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Jodera:
How will you guys rate our players this season?

Leno 7/10... Saved us a lot of times this season, one of the reason we didn't flirt with relegation. Incredible saves made per match basis. Made some errors in some matches tho and seems to me he wasn't a commanding keeper. Overall, one of our consistent performers.

Martinez 7/10... Cool calm and collected. Never really had us scratching our head that we missed Leno. Took the opportunity been presented and took it with aplomb while crowning it up with an Fa cup win. Serious headache for Arteta in the goalkeeping department come next season

DEFENCE

Luiz... 5/10. Mr inconsistent, shine a match and flop or do something disastrous the next. Why his rating increased was cos of his two outstanding display in the semi finals and final of fa cup.

Mustafi. 4/10. .... Not much error shown this season compared to other seasons and was really gaining some momentum before injury cut short his adventure

Tierney 5/10... Came in strong, tho it took a while to show his worth due to injury he had. Hopefully will be a class act next season

Holding. 5/10... Wasn't influential tho but hardly gave a wrong foot in matches he was been played in. Hoping to be a great defender as he matures.

Sokratis.. 3/10.... Epitomises how bad arsenal defence is this season. Churned more bad games than good ones and mostly jittery on the ball.

Mari... 4/10. Showing signs of good things to come before injury halted him. We might get to see more of good things from him next season. Low rating is due to his limited game time he had with us instead of actual performance.

Chambers. 4.5/10... Was good when he was fit. Nothing influential or exceptional.

Kolasinac 2/10... I will regard him as our worst defender this season. Can't mark, can attack, can't cross and easily bypassed aside been jittery on the ball sometimes. Hope for improvement next season.

Saka 8/10... (I'll put him as a defender here cos he played more defensively than attack for us.).
Our sole creator. Really made the lb his own creating chances after chances and putting in impressive display. Definitely a contender for arsenal player of the season.

Niles... 4/10. Didn't put much of a wrong foot but wasn't exceptional except against man city, liv and Chelsea. Was really inconsistent in the beginning but improved later on with Arteta in charge.

Bellerin... 4/10... Was inconsistent also. Sometimes outpaced and he's recovery rate is decline compared to before. Still haven't improved on his crossing abilities.

Soares... 3.5/10... Hardly played due to him coming injured but the few times he did he was inconsistent.

MIDFIELD

Xhaka .. 5.5/10... Was disastrous in the beginning during Emery's charge but turned the corner when Arteta came on board. One of the consistent performers with Arteta in charge.

Torreira.. 4/10.. Not commanding in arsenal midfield compared to last season and really looked like he lost some of his form. Maybe due to formation change or tactics (who knows).
Hoping to see more of good things from him next season.

Guendouzi...4/10... Was a regular in the first half of the season. Nothing spectacular in his play and nothing to really hold him against in his play due to his position, but there's a sense of feeling that he should have offered more. Really a shame that his attitude cost him his place in the squad.

Ceballos 5.5/10... Arsenal main man in midfield aside Xhaka. Really consistent in performance but there's a feeling he could do more in terms of goals and assists.

Willock...3.5/10... A player of immaturity in his play. I don't know what he really brings to the team to be honest. Nor strong enough. He's neither dictating play nor creating play in the middle neither is he also a runner. Don't really know his strength tho.

Ozil... 3.8/10... Didn't really exert influence on the team this season. In an out of the team across the 3 managers. Great performance are few and far in between.

ATTACK

Aubameyang... 9.5/10. Really influential both during the good and bad times.. Scored wen we needed him most and rescued points for us from losing positions. Easily player of the season.

Lacazette 4.5/10.. Couldnt replicate last season form. Was wholly inconsistent as goals also dried up. Hoping next season will be great for him.

Pepe... 5.5/10. Disappointing and annoying most times as he tends to over do with the ball. Average season for him at best but he still came out with some assists to his name as goals were hard to come by as we expected of him. We really need him to improve drastically next season. Hoping the fa cup final is a hint for that

Martinelli.. 6.5/10. Was really a shining light at the tunnel in the dark days of Emery. A hard worker and a good goal scorer. Sad that injury cut him short.
Hoping for more action next season

Nketiah.. 5/10... Really tried replacing laca wen laca was off form. Scored some goals as a striker should. Hoping for more maturity and improvement in his play next season

Nelson... 4.5/10... Nothing spectacular about his play this season. Hoping he improves next season esp in his end product and decision making.

