https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9661925/amp/Brighton-place-50m-price-tag-Ben-White-amid-Manchester-Utd-Arsenal-Liverpool.html?__twitter_impression=true

Brighton put £50m price tag on Ben White. He’s played 100 odd minutes for England.
Now I know price tags in the media and what actually happens aren’t the same thing but there must be some club PR where you get a whiff of teams interested in your player so you put out there an huge price tag to ward off those clubs or be happy if they paid it. It’s remarkable how often those fantasy price tags just get repeated until they become accepted.
If Ben White has a £50m
Price tag why shouldn’t Arsenal be saying that’s what Willock’s price tag is or that’s what AMN price tag is?

Arteta has the ultimate right to decide who he wants in his team. And with it, he also has the ultimate responsibility for any poor result and/or lack of success from his team. I hope he decide to include Saliba, Willock and AMN next season, especially Saliba.

Hi Soc,
Seems Roma offering £10M below Arsenal's £20M-£30M amount.

Every time I read a journalist report an Arsenal player leaving the supposed price tag we've set for our player always seems totally reasonable or under priced.
Xhaka £20m
Bellerin £20m
Willock £20m
AMN £20m
Nketiah £15m
These are from journalists who do seem to have knowledge of Arsenal as well.

Hi Rich,

I read that the fee for Xhaka is 20m euros + add-ons. Not terrible but probably below the market rate.

If you get that fee for Xhaka and then splurge £35m on Ruben Neves it makes little sense. As good a player as Neves is his form last season was not that of a £35m player. £25m max.

The market seems to be depressed, apart from for anyone that Arsenal want to buy.

Hi ltg,

As a wiseman once said......sell low, buy high! Oh, hold on a minute.

Is ‘ultimate responsibility’ for results the appropriate term for an employee? Could one argue it is the ‘ultimate responsibility’ of the individual with ‘ultimate’ power and/or control over not only who works at Arsenal but what their budget is for whatever job someone (albeit you’re talking of Arteta) has? If so, surely that makes it Stan Kroenke’s ‘ultimate’ responsibility?

I’m not saying what is unarguably or undoubtedly the right answer, by the way. I’m just asking a question where the correct reply could feasibly be different to your conclusion.

The fee being reported is 25 million euros plus add ons.

I'd take a packet of rainbow skittles for him so that seems sufficient

Yes, ultimate is the intended word in my message. Perhaps I should have added poor result and/or lack of success from his team, in the matches. That was the context of my message. On the flipside, and to stay positive, he is also the ultimate reason when we win on the field. He choose the team, he choose the tactics and he alters as and when he see how things are going for the team.

Random pic in my feed...I always like seeing two or more randomly iconic people in a photo.

Is ‘ultimate responsibility’ for results the appropriate term for an employee? Could one argue it is the ‘ultimate responsibility’ of the individual with ‘ultimate’ power and/or control over not only who works at Arsenal but what their budget is for whatever job someone (albeit you’re talking of Arteta) has? If so, surely that makes it Stan Kroenke’s ‘ultimate’ responsibility? I’m not saying what is unarguably or undoubtedly the right answer, by the way. I’m just asking a question where the correct reply could feasibly be different to your conclusion.

Just ask yourself if the Prime Minister is responsible whenever a civil servant does a bad job. That might answer your question.

https://www.anfieldcentral.co.uk/posts/liverpool-can-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone-by-signing-saka-and-willock/

Michael Mongie with his dumb assertion

I can’t argue with this paragraph he wrote:

“Don’t get me wrong – Arsenal are a fantastic club and have one of the biggest fanbases in the world but with their current ownership, they aren’t going to challenge for top honours for several years to come.“

To be honest, considering that observation I think it’s only a matter of time before other big clubs start looking at Saka. Furthermore, considering that observation it won’t be a huge shock if Saka does get his head turned. Unless he extends it, his contract expires in 2024. I am totally confident Saka will be an Arsenal player next season, 2021/22. Then he’ll only be two years off the end of his contract. Because of that I’m not as sure he will still be an Arsenal player in the 2022/23 season, and even less so in 2023/24.

Just ask yourself if the Prime Minister is responsible whenever a civil servant does a bad job. That might answer your question.

https://insidefutbol.com/2021/06/08/roma-put-in-improved-bid-for-granit-xhaka/512023/

I have never thought Xhaka would command such attention from Mourinho. Happy for him to be regarded highly.

https://www.anfieldcentral.co.uk/posts/liverpool-can-kill-two-birds-with-one-stone-by-signing-saka-and-willock/

Michael Mongie with his dumb assertion

Cool - Harry Belafonte and Denzel Washington

https://insidefutbol.com/2021/06/08/roma-put-in-improved-bid-for-granit-xhaka/512023/

I have never thought Xhaka would command such attention from Mourinho. Happy for him to be regarded highly.

Sidney Poitier and Miles Davis

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Kieran Gibbs

I can’t argue with this paragraph he wrote:

“Don’t get me wrong – Arsenal are a fantastic club and have one of the biggest fanbases in the world but with their current ownership, they aren’t going to challenge for top honours for several years to come.“

To be honest, considering that observation I think it’s only a matter of time before other big clubs start looking at Saka. Furthermore, considering that observation it won’t be a huge shock if Saka does get his head turned. Unless he extends it, his contract expires in 2024. I am totally confident Saka will be an Arsenal player next season, 2021/22. Then he’ll only be two years off the end of his contract. Because of that I’m not as sure he will still be an Arsenal player in the 2022/23 season, and even less so in 2023/24.

Welcome to the forum, Andre Marriner.

That’s a name from the past isn’t it? By which I don’t mean Andre Marriner.

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Daniel Ek to submit a new bid of over £2 billion.

I just can’t see the Kroenkes letting go somehow. Not unless the offer gets really tasty.

Welcome to the forum, Andre Marriner.

Daniel Ek to submit a new bid of over £2 billion.

I just can’t see the Kroenkes letting go somehow. Not unless the offer gets really tasty.

What price would Kroenke be willing to sell at ? 2.5? That’s more than current value right ? 3 definitely.

I think LTG and others touched on this yesterday and this season is make or break as it just feels that if we don’t get back in the champions league soon we could have years in the wilderness approaching with players aware that Arsenal are no longer a competitive entity and leaving or not joining. That causes Kroenke a problem as no amount of PR or deflection from incoming transfers will convince our fans in his ownership.

Maybe It could be time