For over a decade fans journalists and ex players can see our weaknesses, that we need a defensive midfielder and better centre halfs what does wenger do play left backs as centre backs and keep
signing attacking midfielders the man has lost it
Speaking to RMC [as per Le 10 Sport], the manager has proposed a bet to Olympique Lyonnais president Jean - Michel Aulas that he will be able to
sign the attacking midfielder.
Thus far this summer Rodgers has
signed attacking midfielder Roberto Firmino and Danny Ings, both of whom can score goals, whilst Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert, Daniel Sturridge and Fabio Borini also remain at the Merseyside outfit.
So in short I think it's more important to keep alexis than it is to sign a new striker, but only if we can
sign another attacking midfielder and another holding midfielder.
As has been rumoured for a couple weeks, Toronto FC have
signed attacking midfielder Ager Aketxe from La Liga side Athletic Bilbao.
That has alerted Anfield boss Jurgen Klopp, who is a confirmed admirer of the 24 - year - old Germany star, and Gunners manager Arsene Wenger, who tried to
sign the attacking midfielder in the summer.
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to reinforce the quality and depth of their squad by
signing an attacking midfielder this summer and a new name is in the limelight.
Having reinforced the squad by signing Victor Wanyama from the Saints and Vincent Janssen from Dutch side AZ Alkmarr, Tottenham have been looking to
sign an attacking midfielder.
West Ham have wasted no time finding a replacement for Payet,
signing the attacking midfielder Robert Snodgrass from Hull City for # 10.2 m, and expect to complete a deal for the Brentford striker, Scott Hogan, before Tuesday's transfer deadline.
Not exact matches
And for more prowess at Arsenal's central
attacking midfielder option and cover, Arsenal should explore the opportunity at
signing Moussa Sissoko to the fullest and
sign him if he agrees to come to us and his argent and Newcastle FC will reasonably lower their asking price for him to enable Arsenal to
sign him.
No CB would solve our problems.People seem to think the
signing of Van Dijk will solve our problems.I'll be back here to remind us next season that we need another defender.The system, combinations and mentality is what is wrong with Arsenal.I can see it being overlooked this season too.All we needed this season was a striker, a
midfielder who's a defensive and
attacking hybrid and possibly one luxury
signing.
One of the best
attacking midfielders in the world, recent reports have suggested that Real Madrid may already have a verbal agreement in place to
sign another Borussia Dortmund star in Marco Reus.
The Daily Star claim Arsenal now look to have focused their efforts on
signing Lyon
attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir, but Mahrez is another who could've been a great addition.
With Theo Walcott almost permanently injured and Lukas Podolski possibly leaving, Arsenal could be lining up an exciting # 26m move to
sign Barcelona winger Pedro, who can fill in a number of
attacking midfield roles and provide the team with another goal threat.
Another raid for Griezmann would be a big blow for Simeone as he tries to rebuild his side, and PSG's interest won't be too welcome either, with the Ligue 1 champions looking to
sign a high - profile
attacking midfielder this summer after also being linked with Manchester United's Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba, the Express says.
The 23 - year - old
attacking midfielder signed for the German side from Chelsea for a reported # 18m in January 2014 --(Daily Express)
CaughtOffside understands that Old Trafford boss Louis van Gaal had pushed chief executive Ed Woodward to pull out all the stops to land the highly rated
attacking midfielder with the Premier League side keen to bring a «Marquee»
signing to act as a real statement of intent.
West Ham United
attacking midfielder Ravel Morrison has
signed a pre-contract deal to join Serie A side Lazio on a two - year contract in the summer, according to the Daily Mirror.
United have already
signed Memphis Depay from PSV to add to their
attacking midfield options, meaning Januzaj could face an even tougher task in breaking into van Gaal's starting lineup next term.
We should ideally
sign another young talented
attacking midfielder / winger though.
Paris Saint - Germain are stepping up their interest in
signing Manchester United
attacking midfielder Angel Di Maria this summer, according to sources in France.
Former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is reportedly keen to
sign Borussia Dortmund
attacking midfielder Marco Reus if he takes over at Chelsea, according to Don Balon.
Some may argue that is a bit harsh for a
attacking midfielder who has scored two goals, but Mata just can't find a place in Louis van Gaal's XI which is poor for a # 37.1 m
signing.
Brazil
attacking midfielder Willian
signed a five - year contract when he joined Chelsea from Anzhi Makhachkala last summer.
