⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Roseline492]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

It was actually a very coincidence that all the players whom Arsenal was early interested on are of the same place, it might not be long for them on Arsenal but I'm definitely certain that these three is not going to be a mistake, Kepa has three teams on his goalkeeping portfolio I have excluded there national team since is different but that is also to say that his experience is broad, so actually he has been a goalkeeper for Real Madrid, Bournemouth and lastly a previous goalkeeper for the blues of England and Arsenal might be making it the third English team him.

[Just Say]

Flamengo and Fluminense are two different clubs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, two rivals, not the same team. And yeah, Chelsea was a disappointed yesterday, I dont want to speak about Jackson but that dude a trash can is better than him. He made millions of football fans and gamblers lose massively yesterday. Imagine the first performance you will give as a striker is to commit a red card.

Yes these two clubs mentioned belong to Brazil but they are rivals to each other and are already in different groups in this Club World Cup.In this current CWC tournament, we are witnessing the extraordinary performance of Brazilian clubs they may not be the same standards as European clubs but they still have an indomitable spirit. It goes without saying that Brazil has four clubs involved in the Club World Cup, and even among them there is a creative style that they have already presented to us. Flamengo played brilliantly in the CWC match against Chelsea because I saw that the English giants were the first to start pushing the Brazilian club in this match.

I agree with the fact that those Brazilian clubs are doing absolutely great in the club word cup but I am also begining to observe that most of the English I mean European clubs are taking the cup for granted, I feel like they are not serious about the cup and I keep wondering if the trophy doesn't have a nice value or what. But then again what if I'm the one that is getting it all wrong in the sense that, those European clubs are playing there possible best to win and yet they are not fortunate to win and this is very possible.

Of course one has to agree with this fact because all the Brazilian clubs have been able to excite their millions of fans in this FIFA Club World Cup tournament but as you mentioned, most English clubs and European clubs are taking this cup lightly, so maybe that's not the right way to phrase it. Since all the teams participated here, it is very common for everyone to have competition. Moreover this tournament also has a lot of value because, as far as I know the total prize money for the FIFA Club World Cup is one billion dollars.

So maybe European clubs will never neglect such a big prize tournament. As the second round of the tournament begins in just a few days, rest assured that the European representatives will continue to perform very well.

[jaberwock]

I hope Wirtz is not like Nunez who was bought at a high price, but it doesn't make fans happy when in the squad. Wirtz is a very talented player who was in the hands of the right coach (Xabi), he became the most expensive player at this time, and become a hope on center, but Liverpool has Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai who I think are quite capable on center. And I think, There may be a major change that made one of the players get eliminated, maybe one of them can be moved forward, or as a substitution to face the tight competition ahead.

Florian Wirtz and Darwin Núñez having good comparison but most chances now here Florian Wirtz is going to be had good chance of giving his best for Liverpool because he is coming from Bayer Leverkusen where he makes good mark and brings good results while Darwin Núñez after spending huge amount completely fail to give his best at Anfield Liverpool.

Florian Wirtz surely going to be adjusted here as he is already had good experience of playing in top level and Germany conditions are also same like Premier League which will have no problems for German star while Darwin Núñez was having terrible time and never been able to give his best which hurt badly to his career but if he is able to switch to Napoli this could be good for his future.

[Oluwa-btc]

I don't know much about Mosquera but they say he is a promising CB. There is a hype as far as I can see on the likes Fabrizio Romano got on his tweet related to him. 

Zubimendi is a great signing though. Partey is about to leave Arsenal as it seems... They are interested in Nørgaard too by the way.

Kepa is going to be Raya's backup. And lastly, I would like to see one of Gyökeres/Sesko signing as they really need a real CF.

Watched a video clip where he kept Vinicius Jr calm for the full game. If he is such a physical and technical player,  he will sure thrive in the Premier League Competition and Arsenal. Negotiations ongoing, he will be a gunner soon.

Zubimendi will dominate the Premier League Competition believe me. Partey leaving came with no suprise to me finally, his agent and the director of sport for Arsenal are longterm enemies. Nørgaard will be superb for Arsenal, he brings experience and leadership qualities to the dressing room. Age shouldn't be a major issue. Kepa was backup for Real Madrid and they won the Champions League Competition. ARSENAL NEXT?! 

[KingsDen]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

It was actually a very coincidence that all the players whom Arsenal was early interested on are of the same place, it might not be long for them on Arsenal but I'm definitely certain that these three is not going to be a mistake, Kepa has three teams on his goalkeeping portfolio I have excluded there national team since is different but that is also to say that his experience is broad, so actually he has been a goalkeeper for Real Madrid, Bournemouth and lastly a previous goalkeeper for the blues of England and Arsenal might be making it the third English team him.

