Think Arsenal fans are going a bit overboard with the complains tonight... let& #39;s look at each case
1. Mari 4yr deal

Hardly surprising, the guy is 26, and the follow-up permanent signing was always going to happen. No complaints from me. Is he good enough? I dunno, but our current financial situation will almost certainly make it hard to find anyone better
2. Cedric 4yr deal

Yeah this one is weird, but people praised the signing in January! He& #39;s a Premier League proven option who& #39;s signing for free. 4 years is a lot but most complaints are based on the fact he& #39;s not played. Sorry he& #39;s been injured?? 1-2 years makes more sense ofc
3. Luiz 1yr deal

Tbh, say what you want about him (and there& #39;s plenty to say), but he has been our best defender this year. Yes, that& #39;s not saying much, but we& #39;re in no position to lose players when there& #39;s no guarantee of funds to replace them. One more year makes sense
4. Auba and Saka?

Every other contract was facing a deadline tonight, these two aren& #39;t. The packages in place for them will be far more complex and their agents will rightly negotiate hard. Likely nothing will be resolved till the summer but no doubt club is working on it
5. Raul Sanllehi

People turn quick don& #39;t they? Don Raul is now the villain. Ultimately, he& #39;s having to carefully balance the rebuild by adding quality with little funds and removing deadwood to 0 buyers. It& #39;s not easy. Contracts remain serious issue. Will judge in 2 years ...
... when I see what squad he& #39;s left Arteta with. Have no doubt the hierarchy are trying to do the right thing and we need to be a little more patient because the club can& #39;t simply magic ÂŁ72m for a winger like it could pre-Covid. Not having tied down big players to deals is an ...
... issue that repeats itself, and the club need to address it. But, I& #39;m sure they know this too?? Anyway, I& #39;m not as depressed as most of the timeline is tonight. I& #39;d rather have a squad of decent options than no one at all, especially when there& #39;s no youth waiting in line.
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