Arsenal latest news: Edu's £100m sales target | Merino reservations | Saliba's future | White recall

[@osborneodunze6336]

I'm sorry, Mr. Benge, there's no way Fulham is getting relegated. Do you watch football at all? Wow! Fulham is a solid side, with a very good coach. I'm surprised to hear this from you.

[@palace2266]

Seems some football people have some poor ball knowledge 😂😂

[@katlego8539]

Anything is possible in football

[@northbankgooner6126]

100% agree. Theres worse sides in the league than Fulham. Southampton and Ipswich have to be favs to go down plus one other.

[@blissandhappiness8519]

39:36 ​@@palace2266

[@SubaruAndRem]

@@northbankgooner6126james benge average arteta stans that don’t know football

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Saliba is literally priceless. If someone wants him then they’d better consider breaking the transfer record. I’m dead serious. If Real want him (obviously his most likely destination after us) then we’d take Vini and 60m. Then use that 60m to put towards Wirtz. This is about the only scenario I’d be happy to see Saliba go.

[@FosaEvbomwan]

No he is not

[@morgan3714]

@@FosaEvbomwan yes, yes he is

[@BeforeThisNovember]

@@FosaEvbomwan awesome rebuttal and contribution there, mate.

[@KSEOUT]

We got a fucking bum in charge of contracts, Saliba will leave in two years

[@NathanJones-sf5js]

A perfect CB is about as good as a perfect striker and there aren’t many of either out there. 500 million it is.

[@ccarrick]

In 1977, the NY Mets traded their ace pitcher Tom Seaver, nickname “The Franchise” to the Cincinnati Reds and were subsequently bottom in the league for many years before winning the World Series in 1986. Don’t let Saliba leave for any price!!

[@tavoruiz1048]

Greeting from Chicago. What if the mystery German player is Sane? If we don’t manage to get Nico Williams, Sane could be an option. He has PL experience, knows Arteta, and could be a sub for Saka. Only downside would be his previous injuries but as we seen against us, he seems to just float down the field and has excellent ball control. We know how Arteta respects veteran players like Xhaka, Jorginho, Trossard and Partey. Also could Timber be a Partey replacement? Could that be why on the outside there doesn’t seem to be any rush to sell Partey?

[@AaronAlexandre-mc8nw]

Hey Charles. Haven't heard much about Norton Cuffy recently. He missed the pre season start with the u21 and seems to move on for his career. Will we be able to generate some fee similar to Biereth from Cuffy?

[@tdtm82]

Saka should have been in team-of-the-tournament. Hacked constantly. Kane didn't run to his balls and that's why we didn't score as much as we should. It was a shame.

[@JayAllenftw]

And double or triple teamed the entire tournament yet still performed

[@Joel-vt8bt]

I still find myself arguing with people telling me Palmer should start ahead of him. If we’d had a mobile striker he would have had about 5 assists.

[@tdtm82]

@@Joel-vt8bt Fully agree with you

[@daverangie]

@@Joel-vt8bt Palmer in Kanes place yes.

[@PaulWard-xn5zg]

If we get Merino in he sounds like back up to Declan at 8, this leaves Partey and Jorginho to share the 6….seems a bit thin to me given age and injury records

[@JayAllenftw]

Of course, that assumes we play in the same way/formation. Judging by past seasons, Magic Mik may very well have another evolution up his sleeve.

[@PaulWard-xn5zg]

Yeah I also wonder if Mikel might throw in a bit of a curve ball by giving Timber, White or Zinny a try in midfield, unlikely but not impossible

[@JayAllenftw]

@@PaulWard-xn5zg False 9, inverted LB, false keeper…. 😂

[@Maxthekillbot]

I expect that he could play a similar role to how Xhaka played at 8 with Rice as the 6. He is pretty good passer, decent in front of goal and great in the air.

