Viktor Gyokeres SPEAKS! - Zinchenko to Bayern Munich - Latest Arsenal News Show

And Arsenal continue to be linked with strikers. People deluded, I'm back again. I hope you've all enjoyed your weekend, people. We've seen Arsenal win, we've seen Spurs get smashed, we saw United get smashed. We're living the dream, Arsenal fans. We've two Premier League games to go against both Everton and Manchester United. Manchester United away being the bigger test at this moment in time because of our Old Trafford hoodoo. We're doing all right. But where the transfer news is concerned, let's go through the latest rumours, news, articles and all that good stuff. As you can see on the screen, people, Gerasi, who plays in the Bundesliga, he is linked with us, but he's kind of tentative in my opinion. It's kind of like every now and again, he's not the Joker, Rezes, the once upon a time, the Vlachovic, the Ivan Tonis, the more, you know, Cescos, the more strikers that are continuously linked to our football club. But naturally, Arsenal won a number nine. And if you're scoring a bag of goals and if you've got, allegedly, a release clause of what October, you've seen everything from late 20s all the way to 40 million euros, you could be cut price and more affordable where you look at some other strikers on the market. We all know Arsenal have a new striker in their viewfinder and Mikel Arteta are ahead of the summer transfer window, probably would like that, regardless of Kai Havertz's form or the internal solutions. This article said, instead of moving for a Victor Jokerez or Victor Osserman for a fee in excess of 100 million euros, Arsenal are now prepared to land a cheaper supporting option and use the rest of the funds to strengthen other areas of the squad. Sources have indicated to Football Transfers that leading Arteta's force is Benjamin Sesco of RB Leipzig, but the manager is clearly keeping his options open. To that end, Arsenal are still looking forward to the Bundesliga to help provide an offensive solution. Stuttgart striker Gerasi is a player Arsenal is looking at, according to reports in Spain. So reports in Spain about what an English club wants to do of someone who plays in Germany, I'm not sure. Now, obviously, Mikel Arteta is Spanish, so reports can come everywhere. Obviously, football is a universal game. But when I look at when, in my opinion, when stories initially are broke, it needs to be a bit closer to home. Like if it was coming out of Germany, I'd hear it. But where you've got a release clause of 17.5 million euros and you've got 25 goals in 26 Bundesliga games and including starring in a win over Bayern Munich, you're doing all right. Me personally, I don't, I think we've ran the rule over him. I think there might be a bit of admiration, but I think there's other Premier League clubs for him, people. And at 28, 28 years of age, of course, you know, there's a lot of upside. You're in your prime ages, but I just think there's more longevity in the other options. Anyways, from one striker to another, as you know, Sporting Lisbon have won their division. Jokeres has refused to commit his future to sporting and mid-interest from Arsenal and other top European clubs. Now, we've continuously been linked with Mr Victor Jokeres, the Swedish international. His agent has spoken and indirectly said that his future may be tied to what their manager Amorim hopes to do. We saw rumours that he was talking to Chelsea and West Ham, so he's clearly someone angling for a Premier League move and maybe seeking another, you know, sort of adventure in his managerial career, which, as you know, is going to have a knock-on effect for Jokeres, who, again, is the man of the moment where Arsenal are concerned. As it says there, he's had a stunning debut season in Portugal and helped the club secure the league title. He's the top goal scorer in the Portuguese top flight this season, 27 goals and 10 assists. That's crazy. And that's going to whet the appetite of any Arsenal fan. Apparently, Sporting want to keep hold of the Swede and he has a €100m release clause in brackets, €85m contract. But Jokeres is being coy on his future. Could we expect anything different? Staying next season is football. It's normal. I can't promise anything. I really like being here. But in football, everything happens very fast and we have to adapt. So that tells me I'm happy. Been a dream debut, love the club, probably love the country, love everything that's about. But if there's offers to join a Premier League side or be in a new adventure and whatnot, then I can't say no to anything, people, if I'm honest and I think that's fair. Apologies. I can't make so many predictions. It's difficult. There are still games this season. Then we'll see. So we'll have to see. I think Arsenal like him, but I don't think we're keen on paying €85m. And you've actually seen Isak, apparently, Newcastle on €100m. So we'll have to see. I am quite doubtful. You never know with us getting better as a team, spending in the last two years, but we've just never been that club to shell out €85m on a strike or €100m on a strike. Yeah, now the game's adapting. And once upon a time, €105m for a number six in Declan Rice, not to water down what Declan Rice does, would be unheard of at Arsenal, let alone €65m for Kai Havertz. So maybe things are changing. You just never know, people. Zinchenko again, two years left on his deal. Seems like he's falling behind in the pecking order and links and speculation over his future continue. Now Bayern Munich, apparently, now they want Fio Anandes. One-minute Alphonso Davies is going to stay and then