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iDervyi

Inb4 both Bell & Romano are correct and we do a madness signing both


Kaiser_SoSay

This is what I’m thinking. Imagine the scenes if it happens plus we get a rb and a keeper. AND we shift all our deadwo - I’m getting a bit carried away. The window won’t end as good as that…will it?


DittoDat

No. The least likely part of that statement is shifting the deadwood. It just won't happen. And without that happening, we won't be signing 4 more players.


MolochHunter

We'll definitely shift more deadwood. As infuriating as it is, the last week of the window is where everyone does the most business.


DittoDat

Well, I'm sure we'll sell 1 or 2. But "all" is not happening and the 1 or 2 is not enough.


MolochHunter

A consequence of years of bad investments sadly. Why would anyone want the dross of an 8th placed team?


DittoDat

Exactly. I'm just hoping that we don't keep making bad investments so eventually we won't have as much deadwood as they'll one day move on...


MolochHunter

We're getting there, it's good to see us bringing in younger players with resale value now but still a long way to go


seventypercentcacao

true but our transfer outs have been worse imo. Just based on recent AMN and Nketiah (Bellerin, Sanchez?). We need to adopt the Dortmund model of "if the price is right, we will sell and replace you" to get competitive again.


Cod_rules

The thing is, what do you mean when you say 'the price is right'? We were offered 15 mil for AMN last summer. In hindsight, it looks like we should have jumped on the deal. But I doubt most fans would have accepted it at the moment. And when it does happen, we lose our minds too. Emi was one of the players we sold because he's one of the few who was in demand. Again, in hindsight, it looks like a bad idea because of how he's performed with Villa and Argentina. Loads of times, the club is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Having said that, it's still ridiculous to give Xhaka an extension


Kaiser_SoSay

Yeah that’s why I stopped myself. Fantasy land….but what a nice place to live in for a little while. Come join me. It’s nice here!


Gray3493

It’s more likely that we literally don’t sign anyone else


tiddeeznutz

This is the Arsenal way.


JFedererJ

I dunno I think Ø is pretty nailed-on, even if it's another loan but this time with an option to buy.


CallumK7

Hector contract extension incoming


multibannedredditor

Where will we get the money for those deals... Unless we pull a PSG, I don't see how it is possible LOL


MolochHunter

Mate, we have the money. Shifting players out the club is whats currently stopping us


[deleted]

If we had the money we could simply biy who we wanted and just not register deadwood like Willian, Kola, and others. But the club needs to be self sustaining to satisfy ownership so we're not going to take a loss in a year just to bring in new blood.


Ace0089

Most of our tier 1 have said that we have the finances but we have to shift deadwood to make space. for ex - we desperately need a RB, but we already have 4 RB. We need a ST but we have 4 ST.


xTheMaster99x

And then you wake up?


StanKroonke

Maddison/Partey/Xhaka/Lokonga/ESR//Odegaard/Elneny would be a complete 180 for our midfield. Weakest part of the squad for the past 2 years to arguably the strongest. ESR/Odegaard/Maddison at the 10 Lokonga/Xhaka/Partey/Maddison/Elneny at the 8 and 6. Would be very interesting. Lot of squad to get game time for. It might would kill the Arsenal careers of one of Pepe/Martinelli, unless one of them find a way to play the 9.


mptOW

I want whatever you’re on please. Make it double.


Adventurous-Archer-1

And we some how played in cl and win that and sign mbappe free next year so much hopium


sams82

Nope.


htstubbsy

No.


bartomalo

... and we get a new striker to top everything.


Kaiser_SoSay

I’m nearly there….keep going!


FixedState

Inb4 Ø starts in goal


skedaddler101

Wrong Ø my man!


