Gonzalo Higuain

[cheesy bites]

Not too early for his thread surely...

:ninja:

[Cripps_orig]

Seeing as he's a Real Madrid player, I'd say it is

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It wasn't too early for the Sahin thread I suppose.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

has wenger bid for trabelsi yet?

[Munchies]

has wenger bid for trabelsi yet?

This guy was in the Pro Evo game in our squad :haha:

[GP]

He's coming home.

[Marc Overmars]

Can't wait to see him here.

Best natural Argentinian forward in the world.

[Cripps_orig]

Can't wait to see him here.

Best natural Argentinian forward in the world.this

[Syn]

Apparently he suffers from hayfever.

[-Xs-]

That's him out for 6 months then

[AKBapologist]

Shit, this thread, too soon.

Now i'm fearing rags reports of "club x (where x = with shit loads of money) launches a last ditch bid to hijack Arsenal target."

If this turns out to be another Mata, it's on your head cheesy bites! :banghead:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

higgy higgy higgy cant you see, sometimes your goals just hypnotise me?

[Injury Time]

higgy higgy higgy cant you see, sometimes your goals just hypnotise me?

News just in after seeing that "chant" he's decided to join "we know what we are FC" <_<

[selassie]

Anything can happen with potential Arsenal transfer, mods...please lock this thread before we all jinx this transfer. :yikes:

[LDG]

Have we signed him yet?

[Cripps_orig]

Press conference at 7pm

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Deal struck.

Higgy's coming home. :patrice:

[I_Killed_Kenny]

higgy higgy higgy cant you see, sometimes your goals just hypnotise me?

erm, i kinda like that! easy enough for it to catch on with fans too.

[Cripps_orig]

Maybe we can go without a ridiculous song for one player.

Although Girouds song as shit as he is is quite awesome

[Boss]

It's happening.

Believe.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

i like songs for players, ridiculour or not. creates a connection from fans to players. even if its how bald and shit cygan is/was.

need more of it IMO, or more of it sung anyway.

[Boss]

Juventus are confident they remain in the frame to sign striker Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid despite reports that Arsenal have agreed a deal with him.

The Serie A club’s general director, Giuseppe Marotta, said he believed the 25-year-old could still be the answer to his club’s striker shortage.

Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez and Stevan Jovetic of Fiorentina have also been linked with a move to Juve.

"Higuain? I do not want to say anything, because there is still so much time left for things to happen," Marotta told Sky Sports. "There is no hurry.”

He said Tevez and Jovetic “are both great players but they are also with great clubs, so it would not be right to discuss them”.

And he added that he was keen not to “create an illusion that things are already in motion".

Reports suggest Arsenal believe Higuain could complete a move to the Emirates Stadium on a four-year deal before they tour Indonesia, Vietnam and Japan next month.

Madrid have circulated his name to potential buyers, and the Gunners are thought to be prepared to break their £15 million transfer record to bring him to London.

Talks between Arsenal and Higuain's representatives have been ongoing in recent weeks.

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1481802/juve-upbeat-higuain-transfer?cc=4716

:popcorn:

[Munchies]

Gonzalo Higuaín's move to Arsenal is now solely dependant on him passing a medical. (Source: talkSPORT)

At this stage I wouldn't be suprised though if we miss out on him though :lol:

[LDG]

Gonzalo Higuaín's move to Arsenal is now solely dependant on him passing a medical. (Source: talkSPORT)

At this stage I wouldn't be suprised though if we miss out on him though :lol:

What a crock of shit :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

juve ceo for la stampa:

"to my knowledge, higuain is already elsewhere"

:pray:

[Munchies]

Breaking : Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has sanctioned the sale of Gonzalo Higuain to Arsenal for a fee of £22m.

We're getting so close, he'll probably walk past us :lol:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Breaking : Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has sanctioned the sale of Gonzalo Higuain to Arsenal for a fee of £22m.

We're getting so close, he'll probably walk past us :lol:

@mickthegooner :bow:

@geoff :pal:

@afcamden :pal:

[LDG]

Seriously. I'm actually getting excited now...

If this turns out to be WUMger.

:sulk:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Seriously. I'm actually getting excited now...

If this turns out to be WUMger.

:sulk:

All we know is he's not Gonzalo Higuain, but he is Gonzalo Higuain's French-African cousin.

[I_Killed_Kenny]

theres still time for us to fuck this up lads!

[LDG]

All we know is he's not Gonzalo Higuain, but he is Gonzalo Higuain's French-African cousin.

As long as it's not Gervinho's brother. I don't give a shit.

[LDG]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/32731221.jpg

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Higuain. :lol:

Only the third best Argentine at Arsenal.

[AKBapologist]

http://m.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/130621/higuain-seal-%C2%A322m-arsenal-switch-real-madrid-sanction-sale-2

:pray:


This is almost to good to be true.

[Munchies]

£22m looks to be a good bit of business aswell (unless he becomes a fatty like Arshavin).

Darren Bent went for £24m , and Carrol went for £17m just the other day :haha:

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

if we get higuain do we give wenger some credit for being able to attract these type of players despite us being a sack of shit?

[PGFC]

Are you new here? No.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

good. i was just making sure.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

if we get higuain do we give wenger some credit for being able to attract these type of players despite us being a sack of shit?

Nah, Bruce Rioch sanctioned the transfer.

[selassie]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/32731221.jpg

:haha:

:haha::haha::haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Yet another Higgy song: "Getting Higgy with it! Nana na na nanana, nana nana na na!"

:pray:

[GP]

FFS he'll never sign if he sees this.

[AKBapologist]

With any luck this could be wrapped up by the end of next week http://gossip.ladyarse.com/arsenal/2013/06/21/report-real-madrid-sanction-higuain-sale-to-arsenal/

[Niall_Quinn]

Quality player but now we'll need quality around him. Instead we have Walcott and Gervinho.

[Master Splinter]

Quality player but now we'll need quality around him. Instead we have Walcott and Gervinho.

He has a decent assists record.

