Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes the arrival of the Bruno Guimaraes will have significant casualties within the current Gunners squad. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, the transfer is not good news for Zubimendi because he does not see him starting matches when Declan Rice and Bruno are both fit.
Carragher, however, added that Guimaraes has a tendency to slow down play, as opposed to other targets the Gunners might have considered.
His words, “Do you think it’s the end for Zubimendi there? In terms of being what he was supposed to be when he was brought in. He was supposed to come in and be this controller. I don’t see him ever getting that place back now.
I was almost more of a [Sandro] Tonali man than Bruno. I thought he had more pace about him and could get around the pitch. I would look at Bruno and not be quite sure, I thought he was a good player but I thought, can he run? He would get fouled a lot and slowed down the game a lot.
He does get important goals though and he’s a” good player. It will be interesting to see how Mikel Arteta uses that midfield now. Will Bruno play more of a holding role, does Declan Rice still play that box-to-box role? I’m still not 100 percent convinced what role Rice is better in.
I think it’s interesting because when I look at what Arsenal are trying to do this summer, I think it’s a case of ‘we’re going to win the league again and we’re going to go for the Champions League’. It looks very much like they’re trying to dominate.”
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