he's going to join Real Madrid. Obviously, Zinchenko can play left-back as well as many other areas. And his future, as I said, is subject to speculation. So there probably is an element of creative journalism. But the fact that he's got two years left. Now, maybe Arsenal will get to it and tie it up and they've got other priorities, but he's got two years left on his deal. He's a three-, four-time Premier League winner. He did introduce us to this proper inverted system. You would describe him as a key player on and off the field with a wealth of experience. So for him, with two years left on his deal, is it a case of Arsenal going to get round to it? And they just don't see it as a priority right now? And if it isn't a priority right now, doesn't that tend to see where Zinchenko could go? Now, I do think there are other players that the club maybe want to move on on a more immediate kind of basis. You know, Charlie Patton over the year left, Donald Wright at Swansea and Blackpool in the last two years. Mika Berra, who won a cup in Austria and probably isn't going to get that opportunity as a striker. Kieran Teen, he's still on the books, as is Tavares and Lokonga. And then you've got, for me, you know, I think the club would like to keep Aaron Ramsdale, but he probably don't want to be on the bench. Going to probably get you 30-odd, 40-odd million quid, maybe more, depending on your negotiation skills. The Rhys Nelsons, the Enquetias, the Smithrows, these lot may get offers and speculation over their futures will persist. Then when you look at, for me, you look at... And again, I'd say the one kind of person that is a bit of a unicorn in this is that it's Jorginho. The club want him to stay, but whether he wants to go to Italy, remain at Arsenal, do other things, it is what it is. But I think when you look at Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus, Zinchenko, three of our best players on paper, I think if offers come, the club will entertain them. And at least I know of recent, you know, Partey's started and done quite well in the last couple of games. But we all know speculation over his future and injuries, and we tried to sell him last summer. Obviously, Gabriel Jesus this week has been subject to speculation. And then you've got Zinni. I wouldn't like to see all of them leave because I think you need to keep that experience. And we finally got some stability and a settled squad. Again, we can make improvements and all of that, but I think there will just be too much turnover. Nonetheless, apparently the Gunners have placed a 45 million euro price tag on Zinchenko's head, which equates to about 38.5 million quid, people. He's got two years left to run on his deal on 150 grand a week now. That's nice for some, but maybe the club will say resources elsewhere. Maybe Zinni wants to fight for his spot back. I mean, he was one of the first names on the team sheet once upon a time. You know, if you've had that first team spot, you might get it again. But with two years left, we either need to give him a new deal or we need to make a decision because you would imagine next summer, assuming he stayed a year from now, obviously with a year left on your deal, you're kind of crippled in that regard. So we'll have to see. Again, Gabriel Jesus has been linked with a move away. Thomas Pate has actually been linked with Barcelona people, and those rumours won't go away. As you can see here, Arsenal are willing to consider selling the 90 million pound duo in the summer. Whether we'll get decent offers, and I say offers we deem acceptable for both Thomas Pate and Gabriel Jesus, who knows? Because even just by typing in Gabriel Jesus, people, he's been linked with a move back to Brazil, linked to a move to Saudi, a new contract talks at Arsenal as well. Romano has offered his opinion and said Arsenal have not made a decision on him. In my opinion, he'll have to have surgery in the summer to kind of aid, you know, a proper recovery from his injuries. And I think Benjamin White will as well, because I think they alluded to it. Romano on our Brazilian forward has said a lot of questions from fans about Gabriel Jesus' future at Arsenal after some rumours that he could be sold for the right price this summer. Mikel Arteta, however, was quite clear when he spoke about this in his press conference. He said that Arsenal have absolutely not made any decision to sell Jesus. From what I'm hearing, Arsenal have not, sorry, made any communication to the player or to his agents about the intention to sell him in the summer transfer window. But this is not changing Arsenal's strategy in terms of strikers. Arsenal want to bring in a new striker this summer. I've previously told you about their appreciation of players like Victor Llorez and Benjamin Sesco. We also have to remember they like Alexander Isak at Newcastle, though that would be a complicated one. Complicated to say the least. Let me, don't forget to smash the like button, people. Let me know your thoughts, man. Would you sell Gabriel Jesus? And all of the players I said, would you give a second chance? You know, would you put 100 million down on Isak? Would you put 85 million down on Llorez? I'm not really convinced by it. But some of you, you know, are big fans of Ivan Toni. Would you go over there? And what do you lot make of Benjamin Sesco? But carrying on, people, as we've seen, apparently Mikel Ortega has a preference for Sesco. He's got a £43 million price tag to, you know, the young Slovenian in his early 20s. But Sky Germany, you know, by the way, 16 goals in 40 appearances in all comps this season, people. Sky