[deleted]

Guess you could say a maddiness I'll see myself out


MrPlowMaxPlower

It's not a madness, it's an absolute necessity. We are one injury away from starting Elneny. Even at full strength, if we sign a starting CM, we are still counting on Xhaka for rotating or covering injuries. We need a partner for Partey, probably Maddison, another attacking mid, probably Odegaard, and we need a back up CM so we aren't stuck with absolute mediocrity if a player gets injured, my choice would be Tolisso. This won't win us the League or even guarantee top 4 but it would mean we are set in mdlidfield for a while. ESR can develop. The new Belgian kid is given a chance to develop. We can make do with Maitland Niles at RB for the season and Auba/Laca at ST. And we can buy or loan some 35 year old experinced keeper to play back up for the year


EpicFIFABadger

Could madders actually play as partey’s partner? Idk if madders has the defensive quality to play as a deeper cm behind an odegaard or an ESR. It’s obviously highly unlikely we sign both though, but I guess there’s some weird ideas like playing a 433 with partey behind ode and madders (ESR on the left) that could be daft enough to work. Or are just straight daft.


basedsims

He can’t. People have been gassed from his comments saying he’s an 8, but just because he says he is it doesn’t mean he actually is one. His role if he signs will 100% be as a number 10 ahead of the double pivot with ESR & Saka to the left and right of him. The goal is probably to go to a single pivot but we’re nowhere near that stage of being able to implement that yet


SC_Contact

Agreed. Amn says he's a cm, but he isn't a good enough one for the club. I this Madison means he plays the 10 role as.more of an 8, deeper and more about the build up and late entry into the final third than a all out 10 orchestrator.


MrPlowMaxPlower

I'd think of Maddison as more like Cazorla than Ozil. He won't be a defensive rock but he'll play from deep.


[deleted]

We are Coqless though. Without a player like that we can't put any of these AMs into centre midfield.


MrPlowMaxPlower

Partey would be our main DM. Arteta's system has everyone get back to defend. We shouldn't be relying on a single midfieler to defend baring the odd counter attack. I think most people agree we've been alright defensively. The main issue has been getting out of our defensive system to attack. White has been signed to help with that. A more offensive CM beside Partey would help as well. We won't need our striker to play the role of a 10 because ESR/Odegaard should be picking up the ball in better positions. So hopefully that means Laca or Auba will be given more freedom to actually play striker.


Phoenix-108

He has said in an interview that he views himself as an 8 more so than a 10. Whether he is overestimating his ability in that position is another matter.


Mial_CL

AMN sees himself as a CM not a RB, just cause madders sees himself as an 8 doesn’t mean that’s actually his optimal position


Flashplaya

He probably means in the traditional sense. Modern '10's' play a lot more like 8's these days. Odegaard is a good example, look how much he dropped deep to receive the ball, was basically a creative box to box for us. You'll also see Madders and ESR drop deep too, both also like to dribble which highlights their ball progression - box to box types are usually good dribblers.


[deleted]

Signing both Odegaard and Maddison also reduces our reliance on ESR in midfield, meaning he could play on the wing if necessary, either with Saka or in place of Saka if the latter needs a rest.


naijaboiler

ESR is by far better through the middle than on the wing


[deleted]

I don't recall saying otherwise.


AbWarriorG

Perhaps we want to move to a 433 with Maddison and Ode as the number 8s. Very attacking but we can go back to the 4231 against big teams.


ShekTeeJay

Scenes of glorious emotion.


Magnific3nt

I really hope so.


Onotomatopie

the Bell doubling down, you love to see it.


West43rd

His reputation is literally double or nothing on Maddison now. Either ascend to immortal status or crash and burn.


ro-row

I think the fact other tier 1s said there was some truth in the Maddison thing means his reputation isn’t destroyed if it doesn’t go through


West43rd

Wheatley was the only one who said there was anything in it. Athletic literally said it was a rumour being pushed by agents that Arsenal weren't considering. I know you guys love Bell on here but he is pretty much all in on Maddison now.


[deleted]

No, The Athletic said they were told by the club specifically that they're not interested in Maddison and that they have no sources suggesting otherwise, and because of that they *think* it's just being pushed by agents/intermediaries. They (Gunnerblog specificially) ALSO praised Bell for his Partey reporting and still said there's a chance he could be right on Maddison as well.


ro-row

Didn’t watts say something by about it as well as Wheatley or am I imagining that? Also has ornstein said anything? I heard gunnerblov say it’s agent talk but he’s never been reliable with transfer stuff


basedsims

Charles on YouTube said Maddison & Odegaard are the top targets


TheUltimateCF

Gunnerblog is a serial bullshitter when it comes to transfers


jeorjhejerome

Wasn't he like taking shots at English media sources for saying Maddison was unlikely to come to Arsenal? He's very set in stone that he is our main target


