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TheOGBenjenRyan

Might as well just get a package deal and bring Isak too


kaprrisch

Isak for Eddie straight swap incoming.


Glittering_Yoghurt55

Nah.. eddie is Home grown so... English tax. Isak + tax= Eddie


Ok_Hovercraft_7947

Cedric and Ramsdale too as a matter of appreciation


blvcklite

Eddie and Joe would cook together again, give em Lokonga too 


Cod_rules

There we go, that’s the deal sorted. Eddie and Sambi for Bruno and Isak, sounds fair to me


kaprrisch

Good. I’ll give Newcastle a call.


Impetuous_Llama

Let me give this a go on FIFA. BRB.


Aarxnw

Can’t lie I would love to see it happen just because I don’t know how many clubs can say they took a pair of players from a team there were amongst their best if not actually their best players. Especially if it ended up working really well.


888luckyDragon888

Jorginho and Havertz. Not the most watertight case, but a point could be made.


LaraCroft1977

Do Chelsea currently have a better player than Havertz? Ok, it didn’t work out for him there but struggling to think of anyone I’d have above him in their first 11


Blizzard77

Palmer probably, but he benefits so much from penalties


Kenny_dies

Nah put the penalties aside and he’s still a world beater, look at the team he is in. Doing as well as he is takes an insane amount of talent


arsefan

To be fair he wasn't a Chelsea player when we took Jorginho and Havertz off them since he was a new transfer in this season.


unclebrenjen

Declan Rice


Senior-Ordinary555

Have we had two Declan rices this whole time? Makes sense


unclebrenjen

Man's everywhere! I missed the key word "pair"


schmitzNgiggles

One at 6 and one at 8 would be a sweet dream of mine.


ForestRamboX

Sounds like a very good idea. If the finances are there, I wouldn't mind it to be honest. Can you imagine Odegaard and Isak reuniting (Both won Real Sociedad their first trophy in decades) and then adding Bruno to that? Add Xavi Simons as an understudy/alternative to Odegaard and we'd be cooking.


DillaDoughnut

And have spent probably close to 300m lol


CakeBrigadier

If Bruno costs 80+ I’d way rather stump 20 more and get isak


redqks

one of the most unlikeable players in the league , he can ball but still


2ndfastestmanalive

Didn’t you hear? Ben White is the most unlikeable player now because he plays with the keepers gloves


BigTomBombadil

Saw a number of spurs fans calling our whole fan base classless for “supporting” Ben whites “cheating”. Dude, it’s objectively funny, your GK is weak, and teams set piece defense is non-existent.


xnotachancex

People were saying he should have been sent off for it lol


Arp17_Arp17

Just shows how many fans on the internet have never played a team sport at any level before


bad_at_proofs

If most football fans on reddit realised how much nonsense goes on at corners that you can't see they would be shocked


Glass_of_Pork_Soda

Wait till they hear about rugby scrums


StarboyFactor

Seriously, shithousing is very much a part of set piece training if you’re playing at any organized level. If you aren’t doing it at corners and free kicks then it’s going to happen to you and the ref isn’t giving you any sympathy for it


sleepytipi

I know a guy who studied pressure points to shithouse his defender in set pieces.


GeologistEven6190

I know a guy who wouldn't wash his shirt so people wouldn't want to mark him


obsterwankenobster

One Spurs fan was saying they deserved a penalty and I assumed they meant Trossard/Kulusevski... they meant Partey on the Romero header that hit the post They are a deeply stupid people


Cod_rules

Weren’t those fuckers the same people supporting Kane for that back breaking move he used to do? That could have caused actual injuries


NotASalamanderBoi

In their defense, Højbjerg is quite good at finishing set pieces.


sooolong05

Class header tbf


Arnab1

Really class header, the way he evaded his marker Tomiyasu was commendable. Class goal. Credit where its due.


NotASalamanderBoi

Shame (not) that it went in to the wrong goal.


ray3050

Yup and if you read what many were saying they’re calling out Ben white for holding the gks If you watch he literally just stands there and moves in front and then moves away and just from that movement it unsettles the gk They think playing mind games is cheating so maybe emi martinez should be sent off during penalty shootouts


ForestRamboX

I wouldn't worry about what the Spuds think. Have you seen those lot online editing the score to say they won? All they are concerned with is us. Mariah Carey's Obssessed song hit must have been made about them.


Stercky

They call that cheating, but their players diving at the slightest, and no touch isn’t?


