Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Canal+ claim Samir Nasri's talks with Man City have broken down and that he is now likely to stay at Arsenal.

http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove/

Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri is set to stay at the Emirates Stadium for the remainder of his contract, according to reports emerging from France.

The Frenchman had been strongly linked with a £22m move to Manchester City before the end of the summer transfer window, but French TV station Canal+ claim that talks have broken down, and Nasri will see out the final year of his contract with Arsenal.

Nasri was a surprise inclusion from the start of Saturday's Premier League encounter at home to Liverpool.

More to follow...

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...ter-talks-with

[Elreactor]

His agent and his brother confirmed that we were meeting him for talks the other day

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/83236,...senal-want-him

My apologies

[Unai Tea]

It doesn't say that though. It says "Quite why Wenger would want the former Birmingham striker is anyone’s guess"

Basically it's saying Zarate is shit not that we don't need a striker.

Well, not to split hairs, but it does say that. The full quote:

"Quite why Wenger would want another striker is anyone's guess – and why former Birmingham frontman Zarate in particular is a complete mystery – but who knows what goes on in the mind of the nutty professor these days."

Why would Wenger want another striker? Can you guess? If you can manage to figure that crazy notion out, try and figure out why Zarate would be the one Wenger chooses. That's basically the gist of it.

Now I can figure out the first bit, but I just don't know enough about Zarate to figure out why the second bit seems like a complete mystery to the writer (who seems like a bit of a sarky cockface)

[Grebbo]

http://blogs.soccernet.com/onthemove/

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...ter-talks-with

Makes sense why he hasn't left yet.

I suppose it's a good thing because Wenger wouldn't have spent the £20m we'd have got for him anyway.

Stan must be pissed though, that was a new boat for him.

[Master Splinter]

Stan must be pissed though, that was a new boat for him.

£20m boat?

That would be quite awesome.

[Grebbo]

£20m boat?

That would be quite awesome.

It's pretty cheap for a boat.

[Unai Tea]

It's pretty cheap for a boat.

That depends on whether the boat is super quality or not.

[Elreactor]

That depends on whether the boat is super quality or not.

It´s not Wenger´s boat so no worries there. Just a functional boat.

[AKBapologist]

http://www.lifesports.ru/news/67135

"Arsenal" beckons Honda
The Gunners are going to purchase football capital of CSKA.

Guide London "Arsenal" made a formal offer to buy CSKA 25-year-old Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda.

- "The Gunners' offer for the Honda about 13 million euros - said a source in the Life Sports camp CSKA. - It is in such an amount estimated at this time a Japanese official data. Initially, management of Londoners also drawn to the army team on another midfielder - Russians Alan Dzagoev. But the leadership of red and blue is not ready to part with their talented player and refused to "Arsenal".

- As for Honda, his transfer is real, as myself and the player wants to leave CSKA, and the club will not let him go away for a good price.

Cause

Active interest in the team Arsene Wenger's midfield players to fully understand.

Londoners in this transfer window has left the main star of the club Francesc Fabregas, who joined in the Catalonian "Barcelona", and in the near future will be fully completed the transition Samir Nasri to another English club - "Manchester City".

- Honda has good potential and the necessary skills to take place at the heart of "Arsenal" - continued the source. - Also in the team competition after the departure of Wenger and Fabregas Nasri markedly decreased. For the most Keisuke it will be a clear step forward. Especially in recent CSKA suits him much more.

Recall that Keisuke Honda stands for metropolitan CSKA since 2010.

His contract with the club designed in 2013.

[Unai Tea]

I'd be happy enough to see us bring in Honda. It's a start to fixing some of the gaps in our team. Zarate maybe would fill the experience gap we have at winger/striker. We'd also be daft now to forego at least one if not two defenders. Absolutely daft.