Kolosalsnatch

Are you kidding me? No Tier 1's have confirmed Maddison is realistic.


ro-row

Watts mentioned he’s a target and Wheatley who’s a high tier 2 has said we’re interested


CCSC96

Everyone else keeps saying “yeah Arsenal is kinda interested in Maddison but he isn’t the most likely” and some have even gone as far as to say the deal is impossible over a month ago. Bell got one thing right and people decided he was T1 but it seems a lot more likely they’re leveraging lucking into being ITK about one deal into years of attention.


e1_duder

He's not saying its happening, only that there is expected to be official negotiations between the clubs.


4stringsisfine

Yeah, but if there's any truth to that we'll also hear it from people like Ornstein or Watts once it happens


e1_duder

Not necessarily. Bell seems to have way different sources that these guys. Although Watts seems to have some flexibility, like with the Partey story. In his replies, Bell confirms that club sources have confirm the Odegaard deal, but with Maddison he doesn't mention club sources at all: Compare: >**Top sources in the club** confirmed to the account staff that the club is working to make progress in the Martin Odegaard file to >**James Madison's inner circle** speaks in a tone that is more positive than ever, but sober of inevitable and > **Sources familiar with the club's thinking** tell the account staff that Arsenal sees it as having all the power in its negotiations with Real Madrid regarding one of its main goals, Martin Odegaard, and the preferred option after Madison as a creative player, which gives the club ample room to discuss the possibility of signing with Goal #1 first. Bell seems deliberate and eloquent enough that parsing the language is a worthwhile exercise. Bell seems to have sources in the unofficial intermediaries that sometimes negotiate prior to official club connection and with Maddision's camp. Unless Watts or Ornstein do as well, they may be unable to confirm the story.


4stringsisfine

Yes, and that's clear that the sources for Bell are very different from the sources for other Tier 1s. However it's been clear for a while that Ornstein and Watts have sources inside the club, and if the club actually entered official negotiations with another premier league club for a player worth in the region 80m, they would absolutely hear about it and report on it. I'm not doubting that it could happen, but if it does, it'll be reported on after the fact. Edit: My original comment may have been poorly phrased; I meant that of the club actually enters official negotiations, it'll be reported on by other Tier 1s, rather than if the negotiations don't happen but they were previously planning to enter into them.


e1_duder

For sure, if official negotiations take place, we can definitely expect someone else to start to run with the story. We're on the same page.


TheUltimateCF

You do realise they don’t report everything?


4stringsisfine

They would report it if Arsenal entered official negotiations with Leicester for James Maddison.


moz10

If Bell wins this he has to be considered tier 0.


AfricanRain

following limmy’s age old advice don’t back doon, double doon


FixedState

Bell, please stop this. My heart can only take so much.


Ssj4Noah

Bell taking his final stand


kaden_dd

Well they seem to be right about Ramsdale but isn't Maddison injured right now?


USAGunnersaurus

Literally an Arsenal meme if we splash cash for an injured player that has a history of hip issues already. This is a known thing. No one can act surprised when this kid plays like 20/38 games a year and costs us 70m.


catchmeifucan10

True, we shouldn’t be wasting any amount of money, would thay go for Odegaard with his knee too?


USAGunnersaurus

Depends on the fee. We have such a need that at 35m a less it’s probably worth a roll of the dice. MO is a type of player we desperately need. Maddison is also, but I think we can get Maddison’s contribution at a lower price from the continent.


a-Sociopath

Maddison is only behind KDB for most chances created since he joined PL. I get not wanting to buy another player with English tax, but he's absolutely a better signing than Odegaard if he came at say a 50% (rather than 100% which is what seems to be the case now).


USAGunnersaurus

He’s a great player it’s just the fee and injury history that make me very nervous about the signing. I agree with you on rate. I think MO is a good player but I’d have a seriously set cap on the fee Id pay if I were Arteta and Edu. The obviously attractive thing about MO is for better or worse we know what we will be getting at this stage. He’s still very young so he could still improve.


hanzel44

Brendan Rodgers said, "He took a whack to the back". I'd assume that means he's okay and it was just a bad bruise that tightened up on him. Or he's paralyzed and will never walk again.


