Summer Transfer Shit and Everything Else

[Mac76]

Raya's now joined on a permanent deal

Arteta messed up the transition but I think most people would agree he's a good choice for our style of play and a decent keeper

[Letters]

He's decent, not really top class. Not that I think Ramsdale is really top class either.
Overall I agree, Ramsdale has been treated poorly but Raya is an upgrade if only in the sense that his distribution is better which suits our style more.

[HCZ_Reborn]

We need to strengthen the squad, without doubt we can't assume Gabriel and Saliba will be fit all season, we need to be more competitive in cups too plus the CL has more fixtures, so we need more strength in depth

And we simply must sell Zin so Arteta doesn't have the option of playing him ever again

The thing is almost all of our fullbacks or those we use at fullback can play centre back - Tomiyasu, White, Kiwior, Timber.

For numbers it might help to bring in a youngster as cover at full back, what we certainly don’t need to do is sink a ridiculous amount of money on an overhyped Italian.

[Marc Overmars]

I’m also a bit dubious about Italian players in the PL, it’s been a long time since anyone came here and really excelled. Always felt their style has never been suited to the athletic nature of modern PL football. Jorginho has had a fairly consistent career over here but will hardly go down as one of the greats. Before him I can’t remember any top players in recent times? You have to go back to the likes of Zola and Di Canio who are still the best Italians to ever play over here.

[WMUG]

I never like Italians over here, they very rarely settle and like it here, but he will have Jorginho if he does arrive.

"Italian"

[Mac76]

I’m also a bit dubious about Italian players in the PL, it’s been a long time since anyone came here and really excelled. Always felt their style has never been suited to the athletic nature of modern PL football. Jorginho has had a fairly consistent career over here but will hardly go down as one of the greats. Before him I can’t remember any top players in recent times? You have to go back to the likes of Zola and Di Canio who are still the best Italians to ever play over here.

I'd add Vialli to that list

[HCZ_Reborn]

I'd add Vialli to that list

Poor Luca, I was genuinely sad when he died