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1 month left in the transfer window – what do Arsenal still need to do?

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So we have a month to go until the transfer window slams shut. Now that pay day has been and again, perhaps Arsene might open his window and buy everyone a beer. Before poncing a pint and tobacco off everyone for the rest of the month.

Arsenal still have a lot of work to do between now and the 31st August

The Thomas Lemar Saga

It is all getting a bit silly now, and starting to resemble every other transfer window over the last decade. From Higuain to M’Vila, Kalou to Trabelsi, we have been here before where we spend the entire summer searching said players names for update. And the only updates are from attention seeking ITK’s.

The Lemar saga looks to last all summer.

The Alexis Sanchez saga

Arsenal are bringing out a double album this summer. A movie and a sequel. Chuck in Mesut Ozil and it is a trilogy. Add in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and I am not really sure what that makes it?

Arsenal’s resolve on Sanchez will be tested in the last month, as clubs see if Arsenal really are willing to let the Chilean leave on a free in 12 months.

Boost the midfield

With Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Mohamed Elneny and Franci Coquelin, the midfield looks short of quality competition.

Ramsey and Xhaka are class, but there is a big talent gap between them and Elneny and Coquelin.

A need to get in another more defensively minded midfielder who is at a similar level, or even better than, Ramsey and Xhaka is a must.

Another centre back?

A bonus could be Arsenal signing a top class centre back. It is unlikely, and it would be a Brucie, but if the right man come available, at the right price, Arsenal need to pounce.

Sell Sell Sell

All of the above need to be shipped out over the next month

It is going to be a busy day for Arsenal’s new backroom team.

Keenos

If Coutinho is worth £133m, how much is Mesut Ozil?

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So Liverpool have “slapped a £133m price tag on Brazilian midfielder Coutinho.”

It forces to me to ask two questions:

  1. What are they smoking up their at Anfield?
  2. How much would Mesut Ozil be worth?

For me, Coutinho is one of the most overrated players in the game. Watch him properly rather than just the highlights.

He has 10 shots a game from the edge of the area. The majority go over. Once every 10 games, he catches one right and it flies into the top corner. Fair play. But that is 1 in 100 shots. Is it really that good?

He is a poor mans Frank Lampard. Shoots at every opportunity, misses more often than not. But he is praised by the fan boys who ignore the games he go’s missing (every game he does not score), always shoots one the edge of the area – even if there is a better placed player available, and is frankly average.

Coutinho is basically the Brazilian Andria Townsend.

He is not even good enough to clean Mesut Ozil’s boots.

Keenos

34% of Arsenal fans want Alexis Sanchez to leave

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So we have a short poll running on twitter and the results may surprise you:

73% of those who answered think the club should pay Mesut Ozil what he wants. Whilst just 66% of fans would want us to keep Alexis Sanchez to give Alexis Sanchez a new contract.

Meanwhile, 34% of fans would be happy to see Alexis Sanchez leave over the next 12 months, against just 24% who wouldn’t be upset if Mesut Ozil left.

Clearly Arsenal fans are getting mentally jaded with the Alexis Sanchez saga.

Keenos

Note: %ages taken from Thursday evening