He's 23. I think Arsenal is a completely logical step for someone still largely unproven at the top level, despite most of us feeling like he has the ability to step up again.
It lines him up perfectly for a move to a City/other top level side in 3/4 years, as he enters his peak years.
Ornstein was absolutely spot on with every scoop during the Euros so this looks like it has legs to it now.
If it’s £50m upfront, sad to see him go but we’ve done good business there.
Bit annoying it's taken Gareth so long, when it feels like we (or at least I) have been telling any mates who would listen quite how good our CBs are for ages now.
Ben White, on his time at Leeds United;
"I wasn't made last year, I have worked hard for 10 years. It does not suddenly come in a year and my previous loans helped me build."
I don't think the 4 RBs is that bonkers, given you'd normally take 2/3 and we have an extra 3 slots. Walkers HAS played for England at CB and might well end up doing so if Maguire isn't fully fit, did fine there in 2018 overall.
Alexander-Arnold also gives a genuinely different option to the...
Agreed.
Russia 2018 was ****ing fantastic - most fun England has had at a major tournament since 1996.
We've got a pretty likeable bunch of players, a lot of whom are fairly key players playing at the top level, club wise. There's every reason to be looking forward to the Euros.
If Man United, Chelsea and Man City players aren't playing in them (and they aren't), that takes out;
Maguire
Shaw
Rashford
Greenwood
James
Mount
Chilwell
Foden
Walker
Stones
Foden
Sterling
Then if you take out the 7 on standby, that leaves 14 players (including 4 goalkeepers) to play the 2...