What To EXPECT Of Arsenal’s Transfer Window 

How do you think the transfer window will go for Arsenal?

Whatever type of players Arteta wants, I want. What I’ll say is, a good cover for Saka is needed. I’d say Olise is the best option who’ll give Saka a run for his money, and they could even play together. And maybe we’ll get to see some more of Saka’s versatility at play. Would be a really fun next season, that’s for sure.

We’ve come a long way from “Kroenke out” huh lol 😂

Sounds more like James doesn't know what Arsenal would do in the window rather than Arsenal not knowing. Makes sense

not a fan of Rice in the 8, Rice is at his very best breaking up play, protecting the back 4 and covering gaps and space in midfield when the other team is in an attacking transition, this notion of him playing the Xhaka role leaves so much of his best quality and attributes on the table , just get a proper number 8 and let him sit in the 6 and watch us do major damage next season

As a striker - Benjamin Šeško from RB Leipzig. As a winger - Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao. As defensive midfield - Amadou Onana from Everton. Get those three plus any others that Arteta want's and I'd be more than happy for the 2024/25 season. *#COYGsince66*

Me personally, I think a left #8 is the most important transfer for me. Would help Martinelli and give us more balance. Bruno Guimarães imo

Arsenal was vocal about mudryk and Chelsea came in and grab him...im good with not knowing b4 hand who we targeting...move in silence

It's great this channel as its now my one-stop shop for Arsenal Insight. I've unsubscribed loads of other Arsenal channels and have saved loads of my time.

Sesko should be top priority at CF. He’s young, so we don’t have to start him right away, he’s cost controlled, and he has all the tools to be an elite striker- size, two footed finishing ability, pace, and he’s surprisingly good with the ball at his feet. If he didn’t have a release clause, Leipzig would be asking for 90-100M for him.

I think we’re gonna prioritise midfield this summer. Gumarieas is who I think we get get with a hato and sesko for the bench

At the end, never say its boring or whatever to support your channel bro! You share your insights with us - freely & we respect that + want to listen & reciprocate. So its not embarassing or boring. Its just necessary to play the game & support your team.

Thank you for doing these videos!

For a new channel you're doing amazing numbers j, big ups for good work

I think you're right, James. That being said, I have a good feeling about Sesko. Both in terms of us signing him and how good he'll be.

Edu and Arsenal know exactly who and what they want.

Great video james

Who I think we should sign: Osimhen, Zubimendi, Inacio/Hato Who I think we will actually end up signing: Sesko, Onana, plus some random 6ft+ European centre back with international experience who can also play fullback and is good with both feet between the age of 21-24 The 2 main questions Arteta needs to ask himself are: Does he see Jesus as a back up to Saka? Will he actually give Smith Rowe more game time? If the answer is no to both questions, we should sell both and go in for Olise 100% I think Jesus will be used as a back to Saka, but unfortunately think it is also time to let Smith Rowe and Partey move on.

I think we need to buy Diomande-Hato duo and let Zinchenko go. Saliba needs cover. He played every minutes in PL this season and we can't risk his health like this again. Also Zinchenko is no longer reliable. So we need both, center-back and left-back + Sesko, Bruno G and Rambo replacement

Gabriel martinelli is good player but if a good chance comes we can sell him and sign player with better potential maybe desire doue

Dream summer combined with realism: Xavi Simons (imperative signing for this squad with his ability to play centrally and on the left wing), Sesko/Ferguson up front ( will probably be sesko but I’d be so tempted to test the waters on the forgotten man Ferguson), Zubimendi because I see him needing little adjustment to our play style and Hato. We need to be creative with the back up keeper as there’s no one we’re desperate for- should look to do a loan deal from a European league with an option to buy

It's a really good point you make about Arsenal maybe not being 100% sure who there targets are and how much they may have to pay for them; but what will make it easier for them is the draw to the club we have now compared to the last few years. We are now one of the best clubs in Europe and got very close to the PL title; many quality players will want to play for us

Fantastic video as always. I disagree with your point about how arsenal can go for 3 different types of midfield profiles. I believe we will sign a 6 and rice will permanently move to the 8. In 2024, when we had our outstanding run, rice played in the 8 with a Jorginio of Partey behind him. This could be because rice lacks the incisive passing required for that role.

It may not be as shiny as a new signing but we may be looking within. Nwaneri, ESR, Viera could push for the 8 spot, Patino coming back (if he stays) could be the backup 6 option. One of Guimares, Kimmich, De Jong would be exciting though

I feel the reason why we are not rushing is cos there's a euros and copa America coming which would show us even more options to buy. So we are keeping our cards close to our chest

Another great video. I think they're keeping their cards close to their chest because they know exactly what they want but the players just aren't out there. All the links have such red flags and I think the Arteta more than anyone knows that. I assume by now they know what they want but I think it'll be an underwhelming summer but we shouldn't be discouraged by that. Locatelli is a great shout but a Juve fan I follow regularly calls him washed, and the fact he didn't get called up to Euros would further prove that maybe. I can't wait to see what Arteta does

"be excited" was literally about the Pepe deal and nothing else. He came through. I don't know why anyone still mentions it.

