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last season transfers and the one before the last one to study how much he has spent and how much he has got from selling?
With the new TV deal, and the inactivity in
last seasons transfer windows, Arsenal must have near # 300 million in the bank, if not more.
Not exact matches
«Elmohamady was our Player of the Year
last season, so the first piece of important business was to get his
transfer over the line and we did that, in the same way that we secured [Robbie] Brady and [David] Meyler midway through
last season.
Even though Arsenal finished as runners up to the Premier League champions Leicester City
last season and thereby have an automatic place in the coveted group phase of the Champions League this
season, while Chelsea had such a poor campaign that they did not even manage to scrape into the poor relation that is the Europa League, do not expect us to be favourites to win any
transfer battle between the two clubs.
Wenger's indecisiveness in
transfer markets from previous
seasons also ended up with us signing less than enough players often, or doing
last minute signings.
The 19 - year - old used
last season as his breakthrough and
transferred from Southampton to Manchester United in a big money move.
The fact that our excellent centre back Laurent Koscielny is due to get the nod ahead of the Man City defender Eliaquim Mangala is hardly surprising really, as the Gunner was one of the most consistent and impressive players in the Premier League
last season, while the only consistency with Mangala is how he has continually failed to justify his huge
transfer fee.
Wengers method of bluffing the board & fans to keep him for a further
season... > We loose enough games to take us completely off winning the league, then say it wasn't in our control, we then fight till the end and win
last few games so we look good and like we worked hard to earn the 4th place trophy.He then links us with awesome
transfers (which we all know wont happen), and finally while Man U / City and Chelsea organise pre-
season friendlies against top clubs, we play the weak ones, win and look all good to go next
season without any additions... AND THEN REALITY STRIKES..
On
transfers last season we needed a top class CF and got Sanogo and a DM we got Flamini, this year we still need a top class CF and a world class DM.
Even
last month when the January
transfer window gave the Frenchman a brilliant opportunity to sign some players with the specific idea of boosting the chances of winning the Premier League this
season, he seemed to spend as much time and effort getting the two teenage prospects from Nigeria as he did on the first team.
But, Wenger has had lots of cash to spend over the
last two summer
transfer windows, and still refuses to sort out the weak areas which cost us every
season.
Arsene would have done better in
transfer market in his
last season (may be) by getting CB early and not waiting for
last minute injury to buy new CB.
Alexis Sanchez need to go to club with a more ambition unlike arsenal, cos he is a winner and he needs to win more trophy, he scored 30 goals
last season yet arsenal couldn't make top 4, that's to tell u a tree can't make up a forest but till now what has Wenger done to improve the squad to convince Sanchez to stay?nothing, and u expect him to stay with those players who don't have winning mentality and a coach that lacks ambition, Sanchez don't need money what he need is quality players...... my gunners fans all over the world let's be truthful to ourselves, how many of us will still remain in arsenal fc if we were Sanchez, with arsenal
transfer activities so far in mind?
Last -
season transfers 6» 11» Barry Sumpter (late of Louisville), 6» 7» Andre Harris (Indiana) and 6» 8» Javin Johnson (Oklahoma) were not eligible for games, but they did work out with the squad.
The German playmaker has been the subject of so many articles in the football media since he made the
transfer from La Liga giants to Arsenal in the
last days of
last season's summer
transfer window.
Saying that there is a lack of
transfer activity furthers my point as we have spent 110 million net
last season as well as signing 2 defenders and promoting 1.
In the
last half of quarterback Shane Morris» final collegiate
season, the Michigan
transfer found his rhythm.
In the
last 3 years we've done well in the first half of the
season but post January our slump begins, but we never learn from our mistakes and take necessary action, be it
transfers or tactics.
It seems like the board has a template of
transfer policy in which first they buy a quality player like cech was
last summer and alexis was before that and now it's xhaka.They just give you enough so that the guys who are
season ticket holders would renew their tickets.Then the Dilly dallying begins we show as if we are going for top players and make cheap offers for them so the selling club would not sell them and they could say hey!
There will be so much negativity around this club if we don't do any more
transfer business in the form of a top striker that at the first sight of failure the negativity will be even greater than
last season.
WVU is coming off a solid
season and inked a lot of interesting
transfers but has to replace more of
last year's production than any other power conference team.
Another very difficult
season to win trophies awaits us our
last 2 summer
transfer Windows have bin abysmal.
Typical Arsene wenger,
last season the defence was solid while our attack was blunt so what does wenger do during the
transfer window?
