I do not comment on speculation. *

* (In all honesty I couldn't be happier than where I am.)

I think a limit on loans might need to be considered. But the other side of that coin is if you have a player who is not playing and can't be loaned out, that's a bad situation too.

Will need to take advice from the Manchester correspondents on this one - I'm not an expert on the nitty gritty of James Wilson's options, but agree he needs to play. Would be good to see more of him somewhere somehow.

A lot on the latter actually

That's completely sensible, but manager say the same every year and nothing changes. Part of the problem is different leagues start at different times. I would be an advocate of window starting as soon as all the big leagues have stopped, have one month to do your business, then back to pre-season.

Lovely idea but they are (justifiably) worried about the fact they won't get time to engineer change by development on the training ground.

Think there is a pervading feeling that late deals push clubs into decisions, or accepting less as it's a now or never situation. It's maddening though, isn't it.

There was truth in Schneiderlin rumours, not sure about Kondogbia. Not buying in this department an oversight in my view even though Arteta can still be a very good influence.

Did think Austin would be on the move, bit surprising he is not still in the Premier League.

Numbers wise just about ok, depending on injuries. Not sure quite enough quality in certain obvious positions. Also don't hold your hopes out on January - it's usually an even worse time to try to strike a deal.

A lot on young Martial's shoulders, huh? It's nice with young prospects, however excellent they are, to give them some breathing space.

To try to win the league, I would have thought so yes.

Not sure they are fearful of fan pressure. Just think some of the top clubs look at players and think - Will they win us the league? Can they get us far in the Champions League? They don't necessarily think about whether they will just be very good Premier League players. Maybe that's why they don't take so many punts of this nature. Great for the likes of Swansea though.

Fans of most clubs can find reason to tear their hair out at some point. While United might have wanted/expected more, some of the links were just not realistic (Ramos/Bale/Neymar). It's not helpful. United made some decent signings, but they are not the only ones who are ruing that there is a shortage of available excellence.

Thing is, he wasn't intransigent last season (Sanchez/Welbeck/Ospina/Chambers/Debuchy/Gabriel...). It so happens he couldn't find the players he wanted this time apart from Cech. This particular window makes it hard to win the league, I grant you, and gives that familiar feeling for Arsenal of being a couple of players short of a credible challenge.

Good question. I suspect they will try to find a way as it simply isn't in either United or de Gea's interests for him not to be playing. Don't think it will be easily resolved though.

The thing is, there is an international shortage of experienced centre forwards and centre backs who are wonderful enough to walk straight into a top Champions League club. It should be something the game's bigwigs think seriously about. How many clubs - ideally - needed bolstering at centre forward this summer? Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham... And that is just at the top end of the PL. There is just not enough to go around. There is not a plethora of great centre backs knocking about either. It's all very well saying - why isn't so and so buying or scouting. Not sure where all these potential superstar signings are, though.

I like your first sentence.

Everton have shown some good signs at the start of this season. Keeping Stones was fantastic. Interested to see if Martinez can get them on a strong run - last season was a bit tense it seemed.

I would imagine so. Remember when Carlos Tevez came back from his strike/standoff/whatever it was when he fell out with Man City and helped them to win the league? In the end clubs want the best team they can pick and players want to play. I can't see him out the team until January.

These questions usually boil down to the relationship Wenger has with the board. They are entirely supportive of him and his choices - certainly the majority owner Kroenke is. Until that changes, until they question him, nothing changes. Wenger is the club's absolute authority when it comes to transfers and the shape of the squad. If he wants a player, they try to get him (Ozil/Sanchez etc.). They won't ask him to recruit though.

Hello Vikramchops

The window in itself won't be the end. LVG will be measured on performances and results. If things are not working, the transfer spend is a useful brickbat to throw and someone, but never the be all and end all. It is up to a great coach to inspire and organise what he has. Who knows, if Martial adapts quickly this window may have delivered a masterstroke - albeit an expensive one.

Hello Luke,

I think a lot of players, and their representatives, go by the idea that transfer requests/outbusts etc. usually served a very effective purpose. But what seems to be changing is the increased strength of the Premier League's middle order, who no longer feel obliged to sell because - thanks to the new TV deal - they can afford not to. The player is more valuable than the money.

It will be intriguing to see how the Berahino/Stones scenarios impact on future deals and behaviour (Stones of course didn't really behave badly). It is no longer so easy to force moves. Will player power take a hit? Not sure it will be too radical, but it's a hit all the same.

I suppose in the case of someone like Ayew, who looks a super signing so far, Wenger would have thought - if I buy him, where does that leave the likes of Oxlade-Chamberlain/Walcott/Ramsey etc. who play in that position? There were three areas that needed attention. He went for it on goalkeeper, backed off (dangerously) in defensive midfield, and couldn't find a striker he felt was good enough that he could actually buy. The question is whether he should have got another body or two in in those positions who might not have been exactly what he wanted but was buyable.

Jeff Reine-Adelaide is not a big name by the way (in the footballing not literal sense). Koscielny was not a big name. There is still scope for developing players in the Wenger ideology. I don't think he is specifically targeting so called big names. His targets are simple - must be better than what he already has in his view, and must be what he regards as value. That is why it's not so easy to find players who fit those requirements - and they have to be available. I reckon he would have spent fairly heavily on a Benzema but he was never really for sale.

Hi dublinroo

I, too, got 9/10. I admit I guessed Mutu. Was a bit annoyed with the one I got wrong - Malouda. Must try harder!

I don't think Arsenal particularly wanted Martial. When you consider that Wenger got Anelka for something like £250,000 and Henry - by then a full international and World Cup winner - for around £10 million, I just don't think he would get involved in the kind of deal it required for Man United to get him.

Now now, that is not the topic of this webchat. Anyway, anyone out should not be dependent on transfer activity. You have to wait for the consequence of that activity or inactivity to have a bearing on the team's results.

Hello DetectiveFuzz,

I suppose the answer to your question lies in the belief that they could have been contenders with a striker upgrade and another anchoring midfield player to share that load with Coquelin. I've often thought it makes sense to have the option of playing two more traditionally combative, holding types in some games. Arsenal needed to address three positions this summer and did only one (GK) so I would be surprised to see them winning the title.