He should be able to provide from the right wing for our two main strikers.

[Master Splinter]

http://thepremierleagueowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/250px-Gonzalo_Higuai%CC%81n_8609.jpg

Will he continue to appear on 8 Out Of 10 Cats?

[Munchies]

He's having a great time, look at the chicks he's been partying with on his holiday:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2340165/Gonzalo-Higuian-parties-models-Buenos-Aires-nightclub-Argentina-red-card.html

No wonder its taking forever to sign him

[selassie]

He's having a great time, look at the chicks he's been partying with on his holiday:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2340165/Gonzalo-Higuian-parties-models-Buenos-Aires-nightclub-Argentina-red-card.html

No wonder its taking forever to sign him

Ah Brazilian girls? SICK Bodies. :dance:

[LDG]

Daddy Higgy says the clubs are in talks....

http://news.arseblog.com/2013/06/arsenal-make-strong-offer-for-higuain/

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[Joker]

Hopefully we get this completed sharpish. We'll need him for the UCL qualifiers. If we face a relatively decent European side I think having a top quality striker over two legs will be crucial. I wouldn't necessarily fancy our chances if our only threat up front was Giroud.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Hopefully we get this completed sharpish. We'll need him for the UCL qualifiers. If we face a relatively decent European side I think having a top quality striker over two legs will be crucial. I wouldn't necessarily fancy our chances if our only threat up front was Giroud.

How about if Robin came back????

[Injury Time]

How about if Robin came back????

Not sure he'd be much good in a body bag?

[Grebbo]

I imagine we're waiting for RM to buy a replacement before releasing Hig. Big clubs tend to work this way rather than our philosophy of selling top players and then scrapping around trying to sign a poorer replacement on deadline day.

[Cripps_orig]

Or they are waiting for a manager

[Marc Overmars]

Sky sources are reporting that we've agreed terms in principle. :scarf:

[GP]

It's actually happening.

Massive signing.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I assume there would be mass suicide if it went tits up form here?

[Ollie the Optimist]

I assume there would be mass suicide if it went tits up form here?


Apparently he has agreed terms with juve too according to his father. He will sign for whichever club gets the fee sorted with Madrid first.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No new quotes from his dad from what I read on the Sky Sports website.

[Cripps_orig]

He's going to Juve.

[Injury Time]

I assume there would be mass suicide if it went tits up form here?

Nah just the usual tutting, a few "typical" and a sudden swing to he was shit anyway and "Wenger fuck off to PSG and take Frites or Wedges or wtf the new Chaiman is called with you, bunch of useless wankers", we'll bring in Zamora and be happy that we signed somebody we'd heard off (mainly so we can tut for a bit longer).

[selassie]

Apparently he has agreed terms with juve too according to his father. He will sign for whichever club gets the fee sorted with Madrid first.

This worries me but doesn't surprise me if it's true. I'm not even sure what his preferred destination is, he's not really made noises about favouring either club if the lack of quotes in the media go by anything.

I just want us to get this one done, we absolutely cannot afford to dither on this one otherwise he'll be off to Juve.

[Syn]

In these instances, players tend to end up only where they want to end up. But one things for certain - Juventus are even stingier than we are. Doubt Juventus would've matched our wage offer and mega doubt they would've matched our reported transfer bid of £20m+. Not saying he won't go there - they are the Italian champions and a better club. But I think we've offered a better package to Madrid and Higgy.

[selassie]

In these instances, players tend to end up only where they want to end up. But one things for certain - Juventus are even stingier than we are. Doubt Juventus would've matched our wage offer and mega doubt they would've matched our reported transfer bid of £20m+. Not saying he won't go there - they are the Italian champions and a better club. But I think we've offered a better package to Madrid and Higgy.

Yep, I am with you. Juve are absolutely skint, I have no idea why they are even in the chase for him. Like you say, they have a very good team now and are a good striker away from being a credible CL challenger. Saying that, like you stated, I think we have offered Madrid more and Higgy bigger wages and could probably increase both offers assuming he's our no.1 target.

The money is there.

[Niall_Quinn]

Plus juve is full of wops and deigos don't like wops.

[Grebbo]

Or they are waiting for a manager

The manager has little say over signings at RM.

[Özim]

When we sign Higuain, Rooney, Jovetic, Reina, Fellatio it will be a real sign of intent!

[KSE Comedy Club]

I reckon they are keeping juve in play to have some power in negotiations with us tbh.

He wouldn't have much to bargain with if they'd already laughed in juves face

[LDG]

When we sign Higuain, Rooney, Jovetic, Reina, Fellatio it will be a real sign of intent!

Wow. That was a long sulk.

[Cripps_orig]

Zimm returns :bow:

He has been missed

[Letters]

In case you missed it Zimm, we finished 4th.
Wenger :bow:

;)

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

we need charlie back tbf.

[Marc Overmars]

Charlie. :lol:

I remember him.

[Cripps_orig]

Have the mods contacted him to see what's up with him?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Whatever happened to Whatever?

[Cripps_orig]

He got lost in the big move

[Özim]

Wow. That was a long sulk.
Wasn't a sulk, just got p*ssed off at being banned from every thread I posted in. I even got banned from "currants" for voicing the fact some were uncalled for because GB was having one of his "strops". Didn't see any point in posting seeing as everyone I did post led to being banned from a thread (which incidentally you stay banned from).

Anyways back now :)

[Özim]

In case you missed it Zimm, we finished 4th.
Wenger :bow:

;)
I didn't miss it, just been quiet looking forward to the 12 world class players we're going to sign now that Wenger is free of the shackles ;)

[Özim]

Zimm returns :bow:

He has been missed
Thanks :lol:

[selassie]

Thanks :lol:

Welcome back Zimm, was wondering where you got to. :)

[Letters]

Anyways back now :):partytime:

[Letters]

I didn't miss it, just been quiet looking forward to the 12 world class players we're going to sign now that Wenger is free of the shackles ;)
It'll only be 11 because we'll have Diaby back in January.

