The Wish List

[Arsenal Tone]

Why is everyone sleeping on Mari? He looked solid in his few games and at worst is a better backup than any of the three listed there! So is Mustafi for that matter.

Cos i forgot him

Thought when I did it I shouldn't need Kola in there

[Santi]

Why is everyone sleeping on Mari? He looked solid in his few games and at worst is a better backup than any of the three listed there! So is Mustafi for that matter.

Cos i forgot him

Thought when I did it I shouldn't need Kola in there

Aye, Kola should be a last resort option at LB or LCB imo. Tough guy but trash player defensively, decent going forward.

[Arsenal Tone]

If we go back three then by the end of the season it could be:

Gabriel-Mari-Saliba

[Zenith]

Sell/Sold:

≈ £30,00m → Leno
or
≈ £18,00m → Martínez

≈ £35,00m → Bellerín
≈ £25,00m → Torreira
≈ £25,00m → Guendouzi
≈ £10,00m → Mustafi (final year of contract)
≈ £04,00m → Sokratis
≈ £00,00m → Mkhitaryan

= £117,00m
or
= £129,00m

Buy/Bought:

≈ £53,00m → Aouar (asking price, negotiable)

≈ £44,50m → Partey (release clause, not negotiable)
or
≈ £44,50m → Zakaria (asking price, negotiable)

≈ £23,40m → Gabriel
≈ £13,00m → Pépé (installment 1/4)
≈ £07,20m → Marí
≈ £07,00m → Backup GK (difficult to tell who's interested in starting off as no.2)
≈ £03,56m → Ceballos (€4m loan fee)
≈ £00,00m → Willian
≈ £00,00m → Cédric

= £151,66m

Earned  : +£117,00m or £129,00m

Spent    : -£151,66m

Balance : -£34,66m or -£22.66m



*Option: buy Edouard for fee similar to what Laca would command.

[Callum]

Okay, here's the dream window—based on a lot of wishful thinking and offloading a lot of players:

Transfers In

Houssem Aouar (£55m)
Thomas Partey (£45m)
Odsonne Edouard (£30m)
Gabriel Magalhães (£27m)
Pablo Mari (£7m)
Cedric Soares (free)
Willian (free)
Dani Ceballos (loan)

Total spend: £174m

Transfers Out

Hector Bellerin (£30m)
Alexandre Lacazette (£30m)
Lucas Torreira (£25m)
Matteo Guendouzi (£20m)
Sead Kolasinac (£8m)
Mohamed Elneny (£5m)
Shkodran Mustafi (£5m)
Sokratis (£4.5m)
Sam Greenwood (£1.5m)
Mesut Ozil (free)
Henrik Mkhytaryan (free)
Rob Holding (loan)

Total sold: £129m

Net spend: £45m

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Martinez
Leno

Maitland-Niles - Saliba - Gabriel - Tierney
Chambers - Luiz - Mari - Cedric

Ceballos - Partey - Aouar
Willock/ ESR - Xhaka - Saka

Pepe - Edouard - Aubameyang
Willian - Nketiah - Martinelli

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Based on some hopeful presumptions—such as Guendouzi going for some good money, Mustafi being sold whilst injured and Ozil agreeing to leave somewhere—but it's possible, even if hugely optimistic. I'm hoping we can persuade Martinez to stay if he is given a new deal and starts the season as our number one, and in an ideal situation someone like Juventus or Atletico come in with some decent cash for Lacazette. That's the only way I see that deal happening.

I also envisage that we're more likely to keep hold of Mustafi for depth purposes if Sokratis and Holding are heading out, and that we're more likely to keep Elneny for season and only go for one of Aouar or Partey rather than both. Still, a man can dream.

[Callum]

Sell/Sold:

≈ £30,00m → Leno
or
≈ £18,00m → Martínez

≈ £35,00m → Bellerín
≈ £25,00m → Torreira
≈ £25,00m → Guendouzi
≈ £10,00m → Mustafi (final year of contract)
≈ £04,00m → Sokratis
≈ £00,00m → Mkhitaryan

= £117,00m
or
= £129,00m

Buy/Bought:

≈ £53,00m → Aouar (asking price, negotiable)

≈ £44,50m → Partey (release clause, not negotiable)
or
≈ £44,50m → Zakaria (asking price, negotiable)

≈ £23,40m → Gabriel
≈ £13,00m → Pépé (installment 1/4)
≈ £07,20m → Marí
≈ £07,00m → Backup GK (difficult to tell who's interested in starting off as no.2)
≈ £03,56m → Ceballos (€4m loan fee)
≈ £00,00m → Willian
≈ £00,00m → Cédric

= £151,66m

Earned  : +£117,00m or £129,00m

Spent    : -£151,66m

Balance : -£34,66m or -£22.66m



*Option: buy Edouard for fee similar to what Laca would command.

ffs your formatting is always so much better than mine

also:

Option: buy Edouard for fee similar to what Laca would command.

Great minds think alike...

[Sims]

That midfield made me weep a tear of joy Cal

I would say though for the first year of Saliba’s arrival I probs wouldn’t start him. David Luiz would also help with Gabriel communication wise - which is imperative for a defensive unit

[Callum]

That midfield made me weep a tear of joy Cal

I would say though for the first year of Saliba’s arrival I probs wouldn’t start him. David Luiz would also help with Gabriel communication wise - which is imperative for a defensive unit

Yeah, my formation was certainly more of an end of season vibe. We won't be ditching the 3-5-2 for a while yet and Luiz is a guaranteed starter then. I hope by 2021 we've transitioned to a 4-3-3/ 4-2-3-1 and Saliba and Gabriel have established a partnership.

