Winter Transfer Speculation and Shit.

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Originally Posted by JonasTC

Yep, he's a beast. Had an amazing game when Celtic won over Barca, scored and defended the midfield like he was 3 men. Wouldnt mind him here.

But as others are saying, Pogba would be ideal. He will be as good as Yaya Toure (if he isnt already), but seems to have more discipline when being played as the holding midfielder. Juventus have already said they will never be able to offer him more than smth like 70k/week, so they know the richer clubs will get him one day. We should call them up, offer 40m and offer him 80k+/week. I think he would love to come here and help us win something and rub it in ManU's face for not playing him :D

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Pogba is certainly not in Toure's class yet, though if he becomes half the player, he will would have done well.

He's not the sit and hold type of player really, even if he is good in defence and attack so it is interesting that many see him as an ideal replacement for Arteta/Flamini.

In would take quite a spectacular set of circumstances to see him here too, even if Juventus are not likely to hold onto him.

I would be surprised if Wenger isn't keeping a very close eye on the situations of Gundogan and Matuidi.

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Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice

Pogba is certainly not in Toure's class yet, though if he becomes half the player, he will would have done well.

He's not the sit and hold type of player really, even if he is good in defence and attack so it is interesting that many see him as an ideal replacement for Arteta/Flamini.

In would take quite a spectacular set of circumstances to see him here too, even if Juventus are not likely to hold onto him.

I would be surprised if Wenger isn't keeping a very close eye on the situations of Gundogan and Matuidi.

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He was playing holding midfielder/deep playmaker when he won best player at the u21 world/euro cup last summer (dont remember which cup it was) and when Pirlo was injuried, he played the same role for Juventus, beasting Drogba most of the game vs galatasary. He would be ideal to play the same role as Arteta is playing for us right now, except he is stronger and faster.

Benteke is coming home tomorrow..or the next day.

Only in unlikely circumstances is Wenger going to buy someone from the Premier League.

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Originally Posted by Sterling Archer

It's absolutely disgusting and shouldn't be allowed.

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It is sickening. In any other era, on a level financial playing field, we certainly would not have gone so long without a trophy. The introduction of sheikhs and russian gangsters has ruined football. You only have to look at the latest Deloitte 'football rich list', City, Chavs and PSG above Arsenal? PSG in Lique 1 apparently have higher revenues than us, playing at the Parc Des Princes?? Give me a break.

We're being linked with:

Vucinic (Juve are getting Osvaldo from Soton)
Matuidi (CDM/CM from PSG, free to leave in the summer, PSG got Cabaye, they'd rather sell now)
Tello/Griezmann (wingers)
Draxler

Even getting atleast 2 from that list, albeit Vucinic is abit shit, would help our title challenge

Saw a link to Khedira as well.

Twitter :bow:

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Originally Posted by JonasTC

He was playing holding midfielder/deep playmaker when he won best player at the u21 world/euro cup last summer (dont remember which cup it was) and when Pirlo was injuried, he played the same role for Juventus, beasting Drogba most of the game vs galatasary. He would be ideal to play the same role as Arteta is playing for us right now, except he is stronger and faster.

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One was in a tournament several levels below what we would be asking of him and the other was merely through expediency. I suspect the player has the nous to sit and hold over the Arsenal, but what I'm kind of intimating (I guess) or questioning is whether or not that is in fact the best role for him to play given his qualities?

A little like people pigeon holing Vieira calling him a defensive midfielder..... He certainly had those qualities, but he had so much more, which is precisely why Arsenal fans will remember well that it was Gilberto and Petit who sat and hold (although to my mind he and Petit far more and uniquely alternated between them).

Never really going to happen though in my mind in any case and as Grebbo mentioned, it is hard to imagine Wenger signing a player for a huge fee he could have twice signed for peanuts....and probably signed way before the red devils even knew who he was.

I know he previously tried to sign Ozil but on the latter of his failed attempts he would have been looking at 15 million + considering Real were in for him and eventually signed him for 12.5million. 15 million is being kind really....

