10 Aug 2026 08:41:00
Read on BBC Arsenal now in for and have contacted Barcolas people. Can see this happening and I think London and their squad being a bigger pull. I think this window will be like slots first one. Same squad add 2 and hope.
10 Aug 2026 08:53:59
I believe if we do not sell two or three, we won't get what we need. I think we need to sell Jones, Chiesa, Elliot to be able to sign Barcola and another player.
10 Aug 2026 08:55:23
Barcola to Liverpool is already done, so Arsenal would need to approach Liverpool, not PSG.
10 Aug 2026 08:59:50
'BBC Arsenal' what's that? I'm assuming you don't
mean the clickbait site Give Me Sport quoted on the BBC gossip pages, right? Give me strength, more like...
How about we stay calm while the Barcola deal plays out. Plenty of people have said it's almost there, and there's no reason to think otherwise. It's also been widely reported Barcola rejected Arsenal a while ago.
10 Aug 2026 09:13:16
We're under no pressure to sell him this summer, JK, as he still has 5 years left on his contract with an option for a 6th. Club already briefing James Pearce to come out saying the Gunners would be wasting their time.
10 Aug 2026 09:17:46
Fm tickled me that.
Wouldn't be surprised to see Barcola bought for 120 mill on 11th August, and sold for 100 mill to Arsenal on the 12th of August, and just increase in ticket prices to fill the 20 mill hole.
10 Aug 2026 09:18:29
Never have nor will I believe this narrative that we currently have to sell to buy as we have no money basically.
We were among some of the richest clubs for revenue etc for the last few years and have the ability to buy who we want for whatever we value them at, if we value a player at 125 like we did with Isak we paid it, we have currently in the public domain had a bid for 100m for Barcola that doesn't suggest to me we have no money, on top of that we wont be held to ransom by a team as well, it's been public knowledge for a lot of teams that they do not announce big money signings or sellings, it gives opposition teams you are currently working with a chance to know if you have extra money to spend.
The way I look at it, PSG want to get who they want and are doing that at reasonable prices but say we got Barcola for 110M before they agreed a fee for Akliouche then Monaco will see they have 110 extra funds and try to get more money out of them.
We will in my eyes get Barcola and most like another 2/3 players as it is evident we need them and move on the players we need to when we are able to this window.
10 Aug 2026 09:28:21
Revenue is a bit different than having actual cash in the bank....
10 Aug 2026 09:33:00
Net profit or loss on sales, as well as football revenue, are relevant when deciding how much to spend on wages under the rules. So, while our revenue is high, so is our wage bill. We are constrained on what we do transfer wise.
That's not to say we can't do business, we can, but we'll need to be mindful of profit from the likes of Jones when working out how much we can spend on incomings and wages.
10 Aug 2026 09:33:21
Yeah, the BBC Gossip page is not a bastion of truth, it's just a roundup of stories from various sites on the internet - less adverts than NewsNow but not noticeably better quality stories.
Doesn't stop me checking it around 10.30-11 every night, but I don't take it seriously!
10 Aug 2026 09:33:59
Yes, but who are we targetting? I feel like either we have no plan at all or it is being kept very under wraps, as highlighted in the Munoz and Araujo deals. Personally, I hope we get keep Chiesa and Elliott, selling Endo and maybe Jones (I think he should stay).
I don't see Macca going anywhere this transfer window, and since we are approaching the latter stages of the transfer window, this might be a more difficult task.
10 Aug 2026 09:49:19
There was a story early on in the transfer window, that Barcola had no interest in Arsenal. Having played them in the Champions League last year, he was less than impressed with ArtetaBall, and didn't feel their footballing philosophies aligned. In which case, if the allure of their money outways his own morals, then as with diamonds.. bullet dodged...
YNWA.
10 Aug 2026 09:49:33
It's been reported quite a bit that after talks with Arteta and playing against them, Barcola doesn't like their style of play and doesn't want to play in that team.
10 Aug 2026 10:03:38
Not much info out there on who, if anyone, other than Barcola is a target. It's also not clear whether there's a genuine stand-off over the fee for Barcola, or whether the delay is due to other reasons.
It's been said numerous times on here the delay is due to PSG, rather than the fee per se, but in the general media the view seems to be there's a gap on fee which needs to be closed for things to progress.
The general consensus on business beyond Barcola, if he comes in at all, is that business with any notable fee will need to be funded through sales. It's frustrating as we still have gaps, but the sales are as slow this summer as they ever have been.
10 Aug 2026 10:04:08
The BBC rumours are just a roundup of all the crap in the papers. Means nothing.
Let's just hope we get this tied up sooner than later.
10 Aug 2026 10:29:48
Don't panic everyone, Dick Hughes is at the wheel.
10 Aug 2026 10:39:05
We have a history of keeping our powder dry until the job in hand is done. It's the best way to do things, imo, if frustrating.
One thing is clear, and that is we are short in some key positions as a squad.
I have no doubt that this will be addressed. Very promising first half performance. Also that Jones was not in the squad. Illness or not, I think it's a good sign that he might be off to Milan.
10 Aug 2026 10:45:51
The payments for incoming transfers will be spread over a number of years, so I do not think signing him will plunge us into financial ruin.
10 Aug 2026 10:49:15
Surely we need to sell to free up space in the squad if we want to bring more players in? Irrelevant of funds.
10 Aug 2026 11:20:26
We need the truther to clarify this. ?
10 Aug 2026 08:56:36
Robbo and VG have confirmed it is a done deal and Ed001 on his podcast said he believes it is just a case of waiting for BB to return from his holiday to complete his medical.
Hopefully we will get some good news soon. We are seeing the consequence of poor squad management ie Hughes and Edwards
10 Aug 2026 14:23:03
I have full trust in Robbo, VG, The Fields, ED01, Ned, Carra. The likes of the BBC on main stream media, and DjimiT et al on here are, IMO, just compiling info like an AI search engine and hedging the bets making it seem as if they have an inside track when in fact they know sweet FA. Stick to the proven people.
10 Aug 2026 14:43:09
If Barcola is interested in playing left back behind the other left back named Bukayo Saka, then Arteta is his guy.
11 Aug 2026 01:57:47
Oli, Saka is a right back. ?