I wouldn't mind Downing but would prefer an Ashley Young, although I'm sure we'd be attracted to a cheaper Downing if this is true which I don't think it is. Didn't realise he is still only 26
I wouldn't mind Downing but would prefer an Ashley Young, although I'm sure we'd be attracted to a cheaper Downing if this is true which I don't think it is. Didn't realise he is still only 26
He's had a good season to be fair and can probably cross a ball better than any of our midfielders.
Having said that I think we might as well pack it in if we begin targeting players like Downing as our route back to the top. I'd go for Ashley Young if we want someone from Villa.
Some Spanish kid
Long-time Liverpool target Sergio Canales has been linked with a move to Arsenal and Manchester City, according to the Sun.
The Real Madrid midfielder has been out of favour at the La Liga runners-up all season.
And the highly rated 20-year-old is interesting a tiro of Premier League sides, which include Arsenal, Liverpool and City.
As the club have put a winger at the top of their transfer wish list, Liverpool have led the way in the race for Canales for some time.
However, given their decline in the title race and Arsene Wenger's craving to re-energise his Arsenal midfield with Cesc Fabreags' future still uncertain has drawn him to Canales.
City meanwhile has suggested that they won't spend big this summer and will instead bring in squad players as they look to build a roster of players capable of challenging for the title, and Canales at £7 million, would fit their criteria.
Arsenal and City will next season be able to offer Canales Champions League football, however Liverpool, despite their illustrious history in the competition, will have no European football to offer potential signings.
http://www.givemefootball.com/premie...ls-spanish-sta
He'll have crossing coached out of him in favour of 5 metre sideways passes though.Originally Posted by Marc Overmars
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news...cle740434.html
Arsene Wenger has dropped a major hint that he is ready to make a spectacular move for Karim Benzema.
Wenger says a move for Real Madrid's French striker "doesn't seem impossible" even if it would represent a big change in transfer policy for the Arsenal manager.
Benzema, 23, may be available this summer as Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho looks to shake-up his squad to fund a move for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez.
Wenger said: "Viewed from the outside, it doesn't seem impossible today. He's a player that I like.
"I think he's intelligent in his movement, I think he is capable of combining well and making a difference, and of doing individual moves as well. So, for me he's a player who's at the top level in the world."
Wenger has insisted he will be active in the transfer window this summer but has already warned he will shy away from "£50m signings" and Arsenal would have to shatter their transfer record and pay around £20m for Benzema.
But that sort of calibre of signing would please the Arsenal fans who are desperate for Wenger to break with his philosophy and spend big. Lorient's French international Kevin Gameiro is also on Wenger's list of potential strikers.
Not sure about Benzema. He scores plenty of goals but mainly against poor teams - but is that because he only ever gets the chance in smaller games? Flat track bully? Dunno. Only really ever see him in the CL and he blows hot and cold in that.
This Kevin Gameiro looks like another AW disaster waiting to happen - more likely than Benzema (cheap and unproven at a decent level) and ties in with AW's philosophy of buying slinky midgets as opposed to big bruising GHEL's.
No to Gameiro. Never heard of him and he comes fro Lorient where Koscielny came from and hes shite so not a good team to buy from.
Id take Benzema.
Canales is a very talented young kid who wont get much chance at Real ahead of their superstars so swap for him and Cesc with them giving us £40m as well would do me fine
I'd have Benzema here, I know he hasn't set the world alight at Madrid but I think if a player is to succeed, he needs to be in the right environment for himself and he's certainly not the first big name to not live up to the hype at Real. A change of scenery would do him good IMO, might bring a new lease of life.
Would we pay over 20m for a player though? Doubt it.
But then again it was the losses and draws against the poor teams that let Arsenal down. A player with a proven goal record against poor teams might just the person to have.
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BBC gossip page makes interesting reading
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...rs/9495909.stm
Gossip concerning us is Arshavin to Zenit cos hes training there ahead of Russias qualifiers, we and Liverpool are after Gervinho and Mancs are apparently after Nasri
Other main headlines is De Gea is going to Mancs. Quality keeper
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