Ozil and Sanchez contract talks underway.
Reportedly Alexis has asked for a release clause.
Ozil and Sanchez contract talks underway.
Reportedly Alexis has asked for a release clause.
Can't blame him TBH. If Wumger extends his contract, he will leave.Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
I used to think that getting CL football meant that the better players would come to your club. Not so anymore, money talks. Both Zlatan and Pogba went to a non CL club, Chelsea also got players and so did City before they qualified although I don't suppose that was very much in doubt. Add to the money the fact that players have observed Arsenal in the CL, and we end up with mediocrity.
That article also claims Alexis has been promised the central role provided he's prepared to accept being rotated from time to time. Could explain why he started centrally on Tuesday. Not sure how a journo would find out about such things, but if true then we really are heading towards a team that picks itself, what with Ospina's agreement. Who's next?
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What's Ospina's agreement, getting to play in the CL?
Supposedly. What other reason could there be for not starting your number one keeper in Europe? Wenger has a long track record of appeasing players and caving to their demands to keep them here. He's tossed away the captaincy in the past, just for that purpose. And it never works but he never learns. If the wads of cash being chucked at players isn't enough to encourage them to win a place in the team by being better than the other guy on a more consistent basis then let them go. Pander to one and you might as well pander to all. We saw how it should actually work last season. Wenger still pandered in the CL and it was a disaster. But then Cech got injured and Ospina got his chance and played a good number of games, exactly how it should be for a backup player. With our injury record everyone gets a turn in the end. No need for special arrangements.
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ESPN say talks are going well with Ozil and he seems happy but not with Sanchez.
Add this up with Alexis talking about being as good as Messi/Ronaldo, winning the Balon D'Or...I can't see him signing a new deal. If he believe he's just as good and the manager backs that, he'll want the pay and accolades to back that up.
Man Utd are Man U though pretty prestigious in recent years and not a dinosaur club like AC or Inter, or Liverpool are threatening to become. And they have Maureen as manager, someone players still seem to like. The money helps of course. Chelsea didn't really buy anyone that stands out, they were just quick off the mark with Kante and it's a step up for that young striker from Belgium. City as you say, were always going to qualify and with Pep there, it makes all the difference.
No idea about these contracts. The other day it was 'Ozil looks like he wants to leave' now he's negotiating a contract. Alexis wanted the same last season after our 2-2 with Spuds, yet now he's the bigger favourite to leave. If the press cover every eventuality, at some point they'll get it right and can pat themselves on the back.
If Sanchez leaves I can't see Ozil being too happy with signing a 3 year extension, and vice versa. The negotiations might be at a stalemate because of that, or maybe they are both going to wait and see how this season goes before they decide. Might drag on for a while.
Of course it would be helpful if Wenger would declare his own plans. Is he going or staying? Surely that factors into the decisions these players are making? Maybe he's let them know behind the scenes? You would hope so. It would clear a lot of the tension if he'd let the fans know too.
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