[@VensystemsUk]

@@Maxthekillbothis passing stats are really pretty bad for MF, but goal contributions and tackles are high. I think you’re right, like a left 8 in box to box mode, giving defence to LW. I’d Prefer a proper right footed AM like musiala or simons, then only play rice in 6 (where world class)

[@thekicker3485]

Hey Charles, If I had to choose one signing to make for less than 70 mil I would definitely go for Olmo from Leipzig. He looked incredible at the Euros and could play out wide on the left/right, in behind the striker at number 10, or in that number 8 spot which could solve multiple issues with one transfer. I would love to see teams who like to sit back against us try to deal with a front line of Kai, Martinelli, and Saka with both Olmo and Odegaard picking out line breaking passes or scoring a goal from range. What are your thoughts on Olmo and the way we could look with him in the squad potentially? Love the content as always!

[@taitruong968]

Olmo sounds like an underrated player and may well provide competition to Odegaard that’s a spot we need coverage when he underperforms but his price and wage might be an issue plus he might not want to come just as a rotation player so that’s a hard sell

[@vetpara]

Hi Charles, I've not seen much of Mikel Merino.... but after watching some highlights, the ex-Arsenal player he immediately reminded me of... was Edu Gaspar himself. Seen a few Xhaka comparisons, but although he was hardly ever injured... Xhaka wasn't very athletic or really a dribbler (Merino seems to be). Maybe time we have another left-footed CM wearing 17...

[@apollian]

I talk about the money situation on my channel Charles, but the average fan in my opinion from the feeback that I get doesn’t care about money management and FFP. we saw how badly Raul Sanlli and Dick Law managed the books as well as Ivan Gazidas, and they didn’t have a clue.

[@MuhammadAhmad-fq4ki]

Fiiiinally you have your videos time stamped

[@Jswizzleeee]

Charles, respectfully, talking about only getting £100m for Tavares, Lokonga, Reiss, Emile, Eddie and Ramsdale is exactly what people mean when they talk about you undervaluing our players. ESR £40m, Lokonga/Tavares £20m combined, Eddie £30m , Reiss £20m and Ramsdale £30m. Total £140m and not unreasonably prices.

[@Jaswanth-bh8fw]

Hi Charles, Now for a fact that Nico Williams is signing for barca ... The market for top quality wingers are less aswell as strikers . Should we look at a Sane or Neto both could be available for around 50m ? And also would you take Gundogan who is rumoured to be seeking a move away from barca

[@LanesraVek]

25m for Nelson would be the best business Edu's done, id take half that, barely played for 2 years, average player imo

[@taitruong968]

Mikel Merino is a squad rotation player to strengthen the team. Nothing more and nothing less. If he kicks on and contributes great but no one expects him to light up the field.

[@LR8TV]

Hi Charles, do you think the Calafiori deal is in serious danger of falling through? Seems to have gone completely cold, or do you think maybe it’s just a case of he is on holiday and Arsenal are just waiting until he is back?

[@BarackAubameyang]

There’s no realistic price where it would be worth selling Saliba *at this time*. Even if £150M came in, the club would have to reinvest that money flawlessly. I don’t think the market exists for us to put that money towards any players that would make it worth it. Too risky, too hard to predict how it would throw off the system. Eye watering money but not for our future best ever defender.

[@arnoldleigh8654]

The 200th thumps up... brilliant show....all in all up...the Arse❤

[@guitarfreak888]

No matter who the new England manager is, he needs to get Ben White in as the first choice right back if he wants to unleash Saka's full potential in every England's international fixtures. Only Ben knows how Saka plays week in week out, they are a better partnership than with Kyle Walker and they would form a consistent deadly attack on the right hand side like they have made at Arsenal. If it's to materialize then the new England manager can think next of someone to fit in the Odegaard profile/role to complete the Saka, Odegaard and White triangle on the right hand side.

[@AdamPort41]

On the england chat. A lot of people have said “let’s go get klopp”, but from klopp’s perspective, what’s the appeal of managing England? As Jamie carragher said, top managers manage in the champions league and England aren’t France, Spain or Brazil, there’s no track record of winning things. Is it just the honour of managing Phil Foden or kobbie mainoo every two years?

