Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[I am invisible]

Would people accept us not getting a DM if that meant we splurge on Reus?

Ideally we'd get both, but we'd be much more likely get neither, so if faced with a choice, where would your priorities lie?

God, that's a tough one! I think we could possibly just about muddle through another year without a DM signing if we had to, but it wouldn't be ideal. Honestly, I do to know - the DM is more needed, and Reus would be more of a cherry-on-the-top signing... but he'd be an absolutely f**king amazing cherry, that could put our attack amongst the best in the world! Sanchez, Reus and Walcott - 3 strikers who can all play either wing - seriously, how would you mark them?And with Özil behind, who can also drift out to either wing, that's a pretty fluid system.

I know it won't happen, but it just feels like there's a real opportunity this summer to get some big deals done while the chance is there, evenif it means going a little out of our comfort zone with the spending - the players are available, we've been hording cash for years, we're getting an extra £60-70m a year from Puma and Emirates, and even the team that finished bottom last year made £60m because of this new TV deal, so I reckon our share must have been getting close to the £90-100m mark? We're probably making more than enough now to get both deals done without sweating it.

Here's a counter question for you though: instead of making this an either/or choice, would you accept making no signings (or minimal squad signings) next summer if we got a bunch of major deals done now?

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I did wonder that too but they hardly ever spend money and have full houses most weeks, develop there own fair share of players and have all that TV money and high position money each season. So I guess at some point they should be able to spend big.

Good signing for them the chavs would never have sold to us.

Damn straight.

Lukaku is only going to get better and I seriously doubt his resale value is going to diminish for a very long time so even from a financial point of view it isn't a huge risk. He got 16 league goals without even being the finished article or being at a top 4 side. He definitely has things in his game he needs to work on but I'd have taken him any day and despite what Moron says, his attitude on and off the field is 1st class.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Don't think there's much in it but I think Reus is marginally the better player.

Though if Wenger plans on making either a striker than Sanchez is the one to go for because of his physicality.

Javier Mascherano: Alexis Sanchez asked me should I move to Liverpool, I told him "they aren't the team they used to be. Join Arsenal.


Always liked Mascherano me

The online Scouse militia will be all over him for that. Expect his twitter/facebook/myspace account to be subjected to a volley of abuse and death threats.

[Munchies]

dat pace!!!

[selassie]

Would people accept us not getting a DM if that meant we splurge on Reus?

Ideally we'd get both, but we'd be much more likely get neither, so if faced with a choice, where would your priorities lie?

I personally think it was Reus or Sanchez, no way would we sign both of them.

Priority right now is Midfield and we can assess the striker position throughout the season.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

I'd omit a new DM if it meant getting Reus. If we have Reus, Sanchez and Walcott on the field at the same time we aren't going to be the ones defending. As invisible says too, all 3 of them can play across the forward line.......they would drag defences all over the place. Plenty of runs and movement for Ozil to aim for then. He won't even need to cross the half way line.

Even if we annihilated 16 of the 20 teams and got embarrassed by the remaining four that might still be enough to win the league.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Don't think there's much in it but I think Reus is marginally the better player.

Though if Wenger plans on making either a striker than Sanchez is the one to go for because of his physicality.



The online Scouse militia will be all over him for that. Expect his twitter/facebook/myspace account to be subjected to a volley of abuse and death threats.

Chortle

[Bumble]

Why hasn't Wenger signed anyone in the last couple of days..... what is wrong with him.

Still fancy us to sign another couple of players and that would be a crazy summer especially by Wenger standards.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'd omit a new DM if it meant getting Reus. If we have Reus, Sanchez and Walcott on the field at the same time we aren't going to be the ones defending. As invisible says too, all 3 of them can play across the forward line.......they would drag defences all over the place. Plenty of runs and movement for Ozil to aim for then. He won't even need to cross the half way line.

Even if we annihilated 16 of the 20 teams and got embarrassed by the remaining four that might still be enough to win the league.

Liverpool failed with that plan, they had enough offensive power to take on anyone but not enough in the middle to keep out the better attacking teams. We already have the weapons up front, our back five is shaping up nicely. It's the defensive middle where we need reinforcement. We aren't winning the league this year, if I put a cold realism hat on for 5 seconds. We'll win it the following year though, and the year after that. Once we have added that crucial component, a monster in the middle, and allowed him a season to bed in. If we have £45mill for Reus then we should spend £60mill on Pogba. Everyone thinks he can't be got this year, so we should go and get him before the oil and drugs cash comes into play next summer.

[Niall_Quinn]

Also Reus vs Sanchez. If FIFA can't agree a new deal with the European clubs we'll be in complete control of when we release Sanchez for Internationals - we won't have to release him at all if we don't want to. Same isn't true for Euro nations who have a different deal with UEFA whereby the clubs have no power. Not that it would be smart to stop Sanchez playing for his country, but we'd certainly be able to get better terms. Shame we were denied seeing Reus in the World Cup, but Sanchez looked one of the best in that tournament and I think we've pretty much stolen him from Barca. Everyone seems to think he was a bit part player there, he wasn't. They already had Messi so Suarez is about the only player I can think of who's an upgrade on Sanchez. We wait to see, but it may not be that big a gap and we won't have to put up with the baggage. All in all a great deal.