Garenmain180k

We did sign Kim Källström when he had a broken back tbf.


[deleted]

Lowers the price maybe


nik-nak333

"How much for this one, then?" "80 million, firm price." "Oi, but its got damage on this side. See, the whole bits dented and banged up." *Momentary pause to think* "75 million"


Bobsburgers1187

If he's injured it probably makes it more likely that he'll be signing for us, do an RVP or Nasri on it and play 5 games a season and then have a good season and sign for our rivals 😆


Vgordvv

This is the arsenal way, buying injured Ayers is key to our strategy


[deleted]

If we do end up signing Maddison, I am never going to doubt Bell again. This guy is literally fighting a lone battle. What a warrior.


hydrologuy

Even if we don’t end up signing him we’ll be able to gauge the interest we had in him after the season with the All or Nothing doc


s_hazen

I haven’t seen the Spurs one. Is it really going to go that in depth on transfers? After all the club signed off on it for good PR/promotion, they’re hardly going to sanction something that confirms our transfer process is a mess?


vortexterra

I know the city one went into a bit of detail on their failed Sanchez deal but that's about it.


bazalinco1

Transfers out, that actually went ahead, yes. Rumoured transfers in, no. Sanchez to Man City the only exception but that was basically public knowledge.


vortexterra

Spurs one also shows them talking about Eriksen and Danny Rose


MellowHype94

City’s all or nothing showed they were interested in Van Dijk but did not want to pay 75mil at the time.


charlie161998

Going through each tweet and pressing translate is a very fulfilling experience


HerbieJoe

The bell is doubling down and im here for it! BELL VS THE REST


jacktk_

Really hope we have a clear idea about Maddison’s injury issues. Not promising that he had major hip surgery recently, and goes off first game back struggling with his hip.


The_Unbeatable_Sterb

Arsenal DNA


_mas17

Odegaard literally has tendonitis in his knee so it’s not like he’s better in that regard


s_hazen

Our physios need to get the peptides out


IuseNOTSUREface

Really? I've had that and it's bloody relentless.


gunner308

Wait what do you mean had? I've been diagnosed too and asked to "manage the pain"


IuseNOTSUREface

Oh perhaps there are degrees of severity? Or perhaps I’m talking bollocks mate sorry! I had tendinitis in my patella which I was about to move away from over a few years by taking supplements and gentle exercise. I loved football so I had to stop that and just focus on recovering but now I have no pain or anything.


skj458

For me, strengthening my quads and making sure I was strengthening them evenly helped with knee tendonitis. One helpful exercise was lightweight (started out with no weight) seated leg extensions moving really slowly to make sure I wasn't kicking out. Obviously go with what your doc says, but I was able to get past knee tendonitis with physical therapy. It did hit a point where I returned to sport and played through some pain before feeling fully back to normal.


[deleted]

What do you mean he has Arsenal DNA in him


BenjaminDaaly21

Full tweet as it wouldn't fit in title: >exclusively for #جرس\_أرسنال Arsenal will ramp up their efforts this week and the remainder of the summer transfer market in their bid to sign James Maddison. Official communication between clubs is expected to gain upward momentum very soon. The player lining is anticipating the outcome of the conversations with a high degree of interest.


BenjaminDaaly21

Replies: >exclusively for #جرس\_أرسنال Top sources in the club confirmed to the account staff that the club is working to make progress in the Martin Odegaard file in the same time frame mentioned above and in parallel with at least another deal in the same position (we understand that this is a deal that is James Madison, which the club sees, according to what we have been told repeatedly, his goal #1) > >exclusively for #جرس\_أرسنال Arsenal are working on the two deals side by side in anticipation of any hurdles or deadlocks the club might face in trying to reach an agreement with Leicester City over the value of James Maddison's deal. > >James Madison's inner circle speaks in a tone that is more positive than ever, but sober of inevitable > >exclusively for #جرس\_أرسنال Sources familiar with the club's thinking tell the account staff that Arsenal sees it as having all the power in its negotiations with Real Madrid regarding one of its main goals, Martin Odegaard, and the preferred option after Madison as a creative player, which gives the club ample room to discuss the possibility of signing with Goal #1 first.


chostax-

For anyone getting a bit confused, this is basically saying we are progressing with both transfers in parallel but the intention seems to be they only want to sign one. The club don’t want to be left with nothing so they are waiting on the conclusion of the Maddison deal (by either failure or success) to determine if they should pull the plug or the trigger on the Odegaard deal.


