DiamondGooner wrote:This is absolutely disgraceful.
We can't even beat Aston Villa to sign a player even with the same transfer offer.
We are a complete and utter disgrace.
Lack of planning + both the manager and the DoF lack the ethical appeal to attract players.
There's absolutely no reason why any good player would be willing to join unless we pay them handsomely.
All those PR reports about this shaping up to be the biggest summer in Arsenal's history during December/January was image management. All talk.
Last summer wasn't great either. The deadline day Partey deal saved it from being embarassing. All we had to do was trigger a release clause. We also quadrupled Partey's wages.
I even doubt any player who signs is capable of improving Arsenal significantly. All this PR hype for Arteta and Edu is good enough to confuse fans. It won't work with agents and players.
Sadly, at this stage, a good player joining Arsenal could prove to be counterintuitive.