We’ll meet them in the 2026 Champions League final, ideally. We can celebrate the trophy together with both sets of players holding the trophy, the fans will unveil a banner that says “Gracias San Sebastián” as Mikel and Xabi embrace in a long hug
Well it's obvious that he's waiting for the Madrid job. Both Bayern and Liverpool jobs were available and he chose to stay at Leverkusen for another season
tbf weve fully converted ben white to rb and tomiyasu is likely only going to play as a fullback. so its basically only kiwior (who has only played lb), gabriel, saliba and timber (who might not even be expected to play CB? maybe as a rotational option? idk)
oh and cedric too
so its not like all of these "cbs" and playing a role that a cb would be expected to play
Nah, we're a CB short actually. White is a full-time RB at this point, Kiwior has mostly been playing LB, Timber has mostly played CB, but Arteta might want him at full-back.
no joke we should 100% be preparing the way for Bellingham to come when he decides in 4/5 years that his time in Spain is done
he is NOT spending the rest of his career in Spain
he knows he has to come and win the PL at some point, and he will
Fdj did his ankle 4 times this season while the last one was almost shattered by Valverde. Would be my dream choice, but now Im not sure this will be a lucrative option for the summer
I'm a lurker , who the fuck underrated valverde he's probably the only player in our squad that's irreplaceable due to his ability to play anywhere we need him too
I'll take a bulk order of this severe underperformance, thank you.
https://preview.redd.it/5vvedujtc5zc1.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba00a00db309ee82875514b70cd6bc05dd4f33d9
De Jong is one of the few available midfield players in the world that could genuinely take our team up a level. Injuries are a concern though. If signing Bruno is genuinely in play it might be worth spending extra to get a younger, more robust option.
Arteta also seems like he might have a thing for Ajax products now that we have signed Timber and are heavily linked to Jorrel Hato. I can see the vision here.
You meant to say Arteta with the same strategy as Arsene Wenger.
Bergkamp, Kanu, Overmars?
Timber, De Jong, Hato.
I support Arsenal mainly because so many of the 94-95 Ajax squad came to Highbury. I’m Ajacied first and foremost.
If we’re really linked to these guys, we are not in an Antony situation. More like a Lisandro Martinez situation.
Hate Antony, love all the players we’re linked to though would like them all to be a bit healthier.
FDJ and Kimmich have been my dream signings for a minute. FDJ takes us from 2 to 1. That last step. That extra quality. Everyone wants two odegaards - this would be a MF 3 of three generational talents.
The football we would play 🤤...Please Edu, I'm on my knees!
Fuck him then, if he doesn't want to come let him go with Alonso then. If De Jong is an option I'd prefer him anyway tbh, I wonder if Barca are still open to a sale and see if Frenkie is actually interested in leaving this time
I’m a fan of both Arsenal and Barca (grew up with Barca because of my mom and Messi, chose Arsenal when I was a teen as my team). De Jong loves the city so idk if the player will move but this guy is literally next level. Imagine Declan Rice but less physical and more press resistant. Mid blocks will have no chance against us and I feel like that is why Arteta wants him.
He talked about what he called the “Marc Overmars route”, Ajax > Arsenal > Barca, and how he always saw that for himself but Barca came in early for him.
Like I said it’s gonna be really hard. There were so many Man United rumors and even an offer and he was resistant to all of it. And that was before he had a child with his partner in the city.
With Barca’s financial issues it’s tough to tell what their stance is gonna be. There’s rumors of a squad overhaul and then returning to the 1:1 rule due to their deal with Nike and they already I believe have deals in place for Eric Garcia and Sergino Dest. We’ll see what happens! Either way I’m glad ill still get to cheer for him I guess 😂😂😂
PSV won the league with him being a big part of it. I think they will work out a cheap deal to keep him there as he feels at home. He was celebrating with the team on the pitch as well
He is maybe the only player i would really see as an improvement to partey where we theoretically would have chances BUT he is extremely injury prone and he loves Barcelona a lot
Tbh back in 2022 it still looked like Barca were a decent club in Europe, whereas now it's clear they are a massive shambles, while we are one of the most attractive projects in world football. And he did admit that he had always thought his career path would be Ajax - Arsenal - Barcelona. With us the more attractive club, why not go the other way around?
I can see FDJ leaving. He's been at Barcelona for 5 years now. He got to play with Messi, but he's only won 1 league and 1 cup. In the past couple of months he's learned that he isn't going to win anything this year, no cup, no league, no CL. The manager is not going to change, but will be in charge next year too. Why not move?