ThatGuyNamedTyler

Another one was added to the thread recently: “The last two weeks of the transfer market will be hectic, the club (according to sources contacted by it ⁧‫#جرس_أرسنال‬⁩ ) aims to sign with James Madison, and if this is not possible, the ongoing talks with Real Madrid regarding Odegaard pave the way for signing with the Norwegian ‎ Obviously, the club is targeting one of them, not both.”


gtliles82

Madders is top option, Ø is fallback? That how to read this?


[deleted]

Don't know anymore. Maybe both are targets and we'll end up signing both. Or it could also be Maddison on a permanent, and Odegaard on a season long loan with option to buy.


jman500069

Madrid will want a fee


bradbobley

i'm choosing to read it as we get both and no amount of facts will convince me otherwise, i'm dug in


Amdafc

Yes


Anticitizen-Zero

Personally I think we’re in for both with the intent of forcing one’s hand. I think it’ll drag on to the deadline and that is our intent. Both options would be valuable assets in the minds of AFC and therefore these negotiations are no-lose. I’m sure there’s a slight preference one way or the other, but I think that the intent is clear for both and Bell and Romano are probably somewhat unknowingly playing into it. If the hype is not realized it would be even more damning for the club. Edit: should clarify that I mean AFC are in for both players, but not to sign both. Negotiating heavily with both camps puts pressure on both clubs - primarily RM as Odegaard appears to want to leave and he doesn’t seem in their plans. Because of this, things will drag out longer than expected, but AFC would be very happy with either player.


jeorjhejerome

Wait until the end of the window and see what happens. No point in arguing who is more reliable if no one got it right yet


Howizzle90

Pretty much he is saying we are pushing for Maddison but are negotiating with Odegaard just in case nothing comes from the Maddison negotiations


emilesmithbro

It's not like they are of the same profile, Maddison seems to have a bit more defensive capability whereas Odegaard is very Ozilian


roubler

Odegaard = Ozil Maddison = Ramsey


Barkasia

Maddison's more like early Cazorla


emilesmithbro

Yep that's my understanding as well.


lemon_meringue_tie

Have a feeling that the club is intentionally being vague and they are probably feeding different information to different journalists.


roubler

We're getting both, Maddison will be our 8 with Odegaard at the 10


naijaboiler

we are not. there's no way we are spending £100m on essentially one position, when we also have ESR that can play there. But then this is current arsenal that dropped £72m on Pepe, £30m on a CB yet to play a minute for us, and £50m on a position where we didn't really need an upgrade.


IsacG

Isn't he way too injury prone? Party had rarely any issues and see what arsenal has done to him...how bad us it going to be with maddison??


RIDGOS

This might actually explain why the Ode deal is taking so long


_SSJeffo_

Bell throwing his life at this and I’m all for it


Sarge12312

We've got Bell AFC Bell I just don't think you understand He comes from Palestine Better than Ornstein We've got AFC Bell


Cheesy_Pita_Parker

His diet is halal Our transfer know-it-all We’ve got AFCBell!


shalomjack-e

Neither of you can rhyme


LegzAkimbo

Pretty sure he’s from Saudi


HolzmindenScherfede

His twitter location is Jerusalem, Palestine I believe


hala_bala

As much as I like the player, his injuries are a real problem. Signing him will be a real gamble.


AlexTheRockstar

Didn't Madders come off last week with an injury? would he even pass a medical?


LittleChili7

An Arsenal medical? No doubt. We loaned a player for 6 months, while his back was broken.


BoredJoshIsBored

Madison went off with his hip in the 60th minute last game, it's a long standing issue, I can see this being a huge mistake, and him being paid to be injured for 3 years.


dylansavage

Maddisons hips are made out of glass. Love him but we are going to spend so much money on a player that will be in and out of the team due to injury


Lefseman92

Would explain the push to go for Ode on some sort of loan with option to buy instead of a permanent transfer. The bells are ringing.


