₦airaland Forum

mostob:
We shouldn't sell Partey. Jorginho should go and Romeo should replace him. I don't think Rice can offer the physicality of Partey.

Even if we sell either of Partey or Jorginho, I still don't see us getting Lavia sha.

3 people struggling for one DM position?

As at now sef, one of Partey and Jorginho is at risk.

Spy360:
You can call it nonsense but if it's going to win us the league, then it's sense.

I have always said that Zinchenko role is a midfield one and not a FB one. The same will apply to Caicedo if at all we sign him.

Bring Receipts where you said that Zinny role is a Midfield one and not an FB before he kicked ball for arsenal. I'll be waiting.

mostob:
If na another club, I for believe.
Westham just want to push up the price a bit.

Tohh, any how sha. We don get the player, I just hope he performs very very well

Lush100:
.
What's the essence of throwing in a bid of same amount that another club has already done which was rejected even when the player already said that the first club is his choice.

If Mancity bidder a higher amount, it might make sense.


Well I'm not too sold on Rice.
I prefer Lavia or going all out for Caiceido .

After all he wanted to come to arsenal b4.

The issue of not playing in england is a media club stunt

Well, Man city might offer a better payment structure to West ham (we brought 75/15, while they brought 80/10), better salary to Rice and also the prestige of winning trophies. These alone might sway some players to change their minds and also the club also to change its mind.

Mehn, Tbh, I find it really difficult to believe that Man City didn't submit any bid sha

mostob:
Parte after Parte


We even get Timber so we should be able to cook wella this time.


I heard Jollof Rice is sweeter when cooked with firewood.

Any Partey Rice that isn't cooked with Timber no dey ever sweet.

This season na cooking season

mostob:
When you're wearing that armband, you must have possess a leadership quality.

Well.. fair point

Shegzdave:
Cooked with Timbers by Jesus😁

And we'll be HOLDING the RICE with WHITE soup

mostob:
Lol... I posted something similar here but una think say I dey joke.
City were never in for Rice.

Some clubs needs the media noise to drive up competition for their player which Fabrizio and co are more than glad to offer.

Hmmm... So there wasn't any bid and West Ham didn't reject anything?

mostob:
It still depends on if Partey leaves. Rice is our first choice DM now so you can as well say Romeo will understudy Rice if Partey leaves. If Partey should leave, I think Arteta would sign Lavia as backup.

Well, I don't want let Partey leave sha.

I wan see Partey Party Rice

mostob:
For Leverkusen bro....

Lol, that kinda leadership? ; D

iamoyindamola:
So far so good
Only arsenal is fighting against arsenal for rice
As much as I don't want this deal it might just happen because rice is getting involved telling westham to accept the offer and remember the agreement with them
Arsenal want installment in 4 years westham want 18 months 🤣🤣

Na West Ham know wetin deh worry dem sha.

That should have been a take it or leave it bid from arsenal. Where dem expect us to bring 105m in 18months.

Arsenal should just catch head jarey, dem just deh smell our desperation for this Rice.
I wonder whether na party Jollof sef

Roland17:
Being a sporting director doesn't necessarily mean I would believe such absurdity and I doubt it happened the way she is now presenting it, if a similar thing has occurred before.

Exactly, it's too absurd

I also doubt such a similar thing have happened before

Roland17:
I am shocked to find there are people who believe it.

The main person that said so is Eniola sha. Saying she's a technical director and that she's done such before gave grounds for people to believe such to happen.

But it's too unbelievable to believe.
Maybe that can work in females' negotiation but certainly not in male where the rivalry and competition is very high

iamoyindamola:
Me too
It look like beer parlor talk

Na that Eniola Aluko lady.

Na she Sabi the conspiracy theory wey she dey yarn

iamoyindamola:
No Chelsea offered more and gave mudryk more salary

Okay then..

But I don't believe that useless conspiracy theory sha

iamoyindamola:
No we already bidded 90 and was rejected I knew city first bid will be rejected too

It's risky tho. It depends on payment structure. If the structure is favourable, they might accept it.

Afterall, shebi one of the reasons Shaktar accepted Chelsea's bid for Mudryk over our bid is payment structure

Spy360:
First of all, Cancelo has already said he doesn't want to stay in England. So no need chasing him. We actually wanted to sign him.

Secondly, the role of an inverted FB is basically a midfield role. So it does not mean Caicedo will be a defender.

Caicedo has played in midfield and RB positions for Brighton which suggests that he will be comfortable handling both position at a time just as Zinchenko does, and even better in my assessment.

I believe the reason Arteta no longer considers him as priority was because Partey played that position late last season and even though initially he didn't do well, he still caught up with the demands of the position. Recall, Partey actually played some games as a RB for Atletico Madrid.

What this gives us is tactical flexibility.

The difference between Zinny and Caicedo/Partey was that Zinny was primarily played as a fullback throughout his stay at Man city while those two was just deployed due to injury to the said player in that position or emergency. It's just like Xhaka who we few times played as a FB.
No dey ever use Zinny as example with them abeg!
When we bought Zinny, every Tom dick and harry knows that he'll come to play Lb and not Midfield.

