You know Charles you're probably the only person I know who puts the headline story first, which I do kinda appreciate. Everyone else does tend to push it to end for the engagement. Now that I say that, maybe you'll change it 😅

I love Smith Rowe but I think Nwaneri has to get his minutes now. Smith Rowe needs to be at a club where he plays every week. Same for Nelson and Nketiah.

Sesko's release clause is £55 million, which seems to be reasonable. Would be a great addition to the attack, 6ft 5 and a big threat!

Arteta has never given any indication that he wants ESR to go anywhere. In fact, his contract was renewed and I think Arteta believes in him. I'll be surprised if he is sold.

Nwaneri is still so young, remember how pep developed phoden, people where crying about why he wasnt playing him but look at him now, there is no need to rush the kid, yeah create a pathway but do rush it, emile has been playing as an 8 anyway so i dont think they get into each others way

Charles thank you my friend for the videos. Been watching basically since the start when you had like 5k subs and you're a part of my morning routine. COYFG.

Charles and TNAT: Question about finances - Given the PSR and FFP restrictions, what is the maximum net spend Arsenal can make this season?

Hey Charles and TNAT I feel we need to get better at direct free kicks around the box. We either put one of the current players on a schedule to get better or take this into account while looking for a player in the market.

With these young players, we need to get a few cup runs going next season to be able to give them a chance and show arteta what they can do. I think our bad cup runs hindered the rotation of our youngsters and other squad players. Something we need to improve next season.

HEY CHARLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I work nights every day, getting home about 7am but, I delay going to bed to watch your show..... because I love it. Best Arsenal podcast available on this interweb thingy. And every single Thursday evening, before I go to work, I look forward to watching your show with James Benge, who looks like a Pharaoh with his blue and yellow Pharaoh's beard microphone cover.

With Nwanieri, it was probably the plan all along to replace ESR with him if he is considered to have a higher ceiling and more suited to the system. Clearly versatile too which Arteta loves

Hi Charles and TNAT. It seems we need to buy a player for GK, Defender, Midfielder and Forward. Who would be your dream signing for those positions and who would be your realistic signing for those positions? Keep up the great work. A South African watching from all the way in Georgia, the country.

Hey Charles and TNAT, love the work! How much of our summer business will rely on outgoings, both financially and in terms of positions?

HIGH WATTAGE ⚡⚡⚡

Hi Charles, love the channel. In your opinion, is it 50/50 , Arsenal's chances of getting Zubimendi,.? .or do you think the Arteta factor can sway him despite Zubimnedi's well known personal attachment to Real Sociedad and his home there? ..... and do you rate him as a player and the steady midfield presence we need with the potential departure of Partey? ... Keep the great content coming please

Hi Charles, love the work you put in daily, best part of my morning here in Canada is waking up and listening to all the daily Arsenal news through your videos. My question for you is that are the rumours true regarding Steve Round leaving Arsenal over a disagreement with Arteta about signing David Raya? Thanks in advance!

Charles & TNAT: how many players are we looking to sign? I just feel we need a defender, midfielder, winger & a striker.

Brilliant, well said, as true football fans and supporters I think we're all sick and fed up of the whole sham surrounding this club of frauds and rulebrakers. When are they going to get reviewed about it?.....well we all know that, after "god" guardiola has eventually left the club 😡

Hi Charles and TNAT. In regards to the midfield in the summer how serious is the interest and how likely do you think Bruno G may be? I know Charles said on this show he is not sure arsenal do a big out lay on one player and I’m sure Bruno would be min 80M, but I do think he’d be perfect for our midfield imo

Question for Charles and TNAT: do you think that, if we believe the rumours to be true, signing players like Sesko and Kalioglu are ambitious enough to close the gap on City? I feel like with the past two seasons we’ve had, Arsenal’s stock and pulling power is potentially as high as it’s ever been and we really need to make the most of this. Players like Sesko I believe we could have attracted when we were getting top 4. Now I’d like us to go out and flex our muscles with a Bruno G and Wirtz for example. Make City and the rest of the league turn around and say, “Arsenal mean business.” Thoughts?

