Sigh....we're always haggling over loose change. I really hope this deal doesn't collapse over the valuation of the player, I mean he's either good enough or not good enough, if he plays to the level he is capable of (Dortmund days) then he will be well worth the 14million. He was easily a 20mill + player prior to his move to Madrid and they only got him on the cheap due to his contract situation.
Who said anything about never trying to drive the price down? Oh and what's with the rolling of your eyes...got a blindfold over them or something?
For sure we should negotiate but I really don't think we hold too many cards in this deal, we're in desperate need of a new midfielder and if Arsene is as keen on the player as he appears, after all he's been following him for 7 years then maybe just maybe we should take a hit on this one.
I'm all for us not overpaying but we've on quite a few occassions come unstuck with our rigid valuations of players.
I dont really care tbh.
They talk as much shit as everyone else. I really don't see what people are trying to achieve by continuously slagging off the board/manager/club.
Is the goal to get everyone here on this mb to hate arsenal and do nothing but piss and moan about everything that is wrong and everything that isn't?
Fuck that, I'd rather watch the team play and support them every week and at least try and get some enjoyment out of the game.