Sami Khedira

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Thinking about it logically, Khedira won't sign a new contract. Apparently he doesn't want to stay and with Kroos coming in, he knows his game time will be limited.

Madrid won't want him to leave on a free next season so he has to be sold this summer. Plus the money from his sale can be used to fund Kroos.

He's leaving. The question is to who.

[Niall_Quinn]

Straight up fight with the chavs by the sound of it. Our legit business vs their bottomless pit of mafia cash. If it's down to money we lose for sure. If he's looking for more than the cash then we win hands down.

[Kano]

If Chelsea secure his signature, that's the title sewn up for them. Anti-football or not, Maureen knows how to win and with that squad, he'll have it sewn up.

I agree he is definitely leaving Madrid. They have to keep up with Barca and need to fund a mega-signing from somewhere so he'll help fund that. Who needs a great CM when they can have 8 strikers on the pitch.

Strangely enough, Podolski's mental moment is the only real connection that exists to Arsenal outside of media talk which is far from concrete but has spun most of our heads because of the spend on Sanchez makes it seem feasible now. He has a screw or two loose but here's hoping there was something to it.

[Özim]

Madrid sign Kroos

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28342137

[selassie]

I don't think anybody in the media really has a clue what is going with Khedira. I was very confident we would sign him a few days back given the rumours in the media but with his agent coming out and killing the rumours I am not so sure now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sounds like the agent is trying to start a bidding war on the wages. The fee must have been agreed or Marketing would be kicking up all sorts of denials. So chances are the agent is lying, trying to get the chavs into the game. Latest reports are the wage demands are now £180Kpw, if true then this middleman cancer on football has killed the deal. But it's only media reports so 50/50 at best on whether there's a grain of truth in it. The doper clubs and agents, an unholy alliance. Hope we have an alternative lined up. The Wenger factor won't be a significant advantage here as the player has already worked with Maureen. It's Demba Ba in reverse, they have the money to wreck the deal and that's what the agent seems to be working towards.

[Bumble]

I don't think anybody in the media really has a clue what is going with Khedira. I was very confident we would sign him a few days back given the rumours in the media but with his agent coming out and killing the rumours I am not so sure now.

I still think we will sign him. at Real he wont have been on more than Ozil so don't see how it would be any different at Arsenal. The only reason I think we wouldn't sign him is if he stays at Real, but by the sounds of it Real want to cash in and don't want to offer him a new deal. Otherwise Real would be making the denials.

[selassie]

Sounds like the agent is trying to start a bidding war on the wages. The fee must have been agreed or Marketing would be kicking up all sorts of denials. So chances are the agent is lying, trying to get the chavs into the game. Latest reports are the wage demands are now £180Kpw, if true then this middleman cancer on football has killed the deal. But it's only media reports so 50/50 at best on whether there's a grain of truth in it. The doper clubs and agents, an unholy alliance. Hope we have an alternative lined up. The Wenger factor won't be a significant advantage here as the player has already worked with Maureen. It's Demba Ba in reverse, they have the money to wreck the deal and that's what the agent seems to be working towards.

Yep I reckon you are right, sounds like his agent is trying to get his client his last big contract. We are not exactly the right club to come asking for astronomical wages!!! besides I highly doubt we will put him on a higher wage than Ozil or Sanchez.

I am hoping Wenger has a backup plan.

[selassie]

I still think we will sign him. at Real he wont have been on more than Ozil so don't see how it would be any different at Arsenal. The only reason I think we wouldn't sign him is if he stays at Real, but by the sounds of it Real want to cash in and don't want to offer him a new deal. Otherwise Real would be making the denials.

Maybe his agent thinks otherwise? It is starting to point towards that....

To be honest I am not even sure Chelsea are that keen on him for his reported wage demands, otherwise he would've been signed by now surely? I dunno...this one could end up getting pretty messy.

[Niall_Quinn]

As long as it doesn't stop us chasing the Benders.