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I hope we sign him (Sa)soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
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This is why no one likes you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Letters
Sounds like a plan. I like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
They're jealous of my awesome quick wit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
Finally some realism on GoonerswebQuote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Vidal rumour is in the telegraph although, they are simply reporting the 'reports' coming out of Chile.
If it happened though, wow, what a fuhking signing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpigjnKl7nIQuote:
Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
Along with Vidal rumour...we're meant to be signing this Ghanaian chap too... Rahman baba or Baba Rahman! Left back cover, though Augsburg seem to want more than 20millionEuros. Looks a pacey player who can cross. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...uro-Vidal.html
We are signing all the playa now
Muhahahaha!!
Wenger said in May that he was not after Vidal.
I can't see it happening.
The Vidal rumor was started by a Chilean WUM and it seems to have made the news in this country and everything is done and dusted.
I cannot see it happening, AW wont buy a CM, simple.
https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0b&oe=5626C47A
Pogba is a good player i get it but this image sums up the whole circus perfectly. No way is her worth 80m euros, no way.
I find the whole idea of trying to judge what players are worth a bit useless now. What is value for money these days? It's very hard to tell, especially at the point of the transfer. Real Madrid paid £80m for Ronaldo in 2009, that's probably considered a bargain now. And when you start talking in those terms (£80m bargains) 6 years ago, with the exponential growth in fees since, it's difficult putting a numerical value on any good players now.
I think Pogba showed more of his potential in the CL final. He's obviously an incredible talent. That physical frame with that technique is very, very rare. Maybe he could be a potential ballon d'or candidate quite soon. If you're talking about having him in the centre of your midfield for the next 10 years, winning leagues and playing in CL finals (all things he has done already) what is £80m worth then. Obscene money but it's the game we're in now.
Cech to be confirmed today.
That said, Real Madrid fees are always beyond crazy. Paying more for James, world record for Bale and sell Mesut fucking Ozil for £42m does not compute by any rational thinking.
I just think that a lot of players are hyped up by the media who have probably never watched said player a couple of time only. Ronaldo was the WPOTY at the time Real madrid paid 80m but i cant think of anyone else who is worth the huge fee. Bale and James are both world class but worth a combined fee of 150? no way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Lets hope it doesn't bounce. You will be hearing from my lawyers.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
A players transfer fee is as much dictated by their marketing value as it is their performance on the pitch
If we did get Vital (i dont belive the rumors) then i think i would forgive AW for the dark years of 2005-2014.
A midfield warrior who scores goals, defends, tackles, runs around looking like a nutter and is only 27 as well. He would be a beast of a signing.
David Ornstein @bbcsport_david 7m7 minutes ago
Cech joins #AFC from #CFC on 4yr contract for fee in region of £10m. Meanwhile, Arsenal not interesting in signing Juve mdf Arturo Vidal
When I see such huge sums being thrown around I just can’t equate it to anything logical. It’s just an ‘I want, I buy’ multi billionaire attitude and people get carried away thinking it’s the market value. It’s like if a billionaire offers to pay £1m for some random persons Ford Focus because his own car has broken down at the roadside. News of the sale hits the press and next thing you know every driver out there is now adverting their Ford Focus’s on Autotrader with a £1m price tag. Madness. That’s what’s happened to the transfer market in football. There is no rhyme or reason with most of these price tags.Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
We've got one of them who's 24. But another wouldn't go amiss, slight worries about keeping a decent shape if both of them are box to box mids. But either way I can't see Wenger being interested. Not sure Wenger's particularly desperate to pull off a major signing this summer (not counting Cech). He likes the team we have and I think he'll wait until the end of the window to see if there's anyone top notch that becomes available.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
Must say, although fans always want shiny new signings, I'm quite happy with the team right now. Or at least, with Cech in the bag, improving on the team isn't a trivial matter. Most of the main players are just about reaching their peak years and we can expect the improvements that usually come with that. Only real concern would be the lack of a top class goalscorer, but I fancy Sanchez to do a Suarez next season and go a bit mental goalscoring-wise.
I don't think it's about signing players for the sake of it, it's me feeling that we still don't have the squad to challenge for the title.
Arteta and Flamini have no business being in a title challenging squad and they are what we have left to us if we don't sign a defensive/holding midfielder, Coquelin was fantastic for us but how many players have had excellent half seasons and faded into obscurity?, also we can't afford to be over playing the same player. In addition I actually think we need two holding midfielders in certain games, to shut another team out if we want to go to the top teams and win.
Also we don't have a consistent out and out striker, Giroud having a 7 game dry spell is not acceptable and wouldn't do us any good chasing for the title, we need a striker with the instincts to put away chances and not snatch at them.
We are not far off, but if Cech is our only signing we have confirmation that Wenger will always go into a season two or three players short because he doesn't have the balls to make a title challenge and go toe to toe with city and Chelsea.
This summer is a bit different to normal, in that we only really need a sprinkling of class rather than heaps of it. It's a very strong squad and if we can find the upgrades then great, but if not I think we're still in a healthy position with hungry players ready to step up.
Cech + 1 or 2 players of top quality and I'll be extremely happy.
Cech, Lacazette, Vidal.
Would you be happy with that?
I think we can establish that Vidal is not happeningQuote:
Originally Posted by Douglas Reynholm
If we didn't challenge for the league with those additions, then we never will again under Wenget.
Not keen on signing players from Ligue 1 unless it was PSG or Monaco to be honest
There's no reason we shouldn't go in for Schneiderlin, I'd also have no issue with us taking Dzeko off Man City as long as he wasn't on silly wages
A Chelsea legend is going to be playing for Arsenal next season.
Its going to take a LOT of getting used to.
How must Ospina especially be feeling ?
I hope he stays and the mad Polish one is loaned out.
I hope the opposite, well not loaned out I want Ospina out of the club permanently...just not good enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
Well put.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syn
Essien, Drogba and a whole host of top players came from there..... more recently, Koscielny, Hazard, there are still good players to pick up there. To be frank, I know nothing of Lacazette really but his scoring record is hard to ignore and he has out gunned a few exceptional players over there to do so....Quote:
Originally Posted by Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie
We should be going all out for Pogba, tbh. If we aren't going to be getting him then Vidal will work for the next 3-4 years. Get a top notch striker and a back up CB then we're good to go.
I agree Vidal would be immense for us......still think we need a calming influence to play in front of defence, I have a lot of time for Matic at Chelsea and would like to see someone like that brought in......would love Vidal and Morgan but that ain't going to happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
Doesn't Wenger usually clear out before buying though...?expect some departures to create space as we are loaded in midfield
Ches could do with a loan move.......who to?Quote:
Originally Posted by dostoy
Saying that we could go with La CoqQuote:
Originally Posted by Japan Shaking All Over
We should offload Flamini
To Norwich.Quote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
On a free.
Yellow bar treatment for Sky Sources saying Man Utd have bid £28.6 million for Sergio Ramos and he has told Marketing he wants to leave.
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That dirty bastard will be right at home at OT. He'll have no trouble getting used to the PL. I can see everyone around him hitting the ground running.Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Supposedly we've cooled our non-interest in Vidal and are now officially not interested. We're also uninterested in Schneiderlin and if this article is true then the board isn't interested in spending any significant money. Budget is £50mill including wages, apparently, allegedly. So £10mill has gone on Cech, with a further £5mill in wages. That leaves £35mill, which would be £25-£30mill to sign one player and then his wages. Only two conclusions can be drawn from this. Firstly we aren't signing Messi. Secondly these figures are probably made up.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-interest.html