18 Nov 2021 16:58:05
Hello Ed002, hope you're well.

With the January transfer window approaching. Would be able to tell us the players Arsenal are looking at?

With incomings maybe limited to only necessities, which players would we be wanting to let go?

Thanks as always.

{Ed002's Note - It will depend on departures with plenty of players available in January or the summer. Arsenal need to move on the remaining unhappy players and sell to balance the books. Arsenal will need to focus on a striker for the summer - perhaps two. Tough times will continue. Outgoings will drive everything:

Bernd Leno (G) will be sold to raise funds.
Calum Chambers (RB) a decision point of new contract or another Free Agent.
Sead Kolasinac (LB) Will leave as a Free Agent if he cannot be sold in released in January. Available but Lazio and Schalke interest may have waned.
Konstantinos Mavropanos (CB) Loan to permanent with Stuttgart.
William Saliba (CB) Marseille want a permanent deal. Player wants out.
Matteo Guendouzi (DM/CM) loan to permanent with Marseille. Player wants out.
Mohamed Elneny (DM) another Free Agent. Will be allowed to move on in January.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (RM/RWB) looking for more playing time. Arsenal will try to keep him.
Bukayo Saka (LM/LW) Atletico have enquired after his availability and Juventus have have declared an interest. Arsenal want to keep him.
Nicolas Pepe (W) Not really working out. Arsenal will struggle to find a buyer but could look to a loan with an option to buy deal with Crystal Palace looking for a RW.
Alexandre Lacazette (S) I expect him to leave as a Free Agent. It has been proving difficult to find interested potential buyers and may well run down his contract. Offered to Inter and Sevilla.
Eddie Nketiah (S) Will look to other options in the summer. Bayer Leverkusen, Brentford and West Ham might provide one, Leeds perhaps another. Injury made a move difficult last summer. a decision point of new contract or another Free Agent.
Folarin Balogun (S) is frustrated at the lack of opportunities at Arsenal and his "agent" is again offering him around with interest from West Ham and Bayer Leverkusen.


1.) 21 Nov 2021
21 Nov 2021 17:32:07
AMN I’d try to keep as well as Lacca

Saka, the ground would be burnt to the ground if we sold him

Pepe - no doubt Lille will take him back ………. for 5 million.