Sami Khedira

If Khedira really is on £50kpw at Marketing then I wonder why he believes he's suddenly worth over three times that? As for Remy, apparently the stupid fuck wants £100kpw. These players want to jump to the end of the pay scale without delivering anything beforehand. They've started selling their arses on potential rather than results. Another gift to football from the chavs and gypos and now other sad, joke outfits like Monaco and PSG.

Who else? That total loser Balotelli wants £150kpw. Who is going to pay millions a year to have their club fucked up (apart from Moyes)? Not us I hope. The Italians are getting desperate in their attempts to be rid of him and his fee is dropping like a stone. For some this might be interpreted as a clue.

There must be a striker and DM out there who aren't complete idiots and understand you have to perform to get the big pay. Just need to find them. We do need a striker though.

Swansea want silly for money for him but id love us to sign Bony. He is an upgrade on Giroud, younger (not by much) and is a real goal scorer.

Him, Schneiderlin + a CB and we're good to go IMO.

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Originally Posted by AFC Leveller

Swansea want silly for money for him but id love us to sign Bony. He is an upgrade on Giroud, younger (not by much) and is a real goal scorer.

Him, Schneiderlin + a CB and we're good to go IMO.

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AFC Leveller :haha:

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Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie

i think what this shows interestingly in terms of big transfers is that personal terms tend to be agreed between player and prospective club (verbally at least) before a fee is agreed between the buying club and the selling club (after years of playing football manager this appears contrary to everything i understand)

So with Khedira i think most likely what happened is that we spoke to his agent, and found that the wage demands were ridiculous, which for me i can totally understand. I think it's a shame because i think Khedira and Ozil would link up fantastically well in the Arsenal midfield, but i don't see any sense in sticking this player on astronomical wages when he is far from being the best player out there in that position and his injury record is somewhat alarming to say the least.

This deal looks like it is dead, and i think Arsenal have probably taken the sensible option by walking away.

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Aye, I really like Khedira as a player but like you believe he has priced himself out of a move. If he/his agent thought he was coming here as the highest earner off the back of an ACL injury then more fool them.

I personally don't believe we will sign a Midfielder, both of our remaining targets/rumoured to be targets in Lars Bender and William Carvalho would be very difficult transfers if we are not prepared to pay over the odds.

I also don't believe we hold a '"firm" interest in Schneiderlin, I think he is seen as a back up plan and is way down our list of targets.

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Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

AFC Leveller :haha:

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16 goals in 34 appearances for one of the relegation candidates is very good going. Giroud has 27 in 70 for us and considering how many chances we create thats not good enough and you know it.

Some of the goal Bony scored last season were world class and i have no doubt he would be a massive signing for us.

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Originally Posted by AFC Leveller

16 goals in 34 appearances for one of the relegation candidates is very good going. Giroud has 27 in 70 for us and considering how many chances we create thats not good enough and you know it.

Some of the goal Bony scored last season were world class and i have no doubt he would be a massive signing for us.

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Ignore them. Nevermind the vastly superior Bony, they know damn well that you could play pin the tail on a donkey with a Panini sticker book and come out with a striker better than Giroud.

Cant believe we're about to start the season with this guy as our CF again. Marketing. Puma probably told us we need a few pretty boys to break Asia (see Beckham).

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Originally Posted by AFC Leveller

16 goals in 34 appearances for one of the relegation candidates is very good going. Giroud has 27 in 70 for us and considering how many chances we create thats not good enough and you know it.

Some of the goal Bony scored last season were world class and i have no doubt he would be a massive signing for us.

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Last 2 seasons. Goals:

Rooney 35
Giroud 39

Rooney viewed as absolute beast. Giroud viewed as absolute shit.

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Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon

Last 2 seasons. Goals:

Rooney 35
Giroud 39

Rooney viewed as absolute beast. Giroud viewed as absolute shit.

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I think Rooney is overrated but you and i both know he is a better player then Giroud.

Why? Because the media tell us how wonderful Rooney is?

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Originally Posted by Steve French

Why? Because the media tell us how wonderful Rooney is?

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No.

Rooney is not the greatest striker ever, far from it actually but with him up front for us, im sure we'd be a much better team. He is much much better than Giroud and trust me i hate Rooney.