Aaron Hickey

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Aaron Hickey

Postby Zenith » Tue May 03, 2022 12:00 am

Nationality: Scottish
Date of birth: June 10, 2002
Preferred position(s): LB/LWB/LM/RB
Foot: both
Height: 1.85 m / 6'1''
Parent club: Bologna F.C. 1909



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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Arsenal Tone » Tue May 03, 2022 6:22 am

6'1 :cloud9:
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
Odegaard/Smith Rowe----Rice/???
Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
???/Havertz
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Arsenal Tone » Tue May 03, 2022 6:26 am

We going back five?


Hickey------------------------????
--Gabriel-White-Tomiyasu

Tavares----------------------Norton-Cuffy
------Tierney-Holding-Saliba
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
Odegaard/Smith Rowe----Rice/???
Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
???/Havertz
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby UFGN » Tue May 03, 2022 7:42 pm

TedLasso wrote:Nice full back that can play either side, in the same mold as Tomiyasu. Long term replacement for Cedric and injury cover for Tierney. Alleviates some pressure from Tavares development.


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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby thebigbangtheo » Tue May 03, 2022 9:49 pm

In having paid just a little more attention to Serie A (Italian football all too often can be too much of a turgid affair for my liking) following our supposed links to Kessie, Martinez, Vlahovic and Leandro, I've only been made aware of Hickey this season via a couple of mentions on the round up highlights, I thought he'd only just joined Bologna but it turns out that he actually signed up last season. With that in mind then and that we've recently done good business with them with minimal drama or silly games played, I think this could have some genuine legs to it.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Massa » Tue May 03, 2022 11:45 pm

Perfect profile. We need cover on both sides.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby RowdyRoddyPoppins » Wed May 04, 2022 10:55 am

Am i correct in remembering he is the first Scot to score in Serie A since Souness?
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby thebigbangtheo » Sat May 07, 2022 1:16 pm

Having gone and researched him a bit more, it seems as though this guy has got more than just one or two football reporters giving him glowing references not only from what he's been showing in Italy, but dating back to his time in Scotland with Hearts and Celtic before that.

One thing that I really like is that he's also experienced a little bit of adversity in his education and displayed the character to get up and go again rather than wallow in self pity. Any reference drawing similarity to Dennis Irwin is a damn good indication of a hell of a player here. Get this done and now Arsenal, we've had more than enough 'we could've signed X, y and z players but...'.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby alexafc12 » Sat May 14, 2022 7:05 pm

On paper looks like a great signing.

Can play both flanks. Young. Tall. Good going forward.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Ach » Sat May 14, 2022 11:00 pm

Arsenal have agreed a fee of up to 25m euros (£21.2m) for Bologna's Scotland international full-back Aaron Hickey. (Calciomercato - in Italian)
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Highbury Hillbilly » Sun May 15, 2022 3:19 am

Tavares probably 4th choice LB then, Cedric is RB but currently preferred over him.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Arsenal Tone » Sun May 15, 2022 6:19 am

So he can play right back too?
Raya/Ramsdale
White/Tomiyasu--Saliba/Timber--Gabriel/Kiwior--???/Zinchenko
???/Jorginho
Odegaard/Smith Rowe----Rice/???
Saka/Jesus-------------------Martinelli/Trossard
???/Havertz
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Zenith » Mon May 30, 2022 3:05 pm

Arsenal have made a €25m bid for the Aaron Hickey Reports Gazzetta dello Sport. The newspaper explain there is now a ‘very likely farewell’ to be expected when it comes to Hickey, because the London side are ‘pressing heavily with an offer of €25m’.

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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby Salibatelli » Mon May 30, 2022 3:23 pm

Would have preferred Djed Spence who can play on both sides.
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Re: Aaron Hickey

Postby alexafc12 » Mon May 30, 2022 3:39 pm

Hickey is very two footed and can and has played both RB and LB (his primary position).

I may be wrong but don't think Spence is that adept playing on the left. Not sure where you heard that from - maybe got the two mixed up ?
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