January Transfer Window Thread - rumours and signings here

Considering we've been playing Denilson out wide, the slowest least capable winger in the land, anything would be an improvement. But he seems to be seen as a central creative player as much as anything else. Inconsistant aswell.

I've seen him play on the wing in the champions league and he can play both roles equally as well. I'm sure with the current injury situation he would be best suited to play on the wing rather than in van persies area. In an ideal world he would play off the front man though

They need a DM though!
 
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Arshavin is different class, I really hope this move comes off as I'd love to see him in the Premiership.

However, you have to wonder what Wenger is playing at. £20M (rumoured) on someone like Arshavin, when it's clear for all to see he needs a DM and CB. Maybe he will buy all three? :p
 
I can't beleive we'd pay 20 Mil for Asharvin isn't he fairly old for a Wenger'esque player something like 27? £10m is more reasonable as a fee!

I find the whole Toure thing a bit more disturbing with City supposedly making an improved offer! I'd rather see Upson come back - although he was pretty poor first time round!
 
Well in reality I reckon the fee will be no where near £20M, more like £12-4 and a few add ons (an extra £6-8M for winning the league would be a good one :p).

Selling Kolo would be madness, even after a few wobbles he's still Arsenal's best defender imo.
 
Arshavin is different class, I really hope this move comes off as I'd love to see him in the Premiership.

I cant see the point in signing him, every single attacking player at Arsenal bar Bendtner is better than Arsharvin.
And 4th spot is entirely in Villas hands, Arsenals season depends on who O'Neil signs (if anybody).
 
I've seen him play on the wing in the champions league and he can play both roles equally as well. I'm sure with the current injury situation he would be best suited to play on the wing rather than in van persies area. In an ideal world he would play off the front man though

They need a DM though!

he'd be much better further upfront and RVP on the wing because RVP is far faster and has played the wing several times. Denilson just lacks any pace at all, he's tried to go around players, he's just completley incapable of outrunning anyone and so he's not able to make room to cross at all. its not his game though at all, infact all his best work this year has been inside the box, every assist and goal has come deep into the box.

As for Kolo, he's out, Wenger isn't playing him and he's flat out lying about injuries. Every single indication is Kolo wants out because he's been dropped, you can't be dropped and injured, its one or the other. Considering its Wenger saying he's injured and Kolo saying he's being dropped, added to Kolo's immediate return from injury whenever someone else is injured, and his immediate return to injured status the moment anyone else is fit to play. According to Wenger he's had about 9 separate injuries since Kolo says he's been dropped. I say good luck to him, can't help but love the kung fu master and he deserves to be played. His only bad games have come from zero form. In the past 2 months he's barely played, even when he has its been right back and or midfield as late defensive cover.

Kolo's only more likely to go if City get yaya aswell which is sounding all the more likely.

I just think again that Wengers lost it, have any managers failed to win silverware for this long and come back to become a top manager, from what I can remember the answers no. While managers who are great but keep chasing past glory while making horrible mistakes and top clubs drop harshly down the table happens time and time again. We've gotten worse every year for 4 years, the youngsters in our squad aren't looking particularly promising and our first team squad just doesn't have anywhere near the quality it had 4/5 years ago. We've still got 14-16 excellent players, but in the invicible year we had 20-25 excellent players and the quality levels of Denilson and the like as back up to that 20+ players.

I really don't know, ARshavin "could" be good but he's simply not what we need right now. He might end up being the best player at the club, but what use is that if the club concede's goals to crap teams and we still lose. WE've got goals, thats not where we need help. We need Wenger to buy a DM, or Wenger to leave, or we won't make 4th and honestly, we might not even hit Europe this year.
 
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People keep talking about the fact that Arsenal need a DM and a decent CB, which I wouldn't disagree with. Although I don't think thats the only problem, going forward we're nowhere near where we were at this stage last season, without a doubt. Its quite easy to overlook the one aspect when the other is doing so well.

We need to get shot of Bendtner, both he Adebayor are the same type of player, expect the later is better, he (Bendtner) is nowhere near the calibre needed and hes had near on year to prove himself. Upson for Bendtner, I'd be very happy. I've not watched West Ham of late but if memory serves right, Upson did very well in the last England game and exactly the type of perfomance(s) we need.

The more I think about it the more I think Arshavin could be good for us. During the Euro's Arshavin was awesome as long as he was being fed the ball well and when going forward Arsenal rarely have that problem. Long term, he gives us a fair few more options and he can play in nearly all positions going forward.

I still say Jay Simpson should have had a run out in either PL or CL this season, hohum. I really hope he does well at West Brom.
 
I don't see us needing any more players for our defence. We have Sagna, Eboue, Gallas, Toure, Djourou, Silvestre, Clichy & Song who are all good enough. It's the just the fact that the team does not defend as a Unit which is down to training and tactics as well. We have no attacking pace which Arshavin would provide, I'd be happy if we got him for £12m, just depends if he can settle into the paec of the leage. Seem to remember Wenger in the summer slating him?
 
On the topic of Bent at Spurs, I really rate him in their current formation and this he definitely has his uses.

On Arshavin, he'll play where Rosicky plays, perhaps Rosicky's injury isn't healing right so Arshavin is his replacement. Either way, a good buy, and needed, but not as much as a DMC.

