Barca saying they won't pay over the odds for Cesc
in that case are the odds that he stays?
there goes our summer spending spree :-(
Barca saying they won't pay over the odds for Cesc
in that case are the odds that he stays?
there goes our summer spending spree :-(
No the odds id say are Wenger doing as Barca wants as usual (Petit, Overmars, Henry etc) and sell for how much Barca want rather than how much we wantOriginally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
Wenger told them to sod right off last year. When we sold Petit and Overmars we went on to more success and Henry was on his last legs when we sold him. Ultimately players go if they want and if Cesc won't sign a new contract then Wenger's hand will be forced but he's not taken any crap from them so far.
although we should ideally want more........35 mil is not to be sniffed at.......we can do a fair bit with that........we are going to keep hearing it nd every year the price is going to go down as I cant see Cesc put in the kind of shift that is going to make his price sky rocket
Absolutely, it will pay for GW's get together in August.
While all answers are responses, not all responses are answers.
When Henry was bought he was still one of the world's best players, he did also score a few for Barca and won the CL with them, the price they paid for a player of his level was shocking IMO.
Wenger before we sold Petit and Overmars reiterated the fact they were not for sale, in the end they went....but he didn't want to sell them.
What happens afterwards doesn't change the fact that Barca got what they wanted, not us.
With Cesc they kicked up a fuss and we as good as gave them Van Bronckhorst, we've got a history of giving into them tbh.
With Cesc they hold all the aces unfortunately, he's desperate to go back and they know that...we also know next year he'll be worth less if we hold onto him. Our only chance is to get someone else to bid for him.
We held onto to Henry for one more year and lost 31 million in the end, we've held onto Cesc for one more year, be interesting to see what happens value wise, maybe Wenger asked him for one more year to prove we can succeed and thus will be forced to sell him cut price after making an agreement last summer.
Last edited by Özim; 21-06-2011 at 07:24 PM.
You're always going to spin everything to make Wenger look like an idiot.
You clearly hate him and the club.
Henry was past his best when we sold him, he did score for Barca but was nowhere near as prolific as he'd been for us.
You seem to be simultaneously complaining that we sell players and that we hold on to them too long
Whatever fits your agenda I guess.
Henry was Barcas top scorer in his first season there and then hit 30+ the 2nd season when they won the treble.
Dont think selling Henry was the problem, selling him for £16m was.
I mean seriously, wtf? His left foot is worth that alone. Barca must have been laughing their heads off they got him that cheap.
Conversely you've always got some spin to make him look good and yeah can't really stand the guy these days, he's done great things in the past...but that was a long time ago and I'm sick and tired of him and his ways.You're always going to spin everything to make Wenger look like an idiot.
You clearly hate him and the club.
Henry was past his best when we sold him, he did score for Barca but was nowhere near as prolific as he'd been for us.
You seem to be simultaneously complaining that we sell players and that we hold on to them too long
Whatever fits your agenda I guess.
As for hating the club sorry but that's BS.
Henry when he left was still a top player, Barca wouldn't have wanted him otherwise..face the facts they don't spend money on players they think are past their best. He'd just had a stop start season but he was still one of the best around, we got screwed over at the time....in hindisght it might have been a good deal to you but IMO we should have got a lot more seeing as we could have got 50 million a year before.
I'm not complaining that we sell players, it's always going to happen because we never win anything and barely have any star players it's a fact of life....I'd like it to be different but it is what it is....we've made our bed. If Cesc leaves I won't hold it against him as he's done his bit and Wenger hasn't delivered.....just think we'll end up giving them a deal they want.
Last edited by Özim; 21-06-2011 at 07:37 PM.
Spot on, we sold him and that's fine but the money we got was scandalous for a player of his level......to a club who were desperate to sign him as well.
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