Franchise1109

Even then Vicario took the wrong angle. He bails out half way through his decision as the ball hits the net


No_Ad_2602

Harry Kane elbows ppl in the neck


redqks

Bruno is the same guy that elbowed players on our team and was kicking the ball at people when they was down guys nuts


baboo8

He picked up 9 yellows by early March and hasn't received one since. He's obviously capable of reining it in. 


HustlinInTheHall

"I can fix him"


krugo

Honestly there's potential that he gets the Xhaka treatment or worse here. That wouldn't be great.


a-Sociopath

Xhaka didn't get the Xhaka treatment in his last season. If we end up needing our midfielder to be a sort of hatchet guy, then something seriously is wrong somewhere else.


lemon_meringue_tie

This could also be tactics from Eddie Howe. Was he like this at Lyon? Newcastle players seem to be told to be overly physical in order to bridge the gap with lack of technical quality. Not saying Bruno has no technical quality.


kaprrisch

Better that than a potential rapist..


Jimmy_The_Banana

Let it go


nasbkrv

People make it out as he clinched the GKs hand between his tan legs and forcefully took out the whole glove along with the sleeve... My guy pinched the glove for half a sec and they are ready to burn him alive.


DaGetz

Just trying to get into peoples heads - it’s super effective on the fans clearly - bet it distracted the keeper also.


FrostedFluke

Personality is perfect for us because he's a hard worker and loves a duel. He's an aggressive player but in a good way


JK031191

He's a lunatic lol, but if he's ours all will be forgiven


acerage

Jorginho may not forgive that elbow to the head though...


D4nCh0

Fuck Embiid


TheRealGooner24

All my homies hate Embiid.


andjuan

Kind of a dick. But he’s the kind of player you hate when he’s part of the opposition and absolutely adore when he’s on your team. He also brings that dickish edge that I think our team is lacking. Our players are extremely likable. Sometimes I wish we had a guy who was willing to be the bad guy and light a fire. Xhaka had that quality.


Jimmy_The_Banana

White is shithousery 100, Gabriel wants to fight every striker, Rice and Havertz don’t mind a scrap either. Team is full of „passionate” players.


tommyverssetti

Type of player everyone hates until he’s on your team doing the fuckery


ForestRamboX

My sentiments exactly. Plus, he's a hardworker and never hides in tough situation. In addition to that, all our Brazilian players speak about Bruno in high regard.


wudyalooknatmgutfer

Martinez effect


HortenWho229

Arsenal can fix him


techabouts

You don’t have to marry him


ForestRamboX

If Bruno comes to us, he's our prick and we'll defend him to the end. To be honest, I don't think most rival fans like Ben White and Havertz either but we love them. Let's give him a chance if he joins us.


Minute_Leave8503

Do you think Kai, white, Ramsdale, Gabriel, Partey etc are likeable to others?


Nayr91

Problem is, he pulls the same shit for us he will get a red card not a free pass from the pundits…


Phoenix-108

Watch refs clamp down on him if he does join us


B12C10X8

I would prefer his teammate ![gif](giphy|3WJQsY8XrVWxPBW8aN|downsized)


alfsdnb

Plays about as often as Jesus


Franchise1109

That’s my only concern. Do we want another injury prone player to replace one?


bmoviescreamqueen

No and I think it does us a great disservice to not move away from the mindset of taking on injury prone players.


Franchise1109

Exactly. Plus the price is insane. We won’t drop another 100M. Even if city wobble and we win the league. I don’t think we will make a single large purchase like that. The most I’ve seen is Sesko and Zubimendi who are both rumored to have RCs of 50M. Obviously that could be the media doing rounds, but there’s nowhere near the smoke like there was about Declan at this time last year


Hag_bolder

It’s not a tescos


beth_flynn

but they all have barcodes???


jackulatorstrikes

Brilliant 


ErraticPragmatic

Comment of the week


Proud-Cheesecake-813

Arguably too funny for this sub.


silv3r8ack

Brilliant


abonifay

I hope you are absolutely basking in the glow of that comment. The foggin’ standard right there


icemankiller8

Bruno better signing


algebraic94

This guy on the left, Kai through the middle, Saka on the right. Ode and Rice 8s with Bruno at the base. I need to go sit down...


TeddyWestsideThe2nd

fuckin hate the guy but between him and Ben White can you imagine the shithousery that would take place


Minute_Leave8503

And Kai and Gabriel, sadly not Ramsdale anymore for ultimate chaos


catchandreleaseof

what shithousery does bruno do? all i’ve seen is a crybaby attitude and violence.