If I was to guess, my prediction would have been that the first priority of Arsenal should be a striker but I am very surprised that they are talking about up to three signings yet that is not striker yet. Arsenal honestly do not need to change their squad that much if not that the decided to do away with Thomas Partey. What these guys really need is a hungry goal getter that can compliment the efforts of Saka, Odegaard and the rest. I do so much hope that Arteta realises his need and focus on it and sort it out first.

[ITExpert]

For now there is 0 summer transfer by Arsenal... Above all else I must say that their squad is filled with some high quality players. Ødegaard, Rice, Saka and more...

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

Arsenal's signing of new players has been completed. But the new signs are still in the veil. And it is reported that Arsenal made  three successful signings . The medicals of the new players are in the process as they get cleared and the three names will also be shown. Many people are interested to know the name of the new striker of the Arsenal team. And just by the new signings that are obviously amazing. The expectations about the performance of the Arsenal team have also increased. The summer transfer window of Arsenal has been completed for 2025. Arsenal has to dominate the premier League with their well worked players. Because all these struggles by management are happening to achieve a glory success.

[Tmoonz]

Arsenal was bluffing a lot in the start of the transfermarket but somehow after it they dont make any real move, they start at the very beggining saying they already have Gyokeres signed and that was not true, an after it they go to see other number 9, so i dont know what is happen behind the curtains.

Kepa will be Arsenal's first signing in the summer transfer market. He has passed the medical checkup and is undergoing the next step. Release clause: £5m activated.


Source: Kepa has completed his medical at Arsenal

Arsenal are also going on to deal with Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, and also Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. They are also still trying to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera.
Source: Arsenal make Eberechi Eze move as Premier League star passes medical
Source: Arsenal working on deal to sign Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera

Kepa for £5m is pure daylight robbery in this market. Kudos to Berta and Arsenal who smelled the financial mess of Chelsea and made it worth. Chelsea believed they were so smart with that release clause after reducing his wages, but Arsenal simply came in. Others will tell you Kepa is not world class. But as a backup, who has experience in the Champions League and the Premier League? No-brainer, following how wobbly Arsenal depth appeared behind Raya last year.

What is crazy is the speed these deals are being closed. Berta is not fooling around, and that is a culture shock to us Arsenal watchers who are accustomed to deals taking forever. If they acquire Zubimendi, then you have a Basque-chemistry midfield. He and Arteta are old mates and he is the kind of player who can liberate Rice to cause even more damage going forward.

The Eze chase? That is the real test of this new Arsenal. Do they have the courage to make a full commitment to a genius who can barely get two months without being injured? If they get him and keep him in shape, it says something. But when he is in the medical room half the season, it’s a huge stick for the critics. High risk, high reward. This window is a complete personality shift at Arsenal. At last, a bit of backbone.

Kepa for £5m is really insane like that's a very good deal for the gunners, absolute a daylight rubbery, because the last time I checked kepa is not that bad, he might not be a world class keeper but trust me him as a backup plan is never a bad idea, like for real I'd chose kepa over onana, because during he's time at Chelsea he was kind of superb and had some amazing seasons with Chelsea, so for him to be sold out for £5m is what I can't really tell, but kudos to the gunners for the sharp move.

[el kaka22]

Of course one has to agree with this fact because all the Brazilian clubs have been able to excite their millions of fans in this FIFA Club World Cup tournament but as you mentioned, most English clubs and European clubs are taking this cup lightly, so maybe that's not the right way to phrase it. Since all the teams participated here, it is very common for everyone to have competition. Moreover this tournament also has a lot of value because, as far as I know the total prize money for the FIFA Club World Cup is one billion dollars.

So maybe European clubs will never neglect such a big prize tournament. As the second round of the tournament begins in just a few days, rest assured that the European representatives will continue to perform very well.

While they might be taking it lightly, not all of them are ignoring it and the eventual winner will be one of them. This means, some European team will win the cup, and most of the money, and the 1 billion dollars as far as I know, spread to all teams that play, not to the winner, obviously winner makes more money than the rest, and the finalist that loses on the final game is the second highest paid and so forth goes down like that, but winner doesn't get a billion dollars, it's less.

Even with that in mind, it's still true that we are going to see one European team beat everyone and get the cup, there is no way that Latin American teams could win this, the gap between them is too big and should not be possible. Could beat one or two European teams, not all.

[Richbased]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

I don't know why Arsenal are leaving areas that should be more of importance to them because what they need is strikers, their defense and midfield is not much of a challenge but they need a striker who will be consistent in finishing because that was exactly what they lacked last season. Since Arsenal have signed Zubimendi, the midfield has been strengthened and Kepa will assist David Raya while cristhian mosquera will be helpful in the defense so they have to do the needful in the attacking positions so that they will become a complete team ahead of next season games. Arsenal seems to have lost interest in Swedish footballer Viktor Gyökeres if not he would have been a perfect striker for Arsenal considering his impressive performance at Sporting Lisbon. Benjamin Šeško is another good striker but it seems Arsenal might later go back for Viktor Gyökeres from rumors that am hearing.

