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So, after all the drama, the back-and-forth, and all of the speculation, Julian Alvarez will not be coming to Arsenal this summer. The Atletico Madrid star has decided to stay put at Atletico Madrid, hoping for a January move to Barcelona.
Should we be disappointed, sure, why not, but at the end of the day we remain rich with strikers in Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres and Mikel Merino. Plus, the squad doesn’t need a player who really has no real desire to play here.
The Gunners summer transfer window can be graded as a B+.
The new signings include Bruno Guimaraes, Illian Meslier, Christos Tzlois, Ezri Konsa and Piero Hincapi, who signed a permanent deal after his one-year loan at Arsenal.
The guys leaving were Gabriel Martinelli (Al-Hilal), Leandro Trossard (Besiktas), Fabio Vieira (Hamburger SV), Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona), Christian Norgaard (Everton), Jakub Kiwior (Porto), Karl Hein (Werder Bremen) and Reiss Nelson (Free agent).
Arsenal has sent Ethan Nwaneri on loan to Borussia Dortmund, as well as Tommy Setford to Stevenage.
The Premier League’s twenty clubs spent a league record $4.33-billion (USD) on transfers this summer.
Now, the teams are set until January, but of course there are always those last minute exceptions.
The games have begun, and now the focus will be exclusively on the pitch, and less on the front office’s wheelings and dealings.
Good job Mr. Berta.
COYG!
Gunners1953