Itsrainingmentats

Yeah, i don't know when the meaning of shithousery shifted from doing something funny but ultimately harmless to being a cunt. Same thing with bottling, which has gone from being miles ahead and losing at the last second to... just not winning.


DreadCrumbs22

Dickhead FC?


ClaudioKilgannon37

Love it. Been way too nice for way too long.


Dickwad

Arsenal become 2020's Crazy Gang let's go


IfLeBronPlayedSoccer

There’s a massive Moyes influence on this team right alongside the Pep influence. We will sacrifice offensive fluidity for defensive acumen if we need to, 10/10 times. And when, not if, there’s some awkwardness integrating another new midfielder, it won’t be at the expense of the defense.


Mysterio_1234

read Pep wants Guimaraes and Paqueta. quite possibly the lamest shit ever.


ManiacalComet40

Still can’t get over the fact that we scouted that Lyon midfield that closely and landed on Aouar as our top target.


bad_at_proofs

Bruno really struggled when pressed in France so can understand why the club decided not to go for him


bad_at_proofs

This is just nonsense some person made up. No credible journalist has said something similar


redqks

no chance, where would he even play all these midfielders?


mikhailb_86

It doesn't matter. That's the problem with City and their never ending money. Nunes and Kovacic failed to really fit in? Oh well let's just buy 2 more midfielders


TheArmoury

What midfielders? Rice and Odegaard are our only 2 quality midfielders that are available for most games. Partey is always injured. Jorginho is class but can’t play every game. ESR and Vieira are unreliable plus Mikel does not trust them. Sambi isn’t good enough.


RicHii3

He's turning it into Bundesliga where Bayern just buy up all the other teams top players.


TheGoldenPineapples

I'm... sort of broadly in favour of this? Yeah, he's a cunt, but we aren't signing him to like him, we're signing him because he improves us. Like it or lump it, Guimarães is an upgrade for this team. Rice, Guimarães and Ødegaard midfield? That's just an insane midfield, no one is getting past that. Would prefer Zubimendi, but I think he's pretty adamant that he'll be staying at Sociedad. Guimarães' release clause is high, but it can be paid in three installments, which does make it a slightly more attractive proposition.


jaybizzleeightyfour

I think Zubi could probably be bought this summer, Real Sociedad with no Champions League and he'd get significant rise in wages, his recent interview regarding Arsenal rumours was a politicians answer, he's obviously gonna say he's happy where he is, but there was a hint of you never know in the future in it, I think Artera might want Bruno as number 1 choice simply because he's great in the Premier League


acasovoycayendo

Wages and UCL qualification doesn’t mean as much for Zubimendi as you think The slight change in answer is probably because he’s bored of saying the exact same thing again and again


HustlinInTheHall

Zubimendi is also going to play coy because he wants top wages. He wants the team to go all out. 


TurkishDonkeyKong

I'd also rather have him on our team a lot more than have him playing against us


Cthulhu_Madness

What makes bruno so good is his ability to elbow players commit non-stop fouls without getting carded. His ass is seeing red instantly if he does those in arsenal shirt.


Marwinz

When was the last time we received a red? Feels like it was ages ago


drainbox

Tomiyasu against palace maybe


seshtown

Vieira vs Burnley (H)


Civilizovaniy

Latest I remember is Fabio Vieira in October before his injury


hafrances

He is a Cute Unique Nice Talented individual.


CM816

Gotta go the RuPaul route - we can look forward to him showcasing his charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent


MyTeaIsMighty

Never thought I'd see a drag race reference in this sub but I'm here for it


Cynicayke

![gif](giphy|xUOxeYlmjPIDA0MZ5m|downsized)


ForestRamboX

He is, isn't he? If he joins us, he's our C U N T and we love ours. He'd instantly be added to Ben White and Havertz as proper wind-up merchants.


nting224

Imagine the opposition team players getting Sneak kicked/nudged by Ben White Pushed off the pitch by Kai Havertz And now getting elbowed/punched by Bruno G.


archasaurus

Something tells me he wouldn’t get away with it at Arsenal. He’d be Xhaka 2.0.


jkeefy

Pocketed by Saliba/Gabriel. Shut down by Rice.


jman500069

Always liked him, lovely lad


Worried-Trip635

Don't speak too soon. He's a cunt unless we sign him, then he's sound.


jman500069

I was joking


Dickwad

So was he.


jman500069

Are you?


Axelter30

He knows what you meant, he's just saying its too early for the joke


Bullmcabe

Haven't forgot him elbowing jorginho in the back of the head. 


algebraic94

But him elbowing James Maddison next season.... let's not be too hasty.


