In this episode the transfers are coming thick and fast, and we discuss the imminent arrival of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting, and whether the arrival of a long-awaited striker will ease some of the anxiety that has permeated the window so far. We then chat about Noni Madueke, who is set to sign from Chelsea, and examine that deal, focusing on what is 'market value' for a winger these days, and the allocation of resources for this particular signing. Then there's Cristhian Mosquera about to join from Valencia to round-out a busy few days, before we answer listener questions about Gyokeres and his place in the squad next season, what it means for other players and their own playing time, the departures we expect to see happen, Andrea Berta's influence, and lots more.

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In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim is joined by Clive Palmer from the Arsenal Vision Podcast to talk about Arsenal's £1m bid for Olivia Smith being accepted by Liverpool. They discuss Arsenal's identification of the player, what it says that the club were willing to meet Liverpool's firm asking price and the changing landscape of transfer fees in women's football, what Smith can add to the team and the importance of bringing the age profile down in the wide areas. They also discuss how her game at Liverpool can be scaled up at Arsenal and there's a little on greater use of squad players next season in the interests of making a firmer league title challenge.

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In this episode I'm joined by Andrew Allen to chat about the signing of Christian Norgaard and where he fits in the context of our summer business so far. After that, there's a big discussion about Noni Madueke and Arsenal's reported £52 bid for the Chelsea winger. There are always concerns, but is this just market rate, and at what point do expressing concerns about a transfer cross the line into something less edifying. We also round up the rumours involving the Viktor Gyokeres deal and reports around that, Leandro Trossard and Fabio Vieira leaving the club, talk about resetting and going again for the title next season, and lots more.

Here's the piece from Lewis I mention in the pod: https://likeanewsletter.substack.com/p/gyok-n-roll-star

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For this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim is joined by The Cutback's Max Radwan to discuss the signings of Chloe Kelly and Taylor Hinds, how Hinds fits into the squad and what kind of cover she could offer for the right-back position. Then there is some discussion about other positions that Arsenal need to address in the transfer market this summer. Then Tim and Max discuss Lia Walti's summer of love and what the future might hold for Michelle Agyemang.

The Cutback is a platform for women's football writing, Max covers Arsenal Women for the site. There are free and paid subscriber tiers, you can find the site here – The Cutback

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Today's Arsecast Extra comes in three parts. In the first, we chat about the confirmation of Martin Zubimendi's transfer and what he'll bring to the team; the big striker news as it appears Arsenal have decided to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting; reported interest in Chelsea's Noni Madueke and how that stacks up; Leandro Trossard linked with a move to Fenerbahce; and Takehiro Tomiyasu's slightly unexpected departure.

Part 2 begins at 45'05 and runs until 1:13'09. We discuss the fact that Thomas Partey has been charged by the Met Police with rape and sexual assault. We understand this might be difficult for some listeners, so you can skip if it's not something you want to listen to, but we talk about the news being public, the way Arsenal handled the situation as a whole, the responsibility of those at the top of the club to uphold values, and how we felt about a possible contract extension. This is the article mentioned in the discussion - https://substack.com/inbox/post/167542986

In the third part, it's listener questions involving Ethan Nwaneri's contract, Gabriel Heinze being added to the coaching staff, how transfer rumours like the Gyokeres one on Sunday disseminate, and more.

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In this episode I'm joined by Tim Stillman, and we begin with the sad news involving Liverpool forward Diogo Jota who, along with his brother, lost his life in a car accident in Spain. We then do our best to pivot to Arsenal discussion, chatting about interest in Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze and how he – on paper at least – isn't a typical Mikel Arteta player. We also touch on the need for depth, the striker search, reported interest in Chelsea's Noni Madueke, what the future holds for Max Dowman, Chloe Kelly's new contract, and more.

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In this episode we chat about the latest transfer developments of the summer, with Christian Norgaard and Cristhian Mosquera both linked with moves to North London, as well as the lack of anything substantial with regards the big issue of the summer – signing a striker? Are Arsenal being indecisive or just playing their cards very close to their chest, leaving us to fill in the blanks with speculation? We also have listener questions about suggested new TV coverage elements for next season, whether Ethan Nwaneri should go out on loan, Andrea Berta's negotiation techniques, Jakub Kiwior, and lots more besides. 

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In this episode I'm joined by Lewis Ambrose to discuss the news of Arsenal's interest in Christian Norgaard, what it might mean for the midfield when added to the imminent arrival of Martin Zubimendi, as well as the announcement of Myles Lewis-Skelly's new contract. Then, for a bit of fun, we play a little game: as hypothetical Arsenal managers, we have to pick a team specifically designed to lose a game. We lay out the criteria in the podcast itself, there are no overlaps allowed, and some really interesting selections from both us. It's not about the worst ever players, it's about picking the worst possible team. Enjoy!

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In this episode we chat about Martin Zubimendi being in London, as well as the reporting on transfers, in particular when it comes to those two strikers whose names don't need to mentioned because everyone knows who they are. Will any striker ultimately feel a bit underwhelming after all the stories? We also discuss the ongoing links to Rodrygo, as well as Jorel Hato, and ask why there's such constant clamour to move Myles Lewis-Skelly from left-back? Then we have listener questions about Jurrien Timber and his injuries, this squad's most underrated player, Santi Cazorla's amazing weekend, the need to keep a loan slot open in January, vampire strikers, and lots more.

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In this episode we're back from holidays to talk about all the nothing that has gone on in the last week. Arsenal are still interested in Victor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko, but with no 'concrete' developments – not even in the language of transfers. We chat about the new Premier League fixtures which were released today and which provide us with what looks like a challenging start to the new season, and news that Carlos Cuesta is set to leave. How will Mikel Arteta choose to replace him? Part 2 is almost entirely taken up by our summer transfer predictions – who comes in, who goes out, how much do we spend and how much will we bring in through sales? As ever, we're likely miles off but it's just a bit of fun!

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In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, in part 1 Tim and Jamie take some of your questions on the future of the midfield, how Arsenal tackle five competitions next season and how seriously they’ll take the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, transfers (obviously) and Tim and Jamie chat about links with Taylor Hinds and the negotiation with Chloe Kelly.

In part 2, Tim talks to broadcaster Marva Kreel about the new Copa 90 documentary ‘Finding the First South Asian Lioness’, which Marva presents. They talk about the making of the documentary, Marva’s own experiences playing football when she was younger, some of the subjects they didn’t have time to go into in the documentary around South Asian representation and whether there is hope for things to change for the next generation.

You can (and should) watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy944wVYxUw

Tim also spoke to Aman Dosanj, Arsenal’s first and (so far) only South Asian player in January 2024 for episode 75, which you can listen to here: https://arseblog.news/2024/01/arsenal-women-arsecast-episode-75-exclusive-aman-dosanj-interview/

Tim also spoke to Miriam Walker Khan and Nirali Sisodia about South Asian girls participation and some of the barriers for episode 76, which you can listen to here: https://arseblog.news/2024/01/arsenal-women-arsecast-episode-75-exclusive-aman-dosanj-interview/

Tim spoke to Natasha Henry, Annemarie Batson and Pippa Monique about a lack of ethnic diversity in women’s football coverage for episode 19, which you can listen to here: https://arseblog.news/2020/12/the-arsenal-women-arsecast-episode-19-skin-in-the-game/

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In this episode we're in pre-holiday mood, discussing solitary confinement before moving onto the Martin Zubimendi Real Madrid rumours. Is that something to worry about? After that we discuss the deal to bring in Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea to deputise for David Raya and maybe bring an end to goalkeeping drama every summer, Gabriel's new contract and what that says, and Andrea Berta's Italian style. Then we have listener questions about 3 forward signings and what that might mean for Martinelli, Mikel Arteta's tactical position in this era of coaching, the player ratings game, and lots more.