[LDG]

:partytime:

:haha:

[Joker]

Wasn't a sulk, just got p*ssed off at being banned from every thread I posted in. I even got banned from "currants" for voicing the fact some were uncalled for because GB was having one of his "strops". Didn't see any point in posting seeing as everyone I did post led to being banned from a thread (which incidentally you stay banned from).

Anyways back now :)

Welcome back, good to have you on board again.

[Marc Overmars]

Zimm. :bow:

One of GW's finest.

[Letters]

Is there a word missing from the end of that post?

[Cripps_orig]

Zimm. :bow:

One of GW's finest.

Pretty much.

Widely regarded as GWs 2nd greatest poster

[Letters]

Is that the wrong word at the end of that post?

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

ladbrokes have stopped taking bets on the first ban this week

Zimm evens
Cripps 2/1
Charlie 3/1
SWAYR 4/1

and this weeks special

BOBN to be unbanned then banned within 24 hours: 3/1

[Özim]

Welcome back Zimm, was wondering where you got to. :)
Thanks :)

[Özim]

:haha:
That's a little insight into the fun that can be had at one of Letter's house parties!

[Özim]

Welcome back, good to have you on board again.
Thanks again to one and all for the welcome back :)

[Özim]

Is that the wrong word at the end of that post?
I'm a good human, but not the 2nd greatest to be fair.

[Marc Overmars]

Is there a word missing from the end of that post?

No.

[LDG]

I'm a good human, but not the 2nd greatest to be fair.

You're human? :faint:

I thought you were a faulty machine, spewing the same data over and over......

[Özim]

You're human? :faint:

I thought you were a faulty machine, spewing the same data over and over......
No you're mistaken, that's Ollie.

[Letters]

No you're mistaken, that's Ollie.
:faint:

You didn't say Wenger!

[AKBapologist]

As soon as zimm fucked off, our defence tightened up, walcott scores almost a goal a game and we appear on the verge of signing some top quality players. Now that he returns I wouldn't be surprised if this deal collapses because of penny pinching and we end up selling Carzola or some bullshit.


:lol:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Telegraph are now reporting that deal is agreed between Higuain and Madrid for him to sign for us but Madrid are stalling until a new manager is appointed and can sign it off

[Kano]

that angle doesn't make sense because madrid managers traditionally never buy or sell their players. it comes down to the suits above. maureen is the only one who has broken that mode because they originally wanted him so badly. so i don't get why they are now waiting for ancelloti - good manager that he is but who is more than happy to play the good boy to club owners - to sign things off.

if madrid are willing to let the player agree terms, agree a fee with the buying club then he is as good as sold. what power would a real madrid manager have to come in and stop it all at this point. why not just sell him now?

[LDG]

As we can't officially sign anyone from another club until 1st July, would we announce it before anyway?

Strikes me that we would usually do things by the book and nothing will be confirmed until next week anyway....

[Kano]

that makes sense but the whole manager signing it off thing doesn't add up.

[Ollie the Optimist]

As we can't officially sign anyone from another club until 1st July, would we announce it before anyway?

Strikes me that we would usually do things by the book and nothing will be confirmed until next week anyway....


We announced podolski in may/Jume and I think we announced Giroud in June too

[Özim]

if madrid are willing to let the player agree terms, agree a fee with the buying club then he is as good as sold. what power would a real madrid manager have to come in and stop it all at this point. why not just sell him now?
Could be you haven't factored in the element of BS?

I'm not gonna believe this until it's signed an sealed, we've seen this kind of BS signing time and time again, so I'm not getting excited about something that could have been completely manufactured by some journalist sitting at his desk trying to find something to fill column inches with.

Jovetic was a done deal don't forget.

[Özim]

As we can't officially sign anyone from another club until 1st July, would we announce it before anyway?

Strikes me that we would usually do things by the book and nothing will be confirmed until next week anyway....
At a press conference at 7?

[LDG]

#no

[Kano]

Could be you haven't factored in the element of BS?

I'm not gonna believe this until it's signed an sealed, we've seen this kind of BS signing time and time again, so I'm not getting excited about something that could have been completely manufactured by some journalist sitting at his desk trying to find something to fill column inches with.

Jovetic was a done deal don't forget.
i haven't bought into it for a second, which is why i'm questioning this rather odd insistence that madrid are apparently waiting for a new manager to 'sign it off' when the deal is apparently as good as done. as you say, the chances of it being journalist bs are very high.

[LDG]

Nobody has exactly gone overboard. Most people are pretty sceptical and won't believe it til they see it.

Haven't seen one person on here saying it's done and dusted.

You people are weird.

[Kano]

who has said anyone has gone overboard - i'm speaking for myself, not for the internet.

[Özim]

i haven't bought into it for a second, which is why i'm questioning this rather odd insistence that madrid are apparently waiting for a new manager to 'sign it off' when the deal is apparently as good as done. as you say, the chances of it being journalist bs are very high.
You're spot on of course, if they've negotiated a deal as is reported no manager is necessary, someone posted a story about Ribery being signed by us a few years back, so pinch of salt comes to mind when you hear stories like this with no party confirming anything.

[Niall_Quinn]

Higuain is on the way!

WoooHooooo!!!! :woohoo:

:dancingman: :ladynana: :cheers: :jumpnana: :cheer: :dance: :good: :cloud9: :patrice:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Higuain is on the way!

WoooHooooo!!!! :woohoo:

:dancingman: :ladynana: :cheers: :jumpnana: :cheer: :dance: :good: :cloud9: :patrice:

I'm a bit pissed that you haven't bought into this more.

[Ollie the Optimist]

So Madrid confirm ancellotti as their new manager. So now surely the deal will be done soon.

[Niall_Quinn]

So Madrid confirm ancellotti as their new manager. So now surely the deal will be done soon.

We are applying for a deadline extension today I believe.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

So Madrid confirm ancellotti as their new manager. So now surely the deal will be done soon.

More like we'll be fed a new absurd excuse.

