Official Transfer Thread
by Ben Schneider on Jul 3, 2011 5:42 PM EDT
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PrintSince the comments on the first thread closed, here's another one. As Scrupio said there....
This thread is for all transfer related rumors, gossip, dreams, hopes, and fears.
The media is intent on the idea that Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri, and Gaël Clichy will all be leaving. Gervinho is nearly a done deal. No matter what happens, we're clearly doomed to finish below Spurs and outside of the Champions League positions, just like the last five seasons. Enjoy.
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Clichy is allegedly having a medical at Man City.
Two questions:
1)I have a Clichy shirt. Should I burn it if he leaves for them?
2)Does anybody else feel extremely uncomfortable with the idea of Gibbs as our starting LB?
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I was in your exact shoes
Bought a Kolo Toure shirt, now I just hang it up with just the front side showing.
And yes, from what I saw of Gibbs at left back last season, it’s clear to me that he’s not ready to play for the first team.
No reason to burn it
Clichy didn’t exactly force a move…he more or less played out his contract and City came calling with considerably more money than Arsenal could pay him. It’s hard to fault the guy for wanting to take the money in what will likely be his last shot at a big money deal. He had a bunch of good years for the club and was never a disruption, just hang it on the wall and remember that he was the last invincible
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 4, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
It's a 2008-9 away shirt
ironically, he started getting worse that season. (A decline which has continued.)
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 4, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't burn it
Clichy was always a good pro, and a nice guy. A solid player, but we can do better.
If we get Gibbs I’m gonna be scared shitless
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it's official:
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/gael-clichy-joins-manchester-city
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an undisclosed fee I see
does that mean we got a new goal net for him?
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jul 4, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe
Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger is considering a move for England and Everton left-back Leighton Baines.
(Footy Bunker)
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jul 6, 2011 4:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Apparently the Leavenworth Prison team put in a bid on Song
ALEX SONG has been accused of beating up a student in an African bar – and could face jail.
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
The Sun is claiming an "exclusive" that Nasri is going to City for £20M
Let’s see if it turns up on arsenal.com
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the telegraph says otherwise per se
Arsène Wenger will play hardball with Samir Nasri and tell the unsettled midfielder he is going nowhere. (Mirror)
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
by bearcatcardfan on Jul 6, 2011 4:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Gervinho is on his way
He’s having a medical today. I also heard that Taarabt could be on his way from QPR. Warnock said he wants to join his ’’friends’’ at Arsenal. Also, Traore is being pursued by Hamburg and Werder Bremen. Finally, I hear Thiago Motta as a possibility.
We need Traore now as backup for left back
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 6, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Inter beat us to Alvarez.
This window is getting me depressed. All we’ve done is lose Clichy and come closer to losing Nasri and Cesc.
Welcome to every transfer window in the last seven years!
There’s still time, though. Hopefully this summer will be different.
by pdb on Jul 6, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Which is fantastic but not at all what I was referring to
Roa’s point was that we are losing players and not bringing any in. This is what Arsenal have done every summer for a whole bunch of years now, and I was expressing hope that this summer would break that cycle.
by pdb on Jul 6, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Predictions?
WENGER’S SIGNING EVERYBODY!!
WENGER’S SIGNING NOBODY!!
Take your pick.
by Learn2Leaf on Jul 8, 2011 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not much of a chance that happens
I doubt Cesc would have any interest at all in joining Real. That’s just newspaper garbage.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 7, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Real would bid and set the market
Which would be nice
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Meh
If Fabregas has no interest in signing on the dotted line there it really doesn’t establish anything.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 7, 2011 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
But do you think Barca can take the risk that Fabregas could sign for Real?
It puts Arsenal in a stronger position.
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Yes it does.
Let’s say Arsenal accept Real’s offer and Fabregas declines the contract (Which he obviously would) that puts us in the position that Fabregas has a market value set. Right now potential suitors are being scared off by the fact that he has said he will only leave for Barcelona and the Spanish press’s statements. If Real or Man City start making bids we’ll actually have a fair market on him.
If Cesc declines to negotiate with other teams, their bids really don't amount to anything.
If Cesc is reeally only going to negotiate with Barca (and it seems that way), any bid from any other team really doesn’t mean anything. Arsenal can go to Barca and say “Madrid are willing to pay 50 million”, but if Cesc won’t agree to go there the bid doesn’t give Arsenal any leverage. In the end, the only thing Barca is bidding against is whatever Arsenal values Cesc at, as he seems destined to either remain at the Emirates or head back home.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 9, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys both have a point, but...
