Summer Transfer Misery 2017/18

[Power n Glory]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...ster-city-psg/

Has someone finally done the math and suddenly realised this is not an 'ideal' situation? Idiots.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/footb...ster-city-psg/

Has someone finally done the math and suddenly realised this is not an 'ideal' situation? Idiots.

I think it may be like the Suarez deal four years ago. Liverpool sign him onto a new contract and if he still decides he wants to go next summer, the club can demand silly money for him. Whether he will go for it, don't know.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's more like the Lemar saga. Avoid the going rate for months so bad sentiment and uncertainty can be nurtured. Then go ahead and do what could have been done in the first place, if anyone at this club was in any way decisive and ambitious.

Comedy club, living out of time in some Wenger fantasy.

[Niall_Quinn]

Arsenal have all but given up on signing Thomas Lemar from Monaco, accepting that the club are unlikely to sell him until next summer.

Monaco's stance is irrespective of whether Kylian Mbappe, being chased by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, leaves this month.

And the reality of having to pass on Lemar for now means that Arsenal are unlikely to make any further signings this summer.

Instead, all energy will be focused on reducing the wage bill with a string of names available to leave.

Could have signed him for 50 mill weeks ago. Which is why we bid 30 mill. The laughable (to the point of being insulting) Mbappe fantasy followed up by the Lemar deliberate dithering. Wenger prevails.

Let's say they knock 4 players off the wage bill, what would that be? Ten mill a year? Add Lacazette and his wages. We've probably ended up spending 50 million all told. How much extra did we get in increased TV revenues?

I bet when this all winds out they'll have made a profit again. Which is their main goal and will always be the goal for as long as this board and this manager remains at the club.

And we're chasing, chasing, definitely signed Lemar, Welcome to Arsenal blah, blah, blah. Then we have one random win and look, unfortunately we can't get the player. It's almost as if they are saying the same old shit as every other season isn't yet to come and that this one win is a sign of great things to come. Some will believe that I suppose.

And how much will Lemar cost next season? Why, 80 million quid. Or more. Then we can say, oh dear, too expensive.

Same old Wenger. Predictable. The "almost signed him" king of football. Vidal, Draxler, now Lemar.

[Niall_Quinn]

Injured and ill Alexis has been in Paris, for no particular reason.

Chavs are eyeing up Ox.

Some silly rumours going around about Ozil and Barca.

Another vague rumour that we put in a seriously lowball bid for Moura.

[Özim]

Could have signed him for 50 mill weeks ago. Which is why we bid 30 mill. The laughable (to the point of being insulting) Mbappe fantasy followed up by the Lemar deliberate dithering. Wenger prevails.

Let's say they knock 4 players off the wage bill, what would that be? Ten mill a year? Add Lacazette and his wages. We've probably ended up spending 50 million all told. How much extra did we get in increased TV revenues?

I bet when this all winds out they'll have made a profit again. Which is their main goal and will always be the goal for as long as this board and this manager remains at the club.

And we're chasing, chasing, definitely signed Lemar, Welcome to Arsenal blah, blah, blah. Then we have one random win and look, unfortunately we can't get the player. It's almost as if they are saying the same old shit as every other season isn't yet to come and that this one win is a sign of great things to come. Some will believe that I suppose.

And how much will Lemar cost next season? Why, 80 million quid. Or more. Then we can say, oh dear, too expensive.

Same old Wenger. Predictable. The "almost signed him" king of football. Vidal, Draxler, now Lemar.

My this is a big surprise, much like the Mbappe BS before it, so let's see:

1) We make an insulting lowball bid for him, that's rejected as a joke
2) We go back in and make another lowball bid, rejected again
3) Monaco say he's not for sale after selling a few players to propper clubs who are willing to pay up and don't spend all summer chasing a player whilst putting lowball bids
4) We make another lowball bid again rejected thinking Monaco saying he's not for sale isn't true and that by offering less than he's worth we might convince them otherwise
5) The season starts and we don't sign him and then soon come to the conclusion we won't be able to sign him.

Arsenal

The transfer markets' biggest joke!

[Özim]

Still no Ox, Ozil or Sanchez contract.

Still no deadwood sold.

A freebie and Lacazette signed. Only got Lacazette as Madrid were under a transfer ban, if not for that we wouldn't have him either. Got the freebie as there was no real competition for him and because he cost nothing

Sounds like the club has been on holiday since last January.

[Letters]

I'm getting a bit sick of these players sulking.
STFU, Sanchez. You are under contract and you are paid very, very well. Yes, I'm sure you could get more elsewhere but by the standards of any normal human being you have more money than you know what to do with.
So stop whining and start playing. If you want to leave next summer then fine, you are free to do so.
But, for now, you are our player.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Carlton Banks (William Carvalho) is going to West Ham

[Globalgunner]

Carlton Banks (William Carvalho) is going to West Ham

Just about his level. The guy is slower than Xhaka. That takes some doing.