Morning all.
Just a few bits and items to get into this morning. First, affirmation yesterday from the person who confirms issues about our bid for Jurrien Timber being accepted by Ajax.
🚨 Arsenal have now reached full settlement with Ajax to signal Jurrien Timber. Negotiations accomplished on payment of €40m + €5m in largely life like bonuses. 22yo defender granted permission to bear medical & finalise private phrases @TheAthleticFC #AFC #Ajax https://t.co/naU6G9Yj0r
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 5, 2023
He’s such an attention-grabbing participant. I watched a little bit of him in preparation for our Patreon New Participant podcast, and you may see why Mikel Arteta is desirous about him. Though he performed all his soccer as a centre-half final season for Ajax, I believe he’s been earmarked for the appropriate facet as somebody to provide us depth and competitors at right-back. The actual fact he can even play centrally is vital too, and in Timber and Ben White, we’d have two gamers snug each inside and outside.
Given we don’t know the total state of William Saliba’s again, that’s vital. It is perhaps one thing we now have to handle all through the season, again accidents will be tough and tedious, so guaranteeing we now have depth there’s essential for the brand new marketing campaign. Anyway, Timber is ready for a medical, and it might be a deal that’s introduced quickly. The staff depart for Germany on the weekend, and I’m certain the supervisor would really like the Dutchman and Declan Rice tied up earlier than then.
Talking of Rice, this was fairly humorous on Irish TV final night time.
Elegant shithousery by RTE Information reporting on Declan Rice 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/FwMwY5BUv5
— Paul O’Brien (@PGaillimh) July 5, 2023
For these unaware, he made three appearances for the Republic of Eire senior staff in 2018 friendlies, having represented us at U21 stage too, earlier than deciding to decide on England in worldwide soccer. The identical goes for Jack Grealish, who was one other Eire U21 worldwide. Arsenal and Man Metropolis have paid £100m every for these gamers, however had they remained in inexperienced, I believe their switch charges would have been so much decrease, even when the standard of their play remained the identical. The English tax in full impact.
It’s fairly humorous although, and I don’t blame them for selecting to foretell the longer term by desirous to play with Bukayo Saka quite than Matt Doherty.
Elsewhere, it has been reported that the membership are going to unveil a statue of Arsene Wenger forward of the brand new season. Having returned for the primary time since his departure in 2018, it seems like there was a thaw in relations which had been, understandably cool, after his 22 tenure was dropped at an finish. Behind the scenes, I believe Mikel Arteta has executed so much to have him again.
In 2021, he mentioned:
“I would really like him to be extra current on the membership. I believe the gamers will love him, they may profit, they are going to be impressed to have him round. I believe for the membership it could be an enormous increase.
“I all the time informed him he’s welcome. Generally you want your time. It was so intense for him for over 20 years and it is advisable to get a bit bit away. I believe it could be so helpful for all events to have him extra current.”
Arteta, a former Wenger captain, now manages Arsenal. Per Mertesacker, one other former captain, is accountable for the Academy. Edu, one of many Invincibles, is the Sporting Director. Jack Wilshere is cost of the U18s. Wenger’s affect stays on the very coronary heart of the membership, so to have him as a everlasting fixture exterior the bottom he was pivotal in constructing, is the appropriate factor to do. He’ll be a part of former supervisor Herbert Chapman, in addition to Tony Adams, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp who’re in bronze.
Simply want Rocky and Wrighty subsequent.
Lastly for at present, Emile Smith Rowe continues to impress on the U21 European Championships. He offered a really good help as England beat Israel 3-0 to achieve the ultimate. They’ll face Spain on Saturday in what’s certain to be an enormous take a look at, however for the participant himself, it’s nice that he’s working his approach again to correct match-fitness, and hopefully when he returns to us for pre-season, he’s able to problem correctly for a spot within the staff.
Okay, that’s your lot for this morning. Again tomorrow with extra, and a model new Arsecast. Till then.
