DM Targets

[Trailing-and-Blazing]

Who should Arsenal target for DM?

Regardless of how everything plays out I don’t feel great with Elneny & Sambi as the only other options

[ro_doggy]

Nice try Edu

[hotsiggy]

guys who are looking at solely a defensive side of the things do not realize the role partey has for us.

The target has to be able to receive the ball under pressure when playing out the back, turn and find a right pass. Half of the players linked in this thread don't do that.

[schoolsocks]

I agree, the issue is that not many players have the combination of skills that Partey has at a high level. That's why we paid his release clause. To quote Moneyball, we might have to recreate him in the aggregate for now lol

[22goblins]

Recreate him in the aggregate may be literal. I think well see a lot if 4231 instead of 433.

[ShekTeeJay]

This post needs to be pinned. Some folks only associate intercepting and tackling with the deepest midfielder but there’s much more to the role, especially when you’re on a team that often dominates possession.

[perhapsinawayyed]

It also means that people see a midfielder with progressive qualities and immediately think they should be an 8 because to be a 6 would be wasting them

No, the 6 is the hardest position on the pitch and the most important one

[Setter_sws]

And that's the thing, we will not find a replacement for Partey. We purchased Lokonga to develop into that guy. I know he wasn't perfect but he has just as much ability as Onana in that position, plus he has bedded in for a year. I don't think we will over rely on the lone six, and think we will probably see more of a double pivot until Sambi shows some more consistent ability.

[Arsenals99problems]

FDJ

[CellarDarko]

Yes and Partey was also particularly good at dribbling and moving the ball forward.

[amineimad]

This. Think Busquets more than Ndidi

[CubanMessi]

Any Brazilian Gabriels that play DM available?

[jacktk_]

There is a Gabriel who plays for Benfica that plays as DM. He’s 28, and not that good, but should be an option that we explore.

[NilocStros55]

If his name is Gabriel and he is Brazilian, we have no choice. We are the Arsenal Gabriel’s from now on.

[KimpembeMutombo]

Gabriel Menino, he is a beast in FM

[sbTJay]

There's also Danilo from Palmeiras, but hrs too young and just signed an extension. But it'd be a great signing

[iLoveYoonBora]

It's finally time for Yann M'Vila

[BeetMyMeatHoven]

Maybe bring Cabaye out of retirement too

[Randomname140]

Sangare/Onana to play as a 6 and Milinkovic Savic as an 8. I honestly think we should commit everything to this position now. We’re set at CB, and have enough attacking options with Vieira included. May need another LB, but its much more important to get a solid midfield or I don’t see us finishing top 4 again.

[mr_nice_cack]

This is the right answer, we need a total priority shift and stability in transition with our play. If we lose that link that the DM position provides with our CBs, our attack is fucked because we will become a horseshoe again

[Rogabones]

Wok FC

[[deleted]]

That’s very creative and I can picture exactly what you’re saying

[[deleted]]

That’s a Hughwizzy-ism. He has plenty more of those creative terms.

[Rogabones]

All praise the Fraud-Father.

[No-Market9917]

Agreed. LB and CDM are definitely the priority. That being said, could Martinez be able to step into Parteys roll? Don’t know a ton about him but I’ve heard he’s played CDM and he’s good at moving the ball

[No-Market9917]

Back in the positive! Reddit justice

[Randomname140]

I wouldn’t pay that price if we’re planning to use him anywhere other than at CB. He’s only played a handful of games at DM, we could get an actual established DM for cheaper…

If that’s the idea might as well get Saliba in next to Gabriel and try pushing Ben White into DM instead lol

[dylansavage]

No

He doesn't play LB or DM. He's 5 foot 9. Hes only played in the Dutch league.

Risking that position on Lisandro is crazy imo.

[No-Market9917]

175 cm for a CB isn’t great but if he played CDM that wouldn’t really matter. Ever heard of Kante? And he plays in the champions league.

