Summer Transfer Window 2013/2014 aka Arsenal , we can afford folks and the mancs really want Fellani

Yas786 · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:18

MissChief said:
http://www.givemesport.com/360215-arsenal-star-santi-cazorla-agrees-deal-with-atletico-madrid

seriously? If this is true then Arsene should resign. Selling their best player of last season?

Absolute BS, but if they want him...minimum of £40mill thanks and then we go to Barca and say heres £40mill, forget Utd and welcome back Fabregas

But as i said its a load of cobblers..

manic111 · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:30

Tottenham are in danger of missing out on a striker for the second time in less than a week as Liverpool close in on Roberto Soldado, reports the London Evening Standard.

That would be incredible - I can't remember the last time we actually had two goalscoring strikers at the club. Fowler and Owen?

bloodline76 · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:31

Gooner Leroy · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:36

wow a 26min double post

nemtizz · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:44

Lee Ryder ‏@lee_ryder 2h
Dan Gosling is set for a medical with #cpfc #nufc

Seems Palace are desperate to go straight back down.

BaZ87 · 22 Jul 2013 at 15:51

Newbie007 said:
Being linked with Aly Cissokho for the 108th summer in succession.

Clipsey · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:01

Arsenal need a minimum of two transfers this week for me to settle down a little!
Gervinho out and Higuain in would be fine!

Azza · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:42

Barcelona have rejected United's new bid for Fabregas... Fellaini's Dad awaits the call.

Robbo · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:46

Azza said:
Barcelona have rejected United's new bid for Fabregas... Fellaini's Dad awaits the call.

Sounds like it, but we all know how reliable that 'Sport' paper is (not very).

Mark1989 · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:46

Only second summer we have been linked to soldado so ill put in catagory of press are bored again, would be good to see him join us though

antijoke · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:46

I hope LFC hijack the Spurs bid, oh how I would laugh.

Bucket · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:47

Azza said:
Barcelona have rejected United's new bid for Fabregas... Fellaini's Dad awaits the call.

Don't forget, the source of all these reports, including the initial one from the vice president saying Fabregas 'was not transferrable' are also from the newspaper that delivered this (and fuelled all rumours that it was a done deal):

fez · 22 Jul 2013 at 16:53

We are looking like wasting our time pursuing completely unrealistic targets and will find ourselves with the same team we have now come the end of the window. We have a team plenty capable of competing for the title but I don't imagine we will win it without at least a few additions.

Buttner isn't good enough and Evra has been sub par for years but I haven't heard anything about Baines lately. Is Fabio getting better. Rafael was a little beast last year but Fabio seems to have been left behind rather.

Clipsey · 22 Jul 2013 at 17:33

I just can't see the Cesc deal going through. He has not come out and said he wants a move away (took him several seasons to finally declare he wanted back to the club where he grew up), Barce don't want to sell him, I doubt he'd actually join Man Utd.
Think they are wasting their time, but who knows nowadays.

Bucket · 22 Jul 2013 at 17:43

Clipsey said:
I just can't see the Cesc deal going through. He has not come out and said he wants a move away (took him several seasons to finally declare he wanted back to the club where he grew up), Barce don't want to sell him, I doubt he'd actually join Man Utd.
Think they are wasting their time, but who knows nowadays.

He hasn't come out and said he won't either.

There are evidently some signs for the club to keep bidding, you wouldn't go back for more if you were told categorically 'No, the player won't move under any circumstances', and now their apparent stance is 'No decision will be made until the new coach is in'.

Everyone said they doubted that Van Persie would join, but he did.

FrankJH · 22 Jul 2013 at 17:48

Clipsey said:
I just can't see the Cesc deal going through. He has not come out and said he wants a move away (took him several seasons to finally declare he wanted back to the club where he grew up), Barce don't want to sell him, I doubt he'd actually join Man Utd.
Think they are wasting their time, but who knows nowadays.

The rumours all started because Barca DO need the money (this is what every report Ive read about Thiago and Fabregas' transfers are based on).

Yes they have just spent £50~m on a forward, but I cant believe for one second that the club are so desperate for funds (even if they do need /want a new CB) that they need to get back another ~£30m after the Thiago sale to BM to buy their CB of choice.

Of course they may also have to pay a release fee for the new manager as well, but is that likely to be very high (in comparison to the cost of a new player) , I doubt it very much.

Would be fabulous if they were desperate to sell for this reason, unfortunately I cant see it being likely.

fez · 22 Jul 2013 at 17:54

I'm sure that we could get Fabregas if we put in a huge bid but we are not. We are not even putting in offers that would make them think twice. Just because they have not shut us down completely doesn't mean that they are not just tagging us along. If we put in a 40m plus bid I would say we are getting to the point they would seriously have to consider our offer. We are 10m off that by all accounts.

I know there is still a fair while left of the window but clubs will be starting to want to keep their players and prepare for the new season. The longer you leave it the more a club can demand if they think you are desperate. RvP was a strange one last year but he had a year on his contract, we bid a lot considering that and RvP wanted to come to United.

Cesc doesn't seem bothered to come to us, he has a good few years on his contract and we have thus far made 2 rather embarrassing offers.

FrankJH · 22 Jul 2013 at 18:02

fez said:
I'm sure that we could get Fabregas if we put in a huge bid but we are not. We are not even putting in offers that would make them think twice. Just because they have not shut us down completely doesn't mean that they are not just tagging us along. If we put in a 40m plus bid I would say we are getting to the point they would seriously have to consider our offer. We are 10m off that by all accounts..

From what I have heard Utd have offered £30m upfront + add ons totalling another £5m

(unless you are meaning £40m upfront)

Either way its within "lets sit down and negotiate" rather than "come back with a better bid" imo

fez said:
Cesc doesn't seem bothered to come to us, he has a good few years on his contract and we have thus far made 2 rather embarrassing offers.

I dont think they are that embarrasing - no less than Chelsea offering £20m for Rooney lol

Yas786 · 22 Jul 2013 at 18:02

Seeing as Guus Hiddink is likely to take over at Barca, id be very surprised if he says sell Fabregas as he is still pretty important to them.

Another name being linked to Arsenal is Luis Gustavo of Bayern, again probably rumours at best. Would not mind him at Arsenal, he did well for Bayern last season and hasnt been too bad for Brazil.

Wenger is also expected to seek a defensively minded midfielder before the end of the transfer window. And the Daily Mirror believes that Bayern Munich’s Luiz Gustavo is now being pursued. The Brazilian international looks set to find his first-team opportunities limited next season with Bayern’s already stacked midfield being recently augmented by the arrival of Thiago Alcantara. A fee of £15 million could be enough to secure the 25-year-old former Hoffenheim man, reports the Mirror.

Yas786 · 22 Jul 2013 at 18:10

Clipsey said:
Arsenal need a minimum of two transfers this week for me to settle down a little!
Gervinho out and Higuain in would be fine!

We should be so lucky, what will happen is we will wait till the end of the transfer window, make a few last desperate signings and thats it...none of those signings will be world class or decent players....its the Arsenal way