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

[Yas786]

If Wenger leaves, who's going to replace him!

Klopp from Borussia would do very nicely i think, absolutely love him to bits and especially his post match interviews

Seriously no idea who we could get in to replace Wenger, i dont think Wenger is going to be retiring or leaving anytime soon. The Arsenal board wont sack him even if we dont get CL football, hes too valuable for them and makes them piles of cash...profit over trophies is Arsenals motto nowadays

Wenger stands outside refusing to go in because they doubled their entry price to 3 quid so there's no value in the pool any more

Brilliant

 

[Yas786]

Transfer news - Wenger splashes out 70millon of transfer budget on Arsenal Woman's team!!!

And all of them are made out glass to boot

 

[Saint]

Transfer news - Wenger splashes out 70millon of transfer budget on Arsenal Woman's team!!!

They don't look French, so I doubt he's interested. However 1 of them did offer her services for £3m, but Wenger would only go to £2.6m and the deal wasn't done

 

[Biz.Kid09]

The resident "ITK" on the City forum says that Barry to Everton is a done deal.

Doesn't say if its a loan or permanent.
In the last year of his contract I think so I doubt we have got a big fee if anything at all.

 

[Cosimo]

Transfer news - Wenger splashes out 70millon of transfer budget on Arsenal Woman's team!!!

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They're just trying to get a season ticket refund. :p

 

[bloodline76]

EDIT:- I'm trying to remember a move maybe 3-4 years ago, maybe even longer, where someone was on a "low" wage but he got a huge signing on bonus to effective have a higher wage. For where a club has some money temporarily but they don't necessarily want big wages on the book going forward.

Didn't arsenal do that with sol Campbell? Paid him a chunk up front as we got him on a free from spurs

I'm sure he was on a fair amount as well but it was used to reduce his wage

 

[Newbie007]

ssssoooooo apparently willian has had his medical, signed a contract. will be announced by spurs this week.

For the reported £35million + % sell on clause and 135k a week wages, you can have him.

He wont be signing for us as we haven't matched the amount Anzi want.

 

[Shamikebab]

21/08/2013: Gabriel Fernando has been training with United's youth team and is set to join the Reds, reckons the Daily Mail. The 16-year-old attacking midfielder has left neighbours Manchester City and the newspaper picks up on what it calls 'subtle hints' that he has been making on Twitter about his next club.

21/08/2013: The Daily Mail suggests Adnan Januzaj is on the brink of signing a new five-year contract as a reward for his progress. However, it is also claimed that the teenager will be loaned out - probably to a Championship side. Nick Powell will also depart on a temporary basis, if the report is proved correct.

21/08/2013: French outfit PSG are tracking Angel di Maria of Real Madrid and United star Nani, reports Le Parisien. The Portugal international, who has missed the start of the season through injury, apparently continues to interest the big-spenders.

21/08/2013: The Daily Express claims United have enquired over the availability of Southampton left-back Luke Shaw as “they draw up a list of potential alternatives to Everton’s Leighton Baines”. The highly-rated Shaw, 18, is regarded as one of England’s best prospects and David Moyes has reportedly checked on him after facing up to the prospect of missing out on Baines.

 

[Purdy]

Yeah, it'd still be nice if we could sign someone. As it stands with Spurs getting Willian and even losing Bale we still haven't got a sniff at top 4

Didn't Shaw sign a new deal at beginning of summer, I'm sure pingwing said something about it when mentioning he was the worlds best lb

 

[Steedie]

Great, Luke Shaw, what an ambitious team we are in the transfer market

 

[Adam_101]

In terms of Arsenal making the top four let alone winning someone (anything) it aint gonna happen anytime soon - at least not while AW and the current board are there and continue in their ways.

If Spurs are able to spend on players they need without penny pinching and Arsenal and AW refuse to, this shows how the tables have changed.

Coming from a Arsenal fan.

