Sevilla vs Arsenal Preview | Mikel Arteta wants to sign Douglas Luiz!

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It sees the return of the Champions League for Arsenal.
Our third game in the Champions League group stage sees us travel to a very difficult place, people.
We've got it all to do following our defeat to Lens.
Again, you know, we're kind of in mixed feelings after a dramatic draw with Chelsea at the bridge.
We visit Sevilla, the reigning Europa League champions.
They're third in the group, they're 13th in La Liga, and their last five games haven't been pretty.
They've actually changed their manager.
They beat Almeria 5-1.
They lost to Barcelona.
They drew with PSV in the Champions League.
They also drew with Real Vallecano.
And in their latest game, they drew with Real Madrid, which isn't an easy feat.
It does make me nervous.
I'm not going to sit here and lie to you.
I'm nervous.
If we fail to beat Sevilla following the defeat to Lens, mathematically, we can still qualify, but it doesn't look pretty.
And we need to pray, people.
We need to pray that, you know, we actually, unlike in the Chelsea game, we start and finish the game well.
We need to pray that we obviously get three points.
It's a difficult ground to go to in Spain.
And again, if the players don't know, Lens should serve as a reminder.
Again, they've got Sergio Ramos, the king of shousery, the Real Madrid legends.
They've got La Mena, who's an expert man, and he's in actually bullish terms, people.
Arsenal work very well as a team, being in the Premier League, physical and fast.
I always want to win.
In the past, I played for Tottenham.
It means something to me.
I love them very much.
This game is special because of the rivalry.
Yes.
Declarize for five minutes clamping, please.
Thank you very much.
In terms of our head to heads, the last two games have seen both teams win a piece.
People will get onto that later.
Again, you look at it, people, you need to go all the way back to 2002-03,
the last time we failed to make the knockout stages.
And again, I still have hope we qualify, but everything is in the balance, if we're honest.
Mikel Arteta obviously gave his press conference and he has a lot to say and a lot to consider going into this game.
Does he go with David Raya or Ramsdale?
Congratulations to Aaron Ramsdale and his wife on the birth of their son.
We know they've had a tough time, you know, you saw in the all or nothing.
Unfortunately, she suffered a miscarriage.
So big up Ramsdale.
There's very few things more important in life than, you know,
breathing and giving and actually witnessing someone that's essentially 50% of you born into this world.
And Mikel Arteta, you know, since he's come in, a lot of our players have become family men and settled down people happy.
You know, if you've got a happy private life, then the work life, it takes care of itself.
On the topic of Raya, he said on Raya suffering in the spotlight,
Arteta said he hasn't seen it at all.
I think that's a sly cap.
Then he said there's a there's a pressure of playing for big clubs where you have to win.
You have to be at your best and you have someone next to you that is pushing you every single day.
But we can go player by player or position by position.
You tell me what's happening with left back, the holding midfielder.
You asked about Jorginho already and Gabriel Jesus is here.
And there's another question on that.
That's the debate and that's the beauty of the game as well.
And the fact you have a lot of opinions is going to make those talks more frequent.
I don't think Mikel Arteta is lying.
But having, you know, coached with Pep Guardiola, having learnt from Arsene Wenger,
you know, on top of what he's learnt tactically, he's learnt how to play the press.
You know, he doesn't give much away.
Now, I'd say I think he's capping in relation to not seeing anything around David Raya.
The players don't live in a bubble.
On the goalkeeping situation, for what it's worth,
on if it is unrealistic that people expect him to be constantly changing his goalie.
I think I can speak for myself.
I think it's unrealistic, you know, really and truly.
Again, you have to go with a first-choice keeper.
I don't think it can be a game where, you know, against Chelsea, for example, Raya plays.
Then against Sevilla, Ramsdale comes in.
Then on the weekend, you know, obviously Ramsdale could play against Sheffield United,
but he comes in and you consistently rotate.
