On June 20, 1995, Arsenal signed Bergkamp from Inter Milan for 7.5 million pounds. Ice Prince helped the Gunners win 3 Premier League titles. He is a well-deserved Arsenal legend. .
At the time, the transfer fee was not very low, but there is no need to discuss whether it was worth it! I think the Ice Prince, like Wenger , is the representative figure who best interprets Arsenal's style and characteristics.
Just in terms of playing style, I personally think that Bergkamp and Rosicky are the people who best represent the way Arsenal plays at the top (just talking about style): elegant, smart, elegant and refined, full of imagination...
In fact, Arsenal has not welcomed such a representative signing for a long time. I hope there will be one this summer!
Premier League APP, Fabio Vieira has appeared in Arsenal's midfielder list.
As for Arsenal's official announcement, gun fans should just keep calm. It won't be over until the end... In fact, the deal has been completed and can be officially announced at any time.
Romano talked about Fabio Vieira's deal in the Insight Offside column: "Arsenal is about to officially announce Vieira's joining. This is a signing that Arteta is very eager to complete. Arsenal's scouting department has already inspected it. Vieira for more than a year, but Arteta's opinion was decisive in completing the deal quickly."
There is nothing to say about Vieira's joining, come up with this The news mainly illustrates Arteta's right to speak.
Many people still think that Edu should be responsible for the transfer. In fact, this is true to a certain extent. Edu is responsible for the negotiations, but in fact the chief architect of the signing is Arteta, who is now the first-team football manager. Arteta has the final say on who Arsenal wants to buy and sell, and Edu helps him realize his plan.
Personally, I am quite satisfied with Arsenal's recruitment pace this summer. It seems that many new players will join before July, but in terms of focus, it feels like the team still doesn't know what they are lacking most...
I personally think that Arsenal needs at least a defensive midfielder and a backup center. After all, it is not enough to rotate only one Nketadi Adam in at least three-line operations. Of course, the summer transfer window is still very long, and there may be many possibilities ahead!
Official: Arsenal's young central defender Rekik has joined Sparta Rotterdam on loan until the summer of 2023, and Sparta Rotterdam will bear Rekik's salary.
20-year-old Rekik joined Arsenal from Hertha Berlin in January 2021, and he was the regular main force of Arsenal U23 last season. Rekik was born in Netherlands . He once represented the Netherlands U18 in games. But now this central defender is already a member of the Tunisian national team, and he made his debut in Tunisia's 41-0 victory over Mali in June 2021. In addition, this new star also represented Tunisia in Africa earlier this year. Played in 2 games in the Cup.
Rekik played for Feyenoord , Manchester City , Eindhoven and the Marseille youth team when he was young. Everyone at Arsenal wishes him all the best at Sparta Rotterdam next season.
Rekik is already 20 years old and should be playing for the first team. It would be good to go to the Eredivisie to gain experience.
As we can see, Rekik is already a Tunisian international, and he is even very hopeful of participating in the World Cup at the end of the year. It is obviously inappropriate for such a player to continue playing in the reserve team, so Arsenal is right to rent him out.
If the development goes well, Rekik can return to the team to participate in the competition for the first team in the future. Of course, if Lisandro Martinez joins, it is estimated that Rekik will not have the opportunity to challenge for the first team position in the future, because Arsenal currently has too many central defenders. , and they are all so young...
Official: Arsenal announced that Harry Clark will join Stoke City in the English Championship on loan until the end of the 2022-23 season.
The 21-year-old Clark played on loan for Ross County and Hibernian in the Scottish Premiership last season, and he played a total of 25 games for the two teams, contributing 4 goals and 4 assists. In 2020- In the 21st season, the central defender played 32 games while on loan at Oldham in English second tier .
Clark joined Arsenal in 2015. He signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2018, and then the Englishman renewed his new contract in December 2019. Last summer, Clark played with the first team At Scotland training camp, he started in Arsenal's friendly match against Hibernian and played 45 minutes.
The Arsenal team wishes Clark all the best for the new season.
Clark has also made great progress in the past two seasons, including another central defender Ballard, but like Rekik, they will definitely not get a chance at Arsenal in the new season, so they can only rent out or sell them directly. Lose.
