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00:00In the market presently, Arsenal is not even going for a victory.

00:02That's the truth.

00:04So it's in between Giocares and Cesco.

00:06Is that a sign of a lack of ambition or something?

00:08No, no, no.

00:09No.

00:10About three years ago, when I saw the Arsenal team,

00:13and I felt like they need a goal putter,

00:15they need somebody who can score goals any day, any time,

00:18from any part of the field, as long as it's in front of the box.

00:23And at that time, we never knew who Giocares was.

00:26But we saw Cesco coming in, you know,

00:29from Aubrey-Leipzig, and we saw that this guy can actually do this.

00:32And I advised them that if I were Arsenal,

00:35and Arsenal brought that we're going for this guy.

00:38As at that time, it was even not worth up to this now.

00:41I think it was in Salzburg.

00:43Salzburg, yeah, before he moved to Leipzig.

00:46And I said, this guy should be someone they should be going for.

00:49And I believe that if you were to be in the team for the past two seasons,

00:53Arsenal should have lifted the trophy.

00:55We should cut, you know, Arsenal's up slack.

00:57What do I mean, you know?

00:58After six trophy-less seasons.

01:00The 2024-25 season is now done and dusted.

01:04And we are in the post-season.

01:05Clubs already showing ambition ahead of the 2025-26 season.

01:10And we'll talk about all of that right here on the show today.

01:12My name is Ayam Nishutubo, and this is The Nutmeg on Guardian TV.

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01:22Yeah, most certainly, of course, the guys are here to join me in this conversation.

01:26And Manchester United, well represented by Ogan.

01:29And, of course, the Gunners from the North London.

01:33And, of course, they are represented by K.

01:35Great to have you guys on the show after the season we've had.

01:38Amazing.

01:38Glad to be here again.

01:39Yeah, thank you very much.

01:40It's good to be back on show, you know.

01:43Well then, today's edition of the show is focused on the ambition that teams are showing in the market.

01:48And maybe we can talk about your size first.

01:51Arsenal, why haven't you made a signing?

01:53Well, it looks like you're trying to put me on a knife edge or something.

01:58I know it's quite early, but you can see there's the first phase of the transfer window between the 1st of June to the 10th.

02:06Yeah, like you said, I think it's still quite early.

02:08But at the same time, we're seeing clubs already, you know, making signings and all that.

02:12But from my own point of view, I feel, alas, it's not really about the signings per se or how you get them.

02:18It's about the effectiveness.

02:20We could see what Chelsea were doing, you know, past season.

02:23They were signing 6-7 players, but alas, they couldn't even achieve anything until recently.

02:28Really?

02:29But they won the conference league.

02:30No.

02:31Until the conference league.

02:32But what I'm trying to say, in essence, is that it's not about how fast you were in signing.

02:35It's about the effectiveness of this player we are bringing in.

02:38What we need is a striker.

02:41And not just any other striker, striker that can give us numbers.

02:44So you don't just expect that they just go on for any other person and all that.

02:48So this is the market is just opening.

02:49And I think, you know, as much as possible, it should be the time.

02:53Yeah, but I feel that your signings is not just the only striker you're doing.

02:58Of course.

02:59Because you have other positions.

03:00Yeah.

03:01You need a backup plan for Sakai.

03:03Sure, sure.

03:04You need a starter for the right player.

03:06And even Odegaard.

03:07Even Odegaard.

03:08Even Odegaard, you understand.

03:09Even your defense.

03:10Because for the past two seasons, and I remember two seasons ago, Saliba went on injury and that

03:14was the end of Asna's campaign.

03:16Yeah.

03:17And last season, too, Gabriel had the same thing.

03:19And Kirill could not fit into the shoes and many more of that.

03:23I want to disagree with that.

03:24You know, this is not to take it away from anyone.

03:26But when you look at what Kirill did coming in for Gabriel, for me, he did absolutely well.

03:33It's not so easy.

03:34He's not been playing consistently and then coming in in some of those critical matches against Real Madrid.

03:40Fantastic performance.

03:41You know what, guys?

03:42Let's take it down this route.

03:44Both sides now.

03:45Manchester United and Arsenal.

03:47Oh, goodness me.

03:48They need a striker.

03:50Both teams.

03:51And now there are two strikers available on the market that, of course, certainly the big clubs in Europe are looking at.

03:57Victor Gagares and then Victor Osman.

04:01Who would you rather have in both?

04:03Well, that was a tight one.

04:05If I were to be the technical director for Arsenal, definitely, you know, I would be looking at Victor Gagares.

04:12Not because of just the numbers, but I've seen the guy play and I've seen the kinds of goals he scored.

