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