Lol just knew we were getting Bayern this year.

And Inter Away again this year.

Also hope we don't get Kairat Almaty away from home. They're damn near on the border of China

Full draw.....

Worst case we should be 5-3

The tricky ones are at home thankfully. Inter will be tough there but we could have won last year if we could finish properly.

Thank God the Almaty is at home. That city is 170 miles from China and farther east than New Delhi

spuds are legitimately still playing a full Europa league schedule besides Dortmund. What an easy draw

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The tricky ones are at home thankfully. Inter will be tough there but we could have won last year if we could finish properly.

spuds are legitimately still playing a full Europa league schedule besides Dortmund. What an easy draw

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well they got PSG away the rest besides Dortmund seem weak.

Ornstein report Kiwior deal worth 25m with a max 27m is done with Porto. Meanwhile Roman is saying its 2m loan fee + 17m obligation and then add ons to get to 25/27. I'm choosing to believe Ornstein in this case.

Multiple people saying the Hincapie deal is very close to being done. Loan with obligation. Nobody has said a price yet.

Marsielle in talks with Zinchenko but his salary is an issue. I have a feeling if he leaves we are gonna be eating some cash on his wages

They are likely both right. 2m loan + 17m obligation +6m in guaranteed add-ons +2m possible add-ons. I've also read somewhere that there is a sell-on as well.

I have no doubt Hincapie is essentially done. Don't think we would have let Kiwior go unless it was.

Now we just need to get Nelson, Vieira, Sambi & OZ off the books.

He is the one guy I felt it would be hard to get sold. I don't dislike Zinchenko, I just wish we could have sold him sooner. He has abilities, but we have so much safer ahead of him.

Underlying problem with most of our sales is inflated pay. While our payroll isn't as bad as most of the bigger clubs in England, we have a habit of overpaying the wrong people and then those people become difficult to move.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal reach agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Piero Hincapie. Season-long loan from #Bayer04 + buy option. Package worth €52m & 10% sell-on. 5yr deal upon permanent transfer. Set to travel this weekend for #AFC medical @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/PgboU46oVT

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 29, 2025

Lol FFP is gonna actually do their job the one time we start spending money aren't they

Loan deal..... Won't impact FFP until next year. The fun question is whether we already got ourselves in FFP trouble with the Eze deal.

Stuttgart selling Woltemade to Newcastle for a stupid amount increases the chances that they can get the deal for Vieira wrapped up.

Despite posting losses for the last six years, the club is on relatively solid footing for PSR. The Athletic previously estimated that they could lose up to 97m in 2024-25 and remain compliant with the Premier League's fiscal rules.

With these rules operating on a three-year period, there is the possibility of this summer's outlay impacting on Arsenal's capabilities in future windows.

UEFA's football earnings rule also runs over three seasons, limiting clubs to 60m in adjusted losses. Under certain conditions, that limit can be increased by 10m per season, for a total of 30m in a three-year assessment period.

Any consideration of Arsenal's position is assumption-heavy, but their player amortisation figure the annual hit to the books stemming from transfer spending has rocketed, from 109million in 2019-20 to 171m in 2023-24. A further 250m spend this summer has only increased that figure, and savings on departed players are minimal by comparison.

The Athletic's projection for Arsenal in 2025 has them nearing UEFA's 70 per cent squad cost ratio limit. That's true even after accounting for around 20m extra in Champions League prize money last season, as well as matchday and commercial income increases.

These are, of course, just estimates, and no one outside the Emirates knows where exactly Arsenal are placed. Arsenal themselves maintain that they do not anticipate or plan on a breach.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6581260/2025/08/29/arsenal-transfers-spending-sales-psr-uefa/

Very interesting that Hincapie is on the Bayern Leverkusen bench today if we've got a deal agreed. ****ing Ten Hag

On this day in 2016: Arsenal completed the signing of Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for a fee in the region of £35m. 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/5S4iKsAclc

— afcstuff (@afcstuff) August 30, 2025

We've come a long way.

I completely forgot about Mustafi.

Not a fan of the defensive midfield. Would rather have Ethan or Eze in the CAM role and play a 4-2-3-1.

Merino has no legs for recovery if he gets bypassed

It feels like we are setting ourselves up to play keep away with the hopes of snagging one off a corner our counter

Sure seems like it. Just would feel more comfortable with a creative mid there. Liverpool has shown that you can really get behind them

Agreed. If MO isn't ready I think Ethan deserves a shot.

Good grief saliba out in firstv5 minutes

Entertaining half. Ready for Eze debut

Honestly Noni has been better than I expected today so far

Eze and Odegaard on.

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Eze and Odegaard on.

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Maybe our midfield will reappear now

Damn it!

Well damn

Wow. Never gonna win one of these are we?

Penalty

One shot on goal? Pitiful!

How was that a natural position

Helluva goal.

At least that trip is over.