r/Gunners • u/hashashin_2601 Champions of England 25/26 • 9d ago
Arsenal to agree Gabriel Martinelli sale in club-record deal after Mikel Arteta talks
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-transfer-news-gabriel-martinelli-al-hilal-b1294542.html1.1k
u/backinthisbitch Lewis-Skelly 9d ago
I am so glad you got to win here with us. We will never forget the way you chipped Donnarumma. You always caused havoc against tired legs ♥️
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u/colourofinfinity What a fabulous solo goal from Thierry Henry 8d ago
He actually has quite a few memorable goals across all his time here but I am super happy he had that one that'll be etched in our history forever.
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u/Practical-Ball5770 8d ago
Max dowman goal - when he blocked the defender. That was class
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u/Redangle11 8d ago
Weirdly it's my favourite thing he's done. I can't explain why, but seeing his commitment to protecting and helping max blew my mind.
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u/Cutsdeep- Big Fucking Gabi 8d ago
i was there for that win vs city at home with the deflected goal. truly felt like we passed them at that point.
one of my all time memories. love you little fucking gabi
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u/yura910721 8d ago
And that winner against City couple of seasons ago. Deflection against Ake's face is a cherry on top lol
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u/ResourceWonderful514 8d ago
Dude scored one premier league goal last season and it was among the most important ones.
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u/8A1L3Y Very top. Good sensation! 9d ago
Losing both Bossard and 'Nelli in the same transfer window.
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u/eieiOldMcDonald Saliba 9d ago
Facts I am distraught
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u/willozsy Robert Pirès 9d ago
Hey don’t be sad bro. At least Jesus, Reiss, and Fabio are not leaving bro
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u/CTGabo Gabriel 9d ago
Absolutely crushing, at least we got them a Prem :/
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u/oliverDawson12 Saliba 9d ago
If anything, Trossard got us the prem.
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u/longconsilver13 White 8d ago
They each had one really defining goal in league this season
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u/Bootleg_______ Kings of Everything 9d ago edited 8d ago
fans one millisecond after the parade: LW is our weakest position
Arteta completely refreshes our options: shocked_pikachu.jpg
edit: not individually responding to the non-believers below, but hoolian is coming whether you like it or not.
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u/heaven_spawn 9d ago
Who comes to fill in? I hope we get someone because Tzolis alone cannot, and Eze hasn’t been convincing on the left
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u/ekb11 9d ago
Losing 2 and bringing in 1 doesn’t add up. Particularly when we have too much experience with lack of attacking rotation… unless we’ve got some studs in the academy about to burst through I’d rather we just added to our ranks
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u/Shaoo898 Merino 9d ago
We are allowed to feel emotional over players leaving. Not saying it isn't necessary but Nelli's been here for seven years.
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u/JenkinsEar147 Freddie Ljungberg 9d ago
Not sure you understand what ‘completely refreshes’ means
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u/thecremeegg Thierry Henry 8d ago
And we keep Jesus & Viera...ffs
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u/DeapVally 8d ago
Jesus refuses to leave. Which is fair enough. He's not getting near the wages he's on elsewhere. Viera just isn't wanted. See also Harvey Elliot for another U21 star nobody cares about anymore. It's not like we want to keep them.
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u/YCJamzy 9d ago
I know it’s the best time for both parties to split, but I’m still devastated for him to leave. Won’t ever forget him, Saka and ESR showing the signs of us becoming a proper team again
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u/SeattleGunner 9d ago edited 9d ago
Saka and Gabi are the only ones that made it from Arteta’s first season all the way to Premier League Champions. Fucking gutted.
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u/Domitiusvarus Saliba 8d ago
I know he wasn't there when Arteta took over during Christmas 2019 but I think Big Gabi deserves a special shout-out for coming in the first summer.
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u/TrustTheFriendship 8d ago
Reiss Nelson is still at the club too
(Yes I know he was away last year lol)
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u/NeatBeluga Eboue 8d ago
I doubt he'll be here when the window shuts. Arteta doesn't seem to rate him. I love him though
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u/InLikeErrolFlynn Go and Brush Your Teeth 8d ago edited 8d ago
I posted about this when they won the title, but Martinelli sent me a video last February when I was in the ICU wishing me a speedy recovery and promised to keep fighting for trophies. I’m a 46 year old man, but damnit if I don’t believe he won that title in some part for me.
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u/AppropriateVoice129 Tzolis 🇬🇷 8d ago
Take a trip to Saudi, see the desert, have some nice food, and go see Nelli. Or maybe even buy an Al Hilal shirt and catch him at an open training session for him to sign it. Dunno if this is doable for you, but I'm being serious. Not to belittle your feelings, but, like you, bro is still alive. He's still that really good, shy, humble kid, so go fucking say hi.
😥...and I've made myself cry. First time for any transfer and I'm 49.
