Quote from: TelolettOm on August 29, 2025, 11:36:57 PM

And Arsenal's efforts to strengthen all lines, not just the front line, are getting more and more solid. This time, Arsenal managed to sign a center-back from Leverkusen. It's truly a wonder why Leverkusen let go of all their key players across all lines; this is truly disappointing.

However, on the other hand, Arsenal can strengthen their center-back department with the arrival of Piero Hincapié, at least as a possible backup, as they still have William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães. This deal was done for a fee of €52 million plus a 10% sell-on fee. It's for a 5-year contract.

This player can help Arsenal strengthening their defense system more and perhaps increases their dangerous attacks in corner kicks which they have been upgraded in latest seasons and become like a master in these situations.

Bayer Leverkusen only face with a classic problem of any club after having one or two successful seasons while they are not rich clubs and don't have abundant financial budget for player salary and player transfers. It's reasonable to see those clubs losing both their head coaches and best star players after several successful seasons and this is exactly what's happening with Leverkusen.

They lost Xabi Alonso after convincing him to stay in the last season but did not gain success like two seasons ago. This departure of Xabi Alonso triggers uncertainty in many star players there and most of them are trying to leave Bayer Leverkusen in order to find bigger clubs and start new chapters for their career with potentiality of more success and surely better wages.