So Liverpool are about to spend β¬40m on Victor MuΓ±oz from Osasuna, yet some Arsenal fans were having meltdowns over Arsenal potentially paying a similar fee for Tzolis?
This is exactly why some fans should stop pretending they understand the transfer market.
Every single summer, Arsenal get linked with a talented player and the first thing some people do is complain about the price tag. "Too expensive." "Not worth it." "Who is this guy?" Meanwhile, the same fans will turn around and praise Liverpool, Brighton, or any other club for making "smart signings" at similar prices.
The market has changed. Young talents with elite potential cost money. If clubs wait until everyone agrees a player is worth signing, the price doubles or triples. That's why smart clubs move early.
What's funny is that if Liverpool complete this deal and MuΓ±oz performs well, the exact same people who were crying about Arsenal spending β¬40m on Tzolis will suddenly start talking about Liverpool's brilliant scouting network and how they always find gems before everyone else.
The next time Arsenal are linked with a talented player for β¬35m-β¬40m, save the outrage. The transfer market has moved on. Some fans clearly haven't.
π¨ Paris Saint-Germain are leading the race to sign Lokomotiv Moscow attacking midfielder Alexey Batrakov.
They are one of several sides to have scouted the 20-year-old this season past. He scored 13 goals and provided 10 assists in 28 Russian Premier League games.
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It is actually mad to think Wolves rejected their β¬20 million option to buy clause for Vitinha, who failed to impress in his Premier League loan spell π€―β
Five years later, he has won back-to-back Champions League titles with PSG, the UEFA Nations League with Portugal, and came third in the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony π«
π¨ EXCL: Arsenal have now agreed full personal terms with Jeremy Monga. Still work to be done on the mechanism of his exit as the English Champions want to close the deal.
As I understand it, Berta met with the English teen sensationβs entourage and laid out a pathway similar to that of Max Dowman at the club. A loan move for Monga cannot also be ruled out once the teenager is settled.
Monga has given full preference to Arsenal over multiple clubs including City & Leverkusen. Story W/ @scoutingindoors
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Mika Has 10 Goals & 7 Assists in 19 Games 3.6 Successful Take-Ons per 90(No 1 in The League)π₯
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Kroupi ain't interested in us, so we gotta let that go.
Without going too into detail, Godts is statistically as fast (to be specific, he's 0.1 value faster) as Barcola per Fotmob while being way better in lowblock situations. Also super cheap.
Rogers is actually prioritising us over other clubs.
So, I'd go with Godts and Rogers.
While Martinelli and Trossard have 1.8 and 1.1 successful dribbles per 90 minutes this season respectively.
Mika Godts has 2.85 successful dribbles per 90 this season.
With reports claiming Martinelli and Trossard could be off this season, it will make a lot of sense if we sign Mika Godts for the reported β¬35/40M fee.
His wage demands are also likely to be less than Β£90,000 per week.