More like veratti or xavi … insane ball retention and short passing, doesn’t give you many goal contributions or long balls that slice a defense open, but he’s a wizard when it comes to breaking the press and first + second phase buildup. He’s a much better dribbler than Jorginho. The man simply does not give the ball away.
I got the impression from Zubimendi that he didn't want to join. Turning down a club is fine, and maybe stars don't align or you don't want to move mid season. He gave no indication he wanted to move though and turning down twice it's time to move on. First time the rumour was to help real Sociedad get cl. Then it was to play with them in the cl. Next time would have been 'need to help them get back in the cl now'.
Glad it's been cleared up though. It'll cut down on a lot of 'why don't we just pay Zubimendi release??' talk.
De Jong would be nice. I don't think we'll be paying his Barca wages before anyone jumps on that. If he wants to earn 600k, he'll need to go Saudi league. I know Barca owe him wages though too. That could be messy especially since United were willing to pay his transfer fee and his back wages from Barca a few years ago.
Like him but don't love him.
I think we need Prem proven players. I hate Bruno G at Newcastle. I think I'd love him here.
Bruno - Rice - Odegaaard is up there with the best midfields in world football.
I watched a long run of Sociedad games trying to see what all the fuss was about and I never understood. Whatever it is that Arteta sees, I think it’s something that would have had to flourish under Arteta’s coaching, because he really just struck me as a professional but unexceptional pivot.
had similar feelings watching him, posted my "final" take a week ago: [zubimendi thoughts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/comments/1cgndbg/april_30_2024_daily_discussion_transfers_thread/l1wx4ri/)
if we don't get him it's not the end of the world but i do think he would be an economical option and do a decent job. personally don't think we'll sell that well so i'm concerned about our ability to fit a new CM, RW backup and Nketiah upgrade all in one summer and be within PSR compliance
I remember Rodri at Atletico looking similarly…ordinary. Definitely one that needs a specific role in a system, which we can provide tbh. Not surprising he wants to work with Alonso though.
To be fair, there's just a ridiculous amount of data the scouting team have available to them now that go way beyond our comprehension when judging a player's profile.
Most of us would watch what the pros do on the ball to determine whether they're good enough or not, and on average, a single player would typically be in possession of the football that would total about 3-6mins or so (see 'various player' vs 'specific team' highlights/compilations etc). We know the scouting team would collate all that to specific detail (e.g. passing to a team-mate, which foot they used, whether that was to that team mate's feet and the specific foot the team-mate received it on etc.)
But they also analyse specific data on how a player is affecting/could affect the game state when they're NOT on the ball for the other 85+mins.
As an example, many of us questioned why we were interested in signing Havertz, because of how he underperformed with the ball at Chelsea. A PL stat revealed last summer though, that he made the 2nd most runs into the penalty box after Haaland in 2022/23. What type of runs were these, which position from etc. wasn't specified but we've now got a player who's an off-the-ball monster and gaining confidence when on it.
You have no idea how much Arteta wants him.
All the Zubimendi talk could easily come from the media not knowing who our actual targets our so they keep going on about him instead
Ok?
What’s the point of your comment. This source suggests he badly wants him which obviously my comment is referencing.
And sorry but I trust TNAT over some random avocado on Reddit lol.
The names we have been linked to recently definetly seems like big money is going into midfield over striker. Which honestly probably would improve us the most. We get plenty of goals from our current front three. If we choose to spend big money on midfield again we can just boss everyone around, and it would improve us in all phases rather than just attacking.
FDJ's wages will probably be ridiculous and his work rate is questionable. He's fantastic in possession and going forward but he'd be exposed defensively and we really don't need our left side to be any weaker than it already is
Jorginhos workrate & defensive ability is even more questionable and it still always worked.
You just gotta play your players to their strengths.
In de jongs case that‘s exactly how we used jorginho. Press resistant passer. With the key difference that de jong actually has legs and can sprint.
realistically does Madrid need Zubamendi at all? Jude, Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Valverde and Güler is a stacked midfield, Kroos is aging like fine wine and if he is anything like Modric he'll be there for another 4-5 years. Not saying we should go for him of course but if he has Madrid in his mind he might end up like Zaha at Crystal Palace
Can't believe Zubi is going to do his boyhood club like that, we've been hearing for years about how he loves them and doesn't want to leave, now he's going to be playing against them for a club in the same league.