[Zenith]

Option: buy Edouard for fee similar to what Laca would command.

Great minds think alike...

[NovaGB]

Aubameyang
Willian Saka
Aouar
Ceballos Partey
Tierney Gabriel Saliba Maitland-Niles
Leno

Would prefer to keep Emi but looks like hes going.

[Callum]

Slightly revised edition with more recent developments (e.g. Martinez going, Guendouzi/ Holding likely to stay etc). Sales targets are still admittedly rather optimistic.

IN

Houssem Aouar (£55m)
Thomas Partey (£45m)
David Raya (£12m)
Gabriel Magalhães (£27m)
Pablo Mari (£7m)
Cedric Soares (free)
Willian (free)
Dani Ceballos (loan)

Total spend: £146m

OUT

Lucas Torreira (£25m)
Emiliano Martinez (£16m)
Calum Chambers (£10m)
Mohamed Elneny (£10m)
Sead Kolasinac (£8m)
Shkodran Mustafi (£5m)
Sokratis (£2.5m)
Sam Greenwood (£1.5m)
Henrik Mkhitaryan (free)

Total sold: £78m

Net spend: £68m

SQUAD

1. Bernd LENO
2. Hector BELLERIN (HG)
3. Kieran TIERNEY
4. Willian SALIBA (U21)
5. Thomas PARTEY
6. Gabriel MAGHALAES
7. Bakayo SAKA (U21)
8. Dani CEBALLOS
9. Alexandre LACAZETTE
10. Mesut OZIL
11. Houssem AOUAR
12. WILLIAN
13. David RAYA (HG)
14. Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (C)
15. Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES (HG)
16. Rob HOLDING (HG)
17. Cedric SOARES
19. Nicolas PEPE
22. Pablo MARI
23. David LUIZ
24. Reiss NELSON (U21)
28. Joe WILLOCK (U21)
29. Matteo GUENDOUZI (U21)
30. Eddie NKETIAH (U21)
32. Emile SMITH ROWE (U21)
34. Granit XHAKA
35. Gabriel MARTINELLI (U21)

Squad size: 27
Homegrown players (O21): 4
Non-homegrown players (O21): 15
U21 players: 8

[Santi]

mustafi, chambers and elneny wont go though. Then again I think Aouar will be cheaper than that, rumour was 54m euros and doubt we pay it all up front.

[Callum]

mustafi, chambers and elneny wont go though. Then again I think Aouar will be cheaper than that, rumour was 54m euros and doubt we pay it all up front.

Aye, it's optimistic, but both should be back in full training by the end of the month/ early October so it's possible clubs come in for them late in the window as both are presumably available.

Elneny staying seems likely but if we opted to sell him I feel like we may get some suitors. Best scenario would still be a club bidding for Guendouzi but that ship seems to have sailed.

[Arsenal Tone]

Slightly revised edition with more recent developments (e.g. Martinez going, Guendouzi/ Holding likely to stay etc). Sales targets are still admittedly rather optimistic.

IN

Houssem Aouar (£55m)
Thomas Partey (£45m)
David Raya (£12m)
Gabriel Magalhães (£27m)
Pablo Mari (£7m)
Cedric Soares (free)
Willian (free)
Dani Ceballos (loan)

Total spend: £146m

OUT

Lucas Torreira (£25m)
Emiliano Martinez (£16m)
Calum Chambers (£10m)
Mohamed Elneny (£10m)
Sead Kolasinac (£8m)
Shkodran Mustafi (£5m)
Sokratis (£2.5m)
Sam Greenwood (£1.5m)
Henrik Mkhitaryan (free)

Total sold: £78m

Net spend: £68m

SQUAD

1. Bernd LENO
2. Hector BELLERIN (HG)
3. Kieran TIERNEY
4. Willian SALIBA (U21)
5. Thomas PARTEY
6. Gabriel MAGHALAES
7. Bakayo SAKA (U21)
8. Dani CEBALLOS
9. Alexandre LACAZETTE
10. Mesut OZIL
11. Houssem AOUAR
12. WILLIAN
13. David RAYA (HG)
14. Pierre-Emerick AUBAMEYANG (C)
15. Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES (HG)
16. Rob HOLDING (HG)
17. Cedric SOARES
19. Nicolas PEPE
22. Pablo MARI
23. David LUIZ
24. Reiss NELSON (U21)
28. Joe WILLOCK (U21)
29. Matteo GUENDOUZI (U21)
30. Eddie NKETIAH (U21)
32. Emile SMITH ROWE (U21)
34. Granit XHAKA
35. Gabriel MARTINELLI (U21)

Squad size: 27
Homegrown players (O21): 4
Non-homegrown players (O21): 15
U21 players: 8

Partey in Xhaka's spot and Ceballos/Xhaka rotating in the other CM spot depending on the opponent imo

[Callum]

Partey in Xhaka's spot and Ceballos/Xhaka rotating in the other CM spot depending on the opponent imo

My understanding is that Partey is pretty good at bringing the ball forward so having him as the holding midfielder wouldn't really be the best use of him. I also think Xhaka would benefit from having someone with more physicality and mobility next to him.