With the new Premier League season just over a week away, fans of certain teams are starting to panic a little.
With Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City all upgrading at manager over the summer – not to mention adding players like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and N’Golo Kanté – there are a particular group of supporters who are more susceptible than ever to buy a little bullshit. A group so desperate for success that they’ll believe almost anything. A group who know nothing will change but allow themselves just enough hope to be disappointed every year.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re talking about Arsenal fans.
Every summer the Gooners agonise over who their team will sign, reading far into every word uttered by either manager Arsene Wenger or any of their preferred targets. And you can’t really blame them for worrying, considering last summer saw them fail to add a single senior outfield player to their ranks.
But this year will be different, just like every other year. This is the one where Arsenal finally kick on and lose their underachievers tag.
So when pictures emerged on Twitter of Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan wearing an Arsenal training top apparently giving his first interview for Arsenal TV, fans started to get excited that they had snapped up a bargain.
WHAAAAAT 😲 BREAKING NEWS !Arda Turan @Arsenal @gunnersreport @AFC_Fans @ArsenalFanTV pic.twitter.com/28JMFdqPA3
— Alit (@alit321) August 1, 2016
Arda Turan?! I'll take that … Well done Arsene you cheeky man
— Jordan Grant (@JordanxGrant) August 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/patelc_/status/760212078187741185
https://twitter.com/MynameisGFC/status/760210257264148480
Having just been in Dublin for Barcelona’s International Champions Cup win over Celtic, it’s possible that the Turkish captain simply popped over to North London for a medical and to sign a contract.
But unfortunately for Arsenal fans, that doesn’t seem to be the case. As one eagle-eyed supporter pointed out, the photos show Turan wearing last season’s training gear.
That Arda Turan thing he is wearing last years tracksuit top….
So don't get all excited peeps!!!
— Charlie (@afccharlie) August 1, 2016
And then it all started to fall apart from there.
https://twitter.com/Andypdesigner/status/760211579426238464
But at least the Arsenal fans were able to laugh at themselves for once.
Arda Turan photoshop one of the best I've seen in my entire life
— Percy 🇿🇦 (@Percy_Maks_) August 1, 2016
Top photoshop skills bringing meltdowns upon Arsenal fans. Hilarious. #ArdaTuran
— Øسن (@hrimz01) August 1, 2016
Arda turan pictured in Arsenal kit!!!! Can anyone confirm this pic.twitter.com/fGWmafgDaD
— Swalk (@SWalkling) August 1, 2016
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