James.., my thought on this, is literally nothing 😂😂 but i love watching your videos. Much love from Uganda

Some saying newc@stle want 200m for Isak smh

Fair assessment. But I think the club know & are keeping it close to their chest!

In an interview with Edu in January, he stated that they have their targets already lined up for the Summer. I do think they targets might have been adjusted, but I think that was only for the CF position.

The Euros will also dictate the transfer window this year. Suddenly players currently worth 30-40 mil can all of a sudden rise to 80-90 mil.

Ofcourse they know what they wanna do. I think they have general plan and profile they’re looking for. Sometimes you just have to wait to see what’s going on in market.

I think we have to sell to buy at this stage, there are good options/must haves like a sesko + William

Ive changed my mind, i thought we needed a few major signings but if you take our form from january we're of champion quality already. We could do very well next season without bringing anyone in

Do you think any of the youth players will break through nxt season nwaneri,skelly and chido Martin etc

Hello I ve heard about desire doue is it serious new??

Id like transfer window to go like this: Locatelli, Diomande, Ferdi and Leao. Huge funds yes but with sales we can made it should be duable. Ofc this is considering that all this players are atainable but if not there are alteranatives. Locatelli solws ongoing problem with Lcm spot in the midfiled and can play some games as DM. Diomande is most versitile defender of his quality on market, Saliba Gabriel and White backup. Ferdi cheap backup for either flank as fullback and then Leao. Yes huge fee but quality costs. Ofc we can decide to wait until next summer for him but think now is the perfect time. Make Martinelli fulltime CF, Kai in different games can be starter or bench option on Cf and wings are Leao and Saka.

DE = Dave Raum (11 assists) MC = Joao Neves or Wirtz (depends on the tactic) Forward = Santiago Gimenez and Jonathan David both +20 goals last two seasons (sell jesus, too many injuries)

Man city fan here, if you sign Dani olmo that makes your squad very interesting. Similar to the city 100 point season mid field

I think Arteta has preference for Rice, I feel it was more due to injuries why he was moved between the 6 and 8.

If we dont really know where our midfield is going to play beacuse they're so flexible, imagine what the opposition goes through when facing us and coming up with a game plan.. what a nightmare for them!

i think Jorrel Hato, Joa Neves or Amadou Onana, Benjamin Sesko, Desire Doue, Biljow. Selling Zinchenko, Jesus, Nketiah, Tierney, Nelson, Partey, maybe ESR. Would have spend for around £230/250 and earned around £160. plus money from CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND PREMIER LEAGUE, £160 mill, so we earn a lot

What he wants is flexible players who can play in different positions.

My words of choice for this transfer window will continue to be "Swiss Army Knife". I believe Mikel is seeking more and more versatile players who can fit into at least 2 to 3 positions. So, we could scope out who best fits that mold.

Brian Brobbey fits our system as a striker he's more clinical than Jesus but still able to link up play at the top. Midfield wise I want an gumaires to come in as a Partey replacement he can break lines, with those two i don't think my third is a possibility but Neto would be my next priority as an alternative to Saka as starboy looks exaustes sometimes

I love this channel and the different knock.

We need a striker, RW, a No8, a No6 and maybe one defender

I mean like even you (meaning the research) did not have any good players that will fit the criteria that Arsenal needs. Very good experienced player 24-25 years of age, so I think the market is not good yet for Arsenal. So I think they will wait for opportunities and pounce them. Good video. The great thing now is Arsenal is now very attractive to big players. Champions league, Premier league title race, good manager and well organised squad.

To me we need a out an dout number 6 as close to Partey stylistically as possible. I really do not like Rice as the 6 because I feel like we lose a lot of what he gives us when he is freed up. The way he presses high and is able to still get back and defend is a real asset. I think having Rice in advanced areas is a game changer and gives us a real presence and power in that area. None of this is to say Rice is not good as a 6 but we will be wasting some of what he has in that role. I also do think the one area Rice lacks is in ball progression from deep and not so much the passes he makes but the speed he makes them. Partey in particular gets the ball through the midfield a lot faster. Rice is an amazing ball carrier and has so much going for him but what he does lack is a big miss when he is in the 6 role. I dont know what Arteta intends to do with Timber but I think we need a left back, a number 6 and a striker. The striker would allow Jesus to be the cover for Saka on the right.

First priority should be a quality cover for Saka. Possibly a better cover for Odegaard and for Saliba. But Arteta will know this much better than we can!

