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Why Kroenke isn't actually the problem at Arsenal THREAD (1/9)
Kroenke only got full ownership of the club in August of 2018. In the 6 transfer windows that've passed, Arsenal have made a net spend of -$270m all without any UCL football (2/9).
From 2017 to 2021 (one more year compared to Kroenkes Arsenal), Barcelona famously mismanaged on multiple transfers (Dembele, Coutinho, etc) and racked up a net spend of -$284m. This is only $24m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with Barcelona also having consistent UCL football (3/9)
From 2017 to 2021 where PSG bought both Mbappe and Neymar, they've made a net spend of -$327.5m. This is only a $57.5m difference from Arsenal (2018 to 2021) with one club having consistent high level UCL performances while the other didn't enter the tournament once (4/9).
In the 9 years since 2012 where Bayern went 2 years without winning the Bundesliga, they've racked up a net spend of -$338.47m and have won 2 UCLs. This is only $68.47m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with 9 more years taken into account. Bayern also play consistent UCL football (5/9)
From 2014 to 2021 Chelsea have had a net spend of -$324.37m, only $54.37m more than Kroenkes Arsenal with 4 more years taken into account. Chelsea have also generated more money in this time by winning 2 PLs and having played more consistent UCL football (6/9).
Yes these clubs spend a lot on transfers but they also make huge gains on selling their best assets for adequete prices at the right time. Chelsea sold Hazard for $126m, Costa for $66m, and Matic for $49m, all of whom regressed drastically after leaving (7/9).
Arsenal haven't been able to sell their best players at the right time (Ozil, Sanchez, Ramsey, Aubameyang) and haven't been in the UCL since 2017. Despite this, Kroenke's Arsenal have still managed to consistently match the top spenders in the world in terms of net spend (8/9).
Look at all of Kroenkes other teams, they're all among the top spenders in their respective leagues and boast incredible young rosters. Our position isn't on Kroenke but rather disgraceful mismanagement (9/9).
