The Almighty 2015 Summer Transfer Window Thread

DefinitelyI thought he wanted to play central? The one position we really don't need a player!

Yeah that would be absolutely pointless. We have 4-5 players comfortable as #10, and probably 6-7 players comfortable as CMs.

If it's true we'll have 50 million for the summer and based on what i think we are short in terms of quality and amount:

OUT:
- Walcott: 15-20m
- Podolski: 3-4m
- Campbell: 8m
- Szczesny: Loan or Sell him for 8m approx
- Jenkinson: 8m
- Flamini: Free
- Diaby: Free
- Sanogo: Any price (I don't rate him, prefer Akpom every day of the year)

Total: 42-56m

IN:
- Schneiderlin: 18-23m
- Cech: 10m
- Sterling: 35m or Reus: 30m or Dybala: 30m (with any one of them i'll be happy, maybe less with dybala but it's ok)
- Subótic: 15m

Total: 73-83m
Net spend: 27-31m

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Thats what i want, but i don't think Arsene's gonna buy more than 2-3 players.

And he shouldn't buy more than 2-3 players. Team is starting to gel and play together well.

And Subotic is the shittiest defender. I'd rather we brought Djourou back than him.

Campbell: 8m, Szczesny: Loan or Sell him for 8m approx

I think these valuations are a bit off. I can't see us getting £8m for Joel Campbell, £5m feels more realistic. And we should definitely not sell Szczesny, but if we do: not for anything less than £20m. He's a highly talented 24-year old that will be able to be first-choice GK for a top club for at least 10-12 years. Hopefully ours.

And he shouldn't buy more than 2-3 players. Team is starting to gel and play together well.

I don't buy this argument. Football is full of evidence that it doesn't matter how many players you buy in a window. How many players did Man City or Chelsea buy the same season they won the Premier League? Look at other top clubs, especially the ones with money...they buy 5-6 top class players every year and it doesn't seem to impact their balance whatsoever.

Man City have been playing with fairly unchanged squad for some time now. Chelsea had all their glory with their core players, Cech, Terry, Cole, Makelele, Lampard, Drogba. Now they'r rebuilding. Same was with United and every other club.

Man City have been playing with fairly unchanged squad for some time now. Chelsea had all their glory with their core players, Cech, Terry, Cole, Makelele, Lampard, Drogba. Now they'r rebuilding. Same was with United and every other club.

But that's not even far from being true. This season Chelsea have brought in Fabregas, Costa, Cuadrado and Filipe Luis, while getting rid of David Luiz, Schurrle and Torres. That's a seven first-team, often first-choice, player turnover in one season. They're most likely to win the league this year.

Last season when Manchester City won the league they brought in Fernandinho, Jovetic, Negredo, Navas and Demichelis. All first-team and most first-choice. In other words, almost half a starting XI.

Last season when Real Madrid won the Champions League they brought in Bale, Isco, Illarramendi and Carvajal, getting rid of Ozil, Higuain and Carvalho. Another seven-man turnover.

So this 2-3 max signings argument just doesn't hold up. Other top clubs are obviously able to bring in 4-6 first-team players and still win leagues or prestigious trophies.

And he shouldn't buy more than 2-3 players. Team is starting to gel and play together well. And Subotic is the shittiest defender. I'd rather we brought Djourou back than him.

I so agree with you! I dont want us to add too many players if Per stays i have no issues with the CB back line up. Infact we are fairly covered in every position but i dont mind adding a backup DM, some one to backup our wings. Hopefully Serge Gnabry would cover that and Joel steps up both have lots pf potential.

Chelsea have only used Costa and Fabregas for their season. From the players they've added of course. And Courtois but they'd still be in this position with Cech so no difference there. Plus he's a keeper so not much gelling needed.

I don't buy this argument. Football is full of evidence that it doesn't matter how many players you buy in a window. How many players did Man City or Chelsea buy the same season they won the Premier League? Look at other top clubs, especially the ones with money...they buy 5-6 top class players every year and it doesn't seem to impact their balance whatsoever.

It all depends on the players you buy, integration process and the manager. When bringing that many players in, it can either be extremely successful (almost all top clubs) or extremely destructive (i.e. QPR & Sunderland).