Chido Obi scored for Denmark as well. We need to hold on to that kid

Hey CW, Like your show and keeps us up to date even from as far as being in Zimbabwe. I was just wondering if we don't have a good striker from our academy who can come in as have an impact to save us money. I would have thought we would bring in Mica Biereth since he has been doing very well while on loan.

I really feel like this is the summer to improve on our squad players and not so much on the starting 11 - the only thing that can stop us from having a great season again are injuries (we've been rather lucky not to have too many this season) so I think it's a good idea to add 4 or 5 players to the squad that Arteta will trust instead of spending all the money on 2 big signings - our starting 11 is already good enough, we only have to make sure we now get players that we can rotate them with without having a bit dropoff in quality ... Maybe there's one place in the starting 11 up for grabs, depending on whether Rice will play as a 6 or 8 and what happens with Partey

Another summer of hope upon hope

Hi Charles, can you elaborate on how much budget arsenal will have available to spend this summer? What are the levers? Player sales, money from 2nd place finish, money from kroenke family, income from stadium, …? How does it work taking also into account the FFP? Thank you and greetings from geneva, switzerland

Hi charles, great content as usual. This season went far to quickly . Transfers , sesko will be a good signing to get under our belts quickly. We need to stock up our bench with quality, then the title will be ours. Have a good day everyone.

I think we should sell Zinchenko in the summer and bring Hato-Diomande duo Timber, Hato, Gabriel, Kiwior, Saliba, Diomande, White, Tomiyasu - This would solve our defensive problem for many years

Hi Charles great show as always been following for years My take is that we need to improve every season to keep our stars I'm worried if we stand still again disappointment is not a nice feeling we've all experienced it so roughly how long do you think we can go being second best and keeping our stars happy

Charles and TNAT: With rumours of cuesta and albert being touted for managerial positions, if a few backroom staff do leave is there scope to promote from within the club or bring in ex players such as a cazorla or a bergkamp to the coaching team?

Only people I trust are mr watts Mr Ornstein on Arsenal transfers

Charles & TN&T: Hoping I’m not too late here, whats the latest on Hato and do we have a rough transfer figure, the more i watch the more i think he’d slot into our system perfectly! All the best from Milton Keynes

If Arsenal aren't gonna make a Declan Rice type signing, i think our realistic option in midfiled might be Amadou Onana, who i think teamnews mentioned at the patreon. He was so good against us on the final day remember?

Question TNAT and Charles: As it seems unlikely Arsenal will spend massive money on 1 player (like Rice) does this mean that the likes of Isak, guimaraes, Neves are not actually as much on Arsenals radar as we thought?

Nwaneri and Obi Martin should be promoted to the first team, even if it means they play in the cups with a few minutes in the PL. Use them or risk losing them!

Something else to consider with transfers is the home grown rule. Stepping up is the right thing to do.

Hey Charles. Love your work, here from Pakistan. Wanted to ask you what will be our outgoings and how much money could we get from the sales? Can you please elaborate?

Hi Charles & TNAT, Mo on twitter says Arsenal don't have time for potentials like Sesko. I like Sesko and Isaak. But which is more likely. I hear we will go for a defender, CM and forward. What about a winger? And also are we going for a CM 8 or a 6? Thanks

Andre Santos was my favourite. Well, not favourite, but you know what I mean.

Charles and TNAT: Just for the sake of discussion and entertainment, which player, who isn't currently linked to us or our target, would you love to sign? For me, it would be Takefusa Kubo. It's obvious that we need a backup for the right-wing spot-a young talent with so much potential and not on huge wages; he's such an Arsenal signing. I think he would be a good rotational player. And if, just if, it still didn't convince you, the last time we signed a player who was picked up by Real Madrid as a teenager but failed to find his place before regaining his confidence at Sociedad, it turned out great... really great.

Hi Charles, great show as always. Question for tomorrow: How many homegrown players do Arsenal have to register for next season’s Premiership and Champions League? Who in the current first team squad qualifies as homegrown? Thanks.