The fact that Arsenal got just one point from the Foxes and the Scousers at the start of
last season, however, could actually help us, as it will surely keep Wenger and the players sharp and perhaps will force the boss to ensure his
transfer action and training is sorted before the start.
The fans on justarsenal hate hearing the truth I guess they are happy with the
transfer business Wenger has been doing over the years,
last season he only signed Cech and this
season it's only Xhaka who'll make a difference to the first team!
You would have thought after getting beaten
last season with 3, 4, 5, and 6 goals that defence would be priority when it comes to
transfer window.
Sanchez, who scored 24 goals in 38 league games for the north London side
last season as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the top four, is reportedly top of Unai Emery's side's
transfer targets, with the club wanting at least one marquee signing before the window shuts on August 31st, according to Sky Sports.
Arsenal have always had money to spend, especially for the
last two
seasons, where the
transfer funds have reportedly been astronomical.
Last week saw Arsenal complete the
transfer of Mohamed Elneny from Basel and today we added a new contract for our Spanish left back Nacho Monreal and while a lit of Arsenal fans are hoping for or expecting more from the club, with most of them hankering for another striker, Smith is not and he does not think we need any more players to win the league this
season.
In fact I'll go so far to say I can almost see where he was coming from
last season in both
transfers and approach.
And interesting read for all those that think ozil has been rubbish for us (I know this was for
last season but still) in mind mind proof that arsene still know the
transfer market
And the fact that they got the win without Di Maria or the new signing Schweinsteiger, with Louis van Gaal still expected to spend a lot of cash before the
transfer window shuts, prompted Enrique to suggest in an ESPN report that United could do what his team achieved
last season and bounce back from a disappointing year to claim the treble.
So they do not expect to see much difference from
last season, at least judging by the
transfer business already completed.
There have been numerous Arsenal rumours since
last summer that have variously accused Hector Bellerin of demanding a
transfer during the summer window, and even more recently saying that the club had decided themselves to move the young Spaniard on to fund our own spending in this coming close -
season.
One could have hoped Welbecks injury and Girouds terrible disappearing act
last season would have been enough for Wenger to put a top striker on the top of his wish list but judging by his
transfer activity or lack there of we have reason to doubt that.
A look at the twenty worst signings by Premier League clubs this
season in terms of value for money, with Manchester United and Liverpool particularly culpable in the
transfer market with some shocking buys
last summer...
We may have only made one summer
transfer but we don't have the same starting team as
last season and our entire defence is far more stable.
Chelsea boss Conte, who guided the club to their fifth Premier League title win
last season, is eager to bolster his squad before the
transfer window shuts on August 31st, after his side's lack of depth was exposed in their opening day defeat to minnow Burnley
last week, as reported by the Sun.
We spent # 100 million in the
transfer window and yet we played thesame team as
last season.
However, I look at
last season when we spent # 100m + and sold no one, thus making a
transfer window Loss (as most fans seem to prefer) and ask if that made it a successful window.
Arsene Wenger has made an early foray into
transfer market after buying just one player, Petr Cech, in the entire summer
last year, which suggests that the 66 - year - old may be feeling the pressure to deliver success in the next campaign.The Gunners extended their Premier League title drought to 12
seasons as they finished behind champions Leicester City by 10 points.
The club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, however, is expected to be reluctant to let the France international go so soon after capturing his signature in one of
last season's most anticipated
transfers.
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Brandon Wood, a post-grad
transfer from Valparaiso, will make his debut for the Spartans after averaging 17 points per game for the Crusaders
last season.
Wenger is believed to have been told he must wrap up his
transfer dealings early this summer, after a long drawn - out window in the close -
season last year, and we are currently linked with untold numbers of top targets.
The champions - elect have spent a fortune since being taken over by Roman Abramovich 11 years ago but in the
last two
seasons with the threat of FFP hanging over their heads they have found a way to get round the rules by making a huge profit in their
transfer sales.
In the summer
transfer window, Mourinho assessed the roles in the team that Chelsea lacked
last season and addressed them efficiently, leading to the club's success so far this
season in playing aesthetically pleasing football, while also leading the league table.
The Premier League big guns had been monitoring the stopper ever since
last season and had been tipped to make a move for him either over the summer or during the recent January
transfer window.
The Russian striker has failed to live up to expectations this
season following his move on a free
transfer from German side Stuttgart
last summer.
Wenger does not usually act in the January
transfer window, despite other rival Premier League managers taking full advantage of it, as shown
last season when Mourinho brought in defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic from Benfica.