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has barce said no to the united bid yet
Summer Transfer Window 2013/2014 aka Arsenal , we can afford folks and the mancs really want Fellani
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Tbf it was also believed very strongly by many that Schneider was on his way to Old Trafford this time last year but I don't recall seeing him on the teamsheet last season
He's not German
As an Arsenal fan i can tell you that i am not chomping at the bit for Suarez to come to Arsenal, it actually fills me with dread going by his track record with the retarded things he does. Id rather have Higuain instead of Suarez because the last thing we need is Suarez going full retard on the pitch
.Thats not to say he isnt a good player because he is damn well a good player but his attitude lets him down. If he didnt have this attitude problem then id be more than happy to see him at Arsenal...at the moment thanks but no thanks but if he does come then i only pray that he sorts his issues out but i personally cant see him coming to Arsenal...only to be hounded by the british media.
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By the bloody media and/or Man Utd. I'm going to have to do the literary equivalent of colour by numbers for you to understand aren't I!
Have you even read any articles in the newspapers or websites? Lots of them say the same thing, hell, cm1179 made one only today that says the same thing, here:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24641498&postcount=5530
It's not believed by me, I've said a few times either on the forums or on Twitter that I don't think it will happen, but I would like it to.
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I can't read that wall of text, I have had many years of reading DM's walls of text but even his had a little structure to them
Surprised there is nothing new on that subject.
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As an Arsenal fan i can tell you that i am not chomping at the bit for Suarez to come to Arsenal, it actually fills me with dread going by his track record with the retarded things he does. Id rather have Higuain instead of Suarez because the last thing we need is Suarez going full retard on the pitch
Thats not to say he isnt a good player because he is damn well a good player but his attitude lets him down. If he didnt have this attitude problem then id be more than happy to see him at Arsenal...at the moment thanks but no thanks but if he does come then i only pray that he sorts his issues out but i personally cant see him coming to Arsenal...only to be hounded by the british media.
I'm more in favour than against as I think he would fit in nicely with our style.
The media didnt hound him, it was rather self inflicted. All Wenger would have to do is convert him to a veggie diet and when he gets annoyed throw a carrot at him to naw on
Wow its going to be a huge anticlimax if we end up with no one after all these names being mentioned. Normally we dont even get names, other than the ones leaving us
we are indeed, swamped for midfield options. some will go, some are unproven. what this signing will do, is give bale his free role and still let us have creativity on the left.
if we get a good striker and either rose shows his worth or we get a new lb, we will be quite a force.
interesting interview with pete jenson here http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/su...barcelona’s-shortlist-replace-vilanova-202091
less than 5 mins but worth a listen re: fabregas and ronaldo
less than 5 mins but worth a listen re: fabregas and ronaldo
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Why we? I merely said that I don't want him at Arsenal as that was the discussion. We have Podolski and Giroud, one top striker misused last season and one striker I had no problem with, Bendtner who I think is excellent cover. I don't think we need a striker. I also said when looking at 40mil range or strikers there are better options than Suarez.
Kiessler, Ibsevic, Lewandowski, for age/promise/potential and very decent current ability, vela(wouldn't come back to Arsenal), Agieretxe, I get the feeling Ibra wants a move, Cavani and Falcao were available, I'd much prefer to spend 50-60mil on them than 40mil on Suarez, Higuain/Benzema(Real would probably give up one of them for sure), Benteke shows real promise, El Shaarawy, Soldado, Negredo.
I think lots of those would be happy with a move to Arsenal, not all, but a lot of those and not one of those isn't better value than Suarez at 40mil, most are massively better value.
For Arsenal I'm happy to buy cheaper players with potential, or other players, you could get 2 seasons excellent use as a smaller part player from Berbatov, could have gotten more than that out of Villa for £5mil.
There are ALWAYS options unless you are talking about the likes of Ronaldo/Messi, anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded. Suarez offers very very poor value for money, 20+ goals in a top league once isn't indictative any player is worth 40mil + before you factor in how much of a pratt that player is. Suarez isn't remotely close to being worth 40mil, but there isn't an over abundance of sensible actions when it comes to player transfers these days.
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You do realise ANYONE on this forum could have done that interview with identical answers.... being a football expert these days is making up a couple rumours yourself, and commenting on all the other rumours. What part of that interview was interesting.
Barcelona aren't interested... yeah, we know that Tito told us, Fabregas has told us. THe mind boggling assumption that if Utd up the offer by a large amount Barcelona MIGHT think about it more... wow, thank god an expert told us that. His take on who is on the short list to replace Tito... well every expert out there has a different list, pick an international manager who has done well recently, and a guy from within the club and a guy who has seemingly done well at a smaller team in the same league.
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If he does go for that then it's saurez gone to rm.
I'm more in favour than against as I think he would fit in nicely with our style.