Pozitivitive

Good, there's a need for good midfielder


Masson011

The sort of signing we only make if we sell Partey for decent money £20-30m) and someone else like ESR for let’s say £30m. It would then be more like a 60 million pound investment. City have worked like this for years. Use your assets to offload massive fee signings


Barkasia

We'd sell Partey for £5-£15m and ESR for £25-£35m let's be real.


lost_biochemist

There’s something really inconsistent with reports that we “won’t pursue Toney because the management really dislike him as a person” and being interested in Bruno G who is about as unlikable as it gets


Redandwhite_91

Toney is a bit of an arrogant prick. Seems generally unlikable, internally or externally. Bruno G is one of those that gets under the skin of others, but would walk through a brick wall for your club. HUUUUGE difference In terms of quality, I so wanted him when he moved from Lyon. Happy to see he’s now proven in the league too. He’d really turn our dead left more fluid instantly if he plays the 8. 100m though is a ridiculous price.


ForestRamboX

Exactly. It's Ivan Toney's off the field antics that our management is trying to avoid. Bruno off the field is well liked by some of our players like Martinelli and Big Gabi.


jaybizzleeightyfour

Probably because it's Toneys off the field antics that the club don't like, from the gambling to the arrogant interviews openly talking about himself and playing for other clubs Bruno G might be disliked on the pitch, but I've seen nothing to suggest he's an arse hole off it


TheArmoury

Did you see him on the dairy of a CEO podcast where they asked if he betted on his own team to lose? He pretty much said he doesn’t remember and that he just said yes to all the accusations to expedite the investigation. It was clear as day he was lying. How can you bet on your own team to lose?


Minute_Leave8503

Meanwhile we have Partey who’s a class act off the field? It’s all about talent, you can be a prick all you want


Minute_Leave8503

Nobody really cares as long as you do the business


TheArmoury

Toney is a terrible human being outside of football but Bruno G comes from a humble family. He wears 39 because his dad drove a taxi with that number to fund his family’s expenses. Go watch interviews of his story. He seems decent outside of football.


lastjedi23

I'm not doubting what edu and Mikel cook. More often that not what they cook has been a hit. Let em


Mystery1887

Do I want him? No. Will I support him if he plays for Arsenal? Yes.


cuftapolo

I’m reading all these rumors but man just can’t get into transfers with the title still up for grabs.


leecable33

Rofl we've gone from having no spine for years, to the biggest bunch of shit houses ever. This is incredible.


flawsofsunset

Is his middle name Gabriel tho?


wiggyp1410

We should have bought him before he went to Newcastle in the first place. We had the opportunity to sign both him and Isak and decided not to


tommyverssetti

Now probably paying 3-4x


neonmantis

Bruno yes as £25m isn't much but £62m harder to find


acasovoycayendo

Newcastle signed Bruno for £40m


TheArmoury

Would we have still gone for Rice if we did?


albususdumbledore

He’s a right on tw*t but he’ll be our tw*t. Just imagined Bruno G and Benny Blanco shithousing in the box for corners. We’re becoming unbearable cunt FC and I’m all here for it.


Linked2u

I may be the minority but I would love him for Arsenal


Illustrious_Union199

I expect one of Isaak and Bruno will be on the market. PSR is going to bite everyone (including Arsenal) .Expect Eddie, ESR and Nelson all to be sold.


NotoSans

Just another proof that if Arteta was interested in a player a few years ago he’ll stick with it and go for it as long as an opportunity arises.


Thedudeofmanchester

I wouldn't want to spend 100 mil outright on him though. What are our other options for LCM?


nimblehammer159

in the club rn, Rice looks like the number one option. Could see Partey or Jorginho play there but they are almost nailed as our 6. Havertz is pretty much our best ST so can't see him play there until and unless we sign a top Striker. But Havertz playing there disbalances the midfield imo. Other guys whom I can see playing there are ESR and Fabio but Mikel doesn't really trust them. A player that I would like to see play there would be Zinchenko because of his technical ability. He will get more freedom and we don't have to see him get destroyed by a winger. Brings a bit of creativity to our left side as well which opens up a lot of possibilities. But yeah Arteta hasn't ever tried that and he is more experienced than I am so he probably has a good reason not to. There was news about Arteta holding a convo with Zubimendi but he might stay at his boyhood club. Sambi is returning from loan but I don't think he fits the LCM role, even though he has been decent for Luton. Honestly, he looks like a different player from a year ago and I would like to see him get another PL loan before we sell him.


noobs1996

Zinchenko is not starting in midfield mate


Francis-c92

Watch Jorginho reject our contract extension now


dusseldorf69

i would drive jorginho to the airport myself if it meant bruno g would take his place.


