William Saliba signs for Arsenal

[Darth Vega]

Saliba signed and loaned back with Toby seeing out his last year does make a lot of sense. I don’t see Roma having the clout to get him. Nothing wrong with having a world class centre half for another year whilst his replacement is wrapped up playing week in-week out ready to come in the following season.

And on top of that, Vertonghen will be 33 and out of contract next summer, so independent of what happens with Toby, we're going to need more defensive reinforcements sooner rather than later.

 

[oskathegobshite]

Arsenal are such a joke these days. This would be great.

 

[Timberwolf]

Not on the level of henry, petit, vieira etc

I think you're overestimating the appeal. If the kid grew up a massive, die-hard Arsenal fan then sure, but otherwise is he really gonna base his future on a few French players that retired years ago? I think most young players don't care about the romance - they just want money, playing time and potential silverware.

 

[philll]

We should sign him and then loan him to Arsenal just for a laugh.

And then recall him a minute after the window closes for an even bigger laugh.

 

[Lilbaz]

Have no idea of his ability but this would be the best signing of the summer.

 

[dg8672]

Sorry for the crudeness, I'm no graphic artist...but this is how I feel right now.

 

[loz123]

There is a possibility that Levy is attempting to leverage more money from the scum for the player...he's done it before, I believe. [Ings - Burnley to Scousers]

This window is quite weird.

Could be a warning shot to stop the Arse meddling in the Ceballos deal as they have been linked in the media

 

[13VanDerBale13]

Would be a good signing *providing Toby stays for a year*, because he will likely be sent out on loan

 

[robertgoulet]

Have no idea of his ability but this would be the best signing of the summer.

I agree with this sentiment.

 

[Lilbaz]

Could be a warning shot to stop the Arse meddling in the Ceballos deal as they have been linked in the media

Tbh i think it looks like we will sell toby to roma and bring him in. Ceballos i think will be seperate.

 

[SpartanSpur]

The replies to this have genuinely made my day

 

[WePlayWednesday]

Have no idea of his ability but this would be the best signing of the summer.

Haha! Absolutely! I wonder if Levy has bugged the Ar$enal boardroom so we can just pick off any decent players they are after to make more salty situations for their pathetic fans...

 

[spurs mental]

Not on the level of henry, petit, vieira etc

Lloris definitely is. He captained France to the world cup.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Not on the level of henry, petit, vieira etc

You know this kid was 6 when the last of those left Arsenal?

 

[dirtyh]

The replies to this have genuinely made my day

my french isn't great but good enough hahaha. some of those replies are gold.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

I actually still think he'll sign for Arsenal but I've never been invested in this transfer so watching the tears of their fans, even if its for a few hours, is still magical.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Surely we don’t step up our negotiations with the club to this degree without sounding out Saliba or his agent first?

 

[KingKay]

Well this would be highly amusing. Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s just St Etienne trying to push the price up though, and Levy playing along for shits and giggles.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

The replies to this have genuinely made my day

I loved this one:

 

[chrisd2k]

Hadnt seen the Brighton player gif before - Hilarious