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William Saliba signs for Arsenal

wattothfc

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Has there ever been any ITK on us being in for Saliba? I know it was a big story last week in the tabloids but have we had anything on here?
 

wrd

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Has there ever been any ITK on us being in for Saliba? I know it was a big story last week in the tabloids but have we had anything on here?

Hercules said we were in yeah, plus Ornstein also confirmed we were keen and he as good as it gets when it comes to Arsenal info, I don't think they have anyone ITK that is as spot on as Ornstein.
 

wreckemspurs

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I do find the fact that Saliba hasn't been announced and the "liking" of the spurs kit to be fairly odd.

Our interest in him is a fact and we thought our "better package" would sway him. However, turns out the non-loan back is a true deal breaker in the deal. So instead of losing him to a direct rival, maybe Levy and Co. changed their stance on the loan back and have submitted another offer. Or maybe I'm just optimistic and over thinking this because I really want him.
 

Lilbaz

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I do find the fact that Saliba hasn't been announced and the "liking" of the spurs kit to be fairly odd.

Our interest in him is a fact and we thought our "better package" would sway him. However, turns out the non-loan back is a true deal breaker in the deal. So instead of losing him to a direct rival, maybe Levy and Co. changed their stance on the loan back and have submitted another offer. Or maybe I'm just optimistic and over thinking this because I really want him.

Maybe since we are in asia and arsenal are in the us and ste are in no rush. We simply haven't talked to him properly yet.
 

Legacy

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I do find the fact that Saliba hasn't been announced and the "liking" of the spurs kit to be fairly odd.

Our interest in him is a fact and we thought our "better package" would sway him. However, turns out the non-loan back is a true deal breaker in the deal. So instead of losing him to a direct rival, maybe Levy and Co. changed their stance on the loan back and have submitted another offer. Or maybe I'm just optimistic and over thinking this because I really want him.
I feel like if we were really, truly interested in signing him, we wouldn't have waited until he had pretty much agreed to join Arsenal before putting an offer in.
 

GMI

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Does seem a bit silly of him to like that when he's about to sign for our main rivals. Not the best way to endear himself to his new fans. Guessing Nike has asked its athletes to like the posts maybe, but still it won't be well-received by those virgins.
Did he ‘like’ the new Arsenal kit pictures ?
 

ButchCassidy

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I feel like if we were really, truly interested in signing him, we wouldn't have waited until he had pretty much agreed to join Arsenal before putting an offer in.
I’d have to agree with this - feels more like he was one name on our potential target list, and when Levy heard the low price and saw a chance to screw Arsenal he pounced.
 

wrd

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Hercules post seemed pretty resigned to him joining Arsenal but I guess its possible some deals are extremely tight lipped where only very few know about it, Ive been waiting for some1 to ask Jj on twitter and him kill it tbh.
 

ardiles

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A fair few non-spurs players may well like the post. But a new signing of a rival club shouldn't be doing that. Though sometimes these players aren't knowledgeable enough about such things and/or don't directly care about it and therefore make these little slips ups. Didn't Nkoudou prance around in a Chelsea shirt at one point or another? But still, something to cling to for a bit.

And didn’t Sandro dye his hair red when he was with us?
 
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