04:19I'm not taking away from Osimei.

04:21He's my guy.

04:21I love him any day, any time.

04:23But then I feel somebody best suited to Arsenal.

04:27I feel Gagares will just be the guy for us.

04:29But that's my opinion.

04:30But the funny thing is that in the market presently, Arsenal is not even going for a victory.

04:34Going for a victory.

04:35That's the truth.

04:36So it's in between Gagares and Cesco.

04:38But is that a sign of a lack of ambition?

04:40No, no, no, no.

04:43I said this about three years ago when I saw the Arsenal team and I felt like they need

04:48a goal putter.

04:49They need somebody who can score goals any day, any time from any part of the field as

04:55long as it's in front of the box.

04:57And at that time we never knew who Gagares was.

04:59Oh, yeah.

05:00But we saw Cesco coming in, you know, from RB Leipzig and we saw that this guy can actually

05:06do this.

05:07And I advised then that if I were in Arsenal and Arsenal bought that we're going for this

05:11guy.

05:12And I said this guy should be someone they should be going for and I believe that if

05:24you were to be in the team for the past two seasons, Arsenal should have lifted the trophy

05:29during those times because it's a goal putter.

05:31And I'll still say the same thing for now too.

05:34Yeah.

05:35I'll still say the same thing that right now is in between Gagares or Cesco and I would

05:40tell them that they can go for any of them, but they will be suiting best.

05:45You know what guys, because we don't have a lot of time.

05:48All right.

05:49Let's look at the wider side of things.

05:51Liverpool, Man City also showing the ambition.

05:54I personally feel that the league is always one in this period because you see the big boys

05:59going for the best players.

06:01Man City already closing in on Tijani Ranginas.

06:04And also Liverpool, Florian Vest, they're following him.

06:07Trent Alexander, Arnold left and then, you know, Jeremy Frimpong.

06:11On the same day that Arnold left, Frimpong was announced.

06:14Manchester United too are here and there, got Brian Mbobo.

06:18They are planning to get Brian Mbobo, the Cameroonian forward.

06:21And then Matheus Conia has been announced.

06:24But if you're looking at how these things are moving, which teams, with the

06:29the current pace now in the market, which teams do you think will be in the ascendance

06:33when the season starts?

06:34Well, like Karadeh said earlier, it is too early for us to determine who does well or

06:42who do not do well.

06:43It depends on how these players are able to get into the team.

06:47Integration, yeah.

06:48Integration into the team and how they are able to do well.

06:51But I know definitely that all these clubs, they've gone for these players because they

06:54believe that these players can actually suit it into the team.

06:57And not just going to buy for panic safe or the likes.

07:01And that is where I have issues with Arsenal right now.

07:04Ah, they're not seeing anything.

07:06They are too...

07:07It is too early.

07:08But however, you know that in the market today, we have few players who are actually very

07:13good that can suit it to your team.

07:15And by the time the market is going to the latter end of the transfer market, these players

07:21become very expensive.

07:22Pressure mounts.

07:23Pressure mounts.

07:24And by the time you start dragging from one club to another, dragging from one club

07:27to another, the pressure is now on them.

07:28When they come into the team and enter into the team preseason and all, the pressure is

07:33there.

07:34And before you know anything, look at how many goals Nunez scored before he came to Liverpool.

07:39Yeah.

07:40And look at the season he came to Liverpool.

07:41Look at what happened to him.

07:42I believe that it was based on the transfer dragging between two different teams and the

07:47amount that he is in buying them.

07:49And you now want to have them as much.

07:51Well, we have to go.

07:53But I'll take your final take.

07:55I'll come definitely just to react to what Ogan just said.

07:57From my hand, I think we just, we should, we should cut, you know, our snaps of slack.

08:01What do I mean?

08:02You know.

08:03After six trophyless seasons.

08:04Wait.

08:05Wait.

08:06This is a new guy in town talking about a new sporting director.

08:09Andrea Bertha.

08:10I want to look at what he's going to do.

08:13What he's going to bring to the team.

08:14But the experience is there.

08:15We could see what he did with Atletico Madrid.

08:18And so I want to believe that we have somebody who is capable.

08:21So I just want to wait and see until the transfer window officially opens.

08:26Well, we'll see if your belief is rewarded.

08:29We have to go on this episode of a nightmare.

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08:42Ogan.

08:43Okay.

08:44It's been a pleasure.

08:45Thank you very much for being a part of the show.

08:47Thank you very much.

08:48Thank you very much.

08:49Thank you very much.

08:50Thank you very much.

08:51We'll see you in the next one.

08:52Bye for now.

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