 

[Newbie007]

Yeah, it'd still be nice if we could sign someone. As it stands with Spurs getting Willian and even losing Bale we still haven't got a sniff at top 4

Yeah, its not like we have signed 4 players this window is it, you certainly fit in with the RAWK mentality with that attitude

 

[Doomedspeed]

Yeah, it'd still be nice if we could sign someone. As it stands with Spurs getting Willian and even losing Bale we still haven't got a sniff at top 4

So you lose out on signing one player and the whole season is over, you don't need many more signing, coutinho is coming into form as is sturrigde and apas is a great new forward, Keeping saurez is going to be a bonus..

I think you'll put up a fight atleast.. It's not over..

Thats the mentality of an arsenal fan you have..!

 

[drunkenmaster]

I'm 99% sure Shaw signed a new 5 year contract at the beginning of summer, that doesn't mean he can't leave, it just means if he was going to leave he felt he owed Southampton and wanted to get them a big fee for his leaving, so he'd cost 15-20mil instead of 5-10mil. But realistically Southampton is the right place for him, starting left back, team playing good football, less pressure but a good place to get lots of experience.

I'd have loved Arsenal to go in for him, he actually looks like he can defend unlike Gibbs who I'd quite happily sell to anyone willing to take a sicknote.

 

[Yas786]

In terms of Arsenal making the top four let alone winning someone (anything) it aint gonna happen anytime soon - at least not while AW and the current board are there and continue in their ways.

If Spurs are able to spend on players they need without penny pinching and Arsenal and AW refuse to, this shows how the tables have changed.

Coming from a Arsenal fan.

I think this season if Spurs get Willian and perhaps Lamela and along with their other signings they have made, its going to be very interesting to see the 4th place race. At the moment on paper, id put Spurs well ahead of Arsenal unless by some sort of miracle we manage to sign 3-4 world class players but if the Spurs gel with Willian, Soldado, Capoue, Paulinho and manage to keep Bale then they are definitely going to be challenging for top honours this season. Meanwhile Arsenal will struggle for most of the season with Wenger saying this squad is good enough to win trophies and challenge for PL title...repeat and rinse until Wenger finally calls it a day

I was listening to his new conference yesterday where he was being grilled by journo's about his transfer business or lack of it. Said that for the past 16 yrs we have been very successful in the transfer market...sure selling wise we have been but not buying wise. So i just dont know what drugs he is on along with the board. Also went onto to say that he is trying placate Arsenal fans by making bids for players...problem is that when we are after no namers such as Cabaye, that isnt going to placate Arsenal fans at all especially when its a cheap ass bid. We have the money and we arent spending it one single bit and thats the most worrying thing and our rivals Spurs have made us look like complete utter amateurs so far this summer.

 

[Adam_101]

I think this season if Spurs get Willian and perhaps Lamela and along with their other signings they have made, its going to be very interesting to see the 4th place race. At the moment on paper, id put Spurs well ahead of Arsenal unless by some sort of miracle we manage to sign 3-4 world class players but if the Spurs gel with Willian, Soldado, Capoue, Paulinho and manage to keep Bale then they are definitely going to be challenging for top honours this season. Meanwhile Arsenal will struggle for most of the season with Wenger saying this squad is good enough to win trophies and challenge for PL title...repeat and rinse until Wenger finally calls it a day

I was listening to his new conference yesterday where he was being grilled by journo's about his transfer business or lack of it. Said that for the past 16 yrs we have been very successful in the transfer market...sure selling wise we have been but not buying wise. So i just dont know what drugs he is on along with the board. Also went onto to say that he is trying placate Arsenal fans by making bids for players...problem is that when we are after no namers such as Cabaye, that isnt going to placate Arsenal fans at all especially when its a cheap ass bid. We have the money and we arent spending it one single bit and thats the most worrying thing and our rivals Spurs have made us look like complete utter amateurs so far this summer.

Very ture! I think in terms of being successful in the transfer market in the pat 16 years yes in the selling market!! when Mr Dein was in charge e were signing players left right and centre from Wrighty to Bergkamp to Viera to name a few. Now we have Mr Gazcrapface we get Arshavin and fair enough Chamberlain who I rate, but the paying £10,000 to southampton clause every 21+ mins he plays.