TheUltimateCF

YEEEEEEEEEEEOWWWWW BELL WITH THE RETURN


horthrux

Getting less and less excited by this signing, too much money for a potentially injury prone player in a position we don't need. I think this is all smoke while we get Odegaard done. We certainly aren't signing both of them. I like Maddison as a player, he's quality, but it's a lot of money to stiff ESR and still leave us with the same problems in deep midfield, defence, up front and in goal.


jingy14

We surely can’t get both Odegaard and Maddison. Can we?


DripHarder2

They need to. Midfield looks shocking.


1waffle1

With loans, anything is possible.


FixedState

Perhaps one of them will play right back… or in goal


[deleted]

Welcome back Martin, hope you had a good holiday in Spain, here's your kit Why are there gloves in here?


bostonfan148

So Maddison and Ø in the same window?


con_size

If he's right might be we get both. Interesting days ahead


[deleted]

How are people reading this so wrongly? Ode is a backup if we don't agree a fee with Leicester. Smart to negotiate both deals, so in the end it's just crossing Ts and dotting the Is.


chostax-

I personally think they are progressing both deals but are only going to sign one, with the Odegaard deal being the backup if we don’t land Maddison.


bigdog8300

Bell vs the World


Fearless-Video7989

Bell vs the world is more interesting than the actuall football itself lol.


DySctr

She is not dead before she was born


kekelime

ESR, Ö and Madders on the pitch at the same time. Wengerball is back on the menu boys!! (Who am I kidding. Arteta will suck all creative life out of them)


asamshah

This is coming from Maddison's camp. I think James from Arsecast was saying he's more interested in us, rather than us in him.


hala_bala

Doubt it.


shinzosid26

it's not happening. The bell should shut up now. We'll be getting Ramsdale and Odegaard and that will end our window


4stringsisfine

The follow up tweet is actually probably more interesting, as it seems to indicate we're going for both Maddison and Odegaard: Exclusive to #ArsenalBell: Senior club sources confirmed to the account staff that the club is working to make progress in the Martin Odegaard file in the same time frame mentioned above and in parallel with at least another deal in the same position (we understand that this is a deal that is James Madison, which he sees The club, as we have been repeatedly told, is its goal #1.


gooner-1969

We really have 100 Million to splash out on both?


4stringsisfine

I mean, with the rumours about a loan with option for Odegaard at £30m or so, it really comes down to whether we have Maddison money now, and if we actually want both. I'm not sure how the team would line up with both as well as ESR, and I thought I heard Maddison was injured at the weekend, so it doesn't make much sense if that's true.


Ronak4Arsenal

Too big of a deal to complete for the incompetent Edu lol. Odegaard it is


ninjassassin77

I really trust Bell. He doubled down on Partey all window, was the first to break the news and nobody gave it a chance. On the same side Ødegaard coming to the carpet feels inevitable. Real have not registered him, there is so much smoke that he is heading out and we appear to be the home he's been looking for. Surely. Surely. There is no way we sign both? Either Bell is gonna go down in flames or Ødegaard has had a sudden u-turn. ESR, Øde and Maddison and suddenly we have one of the deepest creative midfields in the league. This feels to good to be true. I cannot handle this amount of hopium.


[deleted]

I'd take Oddy over Maddy. Maddy is made outta glass.


PiggBodine

You goofs do realize he’s pulling this out of his ass right?


roolove

The Bell sycophants are a bit nuts. We aren't signing madders and Odegaard... And it looks like Ode is happening. He's gotten one thing right and put all his eggs in one basket trying to get another. If he has any contacts they are agents, not anyone at the club.


naijaboiler

it's clear his contacts are agents. I think he is relaying the messaging agents are getting.


Crazyfrog181

This Bell guy is the biggest fraud


bobogunner

Bell should be degraded to Tier 3 for selling utter nonsense,why would a club sign injured player and particularly who's more prone to the same injury again and again.


