It’s morning everyone.
The main story that will start us off today is that Benjamin Sesko decided to stay at Disgustingly Sweet Energy Drink Leipzig. With the intention of signing a new contract that will obviously have different parameters for his departure. Then his current release clause is invalid.
From a player’s perspective, this is understandable. He’s still only 21, has a much better chance of playing seven days a week than a move to Arsenal or elsewhere in the Premier League, and has plenty of time to develop and make a move at some point in the future. . Not to mention the fact that he would have been given a significant pay rise to show how keen his current club are to keep him and stave off interest from elsewhere.
It all worked out pretty well for him, I must admit. There has been so much talk about his possible move to Arsenal that he wondered if there was more to come from the player side rather than the club side. That doesn’t mean we weren’t interested or open to a deal, but in a summer where we had very little information about who we wanted to sign, Sesko was very unusual in that sense. The fact that he set a pre-euro deadline to sort out his future also hinted at his intention/openness to get what he wanted and maintain fair play.
The disappointment on our part is because at a very basic level it would have been the first deal of the summer and everyone loves transfers. The raw material is there with him, he certainly has the potential, but he always felt there was more to investing in the future than having a player come in and level up immediately. So in that regard, I don’t really care. point out. If we’re missing something, it could be that he’s not who he is.
Arsenal have shown the ability to switch to something and someone else when the deals they’ve been pushing don’t work out, and I think Edu, Arteta and others have earned our trust in that sense. The question to me is whether they are looking for a Sekso alternative, or something a little different. I’ve seen links to Joshua Zirkzee, a player with a similar kind of physical profile, but he feels like a somewhat unconvincing choice to me. The fact that he is looking for a huge commission, not to mention the story of his agent, our old friend Kia Joorabchian, immediately gives me quite a thought-stop. As I’ve said before, I don’t think there’s any chance of Arsenal paying Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres’ release clauses or anything close to that. And other than unearthing the gem ‘9’ that no one has mentioned yet. The striker market isn’t particularly interesting or interesting.
It has long been discussed that Arsenal would like to add another wide player to the mix. As we all know, after working very hard for Mykhaylo Mudryk, they turned their attention to Leandro Trossard. Rather than looking for another center forward in the Sesko mold, I wonder if that might be the direction we’re going. There are Premier League options in Pedro Neto (hamstring excluded) and Michael Olise (don’t send him to Chelsea!), and I suspect there will be much more variety and availability in these positions across Europe and perhaps even in South America. Let’s see what happens over traditional delivery options.
Aside from that, another big story, albeit quiet from an Arsenal perspective, is that Erik ten Hag will remain at United and some talks are planned to extend his contract. I mean, it’s funny because of how poor their season was and how the new owners came in and created an atmosphere of uncertainty around the place. Nonetheless, he won the cup, and while I don’t think he will take Man Utd to where they want to be, I do think they will be better if they don’t suffer too much from injuries next season. than them. That’s a low bar, though.
People scoffed at the idea of Gareth Southgate going there, but there was a point last season when he could have been a clear upgrade on the Dutchman. But it’s interesting that in general both options are very beige. Fifty Shades of Beige is an erotic novel featuring two very ordinary men, providing images that are not necessary in the early morning. Ten Hag is a person with a vacuumed personality and all the charisma of a two-week-old ham. I think we can all expect to keep hearing about Garnacho being offside next season.
fun time. Okay, let’s leave it there for now. Have a great Wednesday, everyone.