The Arsenal board and AW have no sense in terms of bidding for players, Mr Dein was able to get the job done. Spurs are buying well, and times have changed now whereas a few years ago you could buy a few hidden gems but now you need to speak serious money! Spurs are one example. I think this season for us 6/7 will be it.

I believe there is a lot more then 70million there to spend, but I think Mr wenger - Like old Mr Scrooge Mcduck - like to dive into the money each day lol.

 

[Purdy]

So you lose out on signing one player and the whole season is over, you don't need many more signing, coutinho is coming into form as is sturrigde and apas is a great new forward, Keeping saurez is going to be a bonus..

I think you'll put up a fight atleast.. It's not over..

Thats the mentality of an arsenal fan you have..!

Well actually we've missed out on Henrik(bloke who went to dortmund, not going to attempt spelling his name), Costa and Willian now.

Yeah, its not like we have signed 4 players this window is it, you certainly fit in with the RAWK mentality with that attitude

I thought it was 5, but we still look pretty bad at LB going on what I've read from Valencia fans and not sure Kolo will last all year.

Also would rather Coutinho in the middle where he is far better and another wide player signed. If we're just going to label opinions on boards yours is straight out of /r/liverpoolfc

 

[drunkenmaster]

In terms of Arsenal making the top four let alone winning someone (anything) it aint gonna happen anytime soon - at least not while AW and the current board are there and continue in their ways.

If Spurs are able to spend on players they need without penny pinching and Arsenal and AW refuse to, this shows how the tables have changed.

Coming from a Arsenal fan.

Since 00/01 Spurs have net spend per season of (which are ballpark but fairly close) are 8m/13m/14m/5m/18m/24m/34m/20m/-1m/17.5m/-27m/-1.5m/37.5m with that last one being this season.

so far they've spent almost 60mil(without Willian) but they've also brought in over 20mil. SO a net spend of around 40mil this year. But over the past 3 summers combined their current net spend is around 10mil.... and this is from a club that can comfortably spend 20mil a year.

So you can see pretty much they can spend 15-20mil a year on transfers if they want. But look at the past two seasons, rather than 15-20mil spent, they've brought in basically 30mil.

All they've done is two very lean years, and now one make up big spend year. Its not like they are spending huge, they are just doing it all in one go. If you add Willian at 35mil you're up to just over 70mil net spend for this season, minus the 30mil saved in the past two years, 40mil. 40mil net spend over 3 seasons is basically not much at all.

They could IMHO afford to buy Willian AND keep Bale quite easily. If they sell bale for 70mil +, they will again be back at making some 30mil + in the last few years.

 

[Yas786]

I believe there is a lot more then 70million there to spend, but I think Mr wenger - Like old Mr Scrooge Mcduck - like to dive into the money each day lol.

We have from what i have read and its been posted in here a few pages back, that we have £154mill sitting in cash reserves.

So in essence we can probably spend all that money and still be profitable but as ive said before the Board are only interested in making profits for the shareholders whilst Wenger buys cheaply or gets players on freebies. But its ok because our best players get to the end of their contracts, get fed up of our inability to win anything or challenge for any trophies and decide they want out. So we end up selling them to our rivals, making them stronger and making us weaker as it has been for the past few seasons.

Im willing to give Wenger till the end of the transfer window to see who we get in, if we dont then im done with Arsenal...wont be watching any of their games this season because i can see a lot of pain happening and the atmosphere is going to be extremely poisonous at the Emirates. If Wenger thinks Sat was bad, hes going to be crying into his cornflakes when literally every Arsenal fan turns on him this season.

 

[MikeTheNative]

Tottenham have made some good signings and are seeming to bring in some more but has AVB forgot that you need a defence? Looking at their squad they have 3 senior CBs which does not seem like it will be enough especially if they get into the Europa League.