Yep, please no more Projects Arsene.Originally Posted by Charlie the Gooner
Yep, please no more Projects Arsene.
If you want anyone to become a nhilist, tell them to support Arsenal
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Not sure why people are buying the transfer window opens on 1st July fallacy. The transfer window in England opens the day after the last day of the English football calendar. Therefore Arsenal could have started buying from English and all teams outside Europe from that date.
The transfer window in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Scotland opens on 1st July. I expect Arsenal will announce a rake of signings from those countries from next Friday.
Dont count on it. With Wenger currently haggling over pennies, we wont see anything until 11.59pm on the 31st of August (and that's being optomistic).
About right Ralphie. We would have played the Toon away, the Scousers at home and the Mancs away by then. If we have any more than 5 points by then I'll be impressed.
Maybe a young speedy winger from Molde or a 5 foot 4 striker from Hoffenheim might be in place by August 31st. Can't honestly expect anything else TBH.
Now it is Juan Mata being linked to Arsenal, with a record breaking bid.
EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal make club record £18m bid for Spain Under 21 star Juan Mata
Arsenal have launched a club record £18m bid for Valencia midfielder Juan Mata as Arsene Wenger finally prepared to open the chequebook.
With their Barclays Premier League title rivals having already strengthened since the transfer window re-opened, the Gunners are now planning their own summer spending spree - beginning with the capture of the Spanish Under 21 star.
Club officials spoke to the 23-year-old’s agent and father - also Juan - with Mata now happy to discuss his future with the European Under 21 Championships complete.
Skilful Mata can play in central midfield or on the left wing and was also part of Spain’s 2010 World Cup winning squad - making one 20-minute substitute
His eye for goal and assists are why Wenger is willing to smash the club’s current transfer record - £13m for Russian star Andrey Arshavin - to bring the Spaniard to the Emirates.
Former Real Madrid youth player Mata was one of the stars of Spain’s victorious Under 21 side in Denmark, scoring two goals in the tournament, and has been identified by Wenger as the man to help ease the blow of Cesc Fabregas’ increasingly inevitable departure to Barcelona.
Reports in Spain on Sunday evening suggested that Fabregas, currently on holiday in Ibiza with Barca's Carles Pulyol and Gerard Piquet, will refuse to return to Arsenal for pre-season training on July 5.
But Wenger may have to act fast to head off Barcelona and Manchester City — who are also vying with Chelsea to sign Udinese and Chile winger Alexis Sanchez — and Liverpool.
The Gunners boss must also be alarmed that Inter Milan have moved to hijack Arsenal’s move for Argentinian playmaker Ricky Alvarez.
Sportsmail can reveal Arsenal chief scout Steve Rowley was in Argentina earlier this month to tie up a deal for Alvarez, but found difficulty in striking an agreement with the 23-year-old’s advisers.
And new Inter Milan boss Gian Piero Gasperini has targeted Alvarez as his first signing after tabling an official bid for the £12million-rated man, who is also target for Palermo, Roma and Malaga.
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Mata looks like a great prospect.
Hopefully we are in the market for a striker as well, it seems to have gone quiet on that front.
Last edited by Marc Overmars; 26-06-2011 at 10:50 PM.
The Alvarez and Gervinho interest is almost certainly true. If we were interested in Mata too, that would be strange. Maybe Wenger is looking to play Gervinho as more of a striker?
A clinical striker is the number one Must Get™ though.
I might have to call Wenger some nasty names over the internet if he doesn't buy one tbh.
If we are genuinely after this many attacking players, then one Nasri/Fabregas (or both) are fecking off.
At the very least it should mean Dennis Bendtner, Arshavin and Rosicky going.
I suspect that Mata is a combination replacement for Arshavin, Nasri and Fabreags. If one or two of those leave then Mata slots in to their spot.
While all answers are responses, not all responses are answers.
Mata would be a brilliant signing if the rumours are true but we need to keep the likes of Nasri / Fabregas.
I hope this is happening but as the only source is the Daily Mail, wouldn't be too sure.
The King Is Back.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...to-bid?cc=4716Lille president Michel Seydoux has confirmed Gervinho is eager to join Arsenal but says the Gunners have yet to make a formal bid.
Gervinho, 24, has long been linked with a move to Emirates Stadium, and there had been reports earlier this month that the deal was on the verge of completion.
However, while Ligue 1 champions Lille appear resigned to losing the Ivory Coast forward, Arsenal have yet to make an official offer.
Seydoux told RMC: "I have spoken with Gervinho and he wants to play for Arsenal next season. This is clear but now we must get an agreement between the two clubs.
"We have maintained contact but still the Londoners have not presented us with a formal offer. Negotiations are ongoing but Gervinho has demanded a solution to the situation soon."
The Sun claims Arsenal want to pay £10.5 million for Gervinho but Lille want £12 million.
The King Is Back.
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