If they stayed....(Nasri & Fabregas)?

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Originally Posted by Darth Vela

Look at it this way, the last time someone was doing this, he played like a mentalist (the good kind) for most of the season so even if he doesn't stay we'll probably get some decent performances. I'm pretty sure he's staying as something as a stop-gap, if he signs a new contract then great but until then we have Ramsey/Wilshere developing in the middle and guys who can do his job outwide coming into the squad so even if he doesn't stick around he keeps us going while we have something of a mini transition (the kind where you move on rather than the staying in 4th kind) losing Cesc.

It's not perfect but it's probably the best use we can get out of him if people want to win something next season.

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Would you be comfortable with the club taking a 20m hit though? It would be unforgivable IMO if Nasri was allowed to run his contract down and leave on a free. Sell him or sign him up now, he's too big of an asset.

it's only £20mill because of media talk surrounding bids that have never even taken place so far

He's worth at least that going by bids of likewise players and his talent.

Put him on the market today and you'd get 20M for him easily.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

it's only £20mill because of media talk surrounding bids that have never even taken place so far

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He's a 20mill player comfortably, definitely in the current market. It makes a complete mockery of Arsene's stance on player valuations and living within our means etc when he's happy to lose a 20million player for nothing, complete hypocrisy.

a couple weeks ago on here it was 10-15 mill, now the papers have elevated the price, it's 20?

he can't win really.

criticised for being greedy and only caring about money or criticised for holding onto a player and trying not to give in to rivals and breaking up the team in one summer.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

a couple weeks ago on here it was 10-15 mill, now the papers have elevated the price, it's 20?

he can't win really.

criticised for being greedy and only caring about money or criticised for holding onto a player and trying not to give in to rivals and breaking up the team in one summer.

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If I'm honest I don't really see the point in keeping a player that a) doesn't seem to want to be here and b) won't sign a new contract.

Losing Nasri to a rival is not ideal, but if we lose him we might as well lose him for money that can be spent improving all areas of the squad. I don't see the logic in keeping hold of Nasri TBH.

seriously, when i first came on here a little while ago, there were wails of derision about potentially selling to a rival. as soon as the evaluation of 20 mill has reared it's head, that has changed.

he will put in the performances during the season, i see no reason to suggest he will act in an unproffesional manner. if we let him go for free then fine, i'd much rather that then sell him to a rival.

he's not a clichy, toure or ade, he has far more potential than that and i dont want to see that realised right under our nose.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

a couple weeks ago on here it was 10-15 mill, now the papers have elevated the price, it's 20?

he can't win really.

criticised for being greedy and only caring about money or criticised for holding onto a player and trying not to give in to rivals and breaking up the team in one summer.

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Whatever his value is, he's obviously a very valuable asset.

I gurantee the venom directed towards Wenger now is nothing compared to what could come his way if Nasri leaves on a bosman next summer.

We're stingy enough as it is in the transfer market, so to miss out on <insert amount> for a key player like Nasri would be ridiculous. Lets not forget one of our rivals would be getting an absolute steal as well.

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Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz

if we let him go for free then fine, i'd much rather that then sell him to a rival.

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You realise he would probably go to them anyway?

On a free.

Becoming one of the bargains of the decade.

Making us a laughing stock.

everything seems to be a 'laughing stock' on here. apparently a couple weeks back we'd were a laughing stock for having to sell him now.

if our rivals have bought their creative players in the middle, then why would he want to go somewhere and risk either not being first choice or not getting the position he wants?