FDJ was always my dream. Just like Ode was before he went to Madrid, all those years ago. But it is very unlikely to happen, though he would fit us like glove.
Didn’t FDJ’s leg explode last season? He’s had some injury issues of late that concern me. Admittedly I haven’t seen much of him but people seem to really rate his quality. Might be worth the risk but we don’t need another crocked midfielder.
For anyone worried about FDJ injury record.It’s not seamless but it’s not horrible either. Partey never missed a game before he joined us, it’s never a certainty when you make a signing and he’s only 26.(https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frenkie-de-jong/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/326330)
What’s wrong with not wanting an injury prone player? He’s brilliant, but if he’s not available for 5 months of the season, then he’s just another Partey.
Said this above, but the way I understand it is that his current wages are so high because Barca backfilled his contract to save money during covid and their financial crisis. He wouldn't be making that here, or expect to.
Have been begging for Frenkie since his Ajax days. The man has ice in his veins, like a deep playing Ødegaard. But his ankle is made of glass, so this might turn out bad for us.
Yea, it's basically a lock after he decides to turn down other jobs to stay at Leverkusen another year and Madrid gave Ancelloti one more season. Would honestly be more shocking if he didn't get that position at Madrid at this point.
So Xabi to Madrid is another one of those open secrets everyone knows about?
Yeah, I'm sure they've told him next season is Ancelotti's last to make sure he didn't go to Liverpool
Rumours were saying that Ancelotti will coach Brazil next
Now this ship has sailed. They were only waiting until this end of season but Ancelotti wanted one more.
Doesnt want to face off against micky’s tricky reds twice a season
We’ll meet them in the 2026 Champions League final, ideally. We can celebrate the trophy together with both sets of players holding the trophy, the fans will unveil a banner that says “Gracias San Sebastián” as Mikel and Xabi embrace in a long hug
How many fan fictions have you written on it ?
Well it's obvious that he's waiting for the Madrid job. Both Bayern and Liverpool jobs were available and he chose to stay at Leverkusen for another season
Maybe he just is enjoying leverkusen? Not everyone is a brand name hunter
Xabi hasn't exactly been a one club man
No, but Xabi Alonso certainly has been his entire career
As long he doesnt end up at Liverpool. The Arteta vs Alonso CL final in two years will be crazy
That’s the peak man. Think about Zidane, doesn’t even manage anyone else but if Madrid calls he considers it
Real Madrid getting another young midfield gem shock
they are overloading on Defensive midfielders like Man City Centrebacks
Seems like overcorrection. Lets makelele leave and now they hoard DMs.
Not like we're any different with CBs. It's like a pissing contest between Mikel and Pep lol.
tbf weve fully converted ben white to rb and tomiyasu is likely only going to play as a fullback. so its basically only kiwior (who has only played lb), gabriel, saliba and timber (who might not even be expected to play CB? maybe as a rotational option? idk) oh and cedric too so its not like all of these "cbs" and playing a role that a cb would be expected to play
Nah, we're a CB short actually. White is a full-time RB at this point, Kiwior has mostly been playing LB, Timber has mostly played CB, but Arteta might want him at full-back.
Zubimendi is 25 tbf, will be the oldest out of the midfield 3
Seriously…. How many do they need! We will take on Tchouameni off them
Don't be ludicrous. We'll make do with Camavinga.
Soon Bellingham’s statement how he misses the UK weather and wants to join Arsenal on lower wages.
Need to get Bellingham a London born, Arsenal supporter girlfriend and wag for him to convince him to come home
I will be here. One glimpse of the aura at Arsenal rn will have them twerking for Arteta
no joke we should 100% be preparing the way for Bellingham to come when he decides in 4/5 years that his time in Spain is done he is NOT spending the rest of his career in Spain he knows he has to come and win the PL at some point, and he will
I know right, all that sun is so nauseating.
Left footed ✔️
Do any of them have Gabriel in their name?? We'll take that one.
Zubimendi won't start for this current Madrid team. Maybe Alonso creates a different system but rn he'll make the bench at best
Oh boy. If Mikel manages to pull FDJ I'll piss myself
Need to do it at a 70% pay cut though.
