Talk:2024–25 Arsenal F.C. season

Emile Smith Rowe transfer

On 2 August 2024, Arsenal announced that Emile Smith Rowe joined Fulham on a permanent transfer. The fee was reported to be an initial £27 million, potentially rising to £34 million in add-ons.

The following news reports don't mention that the deal includes a sell-on clause.

• The Athletic (The New York Times)
  • Emile Smith Rowe completes Fulham move from Arsenal (2 August 2024)
  • Emile Smith Rowe's move from Arsenal to Fulham: Hope, frustration and new beginnings (2 August 2024)
• BBC Sport
  • Fulham sign Smith Rowe from Arsenal for club record fee (2 August 2024)
  • Fulham agree club record fee for Arsenal's Smith Rowe (29 July 2024)
• Daily Mirror
  • Emile Smith Rowe speaks out on leaving Arsenal for Fulham in record transfer (2 August 2024)
• The Daily Telegraph
  • Emile Smith Rowe saved Mikel Arteta's career – but his Arsenal revolution waits for no one (2 August 2024)
• ESPN
  • Fulham complete Emile Smith Rowe transfer from Arsenal (2 August 2024)
• Evening Standard
  • Fulham confirm club-record Emile Smith Rowe deal (2 August 2024)
  • Emile Smith Rowe reveals why leaving Arsenal for Fulham was the 'perfect step' (2 August 2024)
• The Guardian
  • Emile Smith Rowe seals Fulham move from Arsenal for fee that could hit £34m (2 August 2024)
• The Independent
  • Fulham announce signing of Emile Smith Rowe for club record fee (2 August 2024)
• Metro (British newspaper)
  • 'Sad' Mikel Arteta speaks out on decision to sell Arsenal favourite Emile Smith Rowe (2 August 2024)
• Sky Sports
  • Emile Smith Rowe: Fulham complete club-record transfer for Arsenal midfielder (2 August 2024)
• The Sporting News
  • Arsenal confirm Emile Smith-Rowe exit as transfer fee details confirmed (2 August 2024)
• Talksport
  • Mikel Arteta left gutted as Arsenal confirm sale of Emile Smith Rowe to Fulham in deal worth £34million (2 August 2024)
• 90min
  • Emile Smith Rowe joins Fulham on permanent transfer from Arsenal (2 August 2024)
• dailycannon.com
  • Emile Smith Rowe joins Fulham in club record deal (2 August 2024)
• goal.com
  • 'Finally here' - Emile Smith Rowe explains why he left Arsenal as ex-Gunners star completes £35m Fulham transfer (2 August 2024)
  • Emile Smith Rowe on verge of Arsenal exit as Fulham agree transfer fee that could rise to £34m (29 July 2024)

The following news reports mention that the deal includes a sell-on clause.

• arseblog.news
  • Confirmed: Fulham sign Emile Smith Rowe (2 August 2024)
• football.london
  • Emile Smith Rowe joins Fulham after £34m Arsenal exit with replacement identified (2 August 2024)
  • Do Arsenal have Emile Smith Rowe buy-back clause after £34m Fulham transfer? (2 August 2024)
• teamalk.com
  • Arsenal announce fantastic £34m transfer, as Fabrizio Romano confirms ANOTHER deal is 'really, really close' (2 August 2024)

So I removed this line from the article:
{{efn|name=ESR_sell-on|group=TransfersOut|Arsenal inserted a sell-on clause worth over 10% for any future transfer Smith Rowe makes.<ref name="Smith Rowe fee"/>}}
--Phikia (talk) 04:22, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

criteria for academy players list

"registered by the club on the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League Squad List A" is an odd criteria for listing academy players as most will be eligible for the B list. The criteria should be named on the subs bench or starting eleven in a competitive first team fixture this season Gordondrop008 (talk) 15:30, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Havertz listed as a midfielder and/or a forward?

The following websites list Havertz as a midfielder in the Arsenal squad list:

1. Arsenal.com : Arsenal Men's Squad: Player Profiles and Stats (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
2. AS.com : Plantilla Arsenal (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
3. ESPN.com : Arsenal 2024-25 Squad (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
4. footballdatabase.eu : Arsenal - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 24/25 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
5. kicker.de : FC Arsenal | Kader | Premier League 2024/25 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
6. PremierLeague.com : Arsenal FC Squad Information 2024/2025 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
7. Soccerway.com : England - Arsenal FC - Squad (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
8. Sofascore.com : Arsenal live score, schedule & player stats (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
9. UEFA.com : Arsenal | Squad | UEFA Champions League 2024/25 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
10. worldfootball.net : Arsenal FC » Squad 2024/2025 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)

The following website lists Havertz as a midfielder and a forward in the Arsenal squad list:

1. 11v11.com : All Arsenal players (achived on 8 Oct 2004)

The following websites list Havertz as a forward in the Arsenal squad list:

1. BDFutbol.com : Squad of Arsenal 2024-25 Premier League (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
2. FotMob.com : Arsenal - squad (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
3. LÉquipe.fr : Arsenal (Arsenal Football Club) (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
4. SoccerBase.com : Arsenal FC Player Appearances (achived on 8 Oct 2004)
5. Transfermarkt.com : Arsenal FC - Detailed squad 24/25 (achived on 8 Oct 2004)

The following website lists Havertz as a forward and a midfielder in the Arsenal squad list:

1. FBref.com : Arsenal Stats, All Competitions (achived on 8 Oct 2004)

So I think this article should list Havertz as a midfielder and a forward (MF/FW) in the Arsenal squad list. Phikia (talk) 08:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

I think we should stick to the Arsenal official website so that the information is consistent and unambigious throughout the article. I.e. what Arsenal say, goes. Is that okay? 86.27.26.70 (talk) 13:53, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

On 6 Oct 2024, user 178.167.185.38 changed Havertz's position from MF to FW (edit history). I undid 178.167.185.38's edits on the next day. But user 92.251.153.229 reverted my edit hours later, changing Havertz's position from MF to FW again (edit history). So I checked some websites today and thought it was a good idea to list Havertz as a midfielder and a forward (MF/FW). Now, I accept your points. I should stick to the Arsenal official website. Thanks for your reply! -- Phikia (talk) 14:50, 8 October 2024 (UTC)