{"id":22569,"date":"2025-09-01T21:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/report-arsenal-withdraws-double-deals-on-the-deadline-as-journalists-confirm-slow-movements\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T21:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:21:43","slug":"report-arsenal-withdraws-double-deals-on-the-deadline-as-journalists-confirm-slow-movements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/report-arsenal-withdraws-double-deals-on-the-deadline-as-journalists-confirm-slow-movements\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Arsenal withdraws double deals on the deadline as journalists confirm slow movements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/report-arsenal-withdraws-double-deals-on-the-deadline-as-journalists-confirm-slow-movements\/#Lokonga_and_Vieira_needed_a_new_start\" >Lokonga and Vieira needed a new start<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/09\/01\/report-arsenal-withdraws-double-deals-on-the-deadline-as-journalists-confirm-slow-movements\/#Arsenal_needs_to_remove_fringe_players\" >Arsenal needs to remove fringe players<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta celebrates during Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Leeds (Photo: Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal exiles Albert Sambi Roconga and Fabio Vieira joined German club Hamburg this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neither player has a future at the North London Club. It makes sense for them to move on. According to Graeme Bailey, Lokonga will be permanently involved in the German club, while Vieira will be taking on the loan with a purchase option.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lokonga_and_Vieira_needed_a_new_start\"><\/span>Lokonga and Vieira needed a new start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It will be interesting to see if they can now get their careers back on track with regular German football. Arsenal had plenty of stock in the midfield division and would have struggled to provide regular opportunities for the two players. It makes sense for two players to move on, allowing them to play more frequently.<\/p>\n<p>They have technical attributes that do well in Germany, and that has not yet seen how the situation develops. Meanwhile, Arsenal will be happy to kick the two players out of the book. They were very active in the transfer market and now they are balancing their books. Remove fringe players is just as important as signing a quality player.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_needs_to_remove_fringe_players\"><\/span>Arsenal needs to remove fringe players<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-414x286.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-630x435.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-768x530.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-770x531.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-900x621.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports-1200x828.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/sevilla-fc-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports.jpg.webp 1372w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Albert Sambi Cluster in Action (Photo: Fran Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arsenal has been on track in the transfer window this summer, offering a large portion of their weaknesses. It will be interesting to see if they perform at a high level and will eventually win a league title this season. There is no doubt that they have the quality freely.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the two midfielders are so many at the peak of their strength that they will try to fulfill their potential with regular opportunities in the upcoming season. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to perform at a high level and establish themselves as the main players of the German club.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta celebrates during Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Leeds (Photo: Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Arsenal exiles Albert Sambi Roconga and Fabio Vieira joined German club Hamburg this summer. Neither player has a future at the North London Club. It makes sense for them to move on. 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