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Eberechi Eze

Bedfordspurs said:
He is a classy player
He may flop… but I doubt it
I do think though they signed the wrong 9
I rate Gyokeres like I also rated (and probably still do) Hollund. But in the right team. I don’t think Arsenal are the right team for him to excel and I’m reasonably confident on that one
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I think Eze will be a bit of a short term Tomas Rosicky for them. A solid but not spectacular player.

Agree about Gyokeres. They should have gone early and hard for Ekitike when Liverpool were first focusing on Isak.
 
Gutter Boy said:
I think Eze will be a bit of a short term Tomas Rosicky for them. A solid but not spectacular player.

Agree about Gyokeres. They should have gone early and hard for Ekitike when Liverpool were first focusing on Isak.
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I can see where you coming from with eze
Just hope he falls back into his injury phase
Ekitike is exactly what they needed (Isak mk 2)
 
braineclipse said:
I'm really brick at predicting the future...

Seems like we have cash to spend on deals and a wish to bring in relatively proven players. I want us to succeed at that and expect from the club to have several potential plans to achieve that. I'd be disappointed if there's not at least one quality addition to the squad.

I hope it's not another Sissoko who IIRC wasn't particularly rated by the manager and imo not a good fit for our style of play and needs in the squad.

Hoping for another VVD instead. Levy failed again, didn't pay up for Tapsoba, let the manager down by getting the cheaper easier option type narrative. Actually we got a wonderful player for a more than fair price.
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Yeah, in reality Tapsoba has been outstanding for Leverkusen. There was no win vs loss situation there but, as you rightly say, fan and media narratives formed. I actually believed for most of that summer we would get both.

I think the difference then was that both names were being discussed for the entire summer. They were both long term targets and we landed one of them.

This time around, no clue as I believe the cards are closer to the chest. Would be great to get that one great player that can make a difference though.
 
glasgowspur said:
Is it just me or are city very under the radar this season?
They've made some really solid signings and although nobody is writing them off I'd have expected more hype.
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Well I was watching them against Wolves and they looked back to how Pep wants his teams to play. They were absolutely on it and Tijjani Reijnders looks an absolute beast of a player. Honestly he is the absolute steal of this window on that evidence.
 
Silly McSilly Face said:
Well I was watching them against Wolves and they looked back to how Pep wants his teams to play. They were absolutely on it and Tijjani Reijnders looks an absolute beast of a player. Honestly he is the absolute steal of this window on that evidence.
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He was class at Milan
Will be interesting to see how he last as a prem season. I think that’s what will make or break him this year
Very very good ball player and a De Bruyne esque style too
 
Mosquito_Coasting said:
So much for Arsenal don't have enough money. Premier League aren't gonna punish them for FFP when City haven't been.
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I’ve been banging the drum on here for ages about this. Some of our fanbase are delusional when it comes to thinking that the footballing authorities will do anything significant to any of the top teams when it comes to financial manoeuvrings. They can’t as it would bring the whole house of cards tumbling down.

Yiddo said:
Can we please lock this as soon as it is confirmed please. The tears and Levy out in this thread will be unbearable.
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And can we instead have a thread in which everyone just says wonderful things about our dear leader, praising his incredible negotiating skills and outstanding reading of transfer situations? Please make it happen! 😃
 
Gazza Dazzla said:
Jordan nailing it again.
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As usual, balance is not what we fans do well

My grievance is, that experience in the market makes you aware of possible outcomes, you can't not think Eze might not go to Arsenal as its a clear opportunity that might come up and realistically he would choose them, they are a better club (unfortunately) so for me, planning and contingency come into play here.............if all our chips were in on Eze with nothing else cooking, then I have serious questions about things
 
Would prefer Savinho so secretly pleased this collapsed, as long as we still make at least one big signing.

Eze is a good player, but not 100% what we need, and also a question mark over longevity of this level of performance and no resale value. Possible he’s not even in the arse team in 2 years.

Hoping we get Savinho and then take a slight punt on more of a playmaker for a #10
 
Mikey10 said:
I’ve been banging the drum on here for ages about this. Some of our fanbase are delusional when it comes to thinking that the footballing authorities will do anything significant to any of the top teams when it comes to financial manoeuvrings. They can’t as it would bring the whole house of cards tumbling down.
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Exactly and if clubs are close to the edge they can just sell their womens team for £200m or something ridiculous
Levy would never do that though, he is determined to keep that wages to revenue under 45% !!
 
markysimmo said:
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He makes many great points, hard to disagree with much of it. But that makes it all the more baffling to me. We surely knew Arsenal were always in the background -- why did it drag it on for so long? We (apparently) agreed a fee in the end -- could we have not done that sooner? Were we completely oblivious to Arsenal's interest? If we were aware of their interest, did we believe the player would choose us over them? If not, why didn't we move on sooner?

It just all stinks of a chairman and board who want to play with the big boys but won't take those final steps to actually get there.

Edit: I should add that I like Levy as Chairman. I think he is very much a net positive for the club, and I can't imagine much better (short of being Liverpool.) I don't want to be owned by a nation state and I don't want to be in a perilous position like Aston Villa. But when you sack a manager for not competing in all competitions, you set the standard. Give a manager the squad he needs to be competitive.

If you can't do that, then adjust your expectations. I am perfectly fine being a 5th or 6th some years, winning a cup others. I don't have delusions of grandeur about our place in the football world.

If Levy was holding himself to the same level he holds everyone else to, he would have been gone a long, long time ago.
 
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tommysvr said:
He makes many great points, hard to disagree with much of it. But that makes it all the more baffling to me. We surely knew Arsenal were always in the background -- why did it drag it on for so long? We (apparently) agreed a fee in the end -- could we have not done that sooner? Were we completely oblivious to Arsenal's interest? If we were aware of their interest, did we believe the player would choose us over them? If not, why didn't we move on sooner?

It just all stinks of a chairman and board who want to play with the big boys but won't take those final steps to actually get there.
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Takes 3 parties to agree
Can only control one
As reported
Arsenal actually agreed terms with Eze a while back
 
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