Papers today saying weve got to pay £23m if we want Mata.
Papers today saying weve got to pay £23m if we want Mata.
Well said.Originally Posted by AKBapologist
The media, communication in general has changed forever...In the last 24 hrs Lady Nina, Tim Payton ( communications department Arsenal, Matt Lawton of the Express, people from AST and Ray Parlour have all tweeted me about related Board issues or transfers.
It's quite incredible the info you can get. It takes as you say a degree of intelligence to sift through it...But as you indicate it is really head in the sand stuff to dismiss a medium that is revolutionising the way we get info, just because you don't get it.
Some of these people speak to the players, to Ivan and too Arsene, some speak to other clubs. It gives us an incredible picture of whats going on at Arsenal.
I hardly us GW now for transfer stuff because people just post copies of articles found on line. Twitter gives you access I never dreamed possible...it's faster, fluid and incredibly close to the club.
Lady Nina was discussing with a group of us the relaionship with Fizman and Dein. It took 24 hrs before that story hit mainstream media.
Those people who don't like Twitter fine, but you got to wake up..I'll know the transfer etc...before anyone not using Twitter because it is live reporting of that moment.
Enjoy waiting for Sky, Ceefax and Arsenal.com - Twitter will get it first.
Lots of talk about Cahill to Arsenal this morning. Times reckons it will be done this week, I don't pay The Times subscription fee so cant' link the story here.
Daily Mail reckon we're in pole position too, apparently we're Cahill's first choice...though they have published some crazy story about Spurs offering their rubbish (4 players) to Bolton in a bid to stop us getting him.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...=feeds-newsxml
Spurs offer Bassong, Keane, Jenas and Hutton to Bolton in bid to land Cahill
Spurs plan to tempt Bolton into offloading Cahill
Tottenham have made another attempt to prevent Gary Cahill from joining Arsenal by offering a staggering four players in a swap deal.
As Paris St Germain also close on a £14million deal for midfielder Wilson Palacios, Tottenham are working hard on cutting down their oversized squad to clear the way for new signings.
Bolton Wanderers' boss Owen Coyle has been contacted by the north London club over a complicated exchange that could see several of Harry Redknapp's squad leave with the players understood to be Sebastien Bassong, Robbie Keane, Jermaine Jenas and Alan Hutton.
Sportsmail revealed earlier this month that cash plus Younes Kaboul and Bassong had also been mentioned for Cahill.
The England international defender is thought to favour a move to Arsenal while Manchester City and Liverpool are also monitoring events.
But Tottenham manager Redknapp does not want to risk the deal going through to their neighbours without putting up a fight.
Money from the Palacios sale would be welcome in negotiations. The Honduras international has been the subject of interest from Napoli but they have been unable to match the asking price and now nouveau riche Paris St Germain, who have also been linked with QPR'S Adel Taarabt, want him as the new Claude Makelele.
Funding the deal: Much hinges on the move of Wilson Palacios (right) to PSG
Redknapp is also hopeful either Lazio or Sevilla will offer £6m for Giovani dos Santos although Racing Santander still have first option on the 22-year-old.
Blackburn Rovers remain interested in Keane and Sunderland are continuing to monitor Hutton's situation. As well as Bolton's Cahill,
Redknapp wants two strikers and potentially another midfielder although Scott Parker's wages are a sticking point and negotiations over £14m striker Leandro Damiao of Internacional have hit an impasse.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1QYWgJnnp
Not sure if it was mentioned...can't find stuff on here.
But Denilson was put on EBay for a laugh yesterday...they managed to reach a price of 15,000 before EBay took it down, due to humans not being allowed to be sold on there.
Yeh I saw that. it was on a link in the Sun online.
So Ebay assumed that Denilson was human? They must never have seen him play.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...clause?cc=4716Santos president Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro has confirmed five clubs in Europe have agreed to pay Neymar's €45 million release clause.
The clubs - named in widespread reports throughout Brazil as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester City and Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala - will now be given permission to speak to Neymar.
"We don't want to sell the player, but of course there is a release clause in his contract that can be paid," he told ESPN Brasil. "Five European clubs have offered to match the clause.
"I cannot name them because there is an agreement between Santos and the clubs, but they are the most important European clubs. They have asked to speak to the player and obviously we've allowed them to."
He added: "The clubs have behaved ethically. They sought out Santos first and were willing to pay the clause. With this ethical approach, they can talk to anyone - with Neymar's father, with [agent] Wagner Ribeiro, and with the representatives of Neymar."
Chelsea had seen a number of bids rejected for Neymar last summer before the 19-year-old Brazil international signed a new long-term deal with the club.
Ribeiro added: "Last year, Chelsea's attitude was different. Their first action was to seek out the player's representatives."
The news comes just a day after Ribeiro said Neymar wanted to become the best player in the world while remaining in Brazil, and he remains confident that the forward will opt to stay at Santos.
"It is becoming increasingly difficult for him to move on," he said. "These clubs can come and make their offers, but if he wants to stay at Santos then he'll say no and stay at Santos."
Thought Barca had no money
The King Is Back.
Yep I said it on the fabregas thread I think, they seem to be able to make these massive bids for other players without any problems, yet when it comes to Cesc they are poor and come begging in their torn, dirty, brown rags.
Proper cunts, they are.
Thats what they want you to think mate, that way they can offer silly low money for players
Unless, of course, it is all a bluff to keep their fans happy and at the same time, other players being bought can be told they are considered better than Cesc as a way of making them feel important. Ah - whatever - who knows what games Barca are playing? As long as we reject any silly offer for Cesc, or if we sell, we use the dosh to buy some player(s) worthwhile, I can't be arsed to worry about it really. This is all typical Spanish transfer window bollocks that happens every time. Just ignore it.
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