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Twitter Reacts as Arsenal Set to (Finally) Seal Defensive Reinforcements to Conclude Busy Window

Having gone from being linked to Ryan Fraser, Dennis Praet and Joachim Andersen at the beginning of the window, many Arsenal fans were led to believe it would
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Twitter Reacts as Arsenal Set to (Finally) Seal Defensive Reinforcements to Conclude Busy Window
Twitter Reacts as Arsenal Set to (Finally) Seal Defensive Reinforcements to Conclude Busy Window

Having gone from being linked to Ryan Fraser, Dennis Praet and Joachim Andersen at the beginning of the window, many Arsenal fans were led to believe it would be a summer filled with 'that will do's'.

A pitiful transfer budget of £45m and the hardly enticing prospect of Europa League football left all in the red half of north London fearing the worst ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

Well, consider us all utterly bamboozled.

From out of seemingly nowhere, Arsenal didn't just get what was rumoured. Instead, they obliterated their transfer record on a winger, signed three defenders (two pending), secured one of Spain's most highly-rated midfielders on loan and signed a Brazilian striker full of potential.

Not bad for £45m, eh?

Needless to say, the Gunners' Twitter contingent (of which there are many) pointed to one man in particular as the saviour of the summer, certain long-haired Spaniard who goes by the name of Raul Sanllehi. The head of football at the club has, over the course of just a few months, become a cult figure. 

Long may he reign.

Some even suggested immortalising the 50-year-old alongside club legends Thierry Henry and Herbert Chapman.

With only a deal being arranged for Gabriel Martinelli up until July 25, Arsenal fans were growing restless ahead of the new season kicking off in just a few weeks time. But, just like London buses, you wait for one, and two come at once. And naturally, the fact that both players turned down Tottenham made it all the sweeter.

Then the record signing came, and for some bizarre reason even after Nicolas Pepe was pictured in his Arsenal shirt, it still took a full three days to make the announcement. 

With the Gunners' heavy presence on social media, even Arsenal themselves confessed they were getting bombarded.

After all that subsided though, it was onto matter at the other end of the pitch, where defensive reinforcements, it's fair to say, were absolutely imperative.


As it emerged that Kieran Tierney was finally set to make his move south and that a shock transfer of David Luiz is also due to be confirmed. It's fair to say, there was some joy among the Arsenal fanbase.

Some took to recent history to suggest a certain Premier League referee might need a change of undies when faced with the prospect of the coming season.

Nevertheless, it all seems pretty rosy in the Arsenal camp at present. How it all comes together is anyone's guess, but a certain degree of optimism is expected when a £45m budget lands you a whole host of exciting talents.

There's just one tiny, little matter to decide, however.

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