Arteta 7.5/10.... Not easy changing the mentally of this guys, and improving the organization of our team play is no mean feat. Hoping to see more of that and improvement in our team play. Hopefully, he'll be backed in the market

Have I missed anyone..??.
Contribution, opinion and constructive criticism is welcomed


COYG

Roland17, iamoyindamola, kokaneprodigy, fkhalifa, spy, Blueraydick, mostob, kbs468, Kodded

fair enough bro. You tried. But you suppose rate we the fans too

mostob:
fair enough bro. You tried. But you suppose rate we the fans too

Lol
Kokaneprodigy 5/10 he will rather blame Jerry curl and Emery for Nigeria problems
Spy360 3/10 He never moved on after wengay left, confirm WAL(wengay ass licker)
Roland17 5.5/10 he is happy when arsenal is winning but will rather form not interested because next game might end in tears
Jodera 6/10 my PADI he's sincere with his critics
Fkhalifa 3.5/10 he wants arsenal to adopt another club blueprint of success, it's like using the engine of Toyota for Mercedes and he likes gidigbo football
Blueraydick 5.5/10 Another PADI to sure, he's also sincere with his critics
Sod09/iamoyindamola /10 left to me, these fvcking players won't be playing for arsenal. Useless lots
Solomon brown 4/10 he wanted to force us to like jerrycurl and Emery until it ended in tears he had to run away
Ipopalomo 3/10 he's not sure of the team and the manager

mostob 5/10 don't really know much about your review but I have a feeling you are nice
kbs468 5.5/10 I like the way you bring arsenal news and updates
Kodded 5/10 not much too
Abeg rate yourself if I no remember

Just for fun oo don't come for my head abeg

chai! A whole me 5/10. Thank you. .lolz

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Kokaneprodigy 5/10 he will rather blame Jerry curl and Emery for Nigeria problems
Spy360 3/10 He never moved on after wengay left, confirm WAL(wengay ass licker)
Roland17 5.5/10 he is happy when arsenal is winning but will rather form not interested because next game might end in tears
Jodera 6/10 my PADI he's sincere with his critics
Fkhalifa 3.5/10 he wants arsenal to adopt another club blueprint of success, it's like using the engine of Toyota for Mercedes and he likes gidigbo football
Blueraydick 5.5/10 Another PADI to sure, he's also sincere with his critics
Sod09/iamoyindamola /10 left to me, these fvcking players won't be playing for arsenal. Useless lots
Solomon brown 4/10 he wanted to force us to like jerrycurl and Emery until it ended in tears he had to run away
Ipopalomo 3/10 he's not sure of the team and the manager

mostob 5/10 don't really know much about your review but I have a feeling you are nice
kbs468 5.5/10 I like the way you bring arsenal news and updates
Kodded 5/10 not much too
Abeg rate yourself if I no remember

Just for fun oo don't come for my head abeg

I will eat your head for fun. Not moved on from Wenger? Common bro. You could say last year but definitely not now. I was the ONLY one who insisted on Arteta

Roland17:
Firstly, thank you for taking the time to review our players, we need to do this more often after the season. You have set a precedence and a standard.

Goalkeeping-I agree with your assessment, I think this was our strongest department this season. Leno and Martinez kept us in many games and salvaged draws for us especially the former. I don't know if I would score them 7, maybe a 6 but I have no issues with your assessment.

Defense: What more is there to say? I would love to think you already know how I feel about those clowns. This department was the worst this season. A combination of individual errors, poor tactics and player selection by the coaches made this department the show of shame. Luiz finished the season better than he started but a 5 is too glowing and almost makes his performance average which in truth wasn't. He had spectacular games but he also had more games that cost us points. With Luiz, it is a world of 2 extremes, there is no middle ground. He is between a 3.5-4.5 if you ask me.
Mustafi! This one just needs to go! He had few, very few i must emphasize where he looked steady but the man has error buttons all over his jersey. A 4 is not bad but I will go for a 3 or 3.5 at most. You are spot on with the other, except Chambers because I thought before his injury Chambers was our best defender at one point during the season and that tells you all you need to know about that department. I thought he improved and was more intelleigent in reading the game.
Saka's rating is accurate. He dropped towards the final games of the season and I blame it on fatigue. He has made it clear he want to play as a forward player and I hope we do that.

Midfield: The proverb "Robbing Peter to pay Paul" is a perfect description of our midfield. They were poor but not as poor as our defense, however, they were shouldered with the burden of blame. Xhaka had a good comeback especially after the captain band was taken from him. A 5.5 is okay but quite generous. I would stay at a 5 or a 4.5. He did his best considering his skill level. A 3.5 is an embarrassment of riches for Willock and I say it with every seriousness. You no see 2 give am? i would have rated him a 2 with no questions asked because this is not a case of stagnation but solid decline. Arteta pumped this kid up so much with hopes he can be that temporal/ emergency replacement for Ozil but he failed and it was woeful. I agree with the others. Guendouzi should be 3 especially when you consider the ridiculous amount of playing time he enjoyed throughout the season.

