Transfer targets in January

[Flavs]

Is that a good or bad thing ?

Lets just hpe he turns out as good as their last xmas shopping spree players

Torres

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Lets just hpe he turns out as good as their last xmas shopping spree players

Torres

Don't forget Luiz

Luiz

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Chelsea have completed the signing of central defender Gary Cahill from Bolton for a fee of around £7m.

Cahill, 26, passed a medical on Saturday, before attending Chelsea's 1-0 Premier League win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

"Chelsea is a massive club that looks to win trophies season in, season out," the England defender said.

"It is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that. Opportunities like this, you can't turn down."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16438701.stm

[Cripps_orig]

BOlton

Coyle

We should have got him tbh. Not as good as Verm and Mert but hes better than the rest and with Verm dead most of the time, he'd play a lot of games.

[LDG]

7m

Didn't they want 17m off us?

Arsene was a blithering idiot to tell 'em to fuck off. For 10mil more than Chelsea paid, we could have had him

[Flavs]

He isn't fit to clean Koscielny's boots tbh

[Olivier's xmas twist]

BOlton

Coyle

We should have got him tbh. Not as good as Verm and Mert but hes better than the rest and with Verm dead most of the time, he'd play a lot of games.

rather get samba much better then merts tbh.

[Niall_Quinn]

7m

Didn't they want 17m off us?

Arsene was a blithering idiot to tell 'em to fuck off. For 10mil more than Chelsea paid, we could have had him

Prefer Merts in hindsight (which Wenger didn't have at the time so fair play). If only we could get a settled defence I think we'd be a strong as anyone in that department. Sagna, Jenks - Merts, TV, Kos, JD(?) - Santos, Gibbs (if he isn't eternally injured), that's not too shabby at all. Chances are Gibbs will be injured forever so a new left back makes sense and that's what Wenger has identified as a target this window. All told he's almost there with the defence - FINALLY, after years of the writing being ten foot high on the wall.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

That's just fucking perfect. The fans need to have a whip around and fly the guy back by private jet, if you know what I mean.

Can't we just say he is Gaddafi's son too, the really dangerous one.

[Cripps_orig]

rather get samba much better then merts tbh.

WOuldnt mind Samba here either although he isnt better than Mertesacker.

Our first choice defence isnt that bad. Sagna, Mert, Verm, Gibbs but the left back is dead, Verm isnt much better at staying fit, Sagna has a long term injury and Mert cant do it on his own. Our back up defence is as bad as it gets. Jenkinson is awful, Kos and Djo have had their moments but their Arsenal careers have been riddled with mistakes and Santos isnt the best defensively.

We need players asap