Arsenal squad 2014/2015 (how would it look if you were in charge?)

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Remy is over-rated, another Ryan Babel touted as the next Henry. Balotelli on the other hand has the arrogance needed in a world class striker and under the right management and players he will flourish, at citeh he was surrounded by too many egoes all all wanting the same attention, in many ways he is like Van Persie loads of potential just needing the right guidance. With Balotelli leading the line our first team on paper would match anyone in the league, Giroud would never be feared by top team defensive lines but Balotelli will bring in the fear factor.

Even if you're convinced he's overrated....I see Remy as more a productive version of Gervinho than a contestant or comparison for Balotelli. Their best positions aren't the same in my view. Arrogance is a bizarrely highly rated ingredient for a top forward imo. Scoring 11 out of 10 in a self confidence test hasn't helped Bendtner....and he's no kid any more.

As AFC Leveller suggests....Mario is a good player WHEN he fancies it, but he doesn't always fancy it and does an awful lot of sulking or trying peoples patience. He must be up there with the easiest footballers to wind up in world football.

Having said that, I think 30 million will get him out of Milan, possibly more possibly less and there aren't many players of his ability available for that price.

[I am invisible]

Has anyone actually come up with a CF yet who we'd all be satisfied with? Costa has probably come closest so far, but even with him I've seen doubts raised about whether he's a one-season-wonder, and whether he could do it in the Prem (and besides, it's looking more and more like he's already decided on Chelsea now, so we might have to forget about him anyway)? Do we even agree on which players we'd put in which category (e.g. elite, world-class, flawed-genius, very good, good, average, below average, crap, Park, etc)?

[Marc Overmars]

Personally I feel we need 1 proven, bona fide goal scorer, and another striker who's maybe a level below for competition.

It's subjective of course. Everyone has their preferred choices, one mans trash is another mans treasure.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Massive change is not needed.

1 top quality striker.

1 top quality DM.

Recall Campbell.

Sign up Sagna and Fabianski.

Get rid of Bendtner, Sanogo and Arteta.

That's pretty much it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Easier to say who it shouldn't be - Dzeko, for eaxample.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I don't think he's a bad player but he would be underwhelming. Not too many obvious choices which is why I suspect Wenger will perfectly placed to make an ostensibly obscure signing.

[pakgunner]

Even if you're convinced he's overrated....I see Remy as more a productive version of Gervinho than a contestant or comparison for Balotelli. Their best positions aren't the same in my view. Arrogance is a bizarrely highly rated ingredient for a top forward imo. Scoring 11 out of 10 in a self confidence test hasn't helped Bendtner....and he's no kid any more.

As AFC Leveller suggests....Mario is a good player WHEN he fancies it, but he doesn't always fancy it and does an awful lot of sulking or trying peoples patience. He must be up there with the easiest footballers to wind up in world football.

Having said that, I think 30 million will get him out of Milan, possibly more possibly less and there aren't many players of his ability available for that price.

However Bendtner didn't have the ability to match his arrogance, Balotelli does and when at the right club under the right management he will succeed it's speculative but worth the gamble at that price.

[pakgunner]

Has anyone actually come up with a CF yet who we'd all be satisfied with? Costa has probably come closest so far, but even with him I've seen doubts raised about whether he's a one-season-wonder, and whether he could do it in the Prem (and besides, it's looking more and more like he's already decided on Chelsea now, so we might have to forget about him anyway)? Do we even agree on which players we'd put in which category (e.g. elite, world-class, flawed-genius, very good, good, average, below average, crap, Park, etc)?

At the moment Suarez is the closest thing to a fit T14 and technically still available but more likely to move to Madrid. I agree with you about Costa not proven over successive seasons so not too worried about him, however at the right price falcao would be a tremendous acquisition- pace, desire, positional sense and a proven goal scorer over the years.

[KSE Comedy Club]

I can't see us gettin benzema, he's doin alright at RM so it's unlikely that they will sell unless they do go after Suarez, but he might want to stay at pool if they win the title.

There's more chance of balotelli coming here, and I wouldn't mind that as I do think wenger would calm him down a bit.

Either that or we take a punt on Jackson Martinez.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

However Bendtner didn't have the ability to match his arrogance, Balotelli does and when at the right club under the right management he will succeed it's speculative but worth the gamble at that price.

You are suggesting Balotelli does have the ability and I happen to agree, but he too hasn't proven it beyond doubt yet either and he is no kid any more.

We would be spending the second biggest amount we ever have to bring a guy in who to date has mostly proven to be a maverick above anything else. Did he not have the reputation he has, he would probably be much more roundly sought after. It would be a big gamble. At least with the bitey racist his contribution on the field of play was beyond any level of questioning as we are witnessing again now.