Cech is miles better than Scez, Cech is still a world class keeper, probably 3rd best in the World behind Neuer and Courtois. A decent keeper can go well on into their late 30's so Id be happy with bringing Cech in now. Scez and Ospina can fight it out for the number 2 position, that's if Ospina ever gets fit!Originally Posted by Globalgunner
Here we go again......
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30142871Lionel Messi: Barcelona forward was Arsenal target - Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he tried to sign Lionel Messi as part of a treble swoop for some of Barcelona's top young talent.
Messi was 15 at the time and an academy team-mate of Gerard Pique and future Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Wenger said: "We wanted to take Fabregas, Messi and Pique. It worked only for Fabregas."
Fabregas spent eight years at Arsenal before returning to Barcelona, while Pique joined Manchester United in 2004.
Messi, 27, has spent all of his senior career at the Nou Camp - helping Barcelona win six La Liga titles and the Champions League three times - after the possible move to England failed to materialise.
However, Wenger dismissed suggestions that the potential deal collapsed over an accommodation issue for Messi and his family. The Argentina international would also have required a work permit.
Wenger added: "I think in the end he was not so keen to move.
"It was not completely down to a flat in the end. It was down to the fact that Messi was comfortable at Barcelona."
Midfielder Fabregas, 27, played over 300 games for Arsenal after signing in 2003 and is now with Chelsea after three seasons back at Barcelona.
Fellow Spain international Pique also returned to Barcelona after playing 23 times for United and the defender, 27, has since played almost 300 games for the Catalans.
So that's Ronaldo, Messi, Bale, Zlatan, Yaya....anyone else we could have signed but didn't?
I don't get why he continues to share these stories. It doesn't make him look good.
This is distasteful tbh. Boasting about the attempted rape of the Barca academy.
Barca "tapping up" Fabregas is no more than we deserved.
If Mourinho still rates Cech there is no chance he will sanction a sale to us....
Ronaldo was close but I think United offered 3 times what we did and he went there. Bale was touted but we had Clichy at the time at left back where Bale was currently playing so obviously would have been some doubt if he would make the side. Plus at the time I think Arsenal fans just saw him as good at free kicks and that was it.
Didn't we pick Eboue over Yaya?
So each one has a perfectly valid reason as to why we didn't sign them
I'm sure he has a valid reason for all of them but how many times is he going to do these 'almost' stories. It just makes him look even more like a loser! He's like the guy in the group that keeps recounting tales of 'almost pulling'. Just shut the f up and get on with it.
Messi would have gone the way of Reyes here.
Maybe not Messi but... Arsenal are monitoring Hamburg midfielder Tolgay Arslan. Another Flamini
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...t-defence.html
So anyway... WHO??????
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To be fair, wenger was asked by a hack to comment on a reference in a messi biography - he didn't spontaneously come out with it. This is scum media making mischief to wind up arsenal fans already pissed off with him.
Unfortunately, he's far too egotistical these days to spot this and take evasive action. Even the media can run rings round him these days. Very sad to see.
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