Attack: A 4.5 seems too harsh for Lacazette but for some reason it feels right the more I look at it. He had a dry spell for too long, struggled to adapt with changes. Nelson should be a 3.5-4 if you ask me. He had chances with the 1st team to be more impactful. I think he is one that can be better next season. 6.5 is too high for Martinelli. He struggled when he played outside of the CF/RW position but was quite impactful when he was needed. He has a very bright future and I will like to see Arteta transition him into the CF position faster than Nketiah in my opinion because he offer more. I will do a 5.5-6 if you ask me.

A 7.7 for Arteta is too kind. I will do a 5.5-6 at most. He has shown he can do well but he still struggles with his player selection and he tries to be random sometimes with head scratching formations which make me question him sometimes. I hope to see him adapt faster to changes and learn from his mistakes faster than he did this season. He is definitely on the right path and as a young coach you are bound to make mistakes but you also don't have too much time to keep making the same mistakes. He does have a good knowledge of tactics, hopefully he can keep the discipline going and get financial support from the board.

The FA Cup is almost masking our disastrous season!

Thanks for the compliments bro, I really really do appreciate it.

As for willock as you said, thinking about it too, I think I was a bit generous too,(lol). For the assessment of others too, I also feel you were right and spot on(maybe I'll take an exception for martinelli.. Lol).

All in all, I wanna thank you for creating out time to review our players too.

Coyg!!

mostob:
fair enough bro. You tried. But you suppose rate we the fans too

.

I go do my own ratings of fans too, perhaps later in the afternoon. I don see sod09 own, lemme wait for Kokaneprodigy own

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Kokaneprodigy 5/10 he will rather blame Jerry curl and Emery for Nigeria problems
Spy360 3/10 He never moved on after wengay left, confirm WAL(wengay ass licker)
Roland17 5.5/10 he is happy when arsenal is winning but will rather form not interested because next game might end in tears
Jodera 6/10 my PADI he's sincere with his critics
Fkhalifa 3.5/10 he wants arsenal to adopt another club blueprint of success, it's like using the engine of Toyota for Mercedes and he likes gidigbo football
Blueraydick 5.5/10 Another PADI to sure, he's also sincere with his critics
Sod09/iamoyindamola /10 left to me, these fvcking players won't be playing for arsenal. Useless lots
Solomon brown 4/10 he wanted to force us to like jerrycurl and Emery until it ended in tears he had to run away
Ipopalomo 3/10 he's not sure of the team and the manager

mostob 5/10 don't really know much about your review but I have a feeling you are nice
kbs468 5.5/10 I like the way you bring arsenal news and updates
Kodded 5/10 not much too
Abeg rate yourself if I no remember

Just for fun oo don't come for my head abeg

. .

Will find time to do my player ratings later this afternoon. Kudos to everyone keeping the thread going.....Congratulations to us once again on the F.A cup victory

iamoyindamola:
Lol
Kokaneprodigy 5/10 he will rather blame Jerry curl and Emery for Nigeria problems
Spy360 3/10 He never moved on after wengay left, confirm WAL(wengay ass licker)
Roland17 5.5/10 he is happy when arsenal is winning but will rather form not interested because next game might end in tears
Jodera 6/10 my PADI he's sincere with his critics
Fkhalifa 3.5/10 he wants arsenal to adopt another club blueprint of success, it's like using the engine of Toyota for Mercedes and he likes gidigbo football
Blueraydick 5.5/10 Another PADI to sure, he's also sincere with his critics
Sod09/iamoyindamola /10 left to me, these fvcking players won't be playing for arsenal. Useless lots
Solomon brown 4/10 he wanted to force us to like jerrycurl and Emery until it ended in tears he had to run away
Ipopalomo 3/10 he's not sure of the team and the manager

mostob 5/10 don't really know much about your review but I have a feeling you are nice
kbs468 5.5/10 I like the way you bring arsenal news and updates
Kodded 5/10 not much too
Abeg rate yourself if I no remember

Just for fun oo don't come for my head abeg

This Willian rumour is gathering momentum o. I'm not that elated about his transfer though. Dude is 32 fah BTW, Guen for Coutinho?

mostob:
This Willian rumour is gathering momentum o.
I'm not that elated about his transfer though. Dude is 32 fah
BTW, Guen for Coutinho?

