Summer Transfer Shit and Everything Else

[Marc Overmars]

No thanks.

In other news, Bellingham signs for Real Madrid.

[IBK]

I think Rice is pretty much done or at least agreed in "private and principle between Rice, West Ham and Arsenal". Rice has made it pretty clear that he wants to stay in London and there are numerous reports of his admiration for Arteta, our playing style and new found status / improvement.

I like Rice as a player, I think he is overpriced but it is what it is, he will most definitely improve our team and we should have him for a good few years too.

Plus there's the soft element too. If an established England player and West Ham captain wants to come to us and we are prepared to pay £100M then this is an important indicator of where we are and a signal to other potential signings of our ambition. I like the fact that it is looking like we will get this done with minimal fuss. Plus there's the leadership aspect - if Xhaka is going then by all accounts Rice fits a similar mould - which is important. I agree with you re Caceido, but I can see why Rice is the priority for us for the reasons above.

As for the price, I smile at the people who think that £100M (which is clearly an 'all possible add ons' figure that Arsenal always seem to be quotes as paying - unlike other teams) is too much while some of them lamented us not going to this figure for Mudryk...

[Letters]

I think it's just an objectively obscene amount of money for a football transfer.
Even if in today's market it's the going rate. The going rate is mental, it's why people are paying £1500 for their season tickets and £80 for their replica shirts.

[GP]

I think it's just an objectively obscene amount of money for a football transfer.
Even if in today's market it's the going rate. The going rate is mental, it's why people are paying £1500 for their season tickets and £80 for their replica shirts.

If you think that's obscene, guess how much the Saudi's are paying Benzema..

[Marc Overmars]

It’s all stupid money but if you want a player enough then you have to pay the market rate. No doubt we’d be absolutely roasted if we didn’t get the Rice deal over the line, so it’s about time we started acting like a top club in the transfer market.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It’s all stupid money but if you want a player enough then you have to pay the market rate. No doubt we’d be absolutely roasted if we didn’t get the Rice deal over the line, so it’s about time we started acting like a top club in the transfer market.

Surely the guiding principle of the club shouldn’t be to avoid being mocked by social media trolls


There’s paying over the odds and there’s paying an obscene amount for a player who isn’t even that good


Caicedo? Would pay that much for him because I think he’s the player we need in central midfield.


I’d not be happy spending 50 million on Rice

[Marc Overmars]

Surely the guiding principle of the club shouldn’t be to avoid being mocked by social media trolls


There’s paying over the odds and there’s paying an obscene amount for a player who isn’t even that good


Caicedo? Would pay that much for him because I think he’s the player we need in central midfield.


I’d not be happy spending 50 million on Rice

Not about the trolls, I’m thinking more about the perception of Arsenal dining at this table. Rice (whether you rate him or not) is probably the hottest property in the league at the moment. I think it would be a bit of a statement if Arsenal, who are notoriously flaky in the transfer market, signed a 100m player who could have gone elsewhere for a more guaranteed shot at trophies. Rice wants to play for us, that’s the big thing here and it must be capitalised on now. Could have a priceless knock on effect for other players who are on the fence about joining Arsenal.

[KSE Comedy Club]

Anyone else sick of hearing the Rice to Arsenal transfer saga already?

Apparently, terms are agreed, Rice only wants to come to us (1st choice anyway) - but once again we are haggling over the price.

They want £100m and we have offered £70m & are prepared to wait.

fucking groundhog day.

Don't get me wrong, I don't ever think we should over pay for players, but someone like Rice is not ever going to be cheap in today's climate.
If we really made him our no.1 target in January - then just fucking go and get him.

Do we really want to get shafted at the last minute on a another transfer target??

[KSE Comedy Club]

Not about the trolls, I’m thinking more about the perception of Arsenal dining at this table. Rice (whether you rate him or not) is probably the hottest property in the league at the moment. I think it would be a bit of a statement if Arsenal, who are notoriously flaky in the transfer market, signed a 100m player who could have gone elsewhere for a more guaranteed shot at trophies. Rice wants to play for us, that’s the big thing here and it must be capitalised on now. Could have a priceless knock on effect for other players who are on the fence about joining Arsenal.

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[HCZ_Reborn]

Not about the trolls, I’m thinking more about the perception of Arsenal dining at this table. Rice (whether you rate him or not) is probably the hottest property in the league at the moment. I think it would be a bit of a statement if Arsenal, who are notoriously flaky in the transfer market, signed a 100m player who could have gone elsewhere for a more guaranteed shot at trophies. Rice wants to play for us, that’s the big thing here and it must be capitalised on now. Could have a priceless knock on effect for other players who are on the fence about joining Arsenal.

Is probably the hottest property in the league right now?

Is he? Bayern have pulled out because they think he’s over priced, haven’t heard a dicky bird from United or Newcastle and Chelsea where he was originally meant to have gone, are looking at Caicedo the player we should be after