If Walcott leaves we absolutely have to buy a starting winger and it would be high on my priorities. I've had enough 'patience' watching us not hold a title challenge properly for the last 9 years so Ox & Gnabry can keep waiting for their chance whilst we bring in someone of ready made quality, as neither are good enough to start consistently for us yet.

Chelsea have only used Costa and Fabregas for their season. From the players they've added of course. And Courtois but they'd still be in this position with Cech so no difference there. Plus he's a keeper so not much gelling needed.

Point is that they've turned over 7-8 first-team (and mostly first-choice) players in one season and they're still on track to win the league. Some of these players have featured more than others, but it's not like gelling only needs to be done in the starting XI. It's a squad event.

Like Le Voyou says...top clubs manage high player turnovers fine, smaller clubs struggle. Question is if Wenger is capable of integrating more than 2-3 players into the first team every year, and do we have a big enough club mentality to do it? Maybe we don't. But that's not an argument against bringing in more players than 2-3 every year.

If Walcott leaves we absolutely have to buy a starting winger and it would be high on my priorities. I've had enough 'patience' watching us not hold a title challenge properly for the last 9 years so Ox & Gnabry can keep waiting for their chance whilst we bring in someone of ready made quality, as neither are good enough to start consistently for us yet.

I think we need to buy at least one more winger, regardless of Theo leaving or not. And I disagree about Ox, he is definitely good enough to hold down a starting role for Arsenal. The only question is where. I prefer him on the wings due to his explosive and unpredictable nature, but since he seems incapable of playing on the left he's facing pretty tough competition for the right wing.

Morinho alienate Mata, Torres, Luiz, Schurrle in the first year. Made them second choice and after that he sold them. So VA10 has point, they integrate only 3 players in the first team. And that's what happen to teams that buy lot of players, only few managed to get in regular XI play time.

Thats what Arsene is saying(at least my interpretation). You cant get half new team and made them play the way you want. Even if you change temporary tactic to suit the new players, you have to start sometimes to put training and that training in practice, of how you want to play, so team will suffer. Granted it can work, but you need lot of luck involved.

Morinho alienate Mata, Torres, Luiz, Schurrle in the first year. Made them second choice and after that he sold them. So VA10 has point, they integrate only 3 players in the first team.

Again, that's not true. Schurrle played 30 Premier League games last season, 43 games in total. Torres had similar figures (28/41). David Luiz played fewer, but he still played half of all Premier League fixtures, and I think he played all of Chelsea's Champions League fixtures, too.

So these players were very much first-choice players, no alienating going on.

Schurrle's case you have to check his minutes rather than games. He usually came on at the end.

You also talk about Manchester City. Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Clichy, Toure, Silva, Milner, Aguero, Nasri, Dzeko. How many players have they added to this squad? Very few.

Schurrle's case you have to check his minutes rather than games. He usually came on at the end.You also talk about Manchester City. Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Clichy, Toure, Silva, Milner, Aguero, Nasri, Dzeko. How many players have they added to this squad? Very few.

Last season: Fernandinho, Jovetic, Negredo, Navas and Demichelis.

Jovetic basically never plays, Navas does start and Demicheles had a run as well. Fernandinho too which makes it 3 players. Wasn't Negerdo let go after half a season? For Jovetic as well?

Jovetic basically never plays, Navas does start and Demicheles had a run as well. Fernandinho too which makes it 3 players. Wasn't Negerdo let go after half a season? For Jovetic as well?

I think you're missing the point. Player turnover is the key factor, not player starts (even if we have been mostly discussing that aspect). The theory from Wenger is that bringing too many players in one window would upset the balance of a squad. That means both starters and benchwarmers, as balance stretches beyond the starting XI - especially since few teams have eleven players that are 100% starters. Rotation, training, etc...all means the squad turnover is the key factor, not starting XI.

The claim that you can't bring more than 2-3 new players into the first team every year is disproved by how many players the top clubs bring in and still succeed.

Besides, Wenger has brought in five players this season meant to start or challenge for a starting position: Sanchez, Welbeck, Gabriel, Debuchy and Ospina. In 2012-2013 he brought in four (Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud and Monreal). So there goes that theory.

And that is the reason we started like shit and are showing our best football at the end of the season...