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Originally Posted by JonasTC

He was playing holding midfielder/deep playmaker when he won best player at the u21 world/euro cup last summer (dont remember which cup it was) and when Pirlo was injuried, he played the same role for Juventus, beasting Drogba most of the game vs galatasary. He would be ideal to play the same role as Arteta is playing for us right now, except he is stronger and faster.

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I watched a lot of that for no particularly good reason and in most games he was comfortably the Best and most consistent performer on either side. Kondogbia held in that side while Pogba played in more of a progressive role, sort of the Ramsey to Kondogbia's Arteta.

A good player no doubt, but we don't seem interested. Tunisian looked more of an Arsenal style player to me.

Feck. I meant GUNDOGAN.

Italian paper Tuttosport, UK's tribalfootball/Bun/caughtoffside says we've agreed terms with Vucinic.

all reputable sources

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Originally Posted by AFC Leveller

Italian paper Tuttosport, UK's tribalfootball/Bun/caughtoffside says we've agreed terms with Vucinic.

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Do we really need backup for Bendtner?

Spuds are battling Liverpool for that Ukrainian player :haha:

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...oplyanka-fight

Look at the comments, the scousers are saying they're the bigger club so they'll get him , good luck

It seems AW loves a deadline day deal (Arshavin, Ozil recent ones) and this Drax thing could drag on until tomorrow night.

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Originally Posted by Niall_Quinn

Do we really need backup for Bendtner?

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He cant be that bad surely? i;ve seen him score some really good goals before.

He is worse... If Bendtner ever got regular playing time his goal scoring average would be way better than his, right now its the same.

From the horses mouth:

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“Are we active? Yes,” he said. “Are we close to sign anybody? No," Wenger told the Arsenal website.

“There's not long now that's true. First, the situation was going like always in a transfer market - week by week. In the last two weeks it goes day by day, now it goes hour by hour.

“In any hour anything can happen or change but at the moment, unfortunately, we are not signing anybody.”

12:45 pm


http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...#ixzz2rtg8jAZX
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Leaving it this late just makes it more likely for a deal to break down.

We've had all of Jan to get a move on, and I'd had thought the board would've learned from the summer.

Wenger would only announce any deal as being 'close' if the ink is drying on the contract.....

Come on guys, I've just woken from a terrible nightmare where our manager, who has known for months that we need to add to our squad, especially upfront, let the whole of Jan go past without signing anyone after having his 2 top scoring midfielders ruled out for months - whilst trying to persuade us we are in a fight for the league - the cold sweats have stopped as our know this can't possibly be true, come on then tell me who we've signed

Cold sweats? Sounds like you've wet the bed again.

Schalke say, No to Draxler sale

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...move-ruled-out

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Originally Posted by Globalgunner

Schalke say, No to Draxler sale

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...move-ruled-out

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Yeah, no shit. It's going to be a long time before we spend £30m+ on a player again - and when we do, it seems it'll most likely be a striker, not a promising attacking mid. Let's hope for internal improvements for the rest of the season.

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"Of course, there are always other clubs interested in him, and should someone make a serious offer for him, then we as a club have to professionally consider that".

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Hardly ruling it out.

And anyway, why can't the Guardian assign a writer's name to the story?

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Originally Posted by Syn

Let's hope for internal improvements for the rest of the season.

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I'd be happy with no more massive injuries. Unfucking likely though.

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Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...

Hardly ruling it out.

And anyway, why can't the Guardian assign a writer's name to the story?

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Because some of those comments used in that article are old, i've read the same statement like a week ago, if i remember correct.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

I'd be happy with no more massive injuries. Unfucking likely though.

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With theo out the damage is already done. No more injuries is not going to cut it, we need a couple of players to step up and take us up a notch to compete in the big games in February and March. Ozil will have to be one, wide open for the second candidate. Perhaps Cazorla.

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Originally Posted by JonasTC

Because some of those comments used in that article are old, i've read the same statement like a week ago, if i remember correct.

