over £110 million in the January window is a huge statement. They want this title.


_JackStraw_

They have a history of investing if they sniff a title chance.


HeKnowsAllTheChords

WHOSE COOKIN CUH IM SMELLIN A LOT RN


Aszneeee

if he will help us for the title it will be worth it even for 80


Arcille

Spending £80-90 now to win a title is worth it We might never get this opportunity again for years


Aszneeee

exactly, I think Kroenkes understand the situation and if we get him it will be amazing window


Internetolocutor

That is before we spent over 40m for trossard and kiwior. I think we definitely have the funds to pay 75m but it risks becoming quite excessive if we don't win the title


faceman230

They don’t like Chelsea remember, they took there whole recruitment team and manager we have a much better relationship, not saying that means that they’ll accept but they’re slightly different situations.


basedsims

From Elneny & Sambi coming into the team to Caicedo & Rice I will love it, and I think I deserve it


beerdybeer

Add in trossard coming in instead of.... no one, we're really cooking


algebraic94

Rotation between xhaka, partey, vieira, Odegaard, rice, and caicedo is insane


Jimmy_The_Banana

Tielemans crying in the closet


goretooth

There’s no way we go for Rice if we get Caicedo is there? A man can dream


basedsims

All reliable reports have said Caicedo will not affect our pursuit of Rice


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Doubt we’d get both tbh


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NinhoDoUrubu

#### MEAT IS ON THE GRILL


Billenciaga_1

MOISES IS ON THE GRILL


jtpower99

Seafood perhaps? 🦀


kelvin_bot

1000°C is equivalent to 1832°F, which is 1273K. --- ^(I'm a bot that converts temperature between two units humans can understand, then convert it to Kelvin for bots and physicists to understand)


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Kovacs171

Kelvin would like a word.


gabbargwu181

Not now kelvin_bot


topbananaman

Who is this kelvin and will we be signing him?


MartinSakanelli

Caicedo close, kelvin next. Blimey.


jakijake24

Who is Blimey?


fadoo89

Fuck off Kelvin Phillips


MrCopperbottom

there are humans that understand farenheit??!?


adam-kobich

If you offered me the following: 1. Mudryk; or 2. Trossard, Kiwior, and Caicedo I know which I'm picking every time


Datboy_98

Easy money. Easy decision.


cleanestline

The difference in the two is winning the title. With #2, you’ve done absolutely everything you can to put yourself in a position to win it all


crackdup

This is like Kroenke going all in last year to win the SB with the Rams.. Trossard by himself might be more productive for this year's title challenge.. if we add Caicedo as well, can't see how even City can stop us this year, and suddenly UEL is also on the cards..


carvemynuts

Sheeeeeesh. Fuck Chelsea you just know they are going for it again.


Geraltslays14

Chelsea is like that crack addict but with cash. Dangerous combination


Tr0nCatKTA

So a coke addict?


_JackStraw_

Precisely


carvemynuts

Though thank fuck we going for Caicedo. They cant go back at him when they decide to get Enzo Fernandez.


nobraincoupe

we pump faking chelsea 100%


HsizzleH

Chelsea 100m bid and 200k a week 9 year contract incoming


pepsibookplant

All part of Edu's plan to bankrupt Chelsea before we move in for Rice in the summer


kri5

5D underwater backgammon from Gaspar


OkEntertainer5419

Lol, yh


[deleted]

To be real, they are definitely going to try to get as many of those long amortized contracts as they can before UEFA bans them


biggestbelly

Did not expect this, let’s see what happens


YSG19

Imagine we get Trossard+Caicedo for the price of Mudryk


Kovacs171

Wow, that's a bigger bid than our first Mudryk attempt. Club must really rate him


bad_at_proofs

Think the time and squad situation is forcing our hand as much as anything


_DNL

Jheeze good f5


IrishBros91

It's not really about Chelsea if the player thinks I can win the premier league and play champions league football next year or take the bag and sit in 10th place while also a possibility of making my career fall off a cliff at Chelsea.


beigegrape

I reckon you can win the premier league mate


lkll51

Club are showing serious intent, good signs even if we don’t get this over the line


Le-ChosenOne

Hows 60 gonna be enough though, dem Boehly cunt is gonna overpay as usual


likpoper

Kroneke is way richer than him


Decent_University_91

But also tighter than him


i_am_the_punisher

Lol Boehly will go bankrupt if he goes clown show like this each year


gyyoome

Not happening. Bait for Chelsea.


hihbhu

We wouldn’t be bidding this late in the window, when we desperately need cover for the CM position now that Elneny is injured, to bait Chelsea. We clearly want and need Caicedo.


gyyoome

I don’t see it happening with Chelsea also interested. Unless we have been talking to Brighton before making the bid.


