Alexis Sanchez

[Blue Hefner]

The 8 first team players doesn't tell the whole story. They'll look to offload Gibbs and Jenkinson this summer who will get little first team games. Mertesacker is retiring and played 1 game last season, Joel Campbell isnt part of first team plans, Cazorla would need phased out anyway if he wasn't injured, and Wilshere might leave and has contributed little the past 5 years. So you are back to really talking about Sanchez, Ozil and Ox.

That's about 100 million

 

[Marvin]

So who are the possible backups if we move on?

Mbappe. I doubt there's anyone else. Sale of kelechi indicates to me that we don't feel we need cover. I don't think we do. What do you think?

I think we have more than enough forwards. I think sanchez and Mbappe are the type of players you might make a special case for regardless of the state of your squad. Medium term we need to replace Aguero but I think he can have a good season.

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

It is, but that wasn't the point of the post I was replying to.

So it wasn't. It does highlight the situation though that Arsenal are in a weaker position than the clubs of the players you mentioned.

 

[Machiavelli]

Loving the worried gunners playing it cool clogging up the thread. :-D

 

[yeah whatever !!]

And so the Pendulum swings again.

It'll swing back soon I'm sure, it always does

If it didnt...it would be a pendulum. ;)

 

[mosssideblue]

Loving the worried gunners playing it cool clogging up the thread. :-D

Like!

 

[GunnerGer]

They still need replacing though with quality mate? And if Sanchez and ozil leave for free next season then you have essentially pissed around £80m down the drain?

The first 6 players have essentially already been replaced. For Ox we have Bellerin but we would need another option. Sanchez and Ozil leaving would obviously be the big impact leaving, so yeah, we would need replacements for them if they don't sign up.

 

[kaz7]

Going round in circles in here

 

[richards30]

Mbappe. I doubt there's anyone else. Sale of kelechi indicates to me that we don't feel we need cover. I don't think we do. What do you think?

I think we have more than enough forwards. I think sanchez and Mbappe are the type of players you might make a special case for regardless of the state of your squad. Medium term we need to replace Aguero but I think he can have a good season.

I think we will defo sign a forward but pep likes players who can be flexible and play in a number of positions? Mbappe would be perfect to be honest as we can get possibly 10 years plus from killian and pep could make him one of the best ever!!

 

[ballinio]

Mbappe. I doubt there's anyone else. Sale of kelechi indicates to me that we don't feel we need cover. I don't think we do. What do you think?

I think we have more than enough forwards. I think sanchez and Mbappe are the type of players you might make a special case for regardless of the state of your squad. Medium term we need to replace Aguero but I think he can have a good season.

We don't have more than enough goal scorers at all, we won't win the league with just Aguero & Jesus

 

[GunnerGer]

Going round in circles in here

Indeed. I'll leave just now since we seem to be cluttering up the thread, I'm probably the biggest culprit today, apologies.

 

[Disco Derek]

Indeed. I'll leave just now since we seem to be cluttering up the thread, I'm probably the biggest culprit today, apologies.

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhh... What on earth will you losers talk about when Sanchez stays and all of this 'Sanchez to City' nonsense is outed for being the Sky Sports and red top sophistry that it is?

 

[Sir peace frog]

arsenal are playing a dangerous game imo, sanchez and ozil could fetch the best part of £120m this summer, next summer £0, that's a hell of a lot of money add the cost of replacing those two and replacing all of the other players whose contracts run out , wenger is doing arsenal a hell of a lot of damage, damage they might never recover from until a very long time,its a huge gamble.and a gamble I think will fail.
how much to replace that lot if they all go on a free ??


sanchez
ozil
Wilshere
Oxlade-Chamberlain
cazorla
gibbs

 

[yeah whatever !!]

We don't have more than enough goal scorers at all, we won't win the league with just Aguero & Jesus

Are you sure ??

 

[Silva_Spell]

Mbappe. I doubt there's anyone else. Sale of kelechi indicates to me that we don't feel we need cover. I don't think we do. What do you think?

I think we have more than enough forwards. I think sanchez and Mbappe are the type of players you might make a special case for regardless of the state of your squad. Medium term we need to replace Aguero but I think he can have a good season.

Players to play in front 5 positions (eg. in a 4-3-3 / 4-1-4-1)

1. Aguero
2. G.Jesus
3. Sane
4. Sterling
5. Bernardo
6. De Bruyne
7. Silva
8. Gundogan

1. Kane
2. Janssen
3. Son
4. Lamela
5. Eriksen
6. Dele
7. Dembele
8. Sissoko
9. Winks/Nkoudou

1. Lukaku
2. Martial
3. Rashford
4. Mata
5. Mkhitaryan
6. Lingard
7. Fellaini
8. Pogba
9. Herrera
10. (new signing / Perisic)

1. Lacaette
2. Giroud
3. Ozil
4. Sanchez
5. Ox
6. Walcott
7. Iwobi
8. Welbeck
9. Ramsey
10. (new signing / Lemar)

1. Morata
2. Batman
3. Hazard
4. Pedro
5. Willian
6. Bakayoko
7. Fabregas
8. Moses

Us and Chelsea are short (esp. us as they tend to play 343)

 

[ballinio]

Are you sure ??

3 top notch strikers are needed I think .

 

[blueinsa]

3 top notch strikers are needed I think .

For all the talk of our defence last season, we struggled because we didn't score enough goals its that simple and yes, on paper we have more than enough if all the players chip in but football isnt played on paper and we need another top class forward.

Sanchez is that player.

 

[Dobsy]

May have got the wrong end of the stick but @Dobsy seemed to say he d be a third striker.



Then suggest Aguero could make room


I wouldnt call Sanchez a striker, and dont think he would be competing for a place with Aguero.

Yeah I thought your post made sense in response to mine and i found it reassuring. I will sleep tonight haha

 

[yeah whatever !!]

3 top notch strikers are needed I think .

We have an abundance of players that will do their bit though mate.
Although 3 strikers would be nice.

 

[Marvin]

Players to play in front 5 positions (eg. in a 4-3-3 / 4-1-4-1)

1. Aguero
2. G.Jesus
3. Sane
4. Sterling
5. Bernardo
6. De Bruyne
7. Silva
8. Gundogan

1. Kane
2. Janssen
3. Son
4. Lamela
5. Eriksen
6. Dele
7. Dembele
8. Sissoko
9. Winks/Nkoudou

1. Lukaku
2. Martial
3. Rashford
4. Mata
5. Mkhitaryan
6. Lingard
7. Fellaini
8. Pogba
9. Herrera
10. (new signing / Perisic)

1. Lacaette
2. Giroud
3. Ozil
4. Sanchez
5. Ox
6. Walcott
7. Iwobi
8. Welbeck
9. Ramsey
10. (new signing / Lemar)

1. Morata
2. Batman
3. Hazard
4. Pedro
5. Willian
6. Bakayoko
7. Fabregas
8. Moses

Us and Chelsea are short (esp. us as they tend to play 343)

David Silva. We've got more options than we did at the start of last season. I think if Guardiola thought we were short, he would not have sanctioned the sale of Kelechi. We could also include Roberts