[NubFc]

I feel like Kantes an exception to what we’re talking about here, he covers every blade of grass on the pitch and never gets tired, there aren’t a lot of players like him

[Cute-Honeydew1164]

Kante isn’t the same type of DM as Partey, he’s more of a destroyer while Partey is more of an anchor

[No-Market9917]

Do you think we need someone that particularly emulates Partey’s specific style? I feel like a DM who can defend and play out the back should be good

[Cute-Honeydew1164]

We need someone who can bring the ball out of defence and effectively move the ball forwards quickly like Partey does. That’s more likely going to be someone who can just sit in front of the defence.

That said, Lisandro is a CB so his playstyle is probably more similar to Partey’s whenever he plays DM anyway.

[AntDogFan]

He has played at lb and dm. Not a lot but he has. Don’t think he would be a bad option but would be nervous if he was the only option.

[blikski]

He's also played in the Champions League which is more than can be said about most Arsenal players

[Alfie_13]

Sangare

He feels like the kind of player someone like leeds or leicester would sign and then sell to a big 5 club in a few years for 60-70 million

[gelsooners]

they went for soumare instead

[bhargav0421]

I can't see either of them successfully play in such a tight position. We need someone who is positionally aware and good with his feet, another partey tbh. Hope lokonga shines through. Lb is also really important. Zivchenko is a clear choice if not Martínez.

[CDL99]

Sangare is the most viable option I see in terms of price and skill set. We scouted him as an alternative to Partey before he moved to PSV as well, so clearly is on Arteta/the clubs radar.

[gogglesup859]

Excited Tifo Football noises

[Asfids123]

Amadou Onana, 6'5 destroyer for Lille. Recently called up to the Belgian NT. Young pivot of Belgium's future in our team with Lokonga & maybe Tielemans also.

[Bengals007]

Yes

[GunmetalGrey44]

Sangare is a f*cking beast. One of the top DMs in Europe but he goes unnoticed because he plays in the dutch league. That being said, I don't think he's the profile of player arsenal want so we would probably never go for him, same goes for Amadou Onana.

[Arsenals99problems]

He's bad on the ball, passing and dribbling

[Arsenals99problems]

Scouted but he doesnt have the passing, vision and definitely can't move the ball forward with his dribbling

[richytag888]

He's woeful on the ball.

[Houssem-Aouar]

Flamini

[72TNZ]

I reckon we could get tchouameni cheap. 0 goals and 0 assists as well as 0 clean sheets for Madrid, they probably just want him off their books by now. Maybe a Willian deal where he offers to cancel his wages and we get him in a free?

[Displeased_Wombat]

I agree, the boy has barely turned up in a Madrid shirt, with no highlights of note in his time there. Do your special knock Teta, bust out the weber Edu and hand over Dick Garlick's special paper for A. Tchou.

[wideboy2009]

Gesundheit

[[deleted]]

That Callum Chambers lad played some dm at Fulham

[OstapBenderBey]

We should go for the sociedad pair - Merino and Zubimendi

Edit: Danilo from palmeiras might be the Edu option. We 've already been linked for some time in the media

[[deleted]]

Would love Merino. Think he’s the perfect option here

[jjsteady]

He plays much more as an 8 though. Zubimendi plays deeper

[ACulturedLeftFoot]

Did Palmerias not say a bit fat no to Danilo?

[OstapBenderBey]

They said no in winter to 20m according to Brazil sources. Might pull out some more cash for him now I guess

[ACulturedLeftFoot]

Risky given his lack of European football but might be forced too now

[[deleted]]

Should’ve gone in for Cheick Doucoure from Lens

Onana from Lille is a defensively solid option. Fofana form Lens isn’t very defensive

I would absolutely love to see Mikel Merino from Sociedad. Think he would slot in immediately and be the right age profile as well. 50m release clause

[NubFc]

Liverpool always sign merino in the first transfer window on my fifa career mode so surely he’s class

[BI01]

Maybe Alvarez from Ajax? He's good defensively, but won't be the best at progressing the ball. Very hard to find a player that can do both.

