Barcodes are close to signing Debuchy apparently. SSN.
Barcodes are close to signing Debuchy apparently. SSN.
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...enal-and-interArsenal will face stiff competition from Inter should they choose to follow-up on their long-term interest in Ibrahim Afellay after the player’s agent was informed his client is surplus to requirements at Barcelona, Goal.com can reveal.
The Gunners were previously interested in signing the versatile midfielder in 2011, but were beaten to his signature by the Catalan giants.
An offer in the region of £4.75 million would be enough to lure Afellay away from Barcelona, but the north Londoners will have to battle it out with Inter, who are seriously considering making a move for the former PSV star.
The Blaugrana are keen to cash in on Afellay in order to help generate funds for the transfer of Athletic Bilbao star Javi Martinez, and Jansen has made both Inter and Arsenal aware of the 26-year-old's availability.
Afellay moved to Camp Nou from the Dutch club in January 2011, and made 28 appearances in all competitions during his first six months at the Liga giants.
However, a knee injury kept him sidelined for most of the 2011-12 campaign, and players such as Isaac Cuenca and Cristian Tello have since broken into the first team, significantly increasing the competition for places in Afellay's positions.
Afellay said earlier this summer that he is keen to prove his worth at Barcelona, but a summer exit seems inevitable as new head coach Tito Vilanova does not have room for the attacking midfielder in his plans.
No thanks
Hes shit
I don't think he is........but if you say so I suppose he is.......Originally Posted by Ach
Here is another log for the fire we feed with twitter quotes or if you like a log that we flush down the twitter toilet......you chooseYesterday, @AFCAMDEN announced on Twitter that Arsenal were looking to sign a player from the Euro 2012 winning side, Spain. Here is the exact tweet(s):
Listen with caution – A Spanish European Cup winning player is “likely” to sign for Arsenal. Haven’t got anything else yet. #AFC
If I had the name I’d bring you it. 100% Arsenal are likely to sign a Spanish European Championship winner. (Euro 2012). I’m excited.
This was quite surprising news to me. There really wasn’t any credible rumours of Arsenal signing a Spanish player. However, this must have some truth to it as this person seems extremely reliable in terms of transfer. He called the trial of M’Baye Niang to Arsenal 5 days before any French media reported. He clearly has proper contacts.
Now to look at the possible candidates, obviously any player of Madrid/Barca is virtually untouchable (except for one; but I’ll talk about him later).
We have the Basque duo, Llorente and Martinez. They are both amazing players but will command hefty transfer fees. After the news of Wenger possibly not having enough money for M’Vila, it seems extremely unlikely that we’ll get either of them.
The defensive options we have are Juanfran from Atletico Madrid and the wildcard from Madrid, Arbeloa. They are both decent players whom are both versatile. Juanfran can play as LB and LM whilst Arbeloa can essentially cover everwhere in the defence.
The midfielders we have are Jesus Navas and Santi Cazorla. The Sevilla winger is one of the best in the world but unfortunately suffers from extreme homesickness and hence, any deal for him seems very unlikely. Now, the Malaga midfielder, Cazorla is a player I’m a massive fan of. He is class. There is no other way to go about it. He was Malaga’s best player and propelled them to a CL finish. We actually had agreed to sign him last season but unfortunately didn’t have the money at the right time to buy him.
Finally, the striker department leaves only Alvaro Negredo of Sevilla. His 60 minute cameo against France was anything but good however, we shouldn’t judge a player in the Euros. The likes of Van Persie, Huntelaar, Benzema etc. had horrific Euros and yet are classified as world class strikers. If Wenger deems the 26 year old good enough, I’m open to him leading our front line.
This is definitely exciting news but I urge you to remain grounded. Like the M’Vila deal, anything can happen and tomorrow, we may announce the signing or equally, lose interest altogether.
Llorente
Would be nice but majorly expensive - I know we are as tight as arses and always play the poverty card but what is this about having no money?
We have sold everyone that was worth anything bar RvP and he soon to go, FFS get rid of the crap. . .who has been setting these wasre of space's wages? No doubt got their ideas from FM?
How about Negado?
This is definitely exciting news but I urge you to remain grounded.
Shit, and there I was ready to blow my wad.
Shit, and there I was ready to blow my wad.
better off leaving the blowing for your nose. . .at least until we hear a bit more
Anyone signed Owen yet?
Would be hugely disrespectful if no-one signed this clean and fresh icon.
Do it, Wenget.
Your face is hugely disrespectful
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