[Özim]

More like we'll be fed a new absurd excuse.
Ancellotti will want to wait until he's appointed his new assistant and the assistant will want to wait until they've appointed a new head coach and the head coach will want to wait until they've appointed a new head scout and the new head scout will want to wait until.....

[WMUG]

Juve just signed Tevez. Good news?

[LDG]

Juve just signed Tevez. Good news?

Means I can safely watch EPL fixtures without the worry of seeing something hell thought was ugly.

Unless Keown is a pundit.

So yeah.

[Boss]

Tevez to Juve leaves the door open for Citeh to come in with a last minute offer for Higuain.

[Syn]

http://www.football-italia.net/35761/higuain-too-expensive-juventus?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on Gonzo. :scarf:

[GP]

http://nagoyaarts.com/goodmanbrowne/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/gonzo-276x300.jpg

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Tevez to Juve leaves the door open for Citeh to come in with a last minute offer for Higuain.

we've been mata'd.

[selassie]

we've been mata'd.

I think Higuain's first choice was Juve, he has effectively run out of options so it's us or nobody at the moment.

I do feel as if this has dragged on because both Real and the player haven't been fully committed to our offer. Let's be honest, if he really wanted to come here this would have been signed and sealed a while ago, he would have kicked up a fuss to force through the move.

I don't believe all this nonsense about them needing to appoint a new manager has anything to do with it.

Let's just hope Chelsea or Citeh don't come in because if so he won't hesitate on choosing either of those clubs over us.

[Xhaka Can’t]

We simply are not an attractive destination any longer. Our main selling point is as a stepping stone to clubs that win things.

This will continue to be the case until the culture at this club changes to one that has ambition on the pitch and the ability to actually achieve that ambition.

[LDG]

Or it could all be down to cold hard cash.

So yeah. We're fucked.

[Özim]

He's getting closer every day, you should be hearing Blue playing anytime now.

[LDG]

He's getting closer every day, you should be hearing Blue playing anytime now.

:unsure:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Or it could all be down to cold hard cash.

So yeah. We're fucked.

The problem is that it is now down to more cold hard cash than otherwise would have been necessary if there was a culture of ambition in prior years and if resources had been better used.

[Özim]

:unsure:
Don't worry your little head, it's for the intellectuals. ;)

[Kano]

:unsure:
http://www.posters.ws/images/846320/blue_group.jpg
love them

[Niall_Quinn]

We simply are not an attractive destination any longer. Our main selling point is as a stepping stone to clubs that win things.

This will continue to be the case until the culture at this club changes to one that has ambition on the pitch and the ability to actually achieve that ambition.

We reap what we sow. Finally they are trying to sign some talent but the damage of years proudly proclaiming we were happy to be losers is going to take some time to repair. So many times we could have signed just the one star player to dispel the mythtruth and also possibly hang on to existing talent. But they penny pinched their way to this legacy. Good news is the last shareholders did amazingly well and the current ones will stuff a lot of cash in their pockets too. So if you leave football out of the equation the club has been very successful.

[Özim]

Do they have stepping stones in Argentina?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If he was after a stepping stone, it'd probably be in his best interests on cutting time to stay at Real Madrid.

[LDG]

Don't worry your little head, it's for the intellectuals. ;)

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I see. Did you check your spelling, did ya?

[Özim]

Last edited by Arse n Wonga; Today at 10:55 AM.

I see. Did you check your spelling, did ya?
No I added a wink :pal:

[Özim]

If you say so Frenchie, if you say so.

[selassie]

We reap what we sow. Finally they are trying to sign some talent but the damage of years proudly proclaiming we were happy to be losers is going to take some time to repair. So many times we could have signed just the one star player to dispel the mythtruth and also possibly hang on to existing talent. But they penny pinched their way to this legacy. Good news is the last shareholders did amazingly well and the current ones will stuff a lot of cash in their pockets too. So if you leave football out of the equation the club has been very successful.

Yep, the damage has been done. It was bad enough going through years of us refusing to spend but what really hit the nail in the coffin was the ease of letting our star players leave.

Oh well...beggars can't be choosers, we have a sackful of cash and nobody to buy. What's more laughable is Wenger and Gazidis proclaiming we can afford Rooney and being in the hunt for him. Why on earth would he come here?!!

[GP]

Why wouldn't he?

[selassie]

Why wouldn't he?

We don't win anything and don't look like winning anything. We routinely sell our best players, we don't pay our TOP players the market rate hence why they are sold most of the time. We lack ambition. Need I go on?

Rooney isn't going to leave a club that routinely wins trophies to come here? He still has a good few years left in him. If he really was put on the market, it wouldn't even be worth us going for him. Do you think he's going to choose us over Chelsea? Heck I don't think he'd even chose us over PSG.

[GP]

Chelsea don't want him. I can't see him going abroad, because he's really thick.

Arsenal are a massive club with an illustrious history. We're not Doncaster Rovers ffs.

[Letters]

The first paragraph is true but if we did sign him and Higuan wouldn't that show a change in policy and show we are more serious about trying to challenge? Big if of course but we did finish 4th, we're in the CL, we're still a bit side.

[Marc Overmars]

Chelsea don't want him. I can't see him going abroad, because he's really thick.

Arsenal are a massive club with an illustrious history. We're not Doncaster Rovers ffs.

Plus I think he'd enjoy being the leader of our growing GHEL contingent.

[GP]

FWIW I don't think we're really in for Rooney. Higuain would be enough up front.

[GP]

Plus I think he'd enjoy being the leader of our growing GHEL contingent.

Yeah, maybe. There's loads of reason he, or any player really, would want to join Arsenal.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The first paragraph is true but if we did sign him and Higuan wouldn't that show a change in policy and show we are more serious about trying to challenge? Big if of course but we did finish 4th, we're in the CL, we're still a bit side.

I see where you are coming from, but the talk from the Club about who we can afford is meaningless. We are not going to attract players unless we spend stupid amounts because of the way we have allowed all our assets to be stripped.