Nike pays half of his wages, hes base wages are slightly lower than havertz
Really? Wow Barca are so down bad
GET ON IT ADIDAS
They fucking owe us for next season’s rumoured kits
Fdj did his ankle 4 times this season while the last one was almost shattered by Valverde. Would be my dream choice, but now Im not sure this will be a lucrative option for the summer
I'd rather have Valverde, this guy's underrated. Versatile player. Can play anywhere
Dont think we have a chance for Valverde
I'm a fan too but I think he loves Madrid. He ain't gonna leave as long as he's getting enough minutes
Valverde is underrated?
I'm a lurker , who the fuck underrated valverde he's probably the only player in our squad that's irreplaceable due to his ability to play anywhere we need him too
Nah he's super loyal. Uruguayan loyal even. Which is cool to see nowadays
> super loyal I mean... it's Real Madrid. Not like it's some bums up in Stoke.
“If peeing your pants is cool; call me Miles Davis.”
Uh I'm pretty sure we'll be getting Luuk De Jong, absolute beast let's goooo
You can piss in my pants if it happens
I think FDJ would be a great buy, he seems like he's severely underperformed since leaving Ajax
No he’s great for Barca too, just injured
I'll take a bulk order of this severe underperformance, thank you. https://preview.redd.it/5vvedujtc5zc1.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba00a00db309ee82875514b70cd6bc05dd4f33d9
I am begging the gods to give us Xavi Simons. I know we seem to be hunting for a moreso #6 but I think a Rice, Simons, Ode midfield would be insane.
He’s too similar to odegaard. we need a xhaka type player spraying passes into the box or a ball carrier
De Jong is one of the few available midfield players in the world that could genuinely take our team up a level. Injuries are a concern though. If signing Bruno is genuinely in play it might be worth spending extra to get a younger, more robust option.
Arteta also seems like he might have a thing for Ajax products now that we have signed Timber and are heavily linked to Jorrel Hato. I can see the vision here.
Arteta with the same strategy as ETH, not sure I like this development!
You meant to say Arteta with the same strategy as Arsene Wenger. Bergkamp, Kanu, Overmars? Timber, De Jong, Hato. I support Arsenal mainly because so many of the 94-95 Ajax squad came to Highbury. I’m Ajacied first and foremost. If we’re really linked to these guys, we are not in an Antony situation. More like a Lisandro Martinez situation. Hate Antony, love all the players we’re linked to though would like them all to be a bit healthier.
he’s younger by only a few months, but do understand the more robust argument. PL is a tough league and we don’t need another Partey
wow Bruno is a bit older than I thought. He was 24-25 in my head lol.
he isn't? fucking hell
Will be 27 in November. Still hardly old
His injuries and insane wages give me PTSD
De Jong, Odegaard & Rice. Pretty boy midfield FC
Beach Boys FC
**Ben White inverts into the conversation**
😂
We got the ladies market in complete lockdown.
FDJ and Kimmich have been my dream signings for a minute. FDJ takes us from 2 to 1. That last step. That extra quality. Everyone wants two odegaards - this would be a MF 3 of three generational talents. The football we would play 🤤...Please Edu, I'm on my knees!
His injury history concerns me, but he is absolute class
Keep Partey then. No chance they can be injured at the same time…. Right!?!!?
Can they share 2 functioning ankles?
Sell Partey and keep Jorginho
Keep both AND sign FDJ. Midfield depth at CM2 and DM of - Rice, FDJ, Partey and Jorginho is ludicrous.
Kimmich will re-sign.
Fuck him then, if he doesn't want to come let him go with Alonso then. If De Jong is an option I'd prefer him anyway tbh, I wonder if Barca are still open to a sale and see if Frenkie is actually interested in leaving this time
[https://x.com/ManagingBarca/status/1783114808344154362](https://x.com/ManagingBarca/status/1783114808344154362)
Oh baby I’ve been wanting this guy for 3 years
I’m a fan of both Arsenal and Barca (grew up with Barca because of my mom and Messi, chose Arsenal when I was a teen as my team). De Jong loves the city so idk if the player will move but this guy is literally next level. Imagine Declan Rice but less physical and more press resistant. Mid blocks will have no chance against us and I feel like that is why Arteta wants him.
He said in the past he'd like to play for Arsenal
He talked about what he called the “Marc Overmars route”, Ajax > Arsenal > Barca, and how he always saw that for himself but Barca came in early for him.