The whole transfer is becoming a nightmare
I saw auba requesting for dembele before he signs

MY ARSENAL PLAYER RATINGS

DEFENCE

Tierney- 6/10. Seems we have found at least a reasonable solution to our leftback that died with the departure of Nacho Monreal. While Tierney appears to be work-in-progress in the defensive department of his job role, he is definitely on legend mode offenisvely with his dangerous crosses into opposition box. Its just so refresshing seeing him seeting up attack play and at times even getting assists like he did vs Man city. I will say he is definitely a good addition to the team.

Kolasinac- 3.5/10. If this guy was bought with seizable amount of cash I would've rated him 1.5/10 but since we got him on a free I will let him pass with the 3.5. Honestly the only defensive duty he did all season which I can say I'm impress is the one in which he defended Ozil against carjackers . Boda Kola was just not the man to call when the team needs further defensive options

Mustafi- 3.5/10. No big team that plans on winning the league should have a player like Mustafi in their ranks. I dont hate Mustafi, but I just feel he's not good enough. I honestly can't explain what and what he needs to do to improve his game, but It's obvious he's just not good enough for a big team to rely on as a central defender. His decisions on and off the ball are questionable, he lacks awareness and get roughened up easily by average attackers. While it may appear he seemed improved under Arteta, I'm not fooled one bit to see he is not the man for Arsenal.

Holding 4.5/10. Rob appears to be a player who would play well for us in the future, but his injuries have not helped him to show how good he can be. I rated him as high as 4.5 due to how he came tru for us when it mattered most vs Loserpool. The fact that he was even to frustrate and man mark Mane all game reminded me of Matersacker vs Chelsea in the F.A cup final where the BFG gave the performance of his life. I hope holding stays on hi feet and gives more of those performances.

David Luiz: 4/10. Hero today; Villain tomorrow, Doctor saving lives today; Hired Assassin killing breadwinners tomorrow. I don't even know how best to describe him and the season he had, but I just hope going forward Arteta knows which game to start Luiz and which ones he must sit-out. Left to me I would not support his contract extension but since that decision has been made by the club's management already I hope Arteta knows when to let him give the kind of performance he delivered versus Loserpool and when he should be in the stands cheering the boys

Bellerin 4/10. Hector has lost the steam, he's appearing not to be the guy we thought he would be. I am totally unimpressed with his performance this season. His decision making has been questionable of late, I don't know if it's due to his injury man's not hot for now. He should really work on his crosses into the box. We could've used more of his good crosses to get good points this season.

Cedric: 3.5/10. I have lamented here before about Arsenal's recent strange new policy of buying players with injury thereby being unable to use them immediately. I don't know if this makes them cheaper or something, but obviously this guyman Soares is a victim of this strange policy. We didn't get to see him play proper until when his 6 months loan was coming to an end. The little I've seen him play he appears to be capable of dislodging Bellerin if given the necessary play-time. But ordinarily I would prefer Bellerin is sold, we get a very good Right back and have Cedric Deputize for that new signing. I'm not comfortable with Bellerin as number 2 neither with Cedric as first choice centre back too.

Pablo Mari 3.5/10. Another player in a similar situation with Cedric. He didn't play much before he was injured but I hope he will play as well as we saw in the videos we watched when he was signed.

iamoyindamola:
The whole transfer is becoming a nightmare
I saw auba requesting for dembele before he signs

Heard about that too. It must be one of his joke cos that is just near impossible. BTW he is injury prone

MIDFIELD

Ceballos 7/10. He had a very slow start to the season and was almost frozen out of the team by Mr Good Ebening and his grinding machine tactics but with the coming of his fellow Spaniard to the helms of affairs he rose from the ashes. He appears to be doing things Ramsey took so many years to learn. I just hope He can work on his shooting ability especially when corners drop off our attackers while trying to nod. I mean with a shooting ability of midfielders like Fabinho , he will do us much good. Ceballos impressed me.

Willock 4/10. Despite Mr. Good Ebening starting him ahead his seniors with more experience in a bid to prove whatever he was trying to prove, this boy is just not ready to transit into Arsenal's first team. There are a whole lot of improvements that needs to be done to his game before I would even recommend him to make Arsenal's bench. Maybe a year or two loan to a chamionship team or any mid table team will do him good....Maybe he will turn out to be Arsenal-suitable by then or maybe we can cash-in on him, but for now I don't think he is a finished goods.

Xhaka 5.5/10. I know he has had a really rough year from being appointed Captain controversially, to being scape goated for Mr Good ebening's woes , being disrespected by the fans and he reacting awkwardly to it and finally warming himself back to the heart of his fans ; I feel for him. That being said despite not being among the top 10 players in that position he plays across the EPL, its obvious he is the only Arsenal player that can manage to play the role with physical stature to do so. It's obvious he is highly prone to error when pressed too much by opposition players but he also gave his own share of savig our asses. Getting Thomas Pertey to relieve him of these physical ball shielding and holding possession won't be a bad decion.