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:lol:

That does explain it then. Guardian the Red Top. :bow:

It's funny, city lose Auguero, with Jetovic already on the pitch as a recognised no9 - they bring on djecko with negredo, remaining on the bench. Where as our top scorer hasn't played at all this year, our most lethal players (wallcot/polodski) won't be available for 50% of the matches this season whilst I've seen comments that suggest that Wenger is under performing with the squad he's got!?

It's a miracle we're still in contention tbh, we've had horrific luck with what little we've got. Blame wenger for having a shitty squad all you like but his man management of what he's got available has proven to be that he's the best in the league right now. We're a winger, striker and cdm away from having a chance of winning the league this season, and it's only going to become more apparent from now on.

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Originally Posted by Syn

With theo out the damage is already done. No more injuries is not going to cut it, we need a couple of players to step up and take us up a notch to compete in the big games in February and March. Ozil will have to be one, wide open for the second candidate. Perhaps Cazorla.

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Ramsey? Rosicky? Big misses for us right now and I'd expect the niggles to drop our squad strength as if we had another ACL injury or Daiby or Sanogo.

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

It's funny, city lose Auguero, with Jetovic already on the pitch as a recognised no9 - they bring on djecko with negredo, remaining on the bench. Where as our top scorer hasn't played at all this year, our most lethal players (wallcot/polodski) won't be available for 50% of the matches this season whilst I've seen comments that suggest that Wenger is under performing with the squad he's got!?

It's a miracle we're still in contention tbh, we've had horrific luck with what little we've got. Blame wenger for having a shitty squad all you like but his man management of what he's got available has proven to be that he's the best in the league right now. We're a winger, striker and cdm away from having a chance of winning the league this season, and it's only going to become more apparent from now on.

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It was apparent at the end of last season but the mangager that you call " the best in the league right now" chose to do nothing about it & it looks as though he's doing nothing again, when we're even weaker without Theo.

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Originally Posted by Dein-machine

It was apparent at the end of last season but the mangager that you call " the best in the league right now" chose to do nothing about it & it looks as though he's doing nothing again, when we're even weaker without Theo.

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Best in the league at man management/coaching. All that other shit re: the transfer window, he's fucking shit at.

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Originally Posted by Dein-machine

It was apparent at the end of last season but the mangager that you call " the best in the league right now" chose to do nothing about it & it looks as though he's doing nothing again, when we're even weaker without Theo.

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:gp:

"Matuidi to snub Arsenal interest and extend PSG" "Mirko Vucinic not joining the Gunners" "Julian Draxler staying at Schalke"

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Originally Posted by Munchies

"Matuidi to snub Arsenal interest and extend PSG" "Mirko Vucinic not joining the Gunners" "Julian Draxler staying at Schalke"

:good:

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Looks like Diaby coming back is it then

:lol: March return :bow:

Tbf, I'm not really that excited about signing Draxler. Good player, but we have class midfielders already.

We'd be better off signing wingers/strikers

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Originally Posted by Munchies

:lol: March return :bow:

Tbf, I'm not really that excited about signing Draxler. Good player, but we have class midfielders who are all injured already.

We'd be better off signing wingers/strikers

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Originally Posted by AKBapologist

Best in the league at man management/coaching. All that other shit re: the transfer window, he's fucking shit at.

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I would agree with you on the coaching aspect. The football we play, the passing & movement throughout the club down to the youth teams is great to watch but even within the youth set-up it has won us sweet F.A for many years now. His biggest problem is change. He only knows what he did 10 years ago & is unwilling to accept how the game has moved on, mainly through money. His tactics & team selection at times beggar belief & his ability to change things when they're going wrong is null & void. He is a good coach but a million miles from being a manager that can get take Arsenal forward. We are entering the "promised land" of riches to spend, to compete & yet we choose to do it with a manager that can't get his head round why we need to spend.

‏@bbcsport_david

Arsenal not signing Draxler. Was interest but AW unwilling to meet #Schalke asking price. Only #afc deal may be a loan arrival #bbcfootball

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