Several outlets in England are reporting a USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie transfer from Juventus to Arsenal. It’s still just a rumor at this point but I break down why or why not this would be a good move and whether or not Mikel Arteta would be able to get the best out of him at the Emirates stadium.
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26 Comments
No, Chelsea would be better
Yes, he's going to a real club and not a joker like Aston Villa or whatever other wack club was asking for him. My only concern is one less (interested) party for Musah. No way they buy TWO US midfielders, that leaves Musah with "only" Liverpool and Inter as his premium options that he deserves. For McKennie though, this is fantastic, HE CAN MAKE IT THERE. Only cowards want him to make a "safer" choice.
no
Arsenal would be a very good move. They have room for him on their roster and need the depth. I believe his work rate and natural ability will give him a chance to be good for my Gunners
My only concern is that the style of football Arsenal plays require their players to be very technical I'm just not sure if Mckennie is technical enough to play for Arsenal but if they want him than that means Arteta believes he's good enough. Imo the Juve situation isn't as bad as people are saying he's a consistent starter there and Juve will bounce back and probably will still qualify for Europa league or UCL. Staying at Juve or going to Arsenal both are good moves.
US and Arsenal fan, I think ESR is probably better than McKinney but they barely play the same position but he could easily beat out Lokonga and it would be a competition with him and Vieira for that midfield spot behind Xhaka and I think he beats Elneny for the Partey spot.
Send him to us
smith rowe is better then mckennie but injured and smith rowe is a must off the bench mckennie deeper would be fine(xhaka role)
I’d be so happy, love Arsenal and Weston McKennie. But I do hope he does well there tho, hope it offers him something there, lot of good young energy and enthusiasm, feels like everyone’s kill it over there.
good analysis Pete! I tend to think the Prem is the perfect league for Weston as it's a fast paced, physical and technical league, all things Weston can put on display(he did put on a bit of a show vs England in Qatar). Like you said, every time he's stepped up a level he's eventually become a starter, and if he makes this move I'll personally be expecting the same
Let's be extremely realistic, he is not going to have consistent minutes at all he will mostly be in the bench he should go to Tottenham where he can get solid minutes and develop, and lets not forget they are in a title race rn "experimenting" would not be good for them
Arteta would turn McKennie into A+++ if McKennie is motivated enough. Love it.
Nope, he needs to start. He's not nearly as good as we want him to be, riding pine will only keep the myth alive. Either he is world class or he is not. Sitting at Arsenal doesn't clear that up
Besides the keeper, McKennie is the heaviest guy on the field for Juve. Crazy. (According to OneFootball)
Arsenal is doing very well don't see him going there
I’ll be one to admit when Weston went to Juve I was SURE he was never gonna touch the field. I thought the jump was WAAAYYY too high.
Go to Spurs not Arsenal
What a joke that you said McKennie can start at Juventus no matter what he does and it’s not as challenging as the Premier League! You need to watch some more soccer. Juventus is a bigger club than Arsenal. Arsenal are just playing well this year because of Gabriel Jesus’ play before he got injured.
If Arsenal think Xhaka and Partey are good, they should just wait until Wes pulls up. They’re playing well this season, but he’s clear of both overall IMO
I think I’d rather Wes go to Spurs cause I think he’s a perfect midfielder for Conte, Conte will get those pounds off quickly. The only question about Spurs is will Conte sign a new contract, I think he will. Arsenal is a good option though.
Excuse me! Who’s Pogba? What does he do for a living? Well let tut Mckennie go to Arsenal to challenge himself.
Don’t want him at Arsenal, Arsenal fans already hating on him all over Social Media
Dude kept saying Guardado lmao, it’s Cuadrado
LEEDS. fuck arsenal
I don't really like the idea of our players always hopping into new clubs, unless they could actually use it like Pulisic.
Wish you would’ve made this video today instead and your opinion on a Leeds move 😅