Summer Transfer Misery and Recriminations.

[Power n Glory]

Mangala was £42 million. Keep that in mind at all times.

We really need one of these idiot clubs to take a look at some of our players. Can you imagine if someone was willing to pay that much for Gabriel?

It all depends on whose buying. Such a wide spectrum with prices. Can still pick up talent for cheap but you've got the other side of things where prices are nuts..

[Xhaka Can’t]

We really need one of these idiot clubs to take a look at some of our players. Can you imagine if someone was willing to pay that much for Gabriel?

It all depends on whose buying. Such a wide spectrum with prices. Can still pick up talent for cheap but you've got the other side of things where prices are nuts..

He must be worth at least £40m on image rights alone.

[Kano]

City have signed Jesus for £27m which sounds like a bargain.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Alexis is worth around £60-£70mill in the current market. A genuine marquee player. The 30 odd mill we paid for him was criminal, we robbed them. We just got lucky that Barca had such an excess of talent. Much the same as Madrid who could afford to let Ozil go, a player easily worth £150mill if Pogba is worth £100mill. Alexis and Ozil are obviously not typical Arsenal signings, they were the right time, right place, right price anomalies or else we'd never have signed them. Now we're hoping some other alignment of the stars occurs so that a decent striker that represents value in Wenger's tortured mind somehow materialises. Else we'll end up with another Welbeck to replace Welbeck, or nobody at all which is probably the most likely outcome as things stand.

Varane is available....

[Niall_Quinn]

Varane is available....

We know that availability isn't enough though. Wenger has additional criteria, desperately unrealistic ones that nonetheless materialise in the real world from time to time and have allowed us to land Alexis and Ozil. If Varane is available and surplus to requirements at his current club and cheaper than might be expected in this market and if nobody else wants him or is in a position to bid for him then, maybe, perhaps...

[Ralpheroo72]

Everton apparently in for Draxler

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...Draxler-gossip

[Xhaka Can’t]

We can't compete with those Merseyside moneybags.

[Niall_Quinn]

Everton apparently in for Draxler

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...Draxler-gossip

Wolfsburg are saying they won't sell and supposedly they don't have to. Can't see him moving to anyone, his club don't have an incentive to sell right now. I guess he could force his way out, but if he was to end up with us we'd have to be the only club in the hunt or else we wouldn't match the bids other clubs are prepared to make. Lacazette seems more likely, I'd rate that transfer as 0.0000000000001% certain. Ten times as likely as Draxler coming here.

[Maestro]

City to sign Gabriel Jesus. Some Brazilian wonderkid apparently.

They've got their man, would have loved him here. A really talented forward and a bargain given the current
market. Really gutted about this one.

[Power n Glory]

Gabriel Jesus is a striker too?

How many strikers have we seen move this summer?
Zlatan
Higauin
Janssen
Milik
Gabriel Barbosa?
Gabriel Jesus
Yedder
Batshuayi
Gameiro.....

Anyone else?