What’s to say that Cesc doesn’t go anywhere else other than Barca? The odds of him joining Madrid are pretty slim, but to say he wouldn’t join the likes of City, or Bayern, Inter, or Milan? These teams have had better chances to win silverware than Arsenal have recently, and if that’s what Cesc wants over oh say, a couple of years before he finds his place in Barcelona (after the Xavi/Iniesta era), then why wouldn’t he jump on that? I’m glad to hear though, that after not being in the pre-season Asian tour, Cesc came out and said he was going to get healthy and he owed one to the fans, presuming that he’s preparing for another season at Arsenal.
I get you, but let’s be frank about Gael. I like the dude and hes been a good citizen around arsenal for a while. Never chirped off the field or caused any drama. I’m not even upset about his choice to go to City. However he’s proven to be much more liability than we thought defensively. I think LB is an important position that selling Clichy gives us a chance to upgrade going forward… both defensively and in offensive link-up play and crossing. Clichy did not have the ability to cross very well. We get all of these possibilities in addition to 7m. I will gladly take it.
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Arsenal for Jose Enrique?
Seems to be the word, but Liverpool has been chasing him down for awhile now. Does Wenger splash the cash and go after him? Or do we lose him to someone else again as usual? Any opinions on Jose Enrique in general?
Is he better than Clichy? Personally I don't think so.
At 25 he isn’t going to improve drastically either. So I’d prefer something else like Baines or Cissokho who are already great or could become great.
by Roa on Jul 6, 2011 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Wenger not buying a new left back
"I rate Gael (Clichy) very highly but I rate highly as well Kieran Gibbs, and he is now at an age where he has to play. And that’s the main reason behind that, to give Gibbs a chance". -Wenger
Can’t say I’m not disappointed. Now it’s time for Gibbs to prove us non-believers wrong.
There was some rumor, actually more of an opinion really, and it’s pretty far out there, that Wenger would try and see if Carlos Vela could play left-back… Sounds interesting, and it’s probably worth a shot, considering that Vela will never get any first-team playing time unless he’s loaned out somewhere
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
no sir. that was a joke……….I hope. especially if you saw it on arseblog.
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Trolled.
I love how that piece of absurd speculation has become a serious topic.
Just you wait, Wenger will do it.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 9, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
NO WANT GIBBS GIVE ME BAINES ME WANT BAINES NOW
Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
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I'm right there with you, Baines is great
My Everton friend is always reminding me how great he is. Unfortunately, Everton would only sell for a ginormous price since he was their best player last season. Plus he has Charlie George hair
if Gibbs can play 40 games this year
he could be excellent, get a run of form going, etc.
You could just about fill the Emirates with that “if”, though. Traore as backup doesn’t really sound super fun, although I wonder if Wenger wouldn’t just slide Vermaelen over in that case…
it’s all speculation at the moment, though, of course.
Apparently Almunia and Bendtner are in talks with other clubs.
While I’m glad we can cash in on both of them selling Bendtner means we absolutely MUST buy another striker. If Robin is injured during the African Cup of Nations we’ll be left with having to play Theo or Vela as our starting striker. Theo wouldn’t be awful but it would leave a gap at the wing and Vela could be terrible if he doesn’t find some form this season.
I would actually love to see theo being played more centrally. He does drift in there from his wide position with the diagonal runs, but playing playing striker would give him the freedom of drifting around naturally with that wide position always as an option like Henry did. He would become a phenomenal player if he could do that.
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Any interest in Lassana Diarra, Sergio Canales, Pedro Leon, or Royston Drenthe?
Apparently they’ve been told they can leave Real Madrid after being left out of their trip to America.
Canales, yes
Drenthe? Nah.
Diarra? Eff off, you twunt.
Who’s Pedro Leon?
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by Aidan Gibson on Jul 9, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Drenthe is shit
Diarra is pretty good, but doesn’t have the best attitude and is probably on big money.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 9, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Big money? Are you forgetting that this guy played for Portsmouth? He’s minimum wage material and is a great player.
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by danago on Jul 9, 2011 2:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He plays for Real Madrid.
I’m sure his agent got him a nice pay packet.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 9, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
He also played for us and Chelsea
And if you remember, Portsmouth went bankrupt because of the wages they paid to players like Diarra
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-Peter Drury, the one time his commentating has ever been acceptable.
Arsenal interest in Hugo Rodallega?
