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King Luis
Jason
Telegram Sam
I don't see why you're taking the piss out of us for not winning the Champions League when you can't even qualify for the Europa League. It's like a kid with no legs taking the piss out of the guy who comes second in a race.
King Luis
Yeah its just like that
King Luis
Telegram Sam
You're in no position to mock us for not winning competitions when you can't even qualify for them.
Obtuse
bluemoon.
He's absolutely not worth that. Even to a relatively desperate Arsenal.
King Luis
You've got me there, your increased exposure has really paid dividends in the transfer market.
K3V0
I'd say it has when your best player wants to leave because of that competition.
Andy Cav
If we'd have got in earlier and actually made a bid, it wouldn't have been £35m. While we dithered, Napoli sold Cavani and found themselves flush, Madrid saw the doller signs and up went the price. The original quoted costs were around the £25m mark, leaving Arsenal 2 months and £15m richer to bolster the rest of the squad.
What - Central Defender.
Why - Djourou, Squillaci and Miquel have all left during the summer. Vermaelen is once again unfit and out of form.
Likely Candidate - Ashley Williams - £10m
Outside Candidates - Toby Alderweireld - £5m, Mamadou Sakho - £??
Comments - More than likely Williams is still on the table, but I wouldn't expect anything to happen before deadline day. Surprisingly Alderweireld and Sakho haven't been linked recently, despite previous interest and the fact that both are seemingly on the market at a reasonable price.
What - Defensive Midfielder.
Why - The technical and versatile defensive midfielder is a growing trend, rather than the non-Wenger friendly Essien version. Most people will still say Arsenal need some muscle in their core...but most people have been saying that since Paddy Vieira said au revoir.
Likely Candidate - is there one?
Outside Candidates - Luis Gustavo - £15m, Matthias Ginter - £6.5m, Marouane Fellaini - £23.5m
Comments - Ginter seems to fit the Wenger bill more than the others, Gustavo is the most freely available and Fellaini is the proven Premier League product. Where it all goes wrong: Links to Fellaini have all, but evaporated; Ginter's price may be more than Wenger is willing to put up and as a 19 year-old, is not the finished product to inspire a title tilt; Gustavo has suitors at Chelsea, amongst others and Arsenal don't do bidding wars...or competing against any club in any way.
What - Creative, Versatile Midfielder/Forward.
Why - Arsenal created the 5th most chances in the Premiership last season, whilst Cazorla, Wilshere and Walcott are dangerous in behind the front-man, Podolski and Gervinho leave a lot to be desired.
Outside Candidates - Julian Draxler - £??, Cesc Fabregas - £??.
The Ones That Got Away - Bernard - £21.5m, Stevan Jovetic - £22m.
Comments - According to the papers, Arsenal have been front-runners in both the Bernard and the Jovetic deals at some stage. Jovetic had been linked since February and Bernard over the last month, but as with the Higuain transfer, dithering over other things has lost us these guys at fees potentially half that of the much talked about Suarez non-deal. Draxler has signed a new deal with Schalke and when it does come time to move, the vultures circling will be much bigger and badder than Arsenal. Fabregas on the other hand, is the public face of all Arsenal's efforts this summer.
If the papers were correct I would have pushed the boat out for:
Williams - £10m
Gustavo - £15m
Jovetic - £22.5m
Higuain - £25m
Total Spend - £72.5m
Jamieandhisego
Andy Cav
Hence the one that got away. I'm not sure he even wanted to go to Ukraine, but I suppose the wodges of cash on arrival probably sealed that deal.
Jason
Franck
Franck
Obtuse
Hibee
For the 3rd parties to give up their stake in a player moving to Europe for the first time they'd have either demanded a fortune (which Arsenal wouldn't have paid) or wanted a huge slice of the fee Arsenal got if (more like when) they sold him on. Can't see Wengers economist brain liking that one bit either.
Crane
Would have to be the first one I think. Aren't third party ownerships against the rules in the Prem?
Julian.
Hibee
They are, that's why they'd have either demanded a fortune to give up their share or came to a compromise within the rules like them getting a share of a sell on fee. That exact situation happened when Lazio were trying to sign Felipe Anderson, the deal was agreed with Santos long ago but an English company that owned 30% of his rights kept demanding different things and offering the player to other clubs in the meantime. Only when he said he was going to report them to FIFA did they play ball.
bluemoon.
Julian.
Number 1
They've already forked out £17M on Caulker and Cornelius (the latter of which is already injured) and he's cleared Cardiff's debt so I'm guessing he must be loaded.
Eric Portapotty
Deano
Deano
Number 1
True.
Its probably the combination of wealth as much as anything.
K3V0
Franck