What a load of chuff Dan.
Where was this concern when Arsenal were being picked apart?
Chelsea took Ashley Cole.
City took Adebayor, Touré, Clichy, Nasri and Sagna while building their way to the top.
Apparently that was just football.
Now Arsenal can attract players from good PL sides and suddenly the game’s broken? 😂
Villa don’t have to sell. Konsa doesn’t have to leave. Arsenal don’t have to apologise for finally being in a position to buy.
Amazing how football’s morality changes when Arsenal are the beneficiaries. 🔴⚪
Hull City with an EXTREMELY RARE, possibly unprecedented Soccer Fetty Wapping in their first game back in the Premier league.
🗣️ IM LIKE HEY WHATS UP HULL-O
Begging twitter to understand the following
For ANY rules or regs, let alone financial regs, to pass in the Premier League a minimum of 14 teams have to vote for them. The Premier League is not a shadowy cabal, it is the clubs!
So even if 'the big six' were to club together, they would not hold a voting bloc or close to it.
But even leaving that aside, grouping 'the big six' is also nonsense, they do not all have shared interests. Suggesting self sustaining clubs like Arsenal, Spurs, United and Liverpool share common ground with Manchester City and Chelsea is nonsense. They do not and those clubs don't really get on anyway!
❌ Newcastle did NOT want to sell, and were desperate to keep Bruno Guimarães. If Bruno had said he wanted to stay, Newcastle would have refused ANY offer from Arsenal or any other club.
🏆 Attempts to persuade him otherwise and positive conversations were held, but Bruno was insistent he wanted to leave because he felt this was his last big opportunity to win titles.
💰 The deal could only happen if two things happed: Bruno said he wanted to leave (which he has respectfully) and Newcastle sold on their terms, similar to Tonali & Gordon.
💸 Newcastle insisted it was their valuation, or no deal; they would only deal at a fee which would become one of the highest ever paid in the world for a 28+ year old.
🤝 In addition, a deal would only be sanctioned if the situation was handled properly (eg. attended training camp in Spain).
Newcastle feel Bruno has complied with their demands immaculately. They did not want a repeat of the Isak situation where he refused to train.
🤨Agents were in between the clubs from the out set but Newcastle refused all pushes, which had began with mentions of £40-£45m in June.
🤷🏽♂️ Arsenal elongated the transfer by refusing to contact Newcastle for weeks - which Newcastle found bizarre.
👍🏽 Newcastle insisted there have been no fall outs and good relations remain between player and club.
#NUFC #AFC
🚨 Newcastle United to sanction sale of Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal for £75m. #AFC started lower, #NUFC wanted higher but compromise in process of being sealed to grant 28yo Brazil int’l midfielder desired move. Lyon entitled to 20% of profit @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/e1rrfvZTMS
🚨 EXCL: Arsenal exploring move to sign Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid. #AFC interest early stage + clubs not yet in talks but idea approved at all levels. Much rests on contract process as no breakthrough yet & #RMFC do not want free exit @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/qYdS5vlfE6
There is no satisfying explanation here. Either Saka was fit and Tuchel opted not to play one of his best players in a World Cup semi-final. Or else there are still fitness doubts and he played fast and loose with the player's health for a meaningless third place playoff.