Don't worry I found out.
Yes we have already hired him and he will be here after the World Cup.
Mr Shad Forsythe.
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Don't worry I found out.
Yes we have already hired him and he will be here after the World Cup.
Mr Shad Forsythe.
It seems true and has been widely reported but oddly it hasn't been mentioned on the main site yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeebus
Can only hope it's because we wanted to wait till after the world cup because this guy seems incredibly impressive and a must get.
He is considered a dynamic midfielder with "flawless aerial ability" who can cover a lot of ground, recover the ball and quickly join in the team attack with his powerful mid-range shooting.according to Wiki.
AFC Leveller :haha:
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Originally Posted by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
No fee agreed or talks held according to his agent. :lol:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-Neubauer.html
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Hopefully it just means he's being cut out of the deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Geoff :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Pfff... I hardly think that's true! It's probably that same fake-agent that was trying to represent Joel Campbell...Quote:
Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
Balague said a week ago that Madrid want to keep him but his agent is in no hurry to talk to them.
Thinking about it logically, Khedira won't sign a new contract. Apparently he doesn't want to stay and with Kroos coming in, he knows his game time will be limited.
Madrid won't want him to leave on a free next season so he has to be sold this summer. Plus the money from his sale can be used to fund Kroos.
He's leaving. The question is to who.
Straight up fight with the chavs by the sound of it. Our legit business vs their bottomless pit of mafia cash. If it's down to money we lose for sure. If he's looking for more than the cash then we win hands down.
If Chelsea secure his signature, that's the title sewn up for them. Anti-football or not, Maureen knows how to win and with that squad, he'll have it sewn up.
I agree he is definitely leaving Madrid. They have to keep up with Barca and need to fund a mega-signing from somewhere so he'll help fund that. Who needs a great CM when they can have 8 strikers on the pitch.
Strangely enough, Podolski's mental moment is the only real connection that exists to Arsenal outside of media talk which is far from concrete but has spun most of our heads because of the spend on Sanchez makes it seem feasible now. He has a screw or two loose but here's hoping there was something to it.
Madrid sign Kroos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28342137
I don't think anybody in the media really has a clue what is going with Khedira. I was very confident we would sign him a few days back given the rumours in the media but with his agent coming out and killing the rumours I am not so sure now.
Sounds like the agent is trying to start a bidding war on the wages. The fee must have been agreed or Marketing would be kicking up all sorts of denials. So chances are the agent is lying, trying to get the chavs into the game. Latest reports are the wage demands are now £180Kpw, if true then this middleman cancer on football has killed the deal. But it's only media reports so 50/50 at best on whether there's a grain of truth in it. The doper clubs and agents, an unholy alliance. Hope we have an alternative lined up. The Wenger factor won't be a significant advantage here as the player has already worked with Maureen. It's Demba Ba in reverse, they have the money to wreck the deal and that's what the agent seems to be working towards.
I still think we will sign him. at Real he wont have been on more than Ozil so don't see how it would be any different at Arsenal. The only reason I think we wouldn't sign him is if he stays at Real, but by the sounds of it Real want to cash in and don't want to offer him a new deal. Otherwise Real would be making the denials.Quote:
Originally Posted by selassie
Yep I reckon you are right, sounds like his agent is trying to get his client his last big contract. We are not exactly the right club to come asking for astronomical wages!!! besides I highly doubt we will put him on a higher wage than Ozil or Sanchez.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
I am hoping Wenger has a backup plan.
Maybe his agent thinks otherwise? It is starting to point towards that....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
To be honest I am not even sure Chelsea are that keen on him for his reported wage demands, otherwise he would've been signed by now surely? I dunno...this one could end up getting pretty messy.
As long as it doesn't stop us chasing the Benders.
Back up irons ina de fire Wenget!
You like them don't you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
Metro.
Sami Khedira is set to be unveiled as a new Arsenal player on Monday, according to reports.
The Real Madrid midfielder has been linked with a move to The Gunners this summer after recent stories in the Spanish media suggested that Los Blancos had agreed a £19.8m fee with the north London club.
Despite Khedira’s agent insisting that his client was not in talks with Arsenal, CaughtOffside has now claimed that the Emirates Stadium outfit have agreed personal terms with the Germany international and will confirm the midfielder’s capture on Monday.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, was asked about Khedira following the club’s 2-0 win over Boreham Wood in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, but, refused to reveal which players he was targeting in the coming months.
‘I can’t give you any names,’ Wenger told reporters.
‘We are still active. Sometimes the players you want are available very late. You do the deals when they are possible.’
Oh thanks for the update, let's hope tomorrow sees another star signing come our wayQuote:
Originally Posted by AFC Leveller
That's what I was thinking. I find it hard to believe that Sami was on more than Ozil was at Real. Why his wages should be such an issue is anyone's guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bumble
Sami and his agent can afford to ride this one to the end though......if a deal doesn't happen, then he is probably happy to stay where he is......the onus is more on Real getting him out whilst they can get a decent fee for him.
How reliable is caughtoffside? More importantly, who are they?
A level below goal.comQuote:
Originally Posted by fakeyank
Oh good.. seems reliable then
Caughtoffside have us buying Khedira, Balotelli and Varane whilst also selling Vermaelen, Podolski, Cazorla and Jenkinson.
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I don't believe anyhing until the Arsenal Horse has spoken.
Well with Rodriguez supposedly being confirmed at Real tomorrow it may make sense it happens then.
Cheeky double bid for Khedira and Di Maria, tbf - Real won't be needing them, if they've got Kroos and Rodriguez in the bag...
This one is dead according to David Ornstein (BBC). He says we are still in the market for a DM so I imagine we are after Carvalho of Sporting or Lars Bender.
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Something must have gone badly wrong at the unveiling.
Apparently he wanted to sit on a giant weighing scales while we added gold to the other side and balanced things out. I think he wanted his agent on his lap too. Then Remy arrived towing a 4 ton ego and dumped that on the scales. I think Wenger calculated we didn't have enough trucks to match the demands so we dropped it and now we're searching on planet earth for an alternative.
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn
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Oh bah humbug....
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.