The media didnt hound him, it was rather self inflicted. All Wenger would have to do is convert him to a veggie diet and when he gets annoyed throw a carrot at him to naw on
Wow its going to be a huge anticlimax if we end up with no one after all these names being mentioned. Normally we dont even get names, other than the ones leaving us
LOL this is why i was saying a few pages back when wondering why Wenger wants him, is that will Wenger be able to tame him and get him to play to his full potential??...if he can then great but if he doesnt, then its a disaster waiting to happen.
Anyhow chances of Suarez coming to us are pretty slim, if not nil...just cant see it happening.
Well tbh £37mill for a player, who is good but not worth it at all imho. I suppose Napoli have money to burn so if this is true then Real are laughing all the way to the bank. Mind you it could be Napoli laughing all the way to the bank if Higuain goes there and smashes in 30+ goals for them.
Ill say it again, i have this awful feeling that Wenger will not end up buying anyone this summer. His usual crappy arguement will be there is no value in the players that are being sold this summer as per usual
It's too much 37 mil, for me anyway, far too much.
You can't blame wenger, he gives his target list to the people at arsenal that do the negotiations. If they don't agree or see value in the player they aren't going to throw money at it.
Just the same as Moyes will give players he's interested in and others will do the negotiations.
I think it just fits in with the constant story at Arsenal, promises of a huge war chest every season that comes to nothing and Wenger keeps his mouth shut. Until one person has sole ownership why would the other put his own money in?
Just the same as Moyes will give players he's interested in and others will do the negotiations.
I think it just fits in with the constant story at Arsenal, promises of a huge war chest every season that comes to nothing and Wenger keeps his mouth shut. Until one person has sole ownership why would the other put his own money in?
Well tbh £37mill for a player, who is good but not worth it at all imho. I suppose Napoli have money to burn so if this is true then Real are laughing all the way to the bank. Mind you it could be Napoli laughing all the way to the bank if Higuain goes there and smashes in 30+ goals for them.
Ill say it again, i have this awful feeling that Wenger will not end up buying anyone this summer. His usual crappy arguement will be there is no value in the players that are being sold this summer as per usual
It's in euros remember, so it's just under £32m. Yes, it's a lot, but there aren't a huge number of proven strikers about. Higuain has scored 107 in 187, which is fairly impressive given a lot of those are probably sub appearances etc as Real Madrid have always rotated him and Benzema a lot.
If you're happy spending £25m~, in the grand scheme of things, for a club like Arsenal, what's £7/8m extra these days? Not an awful lot in reality. If he really adds a cutting edge to your attack and makes the difference, he'll have been worth every penny. Statistically, he should do well, of course he might struggle but I think he'd be okay.
Arsenal just need to suck it up and spend some money, even if it's more than they wanted.
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I can't read that wall of text, I have had many years of reading DM's walls of text but even his had a little structure to them
Surprised there is nothing new on that subject.
Yeah, it could have done with a little bit of editing! Just copied and pasted a website, links and all in there from the looks of it!
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I wouldn't want us to spend £30,000,000+ on a player to be honest, we have a financial structure in place and the club shouldn't go around jizzing money about like City and Chelsea. I'm almost certain that there are players equal to or better than Suarez who would command a far lower transfer fee and probably lower wages too. Plus as DM already touched upon there is Suarez' utterly woeful disciplinary record and his constant "antics". The guy is an arch-villain, just the sight of his face is enough to put me off football for a weekend.
Something does need to be done at Arsenal, we do need to start spending a little bit but in my opinion you don't have to go around spending upwards of £30,000,000 to guarantee they are the needed quality for the aspirations and aims of the club, which, whether we like it or not seem to be to qualify for the Champions League and anything extra is a bonus.
Something does need to be done at Arsenal, we do need to start spending a little bit but in my opinion you don't have to go around spending upwards of £30,000,000 to guarantee they are the needed quality for the aspirations and aims of the club, which, whether we like it or not seem to be to qualify for the Champions League and anything extra is a bonus.
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How good is Suarez really? last season was considerably better than the previous, but does that make him worth £30M+? I'm not convinced, he is certainly good, but has only been at that level for one season. The history of biting, the racism and the other poor behaviour devalues him a lot, there is enough about his bad attitude that makes one wonder if he will be consistent this season and the season after.
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According to Sky Italia Madrid accepted €37 million for Higuain + €3 million bonus from Napoli.
Yeah i just don't think he's worth that extra 7/8 mil, factor in wages over 4 years and its starts being an expensive deal, far more than you 12mil slapped on Gervinho plus i dunno 80g per week (remember he was at quite a high club before), and then the difference starts to become quite large. Giroud was bought for 12mil and he looks like he's going to be solid player. Me if i was Wenger/ the negotiators would have similar views in, that he's not worth that.
Napoli have just got a huge amount of money from the Cavani deal, presumable they will invest a good 20 mil of their own money, they then have a lot more financial mite to throw at players.
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