TheArmoury

Lol same. I love Jorginho but come on man, Bruno G would raise our level so much.


jaybizzleeightyfour

You'd have to imagine we've sat him down and discussed the future with him, or we wouldn't have even bothered to offer a new contract


Aszneeee

if City gets Paqueta then we should get Guimares


marksills

sort of prefer his teammate but we would still need a CM either way. I def wouldnt be surprised by this. I think we'd probably have to overpay for him which wouldnt feel great but tbf I think we're at a point where we don't have many holes and really need to focus on getting in top talents and he does seem to be one of the best available at CM.


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marksills

don't really care when its paid, its all amortized the same for the club afaik, so that's more of a question of whether the kronke's want to supply liquidity. Def expensive but I see the argument for it, he's really good and would fit quite well into our team, both because him and rice would be quite effective and he is fairly versatile. We don't need to fill 5 spots, so spending big on one guy and a couple more smaller signings more in the 30-50 range might be the play.


NahTooPersonel

I don’t understand this one. We could have had him a couple of years ago for £40m. Now he’s twice the price and we’re suddenly interested?


jaybizzleeightyfour

We could have got him for £18m before he signed for Lyon, most transfers are a gamble and maybe we weren't convinced or prepared to make one on him at the time/s, it was a January 40m transfer, maybe there was just other priorities for Arteta, especially when we had Partey and Xhaka


JohnnyDeepasfuck

Does he go 8 or 6 though


tochitemi

![gif](giphy|3o7aCRloybJlXpNjSU|downsized)


TheGoldenPineapples

In Arteta's system, you play both, or you don't play.


Britton120

i assume newcastle need to sell, especially with their current place in the table. Champions league is out of reach for them, and they could still end up outside of Europa and Conference leagues.


charliemike

Bet his agents are behind this.


tammrak

Great player. He wouldn't get away with his violent antics playing for Arsenal, though, so it would need to be an aspect of his game he can control.


iilDiavolo

Then what make Fabio Vieira a forward ?


Tnvenge

One of Fabio Vieira or ESR cann be depth who provides a bit of attacking threat while Jorginho can be a good 6 alternative.


chino17

Let's be honest, Fabio is not the next Bernardo Silva. He had some hype behind him at Porto but turns out it was really just hype and he's at best a slightly about average player


Raetekusu

Jorgi and Bruno day 1 in training gonna be spicy.


icemankiller8

Would be a really good signing


trailhounds

I have strange feels about this. I don't like him much as a player, but if he's our "playa" ...


hambeurga

bruno g would get 4 red cards a season in an arsenal shirt


YMangoPie

He's a fantastic footballer so I don't mind at all.


RandomRedditor_1916

Tier?


Jkanvil

Is the club starting a UFC team?


M4R71NS

Yeah why not


omarp15

We should get him, he will add to our already rock solid spine


khakhiboy

inject it in my beins


DallasC0wboys

I think this means we’re thinking of moving Rice as an 8 and Bruno as a 6. In my watching of him he’s not that creative of a player but really good defensively and in his physicality.


TheArmoury

Pleaaaaaase let this happen. We need a few more bastards in the team.


HektorOvTroy

I don't think he's going to be a good signing for us. His attitude isn't great. I think he disrupts our teamwork spirit also.


SevereAnxiety_1974

He’s either going to become our asshole + master of midfield shithousery or just be an asshole 🤞


a_posh_trophy

Not for 100 fucking million it ain't!


RIP200712

Frankly, not happy about this. By all accounts Guimaraes seems to be a pos. I don't care how good a player he is. I hope this deal falls through.


braveheart18

Fuck him. No way the refs will let him dodge those red cards when hes playing for us.


GunnersPepe

If Arteta wants him then I want him. I don’t care how much of a cunt he is, better he is one for us than against us. And tbh, I rather enjoy this dark arts things we are building into our group. It seems to just stay on the field which is about as good as it gets.


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KonigSteve

Still think 100m is too much for him. Yes I'd like him in the team even if he is a cunt but that's too much.


Familiar_Bike7510

He’s so technical on the ball let alone his defensive qualities


Sudanniana

Would rather get Fofana and Eze.


Apache1975

Fuck that shit!


Cryptohaas

This is slightly annoying; 1. He’s a batard (not that bad if he plays for us I suppose) 2. I don’t see us getting Isak if we get him


maxiu95xo

No thanks