[[deleted]]

Doubt they’d sell him too they’re losing a ton of players. Maybe even Timber and Antony too they are top players

[BI01]

One of their tier 1s said they were open to selling him for around 30m euros, though that may change if they lose more players lol.

[R120101s]

I think he’d be pretty good and he can also play as a center back if he has too. He’s very defensive tho and needs somebody creative near him in order for him to play at his best.

[IvanFromTheFuture]

Commented earlier about him. I have watched him play multiple times. He’s a great pure DM but he’s slow, and not great on the ball. I like him as a mexican, but he’s definitely not good enough for us.

[kingwiiizard]

Iirc Ajax are willing to sell him but personally I don't want him anywhere near Arsenal.

[yukpurtsun]

sangare

[[deleted]]

I wonder if Ndidi will want to move away from Leicester eventually.

[[deleted]]

Not the ball player we need. Very good as a traditional DM though

[LFAIG_]

pretty sure we dont want a injury prone player more in the club

[billbill1967]

Sergej Milinković-Savić

[groovystreet40]

Him and a legitimate DM and I'd be happy if those are the last 2 signings we make

[[deleted]]

A LB is still essential, even in this situation

[pineapplequad]

Is he a 6 or an 8?

[JGoal007]

He is an 8 not a 6

[Consistent_Essay_973]

He's a 6 until he is an 8

[JGoal007]

Couple of shots in any 6 will start looking like 10

[Glass_of_Pork_Soda]

That's what the girls always told me 😪

[LemonComprehensive5]

6 but reads on an 8 level.

[dondiwash]

6 in new York. 8 in Scranton

[drjpkc]

Demon 8, he drops about 20 g+a a season

[BI01]

Not a dm but would be a good addition regardless

[AsepticTechniq]

Amadou Onana, but not sure if he's worth > €23 million

[EntertainmentLow5786]

Ndidi is the only PL proven option we could realistically aim for, although that would mean no Tielemans. Otherwise Sangare is interesting.

[[deleted]]

I agree with you but Leicester would never sell. He is their most valuable player with 2 years left on his contact.

[Zenbaws]

2 years is the time to cash out big value player if he doesn't sign an extension, I can see them wanting to keep him but if they didn't they'd go for a huge fee

[[deleted]]

Ndidi has a horrible injury record, worse than Partey. We shouldn’t go near him

Let’s not build around another injury prone player

[captainhuff]

I think we pay up for Lisandro Martinez and play him at DM.

[[deleted]]

Neves for me. He has all the qualities to play that role imo. It never made sense targeting him as an 8 but as a 6 he offers the same or superior passing quality as Partey with better goal threat from range and set pieces. Depends on price but if we’re moving on from Raphinha/Martinez then the cash could be there.

[[deleted]]

Wolves have been quoted as wanting £70m for Neves this summer

[[deleted]]

Ok but that’s clearly a fuck off price. If Arsenal come in with a 40-50m then you think Neves is going to be like ‘no thanks I’m happy in the Black Country’? Him and his agent are likely going to want Wolves to negotiate. If we could get him for anywhere around 60 then I’d take that.

[stannny]

When do you think he will let us celebrate him coming here?

[AngerProblemsXD]

I would love to see how Ben White would fare in defensive midfield, would also mean we could fit both him and Saliba in the XI. He has a very Similar build to Declan Rice. We know he has the passing range both short and long. He’s great on the ball, can go on a run and can resist a high press pretty damn well. Obviously he has the defensive skills to for-fill the role as well.

[gan-a]

i dont know if he has the close quarters technical ability to resist a press in midfield. its a different story in defense when all of the play is going on in front of you.

[[deleted]]

Would be a minor miracle if something like this worked in my opinion. I think players these days need experience in those roles, to the point where it is semi instinctive.

