thebigbangtheo wrote:Goonerred wrote:I can understand ESR, Saka and Tierney, but not Holding and Chambers.
Agreed. Any credibility to that notion is lost upon the inclusion of Holding and Chambers ahead of Martinelli and Magalhaes' talent wise, never mind that they also don't match the profile of the others regards age and development in the context of the proposal.
Reckon they expect Saka and ESR to stay here for 7-8 years like Cesc and van Persie did. First, ESR and Saka most likely aren't van Persie/Cesc tier players. Secondly, if things remain as they are, or even if we improve, I doubt Saka and ESR would be willing to spend 7-8 years at Arsenal.
If we don't improve substantially, they will push for moves within the next 3-4 seasons. That's assuming they hit world class levels.
Chambers and Holding, I'd presume, would be happy to stay at Arsenal until the end of their careers, or unless we push them out.
It makes some circus sense to rely on the duo of ESR and Saka. Martinelli and Gabriel? Well, Arteta doesn't seem to be fond of Martinelli. He's usually comes up with banana bread excuses to exclude Martinelli from the starting line-up. Gabriel, on the other hand, defo won't stick around unless we pay him big money.
It's all suppositions now. You really can't make much sense of what Arsenal are trying to achieve as of late.