We need to kind of keep people fixated in their position.
Obviously, outfield players, you can be a bit cute and clever with a Martinelli for a trosser
or play around with the midfield or maybe even a Zinchenko for Tomiasu or Benjamin White on the right-hand side.
But we need stability.
There can't be a coincidence as to why we've been half-decent in the last year or so,
because we've had stability.
He then said, I don't know.
It depends on where that is coming from.
It is someone from football when errors are part of football and mistakes happen from defenders,
for strikers and for goalkeepers, for sure.
And he's not wrong.
He's really not wrong in that regards people.
A lot of our players have been facing scrutiny in the last year or so,
and definitely where this season is concerned.
The latest victim being Martin Odegaard,
following his anonymous display at Stamford Bridge on the weekend.
On lessons we've learned from our last Champions League away game,
I hope we have learned these lessons because we cannot underestimate everyone.
Anyone, sorry.
Everyone's a difficult game away from home.
There are a few from that game, especially in the Champions League.
You cannot give anything away.
Both boxes are tremendously important to have control of the game.
And there are going to be moments that can get away very quickly.
You have to understand why this is happening and how the game went away from us.
But there was a lot in our side to lose the game the way we did,
even though looking about two times, we didn't deserve that result.
To be fair, we did deserve to lose.
You know, we weren't efficient and effective in front of goal.
We did take advantage of an error that Lens made.
We weren't effective in defending our box.
And ultimately, football was decided at both boxes.
I think the Lens game displays that.
Fulham displays that.
Chelsea game away from home and Spurs at home in that.
You know, I wouldn't say we was terrible.
In fact, to be fair, I would say we was terrible against Chelsea.
But fundamentally, you need to keep balls out the back of your net
and you need to take the chances really.
You know, for the vast majority of those games I stated excluding Lens,
we have to take heed in the fact that we didn't lose really and truly.
If you can't win, don't lose.
So we kind of got away with something in some certain degree, people.
But the Champions League is not a joke, people.
It's not a joke in any stretch of the imagination.
And as I said, you know, we started off great.
PSV, we smacked them up and put them to the slaughter.
Our hard work quickly became undone against Lens.
If we do suffer two defeats from two games in a row in the Champions League,
it's a dark place and you're flirting with potentially the Europa League.
As stated, people, the last time we failed to make the knockout stages was 0-2-0-3.
And I hope that Mikel Arteta and the players don't want to be there.
We all know this is going to be a big test.
You know, when you think of Sevilla, you think of a noisy atmosphere.
You think of Europa League pedigree.
So just ban that on the European.
They've got a bunch of experience to call from.
They've got Hakuna, Ramos, obviously,
El Nesri, who I believe is chasing a record really in the Champions League
of scoring consistently, Rakitic, if that hasn't been stated,
and many other players.
It's not going to be easy, really.
And there's also the fear factor because Sevilla have nothing to lose.
We're ahead of them in the group on paper.
If they lose to us, considering the fact that they've changed managers
and their form's been woeful, I don't think that's going to sell too many headlines.
Versus if Arsenal have two Ls from two in the Champions League, it doesn't look good.
Again, we did get a point against Chelsea,
but again, following the Chelsea game, it doesn't look good.
This is the scenario we want it to be in.
This is the games and high-pressure moments we want it to be in.
We worked so hard to be in the Champions League last year.
I hope the players don't want to give it up easily.
But at the end of the day, they're going to have to stand up to be counted
when we kick off against Sevilla away from home.
It's as simple as that.
On the topic of Aaron Ramsdale against David Ryer,
again, this isn't something that isn't going to go away, I believe, until the summer.
I can't imagine a reality where Aaron Ramsdale personally leaves in January.
Obviously, money talks, and if the player says he wants to go,
you have a decision.
But with David Ryer and Aaron Ramsdale, for whatever the season throws up,
we have two quality keepers that can come in.
