Mattéo Guendouzi

[Santi]

We have to sign a midfielder is he leaves too.

Torreira and Guendouzi both gone. Elneny in. f***ing hell.

Yeah, from a midfielders standpoint that leaves us with Xhaka, Ceballos, Elneny and Willock. Surely one more has to come in.

Please stop counting Willock lol, he's trash and more of a CAM. He can probably manage the attacking CM role in a 3 but Willock in a 2? With one of Xhaka, Ceballos or Elneny? Na thanks.

The latter would be the only half bearable pairing. Not an option.

[jayramfootball]

As with Ozil, we might have to beg Guendouzi to stay and play.

[Callum]

We have to sign a midfielder is he leaves too.

Torreira and Guendouzi both gone. Elneny in. f***ing hell.

Yeah, from a midfielders standpoint that leaves us with Xhaka, Ceballos, Elneny and Willock. Surely one more has to come in.

Please stop counting Willock lol, he's trash and more of a CAM. He can probably manage the attacking CM role in a 3 but Willock in a 2? With one of Xhaka, Ceballos or Elneny? Na thanks.

The latter would be the only half bearable pairing. Not an option.

I'm not saying he's a good option as part of that midfield two, but he's an option. More likely to play if we switch to a 4-3-3 or some variation of it as well.

[DiamondGooner]

^ Honestly I'd rather play Saka as LCM than play Willock if we're playing 4-3-3.

For me with what little he offers, I don't see a place for Willock in the team bar the poorest of opposition.

[Santi]

We have to sign a midfielder is he leaves too.

Torreira and Guendouzi both gone. Elneny in. f***ing hell.

Yeah, from a midfielders standpoint that leaves us with Xhaka, Ceballos, Elneny and Willock. Surely one more has to come in.

Please stop counting Willock lol, he's trash and more of a CAM. He can probably manage the attacking CM role in a 3 but Willock in a 2? With one of Xhaka, Ceballos or Elneny? Na thanks.

The latter would be the only half bearable pairing. Not an option.

I'm not saying he's a good option as part of that midfield two, but he's an option. More likely to play if we switch to a 4-3-3 or some variation of it as well.

Rather try that Ben Cottrill kid who looked a lot more comfortable on the ball at least.

[alexafc12]

Smith-Rowe is in the plans this year don't forget

[Callum]

^ Honestly I'd rather play Saka as LCM than play Willock if we're playing 4-3-3.

For me with what little he offers, I don't see a place for Willock in the team bar the poorest of opposition.

Agreed, I'd like to see Saka continue to play in that area of the pitch. One of the few players we have who can run with the ball and make killer passes.

[Callum]

Smith-Rowe is in the plans this year don't forget

Gonna out-assist KDB this year don't @ me

[Zenith]

According to Sky Germany, Guendouzi is currently undergoing his medical at Hertha BSC and an official announcement by both clubs is expected to be made later today.

[Sims]

We have three senior central midfielders btw and one of them is f***ing Elneny

Imagine we don’t sign one

[Salibatelli]

Another loan out lol, that’s all we seem to be able to get, not helping the transfer funds much!

[Gunpowder]

Arteta should have swallowed his pride and kept him

[Sims]

[jayramfootball]

With our midfield in dire need of reinforcement, letting Guendouzi go is either piss poor management OR we've got someone coming in today - I hope and suspect the latter.

[Salibatelli]

A loan with no option to buy, are we planning on bringing him back?

Someone mentioned he has 1 year left next summer, it will really limit how much we get for him if we do try and sell.

I’d have negotiated an option to buy personally, he doesn’t seem to be in our plans.

Finding out transfer business very odd.