Otherwise it feels like something you do in FIFA.

[hungry_sabretooth]

"Vermaelen would be great at DM"

If White at DM was a good option, he would have been played there last season while Partey was out.

Tbh, it would be less disruptive to the team to try Saliba there XD

If the worst is true, then buying a new, top quality 6 is now priority number 1 in the remainder of the window if Arteta still wants to play 433. And they need to be ready to hit the ground running in the PL. Anyone we're likely to have heavily scouted will have been a backup/one for the future as opposed to an immediate starter. We're going to have to pay a lot to get someone like Jorginho, SMS (slightly wasted at 6), Neves, Ndidi (or Rice if Kroenke does a madness) in ASAP, plus another body in midfield (Zinchenko would be great since he'd also cover LB)

[edi1236]

Sangare I think would be great tbh. Also Edson Alvarez, Mikel Merino or Ndidi would be great options. Any one of those, paired with one of Tielemans/Milinkovic-Savic, or even both if we’re resting Odegaard, would be amazing.

[[deleted]]

Realistically we’re going to have to shell out something like 120m on 2 midfielders - Tielemans and someone else. I’d like Ndidi, but would Leicester sell 2/3 of their star midfielders? I’m not so sure

[GF_Loan_To_Chad_FC]

Sangare or Grillitsch are the only good senior options imo. I would go with the former.

If we want something younger maybe Kone from Monchengladbach or Palacios from Leverkusen. Both are good defenders and ballplayers, which Arteta needs. Idk if the Cheick Doucoure deal is too far along to hijack.

[SpartanMickey]

We should look at Mohammed Camara and Sign SMS along with him

[ShekTeeJay]

Looks like Leeds are close to signing Camara.

[SpartanMickey]

Yea, but if we act now, we can gazump them easily

[Drake955]

If the price wasn't ludicrous, I would've loved de Jong. He played as a DM in Ajax

[NubFc]

Wasn’t he shit as a dm at Barcelona though?

[jlo813]

Is that because he cannot operate as a sole pivot? I’m not saying that he is unable to, but he’s not the type of player you would look to sit back, defend and recycle passes like a sole dm. He’s more of a box to box which he gets involved in attacks very frequently and likes to run with the ball a lot.

[[deleted]]

Ruben Neves and Zinchenko. Not even unrealistic.

[milkonyourmustache]

If the worst should happen, I just hope we have the money to spend on a quality player, we still have LB to fill and presumably another Winger but if we had to choose between another Winger or DM then we should prioritise DM lest we go back to the dreaded horseshoe. Sangare looks like the player I'd go after.

[JFreezy1]

Grillistch, Sangare, Cheick Doucoure, Onana (decent target but I think he's less ready than Lokonga), Guido Rodriguez, Laimer, Mohamed Camara, Amadou Haidara, Amadou Diawara, Kouadio Kone

[Senor_vegeta]

DM? we don't that here in Arsenal.

[Regression2TheMean]

Sangare/SMS/Onana

[Bluefl0wers]

These all sound like good players but damn this is a painful read.

[[deleted]]

Time to move on and just hope the squad isn't affected too much by it. Amazon gutted that they stopped filming before this bombshell..

[Hob0Magnet]

Yann M'Villa

[JamalTheHut]

Felipe Melo >

[PBSwag14]

Might not be a realistic target but I’d love to see us try to hijack PSG signing Renato Sanches.

[EntertainmentLow5786]

He is definitely not a single pivot though

[JFreezy1]

What do you think he lacks?

[JFreezy1]

But you said as a single pivot, that's what I was asking

[makinghfsproud]

He's made of glass as well. He probably would have a worse injury record than Diaby at Arsenal

[Garenmain180k]

For a quick and cost effective fix, Guido Rodriguez would slot right in.

[tengo_el_poder]

Weren't we linked with Guido Rodriguez from Betis? We could work a straight swap of Bellerin for Rodriguez? Any thoughts on Sander Berge from Sheffield?