Q: FOR..the transfer News and tips... Charles, Does Arsenal seemingly seem to stay away from...Release clause triggering signings cause all $$ upfront ? Or other reasons? As we seem like get big signings on nice big Installment pay plans for big signings ?? Let us know.. sesko / gyokeres / Zirkzee still see as nice fit and best dealing.. but I am with you Isak best fit.. but 100.mil.magpies would want

Charle watts what do you think about the French star boy desire doue and can you speak on him and what your opinion on arsenal making him a priority

Question for TNAT: Do the club know who is he is and are they fine with him receiving and reporting on information he receives, or is he totally anonymous from them as well as us.

Charles with TNT - any chance Arsenal could consider Watkins

Mustafi was our main defensive problem... Lille is still drinkin wine on us and yeah Cech for me.

Hi Charles, who would replace Ødegaard if he was to get injured? Do you think Emile or Fabio could do a job there?

Charles and TNAT With Sesko being a question mark if he would be coming or not, and with Gyokores and Isak being extremly difficult, what other ST's is Arsenal looking at?

I'm a city fan, I think arsenal need a attacking LB

Charles, you forgot Arshavin. I thought while he wasnt terrible. He had good moment's, notably that goal against Barcelona. His overall value was disappointing.

Amazing content as always, Charles! Curious if you’ve heard any rumblings about interest in Xavi Simons? Seško is obviously a fantastic talent, but feels more like a gamble than Simons who’s now proved 2 seasons running that he’s only going up in levels of ability AND (crucially) versatility. I’d personally rather go get a player who looks like the next Modric / Bernardo Silva than risk the quoted amount of money on Seško who could be more Patrick Schick than Haaland; especially given the rumors that PSG may see him as expensive. Simons could slot in next to MØ, provide cover on both wings, AND has Aguero type qualities if we needed striker depth behind Jesus / to replace Jesus / rotate with Kai. What do you think?

For Charles + TNAT: It is often said that Team A or Team B is in pole position to sign a player. What does this actually mean in reality? So often it is said but nothing materialises. A lot of transfer speculation seems to be just that, speculation. Don't get me wrong, I love it and it fills the summer months, but sometimes Im suspicious that some journalists are just making it up or at least stretching a point beyond credibility.

@charleswatts and @teamnews&tix what are your thoughts on Eze from CP as left 8 or going in on Olise (who has a low release clause this summer) to challenge Saka. I know Saka is the starboy but I like the idea of olise qualities pushing Saka to the very best. This would also allow great rotation of the wide men

Arsenal might have to look at youssouf fofana for DM he's very good on the ball and off the ball. He would cost less than zubimendi, bruno and Douglas.

Is it a realistic thought process to think we can accumulate £100 million minimum in sales this window? ESR, Ramsdale, Eddie, Nuno, Sambi, Nelson are the 6 I can think of that will all go this window and will allow us to bring in some fresh blood to push the squad to the next level. Love the content as always Charles, keep up the good work! Jack

Hi Charles. With Declan Rice being so good at the #8 role, I think Arsenal should let Partey leave and sign a #6. What do you think of Adam Wharton? I know he just got to Palace but this kid is soooo good!

Is there a concern about the amount of English players that could be leaving and what this could mean for registration in competitions? With the likes of Ramsdale, Nelson, Smith Rowe and Nketiah potentially moving on it doesn't leave many senior English players left

Question for Charles and TNAT : Hi Charles long term fan of the show. I’ve no doubt a midfielder is high on the priorities list this summer, but do you know which position is currently preferred? I feel This comes down to where Rice is best, or we pick a player who can play both 6 and 8 to give the club and Rice more time to decide where his future lies. Perfect option for this would be Bruno Guimarães for me - any inside news on him in particular? I fear he is heading to city. Last question, in fantasy land if it was between Bruno G and Frenkie, who would you both pick?

Looking at players like Lokonga, Viera and Tavares, shows a story how Arteta hasn’t got everything right. But feels like most Arsenal fans don’t want to have that conversation.