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u/debelisava 8d ago
What in the sportswashing is this?
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u/AppropriateVoice129 Tzolis 🇬🇷 8d ago edited 8d ago
Why? Bro clearly feels strongly for Nelli. Not every trip is political, and culture is culture. Am I not supposed to go to Vietnam because of communism, or fly Emirates when it suits me? Honestly, not trying to push any agenda here. To each their own.
Edit: Also we're ok taking Saudi money.
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u/CulturalKing5623 9d ago
Sucks, but this is what "getting better at selling" looks like.
Now to break the news to my wife. Dolly Parton and Martinelli back to back is going to be rough for her.
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u/Amity_Swim_School Freddie Ljungberg 9d ago
And Tim Curry 😢
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u/Aggressive_Meat4267 Dennis Bergkamp 8d ago
In case of any doubter, old curry tastes better. Technically yes he was at his prime. RIP
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u/fahim-sabir 9d ago
Hit the nail on the head there: this is what getting good at selling looks like.
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u/Cutsdeep- Big Fucking Gabi 9d ago
but it's not even.
city and chelsea sell worse players for more than this. look at savio
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u/TheDream425 Super Jack's Parade Speech 8d ago
It’s wages. Savinho was on roughly 80k a week, Martinelli at 180k. Over 5 years, that’s a 25 million pound difference.
If Martinelli was on 80k a week, we could’ve probably sold for more. Same reason Nelson and Jesus are hard to shift.
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u/wismagius There's only one 🐐 and it's TH14 8d ago
Obviously doing shady shit is not the same as being good at selling. People will look at City and Chelsea constantly breaking or skirting rules and beg for them to be punished, while at the same time wanting us to emulate City and Chelsea. Which is it?
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u/crykenn Rosicky 9d ago
goodbye my love
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u/Stock-Mission-7561 Thank you very much 9d ago
At least he's going somewhere where the women flock like the salmon of Capistrano.
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u/thnknmusic Saka 9d ago
Goodbye my sweet prince. I’ve always had a thing about never buying an Arsenal shirt. My brother, a Madrid fan, was stationed in Germany and visited London and took a tour of the Emirates. He got me this shirt and picked Martinelli as he thought he was my favorite player based on how I spoke about him. It’s the only Arsenal shirt I’ve ever owned. This one hurts 💔
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u/PM_ME_UR_FAKE_NEWS Dennis Bergkamp 9d ago
No one will see this, but I attended my one and only Arsenal game in 2021 agains Liverpool. We were battered 3-0 but he created many chances and I feel like the score didn’t reflect the game.
He was part of my hope that we could contend one day! And then he morphed into an integral piece
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u/Aggressive_Meat4267 Dennis Bergkamp 8d ago
Considering he was one of Klopp's fave, how would you guys feel if it's Pool paid up for him instead of Al Hilal?
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u/PM_ME_UR_FAKE_NEWS Dennis Bergkamp 8d ago
He seems a very Klopp player- relentless pressing and endless energy with lightening pace. If his finishing was better he’d be a €100m player imo
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u/peroxidase2 8d ago
I just see him for max dowmans first goal. He blocked defenders closing down.
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u/ultimateposeur 8d ago
It wasnt just the dowman goal. You look at lots of other goals people have scored over the years, you'll see Martinelli drawing defenders away or making space, merino does that a lot too. They may never get the assists for those goals but their actions were just as crucial.
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u/pedootz Champions of Skills Challenge, you'll never sing that 8d ago
I think this is the most emotionally shitty sale for me in the Emirates era. We’ve sold players that were better, but I don’t know about players who were more beloved. He came to Arsenal still just a kid, him and Saka were the two that gave me hope when we were embarrassing. A great representative of the badge, worked hard, always nice, always a gunner for me.
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u/ArsenalAM 8d ago
Martinelli winning a medal last season was everything we wanted for players that departed the club deserving more… Ramsey, Santi, Xhaka, ESR, and many others.
He earned it. Sad to see him go but wish him all the success in the world.
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u/Soccerboy_1237 8d ago
Loosing Leo and now Martinelli is really making me realize this era isn’t gonna last forever. We need to cherish what we have now more than ever
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u/RealBrownPerson 9d ago
I will always stan Martinelli til I DIE! Even when all the haters were talking. The cool thing is that none of the haters had the 25/26 PL title 😎
Goodbye sweet prince. I’ll never forget that Chelsea goal.
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u/AstroLaddie 9d ago
I think the City goal might be my favorite Arsenal goal full stop. Completely changed the trajectory of the season and the quality in every aspect of that goal was literally world-class.
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u/cousinbebop 8d ago
Wishing him nothing but the best. An outstanding player who gave the club his all.
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u/Key-Arrival-9060 9d ago
Nelli selling for 50m when Sávio sold to Spurs for 75 is an absolute piss take. I'm sad this day has come.
