Ozil - Do we need him?

[The Emirates Gallactico]

We could still win a big trophy, offer a stack of money and they still decide to leave us. They could sign another contract and agitate for a move after a season like Henry - there's no way of knowing. There is money to consider. Personal career achievements. Personal experience of wanting to play in another country. And family. There are two sides to the negotiation. We could put down he perfect package and it still might not be enough. We're spending on transfer fees like we never thought we would and currently paying wages above what we've expected in recent memory, so I'm really doubtful money will be the deciding factor here at all.

Perhaps, but the chances of that happening are a lot lower than if we weren't to offer a stack of money. And we could at least (legitimately) then claim we tried our hardest and did all we could to keep them.

Unless we're outright insulting in our offers (and honestly I wouldn't put it past Wenger/Gazidis) I do genuinely think there's an inherent bias for them to stay in a place where things are going well for them. A lot of it is massaging their egos and making them feel special. It must be annoying for them seeing filth like Wazza on bigger deals than them whilst their lighting it up week after week so we need to at least offer some kind of parity to that level.

In a hypothetical world, if the only choice we had was to let Wenger go or keep Sanchez/Ozil but not both, which one would you prefer? To me, its the former all day long!

Coming to the real world, I agree with one of the links posted. I'd keep Sanchez over Ozil any time of the day!!

Alexis and it's a no brainer. It's hard but you can find a replacement for Ozil.

There simply isn't an available replacement in world football right now for what Alexis gives to us. But their futures are inexplicably linked to one another and if we lose one, the chances are that the other may decide to go so we HAVE TO KEEP BOTH!

Gazidis and Wenger still seem out of touch. Some of the statements over the summer were unbelievable and we still went about doing our business the usual way. All so last minute and spending a good chunk of money on players that might not even fit in with our style of play. I’m sure they sense that there will be an outcry if we lose Sanchez and Ozil but I also suspect they’ve kicked the media PR machine into 4th gear to deflect the blame away from the club. It’s what we do.

I mean, that story about a Chinese club eyeing up Alexis…maybe it’s just me, but doesn’t that reek of Wenger and the club trying to whip up some invisible phantom force that’s unstoppable? It’s like he what he did with the oil baron clubs with unlimited resources and made us look powerless and vulnerable. Now it’s these Chinese clubs. A story went out earlier in the year where Wenger was warning the Prem about their spending power along. Now he’s in the press saying Alexis won’t go to China. Really? It’s the same tactic we saw with RVP. Slowly but surely, the blame will go on the players for not signing a new deal. Heck, we even saw it recently with Sagna and fans still fell into the trap.

You’re also right about Manure inflating the market. They’re the worst culprits and always have been.

Well the club did also cave in on Theo's demands a few years back probably to stave of a similar revolt and our financial power is a lot better than then, not to mention that Ozil/Alexis are far more important than Theo was so I don't think it's a lost cause just yet to expect Wenger/Gazidis to back down.

And interesting take on the China story. Would have thought it would have been Alexis' people to "leak/make it up" in order to increase the pressure on the club to up their offer.