The
attacking midfielder has barely played since
signing in the summer, last appearing for the end of the second half in the Europa League a few weeks ago, then not even featuring on the bench against Arsenal last weekend.
However, Nani has now rejoined his old club Sporting Lisbon in another swap deal which has seen United
sign versatile Argentine defender Marcos Rojo, leaving Juve to ponder other options in the
attacking midfield position.
Liverpool transfer news: Reds to
sign # 63m trio «within days» to seal INCREDIBLE start to the summer Arsenal's new - look XI with Petr Cech
signing plus world class # 52.7 m duo in
midfield &
attack
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is close to
signing Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado, 26, and will sell
attacking midfielder Andre Schurrle, 24, to Wolfsburg to finance it --(Daily Mail)
Norwich City want to
sign Manchester United
attacking midfielder Nick Powell on loan this summer.
The Spanish giants are currently spoilt for choice in the
attacking midfield department, having
signed James Rodriguez in a big - money deal from AS Monaco this summer, whilst also having the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale to choose from in that part of the pitch.
Still, the eleven that started in Portugal is still enough to rival anyone in the world, with Manuel Neuer, Rafinha, Jerome Boateng, Dante and Juan Bernat at the back, Philipp Lahm, Xabi Alonso and Thiago Alcantara in
midfield, and Mario Gotze, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski in
attack — world class quality in almost every position, and yet, no
sign of being able to work a way around their tactically smart opponents.
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attacking midfielder wants to
sign for Arsenal but faces six - figure fine for trying to make transfer happen
Jurgen Klopp has already made his
signings and there is little space for another
attacking midfielder at Anfield.
Manager Jurgen Klopp is seemingly planning to
sign AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy to come in as Reus» replacement in that
attacking midfield role, which is likely to lead to bids from United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
The Brazilian, 23, can play a number of roles in
attacking midfield or up front, and could be a great
signing.
The Ajax
attacking midfielder is said to be available for a fee of around # 6m and that's a price the Magpies are ready to pay as Alan Pardew looks to
sign a long term target.
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attack and
midfield
Been a big name
signing, Sanchez will always be a marked man and will not be given as much space as the City players whose focus was on
attacking did, he needs all the help he can get from Debuchy, the other
midfield players plus our ST in order to find his sharpness.
Arsenal are reportedly locked in a three - way battle with Barclays Premier League rivals Manchester City and Serie A giants Juventus for the
signing of Spanish
attacking midfielder Isco.
The report states that the Italian giants are after a new
attacking -
midfielder, likely as a consequence of the sale of Arturo Vidal to Bayern Munich and Andrea Pirlo to New York City FC, but an offer for Cuadrado will not be made unless they fail in their attempts to
sign Draxler and Mkhitaryan.
Having already made key
signings in defence and
attack, the
midfield is the next area to address and strengthen where possible.
Brendan Rodgers is a fan of the player, and remains keen on
signing further
attacking midfielders despite already bringing in the likes of Adam Lallana and Lazar Markovic.
Turan i think will not join Arsenal, i am not sure if he will quit Atletico but with the depth of Arsenal's
attacking midfield i very much doubt Turan would be
signed.
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The bottom line this summer in Arsenal
signings is Le Prof MUST
sign a top quality holding /
attacking midfielder of Goretzka's caliber to fully complement his entire starting XI team next season and just limits himself to the
signings of Kolasinac and Lacazette alone which if he does without
signing a top quality holding /
attacking midfielder, his starting XI team next season could be understrength at
midfield as Santi Cazorla won't be available in the first half of the season and Elneny can't be relied on to deliver high performances for Arsenal on consistent basis.
Arsenal are looking into the
signing of highly - rated Lyon
attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir, 21, who is available for just # 8m.
The report explains that one of their top targets is the Everton and England
attacking midfield star Ross Barkley, who the Toffees» manager Ronald Koeman has admitted will be moving on, but that their chairman Daniel Levy thinks the price is too high and hopes to
sign Barkley for less just before the window closes.
Maybe Arsenal should think about getting a flu jab for our German international star next season, if he decides to
sign a new contract and stay in north London that is, because Mesut Ozil is out of action for the trip to face Liverpool in the Premier League today and it is not the first time that the
attacking midfielder has been unavailable due to illness.
Don Balon claim Barca's interest in spending so much on Griezmann after just bringing in Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool in that
attacking midfield area has been complicated by their January
signing.
The 20 - year - old arguably fared best in a «false 9» striker role last year, and could be used there again due to the vast options in
attacking midfield now with the
signings of James Milner and Roberto Firmino.