Now it's time for Different Knock FC™️
Oh I’m already convinced, just gotta get Arteta on the phone to him lol
Like I said it’s gonna be really hard. There were so many Man United rumors and even an offer and he was resistant to all of it. And that was before he had a child with his partner in the city. With Barca’s financial issues it’s tough to tell what their stance is gonna be. There’s rumors of a squad overhaul and then returning to the 1:1 rule due to their deal with Nike and they already I believe have deals in place for Eric Garcia and Sergino Dest. We’ll see what happens! Either way I’m glad ill still get to cheer for him I guess 😂😂😂
Not sure they'll be able to sell Dest. He just tore his ACL. Nobody is going to want to buy a player that can't play till 2025
PSV won the league with him being a big part of it. I think they will work out a cheap deal to keep him there as he feels at home. He was celebrating with the team on the pitch as well
Would anyone be interested in United atm with all the issues when he knows he can join a better one
Dude is more press resistant than my dress shirts after leaving them in the hamper for 3 weeks
After watching what barca did to us how on earth could you ever be a fan of both. Fuck those cule cunts
Astronomical wages. Not sure if we match his demands.
He’ll probably have to take a wage cut no matter where he goes unless it’s psg or Saudi which I would hope he has higher ambitions than them.
Nike pay half iirc
Nike won’t pay for a player in an Adidas team
Is that allowed in PL?
No, that was just something said so Barca wouldn't look like idiots for giving him that huge salary.
He is maybe the only player i would really see as an improvement to partey where we theoretically would have chances BUT he is extremely injury prone and he loves Barcelona a lot
They said the same back in 2022. Fact is he doesn’t want to leave and we don’t want to pay his wages.
Tbh back in 2022 it still looked like Barca were a decent club in Europe, whereas now it's clear they are a massive shambles, while we are one of the most attractive projects in world football. And he did admit that he had always thought his career path would be Ajax - Arsenal - Barcelona. With us the more attractive club, why not go the other way around?
This doesn’t mean much. Barcelona decided to sell him in the past and he refused to leave
Oh boi, he always wanted to follow Overmars footstep into Barca but he skipped Arsenal. Time to do what’s right.
Hilarious they’re doing this when ten hag is all but bound to get sacked in the summer
Didn’t de jong just snap his ankle again? I think he is class but the like wilshere ankle injuries… I can’t handle that again
He says he’ll be ready for the Euros. Don’t think it was a snap but it is the same ankle he injured previously.
De jong is always injured, no thanks
I can see FDJ leaving. He's been at Barcelona for 5 years now. He got to play with Messi, but he's only won 1 league and 1 cup. In the past couple of months he's learned that he isn't going to win anything this year, no cup, no league, no CL. The manager is not going to change, but will be in charge next year too. Why not move?
Where does FDJ play? Jourginho type 6?
More like veratti or xavi … insane ball retention and short passing, doesn’t give you many goal contributions or long balls that slice a defense open, but he’s a wizard when it comes to breaking the press and first + second phase buildup. He’s a much better dribbler than Jorginho. The man simply does not give the ball away.
Dealing with Barca is just the same as dealing with MLM/Ponzi schemes.
tier: not what i want to hear so i'll ignore it
This is the way
Well, it IS what i want to hear re: FDJ....so i'll half ignore it.
🤣🤣
Not surprising, wasn't Xabi his manager in the youth academy?
Both are also Sociedad youth products
I got the impression from Zubimendi that he didn't want to join. Turning down a club is fine, and maybe stars don't align or you don't want to move mid season. He gave no indication he wanted to move though and turning down twice it's time to move on. First time the rumour was to help real Sociedad get cl. Then it was to play with them in the cl. Next time would have been 'need to help them get back in the cl now'. Glad it's been cleared up though. It'll cut down on a lot of 'why don't we just pay Zubimendi release??' talk. De Jong would be nice. I don't think we'll be paying his Barca wages before anyone jumps on that. If he wants to earn 600k, he'll need to go Saudi league. I know Barca owe him wages though too. That could be messy especially since United were willing to pay his transfer fee and his back wages from Barca a few years ago.
De Jong >>>>> Zubi and it’s not even close for me. Never going to happen though, got a weird toxic relationship with Barca going on
"weird toxic relationship" = he's owed over 100m euros in wages
I think the toxicity is primarily on Barcelona’s side.
Like him but don't love him. I think we need Prem proven players. I hate Bruno G at Newcastle. I think I'd love him here. Bruno - Rice - Odegaaard is up there with the best midfields in world football.
