January Transfers -- Speculation & Shit?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Athletic Bilbao have stated that Fernando Llorente will not be allowed to leave the club in the winter transfer window in a bid to end speculation about his future.

The Basque Country outfit's president Jose Urrutia announced that the striker would stay as Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus and several clubs are linked with his services in January.

"Llorente will not be going anywhere in the winter transfer market and we will not be signing anyone," he said.

"We took a decision at the start of the season on economic, sporting and philosophical grounds. Athletic are stronger and more competitive with Fernando in the ranks."

Llorente has lost favour with Bilbao supporters after reports in the summer that he would prefer to leave, but Urrutia thinks that the player does not think like that.

"I do not know if things have changed, but I can only go on what Fernando has said too," he continued.

"I have read and heard things and I do not know if they are true. He is an important player for us and the club is to him.

"Over the next few months I do not know if he will see Athletic as his first option but at the moment there is no news.

"We can only hope that he feels we match his sporting ambitions and that he will stay here."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...ransfer-window.

FL week

[Kano]

fuck llorente, get in bielsa

[Cripps_orig]

Bielsa upfront? Can't be any worse than Giroud I guess

[LDG]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...window-will-be

Arsène Wenger says he will only enter the transfer market for “top players” when the window opens in January.

The Club last week signed a new sponsorship deal with Emirates and Arsenal have been linked with a number of potential signings in the New Year.

Wenger insists he is happy with his current squad, but is not ruling out strengthening his team if the right player becomes available.

“We have a good squad, I believe that these players have a fantastic attitude,” he said. “They deserve success and they will have success.

"We will be on the market if we find the real top, top, top player, we will be on the market. We have no fixed number, we look just at quality.”

Wenger

I actually love this dude.

Fuck it.

As long as he keeps this form of WUMming up. I'm behind him all the way.

Brilliant

[Özim]

Let's just keep our fingers crossed there's players available of the quality of Squillaci and Chamakh then.

[LDG]

Let's just keep our fingers crossed there's players available of the quality of Squillaci and Chamakh then.

Who needs Squillaci and Chamakh, when you already have Squillaci and Chamakh.

[Özim]

Who needs Squillaci and Chamakh, when you already have Squillaci and Chamakh.

We'll need cover for Chamakh when he goes of to the ACON.

Squillaci needs someone to warm the bench for him for when he gets on the bench, gets pretty chilly in the winter months.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...window-will-be





Wenger

I actually love this dude.

Fuck it.

As long as he keeps this form of WUMming up. I'm behind him all the way.

Brilliant

Wumger best wum in the game. Best in the world at what he does tbh.

[Özim]

Wumger best wum in the game. Best in the world at what he does tbh.

Yeah he is, it's just a real shame that's not football management or even glorified scout tbh

[Joker]

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...window-will-be





Wenger

I actually love this dude.

Fuck it.

As long as he keeps this form of WUMming up. I'm behind him all the way.

Brilliant

He says the same thing every year:

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...nt-on-signings

Arsène Wenger has urged Arsenal fans to trust his judgement on Arsenal’s transfer dealings this summer.

The manger has made four new additions to his squad - Carl Jenkinson, Gervinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joel Campbell - while Gael Clichy, Cesc Fabregas and Emmanuel Eboue have left the Club.

With just over ten days left until the transfer window closes, Wenger expects more moves and has called for supporters to have faith in the decisions he makes.

“You have to trust my judgement - one day somebody else will make the decisions in my place and we will have to trust him,” said the manager.

“I believe I have shown in my 15 years here I am capable of making the right decisions for the right players. In the last 15 years you have seen more world-class players here, or as many, as anywhere else in the world.

"You will soon see that they are all top-quality players. We have not lost so many players. We have, of course, lost big players but number-wise we should be capable of doing well.

“If we find quality we will add quality to our squad and we work very hard on it."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...r-on-transfers

If Arsène Wenger doesn’t add to his squad in January it will be because he hasn’t found an available player good enough to play for Arsenal.

Media speculation has been rife recently with a host of players being linked with a winter switch to Emirates Stadium.

However Wenger is only looking for players who can bolster his side in the title race and says there is only one reason why he would not add to his side when the transfer window opens next month.

"[It will be] because we won't be able to find the quality of player," he explained. "That's the only reason that will stop me."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...over-transfers

Arsène Wenger has always tried to carry out his work as Arsenal manager in a thoughtful and intelligent way. He sees no reason to abandon that policy during the transfer window.

Speculation is rife over who may be heading to Emirates Stadium this month with the Frenchman expected to recruit at least one new signing.

Wenger has been under pressure from the media and the Arsenal fans to reinforce his squad - especially since Cesc Fabregas joined Theo Walcott and Tomas Rosicky on the long-term injury list - but the manager will not be swayed by public opinion.

He may be "on alert" in the transfer market but Wenger insists he will not sacrifice his considered approach and settle for second best.

"I believe no matter how much pressure I am under, I always try to be intelligent," said Wenger at his pre-match press conference. "That is much more important for me than to just give in to any pressure.

"I would always like to think that no matter what kind of decision I make, it has to make sense for the Club and for the future of the Club.

"Nothing is missing [from my squad] but you always want to add some quality to what you already have. I am very happy with the quality of the players I have and I believe that at the moment we are a bit short number-wise. If we can add one or two players then we will do it but the squad I have is not lacking quality; we have enough quality.

"[Only exceptional talent will be signed] because we have a squad of quality. You want always to improve that kind of quality."

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-arc...r-is-feasible-

Arsène Wenger thinks that a January signing is “feasible” but insists that developing his current crop of players is still the primary ambition.

Wenger’s young side have suffered five Premier League defeats already this season leading some to lament the lack of experience in the squad. And, with the transfer window due to open in under two weeks, Wenger has hinted at possible activity in the new year.

The manager insisted that he is on the look out for “something special” to add to his team but also revealed that he is no closer to finding it yet.

“I cannot say something will happen, but you never know,” the Frenchman told Arsenal TV Online. “It is feasible that we can do it and sometimes a [new] player can give some extra belief to the squad.

“If it appears we can make something special, then we will do it - but at the moment I can sincerely say we have not seen anything special that can really convince us we will be much stronger.

“At the moment, I am more [keen] to develop the team we have. When you look at our players, most of them are under 21 and there is a lot to come from them.”

All of the other ‘big four’ clubs splashed the cash in the summer and they could continue that trend come January. Wenger, although aware of the benefits a new signing would bring, also warned of the potential dangers.

“We have gone with a policy we respect and the solution is not always when you do not get the result you want to just go out and buy. That can destroy what you have built up until now,” he explained.

“We do not reject it, but we cannot also say that for certain it will be done. We have a young team with the Club in good shape, a healthy financial position, which suddenly is quite important.

“That is why what you want with a young team is for your fans to be behind [the team] and give them something extra that a team needs.”