So I would think, you know, where you look at potentially Aaron Ramsdale,
Partey with his contract, Smith-Rowe dependent on game time,
you know, these are things that you probably want to assess in the summer, really,
when we have more time to manoeuvre.
It doesn't make sense at a testing period like January to be messing about.
But for what it's worth, as you can see in the graphic ahead of me, people,
Ramsdale's obviously got four appearances.
David Ryer has five.
In terms of clean sheets, Aaron Ramsdale has five.
How's he got five?
Oh, sorry.
Apologies.
I'm reading.
I'm skipping things, people.
Let me start again.
Ryer has five appearances.
Aaron Ramsdale has four.
In terms of saves, Ryer has made eight.
Ramsdale has made five.
In terms of clean sheets, Aaron Ramsdale, unfortunately, only has one.
David Ryer has three.
Goals conceded.
They're both at four apiece.
Successful passes.
Aaron Ramsdale can't talk to David Ryer.
Aaron Ramsdale's completed 74 passes.
David Ryer has completed 154.
Now, could that be because he's played one game more?
I'm not too sure.
You know, that would mean just over 60, 70-odd passes that Ramsdale would have to make in the game.
And I don't think that's feasible.
But we all know, in my opinion anyways, Aaron Ramsdale is good with a ball at his feet.
But at the same time, I think David Ryer is just that bit better.
A couple of percentages in what Mikel Arteta demands of him.
And you've seen that in the City game.
You probably saw that in a positive light in the second half against Chelsea.
Of course, in those two games, there has been nervy moments from David Ryer.
And obviously, David Ryer is getting a lot of scrutiny.
Rightly so, to a degree, in the sense of, in my opinion, in the big games,
he hasn't really, you know, he hasn't put a foot wrong per se.
But he hasn't really convinced.
Obviously, against Lenz, he made that mistake.
That can happen.
People can make mistakes.
When you play out from the back, those mistakes are going to happen.
But it is another one etched to his name.
In a game where you could argue Ramsdale, having helped us qualify for this competition,
can count himself unlucky over the fact that he's yet to break his Champions League virginity
in such competition, people.
But yeah, against Lenz, there were shaky moments.
Chelsea, there were shaky moments.
He made a great save against Spurs, but there were shaky moments.
The City game, whether it was Julian Alvarez, whether it was the pass,
like in the Chelsea game where he sold Declan Rice short,
whether it was, you know, the build-up to the first goal Spurs scored.
I don't think he's convinced in the big games wholeheartedly.
And obviously, against Chelsea, you know, Mudrick's shot slash cross kind of, you know, done him.
And it's another one.
I don't think Raya should be dropped, but I think there's every chance of Ramsdale getting a look in.
Further looking at these two people, Raya's obviously played five games to Ramsdale's four.
In terms of passes per 90, Aaron Ramsdale stands at 19 successful passes.
David Raya stays at 31.
Both passing accuracy is quite close.
David Raya has 78% versus Ramsdale's 77.
Long passes, Aaron Ramsdale has 8.25 to David Raya's 15.2.
Pass accuracy, 10% better with Raya, which 10% could be the difference between
winning a league or qualifying for the latter stages or not.
David Raya has placed 43% accurate passes from long range.
Sorry, Raya's competitor, Aaron Ramsdale, only has 33%,
which again kind of shows you certain things, people.
And as I said, it's all about percentages, really,
and find margins in that regards, if I'm completely honest with you guys.
And when you look at it further, people, could it be argued that there's deeper problems than
there's necessarily the praises or criticisms we have for Aaron Ramsdale or David Raya?
Because when you look at the worst save success rate in the Premier League
for players or goalkeepers with four plus appearances,
Aaron Ramsdale's save success rate is 55.5%.
David Raya places fifth, four people ahead of him with 61.5%.
So for all the criticisms we could have potentially of David Raya and things like that,
are there deeper issues or Ramsdale for that matter?
