meh there is precedent, it was pretty much the same story with Martial and Man United last season. The days of getting the next Anelka for 500k is long overOriginally Posted by Letters
£37m for a kid who has been first choice for one seaosn
Don't know anything about him but it's completely potty.
Every Summer Transfer window involving Arsenal is madness, why would this be any different?
I really can't see Greizemann coming here especially after the Euros' he's had which made him the hottest property in Europe.
Maybe Aubeymang ???????
He said this over the weekend and Sky/ESPN reported it at the time.
Now suddenly Sky have made it a major story. Guess it's a slow news day.
Agreed, but that doesn't mean it isn't completely crackers.
That fee for Lacazette doesn't look that bad in comparison. 3 seasons of scoring 20+ goals. 2014/15 was a better year where he bagged 31.£37m for a kid who has been first choice for one seaosn
Don't know anything about him but it's completely potty.
In the current climate, the fee does seem reasonable. Which has to be scary for our penny pinchers because it makes low-balling Lyon slightly more difficult.
But I'm sure we'll find a way, we nearly always do.
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If we are interested I don't get why it's taking us so long, this is how it should work:
Club A: We'd like to offer 30 million for Lacazette.
Lyon: No this is too low for a player of his calibre
Club A: We'll offer 35 million then
Lyon: Still too low sorry
Club A: OK 40 million
Lyon: We accept how do you want to structure it
Club A: 30 milllion up front etc etc
This is how it seems to work for us:
Arsenal: We'd like to offer 29 million
Lyon: No this is much too low for a player of his calibre
2 weeks later.....
Arsenal: We'd like to offer 30 million
Lyon: No this is much too low for a player of his calibre
2 weeks later.....
Arsenal: We'd like to offer 31 million
Lyon: No this is much too low for a player of his calibre
1 month later.....
Arsenal: Is Lacazette still available
Lyon: Not officially, but money talks as they say
Arsenal: Interesting
3 weeks later:
Arsenal: Is Lacazette still available
Lyon: We already told you, no not officially
Arsenal: Hmmmmm, we'll get back to you
2 weeks later:
Arsenal: Is Lacazette still available
Lyon: Why are you wasting out time, are you going to make another offer or not?
Arsenal: We'd like to offer 31 million 1 pound
Lyon: Get lost, we're not interested in selling to you
Next day:
Lacazette signs for PSG.
Yeah he's at a good age, has a very good record, I wouldn't be wasting time and would just offer the money they want like other clubs do. I can see this one dragging on and us missing out in the end.
Not that i'm saying Wenger is right and his judgement on players is particularly astute, but the fact that we haven't increased the bid despite almost being invited so to do suggests he doesn't rate him that highly and that the speculation of our interest in him after our original bid comes completely from Lyon.
The problem is that Wenger's rating of players is based upon transfer values that no longer exist within the current climate.
If he is not prepared to adapt and move with the times both off the pitch and on it so as to maximise out potential with the resources we have available to us, he has no business managing this Club.
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