Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Power n Glory]

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.

Sounds about right.

[Özim]

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.

Yes odd though as he rates players like Giroud, Walcott and Welbeck who aren't exactly great and are inferior to Lacazette.

Probably right though, doesn't seem to be a big fan of players who score goals on the whole.

[Letters]

I don't think he's blind to the fact that we need better than those players, whether he's willing to spend the money necessary to get one though...well, it's not looking good.

[AFC Leveller]

40m for a player with almost 40 league goals in 2 seasons is about right in the current market. Proper goals corers are a are bred these days and we need one desperately, so i hope we get this done and move on.

We offered 30m and they want 40, is 10m really gonna make a difference to a club like us? we have loads of money anyway.

[Özim]

40m for a player with almost 40 league goals in 2 seasons is about right in the current market. Proper goals corers are a are bred these days and we need one desperately, so i hope we get this done and move on.

We offered 30m and they want 40, is 10m really gonna make a difference to a club like us? we have loads of money anyway.

It's the difference between signing him and not signing him, that's the problem.

[selassie]

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.

[selassie]

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.

This!

[Power n Glory]

I don't think he's blind to the fact that we need better than those players, whether he's willing to spend the money necessary to get one though...well, it's not looking good.

He’s not blind to it. That’s what makes it worse.

[selassie]

I don't think he's blind to the fact that we need better than those players, whether he's willing to spend the money necessary to get one though...well, it's not looking good.

I knew this would happen, we aren't going to and haven't signed a striker for 4 or 5 seasons now because of Wenger's reluctance to pay the market prices. It's actually ridiculous.

[Power n Glory]

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.

Yep. You also have to question what outstanding quality did he see in Asano to want to sign him up but he’s hesitant with players that have more experience.