Are there deeper issues inside Arsenal in that?
That is why we find ourselves where we are.
I don't know where you would start in terms of the analysis of such,
but could that be something to consider people?
I don't know. You let me know your thoughts.
And don't forget to like, comment, subscribe,
and let me know your thoughts throughout this video.
Also, folks, headed into the Sevilla game,
I do wonder if Kai Havertz will get a start.
I do expect to see, I wouldn't say massive changes,
but I do expect to see anything from one to three changes from Mikel Lauteto, if I'm honest.
There's every, you know, argument to play Tomi Asu ahead of Zinchenko.
I would probably go Declan Rice, Partey and Odegaard,
but you could imagine a reality where it's Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard
dependent on Thomas Partey's fitness and things of that ilk, people.
So we really, really will have to see.
I mean, to be fair, Kai Havertz has won this competition.
So if anyone should be equipped with playing in high pressure moments
and difficult away games and stuff, it should be Kai Havertz,
who in his last two substitute appearances,
impacting off the bench, which you could argue he should stay doing for now.
He's done okay, really and truly.
So I do wonder if he will get a looking in that regards.
Only God knows and only Mikel Lauteto knows.
I guess we'll have to see at 8pm UK time, folks.
Where that's concerned, Lauteto in his press conference,
on if we will see the best of Kai Havertz in a competition he's already succeeded in.
That's certainly one of the reasons, plus quality
and the number of things he has already done in his career at his age.
And then to improve the start in 11 as well,
because he has tremendous quality and that is going to help us to be better.
Obviously, Kai Havertz found himself playing week in, week out.
Initially, he has found himself dropped.
And as I said, I believe off the bench,
he's had his most encouraging appearances, you would say, against City.
And in his own way, obviously, Saka got the assist,
but it's a long ball from David Ryer into Havertz.
Initially, the move temporarily breaks down before it's kept alive.
Saka's obviously found Trossart and we've completed a smashing grab
and got a point at a ground where in 90 minutes,
we didn't deserve one really and truly.
I'm not sure if he improves our start in 11 right now, really.
In the same way, Declan Rice is immediately upgraded.
And I think we're one piece short of a three-man puzzle in midfield.
Say what you want about Odegaard against Chelsea.
He has to face the music for the Chelsea game
and the fair criticisms fans have,
because at the end of the day, he's wearing the Arsenal number eight.
He's the captain and he's, you know, a go-to man.
But I just feel with Odegaard and Declan Rice,
you know, we're missing that younger Partey
or we're missing that expansive number eight
who is better to fill the void than Kai Havertz right now
and that Granit Xhaka's left.
I'm prepared to give Havertz time, but it is underwhelming.
As I said, a 65 odd million pound man, in my opinion,
he's looked better in recent weeks off the bench impacting the games.
That's something where you consider his experience
and what he's supposed to bring to this team.
You know, it's not really on really and truly is it, folks,
if I'm completely honest with you.
And I think the problem with Kai Havertz,
obviously he's a versatile player.
You've seen him play as a false nine.
He could play as an eight and play in a number of roles.
But what is he a master at?
What is he great at?
If Kai Havertz retired tomorrow, what is he going to be known as?
Is he going to be known as a false nine or a striker?
Again, you know, it is better to have tools in your arsenal than none,
but it is a jack of all trades, master of none business.
By the end of the day,
Mikel Arteta spent 60 odd million on the German international.
He's going to have to make it work really and have to justify,
you know, what I would say in Kai Havertz's defense,
you know, not that he's the talking point going into the Chelsea game.
He's only a couple of games into what I assume is a four,
five year deal at Arsenal.
So hopefully he can turn it around and convince all of us
that he has a long-term future in the starting eleven or really can
improve the quality of our starting eleven so far,
like Mikel Arteta has had to say.
When you look at Sevilla people,
Sevilla have only won one of their last seven games across all competitions,
beating Almeria 5-1 in La Liga last month,
though they also lost just once to Barcelona in that time in brackets five draws.