Sometimes I still tend to give some opportunities to the young players in the team, even if they are allowed to serve as the fourth or fifth choice in the same position in the first team, but Arteta is indeed under too much pressure. At present, the first team He believes more in the concept of "foreign monks can chant sutras". Even Loconga is a bought incense... It is difficult for Patino and Flores to get opportunities. In the new season, several of them are expected to It also has to be rented out.
Let’s take a look at the transfer!
Goal Spanish reporter AS news, Rafinha "is about to sign with Arsenal", and "if there is no reversal", the flying wing will become a gunner this week, and Rafinha will no longer wait for Barcelona .
AS said: "If everything goes well, Rafinha will sign for Arsenal in the next few days. The players said that they have not received news from Barcelona for several weeks."
This is the news that made many gun fans on Monday I was very excited, but the opinion of the microblogger at that time was to wait and see, it was probably just a rumor, and judging from subsequent developments, although Arsenal was indeed operating Rafinha, saying "signing soon" was obviously a long way off. ...
Let's take a look at Rafinha's current situation.
Romano tweeted:
Regarding the situation of Rafinha: Barcelona has reached an agreement with Rafinha on personal terms, but has not reached an agreement with Leeds United . Arsenal and Leeds United are in direct talks, with the Gunners interested in Raphinha since March. Chelsea and Tottenham have also maintained contact. The final transfer fee may be between 65 million and 75 million euros.
To put it simply, Arsenal is indeed negotiating with Leeds United for Rafinha, but no agreement has been reached, and Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and Tottenham are also competing.
In addition, Leeds United's asking price is quite high, and the two parties are definitely still negotiating the transfer fee. It is obviously unreliable to say that they are "close to joining".
Romano spoke about the Arsenal and Raphinha rumors on the Here We Go Podcast.
Romano said: "Arsenal and Leeds United have had direct conversations about the transfer of Rafinha - Arsenal's top brass and Leeds United's top brass have been in direct contact.
They are negotiating, discussing, so the Gunners are indeed operating Lafite and they will continue to push for a transfer in the coming days.
When I read that Barcelona were interested in buying Raphinha for 40 million euros, the answer I got was 'no way', Leeds United would never accept this price , their psychological price is much higher than this, I was told that Rafinha’s final transfer fee may be 65-75 million euros.
Three London teams, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal, they are all pursuing Rafinha. Rafinha, especially Arsenal."
It can be seen that Arsenal is indeed operating Rafinha, but there is no agreement yet.
Judging from the news from other reporters, we can also draw this conclusion.
Times reporter GJ reported that Leeds United expects Arsenal to make contact about the transfer of Raphinha.
reported that Raphinha’s agent Deco has had talks with Edu, and Leeds United’s asking price for the star is more than 50 million pounds. On the other hand, Tottenham and Barcelona have also reached out to Leeds United. Officials have contacted about Rafinha's transfer, and Chelsea are also very interested in the Brazilian.
It is reported that Rafinha himself wants to join Barcelona the most, but there is no official offer yet.
GJ's report this summer was quite accurate, and he and Romano had almost the same view. The Telegraph also has relevant reports, and we will talk about it after reading it.
Telegraph editor-in-chief JB wrote that Leeds United is expected to ask for 50 million pounds for Rafinha. They have not received any offer yet, but now it seems that the winger will leave the team this summer.
reports that Arsenal hope that signing Fabio Vieira can help them complete the signing of Raphinha, because both players belong to the Gestifute agency, and the company is run by Mendes. Of course, , Raphinha’s direct agent is Deco, but Deco and Mendes are colleagues.
JB pointed out that Arsenal's negotiations with Vieira went very smoothly, which is considered a positive sign.
GJ and JB both said that Rafinha has not received any offer, so there is no talk of joining...
In addition, JB mentioned that Vieira's transfer may have a certain relationship with Raphinha. I will not rule out both here. There is some connection between them, but Arsenal certainly did not sign Vieira because they wanted to have a good relationship with Mendes' agency. After all, you don't have to spend 40 million euros to sign someone just to spend more than 60 million euros. Buy another person... So Vieira's ability is the main reason why Arsenal chose him, and building a good relationship is just added value.
