I notice Arteta has said the deal was "really nicely done, between the player, agent and the club." Yeah, bet it was.
Fingers crossed we get to see him 'go wild' at being on the bench and their season goes to shit.
Yup, would be shocked if he or Mac are with us next season. Should be another £150m+ in the bank at least.
Really think we should be looking to get Ilic in now if we are still interested, get him bedded into the squad ready to be main man next season.
Who'd have thought in the summer that we would lose Bissouma, Cucurella, Maupay, Trossard, Potter & co, Roberts, Bruno, Winstanley by January and be 7th in the league and not getting wet sheets over it. ~£160m for the lot is not bad business at all.
Edit: And as Tim says, sadly losing Mwepu as...
Annoying that it's all ended so publicly, considering it's a good move for him (even though he will likely be a squad player), that it was our last real chance to make a decent profit on him given his age & contract situation and that he's been a good player for us. I'm sure most of us would...
Confirms what most of us thought, that he was deliberately putting in half-arsed performances after the WC (actually, half-arsed seems generous).
Unfortunately he is another in the long line of people who don't have any respect for the club and the opportunity they've been given, and won't...
He won't be scoring any the way he has been playing of late! Having said that, he won't be worth any less in the summer (unless he stinks the place out for the rest of the season). Ideal scenario is he buckles down on the promise he can have his move in the summer.
If he wants out we have to let him go in January really, not going to do us any favours having him hanging around stinking the place out. If we can get £30m for him we've done well.