Arsenal agree to bargain Matteo Guendouzi transfer with Marseille on initial loan deal – and midfielder is someone who won’t be missed in north London. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
A deal in the pipeline for some time has finally been agreed by all parties as the curious case of Matteo Guendouzi will end with the Frenchman leaving Arsenal for Marseille on an initial loan deal.
It’s a headline that will be repeated numerous times across this summer transfer window with different names. European football clubs are feeling the pinch and hopes of receiving immediate fees for players will fizzle out if they haven’t already. Konstantinos Mavropanos was the first one.
Arsenal are looking to sell at least three of their midfielders this summer as Granit Xhaka edges closer to moving to Roma, a deal that will be accelerated following Switzerland’s heartbreaking exit from the European Championships.
Lucas Torreira will also follow suit with Lazio the leading contenders to seal his signature, another deal that is almost certainly set to result in Arsenal receiving cash further down the line.
Arsenal agree to bargain Matteo Guendouzi transfer with Marseille on initial loan deal – and midfielder is someone who won’t be missed in north London
Now, finally, Guendouzi will also be making way. The fee in question, however, will not please many.
As per numerous outlets in France, as well as Charles Watts, an agreement has been reached for the 22-year-old to join Marseille on a season-long loan that will include a mandatory purchase option at the end of the season.
The fee in question is a woefully small amount regardless of the financial issues plaguing Europe. Hovering at a €1m loan fee with the purchase fee sitting at a measly €11m. It’s not a lot.
€12m equates to little over £10m, a full £20m less than some of the numbers being flung around in the previous summer when Arsenal attempted to flog him off.
To have had this young talent heralded as being one of the next best things – he’s the captain of France’s outstanding Under-21 side – leave for a fee that is just £3m more than what Arsenal paid Lorient for him will instantly bring criticism onto Mikel Arteta and co. It shouldn’t.
There are plenty of thick sticks to beat Arsenal with, but this is not one of them.
Guendouzi’s value has taking a significant hit (Arsenal wanted £17m at the start of the window) because of what the Frenchman has done, above all else. His attitude everywhere he’s been has caused unrest, with Arsenal getting him in the first place because Lorient ran out of patience.
He is his own worst enemy.
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<h2>Arsenal agree to bargain Matteo Guendouzi transfer with Marseille on initial loan deal – and midfielder is someone who won’t be missed in north London</h2>
<p>Now, finally, Guendouzi will also be making way. The fee in question, however, will not please many.</p>
<p>As per numerous outlets in France, as well as <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2021/07/03/arsenal-bargain-guendouzi-transfer/"https://twitter.com/charles_watts/status/1411309686465482768" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Charles Watts</a>, an agreement has been reached for the 22-year-old to join Marseille on a season-long loan that will include a mandatory purchase option at the end of the season.</p>
<p>The fee in question is a woefully small amount regardless of the financial issues plaguing Europe. Hovering at a €1m loan fee with the purchase fee sitting at a measly €11m. It’s not a lot.</p>
<p>€12m equates to little over £10m, a full £20m less than some of the numbers being flung around in the previous summer when Arsenal attempted to flog him off.</p>
<p>To have had this young talent heralded as being one of the next best things – he’s the captain of France’s outstanding Under-21 side – leave for a fee that is just £3m more than what Arsenal paid Lorient for him will instantly bring criticism onto Mikel Arteta and co. It shouldn’t.</p>
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<p>Guendouzi’s value has taking a significant hit (Arsenal wanted £17m at the start of the window) because of what the Frenchman has done, above all else. His attitude everywhere he’s been has caused unrest, with Arsenal getting him in the first place because Lorient ran out of patience.</p>
<p>He is his own worst enemy.</p>
<p><em>Continued…</em></p>
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<h2>Matteo Guendouzi Leaving is Nothing But Good News</h2>
<p>There is no place for Guendouzi at Arsenal. Supporters aren’t fully switched on to what happened behind the scenes and the outburst in Dubai, but it’s a fair assumption to make that the 22-year-old was in the wrong given his track record.</p>
<p>A bad egg at Lorient, he had a solid run in the Arsenal team under Unai Emery and Arteta up until disciplinary issues forced his exemption. Players aren’t just ousted from a team for the occasional spat, it has to be fairly significant to prompt such a decision.</p>
<p>Tweeting a picture of himself on holiday as Arsenal won a historic 14th FA Cup was in poor taste, while at Hertha Berlin the issues carried over.</p>
<p>Stories emanated from Germany of further attitude problems, and while congratulating a former manager for lifting a European trophy is completely normal, in tandem with his actions during the achievements of his full-time employers, it’s not the roaring signs of a player desperate to prove himself in an Arsenal shirt.</p>
<p>£10m is, still, a poor amount of money to receive for him. He’s young, obviously has talent and after exercising the extension has two years on his deal. It’s his fault it’s that low (he was hardly magnificent at Hertha Berlin and not worth £30m), but hey, it’s still a profit.</p>
<p>In truth though, it’s just welcome to see him leave. For his sake and the club’s. There was never any future for him in north London and as the weeks and months went on from the initial issues that only grew more apparent.</p>
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<p>Good luck to him in Marseille and good luck to Jorge Sampaoli who if history has revealed anything, will have some interesting man-management on his hands. Hopefully for him those days are behind Guendouzi.</p><!—pageview_candidate—>">
