RUMOUR - Serge Gnabry

[TBM]

Arsenal have recalled German midfielder Serge Gnabry from his loan at West Brom and will instead loan the 20-year-old to Championship club Reading.

he's pretty handy

[Snowball136]

Was superb when he first played for Arsenal

[K.URZ13]

This would be amazing news.

[From Despair To Where?]

So who's having their loan(s) cut short to accommodate him?

[Tommio]

Brian said he only wants permanent players

[One8Seven1*]

Arsenal have recalled German midfielder Serge Gnabry from his loan at West Brom and will instead loan the 20-year-old to Championship club Reading.

he's pretty handy

Bit of a surprise if true. He's very pacey. Former sprinter turned footballer.

[TBM]

So who's having their loan(s) cut short to accommodate him?

I'm guessing the Spanish lad

[Pepe the Horseman]

So who's having their loan(s) cut short to accommodate him?

I'm guessing the Spanish lad

John?

[TBM]

So who's having their loan(s) cut short to accommodate him?

I'm guessing the Spanish lad

John?

Hello

[genome]

Is it me you're looking for?

[Rollerbob]

Another Winger? Blimey. Add him to John, McCleary, Blackman (granted, could be off), HRK, Quinn (has played there), Piazon, Hurtado.

8 wingers in one club?

7 loanees in one club?

[TBM]

Another Winger? Blimey. Add him to John, McCleary, Blackman (granted, could be off), HRK, Quinn (has played there), Piazon, Hurtado.

8 wingers in one club?

7 loanees in one club?

Piazon isn't a winger
Quinn isn't a winger
Blackman isn't a winger

So that's only 4 wingers with 1 that isn't built to be a winger (HRK) and one that doesn't speak English and isn't settled yet (Hurtado) - so thats 2 wingers at the club.

Brian wants a 4-4-2 formation with out and out wingers

[John Smith]

Another Winger? Blimey. Add him to John, McCleary, Blackman (granted, could be off), HRK, Quinn (has played there), Piazon, Hurtado.

8 wingers in one club?

7 loanees in one club?

Yeah, you're absolutely right Rollerbob. Plus he's Arse - I wouldn't want him at the club.

Can't we get someone who can't get into one of the lower Prem teams? Your Danny Grahams, your Ricky Lamberts for example?

[Rollerbob]

Another Winger? Blimey. Add him to John, McCleary, Blackman (granted, could be off), HRK, Quinn (has played there), Piazon, Hurtado.

8 wingers in one club?

7 loanees in one club?

Piazon isn't a winger
Quinn isn't a winger
Blackman isn't a winger

So that's only 4 wingers with 1 that isn't built to be a winger (HRK) and one that doesn't speak English and isn't settled yet (Hurtado) - so thats 2 wingers at the club.

Brian wants a 4-4-2 formation with out and out wingers

You've lost the plot. Piazon was/is played time and time again out on the wing. Same with Blackman. Back up to 4 wingers.

HRK has always been played as a winger, (up until recent weeks), so not sure why you think he's not a winger...

Also, just because Hurtado isn't English and isn't settled, doesn't mean he is not a winger. Don't know why nationality changes a players position in your eyes.

[genome]

Yeah, you're absolutely right Rollerbob. Plus he's Arse - I wouldn't want him at the club.

Lol, bet you wouldn't be saying that if it was Ozil

[Nameless]

Piazon only played wide (but not as a winger) during the time our other options were injured. He's not a winger any more than Williams is, who was also used as a wide midfielder.
In terms of genuine wingers we've got John and McLeary with Stacey and Fosu. Hurtado appears to be out of the picture and other players are not authentic wingers.
If Brian wants proper, pacy, touch line hugging wingers rather than wide midfielders than we probably could add one to the squad. It would mean we'd be over endowed with midfielders competing for redundant positions in a changed formation.

[TBM]

Another Winger? Blimey. Add him to John, McCleary, Blackman (granted, could be off), HRK, Quinn (has played there), Piazon, Hurtado.

8 wingers in one club?

7 loanees in one club?

Piazon isn't a winger
Quinn isn't a winger
Blackman isn't a winger

So that's only 4 wingers with 1 that isn't built to be a winger (HRK) and one that doesn't speak English and isn't settled yet (Hurtado) - so thats 2 wingers at the club.

Brian wants a 4-4-2 formation with out and out wingers

You've lost the plot. Piazon was/is played time and time again out on the wing. Same with Blackman. Back up to 4 wingers.

HRK has always been played as a winger, (up until recent weeks), so not sure why you think he's not a winger...

Also, just because Hurtado isn't English and isn't settled, doesn't mean he is not a winger. Don't know why nationality changes a players position in your eyes.

Piazon is a central player - no idea why you reckon he's a winger just cos he played "out wide" for a couple of games

HRK isn't built to be a winger, he's far too stocky and is more suited to being a striker than someone on the wing.

A winger is someone with pace, skill and the ability to put the ball into the box - there's a big difference to someone who is an "inside forward [Blackman etc]

[genome]

Also, just because Hurtado isn't English and isn't settled, doesn't mean he is not a winger. Don't know why nationality changes a players position in your eyes.

He didn't say Hurtado wasn't a winger

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Also, just because Hurtado isn't English and isn't settled, doesn't mean he is not a winger. Don't know why nationality changes a players position in your eyes.

He didn't say Hurtado wasn't a winger

Let him read what he wants

[Rollerbob]

So that's only 4 wingers with 1 that isn't built to be a winger (HRK) and one that doesn't speak English and isn't settled yet (Hurtado) - so thats 2 wingers at the club.

Now tell me he didn't say Hurtado wasn't a winger.

.... reminds me of those old maths exams. "If Brian has 4 wingers at the club, but one isn't settled and one isn't built to be a winger, how many wingers does he have?"