Apparently Hugo himself came out and said that Arsenal and a number of other teams are interested in him, but is it worth getting him if we have RVP and presumably Gervinho? He had nine goals and one assist in all 36 games, he started 34 (pretty good sign) and subbed in on the two he didn’t start. Opinions?
I don't think there's much to this
He’s stated for a couple years that he wants to join Arsenal. Of course tons of players out there would want to join us. Plus if he was such a desirable forward, how is it that no one has already bought him away from the powerhouse that is Wigan?
I'd rather get N'Zogbia.
Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
-Peter Drury, the one time his commentating has ever been acceptable.
Is anyone else getting nervous about gervinho
I mean the deal was supposedly done really before the transfer window opened and its been 10 days since it opened and there’s no finalization.
Chuck Norris doesn't need a bat.
he just roundhouse kicks the ball out of the park.
It's done
but they’re having problems with getting Gervinho a visa…
by UMDfutbol11 on Jul 10, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Arsenal going for Stewart Downing?
I say unlikely, maybe even less than that… Why go after someone like Downing, who I think is being overpriced by Villa, when we have a shot next year at getting someone like Eden Hazard?
well there goes nasri :(
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They don't quote anyone or list any sort of source
Even the European press would do that if they had anything…sounds like the random dartboard guess of the day being reported as fact to me
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 10, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't we get someone to hack Nasri and Arsene's phones
so we can finally find out what’s actually going on?
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Well I hear a number of phone hackers just recently became available
by Scrupio on Jul 10, 2011 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
rec'd for the laugh
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by silverace99 on Jul 10, 2011 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I knew someone here would bury that cross into the back of the net.
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by Match Day 5 on Jul 11, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
If only John Cross was one of them...
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by Aidan Gibson on Jul 11, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I've been thinking...
a lot (too much) about arsenal lately. How much sense would Mertesacker make??? That is my dream signing right now.
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NOOOOOOOOOO
SLOW SLOW SLOW SLOW
He’s tall and somewhat decent positionally but SO SLOW.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 11, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions
But it also meant
Arsenal conceded the least amount of goals from open play.
There’s plusses and minuses, but I think a high line is better
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by Aidan Gibson on Jul 12, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually really like Mertesacker
He is a wonderful defender. Great in the air, has great positional awareness, good tackler, still pretty young. It’s obvious why he’s an automatic first teamer in the German National team. But he is not exactly fast and we’d have to reconsider playing such a high line if we signed him. I think he’s probably a better defender than anyone else we’ve been linked to, it’s just that he doesn’t exactly fit well within our system.
I'd prefer Sakho.
He’s big and good in the air but also rather quick.
Please no.
He’s slower than Squillaci and Denilson combined in molasses
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by Aidan Gibson on Jul 12, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy Backlash.
True, he might be slow for the high line… so move it back. Let the game be played in front of Mertesacker and Vermaelen. I think the reason for the high line we’ve been playing was to mask our lack of quality at CB, with Mert that wouldn’t really be an issue anymore.
He’s a rock. Stable, composed and would make a major impact on set pieces. Not to mention MAJOR experience. Everything on the internet I see sets his market value around 10m. Compared to Cahill for 17-20m give me the guy who’s gone deep into world cups with a extraordinary physical presence.
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His price is mainly due to his contract being up next summer
Apparently Werder Bremen have given up on signing him to a new deal, so he is available.
Not really a transfer thread news bit for Arsenal, but...
I thought it was funny, because today, Soccernet’s Robbie Earle said he was happy teams like Manchester City and Madrid and Barcelona are spending all this money on players because it’s making teams step up their game. You know, because inflating the transfer market is good for the sport… I forgot where I found it, but last year I read an article where the author, who’s name I’ve also forgotten, said that the increased inflation and prices of players in the transfer market is eventually going to lead to a big bust of the world’s top teams that are spending this money. I totally agree with him, and it makes me happy knowing that teams like Arsenal who spend reasonable and still field a pretty decent team are going to be fine in the long run
Yeah La Liga is in deep financial problems
Their debt is 3 times what their revenue for an entire year is. I don’t see how their creditors will be able to ignore their spending forever.
It'll be interesting come time for the financial fair play rules to set in...
Will UEFA strictly enforce these rules? Or will these clubs be let off the hook because of their notoriety? It’ll be even more interesting now that clubs like Malaga and PSG have new owners with money burning holes in their pockets…
"Fair Play" is kind of a joke
It comes into effect next year, but the first audits aren’t for two seasons after next year, and there are loopholes in the law so big you can drive an airliner through them. I wouldn’t hold my breath for any dramatic changes because of FIFA’s “Fair Play” regulations.