They're also unbeaten throughout their last five home games,
however, winning twice and playing out three draws.
So that tells you they're not to be slept on.
They're not to be underestimated.
And you underestimate them at your own peril, people.
Again, we've seen it, you know, with Lens.
We've seen it with potentially Chelsea and Spurs.
If again, the fans can't be held accountable.
But when you underestimate teams, you play a very dangerous game, people.
It's the Champions League.
Everybody's earned the right to be here.
Sevilla have more European pedigree than us.
They're a very scary team.
You know, anytime they go against English sides,
they do kind of cause them problems, people.
Forgive me if I'm wrong.
Man United in the latter stages of the Europa League last year,
when you think of Sevilla, you think of European pedigree.
Fair enough.
The Champions League is very different from the Europa,
but the premise still remains.
They are not to be taken lightly.
And again, as Lens has showed, if the fans make noise,
if the 12th man does their job,
if your starting XI make it difficult for Arsenal to play their game,
then we're in issues.
And I would say in the Lens game,
I would say in the Chelsea game in the first half,
it has kind of shown to a degree that
it's not that we can only play one way,
because I don't think that's true,
because I think Mikel Arteta has shown
he can get us to play different ways.
But we are very patient.
We're very scripted.
You know, we don't really have that healthy bit of randomness.
We're not really a direct team.
Obviously, you saw in the last 20-odd minutes or so,
or better yet, dying embers of the Chelsea and Manchester City game,
when we did start to go long,
skip out a couple of passes
and go a bit long into our middle third and final third players,
we do have that.
But that isn't something that you would describe
as consistent within Arsenal's play.
And that seems to be like our,
you know, ground zero.
Everything's kind of gone out the window.
We kind of have to throw the kitchen sink at it sort of thing.
So we'll have to see in that regards,
people, if I'm completely honest.
But yeah, it doesn't make for good reading.
It's a tricky game.
But at the end of the day,
you know, if these players want to get to where
they need to get to for Arsenal Football Club,
they need to be prepared to play in games like this
and moments like this and stand up to be counted.
You know, the best way to rectify the Lens game
and obviously the disappointing draw against Chelsea
would be to get three points.
I want six points this week across the two competitions
we're in.
We can't look beyond Sevilla.
You definitely can't look beyond Sevilla.
But if we can get three points
and react to the defeat in the Champions League,
and obviously people win at the weekend
against Sheffield United,
we're doing what we can do really.
It's now time to put up.
We're in a testing period,
you know, three of the four competitions
with the luxury of the FA Cup coming in
at the turn of 2024.
The games are coming thick and fast.
We need to use the squad.
We need to keep saying all the talking points
on what we're playing for now in October,
bordering on November.
We need to, in my opinion,
go into January still saying these things
or still realistically being in
with a chance of achieving these goals.
And when you look at it, people,
Sevilla and Arsenal have only met
on two previous occasions,
with both games coming in the Champions League
group stages in 08-09.
We won 3-0 on match day one at the Emirates.
But when we went to Sevilla,
they beat us 3-1, people.
While Arsenal have a poor record in Spain,
Sevilla have largely enjoyed
welcoming English teams to their ground,
only losing three of their previous
10 home games against English clubs
in the competition,
five wins and two draws.
So that doesn't make for good reading, people,
if I'm completely honest with you lot.
And it is a bit scary and a tiny bit terrifying
if I'm completely honest with you.
But again, records are there to be broken
in a positive and negative light,
really and truly,
if I'm completely honest with you guys.
Personally, when you move on from that, people,
my line-up,
I would personally go from back to front.
David Rayo, Tommy Yasu at left-back,
Benjamin White at right-back,
Gabriel and Saliba as the centre-halves.
Surely Thomas Partey has been fit.
You know, he's gone on the international break
and got some minutes.