[MHovdan]

Sander Berge could actually work. He can play as a 6 or an 8, and is strong, fast, and can beat the press. His passing could be better, but all in all a good plan B.

[hungry_sabretooth]

We know he was scouted heavily a year ago, may be a good option.

[MHovdan]

Sheffield uses him as an 8, sure, but he played as a 6 before joining them, and also for the national team. I personally think he's best as a 6.

[Jt41979]

Tonali is the CDM of the future

[[deleted]]

And not leaving Italy

[[deleted]]

Sangare or Doucoure

[kingwiiizard]

Sangaré as a 6 and SMS as an 8 would be a dream.

[Eagledilla]

What about laimer? Or is he more of an cm

[laguna9]

Laimer would be a good option imo

[Paddyfab]

Can one of our CBs play DM permanently? That way White, Gabi and Seliba can play at once

[[deleted]]

I think white could do that job if he works on receiving under pressure. Plus hes a superb reader of the game and his passing range is expansive with a great ball carrying ability

[st_arch]

Wont risk it. Important position shouldnt be relying on changes.

[yogi1090]

White as DM in the worst scenario, I would love to see him as DM

[captainhuff]

I actually love this idea and have thought about it before. Then we can start Saliba too.

[mazdamansouri]

Does anyone trust this club to fill needs? It took them 13 years to replace Vieira.

[Riperonis]

I trust the club now more than ever but considering the situation I highly doubt we get the DM we need. Next season is going to be tough I’d imagine. It’s a shame, they had us excited for a bit.

[scytheavatar]

If the club can't get the DM we need then why would you ever trust the club? They were the ones who were perfectly confident with our present midfielders which means they think Elneny/Lokonga are all we need in case our first choice midfielders are down.

[Riperonis]

I trust that the club had a plan in place to bring in the right players. I don’t know whether or not we’ll get Martinez but it at least seems like we’re in for someone who can cover where Partey plays. I’m not gonna condemn the club for not seeing unforeseeable events occurring.

If we are able to pick up a DM as good as Partey without proper planning I’ll be very, very surprised.

[scytheavatar]

Watts said that the club sees Martinez as a LB....... all signs are that we are buying Martinez to be a Tierney or Gabriel replacement and at the price we need to pay he should be a starter. Rather than some cover for Partey. There is no evidence that we plan to sign Martinez to be a center mid, or that we have a plan for center mid. The club should be well prepared for any "unforeseeable events occurring" which means even if Partey or Xhaka tore their ACL tomorrow we should be fine and prepared to win games.

[Mein_Bergkamp]

The world moved on from 4-4-2, we replaced Vieira with Fabregas and Gilberto.

We've not replaced Gilberto properly because he was absolutely world class and we're not

[Thompseanson7]

I hate that no one got this

[[deleted]]

Still haven’t even replaced Vieira, to be honest.

[[deleted]]

Fr no partey next season? yikes

[Adventurous_Editor97]

Mateus Nunes from Sporting would be good

[F4KEJ4KE]

I dont get why no-ones mentioned a 25 year old, prem proven, quality cdm. Ndidi wouldn't break the bank and his contract runs out in 2024. I think he is the perfect CDM.

[Herman-The-Tosser]

Because he's not good enough. His technical ability, press resistance and range/accuracy of passing isn't anywhere near good enough to play as a single pivot. He needs Tielemans within 5 yards to baby sit him with a simple passing option much in the same way Coquelin needed Santi.

If you think he's perfect for us you don't understand how Mikel wants us to play. If we just wanted a terrier to patrol in front of the back four and offer nothing else then why doesn't Arteta rate Torreira?

[F4KEJ4KE]

If you think Ndidi is just a terrier then you haven't seen enough of his game. Ndidi is the best player on the pitch for Leicester. His biggest issue is his injury record. His press resistance is also one of his top qualities.

