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I think Draxler is extremely unlikely given our current resources in midfield. I subscribe to the view that we're not going to be making any more megabucks signings now and that last summer was a one-off which came about due to circumstances.
I'd love us to sign a striker in January but it seems pretty unlikely given what we're hearing, I agree that if it's impossible to sign anyone now we should have made sure we signed a striker in a summer.
I am convinced we will sign Draxler but not for that amount. Draxler is proven IMO, just as much as Hazard when he left Lille 2 years ago. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
With aging Cazorla and Rozza, it is only natural we start looking for their replacement now. Plus I don't want Jack or Ramsey anywhere near that wide forward/midfield position ever again. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Rosicky is seldom considered an option in the wide positions these days and we have Gnabry and Chamberlain who need to play somewhere when they get game time.
I'd be interested to see if anyone would be willing to put money on our 40 million bid for Draxler happening this summer......
I think it's also true that Wenger has wanted Draxler for years too. If that kind of figure is what it takes to get him and he is who Wenger wants (assuming he does actually stay) I have no problems with it. Better now than when he might be completely unattainable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
Stockpiling talent is the way to go, apparently.
I can only see us buying Draxler, if Wenger has a plan of turning him into a striker. He does remind me of a young Henry playing on the wings, before he got moved into the striker role at Arsenal. We have more than enough talent covering our 3 offensive midfield positions for the next 10 years.
I've already had too much brandies tonight before hitting the blues bar....but I would be happy to be wrong. I wasn't aware Draxler was/is a long term target but it's not that surprising if Wenger knows all the ins and outs of the player. The manager's knowledge of talent is impressive to say the least.
Should he spend so much on a young talent I would get pretty excited about the kid considering. I actually think that Wenger should have been ploughing the German market a little sooner than he has been so rock on.
Just to go back to the transfer rumours. Paul-Georges Ntep from Auxerre has been rumoured to join us, yesterday he put up a picture on instagram of him flying to London.
https://scontent-a-ams.xx.fbcdn.net/...90114671_n.png
Draxler is one for the summer, not now.
We should sign berba for a season and half. That will cover us in short term and we can think of a world class striker in the summer. Will Wenger do that? Hell fucking no!
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Let me tell you he is lying, this is a Eurostar ticket not a plane ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
I hope he's on his way to another London club or just on holiday as he's 21 and plays in Ligue 2 and his goal record isn't anything to ride home about.
Ryanair have really upped their game.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
It wasnt Ntep saying he was flying, he just put the picture up on his instagram and i saw it on a danish Arsenal forum, i just copied the user from the forums text :) Didnt notice it was a train ticket, but it doesnt change that he was on his way to London yesterday :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
He's a winger, who has a record of 6 goals and 2 assists in 7 games for the u21 french team. Probably just a cheap back-up now that Walcott is out for 6 months, he seems talented enough to try out for 2mil. I would think Wenger knows more about french football than any of us in here combined.
No, Tim nice but Zimm knows everything and has never been wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
According to what I've read he's a forward (doesn't seem to say winger anywhere), which suggests if we signed him he'd be our striker. I don't have a problem signing him as a backup or a squad player, but I wouldn't be very pleased if he turned out to be our forward that we desperately need as he's clearly a project and isn't a goalscorer, at this stage of his career anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
He plays in Ligue 2 as well, so it's a massive step up.
Oh don't think much of his diet either :lol:
Stop reading wiki pages on him ;) He can play all of the front roles, but mainly used as a left wing as an inside forward (youtube scouting confirms this). He has pace, strong, good dribble and a good shot, reminds me of Loic Remy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Btw if you want a proper source to find information on players, use transfermarkt.co.uk instead :)
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Originally Posted by fakeyank
I want us to sign him just to annoy the Spuds
Chelsea have bid £20 million to re-sign Matic from Benfica, according to SSN.
I mean, seriously, what planet are they on?
If true, i will no longer believe in FFP is actually going to change anything, other than its a corrupt system designed to put money in UEFA's fat pockets. I mean, Chelsea just came out of 2013 with a huge financial loss and then they go on and spend this kind of money? :s
What a shite plate of food :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Fucking hate dishes like that. He probably paid £50 for that and he got 7 pieces of pasta :haha:
For a young african comming out of a french ghetto, its probably the finest food he have ever seen :D He put this up 2 weeks ago:
http://distilleryimage7.ak.instagram...37ffd473_8.jpg
:haha:
Back to rumours again. Galatasary is apperently offering Sagna a contract and since footballers down there only pay like 10% taxes, we cant really match that :s
In the same rumours it is said that we're scouting Sime Vrsaljko (right back, croatia)... I only know him from Football Manager, were he used to be a big talent :D
This implies you currently believe something else.Quote:
If true, i will no longer believe in FFP is actually going to change anything, other than its a corrupt system designed to put money in UEFA's fat pockets.
Seriously?
And if he signs for them he'll also be able to claim benefits in the UK - hard to match that sort of offer.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Could Draxler be converted to a CF? Would he want to be? Seems to have all the ingredience to become a good one if he wanted to be.
He prefers to play through the middle, as a #10 though, but i dont think he would mind being moved 10 meters forward and do "less" defensive work.
FFP can only work within a body that has an effective system of control. Governance within football is non existent at every level of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
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Originally Posted by JonasTC
Did he pay to fly and end up on a train too?Quote:
Originally Posted by She Wore A Red Ribbon
No more cheap French-African kids please.
Lavezzi at PSG would be a decent shout. He's bench warming these days and stil youngish 28-29 i think so worth a punt IMO.
.Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo welcomed Dimitar Berbatov to the club on Facebook and then deleted the post, even though he had racked up hundreds of likes.
Several footballers, unable to decide what is appropriate and what is inappropriate to post on their social media pages, employ people to do it for them. You can generally tell when they have not tweeted or posted something themselves, because the grammar is sound and/or there is a product to plug.
Injured Gunners striker Sanogo reacted to Thursday's transfer rumour that Fulham's Berbatov could join the club for £2 million with the word "Welcome" and a video of the Bulgarian.
And yes i do realise im late.
Wait, weve got a Dane talking about cuisine? Whatever next :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by JonasTC
Headline pic from the "Danish Cuisine" wiki page
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...cornichons.jpg
:haha:
I don't think Hazard was proven before he came to Chelsea, he had done little to that point and not performed in a top league. Having said that, he was one of the top talents in Europe and may well have ended up at Real had Chelsea not moved, but his price tag wasn't set as high as 40 million.Quote:
Originally Posted by milla
I wanted us to sign Hazard rather than Gervinho and we know how that turned out. Hazard has been really good this season.
But according to the shyt-stirring press, "Mata is the most talented player at Chelsea". Bloody comedians.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
Why would we need another player of this ilk? Stop it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
We've finally made a signing :trophy:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-Emirates.html
Complete hotty ##
Holy shit.
She fine.
wut wut in the butt
To be fair to the Danes, the world's best restaurant is Danish (or was until very recently)...Quote:
Originally Posted by BOBN