They can say whatever they like, but that does nothing to increase any hope I have that things will change. Gazidis is all talk and has exhausted any benefit of doubt that may have existed in years past.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yeah, maybe. There's loads of reason he, or any player really, would want to join Arsenal.

We need to find 250,000 reasons every week if we want him here, which I assume we don't (and won't). Because he's such a massive **** and because we're very tight ****s.

[selassie]

Chelsea don't want him. I can't see him going abroad, because he's really thick.

Arsenal are a massive club with an illustrious history. We're not Doncaster Rovers ffs.

Chelsea have been linked to him just as much as us. I read in the Indy or maybe the Guardian...can't remember which one that if he does leave Man U, Chelsea are his first choice.

Oh he's thick, but I don't think Rooney would be able to tell the difference between London or Paris. All Cities south of Liverpool are foreign to scousers. ;)

Sure we're a massive club with illustrious history but right now our reputation is low amongst the established footballers, we are not an attractive option.

I never said we are Doncaster Rovers, we're a top 4 side that is probably around 10-16 in terms of ranking in CL. Is that really an attractive enough option for someone like Rooney? I doubt it.

[Letters]

Depends if he thinks that with the addition of him and a couple of other quality players he thinks we could be right up there.
I think we could.
Whether we'll make the right signings...well, we never have before so probably not but the board have been more bullish about money this year so there's no hiding place if we don't.

[AKBapologist]

I blame cheesy bites and zimm

[Niall_Quinn]

Depends if he thinks that with the addition of him and a couple of other quality players he thinks we could be right up there.
I think we could.
Whether we'll make the right signings...well, we never have before so probably not but the board have been more bullish about money this year so there's no hiding place if we don't.

They haven't spent £1 yet though, have they? Bullish could easily transform to bullshit with this board.

[LDG]

They haven't spent £1 yet though, have they? Bullish could easily transform to bullshit with this board.

That's the worry.

Think I'll do what Tim Stillman has just so eloquently put in his latest offering and stick my fingers well and truly up my m....in my ears until August.

[Letters]

Yes, that is the worry but after all the stuff they've spouted about being able to compete now we're going to look pretty bloody stupid if we end up with some 17 year old French kid again.

:lit:

[Letters]

:lit:
<_<

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://memecrunch.com/meme/BTT2/keep-her-lit-they-said/image.png

[GP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc5iTNVEOAg

:music:

[Penguin]

As usual we'll probably make most of our signings at the 11th hour to grind down the transfer price. I don't mind it that much as long as we do actually make the right signings, but I wont be holding my breath.

[selassie]

As usual we'll probably make most of our signings at the 11th hour to grind down the transfer price. I don't mind it that much as long as we do actually make the right signings, but I wont be holding my breath.

Only the dregs are available at the 11th hour, it's highly unlikely that any high profile transactions will be made. I'd rather us not sign anyone than go scrambling around the bargain basements looking for cast-offs.

We still have a load of deadwood in the squad that nobody wants to touch even though we're practically trying to give them anyway, no more thanks.

[Niall_Quinn]

If we go as early as the 11th hour it will be a bonus. Wait until the 12th then put in a request for an extension. Then everyone can pull a sickie and say they tried their best but had to go to bed on doctor's orders.

[Injury Time]

Instead of press conference at 7pm Arsenal released this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Master Splinter]

First picture of our new star striker on the official website:

http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/696x392/jul_13/gun__1372692608_sanogo_yaya1.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

Is that our Yaya? I;d be laughing too if I'd just signed a multi million quid deal to get free medical treatment.

[LDG]

Is that our Yaya? I;d be laughing too if I'd just signed a multi million quid deal to get free medical treatment.

:haha:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Is that our Yaya? I;d be laughing too if I'd just signed a multi million quid deal to get free medical treatment.

:haha:

[Özim]

Yes, that is the worry but after all the stuff they've spouted about being able to compete now we're going to look pretty bloody stupid if we end up with some 17 year old French kid again.

:lit:
Stupid yes, but not bumbling idiots at least.

[Maestro]

Gonzalo???

....

:tumbleweed:

[-Xs-]

Time to close the thread maybe? This transfer aint happening.

[Lord Nelson]

Time to close the thread maybe? This transfer aint happening.
I second that!

[Cripps_orig]

Pretty much

It'll kill Sanogo.

[Kano]

ancelotti is just going through the paper work marked 'F'.

he'll get there soon.

[Özim]

Arsenal struggle to agree Higuain fee with Real Madrid

The Gunners remain locked in negotiations with los Blancos but are reluctant to pay more than £21 million for the Argentine striker and are now considering a fall-back option

Arsenal's bid to sign Gonzalo Higuain has stalled as they struggle to agree a fee with Real Madrid, Goal understands.

The Londoners are reluctant to pay above £21 million for the striker, while the Spanish giants hold out for £25.5m.

The two clubs remain locked in negotiations but Arsene Wenger is now understood to be eyeing up an alternative proven striker at a cheaper price.

Goal reported in June that an Arsenal delegation flew out to Madrid to finalise the Higuain deal with their Madrid counterparts.

However, the talks did not result in an agreement and, despite Arsenal's confidence that a deal can be secured, Wenger is now considering a fall-back option.

Arsenal have agreed the terms of a contract with Higuain that will start with a salary of £100,000-a-week, which will bring him in line with the club's top earners Theo Walcott and skipper Thomas Vermaelen.

Higuain will pocket a bumper pay rise if he completes a move to the Gunners as he is believed to be earning a relatively modest £64,000-a-week at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Juventus have also made the prolific forward an offer but are unwilling to pay a £20m-plus fee after signing Carlos Tevez and unveiling fellow forward Fernando Llorente on Tuesday.

Arsenal remain in pole position to capture Higuain, who has his heart set on a move to Emirates Stadium but has to remain patient while negotiations continue.

Wenger has prioritised the signing of a top forward this summer and retains a concrete interest in Wayne Rooney, who is keen to sever his ties with Manchester United.

The Higuain deal is regarded as easier to secure even though it would break the £20m transfer barrier and comfortably smash the club's transfer record.

