Episode 103 - Rebuilding Arsenal: Finding a LW and Evaluating Viktor Gyökeres

Ted and Patrick break down the moves Arsenal have made this summer, evaluate transfer rumours for squad fit and price, and discuss any potential holes the Premier League runner-ups may still need to address. How would Victor Gyokeres, Rodrygo, Eberechi Eze, Madueke, and many more fair for Arsenal? Enjoy! Kim's part 1 of the Arsenal Rebuild: https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-arsenal-rebuild-part-1-9109 Top 5 Takes video: https://youtu.be/eflqY4AVIis Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - A tough start to the year = accelerated moves? 01:45 - Tons of outgoings 02:43 - How do you retool the midfield? 03:18 - Christian Nørgaard 04:44 - Balancing the short term and the future 05:46 - An expensive summer on contract extensions alone 06:48 - Keeping Saka and Saliba 08:17 - Getting rid of players below their level 09:40 - Billy Carpenter and breaking down deep and mid blocks 12:10 - Arsenal NEED to free up the attack more 13:13 - Creativity on the left wing and more pace up front 14:00 - Does Rodrygo make sense? 14:59 - Arteta was too conservative last season + Myles Lewis-Skelly 17:09 - Overwhelming opponents with threats 18:12 - Versatile, intelligent squad, but not the quickest 19:12 - What will they choose to build for? Rodrygo gives long-term and immediate impact 19:55 - Make a move or hope Martinelli takes a leap? 20:44 - Maghnes Akliouche as an option? A 2nd winger or an attacking midfielder? 22:22 - Arsenal negotiating with Nwaneri 23:36 - Nwaneri could vanish the cost of one of these other rumoured moves 24:27 - Data and contract negotiations 25:47 - What young players need to know how to negotiate 26:53 - Noni Madueke 27:19 - Eberechi Eze - worth the price? 29:39 - Arsenal are practical this summer 30:35 - More minutes for other players? Havertz, Max Dowman, Nwaneri 31:15 - More minutes for Saka centrally? 32:30 - Breaking down a deep block/other styles 33:36 - Too much optimism? 34:05 - Who else are in for Rodrygo? 34:50 - Opinions on Noni Madueke 36:00 - Chelsea must sell a bunch of players 37:30 - Getting inspired by PSG and using Saka in a Dembele role? 38:20 - Madueke is not very risky 38:51 - Does missing on Rodrygo make paying 50m ok? 40:25 - Is Vikor Gyokeres FINALLY the guy at Striker? 40:56 - Does the base price make sense? 42:15 - Flat track bully stats? 43:18 - They need a Striker to compete across all their competitions, is this the best option? 44:38 - Havertz will still get minutes up top 46:12 - What about Hugo Ekitike and should they have signed Liam Delap? 47:00 - What to expect from Gyokeres if the move is completed? 47:55 - Sometimes you have to be hyper practical 48:14 - A TON of new additions, will there be a rough transition? 49:30 - The Premier League keeps getting better 50:10 - Anywhere Arsenal are miss profiling or missing out on a player? 51:23 - Arsenal are real contenders for every competition next season 52:14 - Go watch our Top 5 takes! 53:30 - B-roll (Holiday discussion, traveling with children, therapy W's and more!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices