Morning Saka followers.
I don’t often begin these blogs with a bit of recommendation, however right here is my advice to you: If in case you have an aged German Shepherd who’s asleep throughout a doorway and also you don’t wish to disturb him, I strongly advise that you simply don’t stub your little toe as exhausting because it’s doable to stub a toe on the door-jamb. You may thank me later for this one.
There’s not loads happening this morning, however each participant’s social media and PR supervisor, Fabrizio Romano, is reporting that after agreeing private phrases with Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal wish to get the deal completed for the Italian worldwide this week. Which, if the primary half is correct, is smart – as a result of why would you wait? It’s like when you want a fridge, and also you go to purchase a fridge, and agree phrases with the purveyor of white items in his retailer, then simply grasp round for weeks earlier than paying him the cash.
You want the fridge. The milk goes bitter. Effectively, it could if the climate was hotter, like when you lived in a spot that had an precise summer season and never the abomination of a season we’re having on this a part of the world. Anyway, it appears as if now we have our eye on this Italian fridge and will all go nicely he’ll arrive to keep up the temperature of our dairy merchandise, and maintain the beer chilled.
Elsewhere, David Ornstein studies that now we have been in contact with Wolves about goalkeeper Dan Bentley.
🚨 Arsenal contact Wolves to precise curiosity in signing Dan Bentley. 30yo goalkeeper recognized by #AFC as back-up possibility – homegrown + nice character. #WWFC would solely promote if appropriate bid lands to allow them to reinvest @TheAthleticFC after @reluctantnicko https://t.co/xZN3eUqtSp
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) July 7, 2024
This does make sense on quite a few ranges, not simply because he’s one more participant who labored with goalkeeping coach Inaki Cana who appears decided to get a job for each single certainly one of his boys sooner or later. If Aaron Ramsdale leaves – and it’s nonetheless fairly unclear if the place he may go – Arsenal want a quantity 2 goalkeeper. Additionally, with Karl Hein set to exit on mortgage subsequent season, we’re a bit gentle within the goalkeeping division because it stands, so he might be a form of skilled third alternative if Ramsdale’s future isn’t sorted out.
That stated, though the pathway for Ramsdale is unsure, it appears impossible he gained’t discover a new membership this summer season, whether or not that’s a everlasting or a mortgage transfer, so bringing in a minimum of one keeper is a necessity on this switch window. So, let’s see what occurs right here, however as I stated, it does make sense – not least as a result of ‘Daniel Bentley’ is essentially the most back-up goalkeeper identify of all time.
Listed here are the highest 10 back-up goalkeeper names, as decided by me:
1 – Daniel Bentley
2 – Wesley Evans
3 – Chris Inexperienced
4 – Stuart Williams
5 – Paul Taylor
6 – Marmaduke Lanzarote
7 – Will Thompson
8 – John
9 – Ed Walker
10 – Richard Fridge
Proper, there’s not a lot else taking place this morning, so I’m going to go away it there and stroll the canine. I imply, limp the canine … the toe and so on and so on. Not the outdated canine both, he can have a lie in, however the youthful one. She must patrol the neighbourhood to verify not one of the native cats are getting concepts above their station.
Stand by for an Arsecast Further a little bit later this morning. Maintain a watch out for the decision for questions on Twitter @gunnerblog and @arseblog on Twitter with the hashtag #arsecastextra – or when you’re an Arseblog Member on Patreon, go away your query within the #arsecast-extra-questions channel on our Discord server.
Pod ought to be out by lunchtime. For now, have a great one.
