Arsenal: Why are we talking about Petr Cech replacements?

Arsenal need a lot to get done this transfer window, but replacing Petr Cech should be nowhere near the conversation, least of all because it isn’t needed.

This is a huge transfer window for Arsenal. And unlike previous transfer windows where there’s been a list of additions that they need in order to properly supplement the team, this window is also about key subtractions – losing the players that are no longer needed.

There’s going to be a lot of moving pieces. With a handful or more exits expected with, with the accompanying transfer fees funding a handful or more entrances, it’s going to get complicated. We needed centerbacks and fullbacks, central midfielders, attacking midfielders, wingers – we need a lot.

Some of that can be answered by youth, some of that will require a bit more money, but just from the names already being linked, it’s safe to say that the club has a good beat on the types of players they need, as well as the prices they can afford.

At no point in any conversation should we be talking about finding a replacement for Petr Cech. On a scale of 1-10, the priority on a new keeper should be about a… 1.

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There are currently rumors going about that Keylor Navas is linked to the club, and I just don’t get it. Well, I do get it. I get the concept of it. You want two No. 1 keepers who can keep each other competitive and in top form. Internal competition fuels a lot of the top clubs out there.

And I get that you don’t want to leave anything up to chance, and confining yourself to Bernd Leno is essentially doing that. One injury and you’re left with Emi Martinez, who absolutely deserves a chance, but also probably isn’t going to leave a lot of fans feeling all that confident.

Still, you never know until the chance is given, and in the name of preserving what precious funds we have, as well as giving internal solutions a chance, letting Martinez finally have his chance to lead us in midweek competitions is a risk that I, and many others, are willing to take.

At the end of the day, this should be such a distant afterthought, especially at this juncture, that there is very little to be gained in expending resources on it now. Let’s shore up what needs to be shored up before we go trying to preempt anything.