[Football] Leandro Trossard **Sold To Arsenal 20/01/2023**

[studio150]

It would be good if the next Albion transfer news wasn't someone leaving or a new WSL or U23 player joining, but a first team ready player, as I fear the squad is getting a little too thin if we suffer a few injuries and suspensions at the same time.

 

[Springal]

Just goes to show - mess around, go on strike and you get your move, just like Cucurella !

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have spent some time on here suggesting his agent is an amateur and went about this the wrong way with that press release. I guess I was wrong as it seems to have worked.

 

[Grizz]

Interestingly been chatting to a couple of Arsenal mates about it all and both said they wished it was Mitoma they were getting.

Not going to take away from Trossard's time here, some wonderful memories, but like Bissouma and Cucurella we already have the replacements there and playing and some would argue are upgrades.

 

[Salty_Seagull]

More than happy with £27m for our backup left winger. Mitoma the far better player right now. How does Bloom do it?? £27m for someone who doesn't even start for us?! However, I'll forever have great memories of Trossard, even with his childish ending.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I received an embargoed press release a little while ago.

It was this however:

We are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Lydia Williams on a contract until summer 2024, subject to international clearance.​

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The 34-year-old has joined us from Paris Saint-Germain, having also previously played at Arsenal, Melbourne City, OL Reign and Pitea.​

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Head coach Jen Scheuer commented, “She brings a huge amount of experience to the team. She has played over 100 times for Australia and has a good understanding of the WSL from her time with Arsenal. Hopefully, we will see some of her wonderful saves!​

Can she play LW?

I received an embargoed press release a little while ago.

It was this however:

We are delighted to announce the signing of goalkeeper Lydia Williams on a contract until summer 2024, subject to international clearance.​

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The 34-year-old has joined us from Paris Saint-Germain, having also previously played at Arsenal, Melbourne City, OL Reign and Pitea.​

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Head coach Jen Scheuer commented, “She brings a huge amount of experience to the team. She has played over 100 times for Australia and has a good understanding of the WSL from her time with Arsenal. Hopefully, we will see some of her wonderful saves!​

Can she play LW?

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

Good riddance to the little shit stirrer and his slimey agent

This. Ruined his own legacy, good riddance. Cant wait to see him get crunched by Dunk. Definitely getting some boos from me.

 

[nicko31]

Thanks for the memories, never forget that winner at Spurs

But, really what is it about French speaking players?

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I think it is wrong to focus on the last 2 months rather than the 3 years. Let's remember the good days, that goal against Man city, that goal against spurs , that hat trick of woodwork shots against MUFC and of course the hattrick against Liverpool.

People saying we won't miss him are (IMO) wrong because on his day he was magical. I would have preferred to keep him but it was not going to happen and will continue to happen until we get someone in who will quadruple the wage bill and quadruple the investment. Do we want that and all the baggage that will come with it.

Yep, there's a reason Arsenal are buying him for (relatively) big bucks. But I trust in what TB and Co are doing here...

 

[RandyWanger]

I don't think he's the type of player that'll respond well to booing. I think he'll go inside himself and hide.

 

[NorthstandRacoon]

thanks for the memories, good deal all round, glad to see him go given his current behaviour.

This also.

 

[Springal]

I don't think he's the type of player that'll respond well to booing. I think he'll go inside himself and hide.

Problem is the next games an away one and in the corner of the ground.

He’s only cover as well

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Great! Another player that precious fans can boo when he comes back

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Can't wait to see the Bluds and Bruvs responses when he goes missing during a game.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Must admit when we got to the prem I assumed the days of our best players fking off first opportunity were over.

Worse than its ever been in that regard.

Literally zero chance of entering the top 6 and staying there unless you become the same as the rest with wages ... and even then we'd still be viewed as small

Have you seen what palace pay people?

 

[Munchkin]

Good riddance.

Pleased with the deal to be honest. We now need to start seriously thinking about bringing in some quality replacements though or I fear the worse.

Fantastic how we’ve coped since the loss of White, Burn, Bissouma and Cucurella but let’s be honest, you add Trossard, Caceido and Colwill to that list we are going to be seriously short by the end of the summer.

We’ve done some fantastic business (almost £200 million in sales) but let’s not fool ourselves that we don’t need to seriously invest a serious chunk of that back into recruitment to keep the club on an upward trade trajectory.

 

[Triggaaar]

He would have had to be 110% motivated

 

[BNthree]

Thanks for the memories, never forget that winner at Spurs

But, really what is it about French speaking players?

He's from the Flemish (Dutch) speaking part of Belgium.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Another good player leaves but he never turned up for so many games especially when he got a kick. Let's hope we don't get hit by injuries. We really do need to bring in some more quality and experience. Not much chance of that happening though. It's sad that players leave this club so easily once they are motivated by the agents that there is more money on the horizon.

 

[Icy Gull]

Great! Another player that precious fans can boo when he comes back

You don’t do football Panto villains do you?