Gabriel Jesus | Joins Arsenal for £45m

[Pingu the Penguin]

What's the holdup for this deal? Arsenal not willing to match our ask?

Tbf the window hasn’t opened yet!

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

50M for is about right. Always tried his best and not complained about being rotated. He'll get a lot more game time elsewhere and i wish him well. Never quite good enough as a CF for us though tbh.

Doubled our money on him

 

[Bluearmy]

is that guy reliable? because that's like 300k per week..

No chance that is accurate surely. They will likely have to pay some kind of premium on his wages due to no Champs League but that seems excessive!!

 

[Jack Hackett]

I’ve seen no confirmation of this deal - is this just the usual transfer froth?

 

[Constantine]

€300k+ (around £265k+) per week from the Arse? Too good to be true.

 

[mrsprkl]

Extremely overhyped player Saka. Not good enough for us

Good diver though

 

[Tartarian Blue]

Good diver though

Saka is surely destined for the dippers one day then

 

[penalty spot]

There's an imbalance of wages building up if the wages mentioned in a thread are correct.
Stones on 200,000 and Jesus on 90,000. Bernardo who everyone says is irreplaceable is on half of what Grealish gets.
You can understand certain players looking elsewhere,I'm not suggesting it's the primary motive but the difference between some of our top players are hard to comprehend.

 

[decmancity]

€300k+ (around £265k+) per week from the Arse? Too good to be true.

Sounds about right tbh.They have cleared a ton of wages from Lacazette and Aubameyang etc.

If they are selling themselves to Jesus and are going to make him the main man then they have to pay him like he is.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

There's an imbalance of wages building up if the wages mentioned in a thread are correct.
Stones on 200,000 and Jesus on 90,000. Bernardo who everyone says is irreplaceable is on half of what Grealish gets.
You can understand certain players looking elsewhere,I'm not suggesting it's the primary motive but the difference between some of our top players are hard to comprehend.

Gabby and Bernardo have both been offered pay rises though.

Stones will be on whatever he gets paid because he actually signed the contract offered.

Grealish will be on massive wages because he was a marquee signing, unlike Gabby and Bernardo. We're not going to drop silly money on someone to pay them sensible wages.

 

[penalty spot]

Gabby and Bernardo have both been offered pay rises though.

Stones will be on whatever he gets paid because he actually signed the contract offered.

Grealish will be on massive wages because he was a marquee signing, unlike Gabby and Bernardo. We're not going to drop silly money on someone to pay them sensible wages.

They may have been as you say offered pay rises but that would mean they would extend their contracts. Something that Bernardo and Jesus maybe don't want to do for different reasons.

 

[Coatigan]

They may have been as you say offered pay rises but that would mean they would extend their contracts. Something that Bernardo and Jesus maybe don't want to do for different reasons.

Yes, that is a big part of increased wages. What should the club do, increase them anyway without the return on investment in contract length?

 

[penalty spot]

Yes, that is a big part of increased wages. What should the club do, increase them anyway without the return on investment in contract length?

I understand that wouldn't be ideal, but it could prove problematic. Not so much for new signings but for established players.

 

[Coatigan]

I understand that wouldn't be ideal, but it could prove problematic. Not so much for new signings but for established players.

I don't disagree. But contracts work on scale and length. Can't really remember any player leaving because of wages. Sane maybe to an extent, amongst other things including the national manager being Bayern's tool, but even he had an offee on the table, and the promise of more to come. Which is how the club seems to work with players.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

As long as he doesn't end up at Spurs.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Gaby, please tell Arsenal to take a running jump. You are ours, we want you.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Gutted to be losing Jesus, he’s been great for us and offers a lot with his movement. Now we‘ll be down to one striker again so when Haaland is out we’ll be stuck having to play square pegs in round holes again, unless Alvarez proves to be at least as good as Jesus.

 

[philiph20]

Always given his all and done the business and much more, all the very best Gabriel.

 

[blueparrot]

Gutted to be losing Jesus, he’s been great for us and offers a lot with his movement. Now we‘ll be down to one striker again so when Haaland is out we’ll be stuck having to play square pegs in round holes again, unless Alvarez proves to be at least as good as Jesus.

You mean when Haaland is out stuck with a system that won the last 2 leagues. So I think we'll be okay.

 

[remember arthur mann]

You mean when Haaland is out stuck with a system that won the last 2 leagues. So I think we'll be okay.

Correct but it was Jesus that made it work.
Edit: OK, amongst others.