[@mph4379]

It's the chance to do something literally no manager in 60 years has managed to do. It's the chance to go down in history for the country hes been a part of for almost a decade. And with one of the current best squads in world football. For a manager who's won everything in club football I would see this as the ultimate challenge.

[@CROSSNSHOOT]

Arsenal fans should never settle of selling best players anymore!! Make your voices heard otherwise you will get more trophy less years

[@BeforeThisNovember]

As for our younger Jorginho replacement, and likely even a good starter option, I think we should look at is the 22yo Croatian, Angelo Stiller from Stuttgart. He’s massively under the radar and I’ve never seen him linked to anywhere. Seriously, check him out!

[@manop98]

26:50 y’all completely forgot to talk about whether gabriel and martinelli will be back

[@fleurn0]

27:05 - what does James mean about playing Plymouth?

[@thebigcommon1967]

Love the show lads keep it up

[@brandonenoch1402]

Fulham wasn't trash last year. That is a bit of over exaggeration. It would immediately make an impact there. Crystal Palace, especially if players like Eze stay, would be a fun team to watch with ESR.

[@charliejay8_24]

Interesting discussion about the Kroenke’s wanting money in, rather than just writing cheques themselves. This isn’t unique to Arsenal…the Nuggets won the NBA Championship in 2023 and since then they’ve lost 2 of the key players from that team (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope & Bruce Brown). Both were allowed to leave as free agents because, had they stayed, the Kroenke’s would’ve had to pay a huge ‘luxury tax’ bill because they would’ve been way over the NBA salary cap.

[@taitruong968]

At some point they want return on their investment. Nothing unusual here.

[@lloydduiker9162]

Hi Tom and James. Please do a comparison between Merino and Frankie De Jong. And who would be a better fit.

[@tomfrost2600]

Tom?

[@lloydduiker9162]

@@tomfrost2600 lol sorry I had Tom Cantons name stuck in my mind. Lol! Apologies.

[@tomfrost2600]

@@lloydduiker9162 no need for apologies! I just wanted to point it out.

[@CMOSS.SportsWorld]

Why u not mentioning Ramsdale for keeper ? As he didn't play .. and rarring to go within two.weeks surely.. and Luca Nygaard signing too. Keeper..

[@echezonaagu918]

Thank you 🙏🏽 Kimmich is not as good as some people think.

[@adesojiadewale8463]

Great show once again, Charles and James! Why can't England take Arsene Wenger as a caretaker manager for a year while waiting for Klopp? Is that not possible?

[@lost1head]

He's literally 74... It's the next England manager we're talking about not the next American president

[@brianmaluleka9189]

He wouldn't do it

[@winter_silhouette]

​@@lost1head at 74 he's still younger than the other candidates.

[@1985MrFRESH]

Hi Charles , how about Arsene Wenger for England?

[@thelastredcoat1662]

The England manager being English is really important. However, the most important factor is competency, and there hasn't been an English manager worthy of managing the England team for many, many years.

[@hegeliandianetik2009]

International football doesn't need the level of managerial brilliance the Prem requires, just competence and tactical flexibility, someone like Carrick would be ideal

[@sachitchowdary550]

The thing about this transfer window is that there are lots of players on the list but Arsenal don’t really know which will be best for them. Arteta always focuses on defence first so he’s trying his best to complete the calafiore deal, and also we signed raya and setford. Apart from them i only see us getting cover for midfield. Arteta will most likely focus on using and trusting the bench players now who are forgotten but are good when they play. Like fabio, jesus, jorginho, martinelli (he will be unleashed this year), timber, tomiyasu. Everyone is fit and theyll try to keep them fit as well. And also the academy players might get a chance to join the first team this year. We saw glimpses of some of them in the first training session we just had…

[@arjitjere1559]

James is being harsh on Fulham they finished some 20+ points above relegation zone! Hardly "somehow" surviving. They can finish midtable again next season that's their level nothing rubbish about that. Palninha a huge gap though. But their front players like munoz pereira reid etc will give them points

[@hdflameboy]

Fulham took 4 points off us last season ffs.

