Reports have us linked with half the PSG squad........I say buy them all and be done with it, would happily take Rabiot, was never sold on Cavani but surely he would be able to put away some if the 30 odd attempts with have had this far.....like Veratti but do we need him?
We're still desperate for a striker so Cavani is the only real option I'd want from PSG. But he's not worth the risk for the money they're asking for. £50m
He could be worth a gamble at £25m but I don't think PSG would go that low.
Cant see us signing a striker, we need the midfield to step up and score a few. surely ozil or cazorla should be getting a reasonable tally between them.
Rather have a replacement/to compete with Coq
I agree.Originally Posted by Bumble
Whilst you wouldn't turn down an improvement upfront, with a game-changing worldie, you have to concede that we have enough goals in the team, so long as we get the balance right, and the manager gets his tactics right before and during the game.
The one area where we need to be looking, is at CM. Coq was great last year, but he is no midfield general who can dictate the pace, organise from the middle, cover ground and shield the back four.
Christ knows how many times I've said it, but we need a proper CM with "Pace, Power, Finesse and Intellegence" who can dictate the pace. Not just some dumb clogger (not saying Coq is a clogger btw)......
Get that player, and then balance the team. Ramsey as the late box arrival, Ozil as the number 10. Then it's down to Cazorla/Alexis/Theo/Ox to occupy those slightly wider areas.
A striker would be great, but the priority should be the midfield general.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Numerically what do we need ?
A third choice goalkeeper is the only thing I can see.
If we sign a striker then someone, probably Welbeck, would hardly play this season.
If we sign a DM then Flamini and Arteta would not play at all this season.
A true right winger is a possibility with only Theo possibly and Ox as its not Ramseys position but Wenger keeps playing him there.
We should have signed Depay.
Wengers favourite day is less than two weeks away, he can then count his money.
Chavs have beaten Man ure to the signing of Pedir from barcelona
Van Genuis has cocked up so many deals!
Typical Chav hijack. Pedro will probably go the way of Salah, Cuadrado, etc
I haven't seen enough of Cavani to know what he's worth. My issue is with the "not worth the risk" part. When you have £200 mill in the bank, £50 mill is not going to bankrupt us. When the other options are Giroud or Welbeck, you have to ask yourself, is he going to more clinical infront of goal than either of them. If Cavani turns out to be as useful as Falcao, then get rid next year. We might make a £20 mill loss but its not going to break the bank. If however, his scores 30+ goals & helps us to the title then its worth it. We don't know which of these outcomes will happen but my thoughts are that if we have the money & we don't endanger ourselves financially - can we afford NOT to take these risks.We're still desperate for a striker so Cavani is the only real option I'd want from PSG. But he's not worth the risk for the money they're asking for. £50m
He could be worth a gamble at £25m but I don't think PSG would go that low.
The Sky TV deal is the real game-changer - if we're finishing anywhere in and around the top 4, then we'll be getting close to £100m just for taking part, and that's replenished every season! I know it's not quite as simple as saying 'Go out and spend it!' - you have to be thinking about things like age of whoever you're signing, and how long you're going to be saddled with their wages for relative to declining physical performance, etc, and it makes sense to keep some back for a rainy day - but by the same token, we really do need to readjust our old way of thinking about spending too. £50m will always be a sum that demands some serious consideration before spending it... but it's also nothing we should be terrified of either...
That's a bad thing how exactly?
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