An entire airline, even.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 12, 2011 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Emirates?
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by Match Day 5 on Jul 12, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
As much as I hate the flood of money that has destroyed top European soccer since the early 90's
it makes me cry how little Arsenal get from their sponsorship deals – stadium, shirt manufacturer, and shirt sponsor are all well below current market value, and were so at the time. That’s the one legacy of building the Emirates that bothers me – they took less money as a stadium sponsorship up front because Emirates gave them cash that they needed for construction.
Swiss Ramble made a similar point
and argued that Arsenal could make money in the long term if they simply bought out their kit sponsorship and negotiated a new one, like Chelsea did a few years back.
I should convince my boss to be the new sponsor
Then I’d invite us all to watch games in the luxury suites. Even Danago.
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£5?
And a bag of chips.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 12, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
They probably won't be real good chips though
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 12, 2011 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Well clearly to age better they need to be vinegar chips
English vinegar chips are clearly superior to French vinegar chips, therefore Arsenal never win with the chips they buy
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 12, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Hazard?
Hazard could potentially blossom in Arsenal’s system…
by Jay Ponce Enrile on Jul 12, 2011 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah nice player that from all accounts is going to stay at Lille for another season
Plus his pricetag has gone up dramatically in the past 12 months, if we wanted him for a bargain, we should have gotten him in January or last offseason.
Unfortunately (which can also mean apparently or possibly nowadays)
Tottenham are in line to pick up Samba for cash and an exchange, I’ve heard Defoe might be the player. I say, instead of wasting our time with Cahill, who’s in the last year of a contract and we could pick up for free next year, why don’t we put all of our resources into bringing in Samba instead, then we’d have a much better back line. I can only hope and dream of having a back line of Sagna, Samba, Cahill, and Vermaelen…
Giving up on Djourou?
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 12, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Also I don't like the Verminator at LB.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 12, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Wenger you just signed Gervinho what will you do next?!?!
I"M GOING TO SLIDE DOWN THIS WATER SLIDE BITCHES!!!!
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by NYflyGUY on Jul 13, 2011 1:09 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Looks like the guy who played the mayor on Spin City
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by Match Day 5 on Jul 13, 2011 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that next to the ski slope?
Wait, no, that’s in Dubai….
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 14, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Downing to Liverpool for 20 mil.
Vastly overpriced I’d say… I really don’t think Downing is that great, he’s good no doubt, but not 20 mil worth. I’m glad that Arsenal didn’t heavily pursue him, I don’t think it’s worth it, but Wenger really needs to jump on the wagon here soon. We can’t wait until the end of July, we have to act now, United is making moves, City and Liverpool are making moves, hell Sunderland is making a lot of moves, and Chelsea and Tottenham aren’t too far behind. We don’t even need that many players really. If we can manage to snag Cahill and Mata, along with Gervinho and Jenkinson, I’d be pretty content with that…
If Andy Carroll is worth 35m, and Torres 50 then Downing is worth 20m.
If that young kid who just signed for UTD from Blackburn is worth 25m, downing is worth 20m. Prices are UP
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They're not "worth"
That’s just what stupid teams are willing to pay for them.
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by Match Day 5 on Jul 15, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
True that
Downing isn’t worth 20 mil, like Javier Pastore and Neymar aren’t worth 50 mil. a piece either, that would probably make Ronaldo and Messi around… something hardly believable and cringeworthy of wallets and bank accounts everywhere
well as crazy as it sounds, danago has a point...
Market worth isn’t what you think they are worth, its what teams are willing to pay. And teams are currently willing to pay a lot.
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Some teams.
We’re not one of them, probably for the better in the long run.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 15, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. but there are currently 3 teams out there willing to blow gigantic wads of money
Madrid, City, Chelsea. As long as one of them bids on a player, the price will skyrocket.
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by silverace99 on Jul 16, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
So it's been slow recently, but we've got somebody!
Multiple sources have stated that a fee has been agreed to bring Joel Campbell to Arsenal. I have no idea who he plays for, but he’s from Costa Rica… That and because we’re the only team going after Juan Mata now, apparently all we have to do is offer 20 mil. and he’s ours. Sounds pretty good to me
The only Costa Rican I've seen play in person is Roy Miller, RBNY left back
and he is utterly shit. Hopefully this guy is better.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 17, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
The veteren coach of Costa Rica made this comment
"Who is Messi? Who is Neymar? Gentlemen of the press – I present to you: Joel Campbell. I discovered him playing with cans." ~Ricardo La Volpe
So he has some serious expectations on him from the people who know him, if nothing else.
