Finally, it’s done. The endless flow of rumors, denials and heartbreaks is over. There is now almost a profound silence, and the debates about whether the squad is good enough or not have begun. There was a massive sense of relief and a collective belief that was evident immediately after the window had closed and the Benayoun and Arteta signings had been confirmed. The happiness on Twitter was evident. As for myself, I cut a lone figure with all the negativity I was spewing forth. Somehow, all our deadline day activity and announcement of signings did not set my pulse racing.
Here is a summary of our dealings:
IN:
Mikel Arteta
Per Mertesacker
Andre Santos
Park Chu Young
Gervinho
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Carl Jenkinson
Joel Campbell
Jon Miquel Toral Harper
Kristoffer Olsson
Serge Gnarby
Leander Siemann
Hector Bellerin
Yossi Benayoun (loan)
OUT:
Cesc Fabregas
Samir Nasri
Gael Clichy
Emmanuel Eboue
Armand Traore
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Giles Sunu
Jamie Edge
Raorie Deacon
Mark Randall
Nicklas Bendtner (loan)
Carlos Vela (loan)
Denilson (loan)
Wellington (loan)
Kyle Bartley (loan)
Joel Campbell (loan)
Henri Lansbury (loan)
Pedro Botelho (loan)
Samuel Galindo (laon)
James Shea (loan)
Our net transfer earning, without add-ons, according to Arsenal Report is +£12,388,200, with the add-ons being worth around £6,000,000.
So we have had a net selling summer, and bear in mind we had £35 million at the very least to spend before the window began. That means, when the add-ons come flooding in, we will have about £55 million sitting in the bank, and that is a conservative estimate. One must also remember that that with the Fabregas and Nasri sales, we have cleared up about £10 million pounds a year in terms of wages. Getting rid of Nicky B’s £2.5 million a year also helps. We have had players come in, but I doubt they are on wages high enough to "cover" the profit.
When the transfer window started, we all agreed that we needed numbers, that our first choice eleven were great – hell, we even beat Barcelona when we were at full strength – but that our reserves were just not performing. We had to cut the dross, and add some players who would perform when called up. Amid all this, the first departure was Gael Clichy – an experienced left back, albeit with little or no positional sense and a penchant for leaving his brains behind in big matches, but a solid one none-the-less. He was great at tracking back, and did ok even with the defensively astute Arshavin playing in front of him on the flank. He was also the last of the Invincibles. I wasn’t so bummed at him leaving. He was very replaceable. What I didn’t know was that we would take literally all summer to replace him, sell another of our left backs, and almost leave it all to the excellent, but young and injury prone Keiran Gibbs.
Here is a summary of our dealings:
IN:
Mikel Arteta
Per Mertesacker
Andre Santos
Park Chu Young
Gervinho
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Carl Jenkinson
Joel Campbell
Jon Miquel Toral Harper
Kristoffer Olsson
Serge Gnarby
Leander Siemann
Hector Bellerin
Yossi Benayoun (loan)
OUT:
Cesc Fabregas
Samir Nasri
Gael Clichy
Emmanuel Eboue
Armand Traore
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
Giles Sunu
Jamie Edge
Raorie Deacon
Mark Randall
Nicklas Bendtner (loan)
Carlos Vela (loan)
Denilson (loan)
Wellington (loan)
Kyle Bartley (loan)
Joel Campbell (loan)
Henri Lansbury (loan)
Pedro Botelho (loan)
Samuel Galindo (laon)
James Shea (loan)
Our net transfer earning, without add-ons, according to Arsenal Report is +£12,388,200, with the add-ons being worth around £6,000,000.
So we have had a net selling summer, and bear in mind we had £35 million at the very least to spend before the window began. That means, when the add-ons come flooding in, we will have about £55 million sitting in the bank, and that is a conservative estimate. One must also remember that that with the Fabregas and Nasri sales, we have cleared up about £10 million pounds a year in terms of wages. Getting rid of Nicky B’s £2.5 million a year also helps. We have had players come in, but I doubt they are on wages high enough to "cover" the profit.
When the transfer window started, we all agreed that we needed numbers, that our first choice eleven were great – hell, we even beat Barcelona when we were at full strength – but that our reserves were just not performing. We had to cut the dross, and add some players who would perform when called up. Amid all this, the first departure was Gael Clichy – an experienced left back, albeit with little or no positional sense and a penchant for leaving his brains behind in big matches, but a solid one none-the-less. He was great at tracking back, and did ok even with the defensively astute Arshavin playing in front of him on the flank. He was also the last of the Invincibles. I wasn’t so bummed at him leaving. He was very replaceable. What I didn’t know was that we would take literally all summer to replace him, sell another of our left backs, and almost leave it all to the excellent, but young and injury prone Keiran Gibbs.
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