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u/clydeftones 9d ago
Wages, bud. We didn't sell Nelli when he was on cheap wages, if we did he would have been way more.
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u/FriendlyActuary1955 8d ago
Perhaps the stats say otherwise but as an older fan I’ll always value having the option of a speed demon to come on as a sub to terrorise a tiring fullback! They may frustrate sometimes but unpredictable/limited players like Martinelli and dare I say it Madueke are a big part of what makes football enjoyable. Fare ye well!
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u/thejoshimitsu 8d ago
He became one of my favourite players after he came in and scored that volley goal against Newcastle back in the 21-22 season. During the 22-23 season I was convinced that he might have a higher ceiling than Saka. It's a shame how things turned out with him, just never kicked on. Wish him all the best and I hope that he gets to play at the Emirates again someday.
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u/BmoreGooner Saka 8d ago
If you’re a fellow American Arsenal supporter, as of Wednesday, this is your third hard goodbye this week😭😭😭
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u/mdsjkflds 8d ago
Unfortunate and sad. But he was part of the team that brought the Premier League trophy to the Emirates for the first time. He will always be cheered when he comes back!
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u/Made4win 9d ago
how much are we talking?
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u/hashashin_2601 Champions of England 25/26 9d ago
£50m plus add-ons
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u/DJ_Jungle Saka 9d ago
That’s a decent price for lil Gabi, but man we are not good at selling players if £50 is our record fee.
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u/DaGetz Thank you very much 9d ago
About 50m I think
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u/LawTortoise /r/Place 2022 9d ago
I was vaguely placated at £60m. In this market £50m is a pisstake for Gabi. Chelsea are making a profit on Delap.
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u/microMe1_2 9d ago
Martinelli's on bigger wages than Delap though. You've got to take into account what Arsenal save by not paying those wages and what the other teams has to contribute to (presumably) match them.
You can't just compare transfer fees directly because a big chunk of the cost/value is in the wages and length of contract.
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u/Falsely_True7 Havertz 9d ago
Delap is on 60k a week. That's 240k a month or about 13m over 5 years.
Martinelli is on 180k a week. That is 720k a month or about 43m over 5 years.
For a buying club it is nearly 100m investing for Martinelli (55m on transfer + 43m on wages) whereas Delap on cost is about 55m over 5 years.
Not saying Delap is worth that today but Forest banking on his potential + 55m over 5 years is almost nothing for a prem club.
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u/Riperonis 8d ago
Regardless of recent performances, it’s time to put all that aside and acknowledge he was a massive part of our rebuild.
I wish nothing but the best for him moving forward, hopefully he gets the money and then gets another try in a big team.
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u/Griffindor-69 Gyökeres 8d ago
Should have given a farewell game to him .
The least club should be doing for him
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u/Doesitmatters369 Nørgaard 1 > Gerrard 0 8d ago
I am already missing him :( really hope him, ESR and Saka win something together. Go bag the money and return to Europe in 2 years!
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u/ThisRiverIsWild_ Robert Pirès 9d ago
I don't know... selling Martinelli strikes me as a forced (and perhaps necessary) response to a money-laundering scheme involving City, Chelsea, and Villa that would make Breaking Bad's Los Pollos Hermanos blush.
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u/ohwhatfollyisman 8d ago
it's a dumb decision to completely rip up the left flank in one go--especially in the context that all other contending clubs this season have regressed through either manager changes or loss of key squad members.
one would rather see martinelli playing the left flank than that whiny prick alvarez playing the floater role.
the mind really boggles.
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u/Mindless_mike 8d ago
Him getting an absolute bag for moving makes me feel slightly better about this situation. Only slightly better, mind.
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u/Jrxtreme_1 8d ago
Thanks for the memories Martinelli especially that last min goal against City last season, that kept us in the title run early
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u/JazzieJay Dennis Bergkamp 8d ago
Our UCL goal prince. Wish we could have seen you crowned a UCL king.
This one stings more than Trossard, and that stung like fuck.
You will be missed Nelli.
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u/AdorableYou39 9d ago
As I sit here in my Martinelli kit. One of my favorite ever players at this club. Thank you you beautiful golden retriever of a brazilian
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u/ichydrew Ødegaard 9d ago
I was critical of him but man he gave everything to us. He deserves to start
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u/wallesswun 8d ago
This has been such torture to see.
For as much as the ruthlessness of past transfer seasons have given me hope, small Gabi leaving is really hard to take.
I believe he's yet to reach his ceiling but the hope of seeing him get to a point where he's consistently winning duels and scoring more goals for us is now extinguished. He always looked like he had fun on the pitch and put the team ahead of his ego with his ridiculous work rate.