[@garygriffin3647]

Q how can Manchester utd recieve 26 million plus 20 % resale clause from marseille for Greenwood who's conduct is questionable yet we are struggling to get 30 plus million for a quality prem proven player in Smith Rowe.

[@GavLever]

Think its pretty simple by the board. Players are up for sale but arsenal will use them to try ramp up the price but also focus on maximum points. And i think thats the best way, in theory get these clubs paying up and gwt better quality in, bur players like esr i would try use as much as possible while we can

[@VensystemsUk]

Agreed, Southgate wasted opportunity to sub in club attacking systems. white/saka. Stones/Cole. Grealish/foden. Bellingham and Kane cut off in games and club training.

[@peterww3106]

Get Calafiori, Merino and Dani Olmo. Job done.

[@monstermunch4956]

Whenever I see “Salibas future” I have a mini heart attack

[@granitxhaka7261]

Why do our best players have more Ambition than the Club 😂

[@kunimitsune177]

Fuck their money back, Arsenal should be making a healthy profit on Ramsdale - breaking even would be an outright failure.

[@muertalamuerte]

For a player that’s played an entire season on the bench? Not sure we could hope for much better tbh And I’d rather let him go and have a great career than see him for on our bench

[@joubertmarais]

@@muertalamuerteIts not the same as an outfield player- he’s a Premier League proven GK, did it at Sheffield and at Arsenal- less than a year ago he was valued as the most valuable GK in the world by TransferMarkt

[@IainBruce7]

Sick of hearing about England 😤😂

[@annonarmy]

i cant take it anymore lmao

[@selgeaus]

"West ham aren't very good at developing English talents" Declan Rice: am I a joke to you...

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Even 90m is a high expectation for those 4 players. Given our history of selling and the facts these players have barely featured: ESR: 30m Nketiah: 20m Nelson: 15m Lokonga: 15m Tavares: 15m Ramsdale: 35m Partey: 25m Zinchenko: 20m Tierney: 15m That’s my realistic evaluation. I’d be impressed if we got much more than any of those figures.

[@BeforeThisNovember]

Then I’d do everything in our power to sign Wirtz and Williams (pay him the 300k) then a CM in the mould of Merino. (As well as Calafiori, of course)

[@colinmorgan8624]

@@BeforeThisNovemberyou pay that much in wages and watch the queue form with the rest of the team wanting more

[@BeforeThisNovember]

@@colinmorgan8624 Havertz is already almost on 300k

[@granitxhaka7261]

​@@BeforeThisNovember330k/week, 14.5 million/year that's 72 million on his wages, absolute wasteful and failed signing

[@BarrelFootball]

Bubbles was the obvious West Ham dog name 😂😂

[@sarahbarnard6774]

My dog's kennel club name is Forever Bubbles so I've always thought of her as a West Ham fan

[@mannya2729]

Reece James is the best all around RB for England hands down. Whether he can stay fit or not is another question...

[@joubertmarais]

My trust in Benge’s football knowledge after he said Fulham will go down 📉

[@NorthStxrr187]

Westhams dog is called bubbles

[@alomgirhussain2k7]

England Fans thinking the England job is on top of the list for foreign managers is delusional.

[@jamesmccreery250]

Klopp would chew his arms off coaching Int football, England or anywhere else. He has far too much energy to work so little.

[@TheManTheyCallTroy]

I don’t seeing arsenal signing anyone this summer

[@joubertmarais]

You’re in for surprise then

[@JMouton]

Fulham relegated, not a chance. They will push on this year.

[@jerryigbinoba9221]

Wow! Fulham flirting with relegation? You just let out a stinker there, James. Fulham is a more established prem club than Crystal Palace.

