Seriously, I'm shocked at this move, I never expected this from Arsenal. It's like Arsenal has £50 million to spend on a winger but can't add up to that money in other to get a suitable striker, just wow. This is what I keep on complaining about Arsenal and people here thinks I hate them, lol. Arsenal is the only club that will chase a particular player from the beginning of the transfer window, giving all green lights and hopes to the fans that they will sign that player, only for them to fail in purchasing that player and opt for something entirely different. This is exactly one of those cases.
What saddens most of the fans the most is that even though Arteta gets sacked tomorrow, there is no way he could take these players along with him, which means, they automatically become a burden to incoming manager. A deal that got so many Chelsea fans happy... Is it not obvious that arsenal just got the wrong player. Gyokeres deal is still not sealed despite him giving up from his own salary to support his own transfer. From the way Arteta is leading this team both in transfers and trophy wise, I doubt if certain key players like Saka, Nwaneri and Saliba might extend their contracts further.
Nwaneri is literally demanding for a playing time before extending his contract, and with the signing of Madueke, I'm not even sure if he will get much. This is terrible tbh. Perhaps, the management has extra budget for Rodrygo as well. Prioritizing quantity over quality is very sickening, and I guess Chelsea can share that experience with them.
The way Arsenal has been doing in the past years looks like a club that don’t know what it wants or there’s a secret goal they have that the rest of the world and fans don’t know. The Manager and the Board are very lazy to what’s needed and also have this problem of misplaced priority. Maybe the owners or board has a secret relationship with Chelsea cos I don’t understand how they’ll be buying the trash from Chelsea, they’re now a dumping ground for Chelsea’s unwanted and wastes.
A Club in dear need of a striker signing an unstable winger for $50m, instead of focusing and completing what matters most. You see the way City and Liverpool are penning down names that are needed not just to add squad depth, if the deal with Sporting and Gyokeres fails just know Arsenal is going no where.