Charles and TNAT: if you were to pick one position which you think Arsenal will prioritise this summer which would you pick? Lots of suggestions we need a striker, but God forbid Saka gets injured next season we seem short on the wings.

What do you think the plan for the forward is? TNAT said we're looking for a forward who can play on the wing as opposed to a out and out striker I find that odd because we basically already have a striker who can play wing in Jesus, unless we think his injury problems will continue or we rate Havertz that highly as the main striker. Both are worrying to me, Havertz had a good 6 months but so did Nunez and the fans turned on him in the end. Havertz scored a bunch of goals Vs bad teams we were battering anyway it won't be the same next season. If it was up to me I would buy Gyokeres and play Jesus RW as rotation for Saka more. That gives us someone who is physical, can finish but still play our style

@charleswatts and @teamnews&tix what are you thoughts on a transfer for younger Sesko when his release clause is £55M or a more seasoned striker like Gyökeres with £85 release clause?

If we're talking about promoting from the inside, how is Patino not ahead of Nwaneri in terms of pecking order for that Emile Smith-Rowe place?

I wouldn't mind seeing a transfer window where we bring in Sesko, a winger (I like Lookman since he can play on both wings very well and watching him play in that Europa league final was very enjoyable haha), Zubimendi or Joao Gomes from Wolves, someone like Szczesny to backup Raya, and then Hato for cover at left back and center back. I feel like with the sales we would be making (especially ESR and Ramsdale) we could cover a lot of the costs it would take to bring these players in and we would undoubtedly have a stronger squad next year because of it. What are your thoughts on these names?

I would rather want Watkins over any one of them. For the least, just to make sure we do not drop points against Villa next year.

Sesko over the other strikers we are linked with ( the two Swedes) is crazy to me .. we don’t need another project player .. we are past that .. we need someone who’ll come and get us other the line . Sesko or Williams are not it . 🤦🏻‍♂️

CW - TN&T Hey gents, I think Arsenal are on the cusp of doing great things. To get over the line I think we need a couple ready-made top-quality players. I know you can't do that for every player you buy but for me, a forward (9 or LW) and a midfielder are the two key positions we need to spend big on this summer. I'd love to see Isak as the 9. Would love to hear your thoughts on, if possible at all, what it would take to get him away from Newcastle? If not Isak, then personally, I'd like to see us go after M Olise or M Kudus. In midfield I'd love us to get Frenkie de Jong, again would love to hear your thoughts on what it might take / if he's a good fit? We all know Barca could do with the money. COYG!!

Team News & ticks . COZIER-DUBERRY latest ? Thoughts on Dani Olmo coming in if ESR departs? Vieira needs a loan move to Marseille.

Amy chance of Nwaneri playing more regularly next season ???

Do you think theres a chance we could move for Eze?

Question for you and TeamNewsAndTix: is it ever the case that fans’ opinion or even transfer rumours themselves affect clubs’ strategy in the market? I suppose I am asking, besides randomly arising golden opportunities, how settled clubs’ target lists are when the summer begins?

Question for Charles and TeamNewsAndTicks: What are the chances of signing Kylian Mbappe? Or Rashford. Thank you.

Hi from Toronto Charles! Aditya here. I always start my day with your pod. A question to you and /Team news and ticks: Last year we signed Raya on loan and we're making it permanent this year, because of FFP restrictions. However from what I know FFP is to do with net spent over three years, right? More importantly, does that mean we'll be handicapped in terms of the amount of money we can spend? Assuming we get around 50-100m incoming from sales, approximately how much can we spend this window without getting in warm waters with FFP police?

Gyokores should be the Striker we go after. Sesko still has some development needed.

What hashtag should we use for the Transfer co-show? If you do manage to pick up my question, it is - how can Arsenal let Ramsdale, Nelson, Eddie, ESR, and Hein go all in one window when they're all part of our homegrown quota?

I don’t agree we should spread around. Arsenal already has a complete team and many young stars. The signings going forward I believe should be either superstar or very experienced former superstar that is at the tail of his career as part time player like Kroos & Modric for Real. We have enough stars or potential stars. I would go for superstar forward this offseason and another midfielder .

