Summer Priority: Offloading Players

[alexafc12]

Just listening to the latest Ornstein podcast. Club's summer priority is to 'aggressively move on' as many as 10 players.

Arteta wants to bring in 4 players with this money:

1 x CB - DONE (Gabriel)
2 x CM (incl. Ceballos) - DONE (Ceballos, Partey)
1 x CAM / 1 x Winger - DONE (Willian)

Club will look to move on / listen to offers for the following:

Defenders
Sokratis
Mustafi
Holding
Kolasinac

Midfielders
Elneny
Sheaf - DONE
Guendouzi - DONE (loan)
Torreira - DONE (loan_
Ozil
Mkhitaryan - DONE

Forwards
Lacazette
Nelson
Balogun

[Sims]

Isn’t Micki already going to Roma on a free?

[ESR10]

Great news. I like the way Arteta is sorting out the club.

[ESR10]

Isn’t Micki already going to Roma on a free?

I think he still has one year on his contract with us, so Roma still has to buy him from us.

[Highbury Hillbilly]

Mhiky's loan has been, or will be renewed. He will be on loan till 2021 and then leave on a free. I don't think we're getting a fee for him.

[Callum]

I think we're in a position where there are only a select few players we wouldn't sell (e.g. Saka, Martinelli). Players like Xhaka or Maitland-Niles, for example, have been big players for us but if we got a big bid in for them (a la Iwobi) then we'd likely consent to a sale.

The following players really should be sold, if at all possible:

- Ozil
- Guendouzi
- Mkhitaryan (think he's already gone)
- Elneny
- Kolasinac
- Sokratis

I like Sokratis but it's clear Arteta doesn't rate him, plus he's in the last year of his contract so this is the last time we'll be able to get a fee for him. Big wages too. He may opt to stay though, in which case I can see Rob Holding leave instead as he's the only other centre-back we can realistically sell. I'd also not be surprised to see Lucas Torreira leave if we received a decent bid from someone like Milan.

[Sims]

i wouldve include AMN but i think if he's dediated to becoming a full-back he can be a huge asset for us. i know huge firesales to first teamers is unlikely but if we could raise cash from all these players & add some real quality as well as some youth promotions (ESR, Reiss,, Eddie, Willock etc getting regular cup minutes) then we should be in a good position for a much needed rebuild. bold are must sells, but more than happy to keep the non-bolds around if theres no good bids. obvs getting ozil out will be impossible

Sokratis - £2-5m - 100k/pw freed
Bobby Holding - £15m - 50k p/w freed
Chambers - £15m - 60k p/w freed
Kolasinac £5-10m - 120k p/w freed
Ozil - £0 - 350k p/w freed
Lucas Torreira - £25-30m - 70-80k p/w freed
Matteo Guendouzi - £20-25m - 50k p/w freed
Alex Lacazette - £30-35m - 120k p/w freed
Mo Elneny - £5m - 60k p/w freed
Mkhitaryan - £0 - 200k p/w freed

[Jedi]

Just listening to the latest Ornstein podcast. Club's summer priority is to 'aggressively move on' as many as 10 players.

Arteta wants to bring in 4 players with this money: 1 x CB | 2 x CM (incl. Ceballos) | 1 x CAM | 1 x Winger

Club will look to move on / listen to offers for the following:

Defenders
Sokratis
Mustafi
Holding
Kolasinac

Midfielders
Elneny
Sheaf
Guendouzi
Torreira
Ozil
Mkhitaryan

Forwards
Lacazette
Nelson
Balogun

Link podcast?

[Callum]

i wouldve include AMN but i think if he's dediated to becoming a full-back he can be a huge asset for us. i know huge firesales to first teamers is unlikely but if we could raise cash from all these players & add some real quality as well as some youth promotions (ESR, Reiss,, Eddie, Willock etc getting regular cup minutes) then we should be in a good position for a much needed rebuild. bold are must sells, but more than happy to keep the non-bolds around if theres no good bids. obvs getting ozil out will be impossible

Sokratis - £2-5m - 100k/pw freed
Bobby Holding - £15m - 50k p/w freed
Chambers - £15m - 60k p/w freed
Kolasinac £5-10m - 120k p/w freed
Ozil - £0 - 350k p/w freed
Lucas Torreira - £25-30m - 70-80k p/w freed
Matteo Guendouzi - £20-25m - 50k p/w freed
Alex Lacazette - £30-35m - 120k p/w freed
Mo Elneny - £5m - 60k p/w freed
Mkhitaryan - £0 - 200k p/w freed

Chambers has a serious injury, no chance we sell him this summer.

[jayramfootball]

An aggressive clear out is something I have advocated for some time - many years.
If Ornstein is correct, it is welcome news. Finally.
We need to get rid of about 20 players - but 10 would be a good start.

[Callum]

An aggressive clear out is something I have advocated for some time - many years.
If Ornstein is correct, it is welcome news. Finally.
We need to get rid of about 20 players - but 10 would be a good start.

Would Aubameyang still be on your list?

[alexafc12]

Link podcast?

You can find the full podcast on The Athletic or itunes. But they also post a shorter version on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYVEMn1b7Ss

[alexafc12]

An aggressive clear out is something I have advocated for some time - many years.
If Ornstein is correct, it is welcome news. Finally.
We need to get rid of about 20 players - but 10 would be a good start.

Would Aubameyang still be on your list?

[Jedi]

i wouldve include AMN but i think if he's dediated to becoming a full-back he can be a huge asset for us. i know huge firesales to first teamers is unlikely but if we could raise cash from all these players & add some real quality as well as some youth promotions (ESR, Reiss,, Eddie, Willock etc getting regular cup minutes) then we should be in a good position for a much needed rebuild. bold are must sells, but more than happy to keep the non-bolds around if theres no good bids. obvs getting ozil out will be impossible

Sokratis - £2-5m - 100k/pw freed
Bobby Holding - £15m - 50k p/w freed
Chambers - £15m - 60k p/w freed
Kolasinac £5-10m - 120k p/w freed
Ozil - £0 - 350k p/w freed
Lucas Torreira - £25-30m - 70-80k p/w freed
Matteo Guendouzi - £20-25m - 50k p/w freed
Alex Lacazette - £30-35m - 120k p/w freed
Mo Elneny - £5m - 60k p/w freed
Mkhitaryan - £0 - 200k p/w freed

Guendouzi and Torreira for about £50 mil wouldn't hurt and seems realistic. I don't think we could get £15 each for Holding/Chambers but if we get £20 for both I'd be very happy with that. As for the rest, i don't think anyone will want them.

Still that's a decent amount of money to work with this transfer window.

[Jase89]

An aggressive clear out is something I have advocated for some time - many years.
If Ornstein is correct, it is welcome news. Finally.
We need to get rid of about 20 players - but 10 would be a good start.

Would Aubameyang still be on your list?