To be fair to me.....I think I did mention that we can think we have enough firepower to go without the out and out front man that many seem to desire.....I am happy to go with Giroud plus Sanchez, Theo, Ramsey chipping in.....but we still need to shore up those other areas and provide the team with a decent spineOriginally Posted by Sterling Archer
Very good young prospect, he's only 19 but he is pretty much a classic CM, he's not DM or really Box to Box either. I think he could definitely be moulded into a DM, but he's going to be a "Project", though a very good one to work on like say Chambers.
He has a great reputation, just can't quite get enough starts for PSG, they do have a strong midfield TBF so it's no surprise.
I am not entirely sure he will get that many games here...but if developed properly should be first choice here in the next few years.
I would like us to sign him.
Looks like Manolas our new CB is as good as done...
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...s-9675612.html
Greek defender Kostas Manolas is on the brink of an £8m move to Arsenal after undergoing a medical with the north London club, according to reports.
The Olympiakos centre-back is seen as a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen, who joined Barcelona for £15m last month.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed earlier this month that the Gunners were still looking to add another defender to their ranks before the transfer window closes on 1 September.
"Vermaelen behaved outstandingly last year - I am grateful for him and I wish him very well,” Wenger had said.
“If I can find another centre-back I will do it."
It's probably worth mentioning that those "reports" originated from goal.com, but to be fair there does seem to be a fair bit of smoke around this one - apparently he was left out of Olympiakos's squad for a second pre-season friendly in a row (Bilbao and now Fenerbache), so it seems increasingly likely that he's going somewhere? Don't suppose we have any Greek football experts here, do we?
If we're going to take a punt on promising young players, then at least this feels more like the kind of player we should be going for - players who have already proved enough to make it into the first team squads of some of the best clubs in Europe, rather just raiding rival academies for players who are completely untried at the top / senior level...
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What do you mean "he's about to go mental" - with the ball at he's feet he's as mental as its gets.
Lots of spec this morning about a loan deal for Vargas ( another Chilean forward ) - I don't remember him from the World Cup - any good?
Don't remember much of him either. Don't really see the point in signing another short, versatile, attacking player unless he's absolutely top notch, really. This is probably just agent talk.
I just remember being constantly annoyed with Vargas for not being Alexis, and for selfishly being passed to when the ball could have gone to our man instead...
Ah didn't realise that those reports originated from Goal.Com, though like you say we have been strongly linked with him so there must be something in it. He seems like a classic "Wenger" type signing.
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