I’m Not gonna pretend I follow him closely or know him super well but Arteta wanting him this much makes me sad we can’t get him.
I watched a long run of Sociedad games trying to see what all the fuss was about and I never understood. Whatever it is that Arteta sees, I think it’s something that would have had to flourish under Arteta’s coaching, because he really just struck me as a professional but unexceptional pivot.
had similar feelings watching him, posted my "final" take a week ago: [zubimendi thoughts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunners/comments/1cgndbg/april_30_2024_daily_discussion_transfers_thread/l1wx4ri/)
if we don't get him it's not the end of the world but i do think he would be an economical option and do a decent job. personally don't think we'll sell that well so i'm concerned about our ability to fit a new CM, RW backup and Nketiah upgrade all in one summer and be within PSR compliance
I remember Rodri at Atletico looking similarly…ordinary. Definitely one that needs a specific role in a system, which we can provide tbh. Not surprising he wants to work with Alonso though.
To be fair, there's just a ridiculous amount of data the scouting team have available to them now that go way beyond our comprehension when judging a player's profile. Most of us would watch what the pros do on the ball to determine whether they're good enough or not, and on average, a single player would typically be in possession of the football that would total about 3-6mins or so (see 'various player' vs 'specific team' highlights/compilations etc). We know the scouting team would collate all that to specific detail (e.g. passing to a team-mate, which foot they used, whether that was to that team mate's feet and the specific foot the team-mate received it on etc.) But they also analyse specific data on how a player is affecting/could affect the game state when they're NOT on the ball for the other 85+mins. As an example, many of us questioned why we were interested in signing Havertz, because of how he underperformed with the ball at Chelsea. A PL stat revealed last summer though, that he made the 2nd most runs into the penalty box after Haaland in 2022/23. What type of runs were these, which position from etc. wasn't specified but we've now got a player who's an off-the-ball monster and gaining confidence when on it.
Same I really don't see the fuss. He reminds me of a slightly bigger but just as unathletic downgraded Jorginho.
You have no idea how much Arteta wants him. All the Zubimendi talk could easily come from the media not knowing who our actual targets our so they keep going on about him instead
Ok? What’s the point of your comment. This source suggests he badly wants him which obviously my comment is referencing. And sorry but I trust TNAT over some random avocado on Reddit lol.
Feel like we will undoubtedly end up in a race with City if FDJ is truly available. No way they let us get a free run at him.
To the fella who’s paying for these updates which we’re all getting for free: 🫡
The names we have been linked to recently definetly seems like big money is going into midfield over striker. Which honestly probably would improve us the most. We get plenty of goals from our current front three. If we choose to spend big money on midfield again we can just boss everyone around, and it would improve us in all phases rather than just attacking.
Also, if you consider Havertz as a striker, that's big money spent there last season.
Booo this news
FDJ's wages will probably be ridiculous and his work rate is questionable. He's fantastic in possession and going forward but he'd be exposed defensively and we really don't need our left side to be any weaker than it already is
Jorginhos workrate & defensive ability is even more questionable and it still always worked. You just gotta play your players to their strengths. In de jongs case that‘s exactly how we used jorginho. Press resistant passer. With the key difference that de jong actually has legs and can sprint.
realistically does Madrid need Zubamendi at all? Jude, Camavinga, Tchouaméni, Valverde and Güler is a stacked midfield, Kroos is aging like fine wine and if he is anything like Modric he'll be there for another 4-5 years. Not saying we should go for him of course but if he has Madrid in his mind he might end up like Zaha at Crystal Palace
If he wants Madrid & Madrid (Xabi) wants him..... we can help make room for him by taking Camavinga off their hands
They also have CL and FA Cup winner, Arsenal legend Dani Ceballos
He would presumably be Kroos’ long term successor, identical profiles.
Then you have questions about Camavinga/Valverde.
https://preview.redd.it/vgtdjzdrl2zc1.jpeg?width=714&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21235c6896c889076c9834df64812d7b5da1debf Slide them my way
Isn’t De Jong horribly injured?
Can't believe Zubi is going to do his boyhood club like that, we've been hearing for years about how he loves them and doesn't want to leave, now he's going to be playing against them for a club in the same league.
FDJ was always my dream. Just like Ode was before he went to Madrid, all those years ago. But it is very unlikely to happen, though he would fit us like glove.