Arsenal began their summer recruitment drive on Monday after completing the signing of Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer from Auxerre.


http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/07/03/4089632/arsenal-struggle-to-agree-higuain-fee-with-real-madrid

[Joker]

Now is not the time for penny pinching. If we lose him because of a reluctance to pay a little more for Higuain it'll be so dissapointing.

[selassie]

Now is not the time for penny pinching. If we lose him because of a reluctance to pay a little more for Higuain it'll be so dissapointing.

Yep.

Gazidis & Wenger should put up or shut up. It's no good them boasting about how we can afford player x, y & z and then haggling over loose change to complete a deal.

I wish they would just pay the money and close the deal. We have other pressing needs in the team that need addressing too.

[Ollie the Optimist]

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/07/03/4089632/arsenal-struggle-to-agree-higuain-fee-with-real-madrid


I got to the point where it says "goal understands" and stopped reading.

[Özim]

I got to the point where it says "goal understands" and stopped reading.
So you read the bit about considering a fall back option and the dealing stalling due to struggling to agree a fee. Good because that's much the gist of the story.

[Ollie the Optimist]

So you read the bit about considering a fall back option and the dealing stalling due to struggling to agree a fee. Good because that's pretty all of the story.

Goal keep telling us we have met fellani release clause when everyone else says we haven't. They know nothing, they get everything wrong . Genuinely cannot think of an exclusive etc they have got right

[Özim]

I think we've seen a number of times in the past we'd rather spend most of the summer trying to negotiate a below market price than bite the bullet and pay the going rate to get someone we need signed up, in many cases leading to other clubs jumping in whilst we deliberate.

We've got the money, 25 million seems a fair price for a player of his quality and age, we should just pay it and move onto the next target.

[Özim]

Goal keep telling us we have met fellani release clause when everyone else says we haven't. They know nothing, they get everything wrong . Genuinely cannot think of an exclusive etc they have got right
So you believe in this theory that we're not announcing any signings because we're worried Man U won't sell Rooney to us if we've signed Higuain (or that the price will rocket), but you refuse to believe that we'd be struggling to agree a fee for a player when we've pretty done this kind of thing time and time again?

[Ollie the Optimist]

Yeah we should. Can't argue with that but no one knows why the deal is stalling, the fee could be agreed and he's just on holiday so can't do the medical, who knows? So many news stories saying different things that means no one knows a thing.

[Özim]

We don't know what's going on that's true, but because of what we've seen in the last 6-7 years hearing that we're haggling and want someone for less than the market price is no surprise. This deal has been dragging on a long time (if it's even real), but it wouldn't be entirely suprising to see us miss out on a player due to the transfer fee, we've got history in that area sadly.

[Ollie the Optimist]

So you believe in this theory that we're not announcing any signings because we're worried Man U won't sell Rooney to us if we've signed Higuain (or that the price will rocket), but you refuse to believe that we'd be struggling to agree a fee for a player when we've pretty done this kind of thing time and time again?


I never said I believed it, I said there could be so,etching to it and it's interesting. I don't refuse to believe we are struggling to agree a fee, I refuse to believe goal.com because they are full of bullshit

[Niall_Quinn]

On the other hand, us penny pinching in the face of an overwhelming need for genuine talent that could make a difference (rather than a string of prospects that end up eating the wage bill) is not a stretch of the imagination. It's us, after all.

Of course Madrid are probably holding out to see if city or the chavs or psg or some other comedy club starts throwing cash at them. This is why these clubs are no good for football, everything is inflated to shit.

If there's anything to any of the press BS then I hope the one thing that's not true is we are only looking for one striker. We have no strikers at the club right now (at least none that are in any way useful) - we need two. It'd be all well and good signing Higuain but if he gets injured we're back to square one with no options up top. Two strikers needed, excluding the bloke we just signed who I assume we signed after a strange season where we underperformed badly in terms of long term injuries. This new guy should get us back to the top of the injury tables where we belong.

[Marc Overmars]

Really hope we're not running the risk of missing out on him over a few mil but unfortunately it's something I can easily believe, despite the shameless boast about having more money.

[Kano]

I got to the point where it says "goal understands" and stopped reading.
twitter is a far more reliable source.

shame, ancelotti was just about to sign it off when he realised we hadn't offered enough. back to square one unfortunately. damnit.

[Niall_Quinn]

twitter is a far more reliable source.

shame, ancelotti was just about to sign it off when he realised we hadn't offered enough. back to square one unfortunately. damnit.

Guess he already has a pack of crisps and a signed photo of Chamakh.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Now is not the time for penny pinching. If we lose him because of a reluctance to pay a little more for Higuain it'll be so dissapointing.

No it won't be disappointing.

It'll be down right, ****y fucking shitty, penny pinching, incompetence!!

[Power n Glory]

What other clubs are looking at him? Juve are out of the running and I'm guessing most of the big clubs have their eyes on Cavani and Rooney.

We should probably bang out a deal now before focus is turned on Higuain as a back-up player but unless Madrid have other bidders, do we really need to pay the extra £5m? But to lose him over that amount would be stupid and there is no way we're getting Rooney for £25m if Chelsea are also looking at him.

[Maestro]

Higgy? .....Higgy??

:shrug:



:tumbleweed:

[Munchies]

We've seent his 100x already, but a new article
Madrid and Arsenal close to an agreement claims Higuain's dad

http://www.marca.com/2013/07/03/futbol/equipos/real_madrid/1372873065.html

In Spanish, but atleast its some news again.

[Syn]

Papa Higgy :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's not like Marca to report a Real Madrid player leaving without some validity to it.

It's on!

[Syn]

It's not like Marca to report a Real Madrid player leaving without some validity to it.

It's on!

Can't work out if srs or not. Marca only print positive Madrid news right?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I was being serious! And generally, yeah, although they spent most of the last year flaming Mourinho.

