Sami Khedira

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Is Lucas any good or has he turned into your version of Denilson?

Lucas is solid and unspectacular. Or rather, was.

He's a weird one. He was loathed when he first got into the team, blamed for absolutely everything (read: Arteta) and generally regarded as shit. Though many did think it was rather harsh, especially given the first thing he ever did for us was effectively win the Merseyside Derby.
Then he improved markedly and became a good, if not great DM who people still thought could move back slightly further forward.
Then he got his first bad injury and he suddenly became the love-child of Makelele and Zidane. In an instant he went from being a little underrated to being hilariously overrated.
He came back and did well, started to look like he could get back to his best. And then he got another bad injury.... and then I think another. Tbh I've lost count. Now he's lost any sort of pace he once had, of which there wasn't much anyway, and frankly is a little bit shit. It's a shame because he was decent for a time.
We're supposed to be trying to get rid of him now, but surprise surprise only Napoli seem to be interested and they're skint.

Also, maybe a chicken and egg situation, but he was at his best when we were at our worst.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Denilson then.

You can have Arteta if you want.

[I am invisible]

Marca are reporting that a €25m fee is agreed, and that it's just personal terms that are holding the deal up, although, interestingly, they're saying that Khedira is asking for €7m a season, which is about £105k/week? Don't know how accurate that is, but I would imagine the deal will be done pretty quickly if they've got their info correct...

[Xhaka Can’t]

I'm just off Arseblog. They think it might be because that is the net figure that is demanded. At a marginal tax rate of 40%, the real cost is significantly more.

[selassie]

Marca are reporting that a €25m fee is agreed, and that it's just personal terms that are holding the deal up, although, interestingly, they're saying that Khedira is asking for €7m a season, which is about £105k/week? Don't know how accurate that is, but I would imagine the deal will be done pretty quickly if they've got their info correct...

Yeh that sounds about right. I think we'll sign him, the English media are just trying to add a bit of "drama" to the story what with these so called demands and Chelsea being in for him.

What seems to be clear is we are his first choice in terms of clubs he wants to join and he seems to be our priority signing for CM so I am confident we will get it done.

He'll be a top signing if we pull this off.

[Asthmatic Kitty]

Fee agreed with Real, apparently.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...s-sami-khedira

[Power n Glory]

We should start shopping around and approaching other targets if the trail goes cold on this one. Don't let it drag out. If we can't agree personal terms with Khedira, keep trying to knock off the price but we should make sure we're talking to another club to fill the DM spot.

[selassie]

We should start shopping around and approaching other targets if the trail goes cold on this one. Don't let it drag out. If we can't agree personal terms with Khedira, keep trying to knock off the price but we should make sure we're talking to another club to fill the DM spot.

Yep agree with this.

I dunno...maybe I am being a bit premature but we seem to be a lot more decisive and pragmatic in the way we are doing business this summer.

Above anything else, it seems we have the money and are now prepared to battle it out to get the players we covet.

If we pull this off, signing Sanchez and Khedira in the same window is a major statement from us.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Khedira and Ramsey

[Marc Overmars]

Yep agree with this.

I dunno...maybe I am being a bit premature but we seem to be a lot more decisive and pragmatic in the way we are doing business this summer.

Above anything else, it seems we have the money and are now prepared to battle it out to get the players we covet.

If we pull this off, signing Sanchez and Khedira in the same window is a major statement from us.

I read somewhere and Gazidis and Dick Law have taken a much more hands on approach now with transfer dealings. Wenger says who he wants, they go out and do the business.