Frances defence was a shambles in the U17 game

I’ll be fuming if we dont get Gyökeres

What happened to the Ivan Toney links? I feel he would be a great addition to the team. Different player to Havertz and would give us a new way of playing. If we cant get Isak he would be my next option. Also, would a Kimmich - Zincheko swap be possible? -Wes

Charles and Team news and ticks. What a combo! Loving this already. Question to both of you: What is the possibility that Arsenal doesn't buy a new winger and instead integrates Nwaneri fully? I imagine us buying one versatile attacker this summer who can play both the wing and striker positions who can add qualities we don't have yet in the squad. Personally, I would love an Isak-esque dynamic type of offensive player. Curious to hear your thoughts on the forward department this summer if we lose both Nelson and Nketiah, as it's expected. Yours, Miroslav

Charles and Team news and Ticks, How many signings are we going to sign? And give us your top 5 options. We heavily linked with Benjmin Sesko, Kadioglu, Neto and Ajax defender making it 4 signings, do you think thats enough to Win the Premier League or Champions league. We dont seem to be linked with finished Articles that will take us over the line(inevitable player like Vinicius, harland, Isak, Bruno G ect) in my opinion, however I trust Edu/Mikel based on past signings of "unknowns" or "Question mark players that surprise us all in the end. Thanks Charles and TN&T

The ability that Viera has to hit it from 35 yards!! I’m keeping him.. enough of this tippy tappa smith Rowe vibes..

Hello Charles.... Any development from Mydruk move to Arsenal?? Jhayson from Nigeria

When you say there is a big difference in price between Sesko and Gyokeres, Sesko isn’t exactly cheap at 60m euros (RC). That’s a lot of money for a player who still has some developing to go through, so if he is serious target the scouts had better be right , with thorough analysis.

Charles and Tnat: Will we finally move on from partey this season? I felt like last summer was the best time to move him on we could have got maximum amount possible but now I don't know. Still I maintain its imperative we move on from partey this season and bring in two new midfileders

Teamnewsandtix: Are Arsenal going to sign any young players for the future following brayden clarke?

Charles x TMNT Which exclusive transfer or contract scoop are you each most proud of? Can be one that was announced weeks or months later or one that ended up being copied by the huge mainstream outlets.

Should havertz start next season does he deserve it given his performance end of season.

@Charles Watts Is Benjamin Sesko better than Mika Biereth. Sometimes the solution could be in the Academy.

Charles and TNAT: realistically I could see arsenal being willing to discuss the following exits for the right money: Gabriel, Kivior, Zinchenko, Jesus, Partey, Nketiah, ESR, Viera and Martinelli Do you think this is too harsh or would you agree?

FOR EXTRA TIME: Was it every clarified why Gabriel was not in the team for the first few games?

We seem to forget that ESR was in the England squad not that long ago (so too was Eddie so that weakens my point straight away 😆). I just think he's way too talented to just cast him aside

Lamal and Nwaneri are the same age. Why can't he be given a chance

@Charles + Team News • Which players have known current links/interest from SA? • Did AFC ever tried to throw their hat into the ring to sign Mbappe? Thank you!

U should be coming across pond to Dallas for Copa America Brilliamce first time in usa..

Get Yousef Fofana before the Euro and his value skyrockets.

No, Charlie, we need killer up front and Gyokeres its a killer. Sesko its not the answer. They will have plenty of money to spend this summer as they looking to sell number of players.

Wonder what the cables are doing right now

If we sell 4-5 players we can fund a big target then still invest in proven talent. Go big or stay in 2nd place and don’t cry when we fail to win league.

Charles/Team news and ticks: Hello gents, There is an expectation that we will sell many of our fringe players this year (ESR, Reiss, Nketiah, Ramsdale). Especially on the guys with longer contracts... would it not make sense to loan out for a season, push up their minutes/value and only sell next year when the new spending caps come in?

Charles, what's going on with Charlie Patino? What does the future hold for him at Arsenal?