That's a good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by milla
Sign him up now before the world cup and his envietable blinder and subsequent wage demand hike, regardless of injuries.
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That's a good point.Quote:
Originally Posted by milla
Sign him up now before the world cup and his envietable blinder and subsequent wage demand hike, regardless of injuries.
We should make all our signings before the World Cup, if we don't you'll be hearing that the players are now overpriced after the World Cup from Wenger.
If we want Draxler we should sign him now when others aren't chasing him.
Agreed. Spend all the money. :bow:
Over the last couple of days I have seen the odd report saying that Draxler's clause doesn't actually come into affect until the summer. I cant remember where I read it but it was more than 1 place. Anyone know for sure about this clause? now or summer etc?
Summer I believe but of course, other clubs can match it too so I wouldn't like for us to rely on it. Again.
so if the clause is not in effect right now then all our talk about paying the clause is BS really. Basically we have to bid for him now and if we don't meet their clause we have to wait til summer. my worry is we wont win a bidding battle
If you believe what you read then
"Even though it only kicks in once the season is over, general manager Horst Heldt conceded that a bid of that amount this month would be impossible to turn down."
still doesn't make the situation better in my eyes. if theres a clause now, we can activate it and discuss with player. if its summer and we can bid then we will probably end up bidding 20m or something and then get gazumped. Wont hold my breathe on this one me finks
I kinda feel we should just snap up Berbatov. He's not going to cost that much so, yeah even if he's not a long term option, he is an option. He does play football well (when he can be bothered) and he has played in the PL for years so wouldn't need time to adjust. We would do well to just get him and then look if we want/need anyone else.
Basically it's all speculation but if the above is to be believed 35 million or so and Schalke will sell. If we bid 20 million then they won't of course and will just wait until the summer (most likely after the World Cup) when other clubs will probably rival us.
This is the best time to try and get him, if we try in the summer it'll be a lottery and we could be outbid, or he may choose another club (for example Real or Barca or Bayern if they show interest).
You should strike when the iron's hot so to speak, waiting around and watching seldomly works in your favour.
agreed zim. at this mo there doesn't seem to be many other clubs linked with him. slap the cash down Arsene!
Matic having his medical ahead of moving back to Chelsea for £21 million. :wacko:
Gave him away for nothing and buy him back for 21m.
Wonderful business sense.
most expensive loan deal ever! lol
Think that might be Cesc to be fair!Quote:
Originally Posted by I_Killed_Kenny
ah yes, I forgot about that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
still, we made the money, Chelsea are splashing out so: Chelsea :pal:
They did make a decent profit on De Bruyne (bought him for around £6m, sold for £16m) but yeah, not surprised.
He's a CDM ? Guess that means Luiz will be shipped out soon, as he doesn't play in defence now, would be funny if that happens.
Mata off?
Give me a few minutes, I'll call his agent. :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by I_Killed_Kenny
too late, i spoke to ZimQuote:
Originally Posted by milla
Ryo Myaichi will be allowed to leave on a permanent transfer.
:rose:
Wish him the best, but I've never been impressed with him playing.
Fuck, and I thought I took life too seriously.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
Interesting, any link to the quote? :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Munchies
I see no links but I wouldn't be surprised. He's had long enough to develop, gone out on loan but can't see him getting his shot here at Arsenal unless there is a drastic improvement. We still have Wellington Silva and Joel Campbell to come back and I don't see them amounting to too much either. The whole signing kids and going out on loan thing hasn't really worked.
I think the consideration of the world cup this summer is far too readily understated or even ignored in regards to possible transfers. Wenger is likely to sign any player after the world cup finishes in the summer. Any player who has a decent world cup is going to have their price tag inflated by a factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
If Draxler is capable of being the new RvP which seems to be the present in vogue idea, we may have little chance of actually signing him in the summer. It is not all the important to consider if clubs need him either, because there are several clubs in world football these days who would sign a player for a huge fee, even without necessarily needing him.
And we will definitely hear about how overpriced players are following the world cup and more than likely from our manager. Unless we buck the trend and buy early..... or even buy super early and buy now. Well one might argue it is super late.
Yep, agreed. Draxler will be very pricey but he's an elite young talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Özim
I have read various things about release clauses but I reckon we could get him for around 25-30mill, Schalke do seem to be making it known that he is kind of available.
I get the impression Arsene will convert him into a Centre Forward if we do get him, he'll be his next "BIG" project.
Despite all that, Draxler IMHO has all the right tools to develop into a world class player, out wide or as a centre forward.
The talent coming out of Germany at the moment is ridiculous.
If we have an agreement with Schalke for £35m in the summer but their manager has admitted they can't turn down an offer like that now then it would be stupid not to just bid for him now.
We're in the title race now FFS. Not in 6 months time.
Looks like there's going to be a fire sale at Southampton, cheeky bids for Lallana & Lambert?
Shut up.Quote:
Originally Posted by PGFC
That right back of theirs is pretty useful though (Luke Shaw). And David Ward-Prowse is a pretty #decent player.
Puff.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
Is that deliberate?
On another note. Didn't David Ward-Prowse play Darth Vader? :unsure:
:whistle:
Damn. CIB's got there first.
:lol:
The left back, Luke Shaw, is pretty good though. I think I've read he's a Chelsea fan though so is being earmarked to replace Cole.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
James Ward-Prowse looks decent enough.
They're starting to crap out players with some regularity.
Shaw is a left back isn't he? He's a really good prospect though. I reckon he'll go to Chelsea or City for a shit load.
He's a left back?
Fuck. I really fucked that post right up :haha:
As usual :coffee:
Isn't David Ward-Prowse his father?Quote:
Originally Posted by Coutinho Is Boss
You should end all your posts like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDG
:lol: