Sky Sports: Many Premier League teams are concerned about Skelly’s situation! Arsenal will not make any purchases in January!

Arteta and Berta met with Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti in London.

Brazil will play a friendly match against Senegal at the Emirates Stadium this Saturday.

I previously said in the news that Gabriel did not need to travel to Brazil to report for the friendly match. Some friends promptly reminded him that the friendly match in Brazil was held in London and Gabe did not need to travel back and forth. This is indeed the case.

But in this case, maybe Gabe will play in the game. After all, this is the Emirates Stadium. Ancelotti will probably let Gabe appear in front of the local fans. I hope it won't be too long...

Many gun fans hope to see Ancelotti coaching games at the Emirates Stadium, but this will not happen...

In fact, many Brazilian stars have already trained at the Emirates Stadium, and many young players from the youth training have taken photos with Rodrigo and Vinicius.

London Evening Standard reporter SC reported that Odegaard will go to the Norwegian national team this week and support his teammates in the World Cup preliminaries against Estonia and Italy.

Odegaard is currently recovering from a knee injury, but he hopes to make an impact off the field. Reports indicate that the midfielder will continue the recovery process and play his role off the field with the Norwegian national team, while Norway strives to reach the World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.

If Norway can defeat Estonia and Italy cannot defeat Moldova, Norway can even qualify as early as Thursday.

In fact, Odegaard reported to the national team last month. He also participated in the celebration in the locker room. His injury did not affect his travel.

Norway is about to usher in a historic moment. As the captain of the national team, Odegaard obviously does not want to miss it and should not miss it. It is reasonable for him to encourage and support his teammates.

However, the Norwegian coach said before the game that Odegaard "is still some time away from his comeback"... But according to previous news, Odegaard can return after the international competition.

In addition, players with minor injuries such as Dzhekeresh and players such as Skelly who have not been selected for the national team will continue to train in London in the past two weeks, and of course there will be rest during the period.

Official: Arsenal announced that the away match against Everton in the 17th round of the Premier League has been rescheduled. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 14:00 local time on December 21st. It will now be played one day earlier and will be played at 20:00 local time on December 20th.

Arsenal said in an official statement that "the rescheduling of this game is due to the team's irregular arrangements in the League Cup schedule." According to previous news, the Gunners' home League Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace was scheduled for Tuesday, December 23, which means that if the original schedule is followed, Arsenal will play two games within 48 hours, violating FIFA's recommendations.

In addition, Premier League officials also confirmed that the Crystal Palace vs. Leeds United game will also be played one day earlier (this game was also originally scheduled for the 21st).

Arteta actually said in a press conference before that the Premier League will modify the schedule, and it turned out to be true, because the previous schedule was indeed too inhumane! These two games cannot be rotated, which is likely to increase the risk of player injury.

There are two things to note:

First, this rescheduling was discussed with Everton. The Toffees agreed and then reported to the Premier League, so Everton is sensible on this issue.

Secondly, the Crystal Palace has also changed its schedule, so there is no one taking advantage. In fact, everyone just wants a fair and reasonable competition, and this is the right way.

Let’s look at two transfer news.

According to comprehensive news from Sky Sports reporters RD and DS, many Premier League clubs are paying close attention to Skelly's situation. The new star has only made 7 substitute appearances in the Premier League this season.

The 19-year-old Skelly's playing time has dropped sharply this season. So far, he has played less than 90 minutes in the league. It is obvious that Calafiore is Arteta's first choice for left back.

However, Sky Sports pointed out that Arsenal does not plan to sell any players in January because the Gunners are competing for the championship on the fourth line and Skelly just signed a new five-year contract not long ago.

Not only that, Arsenal currently has no pressing financial pressure, but it is worth mentioning that if Arsenal sells Skelly, all transfer fees will be included in the net profit in the PSR, because Skelly is Arsenal's own youth training player.

I think it goes without saying that everyone knows that Arsenal will definitely not sell Skelly, and it will never be possible in the short term.

There is only one situation where Arsenal will consider selling Skelly, and that is if the player himself strongly requests to leave the team, but this will definitely not happen in the short term, so generally speaking, Skelly cannot leave, and he has just renewed his contract. Arsenal has no pressure at all. The advantage is mine!

