Rodrygo, Jules Kounde, Andriy Lunin, Archie Grey and Semih Kilicsoy. That is just a list of some of then players Arsenal have been linked with this morning.

I remember back in the day we used to do an A to Z of transfer speculation.

In the mid 00s, it was fairly easy to manage as social media and clickbait blogs (beyond Goal.com) were not really a thing. the majority of the speculation came from newspapers.

Despite less sources, we would still get close to 200 names linked with us over the summer.

These days we do not bother with the A to Z of transfer speculation. There are just too many “news outlets” that rely on transfer speculation to generate their advertising revenue.

Were we to do it, and take into account every source, we would probably get above 500 players on the list. It would be a full time job – and I struggle to write the blog these days along with my full time job, let alone also go through every link on NewsNow.

It has been a quiet start for all clubs in terms of transfers. Although this has to be expected with a major summer tournament ongoing.

PSR also means that teams are less likely to do deals before 1 July – any deal up until 30 June needs to go into a clubs 2023/24 season accounts and signing a new player early can create a breach.

The only sniff we have had of deals so far is the transfer merry-go-round that some clubs are trying to instigate to ensure their books balance for 2023/24.

Aston Villa have balanced their books by doing deals with both Chelsea and Everton – Ian Maatsen and Lewis Dobin in, Omari Kellyman and Tim Iroegbunam out.

These deals bring instant income to all clubs that allows them to keep within PSR, whilst in turn kicks debt down the road in amoritised transfer fees. These sort of deals are a poor way to run a football club and there is only so long you can operate in this manner until it catches up to you.

I will be laughing at the tears when Everton or Aston Villa go into administration. I am sure their fans will find a way to blame Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United.

As for The Arsenal, we continue to operate sensibly, in the right manner. We continue to grow on and off the pitch with new, better players coming in as income rises. We really are a well run club these days.

I am off for a BBQ and to try and enjoy some sunshine in Essex. Have a great Saturday!

Keenos