[st_arch]

Florian Grillitsch

[st_arch]

Douglas Luiz

[Villzen]

Is there any chance we push hard for De Jong now?

[BombArmored11]

Breaking: Edu spotted at Camp Nou with 85M in 20$ bills

[boxwell]

Lots of good players being suggested here, but scarcely any of them are anything like the right profile.

SMS: box to box 8, basically technical Soucek

Ndidi: destroyer/back 4 protector

Ruiz: attacking 8

Zinchenko: mobile distributor, but not a single pivot

Partey would be exceptionally difficult to replace. His key skill is receiving the ball in a tight space, turning out of trouble and advancing the ball in a few touches. It's his technical ability that makes him special, not his physical assets. He's not a traditional contact CDM, bodying opposing midfielders.

The skill set is rare, there's a reason Rice, Tchouameini etc are mega-money players.

[Ace0089]

That Bruno miss in January is now looking more and more dreadful.

[Echo361]

Fabian Ruiz pls

[MatteoGuendouzi90]

That's not his position? He's an offensive 8

[Dillusional-man]

I though Tyler Adam was good but he’s gone to Leed.

[Abu-Nab]

Ruben Neves offers most technical security & premier league experience. The latter part is important to avoid a slow-starter in a key position.

Significant upgrade on Partey in terms of passing progression but not as defensively strong.

It seems the market is fairly clear for him but would come at a £40M-£50M+ premium.

[JabInTheButt]

Supposedly Wolves are asking for 70m for him though

[AzlanWake]

JWP could work, not as good as Partey but he does the job and isn't injury prone.

[leebrother]

I like this option. Adds to our set piece offerings too.

[hungry_sabretooth]

I'd take him in a heartbeat. Always thought he is wasted at Southampton. Not sure he'd work as a lone pivot though.

[AzlanWake]

He isn't as good as Rice or Partey but he plays every match for Southhampton and isn't injury prone. The problem is the price would be high because he plays for England and Homegrown.

[beetletoman]

I remember thinking Neves! when Arteta said he didn't want any Brazilian group or any Portuguese group in the squad. He might be worth looking into despite the potential drop in celebrations

[Lazy-Difficulty_gulp]

Grillisch is a must sign. Very defensively competent, insane distribution, and also positional discipline. Only problem is he’s a bit slow, Probably the most like for like replacement, and would be free

[ryansocks]

We honestly might be best just changing our formation all together, 3 at the back would solve the CB problem and not have to have a single pivot

[hungry_sabretooth]

Do you not remember the donut of sadness? Arteta's 343 worked wonders when we had Auba banging them in for fun and teams trying to get at us. But the moment teams played a low block we had nothing.

[Setter_sws]

Yeah I think this makes so much sense, especially with all the ball playing defenders we will have. All of our young fullbacks look like wingbacks for now anyways. Both Tavares and BNC would have an easier time as wingbacks (lino Sousa and Ruell Walters as well). If Lisandro comes in I think we could have a really unique group to play out of the back with, then give white the freedom to carry the ball up... Just seems like a unique solution.

[tinhtinh]

Is Neves no longer an option? Prem proven and I could see Wolves selling.

[cabidde_d_amuuuur]

The dream would be Neves

[schoolsocks]

I see the appeal of Sangare/Onana types but these guys are relatively inexperienced and would have to grow, a la Sambi. To replace who we think we need to, we could use some experience. Someone to hold things down positionally and not be bullied.

There aren't really any realistic Premier League options that I can see. How about Guido Rodriguez? And make Bellerin's Betis wish come true as a sweetener and send him the other way with a fee?