New goalkeeper, striker , LB , CM and a CB . Out : Raya , Ramsdale , Kiwior , Partey , Rowe and many more. Wish they could get PL best player "Paqueta" but he goes to City.

Like previous summers we need more than ever to generate decent fees for players on their way out!

Martinelli isn't reliable as we have seen this season, we need a guaranteed starter in that position

I think we will get kadioglu hato bruno g one keeper, striker between sesko and gyokeres and positively one winger

Striker is a priority . Isaak will take us to the title I think . A 20 premier goal a season striker will take us to that level . Isaak 110 million Onana 40/50 million Hato 20/30 million Reya 27 million

I love Declan but he’s not as versatile as us Arsenal fans give credit for. He’s not really a complete 6 in the way we need him to be. He does a lot well but his progressive passing and ability to split lines isn’t in his locker. We need a 6 with those abilities and profile.

If you will tell my message to edu show him my opinion…. If I was Mr Arteta this is what I would do. Bring 1.tierney back. Sell players first like nketiah and more. Get issak main priority, get Frankie dejong and xavi simmons

We have a lot of players to get rid of. Ramsdale, Nketiah, Sambi, Vieira, Smith Rowe all need to be sold. Cover for Saka should be a priority we can't keep expecting Saka to start 45-50 games a season.

Must buy young players- Sesko, Xavi Simmons, Zubemendi & Olise

Kudus has a relase clause btw, ike 45mil

I dont think its accurate to say Arsenal don't really know what they want to do in this transfer market. Sounds a bit direspectful IMO. The honest truth is, they know, we don't. Everyone else with their theories and predictions, that's just hopes, dreams and wishful thinking. Lets just respect the lads in charge, they have earned that really.

hey James, whats your thoughts on Boubacar Kamara from Villa? IMO perfect replacement for Partey

Kadoglu, De jong, Sesko, bijlow will be the transfer window.. sorry for the spoilers

Its simple get rid of the deadwood like Viera, Elneny, zinchenko and Nketiah. Buy a proper striker who has a physical presence, Olise to rotate with Saka and a midfielder that is good on the ball.

Left back, Cental Mid and Right Wing are the priority for me.

Sesko, Hato, Doue, and Bruno or Neves would be perfect.

We should sign Onana or Zubimendi as CDM bring back Tierney. Sign a striker Sesko Toney or Isak and a right sided forward. Or we can use Jesus on the right as competition for Saka. Also maybe a Kudos and Williams or Da Silva. We should have a look at.

Julio Enciso from Brighton.

We need class players like Frenkie De Jong to strength our midfield if Odegaard unperform, Zubimendi, Osimhen/Vlahovic, Hakimi/Frimpong to replace White cause he not excellent to bring the league and backup for Saka to win the League, if we don't win the League next season, our players will out if Madrid/Bayern interest to our players like Saliba/Odegaard/Saka

We Wanted Stan Out We Got Josh In That's Got Us Excited Like He Said

I think Arsenal will get 2nd goalkeeper to compete with David Raya (Ramsdale is definitely leaving). Perhaps Bijlow from Fayenoord or Jorgensen from Villareal. Both great 2nd choich goalkeeper I believe. . I just have a feeling for the Striker position we are looking at younger profile, say 20-22 years old potential. Brian Brobbey from Ajax is my bet. . As for midfield, I think it depends if Partey leaves or not. If Partey leaves, this could be where we spend most in and Im all in for Locatelli or Guimaraes. If Partey stays, a younger option might be more like it. . Don’t think we need another LB, unless Zinny leaves. We have Timber and Tomiyasu to compete with Zinny for that LB position. Kiwior can do a good job there as well.

None of the following is to say that you have to be essentialist to succeed or that adaptability isn’t very useful... but when I look at our squad, I think we're at a point now where we really need to start seeing specialists signed with greater frequency. The club should arrest the rate at which they attempt to compensate for relative lack of financial heft and limited squad depth by prioritising hyper-positional versatility/fluidity... the market for footballers of elite calibre and potentially straddling world class is quite narrow when controlling for these characteristics. While the Havertz signing has worked out, I think the underlying rationale was somewhat ill-conceived... despite almost certainly being signed for putative ability to play in multiple positions from CM to CF (and only ever visibly excelling as a forward or roaming #10), Arteta repeatedly touted him as an 8. As it transpired, he never looked remotely comfortable in that role and probably still would left the team short in midfield build-up with a fully fit, inverting Timber. I'm not unhappy that Havertz is here but a club of Arsenal's stature should not consider it churlish or unrealistic to improve on him at CF. Going forward, we need a higher level of certainty in who we sign... and there is a not-so-tacit admission from club and fans alike that we need to start craning our necks towards the upper echelon. Pending outgoings, I'd say there's space for a maximum of three (solid) back-up level signings. We need to try to push for at least one more unequivocal marquee talent - preferably a forward - and a very, very good CM. Defensive security and an effective but rigid offensive system will only get you so far if you lack players with refined, reliable attributes who can change high profile games against the very best sides. Given all this, I think Arteta and Edu SHOULD know what they want to do quite soon... or at least have a good idea as to what it resembles.

