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Morning all.
I always thought it would Albert Stuivenberg who left Mikel Arteta’s coaching team first. His cool and calm demeanour on the side lines is a fine quality for a head coach/manager to have. Yet here we are and it’s Carlos Cuesta who has left the building. Who can blame him though if management was/is what he craves. Good luck to him at Parma.
Will Arsenal replace him and if so, with who? Santi Cazorla has hinted about returning to Arsenal one day so perhaps it’ll be him. I very much doubt it’ll be Jack Wilshere as he seems to be on the managerial/head coach path. One thing I do know is that it’s pointless checking the official website for any information because as I said yesterday, Jorginho is still listed as an Arsenal player on there, as is Tierney and Sterling!
Duncan Castles, who apparently knows things when it comes to transfers, has been talking on the Transfers Podcast and he’s suggested that Sesko has requested a release clause in his Arsenal deal if he makes the move.
_**I understand that Sesko is asking for an exit clause on any deal he agrees with Arsenal, and he would like that release clause to be set at just 20 percent premium on whatever price Arsenal end up paying Leipzig for the striker. Which is quite unusual to ask for when you’re moving from, let’s say, a second-tier European club to a club that’s perceived as a first-tier European club and one of the most financially affluent clubs in European football.**_
Castles is a football journalist for The Times as well as other football outlets so perhaps it’s best to take this story with a pinch of salt. Or rather, a 2kg bag of the stuff!
However, if, and it’s a big if, there’s the slightest of truth to this story, or that of any player/agent making such a “demand” before signing for Arsenal, I think the club should walk away from the deal. A 22 year old, in the case of Sesko, could one day be worth twice as much as he’s worth today so why would any club accept what would be a £12 million profit on a £60 million deal if that’s what he sells for? If he wants a get out clause in his contract, it should be upwards of £150m in today’s world of crazy football transfer fees.
There’s something about the reported actions of Viktor Gokyeres too which might put clubs off of signing him although again, a pinch of salt required when reading about him threatening to go on strike etc in order to get his move to the Premier League.
That’s the problem with the internet though and money to be earned by websites who are only really about getting reader hits. Most stories are read and regurgitated time and time again but just because a story is written many times it doesn’t make it any more true.
Anyway, I’m going to sit back, enjoy the summer of cricket, tennis and Love Island – just for you Kev, and wait to see what Arsenal do. However slow they might do it.
Oh, and Carlos suggested the best is yet to come. Thank goodness for that!
Catch up in the comments.