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60M was his new buyout clause, had little to do with the amount he'd finally go for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
That said, he's only 23 years old so even the price Chelsea got him for is a bargain if he performs.
We've made another signing, which means the total is nearing ten new players this summer :bow: :bow:
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Arsenal have agreed to sign Olney Soccer Club midfielder Gedion Zelalem, following a trial. The 14-year-old will join the Gunners on his 16th birthday, in January 2013.
Zelalem was put onto Arsenal’s North America scout Danny Karbassiyoon by Olney manager Matt Pilkington last season, and the club have followed up on the tip off by first watching the prospect at the Dallas Cup, then inviting him for a 10 day training stint at London Colney.
Gedion is a German-born Ethiopian, who was part of Hertha Berlin’s academy setup before moving to America five years ago. Arsenal denied an agreement has been reached during an interview with the Washington Post this week, but the player has since confirmed he will move to the Gunners on his 16th birthday.
Zelalem’s German citizenship means Arsenal will not require a work permit for the exciting play maker.
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Roberto Mancini admits it would be a 'big problem' if Samir Nasri played for Arsenal in their UEFA Champions League qualifier against Udinese.
Manchester Cityhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif are hoping to sign Nasrihttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif in the coming days, but Arsenalhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif boss Arsene Wengerhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif claimed at the weekend that a deal was 'far, far, far' from being done.
Nasri made his first appearance of the season in Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Liverpoolhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif and is in contention to feature in Wednesday's European second leg against Udinese.http://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif
If the France international plays in Italy, it would mean he would not be eligible to play for City in the group phase and Mancini acknowledged this could be an issue.
Big problem
"For 40 days I've hoped in two days, three days (it would be done), I don't know why we haven't closed it," said the City boss.
"It's a big problem (if he plays for Arsenal against Udinese) but I'm sure we can close in 24 hours, maybe 48. For Nasri it will be important he can play in all the Champions League matches."
Meanwhile, Mancini reiterated his belief that Carlos Tevezhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif will not leave City before the transfer window closes after the Argentine made his first outing of the season as a substitute in Sunday's 3-2 win at Bolton Wanderers.
He added: "Carlos is here, I don't think the situation will change. Carlos is an important player, a top player for us and at the moment we haven't received any offers for him."
The City boss, meanwhile, dismissed the possibility of fringe players like Emmanuel Adebayorhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif and Craig Bellamyhttp://static.lingospot.com/spot/image/spacer.gif leaving on free transfers to get them off the wage bill.
He added: "All of these players have a cost because they are good players. If there are teams that want to buy them they need to pay, like us.
"I don't understand why we pay a lot of money and other teams don't."
Did Mancini go into a coma and wake up at City, because if he don't know that he has a problem.
Finally a fakeyank joining Arsenal. This heralds a new chapter in Arsenal's history. He will rock the Premiership and win us the quadruple.. no worries!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boss
Yes I was, I had one of those invisibility cloaks Harry Potter gave me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
They paid a price Valencia were willing accept, the buyout clauses help you get a better price...players never go for the massive buyout clauses.
yeah i suppose, well he's a chav now so feck him lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ItsMe
Sure cos that's a realistic scenario, just don't answer any phonecalls and don't read e-mails.Quote:
Originally Posted by Punchinello Beezo
What planet do you live on exactly, this isn't school.
I agree unless Wenger wants to upgrade as Mvila is Frimpong 2.0 to be honest. In just about everthing. Strength, pace, endurance and most importantly the technical side.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
A few fresh faces would be nice. Mata is gone, forget about it. No point crying over spilt milk as they see. We will soon see how good he is and what we may have missed out on. Zarate could be a handy player, may give an outlet in the box for a change. I hope Shamak would have given us this but 2nd half of last season he looked out of sorts. Hazard probably depends on the outcome of Wednesday's game, don't know much about him or this m'Villa guy but new faces may give a bit less predictability in our play. A new CB that can stay injury free and keep Squid well away from a starting berth too but I am unsure if the 3 we've been linked with are any better than Kozza. He looked decent on Saturday until he came off with TV5 beside him.