[Alpha Marine]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

I wonder why Arsenal have not gone all out for a striker. That is what they need most in the team. They have every other position covered, even signed a backup goalkeeper, but they're not going all out for a striker.
Sesko is not better than Gyokeres. He may be better on the ball, but when it comes to box presence and finishing, Gyokeres is clearly ahead of Sesko, and that is the kind of player Arsenal should be going for.

They also need a LW because going into another season with just Martinelli and Trossard is not wise. bothe of them are not good enough and not consistent enough. I wonder why Arteta is not focused on his attack, that is the position they lack the most.

[Slow death]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

Arsenal need an experienced player in attack. If they want to dominate the Premier league, they need a regular scorer. Last season, Arsenal's players managed to score 69 goals , while the champions Liverpool's players scored 86 goals. So Arsenal should have tried to strengthen their attack this season.

David Raya is a good enough vgoalkeeper. I don't know why Arsenal are trying to add kepa to the squad. I don't think Raya's performance was bad last season. However, Arsenal need an experienced scorer now. But Arsenal are not taking any necessary steps to strengthen their attack.

The problem with Arsenal's players is not their skill. They have always been very lucky in signing very skilled players in all areas, but unfortunately they are players who get injured quite easily, and this bad luck has happened frequently with midfield and attack players. To make matters worse, they have long-term injuries, which means Arsenal play well at the beginning and even in the middle of the season, but then injuries come and they lose points. They need to sign players who don't get injured easily.


Brentford have a new manager

Official: Brentford confirm Keith Andrews as their new head coach on a three-year contract.

[KingsDen]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

I wonder why Arsenal have not gone all out for a striker. That is what they need most in the team. They have every other position covered, even signed a backup goalkeeper, but they're not going all out for a striker.
Sesko is not better than Gyokeres. He may be better on the ball, but when it comes to box presence and finishing, Gyokeres is clearly ahead of Sesko, and that is the kind of player Arsenal should be going for.

They also need a LW because going into another season with just Martinelli and Trossard is not wise. bothe of them are not good enough and not consistent enough. I wonder why Arteta is not focused on his attack, that is the position they lack the most.

I have earlier stated it that what Arsenal needed was a striker and nothing more. But if they are making other signings, they should also pay attention to their mentality which normally gets weak during the end of the season.

Arteta should work on the strength of the players and also know how and when to schedule them. Overs using all his best players during the beginning and middle of the season gets them worn out towards the end.
Arteta should concentrate on one trophy and win. Going trophyless for so long weakens the moral of the players.

[Agbe]

Arsenal have been signing three players in Total. They signed Cristhian Mosquera, Zubimendi, and Kepa. However, their signing have not yet sorted out their problem, which is in the striker position.
I'd like to see what name is gonna be their new striker. It seems to me it will not be Gyokeres, but more likely Sesko, maybe.

I wonder why Arsenal have not gone all out for a striker. That is what they need most in the team. They have every other position covered, even signed a backup goalkeeper, but they're not going all out for a striker.
Sesko is not better than Gyokeres. He may be better on the ball, but when it comes to box presence and finishing, Gyokeres is clearly ahead of Sesko, and that is the kind of player Arsenal should be going for.

They also need a LW because going into another season with just Martinelli and Trossard is not wise. bothe of them are not good enough and not consistent enough. I wonder why Arteta is not focused on his attack, that is the position they lack the most.

I have earlier stated it that what Arsenal needed was a striker and nothing more. But if they are making other signings, they should also pay attention to their mentality which normally gets weak during the end of the season.

Arteta should work on the strength of the players and also know how and when to schedule them. Overs using all his best players during the beginning and middle of the season gets them worn out towards the end.
Arteta should concentrate on one trophy and win. Going trophyless for so long weakens the moral of the players.

The the recent moves that arsenal is making especially as it contains signing in preparation of the incoming season this just concluded every thing that arsenal is a title contender come this new sea

[Stablexcoin]

I have earlier stated it that what Arsenal needed was a striker and nothing more. But if they are making other signings, they should also pay attention to their mentality which normally gets weak during the end of the season.

Arteta should work on the strength of the players and also know how and when to schedule them. Overs using all his best players during the beginning and middle of the season gets them worn out towards the end.
Arteta should concentrate on one trophy and win. Going trophyless for so long weakens the moral of the players.

Arsenal is in need of players more than just striker alone. Arsenal already have a good defense once Gabriel returns back to play the season. Arsenal also have great midfield to use for the rest of this season, aside from Saka at the right side both the position of striker and left winger is lacking important players to fill that position. Along side getting a striker, Arsenal should find the best left winger to fill that place, much pressure always goes to the side of Saka making the game more tough for him to perform.

