Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Gooner23]

he and Manolas are the best CBs on the market.

Manolas is apparently going to United


Per is gone, imo.

I'd like Per to stay for another season at least, brings good experience and still our next best centre back alongside Kos. Gabriel still has a lot of mistakes in him and yet to prove he's the long term answer.

[Gooner23]

They want £50mill for a very average joe who isn't worth half that much. Morata is way overpriced too, I'd even back Wenger if he baulked at the price tag on either of these. There must be plenty of genuine top quality strikers out there if we are hunting in the £50mill bracket. Question though, are we? We're all throwing £50mill names around, whether they are worth it or not, but Wenger probably has a very different idea on what he wants to spend.

Would 50 mil cash not tempt Dortmund on Aubameyang? He'd be my first choice, looks the bollox. Closest I've seen to the next Henry. I know the rumours are that Real are after him so its probably a pipe dream.

[Niall_Quinn]

Said in the other thread, we should go after Jamie Vardy

£20m release clause

3 seasons at the top still in him

Pace, finishing, proper cunt and does everything to win.

Certainly we should. If you go on what you see with your eyes rather than the media hype then Vardy is twice as good as most of these £50mill strikers being touted around the place. We're not trying to add the finishing pieces to a team, we're trying to build one from the wreckage of Wenger's failed experiments - at least I hope that's what we're fucking doing. So good, reliable, effective players would be a good base to build on. Would be better if Wenger was gone and a proper manager brought in, but as that's not happening we need players that can hit the ground running and work off their own initiative whilst being able to absorb Wenger's interference without it destroying them. Vardy would fit that bill nicely and we'd be assured 20-30 goals. But the hype machine means he wouldn't be a big enough name.

Of course we're all talking as if Wenger will sign anyone. Much more chance of us hanging here approaching deadline day with fuck all happening and by that stage we'd all be happy if Emile Heskey was on the radar. Happened before and just as you tell yourself Wenger would never have the balls to do it again he goes and does it again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Would 50 mil cash not tempt Dortmund on Aubameyang? He'd be my first choice, looks the bollox. Closest I've seen to the next Henry. I know the rumours are that Real are after him so its probably a pipe dream.

£70mill was the last stupidity I heard, when Utd were sniffing around.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Koulibaly and Kosicienly .............. it's going to be a commentators worst nightmare.

Would 50 mil cash not tempt Dortmund on Aubameyang? He'd be my first choice, looks the bollox. Closest I've seen to the next Henry. I know the rumours are that Real are after him so its probably a pipe dream.

He'd be my first choice but I'm not sure he'd really want to come here even if Dortmund accepted our offer. We're not that much of a step up from Dortmund these days.

I'd much rather go all in for Lukaku and hope that Wenger can do an Adebayor on him with regards to his finishing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Never heard of him, don't follow Italian footy at all. Any good? I do hope a cb is on our shopping list though, only Kos walks into the team currently. Per and Gabriel should only be squad players, Chambers needs a season out on loan.

Chalmers if off to Neverton on loan, so go the rumours.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Chalmers if off to Neverton on loan, so go the rumours.

Could be a sweetner in the Lukaku deal.

[Gooner23]

Makes sense, he's not getting regular footy but probably too young still to give up on.

[Gooner23]

Koulibaly and Kosicienly .............. it's going to be a commentators worst nightmare.




He'd be my first choice but I'm not sure he'd really want to come here even if Dortmund accepted our offer. We're not that much of a step up from Dortmund these days.

I'd much rather go all in for Lukaku and hope that Wenger can do an Adebayor on him with regards to his finishing.

Aubameyang has pace, finishing and technique. I agree it's unlikely though.

Lukaku lacks the technique and his finishing is a bit iffy at times but hopefully still younger enough to improve. I think I'd take him over Morata as he has the prem experience and I'd like someone with pace after the Giroud years!

[fakeyank]

They want £50mill for a very average joe who isn't worth half that much. Morata is way overpriced too, I'd even back Wenger if he baulked at the price tag on either of these. There must be plenty of genuine top quality strikers out there if we are hunting in the £50mill bracket. Question though, are we? We're all throwing £50mill names around, whether they are worth it or not, but Wenger probably has a very different idea on what he wants to spend.

I rate Lukaku. He is young, strong, can play with both feet and can hold the ball up. Given the chance, I think he can be one of the best strikers in the PL in the coming seasons. I just dont see any other targets being realistic. Aubamayeng, Griezman, Benzema (who I dont rate), Aguero, Suarez are all outside a realistic possibility for us. Lukaku has done a very good job in an average team and I think he would be a good buy in 35-40 million range.

Frankly, I wouldnt begrudge Wenger if he went for a relatively unknown striker from South America or Africa. Good strikers are very hard to find and I wouldnt mind getting an 'exciting nobody'. What I know for sure is that Giroud cannot be the number 1 striker at Arsenal. That just shows you have no ambition in wanting to win the league.