[Munchies]

Hope he doesn't turn up like Jovetic, linked so much, and in the end, can't afford to stump up the extra £4m-5m . Hurry up before Shitty get involved.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Quotes from Argentina media tonight are saying that higuains father is saying deal is done. 3 year contract and they are travelling to London tomorrow/today (not sure about time difference as to which day they mean)

[Kano]

24th June


Argentine's dad Jorge Higuain has admitted his son is close to agreeing a switch to the Emirates, telling Italian sports paper Gazzetta dello Sport: "Nothing has been signed yet, but I can assure you that an agreement with both Arsenal and Juventus has almost been reached."

Today


‘We do not negotiate with any club without permission of the selling club,’ Higuain told TuttoMercato.

definitely on the sauce.

marca were quoting the 'talians.

[Harland]

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1841387&s=eng&type=story

http://m.foxsportsla.com/noticias/108961

Lets hope these are legit

[Maestro]

Translation please, if it's not in English ...ain't happenning

[Penguin]

English version:

Transfer News: Arsenal close on Gonzalo Higuain

Reports in Argentina claim Gonzalo Higuain's father - and agent - Jorge has finally been given permission by Real Madrid to open talks with Arsenal.

Higuain senior was quoted as telling Fox Sports Argentina: "We have been given permission by Real Madrid to negotiate with Arsenal.

"I will luckily be able to see my son in the Premier League soon." Higuain is now reportedly set to fly into England and could complete his long-awaited move over the weekend, but his father insists they have not yet agreed terms with Arsenal. "There isn't anything signed yet, but the negotiations are very advanced," he said. "We haven't spoken about the contract yet. Arsenal have made a great offer, in the same way as Juventus."

Source: http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11670/8804827/Transfer-News-Arsenal-close-on-Gonzalo-Higuain

[Marc Overmars]

He's coming home. :scarf:

[LDG]

http://static.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1351685987076_5626059.png

[Niall_Quinn]

It was clever of Higuain to agree terms with us before he was able to speak with us. No?

[Kano]

nevermind, we believe it is close now.

[Özim]

It was clever of Higuain to agree terms with us before he was able to speak with us. No?
Gonzo is telepathic.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Guardian now saying deal set to complete the move and medical is this week




So yeah, typical arsenal refusing to offer the money. Goal.com always right as usual

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's on his way!

[Özim]

It's sauces in Argentina innit.

[Kano]

isn't that report the exactly the same quotes everywhere else?

[Niall_Quinn]

As long as they invest the Mt Everest of money they have been hoarding over the years in two world class strikers, a world class defensive midfielder, a world class right back and a world class keeper I'll be happy. Anything less than that and they are still robbing the fans blind.

Signing one world class player won't make any difference to the final outcome. We had RvP in the team, he couldn't turn it around by himself. The lack of investment and talent drain has to be corrected at some point, it might as well be now.

All offset against the fact most footballers and all agents are scum. Sometimes a reasonable offer won't be within a mile of what these greedy bastards are prepared to listen to. So whilst the fans would end up robbed if the gaps aren't properly filled, it would be understandable if they meet us half way, a couple of really decent signings, maybe three. Will we get that? I don't think so. Will we get anything at all? Maybe not, wouldn't be the first time.

[tjmill]

Really hope we sign this guy, will make a huge difference to the team.

[Kano]

wouldn't a 3 year contract mean we'd have to offer him a new contract next season, sell him to avoid losing money or lose money the season after? cos let's face it, this wouldn't be anything more than a strategic career choice, not the start of a long term match made in heaven.

[Özim]

3 year contract would be totally pointless, risky game to sign a player at that price on such a short contract. As mentioned we either offer him a new contract next season (probably on more money), or we sell him 2 years down the line.

He's 25 so there's no logic from our point of view on signing him for 3 years, from his point of view however it could be perfect to move onto to a more successful club in a couple of years.

[Syn]

wouldn't a 3 year contract mean we'd have to offer him a new contract next season, sell him to avoid losing money or lose money the season after? cos let's face it, this wouldn't be anything more than a strategic career choice, not the start of a long term match made in heaven.

It's all horseshit. Journos have embarrassed themselves on this transfer.

The Guardian guy who talked about the 3 year contract has backtracked.

"It is possible that I may have understood timescale structure of deal (transfer) to have been timescale structure of deal (contract)..."
"Put it this way, I just spoke to someone (not original source, other person) who effectively said: "no, you bellend, payment, not contract".
"hehe so effectively you are saying that the "3 years" might actually be the length of time #afc pay the fee, not contract length?
Retweeted by Sid Lowe"
"Apologies. At least the fundamentals remain the same: Higuaín move to Arsenal finally very close."


:rolleyes:

A worse cover up than pretending your cousin was posting instead of you.

[Kano]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUtIsq5ibg

he's at the airport, then he plays a match, then he has a press conference, then florentino perez makes a phone call, then he's in the studio, then higwayne poses in a juventus shirt, then he holds another press conference denying he was in a juve shirt, then perez is back at the studio taking bribes, then tevez looks disfigured, then llorente who everyone has forgotten and no longer cares about appears, then higgs boson flies his head into an arsenal shirt, then back at the press conference he admits anything can happen in football, then some serious zoom in fillers, then money dropping to show this is serious big football biz, then perez rejects taking a bribe, then jorge higgy slurs through some nonsense, then more money is printed, then ancelotti signs off the deal, then higwane goes back up the escalator, then gonzo shifts his head from a madrid shirt to an arsenal one, then there is nothing else.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

so it's happening

about bloody time. is this the year we finally see some change? if only we done this a few years ago, would have saved causing a civil war at the club. we were never asking for huge amounts to be spent, just buy the experienced players needed regardless of price tag.

it would have prevented it getting to this.

