Transfer News, Rumours and Bollocks Thread

[Asthmatic Kitty]

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Gunners made loan enquiry for French ace

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas claims that Arsenal made a late bid for Yoann Gourcuff before deadline day.

The Frenchman was just one of the players chased by the Gunners in the final days of the transfer window as Arsenal searched for replacements for Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas.
Gourcuff, who is currently recovering from injury, is regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in France and is thought to be a long-term target of Arsene Wenger's.

Lyon rejected Arsenal's enquiry for Gourcuff with the player having a big part to play at Stade Gerland.

"I got a call on the penultimate day of the transfer window from Gilles Grimandi asking for a loan," Aulas told RMC Sport.

"We believe in re-establishing Yoann. He has been operated upon. He has just resumed training.

"We have chosen Gourcuff, like last year. It was hard last season. Hopefully he will demonstrate his capabilities this term."

Gourcuff scored three goals in 27 Ligue 1 appearances last season for Lyon but is currently ruled out through injury.

-sky sports


nice to see we were at least trying to bring in some big names, hopefully we'll make a deal stick for one of them in jan

[Japan Shaking All Over]

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the injury stuff kind of says it all. . .we need players ready to go in as of our next game. . .not players still looking for match fitness
before he moved to Milan thought he would have been good not so convinced now

I reckon too we will be in for players in Jan another push for Cahill or for him we wait till he runs down his contract ala we did for Shitmak

[Özim]

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-sky sports


nice to see we were at least trying to bring in some big names, hopefully we'll make a deal stick for one of them in jan

This makes me laugh, we wanted their star player on loan

That would have been like Barca asking us if they could have Cesc on loan.

[Master Splinter]

Gourcuff's been shite for a while.

I actually prefer Arteta.

[Kaiser]

Was worth a shot tbh. Remi Garde is a Wenger protegee. Also I think they're reverting to a 4-4-2 so Gourcuff could be benched.

[Darth Vela]

Too damn right, I'm pretty fricking happy with Arteta and Benayoun, I like both players and they offer us what we need, add in a giant German and decent cover up front (possibly, I'm remaining optimistic after everything I've heard about Park though), with all of those have top level experience and we've actually turned an interminably shite summer into a reasonably good transfer window.

[Niall_Quinn]

Too damn right, I'm pretty fricking happy with Arteta and Benayoun, I like both players and they offer us what we need, add in a giant German and decent cover up front (possibly, I'm remaining optimistic after everything I've heard about Park though), with all of those have top level experience and we've actually turned an interminably shite summer into a reasonably good transfer window.

I believe our expectations were successfully managed down, mind you. If we'd have been presented with these names a month back (rather than in the last few days when it looked like we might end up with nothing) I think the reactions may have been different.Isn't this more a case of being relieved rather than impressed? Even so, if the newcomers can teach our little pansies how to put up a fight then that'll be good enough.

[Darth Vela]

I dunno, I'd have wanted Arteta here regardless, I know he's coming back from injury but he's looked good the last few times I've seen him and was a class act before that. I'd have liked Benayoun on a permanent deal but he has guile, creativity, goal threat and Premiership experience so I'm happy with that.

Ofc, I'd have liked a big signing, someone like Mata or Hazard with a little bit of the 'wow factor' but we needed creativity and experience and we got creativity and experience, that's pretty good in my eyes.

NB: Don't think this completely makes up for the shambles of the summer, we fucked up and whoever was in charge should be either fired or forced to sit through every one of our matches from the end of last season on a loop, until his contract expires.

[Master Splinter]

Arteta can take a pel too.

As can Germans.

Ju and Arteta will hopefully become our set-piece coaches too.

[GunnerFan4Life]

We will be linked with M'vila or another CM again in jan or summer as Yossi is only on loan. I don't think our buisness is done we need to keep building.