Look I get it, you want to be negative about every single thing at the club. But sometimes it's just media bullshit and nothing more.Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory
Yes, silly me thinking footballers don't have agents doing most of the leg work and we live in a world without email and telephones.
Oh yes and it must be impossible for us to extend the contracts of our most important players whilst looking for transfers. Yes, that's logical.
I don't think you do. It could very well be media speculation but you're reasoning for why it's media bullshit is something I don't agree with. We managed to sign Sanchez during the World Cup. I don't think the players have to physically be around for a few points to be agreed over email or a phone call. They have agents.
Also, how long left have Sanchez and Ozil got left on their contracts? Do you not think it's the clubs top priority to get this sorted? I'd like to think discussions started way before now. Yes, the papers could be recycling old news and stirring the pot but tournaments and holidays shouldn't stop the agents from talking.
You need to be more realistic, agents pretty much handle most of a players business now days, the player doesn't even need to be there, we've had all summer to sort out deals (yes summer is the best time to sort out contracts) that's a full 2 1/2 months so far and haven't managed it.
In addition why would players like Ozil and Sanchez, world class players who could go to almost any club want to commit their futures to a club with so little ambition, there's barely been a decent signing in sight (yes there's Xhaka but he's not going to convince anyone let's be honest) whilst our rivals are signing big stars and moving forward.
You can't bury your head and pretend that's we haven't signed them up because of the International tournaments, if players are keen to sign up it's easy enough to tie up, clearly they're not.
Fact is if they wanted to sign they would have by now, their contracts won't have that long left since they've been here a while anyway, it's clear to me they want to see what happens with transfers before committing, to me that's not good news because quite frankly we don't seem to have much on the horizon.
I agree with this statement but that wasn't my point.
My point was that the media are reporting we've been trying to get them to sign extensions all summer. I was pointing out that both players have been involved in other activities which they probably want to concentrate on. Both players take international football seriously.
You also have to take into account that Arsenal don't really like to leak much info about this stuff to the press which leads to questions about where this info has come from (hint it's media speculation and nothing more).
Essentially Arsenal are in such a mess and fans are so desperate for news that the media can print whatever they like and fans will gobble it up. You only have to look at the Mahrez & Icardi rumours to realise that. Today they've announced we're going to try and sign Lewandowski or Griezzman for 60mAgain clearly made up. You can bet that millions of people have been reading the clickbait for those rumours though. Then once one place "reports" it, another picks it up and prints it and cycle continues. It then becomes fact.
Anyway we'll agree to disagree on this. Looks like Mustafi is going to sign for us at least. Which backs up my point above, by the way. The Johnny Evans story was another spurious rumour that desperate fans fell for. People are so disillusioned that they'll believe crap like this. It all just feeds into each other.
Think Mustafi will be a good signing for us in the long run. A reason to be cheerful anyway.
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Arsenal will complete a signing for 'x' player on Monday with a full medical.
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Probably Mustafi.
get in!
This is brilliant@AFCArsenalHorse
Arsenal will complete a signing for 'x' player on Monday with a full medical.
https://twitter.com/AFCArsenalHorse/...94124767862784
Probably Mustafi.
get in!
Why wait till Monday?
Just get it done ffs!
Soothes the pain after getting butt-fucked by Liverpool probably.
It's better to burn out, than to fade away.
Speaking from experience.We know the drill.
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