Seem trouble doesn't want to stop for Arsenal. :( I recently learned they had 12 player whose contract expire in 2018, hopefully, they will be extending some of them but I fear they wont manage to keep them all.

Even worse, Arsenal have pretty much confirmed that they expect to lose Alexis Sanchez by putting a prize tag for him: £50M

http://www.newsweek.com/sport-arsenal-alexis-sanchez-575166

Thought on the matter? Who are they going to lose and who are they going to keep? What will this mean in the long run?

If I had to wager a future on Arsenal, it wouldn't look that different from post-2013 United. Lose the manager, realize that your players actually aren't amazing, clean house, spend a fuckton. Struggle for the success that came so naturally before.

I hope I'm wrong, I do have a soft spot for Arsenal, but the game has changed so much. When the Glazers skimped on the transfer market for a few years, United's talent suffered, even if their results didn't. Take Fergie out of the equation and it became evident. Even though Arsenal has spent a fairly decent amount on transfers, especially last summer - if they lose Sanchez they have no one to build around. I wouldn't be shocked to see a 2018 Arsenal team that is totally unrecognizable in terms of manager, players, playing style, and even economic style.

They build their circumstance, let's see how they deal with it. But the above would be what I'd bet on.

50 million for Sanchez? That is bargain. Carrying team on your own back without anyone actually playing is amazing. Wenger out is best thing for future of Arsenal. And bring Jardim, Sampaoli, Allegri, anyone who can motivate the team. Just a change of manager will be huge motivational boost for Arsenal.

I simply don't get it how Wenger turned into shit manager. He has probably second or third best overall team in BPL - after City and somewhere near Chelsea. I don't have any knowledge of actual tactics. I'd still be better manager than him.

He's too old. I remember everyone going crazy about Invincibles in our school, when we had no streams, no tv channels broadcasting the games from any league, and still we would be crazy about how has Arsenal played. It was such hype when the last game finished.

Arsenal's future will be in jeopardy if they couldn't get a CL spot this year...

@Croatian To be fair, Sanchez has only a single year left on his contract but I think it is still a fair price for what he has to offer. Wonder where he will end up, I would go with Juventus myself but I heard Bayern might be interested (would be great since he would join Vidal).

@Sunflash I hope you are wrong but I fear this is quite propable... Pherhap there will be wind of change in Arsenal, for all we know, they might build stronger fondation if it does happen like you said it and up building a stronger team in the long term.

That's what Sanchez had to say after international duty:

I am happy in London and I hope to finish my contract at Arsenal. I want to stay in a winning team and keep playing in the same city. I want to play in a team that has aspirations. I’m 28 years old, I still have a lot ahead of me. I am a player who takes great care of himself.

Welcome to Chelsea :-)

@Juan What if he was talking about pairing in Crystal Palace with mighty Benteke?

EXTEND: Ozil, Ox, Wilshere and Santi.

OUT: Ramsey, Gibbs, Mertesacker, Jenkinson, Sanogo

Not sure about Szczesny, maybe he will like to stay in Roma, but Ospina and Cech are just not good enough..

@Juan: lolllz, is he going to compete with Costa then? And Crystal Palace would be amazing, he might have a statue if he pulls it off and stay there until his 40s.

@quikzyy: Cech isn't good enough? What replacement would you get to replace him?

@juan he clearly is talking about fulham and wants to win the championship with them

@tuan I don't think he is good enough anymore. His decisions at crosses are terrible, shots from outside the box are going in probably every time. I don't expect any GK to actually save penalties regularly but he is so bad, he dives too early every single time, conceded every single one in Arsenal jersey. I wouldn't mind playing him just in UCL to be said. Arsenal is in deep problems right now and Wenger probably won't replace him any time soon.

SunFlash

Struggle for the success that came so naturally before.

This is already being applied.

Emobot7

Metresacker signed a new contract

Fucking Wenger, I now slowly think he planned this. In 2014, he gave Alexis a 4 year contract instead of 5.That it inself is a joke.

not ahead. just a continuous loop of hard time.

Although Sanchez needs a better team than Arsenal, he is attitude towards his team is so wrong and he must be a professional player.