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Morning all.
Two bits of news hit the headlines yesterday afternoon.
The first came from Fabrizio Romano on Twitter as he suggests that Arsenal have made a move for Benjamin Sesko. “Concrete talks” he says which is still a long way away from the player actually joining Arsenal this summer so at this stage, I’m not getting overly excited about this story. Yet.
If reports in the media last summer and again in January were/are to be believed, Sesko is the player Mikel Arteta has had his eye on for a while. The Slovenian International forward certainly ticks all the boxes, on paper at least and he’s still a few years away from hitting his peak.
I know I often think, say even, if Arsenal want him then just get the deal done but transfers aren’t quite as simple as that. The player has to want to join Arsenal first and foremost and the selling club which in the case of Sesko is RB Leipzig, have to willing to sell. Arsenal’s stumbling block might be if Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle or even the two Manchester clubs decide to outbid us. I very much doubt the signing of Liam Delap would stop Chelsea from trying to scupper any deal.
The second bit of news came from James McNicholas of The Athletic who reports that Gabriel is close to signing a new long term contract at the club. Now this I can believe. Gabriel is 27 years old, he’s a brilliant defender, one of the best in the Premier League in my opinion and his presence in our back line has played a huge part in why we as a team don’t concede too many goals.
I know we’ve said it before but extending the contracts of players already at Arsenal is just as important as signing new players, especially when it comes to the likes of Gabriel, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri whose contracts only have a couple of years left. Thomas Partey and Leandro Trossard are expected to sign new deals too.
If, and it’s still a big if of course, both Martin Zubimendi and Benjamin Sesko are Arsenal players before this transfer window closes temporarily from the 10th to the 16th June, then it would be a great start to the summer window that’s for sure. That would leave nearly three months for the club to any other business. A winger and a goalkeeper being the minimum in my opinion.
See, I told you I’m not getting overly excited. Yet.
Catch up in the comments.