It would be gross foolishness to buy one of the best CMs in the league just to deploy him as a fullback (whether quasi or not) because of tactical flexibility nonsense

Currently sef, News going round is that West Ham haven't still accepted the bid due to payment structure as they would want everything by 2025.

I no know which jazz wan dey do arsenal this season wey we just dey act like a simp wey dey in love with a girl wey no send am.

Omorr eh!!

Abi na the 2nd wey we finish last season?

Leyqute:
There's this rumor that Arteta called Pep and, as a favor, urged him to convince City to bid higher than Arsenal for Declan Rice. That way, Kroenke would stop pennypinching and bid a serious amount.

If City hadn't bid 80m +10m, Arsenal would've bid that same amount- and have it rejected right off the bat.

All speculations tho.

Read up sef, na exactly the same thing I talk.

Na who go believe that nonsense na wetin I wan know

BlueAngel444:
because their is a conspiracy in FIFA that told UEFA to tell epl to tell arsenal to let city win the league 😒

Lol...na so!!

Lush100:
An u are doubting...if it is conceivable then it's possible

It's not possible na.

They(Man City) submitted 90m bid, What if West Ham accepted it?

Moreover, Why will Man city want to help us?

Who don read that stupid conspiracy theory from Eniola Aluko(Former England female footballer) who said that Man City never really wanted Rice.
In fact, she says it was a ploy by Arsenal to Make Man City fake a bid(like a plan between arsenal and Man city) so that our owners can bring big money at once instead of penny pinching.

Like how does it sound to her ears?

Na just small football debate that started harmlessly naim don escalate to insult and name-calling??

How do you guys switch it up so effortlessly??

Spy360:
It's just my guess. By the way, when Partey clicked on the role, we saw how Wllolves were easily dismantled in few minutes. Whether you accept or not, it is a tactical move that can succeed given a more reliable player like Caicedo. He did play as RB against us. Na him injure Martinelli.

I ask a question.
Why should we use the ingredients of Rice to cook soup? How does it gel.

If we need that tactical flexibility and tweak, let's get Cancelo then. What's the need of buying Caicedo just to play fullback?
Like what's the advantage?

Using Wolves game, last game of the season, where nothing is at stake for wolves who are already thinking of holiday is a joke.

When we tried that nonsense against Brighton and Nottingham (two important games for all teams involved— ie arsenal, Brighton and Nottingham), we knew how it was useless and how our attack was dead and predictable. We know how we came up short. In fact, Arteta have to ditch the idea 10min into the second half against Forest

E better make we hold our money than buying Caicedo, one of the best Cm in the league, just to convert him to FB.

Who does that?

Spy360:
Caicedo. He played RB towards end of last season for Brighton. So I expect he can be an effective inverted FB just as Zinny is on the left. That will be two massive tactical options that will make opposition coaches do guess work anytime they have to play us.

The only match that nonsense worked with Partey was against Wolves and wolves was on holiday.
When things where hot and Partey was deployed as RB, we lost 3-0 to Brighton and 1-0 to Forest. In fact, it was against Forest that the nonsense was brutally exposed. I don't know which guess work Opposition coach wan dey do when we're literally harming ourselves.

I don't know about Caicedo and fullback towards end of last season but it'll be foolish to buy Caicedo and play him as fullback because of one stupid kini kan tactics.

The only reason I supported Zinny own is that it's fullback he normally plays for man city before coming here.

iamoyindamola:
One day we will need to do a detailed explanation why cancelo and caicedo are not the same in spelling and position

Lol... Ask Spy oo, cos that him writeup, I no wan believe say na Caicedo him dey talk about.

I no just understand why we go wan cook soup but go dey buy Rice ingredients?

iamoyindamola:
No rice na cm abeg

I believe he can play the lone DM(cos that's what he's doing in England Nt)

If Partey goes, which I hope he doesn't, then Rice will definitely be his replacement

Spy360:
For Pep and Arteta to be ready to pay huge fees for Rice means he is a good player and suited to their tactics.

I think Arsenal can also sign Caicedo or Lavia is Partey moves. Caicedo can do at RB what Zinny does at LB, may be even better. That gives us a second option, and headache for coaches. Partey tried that towards the end of last season to a degree of success.

105m for Rice is a huge responsibility. I hope he is worth it.

Caicedo or Cancelo?

Leyqute:
Wetin Declan Rice go come be?

Rice na Partey replacement

iamoyindamola:
I fit find him if he mention scoring in uefa final

.... Or that he's a generational talent

iamoyindamola:
Very simple and xhaka replacement

Dem say our boy Havertz na Xhaka replacement, so that one is settled

iamoyindamola:
What's harvetz profile and leadership quality after that tell me about timber too

Lol, I wanted to ask him sef questions too oo. Esp that Havertz own

Mgbo Mostob??