Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Ralpheroo72]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...-Bahebeck.html

Daily Mail I know, but bears striking similarities to the Sanogo chain of events. I hope this is just more bullshit by the DM

[Japan Shaking All Over]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...rsenal-3638157

Are we really interested this guy? I used to watch a bit of Dutch football when I was in Japan and he seemed to score every week.....then he came over here and thought he would do the same kind of damage but 25 on the season is not a bad haul and correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he was first choice for swathes of the season?

He's strong, can score with both feet and head, not sure on his tech ability ie can he tippy tap! But he knows where the goal is and how to convert.

Worth a punt? 19 mil.....no doubt Wumger will have his usual underhanded valuation of him at hand but I would at least think about if.....would Big Sexy, Bony and perhaps Remy give us the fire power we crave and at the same time leave us with funds to strengthen elsewhere.....a 30+ midfielder?

[selassie]

I think the point is that a central midfielder is not the most pressing of concerns and I think that is pretty hard to argue with given the dearth of quality at Centre forward. We had a rookie who should have been out on loan lining up against possibly the best Bayern side of all time.....not to mention an impending departure at right back & cover CB, a our captain and still no stand out DM of note.

Arsene likes a lot of players and would be willing to bring them in...at a PRICE. He isn't the sort of Texas-hold em player that bluffs....... He has a price for a player....and he is seldom willing to exceed it. He will play the game, but he is often telling the truth about not exceeding the value he has for any given player.

I as much as anyone else would love Cesc back I want as far as saying that I believed Cesc to be a superior player to Ozil at the start of the season(there weren't too many agreeing then)... but I don't want us to sign a midfielder at the expense of a world class forward (I know there are hardly many around) or other positions we really need to strengthen in. That said, there's no doubt that Cesc back here is the stuff of dream but I am still sceptical about the whole thing.

Barca and Cesc have said next to nothing so far. It's all the media circus chomping at the bit so far....

[I am invisible]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...rsenal-3638157

Are we really interested this guy? I used to watch a bit of Dutch football when I was in Japan and he seemed to score every week.....then he came over here and thought he would do the same kind of damage but 25 on the season is not a bad haul and correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he was first choice for swathes of the season?

He's strong, can score with both feet and head, not sure on his tech ability ie can he tippy tap! But he knows where the goal is and how to convert.

Worth a punt? 19 mil.....no doubt Wumger will have his usual underhanded valuation of him at hand but I would at least think about if.....would Big Sexy, Bony and perhaps Remy give us the fire power we crave and at the same time leave us with funds to strengthen elsewhere.....a 30+ midfielder?

I'd go as far as to say it's not even that much of a punt at that price? It's certainly a lot less than I would have expected to pay for a proven, 25-goal-a-season, PL striker - normally you're looking at a £25-30m price tag straight away when trying to pry a player like that away from another English club?

Not sure how he'd handle the tippy-tappy stuff, but I'm also not sure it really matters so much with CFs - by the time the ball reaches them at the business end, you're pretty much looking for someone who can either finish, or who can hold it up under pressure and play others in, and he looks well capable of both those things. I'm not sure his final ball would be quite as deft and creative as Giroud's is at times, but I don't think we'd lose much of the best bits from Giroud's game either - I think we'd be getting a player who could still bring others into the atatck on a regular basis, whilst adding more pace and mobility, and some sharper finishing on one-on-ones. If we're focusing on attributes rather than names, then he ticks a lot of boxes.

[GP]

I'd be happy with My Little Bony.

Prefer him to Remy.

[AFC Leveller]

According to Guillem Ballague, We have not shown any interest in Cesc, Barcelona DO want to sell and have informed the player and City and Chelsea are interested.

[I am invisible]

I'd be happy with My Little Bony.

Prefer him to Remy.

We'd have to come up with a better song for him than that!

Would definitely prefer Bony to Remy as a CF, but why not get Remy too as competition for Walcott? We could probably get both players for about what spuds paid for Goaldado...

[GP]

Sure, why not?

We definitely need more depth.

[I am invisible]

AC apparently inviting bids for Balotelli - £20m or £30m, depending on who you read.

He's a bit of a nut job, but I'd be really tempted at £20m! For £30m though? He'd still be a serious option, but I'd have to see what else I could do with £30m first...

[Marc Overmars]

I really would love to see Wenger manage Balotelli.

Must get.