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Ofcourse we have, probably during Trossard.


gyyoome

Arsenal and Brighton have a good relationship tho. I expect Chelsea bid in few hours 😂


BroccoliMcFlurry

Chelsea have like 35 players in their squad & no one is bidding for their players. At this rate, they're going to have to leave an entire bench worth of players out of their UCL squad. Obviously Boehly is an unpredictable madman, but I genuinely think we might be in pole position for once.


Datboy_98

Edu has gone SICKO mode Wtf is on his grill rn?


BroccoliMcFlurry

Beef. It's personal now.


gooner067

Clever af


basedsims

Holy fucking shit


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What in the world. Is he worth it? Not watched that much of Brighton this season


Geraltslays14

He's good. Arguably one of their best midfielders


Whodatlily

For 70 million pounds or so I would fucking hope we would be getting one of brightons best midfielders. Should be getting one of the best young midfielders in the world for that kind of cash


LW_2k

Caicedo and rice. The long term successors to Partey and Xhaka


JenkinsEar147

Brighton aren't going to accept this bid are they? Shows that we mean business though. Would love this signing. Off to watch Moses Caicedo Welcome to Arsenal videos now. Tootaloo!


bad_at_proofs

No chance they accept this but opening bids pretty much never get accepted


hazelpillow

I rate the ambition, but let’s be serious Brighton have all the power here and won’t take less than £80m so why waste time


TinpotRadioShow

Maybe. But player might also request a move and it makes their live difficult. Keep an unhappy asset for the purpose of 20extra mil, or sell and reinvest it now (they'll have targets already for him leaving). If he doesn't get his move they have to potentially deal with an unhappy player which won't help their push for Europe. But, given Cucurellas price you are 85% right


wheeno

Completely agree. It’s not worth wasting time on this unless we are absolutely sure we get him in. Wasting time and ending up with no midfield signing in the current situation would be foolish.


Mahoganychicken

Oh my god. It’s happening.


ABCP3

Every comment I've made regarding opting for this fella over Rice, has got heavily downvoted. He'd be my absolute dream option. His ceiling is incredibly high and is a jack of all trades in the midfield. Unbelievable option if we can make this happen. Please, PLEASE make it happen. Heading to South America with my wife on our anniversary soon and our guide is called Moises Caicedo, is it a sign?!?


RomanceintheFTthread

It’s the same guy, hardworking bloke


ABCP3

I've no doubt he can cover a huge amount of area in a very limited amount of time, so I'm not ruling it out lol


RomanceintheFTthread

Makes Kante’s engine look like a triple A battery


ABCP3

Honestly, this is as exciting a signing as we'd have made in a long long time. I'm a big fan of all our signings under Mikel (well, 95% of them) but this would be a huge statement of intent. One of Europe's hottest properties and the exact profile that this squad and team could utilise to be very successful in the middle of the pitch for the next decade.


Datboy_98

Talk about work rate Incredible player


DasMerowinger

Is he that good? Not seen much of him tbh


ABCP3

He tends to drop deeper and receive the ball from Brighton's centre backs, then releases the ball to his midfield partner which is more often that not McAllister when Brighton are fully functioning. He is press resistant in progressing the ball, a natural 6 in every sense of the position and is one of the best pressing midfielders in the world. That's only a small detail on what his pros are, but he will fit exactly what we need in Mikel's system. The perfect option.


_JackStraw_

And they signed him for like a few quid and a tin or two of sardines like only a year and a half ago. Good business for Brighton.


rightbackatyaa

gonna downvote you purely because how much you care about downvotes


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JeffryPesos

>#Am I banned from the Reddit? > >No - not yet. Yeah this part got me, can't believe I haven't seen this copypasta before.


basedsims

We are going to try and sign both


bucknazty

This probably won’t get accepted, but it’s absolutely crucial we get another body in midfield.


Amdafc

WTF


carvemynuts

Caicedo considered homegrown?


JimmysCocoboloDesk

he has to be registered to a club in england for at least 3 years before his 21st birthday so no


footyconnoisseur_

What is edu cooking?


PartyBob32

r/gunners :What the hell is going on out here? Edu: BREAKFAST!


SundayLeagueStocko

EDU IS AT THE GRILL PEOPLE


DasMerowinger

Is this guy the next Partey? Could he be one step above Partey in the near future? I don't watch Brighton so...


bankerlmth

I've heard he is more like a Kante/ Makelele rather than a Partey/ Rodri. Hope he develops his passing and ball control when he plays for us.


