The Arsenal FC - Related News and Development for 2019/2020

[ohenhen1]

But they were one year extensions. They now both have 3 years left on their deals. Aubameyang is on 200k per week according to sportstrac

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

I won't lie, this Iwobi thing is seriously paining me

[Thunder]

I am not too unhappy about the Iwobi sale though surprised it happened. He was probably the only player worth any serious money in that midfield and with Ozil not having any takers he was the obvious target to balance the books.

Will be hard watching him in a Toffee shirt though ....All the best to the lad. My son is gutted as they are pretty good friends.

My bro, it is exactly that. Balancing the books.

I agree with you, Waffi. I believe Iwobi would have stayed had we been able to off load Ozil.

[amafolas]

if we can still get Ozil off the wage books and Mustafi, we can closer to balancing the books. But can we footballistically afford to move Ozil, now that we have moved Iwobi who can also play the position. This Arsenal self, they are not serious. this Iwobi thing dey pain me.

[Chief Ogbunigwe]

if we can still get Ozil off the wage books and Mustafi, we can closer to balancing the books. But can we footballistically afford to move Ozil, now that we have moved Iwobi who can also play the position. This Arsenal self, they are not serious. this Iwobi thing dey pain me.

bro, me and you both

[Bigpokey24]

I won't lie, this Iwobi thing is seriously paining me

E no pain me at all..I am so happy and the sweetest part is I am loving how the thing dey pain assnal CE spammers...then d part wey go sweet me some more nah make Iwobi come score vs assnal and e come add shaku shaku...oh my ....that will be the best gift for me this year

[Sleaky72]

if we can still get Ozil off the wage books and Mustafi, we can closer to balancing the books. But can we footballistically afford to move Ozil, now that we have moved Iwobi who can also play the position. This Arsenal self, they are not serious. this Iwobi thing dey pain me.

Footballistically or otherwise, has the team ever missed Mesut Ozil? They seemed to get some of the best results of the season against top EPL teams in his absence. Dani Ceballos is a maestro and if he can adapt quickly then Ozil becomes more negligible.

[Thunder]

Nketiah to Leeds. Hope he gets playing time.

[Siddonlook11]

You guys are being incredibly biased. We are about to sell a guy that has failed to live up to expectations and has no prospects of being a starter in the foreseeable future for 40MP and yet you are whining

For 40M we can easily find at least 2, and probably 3 young players in their late teens who can give us attacking depth off the bench. If Iwobi was not Nigerian this sale would be celebrated in these quarters.

Iwobi will now have a chance to show his worth as one of the stars of the Everton attack. Lets see what he does there but I'm convinced this is a good move for Arsenal FC.

You do realise that his natural position is playing through the middle and that for most parts he has been played out of position. Let's be fair!

Please who has not been played out of position in Arsenal ? na Auba, Ozil , Mikhi ? maybe just maybe Laca is the only one in the front who has always played as what he was bout to play o

[Heliopolis]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

[maceo4]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

Hopefully, he will do well at Everton and improve as a Nigerian supporting our players, as I’m sure you did when Mo Salah was sold by Chelski...

[Bigpokey24]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

So because we are Nigerians we should support salah... e no go better for you and Salah because of this post...

[azuka]

I am not too unhappy about the Iwobi sale though surprised it happened. He was probably the only player worth any serious money in that midfield and with Ozil not having any takers he was the obvious target to balance the books.

Will be hard watching him in a Toffee shirt though ....All the best to the lad. My son is gutted as they are pretty good friends.

My bro, it is exactly that. Balancing the books.

Like you said earlier Waffi, it's stupidity at the best. Or how else do you rationalize letting the best of your youth to leave and now Iwobi. We let Ramsey leave and yet brought in a player on loan for a total of 15pounds? Isn't that enough to offer Ramsey in a 3 year contract?
I take consolation in the fact that in no distance future we will have our Arsenal back.

[Heliopolis]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

Hopefully, he will do well at Everton and improve as a Nigerian supporting our players, as I’m sure you did when Mo Salah was sold by Chelski...

I am more cold when I assess football, even when it comes to my compatriots. For instance, while I am an Egyptian and an Arsenal fan, I do not think Elneny is Arsenal quality and it would be best for the club to ship him out. This does not mean I do not want Elneny to do well.

[ohenhen1]

Iwobi is 23. He is certainly not a bust at Arsenal. He was about to hit his prime.

[maceo4]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

Hopefully, he will do well at Everton and improve as a Nigerian supporting our players, as I’m sure you did when Mo Salah was sold by Chelski...

