Arsenal are considering whether to sign Chelsea winger Willian, Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser and Paris Saint-Germain’s Layvin Kurzawa on free transfers this summer, according to reports in the UK.
All three players are out of contract in June and the Gunners hierarchy are said to see these Bosman signings as a way to strengthen the squad without investing in large transfer fees. Fans on Twitter have mixed views on the potential transfers:
We’re building a superteam?
— Higo?♂️ (@HaleEndUltra) March 30, 2020
No thanks. We're not the red cross but a football club.
— Gilles (@lordofparis) March 30, 2020
Wow we’ve literally turned into a mid table club
— Sergio Carmona (@sergio_carmona2) March 30, 2020
It could work for us in depth! If we had the likes of Fraser in our cup games it would surely count for something
— Adewale Akinrinade (@Adewale_31) March 30, 2020
Arsenal trying hard to replicate 2012 QPR
— Aroseed (@Aroseed) March 30, 2020
Our club is finito.
— ?️ (@AfcAdi) March 30, 2020
Don Raul shouts btw
— matt (@RamseyLDN) March 30, 2020
That’s good
— louis (@louis16303766) March 30, 2020
Always going after spent forces not players in their prime. If i was Arteta i would reject this nonsense
— LeeRoy (@Lee_Roy26) March 30, 2020
keep joking ???
— 13th Beat (@13thBeat) March 30, 2020
Only Willian is over 30, with Fraser 26 and Kurzawa 27, so it is not as though Arsenal are looking to recruit players past their best, but there are questions over their quality.
Kurzawa has struggled to get into PSG’s starting eleven this season, while Fraser has not had the best of campaigns for Bournemouth. Willian is definitely the best player of the three but he is said to be demanding a three-year contract. Considering he will be 32 in August, it will be up to Arsenal to decide whether that would be a good move.