Summer Transfer Speculation and Shit

[Syn]

Ye we might lose an experienced and consistent player, but he if true, he got offers from Galatasary (footballers hardly pays taxes there) and silly-money clubs and we cant compete with that. He's 31 and, if true, we're offering him 2 years with a good salary, if thats not good enough, he can just fuck off.

Personally i dont care if he leaves, i see him as a fast central defender, deployed on the right back position. He's really good defensively, but he offer us almost nothing offensively like we see with Gibbs and Monreal and i'd rather want that, idealy i want a non-injured Gibbs clone for right back.

This season he has been very good going forward. If Giroud was better, he'd have at least 4 more goals in the big matches. Can recall big misses from Sagna's crossing against Chelsea and Man Utd. But in any case, first and foremost defenders have to be able to defend well. Would happily take a LB equivalent of Sagna over Gibbs and Monreal.

But I agree that if we're offering a good contract and he wants a mega money move (or just a change) to PSG or something then he has earned it and there's not much we can do.

[saintnickle]

We did, but we ended up with Flamini as a matter of expediency, rather than any concerted plan and I'm not sure Wenger is satisfied that he is the long term solution. There is evidence for that too as he seems to prefer Arteta who is a few years older himself.

I'd love to keep Sagna and I'm not sure how far his current wages are from 100k a week (that's the reported figure he wants) but I would be inclined to pay it for his years of consistent service. I didn't want to lose him last season when he was getting hammered and I sure as hell don't want to lose him now.

Like many other though, I fear the impasse will remain... The club will stick their heels in and so will he as players are increasingly doing these days. We were happy to pay Podolski 100k a week and equally happy for him to watch most games from the bench.

And we are happy to give Wenger a nice £20 grand a week payrise as well.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Jonas strikes again.

[BOBN]

idealy i want a non-injured Gibbs clone for right back.

Who even does this? Two attacking full-backs. Do this and we'll have a shit defence to go with our shit attack.

Letting Sagna go would be Wengers biggest error since penny-pinching on the Cabaye deal only to spend quadruple on an inferior player.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Ye we might lose an experienced and consistent player, but he if true, he got offers from Galatasary (footballers hardly pays taxes there) and silly-money clubs and we cant compete with that. He's 31 and, if true, we're offering him 2 years with a good salary, if thats not good enough, he can just fuck off.

Personally i dont care if he leaves, i see him as a fast central defender, deployed on the right back position. He's really good defensively, but he offer us almost nothing offensively like we see with Gibbs and Monreal and i'd rather want that, idealy i want a non-injured Gibbs clone for right back.

Wow. I don't even know where to begin...

[Özim]

Giroud is on 100k apparently, Sagna deserves that IMO.

It would cost us a lot to replace him and frankly we need to spend money on other areas.

[Marc Overmars]

I'd like him to stay and I think it's in the best interests of the team that he does, but we could probably get a reasonable replacement for half the cost (not fucking Jenkinson), I don't think full back is the most influential area of a team so I can see why the club have been hesitant to pay up. He's 31 now and been here for 7 years, I would understand if he fancies a change or if he's thinking beyond his career and just wants to secure himself further financially, as it might be his last chance to get a big contract and play at a high level.

[selassie]

Ye we might lose an experienced and consistent player, but he if true, he got offers from Galatasary (footballers hardly pays taxes there) and silly-money clubs and we cant compete with that. He's 31 and, if true, we're offering him 2 years with a good salary, if thats not good enough, he can just fuck off.

Personally i dont care if he leaves, i see him as a fast central defender, deployed on the right back position. He's really good defensively, but he offer us almost nothing offensively like we see with Gibbs and Monreal and i'd rather want that, idealy i want a non-injured Gibbs clone for right back.

Jonas, one of our biggest issues to date has been allowing our experienced and consistent players to leave and then failing to replace them properly. You should care that he leaves, if history repeats itself and we replace Sagna with Jenkinson then we are significantly downgrading the quality of the team in that position.

Also, how you have come to the conclusion that Sagna is a fast central defender deployed as a right back? WTF are you talking about?!!!! He's been a top class right back for many a year, first choice for both Club and Country. You believe he offers nothing offensively? LOL...check out his stats against Gibbs or Monreal, he comfortably outperforms both of them.

[selassie]

Giroud is on 100k apparently, Sagna deserves that IMO.

It would cost us a lot to replace him and frankly we need to spend money on other areas.

Yep, that's how I feel.

What worries me is that we'll end up penny pinching all over the place if the likes of Sagna, Vermaelen & Podolski leave.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Maybe because he isn't in the vein of the modern day marauding full back like like Dani Alves, his productivity is undervalued.... but I think the 'well he can just fuck off' attitude is quite a needlessly bitter view to take. Even if we do end up parting company.

I like the idea of proper professionals who've been consistent and a hard as nails guy like Sagna being here for absolutely as long as possible too. I don't like the idea of us having to recruit in several positions to take the onus off buying the CF which is what we desperately need.