[@praktika1082]

Whenever I catch one of your shows, I'm reminded of why I don't make it one of my regular top content to watch. What's this rubbish about last season not being a successful one? Second in the league by two points, 28 goodly mornings out of the 38 match weeks, record number of goals scored, et cetera ... And comparing Arteta's arsenal to Southgate's England? England play a poor system that don't suit the players at hand. Arteta has built a team capable of playing attractive, winning football. Get a grip, a rational perspective. Ffs

[@olakunle8393]

Arsenal need to buy Viktor gyökeres

[@Mary-tq4ge]

So Joshua Kimmich at 28 is getting old but Merino is ok? These guys understanding of football is the same as my little nephew's

[@joncieelmore8056]

It’s an opinion. Settle down.

[@annonarmy]

@@joncieelmore8056its a contradiction

[@Maxthekillbot]

Kimmich is 29 not 28 and he also has much more minutes over his career compared to Merino meaning he has more wear on his body. Kimmich has played over 40000 minutes whereas merino has played just over 26000. Kimmich is likely to physically decline much sooner and more quickly than Merino. Also, Kimmich will be much more expensive to Merino and would be a key player whereas Merino would be an important player who would likely turn into a squad player if or when more of a "ceiling raiser" player like De Jong or someone else becomes available.

[@Mary-tq4ge]

@@Maxthekillbot in this day and age, sports technology is so advanced that Modric at his age is still a Madrid player, Gundogan is starting for Barcelona and he's miles ahead of Merino and Kimmich, age is a big factor just it doesn't apply in this context

[@Maxthekillbot]

@@Mary-tq4ge Sure, there will be a couple anomalies of older players who can keep it going at those ages, but the majority of players that played lots of football start to decline around 30, just look at the likes of Casemiro or Fabinho who both completely fell off from their former level. There is no guarantee that Kimmich won't start declining after we sign him.

[@awehemmanuelamaha7214]

Fulham has never been rubbish since promoting

[@NSW_XUZIA]

HIGH WATTAGE ⚡⚡⚡

[@kunimitsune177]

Cringe

[@FirdausIdris-h1d]

High Wattage 🎉🎉🎉​@@kunimitsune177

[@j_dyme]

Guys total separate subject, but what are you thinking of the ongoing bloodline story in WWE and the addition of Jacob Fatu 🐺

[@Martinohdeargodmyback]

19:11 Fulham are a great team...I mean they must be, right?

[@FILTHYGEARSMUSIC]

Awww I see your are not immune to the clickbait titles

[@dreindahouse6590]

Martinez won us that cup with his great Penalty saving , if he was still at Arsenal we would have had more cups

[@joelaussiegunner1400]

I don’t understand how Klopp could in good faith lead England to trophy as a passionate German 😅 “slight “ conflict of interest 😅😂

[@cancorder1]

Transfer dealings are slow and lazy Edu pull your finger out

[@emeka5036]

Argentina were unwatchable in the world cup? Are you high?

[@abebegirmay3327]

100MP is not enough. They need atleast 200MP budget for this transfer window if not it will be the same Arsenal as last season finishing second or third. I am surprised that Arsenal didnt sign any player yet while United, Chelsea and others signed 2/3 players already

[@Diamond-if4mt]

Arsenal are slacking

[@braxtonmay391]

Wattsy and Bengey

[@ufuomapokoh413]

First comment. High Wattage!!!

[@LCapri]

No matter what happens. The fact is that ARSENAL FOOTBALL CLU will not win the premier league for the next 20 years. With Edu still there HELL NO 😂😂😂

[@P.T18]

Klop’s vaccine injured his not coming back to football management

[@robbieprokop1745]

???

[@RC-nv6rc]

you earn way more money from league positions than winning any cups, thats why teams concentrate so much on league, if they rise the prize money and tv money on the cups the teams woyuld try harder

[@axlefoley9142]

Not signing anyone, total bs