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Morning all.
That’s the summer transfer window over for another year. Arsenal football club has had a busy summer with arrivals and exits aplenty.
Jorginho, Tierney, Tavares, Marquinhos, Tomiyasu, Partey and Lokonga have moved on for good whereas Kabia, Vieira, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Nelson and Nygaard have left on loan deals.
Eight new recruits in Zubimendi, Mosquera, Gyokeres, Eze, Madueke, Norgaard, Kepa and Hincapie.
The difference between the two groups of players is vast as only Partey was a regular starter for Arsenal last season with Jorginho, Kiwior, Tierney and Zinchenko used sparingly but the eight who have been added to the squad are what I’d call, first team options. Players who Arteta is likely to use on a regular basis out of choice rather than circumstances forcing his hand.
Personally, I think this squad is the strongest we’ve had for a few years now and I don’t just mean under Mikel Arteta. I mean back to Arsene Wenger’s latter years.
All we really need now is for our attacking unit to gel because defensively, I think we are extremely strong. I include our defence minded players within that group as well as our two keepers. We have more than two players for every position. Admittedly, one or two are injured at the moment but barring Jesus and Havertz, they could return after this international break.
GK – Raya, Kepa
RB – White, Timber
RCB – Saliba, Mosquera
LCB – Gabriel, Hincapie
LB – Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly
CDM – Zubimendi, Rice, Norgaard
CM – Odegaard, Nwaneri, Eze, Merino
LW – Trossard, Martinelli
RW – Saka, Madueke, Jesus
CF – Gyokeres, Havertz,
Also in contention for playing time, albeit limited I would have thought, is Dowman and Harriman-Annous, both of whom were on the bench at Anfield.
Not everyone will be happy with our summer signings of course but to put it bluntly, it doesn’t matter what you or I think, it’s about what Arteta can get out of them.
Hopefully, come May 2026, it’ll be a piece of silverware.
Catch up in the comments.