This is the last podcast until next week as we're both going on holidays. We love you, but a week off isn't too much to ask! Talk to you when we get back. ❤️

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In this episode I'm joined by James Benge of CBS Sports to react to statements provided by our Patreon members. He has to either Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree or Strongly Disagree, and some of the topics for today's show include signing a left winger, David Raya and missing out on goalkeeper Joan Garcia, Eberechi Eze, Andrea Berta's new role and Edu's legacy, Mikel Arteta's future, KSE's commitment to winning trophies, Leroy Sane and loads more.

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In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim and Jamie take a look back at the season that was and consider: their non-Mariona Player of the Season, Most Improved Player, Favourite Goal, Favourite Game (apart from the UWCL Final), Least Favourite Game and Moment of the Season (apart from winning the Champions League). In the second part they discuss the good things Renee Slegers has brought to the team since taking charge and consider some of the question marks for next season and finish on a discussion about the positions where Arsenal will need to recruit in the summer.

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In this episode we start with some Club World Cup chat before turning our attention to the Champions League final at the weekend. PSG were worthy winners and play exciting football, but can you separate that from the money, and is there so much going on in football to obscure that conversation? Then there's discussion of Joan Garcia and how Arsenal solve the number 2 goalkeeper issue this summer, before we take questions on adding a creative midfielder to the squad this summer, the big striker choice and how important it is for Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta to get right, Edu's apparent influence at Nottingham Forest, signing younger players, and lots more.

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In this episode I'm joined by Lewis Ambrose for a special player ratings conversation. We start with David Raya and go all the way through to the squad to Ethan Nwaneri to discuss each player's contribution this season, and to give them a mark between 1 and 10. The guidelines/rules for the ratings are outlined in the episode itself, and we've also set up a post on Arseblog News so you can add your own ratings for each player. You can do that here: https://arseblog.news/2025/05/arsenal-season-2024-25-player-ratings/

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In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim and Jamie break down Arsenal's triumph in the Champions League Final against Barcelona. The tactical triumph from Renee Slegers, the immense feat of physical and psychological brilliance to keep Barca at bay, the second half substitution that changed the game and the scenes at full time. Tim and Jamie cover their respective weekends in Lisbon and try to make sense of what this means to them and, more importantly, the club. They also touch on the parade at Emirates Stadium on Monday. Then in part two, they take your questions submitted on BlueSky.

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In this episode we begin with Arsenal's fantastic Champions League win against Barcelona on Saturday and the reaction to it, before turning our attention to the final day of the season and the 2-1 win over Southampton. Kieran Tierney signed off with a goal, we conceded another from a set-piece (#JoverOut), before Martin Odegaard's late belter ensured three points. We chat about some of the crowd fun at St Mary's, reflect on aspects of the season as a whole, the way the Premier League table ended up, as well as lots of questions about transfers including Ollie Watkins, the striker search with Sesko/Gyokeres, Morgan Rogers, Liam Delap, how Mikel Arteta's work this season should be viewed, and LOADS more.

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In this episode I'm joined by Kaya Kaynak to chat primarily about Arsenal's upcoming transfer business. We discuss the obvious need up front, and the potential timing of any new signing in that position, but also about the need to bring something different to the left side of the attack. There's analysis of what we get currently from Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli, as well as which would be the obvious candidate to make way for a new player, as well as thoughts on midfield and defensive additions, Ethan Nwaneri's role next season, the big jump for Max Dowman, and lots more.

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In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, in part 1, Tim and Jamie preview the game from an Arsenal perspective. Should Renee Slegers entertain changes to her preferred personnel or even formation? How can Arsenal resist Barca’s quality and expose some of their weaknesses. Tim and Jamie also reflect on some of their favourite moments and the most important players in the UWCL run. Then in part two, Tim talks to Barcelona based journalist and former Arsenal Women Arsecast co-host Alex Ibaceta to get the Barcelona perspective on this Saturday’s final.

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