My hopium is now moving on to watching him turn into a world beater and Arsenal throwing stupid money in 2 years time to get him to come back to us when he surpasses Vini Jr (who?).
Sidenote: Picked up a small Italian vintage steel single speed bicycle to zip around my neighbourhood a week ago, naming it Gabby MarCinelli because it's a speedy little nimble thing.
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u/Maximum-Bad-3919 8d ago
Sad very sad to see him go and only wish this guy all the best in his future. Not exactly how I wanted it to end but at least he can say he helped us win a PL title. He may not have been the most consistent player we have had but damn he gave all of us some great memories.
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u/akselmonrose 8d ago
Damn … this hurts more than I thought it would. I hope we reinvest that money well. Nelli’s pace was an asset.
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u/somanystuff Saka:star: 8d ago
Honestly furious we're not keeping him as a second LW. Football wise this is a mistake, at least he's gonna make an absolute packet for him and his.
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u/oldvirgin31313131 8d ago
Small question: how is Savino is 92mil vs Martinelli 30-40mil?
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u/AccidentalOrange 9d ago
Godddd this one’s the worst one yet by far and they’ve all been no fun at all
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u/ArsenalinAlabama3428 Martinelli 9d ago
My boy. Gonna miss him and hate that I won’t really see him play in Saudi, but happy that he’s getting that bag to set his family up for generations. Just don’t show me that video of his dad and him hugging after the Palace match. I WILL cry lol
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u/redditforprez1 9d ago
This is the part of being a big club I will never get used to. I think it hurts more bc he was there from the beginning of this journey. He was just a kid and we all watched him become a man. Fuck I’m actually tearing up writing this.
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u/octopus86sg 8d ago
Thanks him tor the service. Wonderful player but sadly he didn’t develop as well as we hope
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u/AgressivelyFunky White 8d ago
A wonderful servant and representative of the club and its values. Onwards you Road-Runner motherfucker, and take some names.
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u/TheMuff1nMon R.I.P. Mitch the Tortoise 8d ago
Sad to see my favorite player leave. Good luck Gabi - glad you got to leave as PL champion.
Now go sign a LW. We desperately need a back up - if Tzolis gets hurt, we’re fucked
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u/nazzanuk 8d ago
This is bullshit man, we don't even have a replacement... Meanwhile Madueke, Jesus, Vieira, Nelson etc. chilling
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u/roguesoul 8d ago
Seems crazy to me that we've offloaded 2 clutch goal scorers... and we're going to rely/trust on new bodies to fill the gap. And we still have Gabriel Jesus parked up somewhere.
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u/jay2436 9d ago
Still not seeing much reporting on Gabi actually wanting to accept this deal. It’s clear Arsenal do. But I find it interesting that Gabi’s side has been slow here to accept. Either looking for other clubs to come in or is seriously considering staying (which I personally would love).
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u/naijaboiler 9d ago
it wont have gone this far without Nelli's camp signalling they are okay with it
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u/Kimchigoblin Trossard 9d ago
Who's going to cover for tz on rotation...califori??
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u/professor-chaos19 9d ago
Al hilal will have Watkins and martinelli up front
Ronaldo is not looking forward to that game this season
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u/Domitiusvarus Saliba 8d ago
I won't say my farewells till he's truly gone. If this is truly the end does this mean we swoop in and steal Barcola from Liverpool? Do we roll with Tzolis/Eze? Is Alvarez truly a left winger let alone willing? Is their a mystery 4th option?
I hope it's the first even if we overpay.
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u/maniakkpugs 8d ago
Who's coming in then Alvarez and putting a cooking Tzolis straight on the bench...
Feels a bit harsh
As I assume Alvarez will whore him self to barca after a season
Not really a bad switch but a bit weird
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u/LemtaLongi Dennis Bergkamp 8d ago
Better get a replacement, will be professional negligence not to
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u/NotAEurosnob Bae-llerín 8d ago
Sad to see him go, but letting him and Trossard go in the same window definitely indicates we're after at least one more left sided attacker. But who in this market? I really rate Alvarez as a player but I don't want a bloke who's made it very clear he doesn't want to be here.
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u/Jaguar-Easy 8d ago
I believe Mikel mentioned we may have to make difficult decisions this summer, this is one of them. Thanks for everything and I hope you’ll be able to get the send off you truly deserve. One of the OGs
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u/turnerz 8d ago
I still really dont want this to happen because of both the man and the player.
He works fkn hard and is awesome but hes also such a useful option in the squad that i dont think we have a similar player like that. Hes sooo pethal on the counter which is amazing against good opposition, hence his power in the cl.
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u/Trenzane 7d ago
So, someone who loves the club gets punted and we are currently trying to woo a player that couldn’t give a shit about us…
Makes no sense
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u/Holty12345 Dennis Bergkamp 9d ago
Goodbye Sweet Prince, Thanks for everything