Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Kano]

That's crazy in this market TG, when you've Lukaku and Morata touted at similar prices.

[GP]

While I like Sanchez, if Juve offered £50 million, I would take it. I fear that he is in line for a very long period down time thanks to having played so much football over the last 3 years (especially the summers).

Pointless selling at £50m. You'd never be able to replace him for that.

[Özim]

I read Bayern (Pep) were trying to buy him last summer, they had bids of 35Mill rejected so he was obviously very highly regarded in the Bundesliga.

He's a good player, I think it's a good signing but Wenger is going to need to add more quality to the team/squad for it to be a successful window.

I think if Bayern really wanted him they would have got him, they're not short of a few bob and most players would sign for them, plus 35 million being rejected seems odd considering we got him for 33 million.

[Toronto Gooner]

Hi Kano and Douglas,

I completely agree that he is probably worth more than £50 million, given the figures being bandied around for other players. However, my concern is that he is going to have a significant injury leading to a long spell in the treatment room.

[AFC Leveller]

Alexis is worth 45m+ easily in the current market. Juve were told to cough up 50m for Lukaku (a donkey IMO) so they should know what really quality like Alexis costs. Don't think wenger would sell him as we don actually need the money these days but I get the feeling that Alexis wants to go.

[Niall_Quinn]

While I like Sanchez, if Juve offered £50 million, I would take it. I fear that he is in line for a very long period down time thanks to having played so much football over the last 3 years (especially the summers).

If we lose Alexis then write the next decade off. Same goes for if we lose Ozil. The message that would send out would do incredible harm to the reputation of the club. They say no player is bigger than the club, but when the club is so small time in everything it does then maybe it doesn't apply. We have two players who can make a difference when they step on the pitch, and that's only if they can escape the manager's shackles. Ozil will be straight out the door after Alexis if the latter quits. And who would want to come here after that? It's not as if we compensate with the mega wages. This is why it's so important to make a statement in the transfer market this summer. If we don't do that then the game is up anyway. The again, with some of the shite we are being linked with maybe the game is up anyway. This club really is going nowhere fast under this manager and this board. Sad stuff.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pointless selling at £50m. You'd never be able to replace him for that.

You'd never be able to replace him for twice that. Who is there? Nobody that's not already sorted. It would be insane to entertain any offer, regardless of the amount. We desperately need to bring quality in the door, not see it leave. Wenger had best sort this out pretty damn fast.

[fakeyank]

Wenger had best sort this out pretty damn fast.

[alexander]

Im really being turned off of football. These transfer fees are getting mental now, couldnt be further from the average fan these days. Couple of years time we will be seeing players go for £200 million. Just seems to have moved on so quickly from the mid 90s when we signed Bergkamp for a £7.5mil fee!
I suppose all sport is the same now though.

One day it will all just eat itself.

[GP]

Alexis is worth 45m+ easily in the current market. Juve were told to cough up 50m for Lukaku (a donkey IMO) so they should know what really quality like Alexis costs. Don't think wenger would sell him as we don actually need the money these days but I get the feeling that Alexis wants to go.

You said it yourself. In the current market 45m+ gets you Lukaku.

Alexis is worth twice that.