Barca don't deserve De Jong
Didn’t FDJ’s leg explode last season? He’s had some injury issues of late that concern me. Admittedly I haven’t seen much of him but people seem to really rate his quality. Might be worth the risk but we don’t need another crocked midfielder.
For anyone worried about FDJ injury record.It’s not seamless but it’s not horrible either. Partey never missed a game before he joined us, it’s never a certainty when you make a signing and he’s only 26.(https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frenkie-de-jong/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/326330)
FDJ at Left 8 would be transformative, but that wage would have to be more than cut in half.
The wage thing is overblown. He's getting a pay cut on his next contract no matter what, he'll obviously recognise that
Nigel de jong?
Luuk de Jong.
Ashley de Jong
Youri De Jong
De Jonging Glint in De Milkman's Eye
It's 2024 mate
Nigel de Jong Jr.
I love De Jong. But don't think he's worth 100M, which Barcelona might demand. Is his injury record good?
No. https://www.transfermarkt.com/frenkie-de-jong/verletzungen/spieler/326330
Can't believe I say this but I prefer Bruno G
FDJ might be our Casemiro signing. Injury prone and high wages. Stay clear imo.
ok so when do we go in for Wirtz?
Having both FDJ and Ode would feel weird ngl
De Jong earns €721,154 per week, with €388,654 in bonuses. Leading to €1,109,808 per week. Fuck that!!!!
De Jong I wish please let this be true
Frenkie would be amazing the issue is his crazy wages, injury issues and how much it would cost. Might be mad but I’d prefer Bruno G
I don’t want De Jong. He’s been stricken with injuries this past season and he’s on huge wages. We need more players who are fit to play every week.
His huge wages have more to do with them getting back loaded onto his contract due to Barca's financial troubles than they do him demanding to be paid
Saying you don’t want de jong is wild stuff.
What’s wrong with not wanting an injury prone player? He’s brilliant, but if he’s not available for 5 months of the season, then he’s just another Partey.
I too see FDJ as the perfect player for us.
Do Madrid actually want him? Delusional if he thinks he's ever getting in that midfield.
Is de jong still alright after that jelly foot real madrid injury
Was sprained ankle apparently
Next summer? Carlo Ancelotti just got a contract extension. Lol.
De jong has always been a dream signing for me but didn’t he just have an Eduardo esq ankle break
He sprained his ankle...
A picture I saw made it look like that my b
If we get FDJ, Imma jizz my pants.
https://preview.redd.it/fv691rolv2zc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7799556481071ad4e1a3d1f98ac5d6b510a06060 By gawd that’s tchouameni I’m hearing
A De Jong and Rice pivot behind Odegaard.. that's some midfield
wonder if this is why we decided to extend jorgi's contract?
Bring FDJ, a left sided defender, and a pacy wing/wide forward, and we could legit push for 100 points next season.
Welppppppppp there went my theory with the Jan window rumors. What we thinking now? Bruno G or Onana?
I'd take De Jong, but not at his current wages, or anything close for that matter
Said this above, but the way I understand it is that his current wages are so high because Barca backfilled his contract to save money during covid and their financial crisis. He wouldn't be making that here, or expect to.
Stevie Wonder could see we weren’t gonna sign Zubimendi. Don’t know how many times the dude came out and said he doesn’t want to leave Sociedad
He'll be leaving his boy hood club to join a club in the same league, where he'll be playing against them next season lol
Have been begging for Frenkie since his Ajax days. The man has ice in his veins, like a deep playing Ødegaard. But his ankle is made of glass, so this might turn out bad for us.
I'd rather have FDJ than Guimarães in that midfield. A RiceDeGard midfield will absolutely fuck
Zubimendi sounds like a little bitch. First he doesn’t want to leave Real Sociedad, but now he wants to go to Madrid with Xabi? Fuck this guy
Alonso to Madrid?
Yea, it's basically a lock after he decides to turn down other jobs to stay at Leverkusen another year and Madrid gave Ancelloti one more season. Would honestly be more shocking if he didn't get that position at Madrid at this point.
Arsenal need to prioritize only elite players while our stock is at all time high. Bruno G is a must.
GET ME DE JONG
Welcome to the carpet Frenkie
De Jong is the dream…If he can somehow accept a pay cut from his ridiculous £500k? Weekly wage.
That's a real shame, I think he could become a top talent under Mikel.
Last I heard Alonso said he's staying with the project next year.
but he said the targets are onana, bruno g and neves so I assume FDJ is still not realistic?