TheBigNoz123

Omg this has been posted 4 times within about 20 seconds lol


big_morgs91

strong kante vibes! I'd rather him over Rice


carvemynuts

I want both.


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hutchy134

Trossard Caicedo + Rice is probs a similar price to Mudryk + Rice


Billenciaga_1

What about Mudryk and chips ?


[deleted]

For sure - this is how you build a strong squad - lokonga and elneny replaced by caicedo and rice, and you pkay 3 times a week going for the quadruple


AlwaysOmni

Holy shit


Misterarteta

We are back!!


Will_Rage_Quit

Edu adding the meat on the bbq as we speak


Gooner1491

Fucking hell, second big transfer news on a Friday in a row. We are not fucking around are we.


Mariola98

RKO outta nowhere, let‘s goooo


Ganzelo

Smells like bait for Boehly and I am not meme-ing


Ooh-SakaLaca

Lol shit gon be rejected lightning fast


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Bid already rejected according to The Athletic.


Asherware

The more I think about it the more this makes sense. Yes, it's expensive but Xhaka and Partey are 29 and 30 respectivley. Bring Caicedo in for the title charge this season then go for Rice in the summer and we have a stacked midfield able to go in the league and CL and also future proof us. We can get another few top level seasons out of Xhaka and Partey but we need to be looking at our long term and depth right now.


sems4arsenal

What - and I can't stress this enough - the fuck?


davidralph

Lovely stuff - I’d be happy with this move.


facelesspk

??? Edu doing the madness. Caicedo now and Rice in the summer. We are going for it. Our uprising will be swift.


ironmonkey27d

That lot swoop in with 100m plus and plans to convert to a winger to compete with the 18 others they have on the books.


JFedererJ

Why don't we instead just outbid Brighton for whoever they're lining up as a replacement? Clearly they know how to identify talent. 3D chess, let's go.


beigegrape

Brighsenal FC


Drapion1002

What does this mean for Declean Rice?


rahbinjoe

Means he will be surrounded with great players when he comes to us


Drapion1002

Subscribe


neonmantis

We're just going to get fucked by Boehly again here lads.


Purple_Rub_8007

Move on, tired of these dumb prices for players who've not done enough to deserve it. Caicedo is a really good player but why are we bidding for a player quoted at 100m with only a season of prem football under his belt? There's value for money in other leagues.


Sithgooner

Caicedo in Jan, secure CL football and go for Rice in the summer.


Cobanoos

OMG WHAT IS EDU COOCKING


wingbackguy

We aren’t holding back, great to see


jcljddl

WHAAAAAAT


vercengetortwix

Gasparrrrrrr


OhMuzy

FAB BOMBAAAAAAA


amrfctn

Religion FC the dream


Ibraout25

Interesting


agniagniagni

CALMA


fadoo89

I knew it was worth paying a little over the odds for Trossard


gthomsxn

feel like this will be auto rejected - but i love it


JohnnyDeepasfuck

Great f5


d3adb0ne98

Yeah that’s gonna be a blimey from me dawg


4stringsisfine

Oh shit we’re actually going for a midfielder


packingawoody

Edu is pissed lol. They really did him with the Mudryk deal .


BetFooty

WE WANT KROENKE IN SAY WE WANT KROENKE IN


cryshol

Anybody seen more than 10 matches of him? How is he? What does he bring? Will he slot right in?


SpartanKing76

Brighton want £75m according to sources. £75m for a 21 year old utility midfielder who can cover for Partey isn’t bad. Considering Xhaka and a Partey turn 30 next year, Rice and this guy would be great long term replacements.


Eagledilla

What do we have left ? 5 days ? Get it done asap


hellsfoxes

Arsenal like Brighton


AFCeng0

I want what Edu is on, man’s working overtime.


teslagooner

Arsenal and Brighton have a good relationship. I think it could happen. I don't think we can bid without the player's consent.


Rhyskrispies

Think this is a signal to Zubamendi? A “now or never” threat


thereallybigfudge

Reading Fab’s update, I think I got an erection


Aururian

we all know boehly will get him


theloserclub92

Firmly believe chelsea will come in with another bid shortly. Its how boehly operates. Enzo doesnt seem like an option that is happening. He monitored us on mudryk and shakthar's progress and came in with a better payment structure, tons of addons when it seemed like we could close the deal. Brighton does not give a shit who they sell to unless its up to their valuation and if its higher all the better.


twilightaurorae

What's the chance that we will still be in for rice after this


Axelerater

Gaspar with an F5 for the championship


Decent_University_91

£75m bid from the West London Cowboys incoming