There are a few bits for a fast Sunday replace, beginning with information that the long-awaited signing of Riccardo Calafiori appears set to undergo within the subsequent couple of days.
Varied experiences counsel the settlement between the varied golf equipment is full, the participant will journey to London to finish a medical and all of the formalities, and can grow to be a Gunner. It’s such an attention-grabbing signing, as a result of as we head in the direction of a brand new season, we take into consideration what we’d do in a different way from final. Mikel Arteta has spoken typically about desirous to be extra unpredictable, and the Italian worldwide definitely provides qualities on the left hand aspect of the defence that we don’t actually have.
Clearly he can play at centre-half, and there is perhaps somewhat little bit of future-proofing right here for the LCB place, however my guess (proper now) is that he’ll play as a de facto left again, utilizing his ball carrying means to assist the group progress from an attacking perspective, and his defensive numbers are spectacular too.
I do know individuals have been anxious about signings, and there’s nonetheless extra to do – not least within the attacking finish of the pitch – however I’ve stated for a while that I believed our left-side and left-back want some consideration and that is clearly a part of that plan. I’m glad to see this one undergo, though should you’re Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior and Kieran Tierney, in all probability not as a lot. The futures of these guys will probably be below the microscope somewhat bit, and I’d say at the very least two of them will depart earlier than the tip of the window.
In the meantime, because the group heads for the US as we speak, the signing of the younger Ajax goalkeeper Tommy Setford is reportedly going forward so he may be a part of the squad. We’re very mild within the senior goalkeeping division with Aaron Ramsdale and David Raya away on holidays, in order that does makes some sense. Karl Hein is the one one obtainable proper now.
There was additionally a sport yesterday, a 2-0 win behind closed doorways towards Leyton Orient. The targets got here from Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe – there’s a report and a few highlights on the official web site. There’s not loads to learn right into a sport like this, nevertheless it was attention-grabbing to see Myles Lewis-Skelly begin at left-back, and good to see the goalscorers get on the mark. Clearly there’s appreciable uncertainty about Smith Rowe’s future, however I actually imagine if we will get Gabriel Jesus correctly match, he could possibly be an enormous asset for the group this season. A superb pre-season would go a great distance in the direction of that.
Proper, I’ll depart it there for now, however we’ll have an Arsecast Further for you later tonight. Maintain a watch out for the decision for questions on Twitter @gunnerblog and @arseblog on Twitter with the hashtag #arsecastextra – or should you’re an Arseblog Member on Patreon, depart your query within the #arsecast-extra-questions channel on our Discord server.
Pod ought to be out by 9pm or thereabouts. For now, have a very good one.