[Niall_Quinn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brUtIsq5ibg

he's at the airport, then he plays a match, then he has a press conference, then florentino perez makes a phone call, then he's in the studio, then higwayne poses in a juventus shirt, then he holds another press conference denying he was in a juve shirt, then perez is back at the studio taking bribes, then tevez looks disfigured, then llorente who everyone has forgotten and no longer cares about appears, then higgs boson flies his head into an arsenal shirt, then back at the press conference he admits anything can happen in football, then some serious zoom in fillers, then money dropping to show this is serious big football biz, then perez rejects taking a bribe, then jorge higgy slurs through some nonsense, then more money is printed, then ancelotti signs off the deal, then higwane goes back up the escalator, then gonzo shifts his head from a madrid shirt to an arsenal one, then there is nothing else.

FFS, are we signing Suarez or not???

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

and in a world where footballers are on stupid money, 100k a week is a steal.

very surprised city arent in for him. they need a striker and he fits the bill, and is much cheaper than what they're looking at.

get it done arsenal.

[Niall_Quinn]

ARSENAL last night smashed their transfer record when they agreed a £23million fee for Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain.
The Argentine will undergo a Gunners medical today and is expected to sign a three-year £100,000-a-week deal.
Higuain, 25, has been given permission by Madrid to fly to London following weeks of negotiations. And boss Arsene Wenger has made it clear he wants the powerful goalscorer on board when Arsenal head for their tour of the Far East next Thursday.
The deal, which has been confirmed by the player’s father Jorge, comes as a huge relief for Wenger, who had promised Arsenal fans to spend serious money this summer after eight years without winning a trophy.
The Gunners’ previous biggest signing was the £16.5million they paid to sign Santi Cazorla from Malaga last summer and propels the club back into the big time.
Now Wenger wants to build on Higuain’s imminent arrival by pressing ahead with negotiations for Wayne Rooney and Julio Cesar.
Rooney is still weighing up his future at Manchester United but would demand in excess of £200,000 a week.
Brazilian keeper Cesar, who has a £90,000-a-week contract at QPR, will be allowed to leave Loftus Road as a free agent just to get him off the wage bill.
The ex-Inter Milan keeper, 33, wants to stay in London despite interest from Barcelona.
And Wenger believes that the capture of Higuain will convince other world-class stars to join.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4997997/Gonzalo-Higuain-agrees-23million-move-to-Arsenal.html#ixzz2Y7hgQU00

Who?

[Kano]

FFS, are we signing Suarez or not???
he is player we admire very much, yes, but also do not forget, we have absolutely no-one else who can play there, so the timing is not right at this moment.

[Cripps_orig]

Who?

It's the sun so it's bs

:Ollie:

[Syn]

Genuinely don't want this **** any more. Think we need a more creative forward like Jovetic or Rooney.

[Maestro]

:ladynana: "Higgy Higgy Higgy can't you see, holding a vigil till you sign for we" :ladynana:

:cheer:

[Maestro]

Genuinely don't want this **** any more. Think we need a more creative forward like Jovetic or Rooney.

That's my only worry, that he may be all finisher. Will definitely take him to be honest though, quality finisher. In addition we should really be after a creative natural wide player, ala Bernard or Spanish type midget. Playing Theo, Forehead, Podolski etc ..out wide is pointless and greatly harming our game.

[AKBapologist]

Marca say marketing want more money, deals not done yet.

[Maestro]

:sulk:

:tumbleweed:

[Niall_Quinn]

Marca say marketing want more money, deals not done yet.

I hope you're not suggesting the Sun got it wrong.

[Master Splinter]

Marca now saying Higuain's dad is not really his dad.

[GP]

http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae331/mattlamb1982/higgy_zps5346f0a2.jpg

:bow:

[Özim]

They want more money after we've agreed a apparently fee

ROFL

[Kano]

don't worry, ancelotti's in charge now.

[Penguin]

That's my only worry, that he may be all finisher. Will definitely take him to be honest though, quality finisher. In addition we should really be after a creative natural wide player, ala Bernard or Spanish type midget. Playing Theo, Forehead, Podolski etc ..out wide is pointless and greatly harming our game.

Beggars can't be choosers

[Özim]

That's my only worry, that he may be all finisher. Will definitely take him to be honest though, quality finisher. In addition we should really be after a creative natural wide player, ala Bernard or Spanish type midget. Playing Theo, Forehead, Podolski etc ..out wide is pointless and greatly harming our game.
My only worry is that this story might be total BS and he was actually never coming to us, which is beginning to look more and more likely.

[Joker]

don't worry, ancelotti's in charge now.

:lol:

[Dicks and chicks]

cock

[Master Splinter]

Beggars can't be choosers

They can choose who they beg from.

[Niall_Quinn]

Higuain Hegone Whonext?

[Cripps_orig]

So 2 days after agreeing to sign him, there's been no news.

Impressive

[Niall_Quinn]

So 2 days after agreeing to sign him, there's been no news.

Impressive

They claimed they had smashed the record and indeed we have a broken record, playing over and over and over, season after season.

[Penguin]

They can choose who they beg from.

You could beg all week to the Queen but she won't give you a crown.

[Özim]

So 2 days after agreeing to sign him, there's been no news.

Impressive
There's a snag, Real want more money and aren't sure if they want to sell him. Ancelotti may want to keep him apparently.

[LDG]

http://news.arseblog.com/2013/07/perez-no-arsenal-offer-for-higuain


“We don’t want him to go,” he said. “Furthermore, nobody from Arsenal has come here, or made an offer, not €27m, nothing. There is no offer.”



Perez says we haven't even made an offer :haha:

[Marc Overmars]

:wacko:

[The Wengerbabies]

Did anyone actually think this was going to happen? :lol:

[Özim]

So no offers for anyone except for some injury prone kid :lol:

[Letters]

If would be Wenger and the board's best WUM yet if they do bugger all this summer.

[Kano]

but ancelotti was signing it off on arrival!

[Özim]

but ancelotti was signing it off on arrival!
We've told him not to sign it off until we've got Rooney in the bag so that Man U don't try and scupper that deal when they see we've signed Higuain.

[LDG]

I believe this is the first Wenfer of the summer.

[Marc Overmars]

Do not forget we are in the waiting period.

[Letters]

Waiting for Godot period <_<

#highbrowjoke.