I am more cold when I assess football, even when it comes to my compatriots. For instance, while I am an Egyptian and an Arsenal fan, I do not think Elneny is Arsenal quality and it would be best for the club to ship him out. This does not mean I do not want Elneny to do well.

Damn, I guess b/c I'm not an Arsenal fan I look at things with green tinted lenses but at least he was more useful than the likes of El Neny if we are being honest. I don't think your team is actually better with Iwobi gone (seeing as he wasn't replaced) esp with the riff raffs like Ozil, Mhkt, Xhaka etc still there

[elerineye]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

Hopefully, he will do well at Everton and improve as a Nigerian supporting our players, as I’m sure you did when Mo Salah was sold by Chelski...

I am more cold when I assess football, even when it comes to my compatriots. For instance, while I am an Egyptian and an Arsenal fan, I do not think Elneny is Arsenal quality and it would be best for the club to ship him out. This does not mean I do not want Elneny to do well.

Damn, I guess b/c I'm not an Arsenal fan I look at things with green tinted lenses but at least he was more useful than the likes of El Neny if we are being honest. I don't think your team is actually better with Iwobi gone (seeing as he wasn't replaced) esp with the riff raffs like Ozil, Mhkt, Xhaka etc still there

This is what really hurts.

[Waffiman]

I am not too unhappy about the Iwobi sale though surprised it happened. He was probably the only player worth any serious money in that midfield and with Ozil not having any takers he was the obvious target to balance the books.

Will be hard watching him in a Toffee shirt though ....All the best to the lad. My son is gutted as they are pretty good friends.

My bro, it is exactly that. Balancing the books.

Like you said earlier Waffi, it's stupidity at the best. Or how else do you rationalize letting the best of your youth to leave and now Iwobi. We let Ramsey leave and yet brought in a player on loan for a total of 15pounds? Isn't that enough to offer Ramsey in a 3 year contract?
I take consolation in the fact that in no distance future we will have our Arsenal back.

Indeed, we have our Arsenal back.

[100%Naija]

Did i just read Helipolis compare the Iwobi sale to Elneny from a patriotic standpoint? Nna ehn, wonderful

[Cristao II]

Everton is a direct rival that wanted a winger to feed Richarlisson....

Their striker would most likely be Kean, playing in front of Richarlison, Iwobi and Benard.

that team will cause a lot of wahala, they also have DJbril as RB...wonder how their midfield will be since they lost Gueye, they also bought one other player ..they look stacked ..kai

Their midfield has good numbers, hopefully, the quality is there-- Gbamin, Delph, Sigurdsson, Schneiderlin, Gomes and Davies.

Arsenal just strengthened a direct rival for top 10. The only saving point is that Everton's manager doesnt do good defence training.

[tolahs]

Let's put some "respeck" on the name of our "kid" - Alex Iwobi. Hope great things happen for ya under a young decent gaffer - Bless Up.

https://arsenalyouth.wordpress.com/2019 ... -expected/

[bk-one]

What will folks here say if Iwobi is a bust at Everton? That he doesn't have enough service? We sold a guy that was not going to be a starter for us within the next 3 years for 40M. I would rather take the sure thing (40M) than the uncertainty that after 3+ years of coming off the bench he might be good enough to start for us in his mid- to late- 20s. If this guy isn't Nigerian no one here sheds a tear.

Now we can take the 40M and combine it with hopefully CL revenue in 2020-21 and shedding Ozil/Mikh, etc to strengthen the squad at CB, AM, etc.

Judging what is perceived as failure/success is mostly subjective in the absence of relevant metrics.
You can take a social scientist and give him a complicated mathematical problem and as expected he will end up failing to solve it........would that mean he is a failure?

Iwobi's time at Arsenal was a success based on what his role was not what some fans who never liked him wanted to do. If Everton signed him to perform the same role he performed at Arsenal. I bet his time there is going to be a success and I bet you will still call him a failure because he did not score 20 goals and assist 15 goals. It's not his job. His job is something else.

[theYemster]

I am not too unhappy about the Iwobi sale though surprised it happened. He was probably the only player worth any serious money in that midfield and with Ozil not having any takers he was the obvious target to balance the books.

Will be hard watching him in a Toffee shirt though ....All the best to the lad. My son is gutted as they are pretty good friends.

I feel the same way. Had Ozil or Mkhi been offloaded then my guess is Iwobi wouldve been retained.

I still hope both those guys get sold by January and hopefully we can then get Coutinuo.