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Andy Thompson
I hope we never make a Willian signing. Luiz and Pepe were signed before Arteta arrived and were moved on quickly.
White was barely PL proven, if saying he is PL proven then Johnson was PL proven when we signed him.
We've also signed Maddison and Solanke. Not really any difference.
My point was solely in response to the following point that you made in a post:
Arsenal did that mostly by buying young players and developing a proper team and squad. It's only once they were close that they bought the one or two players that are ready made.
I then pointed out the various players that Arsenal had brought in over the last 3 years showing that they had brought in a bunch of ready made players as well as youngsters.
You then asked for the 3 seasons before that so I pointed out some more players signed in the 3 seasons before that. It was you that asked for the three seasons before that so not sure why you then talk about one of those seasons being before Arteta arrived? Whether or not you ever want to make a signing like Willian is by the by, he was another ready made, proven player that Arsenal signed (and actually proved at Fulham that he was still a very good player).
I agree with you regarding Ben White, he wasn't proven and a similar signing in terms of profile to ours of Johnson yes.
I never mentioned a single thing about the types of players that we have signed, so I have no idea why you are bringing those into the argument regarding Arsenal only signing ready made players once they were close?!?