On the topic of Tevez, if we'd just signed him instead of Berbatov none of this would be happening. I said that there would be unrest if he wasn't given the contract in the summer and I can't hold it against the guy for wanting to secure his own future, the guy has given blood, sweat and, well, no tears because we won so much, but you get the message, and I don't blame him for feeling his been let down by the club, he has.
As for saying he's edging for a move to Real Madrid, of all the articles I've read I've not seen one where he has been, all he said was if someone offered him a 5 year contract he'd take it as his future is in his hands then.

He's been in Manchester for 18 months, unsigned, he doesn't know whether to bring his family over to be uprooted soon, he's been totally shafted and left in limbo whilst we went and spent money on Tosic, Ljajic and Berbatov. He has every right to feel aggrieved.
 
If Arshavin goes anywhere, it'll be Tottenham and I don't think Harry wants him, especially at the price his agent wants. He's too old, too expensive, and too big headed for Arsenal.

Liverpool need rid of Pennant and in with a young fresh blooded right winger. Wouldn't be too unhappy to see Babel off either, albeit with a decent enough replacement.
 
Benitez has hinted that we won't be bringing anybody in, in January. Not a huge suprise really, Torres and Skrtel coming back will be like 2 new signings anyway :)
 
On Arshavin, he'll play where Rosicky plays, perhaps Rosicky's injury isn't healing right so Arshavin is his replacement. Either way, a good buy, and needed, but not as much as a DMC.

Rosicky plays on the left of mid for us whch is where Nasri plays now. I can only think he'll play him central or on the right if we are actually even in for him. I have a feeling its just his agent talking his player up again.
 
On the topic of Tevez, if we'd just signed him instead of Berbatov none of this would be happening. I said that there would be unrest if he wasn't given the contract in the summer and I can't hold it against the guy for wanting to secure his own future, the guy has given blood, sweat and, well, no tears because we won so much, but you get the message, and I don't blame him for feeling his been let down by the club, he has.
As for saying he's edging for a move to Real Madrid, of all the articles I've read I've not seen one where he has been, all he said was if someone offered him a 5 year contract he'd take it as his future is in his hands then.

He's been in Manchester for 18 months, unsigned, he doesn't know whether to bring his family over to be uprooted soon, he's been totally shafted and left in limbo whilst we went and spent money on Tosic, Ljajic and Berbatov. He has every right to feel aggrieved.

Agreed but tbh he can **** off if he thinks we are going to pay 26m and 120k a week, thats just silly money :/
 
On Arshavin, he'll play where Rosicky plays, perhaps Rosicky's injury isn't healing right so Arshavin is his replacement. Either way, a good buy, and needed, but not as much as a DMC.

Transfer fee to be paid for from the insurance payout on Rosicky's retirement from football. You heard it here first.
 
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes he needs to add three or four players to his "badly balanced" squad during the January transfer window.

Redknapp said the playing staff he inherited from previous boss Juande Ramos lacks depth in key areas.

"We need a certain type here. We've got an awful lot of good little players but we need more strength and a bit more power in the team," he stated.

"It is a badly balanced, put-together squad, in all honesty, from day one."

Redknapp said: "I would like to get another three or four decent players in. I think we need to."
 
On the topic of Tevez, if we'd just signed him instead of Berbatov none of this would be happening. I said that there would be unrest if he wasn't given the contract in the summer and I can't hold it against the guy for wanting to secure his own future, the guy has given blood, sweat and, well, no tears because we won so much, but you get the message, and I don't blame him for feeling his been let down by the club, he has.

He's been in Manchester for 18 months, unsigned, he doesn't know whether to bring his family over to be uprooted soon, he's been totally shafted and left in limbo whilst we went and spent money on Tosic, Ljajic and Berbatov. He has every right to feel aggrieved.


I said time and time again that one of Rooney, Tevez or Berba would not stick it out. People kept drawing up line ups with all three in the line up. People wouldn't listen that there was no way you could take on the premiership with Rooney Ronaldo Tevez and Berba in the same lineup.

People always point back to 99 with the 4 decent quality strikers in the side. The difference is Sheringham was at the end of his career and Ole was just lucky to be playing.

You cannot keep benching players of the quality of those 3 and not expect one to look elsewhere. The only way your going to get Tevez to shut the **** up now is to give him a decent wedge for signing on and 100k+ per week.
 
Apparently we are getting Ming the Merciless on loan with an option to buy...

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His name is Maldonado and he is a stricker for Mexican side Atlante.
 
Even if we had signed Tevez instead of Berba, we would still have a mis-fitting striker on our hands - and we would also be in the same position as last season and the one before with having no viable striker options on the bench (apart from youngsters), and paid a **** load of cash with it

On the form of last year EITHER where worth the punt (£5m difference in price tag is neither here nor there) as they were both excellent.

Fact is neither have replicated their form apart from in patches

People always point back to 99 with the 4 decent quality strikers in the side. The difference is Sheringham was at the end of his career and Ole was just lucky to be playing.

Comparison is correct and even about Teddy - but Ole, no way - he deserved his place ten times over in 99, and was just unlucky after that with his knee (early reports suggested it was his infamous slide of victory after scoring in the CL final that did his knee in, but since then He has denied it so I will put the injury just down to very bad luck)
 
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