2017-2018 Summer Transfer Window

Meanwhile AC Milan is making some great buys without Champions League football.. These players should have been on Arsenal's colors though...

Ricardo Rodriguez, Frank Kessie already signed and now Andre Silva..

Uh, "no"...

That shows how slow we can be. We should be more ruthless and quicker in the transfer market.

Benitez last transfer window made his signings early and was very successful. Aston Villa was very slow and got midtable.

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Chelsea and Arsenal are interested in securing a summer transfer for Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Goal understands.

The 29-year-old centre-back has suggested he is open to leaving the Bundesliga club in order to win silverware, with the Premier League pair both expressing an interest ahead of next season.

We don't need another centre-back. We have Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Mustafi, Holding, Chambers, and possibly Krystian Bielik. Right there are at most five experienced players and three developing and all good options to have.

Getting another centre-back is a waste of time and money unless it is an absolutely young player to transform the world like Mbappe.

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Doubt on Mertesacker's physical ability. Only Koscielny, Mustafi, Holding are natural Centre-backs.. Monreal and Chambers are makeshifts.. so if we are continue to play with three at the back, we need another quality Centre-back to sustain any PL challenge and other Cup games.. (though a Centre-back is not a priority at present)

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Monreal and Chambers are makeshifts

Don't really need a traditional CB for a three-man backline, hybrids are fine.

Don't really need a traditional CB for a three-man backline, hybrids are fine.

Still, I would say that Kos, Mus, Hol, and Mon are not enough to rotate in and out of PL, Cup games and Europa league if we want to challenge in all three, simply due to injuries and staminia. I'll happily accept a proven centreback

I think the depth of the squad is the least of the club's problems at the moment, we should focus on signing a world class striker. Mbappe, Belotti, and maybe Lacazette are good options. There's no reason why we can't be in the running to sign world class players so we can compete at the top of the table of prem.

I think the depth of the squad is the least of the club's problems at the moment, we should focus on signing a world class striker. Mbappe, Belotti, and maybe Lacazette are good options. There's no reason why we can't be in the running to sign world class players so we can compete at the top of the table of prem.

Oh yeah a striker is definitely more crucial right now than a cb. All I mean is that Sokratis could be a good signing

Mbappe - out of hands, more likely to sign for Real Madrid and then go back to Monaco on loan. Morata - More likely to sign for ManUtd, somehow Arsene not gone for him. Belotti - Arsene made an approach earlier last season, but no talks of him this season though. Lacazette remains the available option... :(

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Europa league

Hey a trophy's a trophy. Just ask Man U.

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Or ask Rafa when he won everything including a Europa League trophy.

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It's not like our chances of winning the europa league are that high

I think it is higher than most of the teams and they don't have teams that big. Don't get me wrong. They can still kick us out.

We also have a fitness issue since the Europa League and Premier League are two days apart for the first six Europa League games. Going to be tough but perhaps give some youngsters some game time.

Too much luck involved in winning knockout tournaments for it to be worth prioritising it.

Anybody thought about how we might be missing a backup / future starter goalkeaper? ospina is leaving and cech is getting his age on, i've always thought emi martinez would make the cut but who knows

Anybody thought about how we might be missing a backup / future starter goalkeaper? ospina is leaving and cech is getting his age on, i've always thought emi martinez would make the cut but who knows

Martinez is well in that category and he can still learn from Cech.. But we need a plan B after Cech!!!

Too much luck involved in winning knockout tournaments for it to be worth prioritising it.

But we could end our Knockout losing streak in Europe this term... but still it looks a high hope!!!

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Martinez is well in that category and he can still learn from Cech.. But we need a plan B after Cech!!!

There's reports of interest in Rui Patricio from Lisbon, he'd be a great replacement for Cech. What do you guys think?