He's come off the bench previously for Arsenal,
not against Chelsea.
He didn't play against Chelsea.
Again, he was at Atletico Madrid.
So him of all people, you know,
I look at Partey having spent a period in Spain.
Obviously, Mikel Arteta being Spanish
and David Rayo,
three of those players,
and indirectly, Kai Havertz,
because he's played in the Champions League
and Odegaard,
having spent time in Spain.
They should know exactly what we're stepping into
when we visit to Sevilla.
I think Partey needs to be in there.
We need to be a bit solid defensively.
I don't think Jorginho was poor against Chelsea,
but on the transition,
you're always in issues there.
And obviously, Zinchenko could play
and he gives us a lot in terms of creativity,
but we lose a lot defensively.
And I think we need to get back
to somewhat being half-decent defensively,
if I'm completely honest with you guys.
So I think Tomiyasu,
who, another one,
we speak of impacting off the bench,
has done quite well in the last two big games
he's played.
And I just think he gives us
a lot more defensive security.
Of course, we're going to need to double down
on our attackers,
you know, going up a couple of percentages
because Zinchenko wasn't there.
But I think Tomiyasu has to be there.
I think you have to go with our first choice
centre-back pairing.
Benjamin White is Benjamin White
and I think he needs to play.
I would keep David Rayo in the team,
really, because I just would.
I wouldn't bring Ramsdale back in just yet.
I wouldn't say last chance saloon for Rayo,
but if there's any shaky moments,
then I do think it's time
to reinstate Aaron Ramsdale.
But maybe playing in his homeland,
the manager selecting you
and still backing you,
despite some nervous moments,
could be the boost
that David Rayo acquires people.
So I'm going with David Rayo.
You know, I know Odegaard
was poor against Chelsea,
but let's be real with ourselves.
Declan Rice, Partey and Odegaard
is our first choice midfield trio.
And I think Partey and Rice
gives us the blend of physicality,
of being good on the ball
and being defensively secure.
Martin Odegaard's our captain.
Hopefully he can get back to his best.
I do feel a bit sorry for Trossart
because he's chomping on a bit to start.
But I do, I would remain with Martinelli
and Bukayo Saka has to play.
And Gabriel Jesus, I don't,
I think he was quite poor against Chelsea,
but you're still my man.
You need to play.
You could make a case of,
you know, Zinchenko still being in the team.
Maybe that comes at a cost of Tomi Asu
still remaining on the bench
or Benjamin White.
I do think Kai Havertz will actually play
alongside Declan Rice for what it's worth.
And I don't expect to see any other changes
beyond that, if I'm completely honest with you.
But regardless of what team goes out there,
they need to get the three points.
It's as simple as that.
We can't not speak about Sevilla versus Arsenal
about first and foremost,
or last but definitely not least better yet,
honouring Jose Antonio Reyes.
RIP Reyes, man.
Gone far too soon.
It's a shame, you know,
that he lost his life in tragic circumstances,
but he'll never be forgotten.
Legacy lives on forever.
And, you know, may force be with his family
that it concerns people.
It's unfortunate that a man lost his life,
you know, born in 1983 to 2019.
It's sad.
But our thoughts are with his family as always,
and I'm sure he will always remain
in their hearts, folks.
So, yeah, people, Sevilla versus Arsenal
is one thing, people.
Again, there's plenty of talking points.
Don't forget to let me know your thoughts
on how the game's going to go,
your potential start in XI,
any positives or negatives
or any general concerns.
I think it's time to see what's going on
in other news concerning
Arsenal Football Club, folks.
If we move on right now,
we have once again been linked
with Aston Villa and Brazilian,
better yet, apologies,
midfielder Douglas Luiz.
Now, he just signed a new contract
to Aston Villa.
We all know Edu and Arteta
for different reasons.
Edu's a fan of his,
maybe because, you know,
he's crossed paths with him
during his days in his previous job.
