Summer Transfer Window 2024

[Lineker]

 

[Szumi]

Yeah apparently Arsenal are looking likely to get Sterling. What a twist 

1 hour ago, gunnar hendershow said:

Lot of defensive players for a club that didn't sell Guehi.

They sold Anderson, released Tomkins, and play in a back 3. Bringing in the 3 CBs gives them 5 now. Seems pretty standard to me. Would expect Guehi to be partnered by Lacroix and Chalobah now, with Richards and Riad as backups.

[gunnar hendershow]

17 minutes ago, Szumi said:

Yeah apparently Arsenal are looking likely to get Sterling. What a twist 

They sold Anderson, released Tomkins, and play in a back 3. Bringing in the 3 CBs gives them 5 now. Seems pretty standard to me. Would expect Guehi to be partnered by Lacroix and Chalobah now, with Richards and Riad as backups.

You're right. I forgot about Andersen being sold to Fulham.

[Lineker]

 

[FLiam]

Nketiah to Crystal Palace official.

Really hope he does well there, top lad and a genuine success story for the Arsenal academy despite not hitting the heights we’d have wanted.

[Bobfoc]

Palace are really getting some business done.

[FLiam]

Reiss Nelson changed his mind and now looks to be joining Fulham on loan.

Smith Rowe, Nelson and Iwobi back together.

It feels weird selling players at the right time who are going to be coming into the prime of their careers away from Arsenal.

Gotten so used to having to force players out or selling them for pennies.

[Starvinho]

20 minutes ago, FLiam said:

Nketiah to Crystal Palace official.

Really hope he does well there, top lad and a genuine success story for the Arsenal academy despite not hitting the heights we’d have wanted.

Good signing for Palace, always felt Nketiah had that potential to score a lot of goals at Arsenal but never really happened. Could find his feet at Palace and kick start his career. Some might say he's a 20 goal a season striker just waiting to happen...

[Lineker]

 

[gunnar hendershow]

Lineker failed to post the funniest Romano AI image of the day 

 

[FLiam]

Sterling to Arsenal done, straight loan with no option to buy.

I think it’s a decent enough short-term solution. It’s definitely an upgrade on Nelson and a player Arteta will definitely trust to start more games allowing a bit more rotation in the forward areas.

He might have a point to prove as well after being so publicly dumped by Maresca.

[FLiam]

Reports say that Arsenal are paying less than 50% of Sterling’s wages and no loan fee.

Seems like a cracking deal.

[Adam]

How many players have played for four of the so-called Big Six?

Wouldn't put it past Sterling to end up in a United or Tottenham shirt yet either...

[Starvinho]

Not many come to mind. Think Anelka did the same four as Sterling; Arsenal, Liverpool, City and Chelsea. But could argue that City weren't a Big 6 club back then though!

[stokeriño]

Gonna sit back and enjoy another rendition of the usual cycle with Arsenal fans and Sterling...

Player at Chelsea: "Wow he's bad, lol look at those misses, fucking donkey"

Player joins other team: "Wow what a bargain, he has quality, I think he'll do well here"

Player maybe four months later: "Wow this guy is so frustrating, waste of space, what the fuck"

[DavidMarrio]

2 hours ago, Adam said:

How many players have played for four of the so-called Big Six?

Wouldn't put it past Sterling to end up in a United or Tottenham shirt yet either...

 

2 hours ago, Starvinho said:

Not many come to mind. Think Anelka did the same four as Sterling; Arsenal, Liverpool, City and Chelsea. But could argue that City weren't a Big 6 club back then though!

Anelka is the only other one. 

There's a couple on three like Sturridge, Kolo Toure, William Gallas, Yossi Benayoun etc. Funnily enough a few of them involve Arsenal and Chelsea 

[Adam]

Saudi club Al-Orobah have signed Brad Young from TNS in a record sale for a Welsh Premier club - £190k.

And in a different kind of surprising and strange transfer, Victor Osimhen has joined Galatasaray on loan. After all that talk of £100m plus transfers!

[Plubby]

On 31/08/2024 at 15:57, DavidMarrio said:

 

Anelka is the only other one. 

There's a couple on three like Sturridge, Kolo Toure, William Gallas, Yossi Benayoun etc. Funnily enough a few of them involve Arsenal and Chelsea 

Adebayor did three, as well.

[Benjamin]

On 31/08/2024 at 15:57, DavidMarrio said:

 

Anelka is the only other one. 

There's a couple on three like Sturridge, Kolo Toure, William Gallas, Yossi Benayoun etc. Funnily enough a few of them involve Arsenal and Chelsea 

Do youth teams count? Sancho was a part of City's, IIRC, so he'd be on 3 as well. 

[Starvinho]

1 hour ago, Benjamin said:

Do youth teams count? Sancho was a part of City's, IIRC, so he'd be on 3 as well. 

The way young players move from academy to academy these days wouldn't surprise me if there's players out there who have played for 3 of the top 6 without even making a senior appearance!