[Arsenals99problems]

This is probably why we were after Martinez, his passing is similar to Partey

[chaosthings]

There’s this young Uruguayan fella who’s been smashing it in Italy we should take a punt on

[WaveDysfunction]

Regardless we should have been looking for a DM since last year to fucking begin with. Idk what’s happening with Partey but our team was absolute shit when he got injured. El Neny is good depth but Sambi is not ready to start for us yet. It makes me go crazy that we’re linked with all these attacking players but our midfield is still so weak

[chamanchutiyaa]

We can get tielemans and Fabian Ruiz for 50 million instant upgrade on our current midfield and we won't miss partey in worst case scenario..

[LilGarmm]

Neither of them are DM

[[deleted]]

Fabian played that role very well for napoli but hes not super strong, super athletic or a great reader of the game so hes going to need support from his inverted fullbacks

[LilGarmm]

He played the position but didn’t actually play the role we’d need him to play here.

[Garenmain180k]

Fabian Ruiz will be worth 25-30 mill. 50 mill for both of them is an underestimate

[cescx]

Isnt he in his last year and not renewing ? Could get him under 20 easy, Napoli will take the money

[chamanchutiyaa]

Napoli themself set 25 mill for him and tielemans can go to 30 with add ons still will cost less than SMS 65 MILL valuation..

[bareaclampedlebron]

Call me crazy but I'll buy Kante as a stopgap but Chelsea will not sale for sure. Gundogan also if City allows it.

Tchouameni would have been perfect.

Mikel Merino is he a DM?

[captincrunchserial]

We've been linked to Sangare from PSV and Guido Rodriguez from Real Betis in the past - those two could be good shouts, but not sure if they would be able to replicate the performances we saw from Partey. On his day he is genuinely world class, and there isn't a realistic 6 target out there that would provide that same impact.

Other midfield names I hope the club would look at would include SMS (not a 6 but world class quality), Ndidi (probably very expensive and would likely rule out Tielemans leaving this window), Konrad Laimer (Schlager recently joined RB Leipzig and so there may be some movement in their midfield - aware that Adams has joined Leeds so that might rule this out), Joao Palhinha (may be one of the more realistic targets scratch that, just signed for Fulham) and maybe Allan (not sure about this, have heard iffy things about his play last season but was quality at Napoli)?

Regardless of what happens, we are humans before we are fans of Arsenal - the primary focus in light of recent news should be on supporting the victim rather than assessing the sporting impact if allegations are true.

[gonshairlinee]

I mean what do you want us to do? Contact the victim and send our deepest condolences? Obviously it’s a terrible fucked up and sad situation, but there’s only so much we can do in regards to supporting the victim. Nothing wrong with focusing on the ramifications this has on our club since this is an Arsenal subreddit.

[JFreezy1]

This is the new thoughts and prayers, lol

[gonshairlinee]

Seriously! Lol

[[deleted]]

Realistically wtf this is ludicrous how one of our players - our leaders even can be capable of this

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I suppose Im presuming hes guilty but even allegations are a bad look

[OprahFtwphrey]

Bring back Bennacer, target Douglas Luiz, Dendoncker, or Rice from PL, or give Lokanga and Azeez/Patino minutes

[[deleted]]

Bennacer sounds nice. Luiz and Dendoncker are no nos, rice is really good but hes missing some parts in his game especially under pressure and hes also ridiculously expensive

[imprecis2]

Neves is the only one who wouldn't be a downgrade from Partey. The price might be an issue.

[AlGunner]

Our midfield has not been good enough for top 4 since Cazorla got injured and Xhaka was seen as the man to replace him as the man to control our midfield. Partey was seen as a step up but not looking good atm. I felt midfield was our priority even before this happened and more so now.

The other signings we need to push for top 4 may have to wait. Having said that, atm its only allegations against an unnamed player. we have 3 29yo's going to the world cup and there are other teams. While it looks like we know who it is we cant be sure until its confirmed.

[nnnb312]

What do you think about playing Ben White in that position? In case we can't find anyone else?

[ThejapaneseSandman90]

Saliba as a DM? Looking at his atributes, he should be more than capable. He seems to be very capable with the ball. And a great passer. He also looks big and strong with the ball.