According to David Ornstein..... We are broke. The only way we will get some money together is by selling Sanchez/Gibbs/Chamberlain/Mustafi, etc etc. There are no plans to bring in any players at the moment so sit back, relax and enjoy the circus watching other sides sign the best players before our very noses. Have a lovely deadline day folks. Oh and PS, this club is a disaster if you didnt already know.
How the feck are we broke? We hardly ever buy beyond our means, in fact we under buy. Only thing I can point to is our over inflated wage structure and squad. If they are dredging this story then something really stinks. Probably the higher ups pilphering from the coffers.
Any club who spends £80m+ on mediocrity like Mustafi, Xhaka and Perez and £10m a year on turd like Wenger is going to struggle financially.
You lot are in such a mess, it's quite sad. I used to like Arsenal (to a point) you always knew you'd get a game but at the moment you really are a business, there's no soul you need a team like AFC Liverpool or FC United of Manchester so that you can all go off and support a proper club again. If Liverpool were like you lot at the moment I'd jump ship and follow AFC Liverpool. Klopp brought me back from the brink after Rodgers had sucked the life out of us I imagine it's similar with you lot now, when Rodgers came on post match even when we almost won the league I turned off as I didn't want to hear his corporate bullshit.
It doesn't add up that we haven't got any money. We were prepared to spend £45m on Lemar + his wages, and we were offering Sanchez £300k per week and this was before we sold Ox. We've also made around £35m from other player sales. There's a huge amount of bullshit coming out of the club at the moment and the fans are not swallowing it.
And we were reportedly offering Oxo £180k a week so why are we suddenly skint? We are a very big global brand that is in the top 10 (6th) bringing in revenue. If reports are correct then someone is taking money from somewhere or major ineptitude regarding our finances.
Some bizarre goings on at the moment. It's hard to tell what to believe in, but what is clear is this is one hell of an Eastenders plot line going on with Arsenal.
Staggering stuff, but at this point with this manager, what sort difference will new players make anyway? Our only two signings were dumped to the bench last Sunday. After the mess he made last summer and now this, it's probably for the best that he does not spend anymore money on more ****e.
Likely to agree on this but even with Wenger gone, we'll still have a mess of a Board and Management to contend with. Wenger is only one side of the problem, we have many more sides that need to be addressed. Whoever comes in will be faced with the same crap. We have some major rebuilding to do at Arsenal.
To be fair. Ornstein does'nt work for the Club. He's making an assumption. Our squads is massive - Even with the players we have already sold we still have 35 first teamers. Only 25 is needed for the EPL. That's why our wage bill is soo high. Arsenal's priority should have been to get rid of any dead wood in the first two/three weeks of the window - then add some quality. But its just utter chaos at the Club these days.
The whole lot need to go. From Kronke down to the manager. This club needs a complete change of direction. The next two years are going to be painful at Arsenal.
Only hope is someone comes along and makes Kroenke an insane offer that even he can't refuse, because sadly this **** likes to keep hold of his 'assets' with a long term of view of milking as much money as possible. Not even sure fan protest will have any effect on the ****er, cause he is miles away and probably does not give a ****.
"The Gunners' majority shareholder Kroenke is currently planning to take out a $1billion loan - the biggest ever taken out by a sports team - to pay for his NFL franchise St Louis Rams' new stadium. All in, the LA project could cost close to a staggering $3billion, and well, some Arsenal fans think their owner might just be prioritising other things right now." Could explain why there is 'no funds' available.
Mmmm sounds like something that shyster would do. We can kiss good bye to competing with any of the top dogs until Kroenke pisses off.