Arsenal summer window review in bitter detail
I watch Arsenal summer business with a bitter careful eye
The window was Andrea Berta’s first since becoming sporting director
He delivered headline moves for Viktor Gyökeres and Eberechi Eze
Those signings aim to answer Arteta’s call for firepower and creativity
Martín Zubimendi provides class in midfield
Cristhian Mosquera, Christian Nørgaard, Noni Madueke and Kepa Arrizabalaga bolster depth
Injuries already tested the squad in early season
The late signing of Ecuador defender Piero Hincapié could prove shrewd
Jose Mourinho once said, “The plan shapes the outcome”
The modern window rewards structure, not posture
Arsenal chase a lost tempo that Ferguson once defined
From a United vantage, this memo deserves study while I refresh the news feed
It is also a jab at Chelsea becoming the man United thought it would be
The transfer interactive captures deals across Europe
The sweep of the window leaves more questions than fixes for the Gunners
- Gyökeres and Eze add firepower and creativity for Arteta’s system
- Zubimendi, Mosquera, Nørgaard, Madueke and Kepa bolster a deeper squad with Hincapié as a late win
- Arsenal signal a careful rebuild but the lost tempo from the Ferguson era remains
Viktor Gyökeres
Arsenal