Plenty to do in the final week of the transfer window

Morning, welcome to a new week and welcome to the final week of the transfer window. There’s a lot to do from an Arsenal perspective, so let’s try and break it down.

Eddie Nketiah

Despite an agreement between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, this deal didn’t go through as terms between Eddie and his potential new club could not be agreed. I’ve seen him get some stick for this, and while I understand it because basically everyone thinks it’s the right thing for us to sell and for him to go, none of us know the full details so to label him ‘greedy’ (and I’ve seen worse), seems a bit unfair to me.

Maybe it was about money, but it might have been a case he just didn’t fancy Forest, their manager, the ‘project’, or something else. Almost immediately after the news about that breakdown emerged, we heard stories about interest from Crystal Palace, and that too might well have played a part.

Eddie is a London boy, so if he had the choice between staying in his home city or moving to the midlands, chances are he’d go for the former option. All the reporting says he’s still expected to leave before the window closes, so let’s see what this week brings with regards his situation, and I think Palace would be a decent fit for him.

Aaron Ramsdale

There was talk of Southampton interest, but it looks like they’re bringing in Justin Bijlow from Feyenoord – a player we were actually linked with a few months back. If you recall, his injury record was a bit of concern, but that’s another avenue now blocked off for Ramsdale.

Who is left? Wolves had reported interest, but perhaps they might think a couple of defenders might be better after the pasting they took yesterday from Chelsea. It’s hard to know at this point where he’s going to end up, and what kind of deal it’s going to be. Obviously Arsenal would like to sell, but their valuation of him plus his big wages make that very difficult.

Reiss Nelson

I’ve said more than once I think he…

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Publish date : 2024-08-26 06:15:45

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