I don't know anything about this Onana fella but a quick search tells me he's a big black lad who plays midfield so i'm gonna get in early and call him the new Vieira. The figures quoted for what he's going to cost, huge numbers. Same with Declan Rice. Have our scouting department been made aware both of their clubs have been utter shiit this season with these two lads pulling the strings?
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A day or two ago, I saw we were linked with some young DM. 1m 91 which is roughly 6'3", no? As he's Belgian-Senegalese.
So we've signed a Vieira already - and now we could sign a played like the original Paddy.
I reckon buy him. That's what you want - a big DM from Senegal who can also create. Long term Partey replacement, imo.
I’m disappointed with the Weston McKennie link.
Hardly the American name…why can’t he be like my boy at Alabama….Ga'Quincy Kool Aid McKinstry
You don’t have to ask…don’t have to Google or YouTubes him…you know with a name like that he’s world class.
Speaking of which….
https://youtube.com/shorts/JaWwy2_mCgY?feature=share
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I think there could be something in this Onana to Arsenal link. Supposedly he's turned down Chelsea today. The only reason I can see why he'd do that is because he wants to win the league with us. And tbf we must still have a chunk of money to throw about. The Polish lad although he could well be good looks like a luxury signing to me. We certainly weren't stuck for center halfs. Tomiyasu and Holding both need games and could clearly do a job in there at a high level. Likewise Tierney if we were really stuck and obviously White can play there too.
So I figure If we can spunk £20m on a squad filler CB we must be planning something big for cm where an injury to Partey could end our season. Especially now with Eleney possibly injured and Sambi failing to take his chance.
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Arteta has made it clear he wants to play with a left-footed centre back (as Pep does - all about the angles innit) so I don't think it is a luxury signing with three* competitions to play for and only Gabriel fitting the bill. Kiwior can also play midfield. And we can also push Benjamin in there whatever Red might say. Still expect us to sign a midfielder though and can't argue with that
*all right probably two after tonight
KT has played on the left of a back 3, so have no idea why he couldn't cover Gabby. We basically play a back 3 anyway, with Zinny next to Partey in a W-M.
Given the Pole can also play LB and DM, I think he could be the long term cover for Zinny. MA's keeps talking about his versatility. Having a young intl who only takes one squad place to cover LCH and LB makes sense. Given the versatility of Tommy and White, that's 6 players covering all the back 4, if KT were to leave to be a regular starter at a top club.
MA doesn't want a winger like KT at LB. He wants a ticked in MF.
No - that's a massively simplistic/innacurate take on our system. Tierney could play one of three at the back as Nacho did in the latter Wenger days but would be out of place in this system. We actually play with a fairly orthodox centre back partnership and you need the physicality of someone like Gabriel (also imagine the effect of swapping a 6ft 3in defender for 5ft 10in one would do to our set pieces at both end, which are an underrated strength this year)
Also stop with the whole WM nonsense - its *******s