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

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Yas786 said:
Why wouldnt they be in Ligue 1??, what ban are you talking about that could see them not play in the Ligue 1 next season.
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French clubs aren't happy that Monaco get a financial benefit from being located in a 'tax haven'.

English football fans are familiar with the pro-and-con arguments about super-rich investors. The twist in the Monaco case is that the club that has just won Ligue 2 enjoys an added advantage over its rivals by dint of being based in a tax haven, a status that it has always had but which French clubs now find particularly grating in view of the soaring fiscal demands placed on them. The sense of unfairness led the clubs, via the Ligue Professionnel de Football (LFP), to take the unprecedented decision in March of restricting admission to Ligue 1 to clubs whose headquarters is located in France for tax purposes. This would force Monaco, participants in the French league for nearly a century, to change their status or forefeit the place in the top flight that they won by topping Ligue 2.

The ultimatum outraged Monaco. The French Football Federation stepped in to mediate. A compromise solution was put to the club in a meeting earlier this month, whereby Monaco would pay €200m (£170m) over six or seven years to persuade the other clubs to shelve their misgivings. A brazen hustle, reckoned Rybolovlev, who walked straight out of the room. Then Monaco launched legal proceedings with France's supreme court, declaring that the LFP's decision in March "violates several fundamental principles of French and European law, notably the principle of free movement, free competition, free access to sporting competitions, and also the Franco-Monégasque tax convention signed on the 18 February 1963".
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/may/28/monaco-100m-transfers-ligue-1-ban
 
Robbo said:
Fingers crossed. Thiago too (this seems far more likely at the moment).
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Purdy said:
Well Monaco I imagine firstly is a very nice place to live, much more so than Manchester/London. Also they may want to be part of a project that brings a team to glory, I mean Monaco are clearly serious about winning stuff if these signings go through. I'm sure money is a massive factor or Falcao may actually not have much choice due to him being owned by a company, but really for a team to become successful it generally needs to sign 'mercs' to get competitive..
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Monaco IS a nice place to live (although I didnt do it for nearly long enough)

The one thing I would say is that fine if one massive person wanted to assist this rise to "european power" , totally understandable. This point gets lessened imo if there are 3 or 4 of these massive signings in one window (dont get me wrong, potentially likely to be more of a success, but less likely it to be attributed to one player and more to do with "throwing money around") - kind of thing anyway.
 
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dont want to see valencia go, i think he comes in very handy to change the pace of a game.I think nani has had his chance now tho he had a stinker of a season i think
 
i only seen him play bits and pieces then watched in play off final,he impressed me in final.If valencia does go it will be interesting to see who gets the no7 shirt,maybe ronaldo :P
 
Suarez would fit right in at Real Madrid no problem. A booking a game and a red card every now and again. I actually hope he does go, he needs CL football and he aint getting that at Liverpool.
 
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