Guendouzi 3.5/10. I just have one Igbo proverb for this Jerry Curl Boy: ..." Let the he-goat continue to grow beard alongside his owner, on eke market day it shall be decided who will drag the other to the market"

Torriera 3.5/10 The Uruguayan has definitely not given account of himself this season. Although he didnt have nuch playing time, but the few matches he featured in were not really memorable. I sense he may be on his way out of the club due to the same reason of not having much playing time.

Mitland-Niles 5/10. I don't Know if I should place him here or with defenders. He had an average season but In recent times he has been up to the task when he's called up to action. Honestly I don't know what position I want to see him play next season, but I know he won't be getting much playing time like he did under Emery. Seems Arteta is a no-nonsense coach who would bench u once u start giving below average performances unlike Mr Good Ebening.


Ozil 2.5/10. This one is Omoluabi turn Yahoo boy. He reminds me of a roommate who started yahoo in 300Level with a CGPA on strong second class lower, he made enough money got disoriented and took class less serious. He graduated with a third class he had to block to avoid slipping to pass grade. Ozil seem to always find a way not to fit into the plan of the 3 different coaches that has managed Arsenal in the past one year and half. I think he's done at Arsenal

ATTACK

AubaMeyang 9.5/10. I would've scored him 10/10 if he had scored another goal vs Watford to level with Vardy on the last day of EPL action. He has been consistent in his goal scoring form, he has justified why he was signed despite Arsenal buying Lacazette for good money. I will always rate him above Lacazette as far as goal scoring is concerned. I understand Arsenal not playing in the champions league may affect his decision to sign or not to sign a new contract, but one thing is sure we didn't waste money signing him. Seeing him score as much as 22 EPL goals playing on the left flank shows how good he is as a forward


Martinelli 6.5/10. I remember referring to him as Nobodyinho the Brazilian cos at a time we needed a well established winger whom we expected to push our attack the management decided to get us a fairly unknown Brazilian teenager whom most of us have never heard of before.... Well fast forward to last days of Mr Good Ebening have was like the only spark in the team at that time and did everything to give good account of himself. Prior to his injury under Arteta he still performed well, in fact his goal vs Chelsea is the goal I will award the best individual goal of the season. I hope he comes back better after the injury

Saka :8/10. Bukayo for me is the revelation of the season from playing LB, LWB, RW I must cinfrdd he has been quite impressive not just amongst his peers but also his seniors. His goals, crosses and even assists show the quality and potentials he has. I sincerely hope he doesn't get derailed by injuries or fatigue.

Nelson : 4.5/10. I'm not yet convinced about his quality. I want to see him bet his marker with ball at his feet, I want to see him do something other than sprinting past the corner line.....He needs to do more if he would be taken serious.

Pepe: 6.5/10. His start to life in the EPL was rough and his performance affected by the burden that comes with his price tag. Nonetheless he didn't give up on himself and seem to be adjusting towards the concluding part of the season. While I find fault in his kind of wing play which is not direct and swift as much as I would want, pepe seem to have improved greatly on his shooting ability as evidenced by his goal vs Brighton and the one disallowed vs Chelsea. I also think he should be allowed to play more free kicks as against Ceballos and Lacazette always wanting to do the honors.

Nketiah :4.5/10. The young lad still has a lot to learn particularly his first touch and finishing. Without this Martinelli will come back from injury and still find a way to push him to the bench. I know it may sound ridiculous but I don't mind having him go on a short term loan again

Lacazette : 6.5/10. I don't know why, I just feel this guy will play really well in a team set up like Athletico Madrid. He played well for us this season, but I don't see him leading Arsenal's frontline without any other person scoring as much as Auba is doing. If we make him top 9 I see us having goal drought once in a while

Arsenal in talks to sign attacking duo as Arteta aims to seal ambitious triple swoop

by

 Gooner Mac

August 4, 2020




Arsenal are plotting an ambitious triple swoop to sign Philippe Coutinho, Thomas Partey and Willian as Mikel Arteta looks to rebuild his squad this summer, according toThe Times.

The Gunners ended a turbulent campaign with silverware after beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday and the victory at Wembley also ensured Arsenal would be playing in the Europa League next season.

Arteta is now expected to have more money available as he looks to reshape his squad this summer and The Times claims the Arsenal coach is planning at least three experienced signings to fit into his new-look 4-3-3 system next year.

The newspaper says Arsenal are hoping to sign Coutinho as Arteta looks to address a lack of creativity in the squad. The Brazilian is set to leave Barcelona after failing to secure a permanent move to Bayern Munich following an initial loan this season.