But it has to be said that it is inevitable that Skelly will attract interest from other Premier League teams, and this situation will continue, which will be a great test for Arsenal and Arteta.

The main thing is his playing opportunities. We can obviously see that Calafiore is Arteta's first choice at the left back position. If he is not injured, Arteta's employment style will not easily replace the main force. The problem is that Rafi is only 23 years old. Under normal circumstances, it will be no problem for another seven or eight years. How can you give Skelly hope?

And this doesn't count Yinkapie. Maybe Yinka will also participate in the competition for left back...

Then give him a position in the midfield? In fact, since Skelly debuted, I don’t remember any game in which Arteta asked Skelly to start in the midfield.. To put it bluntly, playing midfielder is not the current conventional choice for Skelly, and the risk-benefit ratio of the defensive midfielder position needs to be considered. Just because he can play in the midfield position does not mean that he can play here as a starting midfielder, not to mention that there is room for Skelly in the midfield position? Rice and Zubimendi are both in their prime, and the attacking midfielder position is crowded with Eze, Odegaard, and Nwaneri. Who can he replace? It is very likely that we will continue to buy midfielders in the future...

So Skelly may not waver this season, and may still fight for positions next year, but what about in 2 or 3 years? If he still can't see the hope of the main force, Skelly may not be interested in leaving. This is what I worry about in the summer. In fact, if everyone is healthy, this Arsenal team is over-equipped. There are currently too many main-level players in the rotation, so we must win the championship as soon as possible, because this lineup will not last long...

In fact, if Skelly is an average player, he will sell it, and it will not necessarily affect the championship. The problem He and Nwaneri are both youth training players, and to be fair, how good they have been since their debut last season. Even a Gunners fan can see their talent. If they are left on the bench without being played or even sold early, the direction will not be good. Arteta must consider this in the future (of course, this can be placed after competing for the championship this season).

I have now seen some comment sections questioning Nwaneri, and even finding fault with Skelly. To be honest, these two kids are only 18/19 years old. Do you expect them to continue to score even if they can't play continuously in the game? It's good to show talent in the first season. The rest is up to the head coach to teach and guide their development and progress. What Engwa and Skelly showed last season is definitely rare among their peers.

Sky Sports reporter DS said in the transfer show that Arsenal is not expected to be very active in January.

DS said: “The January transfer window is not usually a window for Arsenal to invest heavily. In fact, many big clubs will not invest too much in the winter window. The last time Arsenal bought someone in the winter was in 2023. They signed Trossard, Kiviol and Jorginho.

But this time we don’t think Arsenal will complete the transaction in January. The Gunners tried to acquire a new forward in January this year. They were pursuing Watkins at that time. Villa wanted 60 million pounds, but Arsenal did not want to pay more than 40 million pounds. They backed down and said, ‘I "We need to think about the impact of this, not just now, but also on our plans for the summer.'

If they have a long-term strategy, which is usually reflected directly in the summer, then they won't simply say, 'Let's just do it in the summer.' Let’s spend 60 million pounds this month. ’”

In fact, Arteta wanted to spend 60 million pounds on Watkins in January. Looking at it now, of course it was right not to spend it, mainly because he would not be able to compete for the championship if he spent it at that time, and it would also affect summer signings.

I don’t think I need to buy any more this winter. As long as the injured come back, there are top rotations in almost all positions. I don’t know how to provide them with playing time... This is not a question of budget, it is a question of where to buy and put...

Odegaard/Eze, Saka/Madu Ekay, Dzhekeresh/Haverts, let's think about how to arrange it. This is not a simple matter of you playing one game and me playing another. The so-called rotation is about 7 games for the main force and 3 games for the substitute, rather than 55 games. So who of these people will agree to sit on the bench for 7 games and then come up to play for 70 minutes? Of course injuries will solve this problem, but we don’t want injuries...

We must win the championship this season. The goal is so clear. In the words of many famous British speakers, the championship this season is not waiting for Arsenal to fight for, but waiting for Arsenal to lose... This is the current expectation. You have to admit it even if you don't admit it, so come on!