Germany are saying his release clause is actually flexible and it increases based on the number of games played and his production in those games. Good business there, isn't it, people? I don't know what that means, but I think he had been viewed as potentially one of the biggest bargains of the upcoming summer transfer window. To be fair, though, within the realms of football, you'd imagine, like, if you're trying to buy Sesco, you might not know, you know, exactly what's in his contract. But you'd imagine inside the world of football, internally, a lot of us common fans, the people that work and make these deals happen, there must be some inkling of that. You know, there must be some, you know, that that must be known, in my opinion. So we'll have to see, but it does make it a bit tricky. And he has been linked with Manchester United, Chelsea, Newcastle, AC Milan, as well as a few others, people. So again, he's going to be someone that's in high demand. We have been linked with a lot of young Scottish players, people. Apparently, Rangers could face a challenge to keep Alexander Smith and get him to sign a pro contract. The 15-year-old apparently has interest from Arsenal and were open to shelling out six figures to secure his services, people. We'll have to see, never seen him play, can't speak on him. But it says here, the highly rated left footer is a Scotland-slash-United States dual national and is capped for both nations at youth level. He's reportedly been tracked by the Gunners for some time, and they were thought to be ready to offer a six-figure comp feed in the summer to take him south. But the light blues now look set to tie Smith down by giving him his first pro deal. The interested clubs are said to still be pushing, so the Ibrox side could face a fight to keep their man. And I mean, it seems like he's highly rated. Then, you know, it'd be a bitter pill to swallow if you're from Rangers. Leno has vowed to help Arsenal when Fulham play City. I mean, how ironic is it? You know, again, on one hand, it is very unfair, Arsenal Football Club, that you're competing against Manchester City, where being good and near enough perfect isn't enough to pick them to a league title. But it's ironic in the sense that when we look back at the season, of course, every game, even games you've won, you could have done better. Yeah, but even in the game, well, obviously, when you lose and draw, you want to get three points, so you need to look back. And I think there'll be plenty of games where I think Fulham away, we was terrible. Like, there was no positives, which you can see the irony there, people. Fulham at home, we shot ourselves in the foot. The same for Aston Villa at home and away, the same for Newcastle. And definitely, you know, if you're not going to look back to the two Fulham games, or the Chelsea away, or the Spurs at home, it would be, you know, David Moyes. Apparently, he's actually departing West Ham in the summer. David Moyes at the Emirates, West Ham at the Emirates. How did we not put the ball in the back of the net? And it's mad that, you know, we're a team that's got, what, 80 plus goals in prem, 100 goals in, you know, in all comps. One of the best performing teams in defensive metrics, offensive metrics and all of this kind of stuff. People might not be enough, man. And we still shot ourselves in the foot at sometimes. But what a beautiful journey it's been. Carrying on, though, again, social media ITKs were linking Shesney with Arsenal people. And maybe he could, you know, he would tie as homegrown and he'd be somewhat of a number, well, he would be the number two for the departed Ramsdale. He's actually been linked with Chelsea, really. Now, when I think of Shesney, I think of the straw that broke the camel's back because you used to pee off Arsene Wenger. But maybe you've grown up a bit. But Chelsea have been linked with him. Again, apparently, it will take 100 million to prize Isak away from Newcastle. Morgan Gibbs-White, a player that's doing quite well of late in the Premier League and obviously is a good player. He has been linked with Arsenal before. It's going to cost 50 to 60 million. We've been linked with a couple of Forest players, him, the young Brazilian centre-half Morelo as well. So we have to watch these spaces. Speaking of young Brazilians, Chelsea have reportedly submitted a £26 million bid for Palmeiras. Wunderkid, Estavio, Willian admit reported interest from Arsenal. I think Arsenal and a lot of clubs, as you can see, City, Madrid, Bayern and all these clubs are interested in him. But for all his potential, what he might do in the game, it's a lot of money for, you know, a very exciting player. You know, some of you are part of my watch-alongs. We watched enough under-17s competitions and content and he was there doing quite well. Very, very good. I personally think he should stay at Palmeiras at the moment. You know, I think a lot of these Brazilian Wunderkids could learn from Neymar. He left Brazil at 23 now. We all know the game's changed. But anyways, the guy's a quality player. Would love him at Arsenal. That's a revelation for Arsenal. We have been linked with Rufino once upon a time. Apparently, you know, Spurs are in talks to sign him and he has looked good with recent people. He's once again been linked with Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea. So we'll have to watch that. 43 points from a possible 48 people in the 16 games in the Premier League in 2024. And we're in May. Even the most optimistic of Arsenal fans. And we started 2024 in a great vein. Probably didn't expect it to continue like this. So