Coutinho could now be available on another short-term deal or Arsenal may look to finance a permanent transfer if enough money can be generated from the sale of players such as Matteo Guendouzi, Mesut Ozil and Lucas Torreira.

Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo reported last week that Arsenal are in pole position to sign Coutinho after chief Raul Sanllehi held extensive talks with the attackers agent, Kai Joorabchian, so it appears a deal is on the cards.

The Times is one of several outlets reporting that Arsenal are also after Willian after he rejected Chelsea’s latest contract offer. The Brazilian winger is available on a free transfer after running down his contract and is also represented by Joorabchian.



The Guardian says Arsenal are in talks with Willian’s representatives about a move across London and journalist Daniel Harris suggests a deal is close to completion so it looks like the 31-year-old could be heading to the Emirates.

If Guendouzi and Torreira leave then Arsenal will certainly have to bring in another central midfielder this summer and The Times claims Arteta wants to sign Partey from Atletico Madrid.

The 27-year-old has impressed under Diego Simeone but with Atletico demanding the full value of his £45m [source: La Razon] release clause, Arsenal will need to bring-in a significant amount of money if they want to fund their transfer plans.

The Gunners are desperate to tie Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang down to a new deal and if the Gabon hitman does commit his future to the club, then Arsenal may look to cash-in on Alexandre Lacazette to generate added funds for the transfer kitty.

It’s going to be a busy summer at Arsenal but I personally think it would be superb business if the club were able to sign Coutinho, Willian and Partey. If Arteta could also land another top centre-back, then Arsenal’s squad would look strong heading into next season.

Kbs468:
Arsenal in talks to sign attacking duo as Arteta aims to seal ambitious triple swoop

by

 Gooner Mac

August 4, 2020




Arsenal are plotting an ambitious triple swoop to sign Philippe Coutinho, Thomas Partey and Willian as Mikel Arteta looks to rebuild his squad this summer, according toThe Times.

The Gunners ended a turbulent campaign with silverware after beating Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday and the victory at Wembley also ensured Arsenal would be playing in the Europa League next season.

Arteta is now expected to have more money available as he looks to reshape his squad this summer and The Times claims the Arsenal coach is planning at least three experienced signings to fit into his new-look 4-3-3 system next year.

The newspaper says Arsenal are hoping to sign Coutinho as Arteta looks to address a lack of creativity in the squad. The Brazilian is set to leave Barcelona after failing to secure a permanent move to Bayern Munich following an initial loan this season.

Coutinho could now be available on another short-term deal or Arsenal may look to finance a permanent transfer if enough money can be generated from the sale of players such as Matteo Guendouzi, Mesut Ozil and Lucas Torreira.

Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo reported last week that Arsenal are in pole position to sign Coutinho after chief Raul Sanllehi held extensive talks with the attackers agent, Kai Joorabchian, so it appears a deal is on the cards.

The Times is one of several outlets reporting that Arsenal are also after Willian after he rejected Chelsea’s latest contract offer. The Brazilian winger is available on a free transfer after running down his contract and is also represented by Joorabchian.



The Guardian says Arsenal are in talks with Willian’s representatives about a move across London and journalist Daniel Harris suggests a deal is close to completion so it looks like the 31-year-old could be heading to the Emirates.

If Guendouzi and Torreira leave then Arsenal will certainly have to bring in another central midfielder this summer and The Times claims Arteta wants to sign Partey from Atletico Madrid.

The 27-year-old has impressed under Diego Simeone but with Atletico demanding the full value of his £45m [source: La Razon] release clause, Arsenal will need to bring-in a significant amount of money if they want to fund their transfer plans.

The Gunners are desperate to tie Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang down to a new deal and if the Gabon hitman does commit his future to the club, then Arsenal may look to cash-in on Alexandre Lacazette to generate added funds for the transfer kitty.

It’s going to be a busy summer at Arsenal but I personally think it would be superb business if the club were able to sign Coutinho, Willian and Partey. If Arteta could also land another top centre-back, then Arsenal’s squad would look strong heading into next season.

I would be happy to see Coutinho and Most importantly Thomas Partey sporting the red and white jersey next season.

As regards Willian I just hope our management use the fact that he wants to remain in London to negotiate a deal favorable to us financially. We shouldn't give him some damn expensive wage because he seem to be the desperate one in this case.

I know that Willian's agent is good at negotiating bumper pay for his clients but we shouldn't be paying Willian a cut-throat salary.

If Willian's deal should come thru it will surely alter development of youngsters like Nelson and Co. They would surely have to go on loan or get sold outrightly

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BlueRayDick:
I would be happy to see Coutinho and Most importantly Thomas Partey sporting the red and white jersey next season.

