Winter Transfer Speculation and Shit.

[JonasTC]

Draxler will be comming in the summer. They just signed Sidney Sam (he joins July 1st i think) and if they're getting Holtby aswell, i think its pretty obvious that Draxler will be leaving in the summer.

[milla]

Assuming we're after Draxler for some £40mill and wages then I suppose it's safe to assume we won't be spending another £30mill this window. The outlay, if any, will be considerably lower. In light of that, and making a further assumption we don't want a temporary passenger like Berbatov but rather somebody who can serve for a few seasons, who would that be? Nobody is coming up with any realistic options. Costa for £30mill then Drexler in the summer, that's not happening. Who's out there in the £5-10mill range that is any better than Giroud or Podolski or Ox or Gnabry?

Draxler would never cost £40mill, his release clause would be closer to £30mill IMO.

Somehow I am not buying Wenger spending £30mill for goal poacher like Costa, just my gut feeling.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I fear too we won't actually do anything this window.....

[Niall_Quinn]

Draxler would never cost £40mill, his release clause would be closer to £30mill IMO.

Somehow I am not buying Wenger spending £30mill for goal poacher like Costa, just my gut feeling.

£37mill is the clause, according to the media. So we know it won't be that then. Maybe it will be £30mill.

[Özim]

£37mill is the clause, according to the media. So we know it won't be that then. Maybe it will be £30mill.

£30,000,001 I hear.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

17 goals in 18 games for Negredo apparently. If only....

[Özim]

I think that puts to bed the argument that Giroud is as good as him.

[LDG]

Yet we're still above his team.

I know he's good, but sometimes it's like looking at your mate's missus and thinking you'd like a piece, when in fact you she wouldn't be a great deal better after a couple of pumps than that nagging bitch at home.

[LDG]

I should say, I don't think Giroud is the better player.

We just play differently.

[Özim]

There's other factors in that, Negredo certainly isn't one of them.

Fact is he's in his 1st season and has outscored Giroud (Giroud already scored less in his 1st season). I don't think Giroud is that talented, he's done well this season but he's certainly got his limitations, Negredo is just a better finisher and pound for pound a better player.

That's not belittling Giroud, like I said he's making the most of his talent, I still have the opinion that Giroud should be more of a squad player than a regular 1st teamer for us.