Clockwork

Rummenigge acused Boatang poor performances due to Jerome lifestyle early in the season, him being more concerned with his brand+PR rather then football. Boatang said he can "only laugh", and it is believed their relationship hasent been the same. Anyway Martinez and Hummels are preferred by Carlo, and they have signed a really promising CB in Sule. I get the sense they will sell him, maybe Barca.

There is a good chance he is sold, not sure where though. He has been third choice when available, also he had a falling out with Bayern management(Rummenigge).

The report has to be false, they paid more then that for Kévin Gameiro last season who is older and nowhere near as good as Costa.

According to reports he is flying to England to sign with Man City. Fullbacks are very important to Pep system, and that was a major weakness for them this season. Mendy will be a monster for them. Edit: LOL why would you think that? FB are fully appreciated under Pep, you could make an argument for CBs though.

Matic covers more ground and closes down space better. That is honestly all i can come up with. I would pick Cesc 9/10 over Matic.

Prefer if we play with 3 man midfield, which is the real solution.

Cesc might have done better, but the issue is very simple. 2 vs 3 midfield, Arsenal have the man advantage in midfield and they are winning that battle. This is the issue with the 3-4-3 and why i hope we move away our be more flexible in the future.

Not much bothered by missing out on B.Silva even though I rate him. 1) we were hardly linked with him. 2) there are plenty of good options out there. what bothers me a bit though is we are most consistently linked with Bakayoko and Lukaku, two players I can't get excited about. While City are strongly linked with Mendy, Fabinho, B.Silva, etc who I rate and enjoy watching.

So there is a chance? since both of us might have underestimated their incompetency.

Agreed. -Arsenal missing out on Cl first time in decades -Wenger extends his contract -Then Sell your best player to your biggest rival. Their fans might riot if they did that.

Morata to Milan is just rumors. He is being currently being linked with United again. If 100% tax on transfers is true in China as part of new regulation, then Costa is not going anywhere.

What is your thoughts on bringing in Chris Smalling? He seems to be on his way out at ManU.

FWIW according to reports City are close to signing Fabinho for €35. if true that would be the best signing any of our rivals have made in recent years. Would love it if we sign Fabinho instead for midfield or RB/RWB.

This is false, you are equating mediocrity for hard/tough. The biggest difference between PL and other major leagues, is that they all have elite sides that are dominant. If any of Juve, Bayern, Barca, and Madrid were in the PL they would also convincingly win the league on a consistent basis. In comparison no team in this league is great, just good and sometime not even that. Look at our side that won the league two years and finished 10th last season. Or an average side like Leicester City won the league and finished 12th the next season. This is not examples of tough competition, it is examples of mediocrity.

If Batshuayi was at Everton instead of Lukaku they would be no worse if not better. In fact if I am Everton i would push for a Batshuayi+cash for Lukaku. Biggest robbery since Eto'o and Ibra transfer.

I think he will end up at Bayern, Seems like a win-win situation for Arsenal and Alexis. Arsenal will sell him outside of the PL, and Alexis joins a elite side.

If you are going to throw crazy money at any player, Verratti is one you consider doing so. Ultimately it comes down to Marco, PSG do not need the money. Does he wants to leave, and what is his preference destination? My guess Barcelona if moves away from PSG. Maybe a player like Jorginho would be much more realistic. He is a fantastic creative player and does his share defensively.

This reminds me of the flawed logic our rivals and fanbase used and a few years ago, "If Torres is worth 50m then scrub x player is definitely worth this obscene amount." If others acts thoughtlessly and insane then it is okay for us to do, this is a terrible argument but often cited by others and used as a justification. Pogba was world class when he left Juventus, wanted by many elite clubs and could walk into any midfield. You can't say the same thing about Lukaku. Pogba is not a pivot player, used incorrectly by Mourinho.

The more we are linked with Lukaku and the crazy amount being thrown around, the more I am falling in love wit Costa again honestly. Pls stay.

I actually see him as a very effective piece to this team. He solves a problem when Cesc is not on the pitch, outside of Hazard we have no one who can provide creativity and intelligence. And there is where James can be be very valuable to this team, he adds another spark and solution.

You guys are forgetting how good James is and can be and seriously underestimating him. He can play out wide he has done that his whole career. Porto, Monaco, and Real. Pretty much every modern CAM play out wide nowadays.

I don't think it is a guarntee we will play the same formation next season, Conte didn't plan on playing the 3-4-3 initially, ultimately chose it because it fitted his personals and team. No doubt he would change the formation If the situation is different. probably BS but it is believe Conte wants to bring in players to play 4-2-4. I think it was the guardian who ran the story.

You really think that is enough evidence to conclude that Conte wanted him at Juventus? hundred of players are linked to Chelsea every day, I guess we should conclude Chelsea wants every one of them too. Say Juventus did inquire about him; which is not impossible since Juve are very cheap and opportunistic, I could see them attempting Cuardado like loan-buy deal or whatever. One of the article talks about their pursue even after Conte resigned that summer. Even so you are making a unsubstantiated claim of Conte wanted him at Juventus.

He is not going to resign with Madrid in all likelihood; on a free transfer he would be a great addition. Still one of the best CB in the world.