Arteta obviously worked with him
at Manchester City,
where he didn't really get an opportunity.
90 Minutes has said,
Arsenal remain interested in trying
to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa
following his excellent start to the season.
Sources have confirmed.
The Gunners would like to add
another midfielder to their ranks
during the January transfer window
and are looking at options
across both Europe and South America.
I mean, that's where you've seen us
link with plenty of players.
90 Minutes understands that
they like the look of Fluminense's Andre,
a key target for Liverpool.
Apparently, we've looked at
Timbers' twin brother,
Quinton Timberlake-Feyenoord,
who's doing quite well.
Arthur Vermeeren,
who is playing for Antwerp people
and is wanted by Barcelona
and doing quite well for them,
the 18-year-old.
And we've also recently been linked
with Valencia's Javi Guerrero people,
the 20-year-old midfielder
who got into the side
towards the back of last season
and is doing quite well.
So again,
I think we're looking for a midfielder
because you look at the links.
I think a midfielder is on the agenda.
I don't think we're going to sign
Douglas Luiz or those sorts of players.
When you look at it,
I know the talk in the market
is around a striker and a wing
or two positions Arsenal could do with.
Me personally,
I think central midfield is an area
we're going to sign in January
and maybe another defensive body,
depending on what happens with Cedric,
who's a forgotten figure
and the progress of Timba
returning from an injury.
It's easy to link us with Douglas Luiz
because we tried to get him
in the latter stages
of the transfer window a few years ago.
Obviously, he fits the dynamic.
Apparently, Mikel Arteta and Edu
are big fans of his,
but I can't imagine Aston Villa
want to let him go in January
and obviously sign the new deal.
And he started the season well
and in blistering form.
So he's going to cost a lot of money.
You do wonder what's the asking price.
If they ask for 50 million
for Douglas Luiz
in the grand scheme of things,
it's not the biggest
of transfer window fees,
but 50 million on Douglas Luiz
is a bit mad.
You look at Pedro Neto,
apparently we value him at 40 million.
Wolves are saying 70 million,
depending on where you read
with Ivan Toney.
It's everything from 60
all the way to 80 odd million quid.
Douglas Luiz is probably
going to cost around 50.
It's not saying these players aren't good,
but is there much value for money?
There is Pedro Neto worth 70 million,
potentially in January to Arsenal.
Is Ivan Toney for all his qualities
like Pedro Neto worth up to 80 million?
Is Douglas Luiz worth 50 million?
So we probably need to target
a lesser known entity or clubs
that have more of a willingness
to sign, to sell these players.
I do like the fact
that we've been signing
primarily quote unquote proven players,
but you have to pay the premiums
following last summer's additions.
We did spend a lot of money.
You hear we have to
tread closely with FFP.
So we'll have to see exactly
what's being being done there, people.
For what it's worth, Aston Villa
do not intend to even
entertain offers in January,
while Luiz himself
is committed to the club
and wants to help them qualify
for the Champions League.
So we'll have to see
what's going on there.
Sources have told 90 Minute
that the Gunners boss,
Mikel Arteta and sporting
director Edu Gaspar,
both huge admirers of Luiz.
Mikel Arteta is known
the midfielder since his days
as assistant at Manchester City,
where Luiz spent two years
on the contract but could not play
due to work permits, due issues.
Since their career paths split,
Arteta has kept a watchful eye
over Luiz and would like to reunite
with him at the Emirates Stadium.
So again, there is no smoke without fire.
There's clearly an admiration
for the player, whether that correlates
to preparing a bid for him in January,
whether Aston Villa are prepared
to entertain offers.
Only God knows, people.
So we'll have to watch that space.
Let me know your thoughts once again.
In relation to the Sevilla game,
you know, we've covered that.
We'll have to see exactly
what it's going to say, really.
Again, on the topic of that,
don't forget I'll be doing a watch along.
We kick off at 8 p.m.
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There's a lot to consider.
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