I guess we won't be able to sell him now.
At least he'll be gone in the summer, finally.
I guess we won't be able to sell him now.
At least he'll be gone in the summer, finally.
I'm not going to say you're wrong mate per se as each of us are entitled to want whatever we want from these threads and there has been no shortage of Balotelli talk since he was mentioned.Originally Posted by fakeyank
This isn't a thread where people exclusively state targets they like (which isn't precisely what I said). I'd suggest that is why Messi and Cronaldo aren't discussed in any real capacity. I'm sure it isn't just that nobody here likes either of them. Have you read a paper recently? Costa has been linked to us for weeks on end in the papers....even before silly season started with the window opening. In fact that's why he has been discussed more than many others...because we have already been linked with him for weeks before recently. From that point of view he is more relevant than anyone to discuss.
If we want Costa, we can have him. He has a clause that is within our budget. Messi does not. Will we sign him? Almost definitely not. Can we sign him? Yes we can.
If we want Balotelli, we can have him. Will we sign him? Almost definitely not. Can we sign him? Yes we can.
That is a slightly curious analogy given that we are actually discussing the merits of a solution rather than the scope of the problem in itself. You've made your meetings sound less productive than Goonersweb's transfer speculation thread. That is some feat.
Mario Mandzukic are being mentioned in the media, if Lewandowski goes to Bayern. Not sure if he's an upgrade, but it would mean that we have 2 similiar strikers so we can rotate and our team doesnt get hurt if one of them gets injuried.
Lewandowski to Bayern Munich in the summer all but confirmed now.
They might as well have confirmed it a year ago.
I'd take Mandzukic without a second thought. He was the main striker used by an all conquering team last season though, so there's zero chance of this happening in January (obviously), and probably a 10% chance of this happening in summer seeing as everyone is currently talking about percentages.
Gutted Lewandowski has signed for Bayern. I certainly think we may have had a chance if we'd thrown about 20-25m at Dortmund on Jan 1st. His friendship with Szczesny and possible thrill at playing for the EPL leaders with Ozil, Cazorla etc supplying him could have been irresistible. He'll never receive the hero worshiping at Bayern he would have gotten at Arsenal.
Anyway everyone's denying the Berbatov deal now and I can't help but feel we would have signed him by now if we wanted him. Perhaps Wenger has other plans.
Like the sound of Manduzicl but its all pie in the sky surely, fuelled by the Lewdo story???
Manduzicl.
Sanogo has been training with the first team for a few days now, should be ready for the Villa game next week.
somebody put something in my milk
We also have Nikky B who can play there
Arsene Wenger, the only football manager that got paid 8 million quid to do nothing but sit on his arse..
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