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Arsenal new signings: Parlour backs massive £170m double swoop for Rogers and Kroupi
Arsenal new signings: Arsenal are ready to throw their weight around in the transfer market again. A cool £170 million. That is the combined figure currently being floated for Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers and Bournemouth starlet Eli Junior Kroupi. After splashing £250m last summer, Mikel Arteta clearly has no intention of standing still. Not after finally getting his hands on that Premier League trophy.
The targets are clear. Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta wants a left winger first, then a backup striker. Kroupi fills that second slot beautifully. City fans will remember him well; he scored the decisive goal that handed Arsenal the title last month. Painful. Bournemouth want £86m for the 19-year-old.
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Rogers is the other big piece of the puzzle. Villa value him at a minimum of £80m. Invincibles legend Ray Parlour, speaking at E.ON’s “Watch and Wash” campaign alongside Jermain Defoe and Toni Duggan, gave the moves his full backing. “I think Rogers is a fantastic player,” Parlour insisted. “He can play off the left-hand side… Rogers can play in the No. 10 role as well, which he’s done very well at Aston Villa.” He is already looking forward to seeing how Rogers fares for England at the World Cup.
It makes total sense. Look at the squad right now. Losing the Champions League final to PSG on penalties stung. Badly. The depth out wide has looked thin since Gabriel Martinelli’s form took a dip, and Rogers gives you that injection of raw power. He can also fill in centrally when Martin Ødegaard needs a breather. Crucial, that.
Kroupi is a tougher sell. Spending £86m on a teenager with only one truly massive moment under his belt feels like a gamble. A massive one. Yet Bournemouth’s academy keeps producing top-tier talent, and the kid shows real composure.
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The smart play? Prioritise Rogers. Get that deal over the line first, then look to shift Jakub Kiwior and Reiss Nelson to balance the books. Only then should Arsenal circle back for Kroupi. Buying both in one window risks completely overstretching the budget. One elite addition on the left side, paired with sensible squad depth, does far more for a title defence than taking two massive financial punts at the exact same time. Patience wins titles.
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