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ARTETA'S FALLOUT: RéGIS LE BRIS WANTS MATTéO GUENDOUZI DESPITE PAST ATTITUDE ISSUES
Head Coach Régis Le Bris has contacted Lazio regarding a €25M January move for Mattéo Guendouzi, a player he previously coached at Lorient.
Régis Le Bris, the head coach for a Premier League team, first mentioned bringing back French player Guendouzi last month. They had worked together before at Lorient. Journalist Sacha Tavolieri is reporting that the team has now formally contacted Lazio about a possible deal in January.
Le Bris said in November, I worked with him at Lorient, so we keep in touch. Right now, it's too early to talk about any transfer in January, when he was initially asked about Guendouzi.
Guendouzi, who is now 26, moved to Lazio in Italy after leaving Marseille. Before that, he played 103 games for Marseille after being initially loaned from Arsenal. This season, he has played 13 times in Serie A and scored twice. Lazio values him at around €25m.
His value was once at £45m when Unai Emery was his coach at Arsenal. But it dropped quickly after Arteta took over.
After arriving in London, Guendouzi played 48 games in his first season and played in every league game during Emery’s second season. But once Arteta became coach in December 2019, his role decreased. He only played a full 90 minutes three times under Arteta and was left out of the squad for the final eight league games of the season.
The breaking point happened in June 2020 at Brighton after Arsenal lost 2-1. Guendouzi argued with Neal Maupay after the game and was accused of taunting Brighton players about their salaries, though this was never officially proven.
A source at the Daily Mail said, He was saying the Brighton players were rubbish and that he and his teammates earn much more than they ever will. Arsenal is a good club and doesn't like that kind of behavior.
There had already been some tension. David Ornstein reported that there was an argument during training in Dubai, which led to Guendouzi being disciplined by Arteta and Edu. His behavior off the field was also questioned.
He never played for Arsenal again.
Arteta often spoke about his strict standards, and Guendouzi’s attitude towards authority had been questioned before in France. Jérémie Aliadière, a former Arsenal and Lorient player, told Le Télégramme, After my last season in Lorient, when he started training and playing with us, I wondered about his attitude. I thought he might need to change a bit.
His loan to Hertha Berlin also got mixed reviews. The coach at the time, Pál Dárdai, said, It's like he's going through puberty; he's a bit of a rebel. He needs to work hard and learn. But Hertha's sporting director, Arne Friedrich, praised his attitude: He's a great player. He’s very calm. He wants the ball all the time, even when he’s under pressure.
Guendouzi later admitted that he made mistakes while working with Arteta, but he doesn't regret his time in England. He told The Athletic, I didn’t work with Arteta much, only for six months. I was 19, so I was learning every day. I wouldn’t make the same mistakes now that I did when I was 19.
He added, I don't regret anything I did at Arsenal. I was 19, and I played 85 games in two years. That's a lot of games for a big club like Arsenal.
£35M LOSS: ANALYZING THE COLLAPSE OF HARVEY ELLIOTT'S MANDATORY VILLA TRANSFER
Harvey Elliott's loan to Aston Villa is ending early after just six months. The mandatory £35M purchase clause is now unlikely to be activated.
Harvey Elliott's time at Aston Villa might be cut short. Just six months after joining the club, he might be leaving in January.
The attacking midfielder came from Liverpool on a season-long loan on deadline day in September.
The deal with Villa included a requirement to buy him, plus clauses about selling him later or buying him back.
But, Elliott hasn't played much since joining Villa, even though they won against other teams in the Premier League and Europe to get him.
Unai Emery said that the club is looking at what to do with the 22-year-old before the next transfer window opens next month.
This comes after Elliott didn't travel with the team for their Europa League game against Basel on Thursday.
Emery talked about Elliott's future at Villa in a press conference before a game.
He said, We're talking with him about his situation.
He's not with us. We hope we can find the best solution for him and for us.
I respect him as a player and as a person. He's training well, but there's a situation with him.
Hopefully, we can find a solution for him to play often and continue his career, either with us or somewhere else.
Elliott has played in only five games for Villa since joining, scoring once.
His last game was a short four-minute appearance against Feyenoord in the Europa League in October.
He hasn't been in the squad for any of Villa's last seven Premier League games.
Emery added, I've spoken with him two or three times about the situation.
First, my decision and also the situation. He's on loan with us, but he's not really contributing to us with a permanent contract.
This is a setback for Liverpool.
Liverpool was supposed to get £35 million when Elliott's loan to Villa became a permanent deal.
But the requirement to buy him kicks in only if he plays in 10 games for the club.
So, the Reds will likely miss out on that money this summer since he's only played about half that many games.
If Elliott leaves Villa, he'll likely have to return to Anfield in January.
The former England under-21 player played twice for Liverpool this season before being loaned out.
FIFA rules say players can only play for two clubs in one season.
Elliott could get around this rule by joining a club in a league that runs from summer to winter, like those in the MLS.
BUNDESLIGA STAR: ANALYZING NATHANIEL BROWN'S FIT FOR TOTTENHAM'S DEFENSE
An analytical look at Nathaniel Brown's Bundesliga performance shows why he is a top target for Spurs. Can they beat out three major rivals for the defender?
According to a recent report from journalist Dean Jones, Tottenham Hotspur will have a tough time signing Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown. Spurs will have to compete with Manchester City, West Ham United, Manchester United, and Arsenal to get the German defender next year.
Brown has played well on Frankfurt’s left side this season. The 22-year-old has one goal and four assists in 20 games for the German club in all competitions.
The German player has shown he can defend well, with 30 tackles, 15 blocks, ten interceptions, and 16 clearances in the Bundesliga. He also passes the ball well from the left, with an 81.3% pass success rate in the German top league (stats via fbref.com).
His contract with the German club ends in the summer of 2030, so it won’t be easy for Tottenham to sign him next year.
Should Tottenham Hotspur Manager Thomas Frank Sign Brown?
Brown is a good tackler and times his challenges well to win the ball back. He clears the ball when the other team is attacking and is also a good passer.
The German player can score and assist goals from the left. Brown is mainly a left-back but can also play as a left-sided midfielder if needed. We’ll see if he can handle the Premier League’s physicality and intensity if Spurs sign him next year.
Brown would make Tottenham manager Thomas Frank’s defence better and deeper. He could earn a regular spot in the first team at the North London club in the years ahead.
At 22, Brown could become a star in English soccer if he keeps improving each season. Overall, Frank should sign him in 2026.
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