Euro in the summer will also dictate the transfer market

Arsenal should be getting players from Leverkusen, Atalanta n Real Madrid Those are winning players with the right attitude n mentality. Everything else will lead to another trophy less season. I told my friends last year no Box to Box after the sale of Xhaka will lead to 0 trophies n I was right

Dude. Any and every professional club has a priority list for transfers. I find it hard to believe when you say things on the lines of “they don’t know what they want to do.” Arteta and Edu have a reputation of planning from the previous winter. Of course the market brings up sudden opportunities, like Raya last summer. But lack of clarity? I don’t know where you’re getting that from. Oh. Your feelings. Right. Haha. Cheers.

I don’t even know what we need we are that good

We need 4 positions - CDM, LB, CB, RW. I personally think we are fine at striker with 3 good options in Havertz, Jesus, and Trossard.

Moving with market to determine the profile we want is not ideal, means we dont know what tactics we want to play. I think they moving with market in terms of who on the list is available at what price eg. bruno g for 70m maybe they do it. Lets his the target and NUFC overprice him we go for backup for 40m and sign striker for big money. They have clarity or atleast an idea man im sorry.

Push to sign Hato(CB n LB covered. Even the 6 he can play.) Get a DMF(zubimendi-pay the 51M Release Clause), IF Partey is to leave(still believe he's one to keep, BUT have a younger option as competition). Take Sesko(he's not at his prime, BUT he's developing, n Arteta n his team can horne him as he shares the load with Kai), as a direct replace for Nketiah(try for 40-45M), but, but push for a 45M(add 5M-10M onto Eddie's sale) buy. Chase Gyokeres(IF Arteta n team are convinced he can hit the ground running), BUT only if they will accept a fee in the 60M range(this will be down to Victor actively leveraging to join us). Finally, IF we able get a R. Wing understudy(Rennes', Désiré Doué)

I want some outgoings of deadwood to free up wage money and maybe help with the tranfer some. We really need to start selling well.

We don’t have a traditional left back or right back

We should go for xavi simons as a back up for odegaard and sell or maybe even swap Smith row for him sign osimhen to replace Jesus and make haverts as a backup at left back we should get a player like kadioglu and at the CB we should get diomande

what of van de beek ??

Gyokores Nico Williams Xavi Simons Onana (if Partey leaves) Hato J Steele

Verve, Panache and a killer instinct. That’s what we need. Edu I hope you are reading. Like Mr Arteta said we need teeth !

It would be cool to get Cole Palmer

100% loccatelli is a great choice for a new 6

Hi James,Keep up the great work and have a great weekend mate.From Irish gooner Liverpool ☘️🙏.

Getting Dani Olmo won’t be bad..let Rice just play the number 6

I love Rice as much as anyone but Rice as our nr 6 haven’t worked. For all his great abilities the line splitting passes isn’t the greatest. There is a reason that our losses all had him as a 6 instead of a left 8

ST - Sesko + Kudus MID- ederson DEF- Hato GK- someone

I would really like Arsenal to get Sesko and build on him with Havertz +Jesus and Nketiah should probably leave (I don’t see them succeeding again)

I think Arteta wants Zinchenko to play in midfield like how he plays for Ukraine

I really like the striker in bologna his pressing, his goals and assist he can fit in our system at Arsenal. His release clause is around 30 to 40 million pounds

Considering ESR (fitness and quLITY), Partey (fitness) and Vieria (fitness and quality) seeimgly cannot be trusted or aren't trusted by Arteta, I think we should sign 2 CMs. I don't see the need to sign a defender considering we had the best defence in the league last season without Timber available. I think we need an 8 to come in and be a starter as Havertz has not adequately replaced Xhaka, and too much of a creative onus falls on Odergaaed. Bruno G or Xavi Simons A 6 to be a back up or pivot option with Rice. Essentially a Partey replacement. Lavia would have been perfect for this but maybe Neves or Zubamendi could work. A winger to replace Neslon and provide proper competition with Saka/Martinelli/Trossard. A clinical striker to replace Nketiah and potentially to be ahead of Jesus and possibly Havertz in the pecking order. 2 forwards (winger and a striker) 2 midfielders (8 and a 6). That's how I would improve the squad.

With all of the loan players we have coming back we need to analyse them first. Hato needs to just be a done deal and then evaluate what we've got

Rice as 6, find someone as 2nd 10, (wirtz or musiala type) we need dribbler who can strike from long distance

Any way u can see timber playing in midfield one day ?

I would sign mitoma,Frankie dejong,Theo Hernandez