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If we're loaning an injury prone player out with no guarantee in his contract that he signs permentally then that's just mental quite frankly. I sense another 40m rated player we're going to struggle to give away for free in a year or two. It's definitely Arteta's biggest weakness. I've never known a manager who utterly tanks so many players value. He's lucky the owners turn a blind eye to it. Most managers have to balance the books and manage the squad. Same thing with ESR. Was one of the hottest young players in the game and then just needlessly signed Vieira to put in his way. I'm quite happy the Raphinha deal never happened. He would have been another one pointlessly blocking Martineli.
We're about to get £45m for a striker that's had one okay season in Ligue 1