Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Cripps_orig]

Shitty confirm signing of Negredo.

FFP

[Cripps_orig]

A bid of 6 million with potential add ons?

Sounds like a bid we would make

[Harland]

Sounds like a bid we would make

I'm ITK, didn't you know?

[Niall_Quinn]

If we really have bid £6mill for Mata it means the Suarez deal must be off. No way would we sign a player whose name begins with S if we are under-bidding for Mata.

[Cripps_orig]

If we really have bid £6mill for Mata it means the Suarez deal must be off. No way would we sign a player whose name begins with S if we are under-bidding for Mata.

Sounds like the kind of logic we would take in buying a player.

[Master Splinter]

United bid £60m for Balenaldo:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...united-2060737

Suarez almost home:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...suarez-2060488

[KSE Comedy Club]

you ignored this key quote didnt you? yeah thought so

Well what fucking difference does that make?!?

We don't sign the best players anyway!

[Cripps_orig]

Arsenal and Napoli have been told Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain, 25, will cost £37m.
Full story: The Times (subscription required)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward's exit from their pre-season tour of Australia to accelerate a move for Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas, 26, is a waste of time.
Full story: Daily Mirror

Higuain isn't coming

Hopefully Cesc isn't either

[Seymour Butts]

I have to say I get the feeling that Wenger really is pinning his hopes on signing Rooney. He is not normally this vocal about being able to afford a player and is sending out a clear message that he is prepared to break the bank to get him. I initially thought this was pie in the sky but I believe he is genuinely going to make every effort to sign him - obviously Chelsea will trump us in the money stakes and Rooney being the character he is will def go for the money so I still think its a no go - just hope we are not putting all of our eggs in one basket as usual

[Ollie the Optimist]

I have to say I get the feeling that Wenger really is pinning his hopes on signing Rooney. He is not normally this vocal about being able to afford a player and is sending out a clear message that he is prepared to break the bank to get him. I initially thought this was pie in the sky but I believe he is genuinely going to make every effort to sign him - obviously Chelsea will trump us in the money stakes and Rooney being the character he is will def go for the money so I still think its a no go - just hope we are not putting all of our eggs in one basket as usual

Isn't the case that usually with wenger, the players he talks loudest about are the ones he has least interest in. If he's talking about Rooney, he doesn't want him IMO, he's using him as a smokescreen.