Originally Posted by
Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
There is nothing in the Rooney thing, there never has and there never will be.....when we baulk at playing anyone 100k a week why would we sign Rooney who is currently on about 250k a week at United. Wenger likes the player (although i don't really know why) and because of a comment he made in May we are forever linked with him....he will stay with United because Chelsea aren't stupid enough to buy him.
From what i can tell, the Higuain hold up is happening because we are trying to get him for the lowest possible price....i'm sure we can afford to pay 25million but we'd rather pay closer to the 19million we have already offered for him....but frankly it's rather pointless because in this climate a decent side (like say Man City who need a striker) could decide just to stump up Real Madrid's asking price and blow us out of the water.
I also get the impression Real Madrid are looking to buy before they sell so they may sign up Steven Jovetic before they agree to sell Higuain to us.
Same with Fellaini, we are trying to get them to lower the 23million asking price (which is ridiculous as that's his minium release fee clause and they'd have no choice but to agree to let him speak to us) and presumably his representative has told us he wants his client on 100k a week (which again i don't think particurlarly outrageous but our board and our transfer negotiation team seem out of step with reality)
As for Djourou it's abundantly clear why he's been signed on loan, a player with over two years left on his contract won't and doesn't need to accept a permenant contract from Hamburg when his parent club can still pay his current wage.
Still though just with Denilson, Squillaci and Arshavin we cleared almost 10million a year off the wage bill so i don't really understand why we are being so tight fisted.....if the board really were as greedy as we all seem to think they are it would make more sense to bring the players in and get revenues from marketing.
