I'd consider it a deal breaker - there is no way we should be parting with Joel Campbell. Balotelli is a major risk for starters. Whereas Joel Campbell is too promising and we need depth and competition in that position.
I'd consider it a deal breaker - there is no way we should be parting with Joel Campbell. Balotelli is a major risk for starters. Whereas Joel Campbell is too promising and we need depth and competition in that position.
The way I see it, if we include Campbell in the deal, then we'd be getting one player for maybe 15-17m. If we keep Campbell, and just pay the money for Balotelli, then we'd be bringing in 2 players for 25-27m. I'd rather go with option 2 myself.Originally Posted by Blink 1nce Quince 2wice
What’s the likelihood of Joel Campbell starting for us next season? He has bags of potential but so does Ox and Gnarby. The problem with these loan deals is that your setting yourself up for a fall because the player will be disgruntled if he’s called back to sit on a bench. If we really are going for Reus or Sanchez, it’s more than likely that Joel will sit on the bench. If Milan want him for Mario, Wenger has to really think about this strategically. There is no point in hoarding talent if we haven’t got the capacity to develop them.
I know all evidence suggests that Wenger would be likely to keep him on the bench for most of the season, and play his best XI whenever he can, but all the same, the aim should still be to build out a squad that's big enough and good enough to be able to effectively rotate players on regular basis, and cover for absences. If we want Wenger to change his ways in this respect, and start managing the squad's fitness and freshness better, then first we need to make sure he has the options to actually do it. If he then continues to run the same few players into the ground, at least he won't be able to turn around and say that he didn't have the players needed for it to be possible.
I can also see what you mean about players getting a taste for playing when they go out on loan, and then having to come back to a side where their place isn't certain, but unfortunately that is the reality of life at the top clubs - they have bigger squads, full of better players, so if you want to play for the best then that's the environment you need to get used to.
Dump a young and promising striker for a head case who has caused trouble wherever he goes and will fuck up our dressing room within 30 mins of being here?
This has Arsenal written all over it. Cleverley instead of Fabregas, Balotelli instead of an option that can serve us well for the next 10 years. Why not? If you're going to fuck up then go large.
Of course it's all media speculation, nothing to say we are even considering such a shitty deal. But if Milan want the player and we already have him, and he wants to come and play for us that should be cast in iron. No fucking around trying to save money at the expense of the team again. If we want Balotelli then ask the price and pay it. Simple.
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We’ll probably end up signing Mandzukic and bringing back Joel Campbell. That’s the cheap and cheerful option.
Campbell has potential but we crap potential around Arsenal. We either cough up the money or set up some sort of loan/buy back option for Campbell. I wouldn’t want us to walk away from a priority signing just to make way for Campbell. That doesn’t make sense consider we have Ox, Walcott and Gnarby. Campbell would have to be a clear world class star with his name on the first team sheet before I’d comfortably say we should walk away.
Good thing we’ll get to see more of both player later today. But we need to moving a lot quicker and decide on what we’re doing. I just have a feeling Wenger will want to see how we do in pre season training before making major moves.
Not sure about Campbell. If he's so good why did Fergie buy Veron? Seems like a younger Podolski which is no bad thing but you could probably get a few raw talents like that from somewhere. Balotelli's potential is something that you can't find. Goes without saying that we should get both, but for the hypothetical situation of one or the other, gotta be the mentalist
Yep, totally agree with this.
Also, safe to say we should go Bartoli or go home.
Not entirely sold with Campbell. In terms of experience and talents, Balotelli >>> Campbell anytime.
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