there's a lot of promise, man. But it's about getting over the line here, people. I mean, this seems like a tab where it's condensed all the news for us. Is there anything we've missed out here? Real Madrid could beat Arsenal to Franco Mustantano. This 16-year-old playing for River Plate. I've spoken about him before. He's lit. Would love him. But again, another one that's going to cost big money. And where you look at Real Madrid, they prized these young South Americans before they've even had a chance to be known. To the casual football fan. Gone over Cesco. Joshua Xerxe is still a man wanted in the summer. And he's still got interest from Juventus and Arsenal. It seems that Juventus are leading the race based on reports on that front. We've got apologies, people. I should really put this on silent. Very unprofessional. So, yeah, we've gone over that. You see, I wasn't making out there, people. As you can see, Jesus has been linked with a loan move back to Palmeiras, people. We've gone over that. Willy Pancho, a player of Eintracht Frankfurt that Arsenal once were linked with, has been linked with Liverpool. Allegedly, they've opened talks. I can't imagine anyone expects to sign Ivan Toni. But for what it's worth, Romano has said there's been no contact from Arsenal or Chelsea on that front, people. We've gone over Zinchenko. He's got a 39 million price tag on his head. Allegedly, Arsenal are open to letting him go. We won't sign Bruno Gamara, says the Brazilian legend Rivaldo. Maybe he knows something we don't. Gabriel Jesus and Partey have been linked with moves to Saudi. So, yeah, we're kind of at this point, we're going over the same things. And as I said, Partey was linked with a move to Barcelona. This has said Jesus' contract talks open. Arsenal are ready to open contract talks with striker Gabriel Jesus to prove their commitment to the Brazilian international striker. And to be fair, I think he's contracted until 2027. So within the next 18 months, that's a decision. And if the injuries and these things persist and Arsenal keep improving and we keep showing that we're installing elements of being ruthless, then, hey, don't look good. Speaking of Brazilians, Victor Ruel can't buy a game at Barcelona. It's been a tough initial six months for him. If he does want to leave Barcelona, I'm up, bring him to the carpet. Simple. Apparently, everything indicates Victor Ruel will leave Barcelona either on loan or on a permanent transfer. Probably need to loan him out. Saka has spoken on the title challenge, people, and he said, you can see it two ways. You can either view it as frustrating or as a beautiful challenge. Everybody knows City are one of the best teams in the world. They've been on top for the past five years, challenging for everything. So for ourselves to be up there competing with them is good. We're pushing them the whole way and let's see what happens. But we're not getting frustrated. We see it as a challenge that we want to fight until the end. They have set a standard and it's up to the rest of us to try to be better than them. Saka has 20 goals in the season for the first time in his career and the 22-year-old is doing amazing. I just try to avoid big tackles. I don't think you can because, you know, I've seen your calf booted off against Crystal Palace at the Emirates. Even at the weekend, like, I don't even think he got the foul for it with that high tackle that took a bit of, you know, when you get a cut on your shin and you can see like the white meat, it was that. And it's ridiculous, man. You look at Kovacic this season against my players when we played at home. You look at Kilman against Wolves. And I'm not saying the teams are nasty or anything. It's just, you know, if Benjamin White pulls a goalie gloves Velcro, that is trending for about two weeks. But Saka getting kicked, numerous players getting kicked, numerous injustices going against us. Nobody says anything. But what I have liked this season is we control the variables. We're just handling business regardless of these flashpoints. I try to avoid a big tackle. So I think I'm much smarter now as well as being more physical. It's just the hunger to win that keeps me going. That's why I keep getting up as part of it. I feel like I'm physically much stronger than I was four or five years ago. Yes, you are. I've got more experience now in terms of knowing which tackles to go through and which ones to jump. If I stay on the floor, then it can disrupt the momentum we've built up. So I just try to get on with it. This is the fourth season in a row Saka has played more than 50 games for club and country. Mikel Arteta wants the winger to be available every week, like the top players in the world. We've seen him say that before. Saka said, he, Arteta, told me that elite players all do that. So I want to be at that level too. Then I need to be ready to play that as many games. And I can't disagree with that. And I think, you know, once upon a time, Arteta was asked about that. And he said, the big boy in football has played 70-odd games. Now, Gaffer, I know his tough love would love to, a couple of times, can we take Saka off and rest him? And it was lovely at the turn of this year, actually, to see Saka coming off at half-time. Even that asked the fans, that sounds mad. So, yeah, people, with that being said, let me know your thoughts on the title race and what Saka said and what you feel about Sesko, Jokorez and any other talking point. You know, Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey, Zinni and Cole. Let me know your thoughts. Smash the like button, like, comment, subscribe. Peace.