Quote Originally Posted by Terry Tuffnutz View Post
seriously, when i first came on here a little while ago, there were wails of derision about potentially selling to a rival. as soon as the evaluation of 20 mill has reared it's head, that has changed.

he will put in the performances during the season, i see no reason to suggest he will act in an unproffesional manner. if we let him go for free then fine, i'd much rather that then sell him to a rival.

he's not a clichy, toure or ade, he has far more potential than that and i dont want to see that realised right under our nose.
Don't get me wrong I would hate to lose him to a rival regardless of the fee. The reality of the situation now is that if he doesn't sign very soon he'll most likely sign for someone else come January.

If he's signed a pre-contract for someone else in January what makes you think he's going to contribute to our season for the final 4 or 5 months? Whilst I accept he may not put in unprofessional performances we should accept that he may not have any desire to fight for the team.

What makes me feel uncomfortable about the Nasri & Fabregas situation is that Arsene is essentially hedging his bets and building his team around 2 wantaway players. That's a massive gamble IMHO.