Daily Sports reported that Arsenal had submitted an official offer of 60 million euros for Rafinha, and that an agreement was "almost reached" between the Gunners and Leeds United. Raphinha's agent Deco will fly to Barcelona next week to find out whether it is possible for the Red and Blues to sign his client and whether Raphinha "can join Arsenal with peace of mind."
Regardless of the news from Daily Sports, I personally still believe the news from the British media, that is, Arsenal has not made an offer yet.
However, one thing needs to be emphasized, that is, Barcelona has not given up, and Rafinha will not wait for Barcelona. After all, it is only June. So everything is open.
A brief summary:
Arsenal is definitely operating Rafinha, but at present, Leeds United’s asking price is very high and their position is very firm, so negotiations are still ongoing, there is no quotation, and there are other giants also participating in the competition. , such as Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and Tottenham. Among them, Barcelona is the team that the player himself most wants to join, but Barcelona is also the team with the most financial difficulties...
Why should Arsenal buy Rafinha?
To be honest, I still don’t understand it. Of course, Raphinha will definitely strengthen Arsenal’s strength and lineup, but he is worth 65-75 million euros, not 30 million euros... A player of this price and age must be If the main force is only positioned as a rotation player, it will definitely not work.
I won’t say anything redundant. After all, we don’t understand the thoughts of the coach and the club. Let professionals do professional things. However, judging from the recent transfer windows, those things we questioned at the beginning were not It makes no sense. For example, last summer spent 80 million on goalkeepers and central defenders, but did not strengthen other key positions; for example, in January this year, there was a crazy purge without adding new players...
Goal Manchester City reporter JS news, Jesus is close to joining Arsenal, the deal is even expected to be official in the coming days.
Manchester City's asking price for Jesus is 50 million pounds. They are expected to reach an agreement with Arsenal. The Gunners' previous offer of 30 million pounds has been rejected, but they will provide a floating clause that is linked to the player's performance. A new offer, which would be close to Manchester City's valuation.
Goal Another reporter CWS also reported relevant news, let’s take a look.
Goal reporter CWS reported that Arsenal has cooled down its interest in Tielemans. They have a tendency to back down from this acquisition. The Gunners are focusing on introducing other targets this summer, including their long-term target Jesus.
reported that negotiations between Arsenal and Manchester City have entered a critical stage, and all parties feel that the deal is expected to be reached in the short term. Goal understands that Jesus' agent has now traveled to England to promote the transfer.
As for Raphinha, Arsenal are also eager to bring the star to North London, and the Gunners believe that as long as Barcelona does not rekindle their interest in the Brazilian player, they can get the signing.
Regarding Jesus, it seems that he may indeed be close to joining Arsenal. The Gunners have no other opponents in this deal. As long as the price meets Manchester City, the deal can basically be completed.
I personally feel that Jesus’ transfer will be finalized this week (the official announcement may not be official, it is just confirmed).
Tielemans' words, it is strange that a man who was called Arsenal's number one midfield target by major reporters withdrew from the stage in June...Arsenal only signed Vieira (still the main striker) Waist), don’t you plan to buy Tielemans again? At least CWS, DO and Sky Sports have said that Arsenal has cooled down their interest...
Of course, CWS also said that the transfer window is very long and Arsenal may pursue Tielemans again in the later stage, but now the Gunners' priority target is It's Jesus, Rafinha and Lisandro ...
Personally I still think Arsenal should buy another deep-lying midfielder in the summer. This configuration is too dangerous now. There will be European competitions and the World Cup next season. Yes, Xhaka and Thomas will definitely not be able to attend the whole season. Will they have to rely on Elneny and Loconga again? Odegaard The delaying effect is very poor. Whether Vieira can play a guest role in this position is another matter. It will be good if he can adapt to the Premier League in the first season...
So it is okay not to buy Tielemans, but not to buy the back-up position. The waist is not good, of course some people say that Lisandro can play as a defensive midfielder, but to be honest, I have not seen any reporters saying that Arsenal bought him to play in the midfield...