As regards Willian I just hope our management use the fact that he wants to remain in London tobnegotiate a deal favorable to us financially. We shouldn't give him some damn expensive wage because he seem to be the desperate one in this case.

I know that Willian's agent is good at negotiating bumper pay for his clients but we shouldn't be paying Willian a cut-throat salary.

If Willian's deal should come thru it will surely alter development of youngsters like Nelson and Co. They would surely have to go on loan or get sold outrightly

Well said and I hope we don't offer Willian more than £150,000 per week for the 3 years deal he so much desired which Arsenal is willing to offer him since he currently earn £120,000 per week at Chelsea

BlueRayDick:
ATTACK

AubaMeyang 9.5/10. I would've scored him 10/10 if he had scored another goal vs Watford to level with Vardy on the last day of EPL action. He has been consistent in his goal scoring form, he has justified why he was signed despite Arsenal buying Lacazette for good money. I will always rate him above Lacazette as far as goal scoring is concerned. I understand Arsenal not playing in the champions league may affect his decision to sign or not to sign a new contract, but one thing is sure we didn't waste money signing him. Seeing him score as much as 22 EPL goals playing on the left flank shows how good he is as a forward


Martinelli 6.5/10. I remember referring to him as Nobodyinho the Brazilian cos at a time we needed a well established winger whom we expected to push our attack the management decided to get us a fairly unknown Brazilian teenager whom most of us have never heard of before.... Well fast forward to last days of Mr Good Ebening have was like the only spark in the team at that time and did everything to give good account of himself. Prior to his injury under Arteta he still performed well, in fact his goal vs Chelsea is the goal I will award the best individual goal of the season. I hope he comes back better after the injury

Saka :8/10. Bukayo for me is the revelation of the season from playing LB, LWB, RW I must cinfrdd he has been quite impressive not just amongst his peers but also his seniors. His goals, crosses and even assists show the quality and potentials he has. I sincerely hope he doesn't get derailed by injuries or fatigue.

Nelson : 4.5/10. I'm not yet convinced about his quality. I want to see him bet his marker with ball at his feet, I want to see him do something other than sprinting past the corner line.....He needs to do more if he would be taken serious.

Pepe: 6.5/10. His start to life in the EPL was rough and his performance affected by the burden that comes with his price tag. Nonetheless he didn't give up on himself and seem to be adjusting towards the concluding part of the season. While I find fault in his kind of wing play which is not direct and swift as much as I would want, pepe seem to have improved greatly on his shooting ability as evidenced by his goal vs Brighton and the one disallowed vs Chelsea. I also think he should be allowed to play more free kicks as against Ceballos and Lacazette always wanting to do the honors.

Nketiah :4.5/10. The young lad still has a lot to learn particularly his first touch and finishing. Without this Martinelli will come back from injury and still find a way to push him to the bench. I know it may sound ridiculous but I don't mind having him go on a short term loan again

Lacazette : 6.5/10. I don't know why, I just feel this guy will play really well in a team set up like Athletico Madrid. He played well for us this season, but I don't see him leading Arsenal's frontline without any other person scoring as much as Auba is doing. If we make him top 9 I see us having goal drought once in a while

Nice one bro, but Pepe and lacazette (esp the latter),_6.5??
I think you're overly generous.
You go too good for teacher/lecturer cos you go dash mark well well.
Lol

Kbs468:
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Well said and I hope we don't offer Willian more than £150,000 per week for the 3 years deal he so much desired which Arsenal is willing to offer him since he currently earn £120,000 per week at Chelsea

I think it'll be around £150-£170k cos he's free. Hope it doesn't exceed 150k tho.

But on a more brighter note, what do we need him for?

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Jodera:
I think it'll be around £150-£170k cos he's free. Hope it doesn't exceed 150k tho.

But on a more brighter note, what do we need him for?

Exactly my brother is telling me William is still okay and will play well.
Me no want jare

iamoyindamola:
Exactly my brother is telling me William is still okay and will play well.
Me no want jare

Me too I no want.
If someone in his prime couldn't score at least 10 goals per season for over 5 season as a winger, wetin we wan use am do esp wen we need goals from our wingers

Jodera:
I think it'll be around £150-£170k cos he's free. Hope it doesn't exceed 150k tho.

But on a more brighter note, what do we need him for?

iamoyindamola:
Exactly my brother is telling me William is still okay and will play well.
Me no want jare

My brethren, I don talk am before and I go talk am again we don't need Willian, especially for the wage he is quoting! For heaven's sake this guy is turning 32 in 5 days from now! This is too dangerous and not worth the risk if you ask me, worsestill his goal/ assist return doesn't favor why we should be signing him. Also, will he fit what Arteta is trying to do with the press? This does not feel right at all!