But Arsenal doesn't play with cans.
We use soccer balls!
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You're thinking of Haiti.
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David Moyes, I've got an offer you can't [afford to] refuse...
I saw this rumor in a few places…
EVERTON WANT BENDTNER
Here’s an interesting one.
The Daily Mail reports that Everton, who are usually in need of a striker, are keen on bringing Nicklas Bendtner to Goodison Park.
Only on loan though, given that Everton are skint.
The paper claims: ‘The 23-year-old was left out of the club’s pre-season tour to Asia and has been linked with moves to Germany and Portugal with Benfica the club showing the strongest interest. However, they are reluctant to match Arsenal’s asking price of £11million.
‘Everton have no money either and that’s why a loan would suit.’
Makes sense to us. We’d also like to see how David Moyes deals with Nick’s planet-sized ego.
No money, eh? We’ll help you with that, David… Here’s Nicky Bendtner AND £10M for Leyton Baines. Problem solved. You’re welcome.
Straight swap
Remember, Bendtner is world class.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 18, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions
If they would do this
I would fly to Liverpool, no, I would SWIM to Liverpool to sign the deal myself on behalf of the club.
by Ted Harwood on Jul 18, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
They no we don't want him so they know they don't have to offer top dollar.
Why do we value him so high?
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No way are we getting 11 mil. for Bendtner...
After the Asia tour, he’s probably fourth now behind RVP, Chamakh, and Vela. Nobody is going to pay 11 mil. for a forth line striker, I’d be happy if we got 5-7 mil. for him and sent him back to Denmark…
Don't forget Gervinho
Although I highly doubt he’s going to fall behind Vela
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 18, 2011 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Wenger aims to end Cesc speculation.
Seriously, Arsene… the only way you are going to shut people up is by selling the boy to Barcelona. But thanks for playing the game of British Media: The Ravenous Sport Reporter Edition.
Look soon for the new version, British Media: The Phone-Hacking Scumbag Edition.
Here's what I would say
You signed a contract with Arsenal, and you will play for Arsenal.
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by Ben Schneider on Jul 18, 2011 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm with you, and not just with Cesc
I’d be the worst manager ever, because if a superstar player (or his agent) came to me and said “hey boss! I know my contract is signed until 2014 but I want to leave for another bigger team today please”, I would say “Fine. The reserves train over there – have at it. I’ll talk to you when your contract’s up.”
no no no NO NO NO NO NO NO damn it
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Expected. He just hasn't worked out and he is getting older.
Shame because he was an excellent prospect but last season he proved he just wasn’t good enough.
Getting older?
I guess that’s all relative, but he’s been on the fringes of the first team and he’s only 20. Maybe it’s just the Chelsea fan in me, but it seems really harsh to say he hasn’t worked out when he’s that young and hasn’t really had the opportunities yet. If he was buried as an attacker on a lousy attacking team I’d be more inclined to agree, but he’s been stuck behingd some pretty high quality players in Arsenal’s attack.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jul 25, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a big deal in my opinion...
He was a good prospect, but he has nothing else to offer us. The fact that we only sold him for 1 mil. says so itself. I wish him luck, but, he just isn’t top level Arsenal material…
We lost Santi Cazorla to Malaga...
money wins out again, hopefully we can pry Mata from Valencia’s cold, dead, broke hands
Well apparently...
We’re just one step away from getting Juan Mata for 15 mil. from Valencia. This came from the paper Marca, who also stated today that Cesc is going to sit down with Wenger one last time to try and plead to let him come to Barcelona, that and Cazorla just went to Malaga for 20 mil., so I doubt we’ll get Mata for less than that…
by UMDfutbol11 on Jul 27, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
arsenal
should buy park chu young and maybe huntelaar, i can also see nuri sahin in arsenal xD
by Reynaldo Abadia Jr. on Jul 29, 2011 3:41 AM EDT reply actions
Most disillusioned LFC fans think we have a shot. We are out of the CL and he is already playing at Valencia. I contend that we were never really in the running.
If you guys get him at 20 million euros that is a steal.
I seriously thought Valencia would be parading him through the streets of London (Chelski, Arsenal, and THS) to drive bids up given they are broke.
I think we should sign Barton for two weeks
so that he can stick the boot into Newcastle on opening day and then leave.
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my neck spasm'd when you mentioned signing joey barton
such heresy shall not be uttered in these halls….
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