Arsenal are not going to get it easy this time around, Liverpool already made enough upgrade the same with Manchester City, both teams seems like the only problem against them next season.

[SatoPrincess]

I believe Arsenal’s trophy drought is largely because they lack a proper centre forward. This problem has stalled their chances of winning a trophy for 3 years and consistently finishing in second place in the league for three consecutive seasons in a row. I am hopeful Arteta will finally get his preferred striker in this transfer window and put an end to the club’s struggles.

[Jewan420]

I believe Arsenal’s trophy drought is largely because they lack a proper centre forward. This problem has stalled their chances of winning a trophy for 3 years and consistently finishing in second place in the league for three consecutive seasons in a row. I am hopeful Arteta will finally get his preferred striker in this transfer window and put an end to the club’s struggles.

This is not just your complaint about Arsenal's striker, it is the complaint of every football fan. But I don't understand why Arsenal are not interested in solving this problem. Are they suffering from financial problems or lack of proper advice? I consider them to be a fairly professional club, in that respect they may have already noticed this problem, but have not taken any action. But why is that? This question and answer is still unknown to me. Maybe they will solve this problem in the upcoming season.

[TelolettOm]

The Eze chase? That is the real test of this new Arsenal. Do they have the courage to make a full commitment to a genius who can barely get two months without being injured? If they get him and keep him in shape, it says something. But when he is in the medical room half the season, it’s a huge stick for the critics. High risk, high reward. This window is a complete personality shift at Arsenal. At last, a bit of backbone.

And it also has to go through quite a tight competition to get Eze, because there are several top clubs who really want him. In the Premier League too, besides Arsenal, there are Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Tottenham who are exploring to be able to get this midfielder from Crystal Palace. {even though the fee is quite high around £ 60 / 70 million. Honestly, I'm a bit surprised by this. This is really a consideration and a decision that must be very risky, with a high fee but is it really worth it.

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[masulum]

This is not just your complaint about Arsenal's striker, it is the complaint of every football fan. But I don't understand why Arsenal are not interested in solving this problem. Are they suffering from financial problems or lack of proper advice? I consider them to be a fairly professional club, in that respect they may have already noticed this problem, but have not taken any action. But why is that? This question and answer is still unknown to me. Maybe they will solve this problem in the upcoming season.

Arsenal is one of the teams with healthy finances in the EPL. Indeed, in the 2023/2024 financial report last season, Arsenal was still minus 17 million pounds, but this is a small amount, because Arsenal is a club that is very careful in buying players, so they do not experience a large deficit. This is not about whether they want to improve the team or not, but they are trying to pay attention to the club financial condition. MU suffered a loss of more than 100 million pounds, but their position is far below Arsenal. This indicates that Arsenal is trying to be as effective and efficient as possible in determining the spending budget in player transfers to maintain club stability, but they are trying their best already to get a title i think, but because of Arsenal inconsistency at mid and end of the season, Arsenal often fails to achieve the championship.

[dezoel]

I have earlier stated it that what Arsenal needed was a striker and nothing more. But if they are making other signings, they should also pay attention to their mentality which normally gets weak during the end of the season.

Arteta should work on the strength of the players and also know how and when to schedule them. Overs using all his best players during the beginning and middle of the season gets them worn out towards the end.
Arteta should concentrate on one trophy and win. Going trophyless for so long weakens the moral of the players.

Arsenal needs to work on mentality and strategy if they are looking for win here in Premier League without having few changes things are not going to be favorable for them while their striker problem is also indeed important because they need a player who can lead them from front.

Last season Liverpool took good advantage of Manchester City weakness and have won, but sadly Arsenal were not able to do anything and ended on second again now it's fourth season they are going for their best but still missing their most wanted striker hopefully Arteta will be settle things before it's gone out of their way again. Upcoming season now they are having good experience of playing into Champions League with their momentum is also good if they are able to win any trophy this could be huge boost for them.

[SatoPrincess]

Benjamin Sesko is reportedly very close to Arsenal and I think Arsenal are also very interested in bringing him in not only because of his good quality but he is still 22 years old so there is a much better prospect in the future and as we know Arsenal are quite happy to recruit young players.

Arsenal already have a very capable squad in all lines so it is natural that in this transfer market there are not many movements that they make only the attackers needed by Arsenal and I think Arsenal are also very careful in determining but I am sure to cover next season Arsenal will have a new striker and Benjamin Sesko is the most likely.

For weeks now Benjamin Sesko have been linked to Arsenal and talks said to have progressed well but the amount in principle for fees have been the hurdle Arsenal need to overcome. I don’t the amount is a problem for Arsenal, they are trying being careful and smart in their dealings to get the best deal possible.