Roland17:
My brethren, I don talk am before and I go talk am again we don't need Willian, especially for the wage he is quoting! For heaven's sake this guy is turning 32 in 5 days from now! This is too dangerous and not worth the risk if you ask me, worsestill his goal/ assist return doesn't favor why we should be signing him. Also, will he fit what Arteta is trying to do with the press? This does not feel right at all!

I don't know why we dey rush to sign all these old and free signings. Someone that in 2yrz time or even by next year, we'll start thinking how to dispose him.
It's even his goal returns sef that pissing me off. Except he plays left back, I don't wanna see him on the wings

Jodera:
I think it'll be around £150-£170k cos he's free. Hope it doesn't exceed 150k tho.

But on a more brighter note, what do we need him for?

That's the big question. what do we need him for?

But I guess Arteta probably need him for a 433 since he wants to dispose off Lacazette which would then pave way for Aubameyang to take the center forward position with willian on the left and Pepe to the right

Good morning, Gooners!

It appears there's one more hurdle before Willian can complete his move across London – and he's shaped like Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The current Chelsea winger, 32 on Saturday, is close to signing a three-year contract with the FA Cup winners worth £130,000 a week.

However, first the £180,000-a-week Mkhitaryan must be shifted from the wage bill and he is keen to remain at Roma where he has been on loan.

It appears done, though, as a leaked PES 2021 clip shows Willian in an Arsenal shirt.

Another target, Jack Grealish, is rumoured to be on the verge of signing a new £100,000-a-week contract at Aston Villa.

Former Celtic striker Harald Brattbakk believes a £40m offer for current hitman Odsonne Edouard will be hard for the Scottish champions to refuse.

Brattbakk believes his value could rise further if someone doesn't act quickly given the rate he scores at, while current striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamyang is being out sold by former Celt Kieran Tierney in shirt sales.

Kbs468:
Good morning, Gooners!

It appears there's one more hurdle before Willian can complete his move across London – and he's shaped like Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

The current Chelsea winger, 32 on Saturday, is close to signing a three-year contract with the FA Cup winners worth £130,000 a week.

However, first the £180,000-a-week Mkhitaryan must be shifted from the wage bill and he is keen to remain at Roma where he has been on loan.

It appears done, though, as a leaked PES 2021 clip shows Willian in an Arsenal shirt.

Another target, Jack Grealish, is rumoured to be on the verge of signing a new £100,000-a-week contract at Aston Villa.

Former Celtic striker Harald Brattbakk believes a £40m offer for current hitman Odsonne Edouard will be hard for the Scottish champions to refuse.

Brattbakk believes his value could rise further if someone doesn't act quickly given the rate he scores at, while current striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamyang is being out sold by former Celt Kieran Tierney in shirt sales.

Abeg let them sell Mkhitaryan to Roma or any other Club willing to sell, its just obvious he can't fit into Arteta's plans. In fact he should be number one on the departure list.

As for Jack Graelish I don't think we would be able match what Villa would be asking for him neither will we match his wage demands. We should just let go

Kbs468:
That's the big question. what do we need him for?

But I guess Arteta probably need him for a 433 since he wants to dispose off Lacazette which would then pave way for Aubameyang to take the center forward position with willian on the left and Pepe to the right

If Willian is willing to accept 130k I think it's OK as he is free. We lack creative players for sure so if we can get one free on a reasonable wage, then that's fine by me.

I am opposed to selling any of our creative players unless we have sure replacements. Mkhitaryan and Ozil for example.

Spy360:
If Willian is willing to accept 130k I think it's OK as he is free. We lack creative players for sure so if we can get one free on a reasonable wage, then that's fine by me.

I am opposed to selling any of our creative players unless we have sure replacements. Mkhitaryan and Ozil for example.

Please can I know the creative players you're expecting us not to sell?

Spy360:
If Willian is willing to accept 130k I think it's OK as he is free. We lack creative players for sure so if we can get one free on a reasonable wage, then that's fine by me.

I am opposed to selling any of our creative players unless we have sure replacements. Mkhitaryan and Ozil for example.

Unfortunately, Mkhitaryan has not been what u call him to be; creative player.

Jodera:
Please can I know the creative players you're expecting us not to sell?

I am not against selling but we must be sure of replacements. Arteta was left with zero creativity in his AM. He had to adapt to using Ceballos and Xhaka as double pivot. Meaning he was defensive. A creative player like would increase his attacking options and help switch attack away from just the wings.