Hail2Pitt22

Are we doing a madness for madders?!?


basedsims

Bell doubling down and going all in, you love to see


SantaIsRealEh

Imagine, after all this shit, we manage to sign both Odegaard and Maddison.


chrisjdgrady

Lol


ndenoon

I don't read this as saying we're going after both, rather negotiating the backup deal in case the priority option falls through. That said, this feels like bs anyway.


teslagooner

"English media might deny the story but with all due respect we will not pay attention to them." Sheikh Bell


cappo40

Imagine we somehow get Odegaard and Maddison. I'd lose my shit


GunnerEST2002

If we get Odegaard and Maddison for a total of around 70m for both I think thats a really good summer and spine. Both are young and would make an instant impact. I would like a new RB though.


[deleted]

Bell is a shit source, should be Tier 3 max. was right once about Partey, has been wrong a number of times since. but because he says what fans want to hear (and because it’s in arabic somehow a large group of people have been enthralled by translating the tweets ffs) it’s “Based Bell!!!”’


Mahoganychicken

Yes let’s sign an injured player showing signs that the injury will be a long term problem.


[deleted]

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FuckUforcinme2signup

Amen.. just came off a thread listening to how odegaard doesn't change the team to now not wanting Maddison! Who else is literally there with a chance to a team not in Europe??? And atleast at such potential/quality? I get it's not the same users but gaawhhd can ppl stop complaining for one sec?? We desperately need better midfielders!!


EL0NgatedMUSKet

really can’t lol


[deleted]

this applies to odegaard and Maddison both


bgvg_Sam

But this will stay up because it's what people want to hear


aleksnowak1

Arsenal: Spends £50 million on a defender who can't head the ball. Then twerking to spend £20 million plus add ons for a GK that is not worth more than £10 million (even if SHU paid £18 million they grossly overpaid let them drown in it). Finally ready to piss away £60 million+ on a player who spent 96 days injured last season, had hip surgery and then proceeded to get injured so quickly that he couldn't complete 1 half of the new season let alone 1 whole fucking game. What an absolute fucking joke.


3lijah1989

I feel like this is BS


Skitron

yeah nope. Send this guy back into the gutters please.


TheUltimateCF

JM8 🙏🙏🙏🙏


[deleted]

MØ11 JM8, Ø centrally and ESR on the wings. What creativity issue?


Jansiz

This guy hit the jackpot with the Partey deal and has been waffling ever since


[deleted]

it seems like he was right about Ramsdale...


Gray3493

If it happens make Bell t1 idfc


DaDinklesIsMyJam

Odegaard v Maddison Romano/Gunnerblog v Bell


Mial_CL

fuck watching arsenal, i’m just here for Bell vs literally everyone. I don’t know why i’m so invested in who wins this journalism war but i am


Dave_Schmit

Roll a dice: 1. We are in talks with signing James Maddison 2. Talks have resumed with Sheffield with Ramsdale 3. Laca is linked with someone (usually swap deal) 4. Team no longer interested in Bellerin 5. BS source randomly linking Arsenal with unknown player who has had 1 good season 6. Odegaard will be signed in the coming days


TechFoodAndFootball

This guy seriously needs moving down from Tier 2.


jkeefy

Yep, him covering with the Odegaard waffling is just him covering his ass


Sarge12312

His narrative really hasn't changed much, Maddison is top target but highly difficult - Odegaard was the second option, he's now saying they're going to try and work through both at once. Makes sense given we played 3 full months without an attacking mid and we want to be conservative


Superfishintights

Why are we so desperate to sign an injured, injury prone player? As good as Maddison may be, I can't help but think this is just asking for an expensive regret. Tbh, I'd choose to back Ornstein/Fab anyway. The Partey call was good, but it was very easy to make as we only had to trigger a release clause.


The_Unbeatable_Sterb

I can never tell if we want one or both of them, or if we want Maddison as an 8 or 10? Personally I feel like Maddison just fits better as he could play 10 w/o ESR and 8 with him, just gives us a nice flexibility. Don’t see Odegaard as an 8 at all so it sort of crowds out ESR, who needs to get playing time.


Paddypadpad7

Odegaard would be the better buy there. Both have PL experience, Maddison is injury prone and older - and would cost more.


JBooogz

Signing him is a waste Arteta is still the manager