Arsenal Banter Archive May 29 2013

 

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29 May 2013 23:30:01
Does anyone else think if we ditched Flapihanski and brought in Ben Foster to challange Szczesny. I think he would provide Comp. for him, since i'm sure he wants to make the world cup team and up his game to challange Hart?.

Connor Wickhem will be a star, and if we brought him also he would add to the 'British core'?

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Sorry mate but the worst players for me. mignolet is a fine gk we shoul get him not benny.

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Ben Foster is ok but not arsenal quality and Wickham is no where near good enough. He hasn't lived up expectations at sunderland so there's no way we should get him.

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29 May 2013 22:27:30
I would be happy with:

Micah Richards to cover right back and centre half

Gonalon to strengthen our defensive midefield area

Ben Arfa in place of Gervinho as he has the ability to beat a player and has a decent shot on him

David Villa as a genuine goal poacher

The above are all realistic purchases - can't help but think that the super star marquee players we are supposedly after will fail to materialise.

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Good list mate, except I would rather someone else than David Villa.

Benteke maybe?

Nick.

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Im holding out for hernandez as unlikely as it is

Bergkamp5353

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I'd be happy with that. Apparently Monaco want to offer Ben Arfa SILLY money though.

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Perfect bit of business - let's do it and maybe throw in Fab.

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Ben arfa isn't the quality that we need

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29 May 2013 21:31:55
Mario Gomez to Arsenal?

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I would also love that dream

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Gomez is clumsy

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29 May 2013 21:29:01
I really don't see Cesc going to Man U it's just paper talk as Man U's midfield is deemed there weak area. So you take a surplus to requirements midfielder from Barcelona and make him the obvious choice to go to Man U. No sorry not for me.

I really do like the rumour linking us with Martin Skrtel, he is proven premier league class, was easily one of the top 5 centre backs the season before last and a bit like Vermaelen had a dip in form last season, this is rumoured to be down to differences with his new manager. He would provide great competition for Mertersacker and even oust him if the form returns. Really would like this transfer to happen though again is probably just paper talk as we need reinforcements in this area and he is perceived as being available.

I for one am bored already of the Jovetic transfer saga. He isn't Messi and frankly there's better options out there especially at the 25-30M price being quoted I hope Wenger does walk away from this. Also glad to hear Mignonlet commit to Sunderland he is good in the Sunderland team doesn't mean he can make the step up to our level. Look at Tim Howard awesome for Everton at there level yet couldn't cut it at Man U. The same I feel for Bergovic. We need top level proven quality in the goalkeeper area otherwise might as well stick with what we have.

I know we're all desperate for transfers to be done and made public but let's not forget we can't even officially sign anyone till 1st July so no need for panic yet. Would rather see our budget spent on top draw players we need than over paying to secure early deals, plus we have to pay the deadwood till we sell them or contracts run out at the end of June so unlikely to confirm anyone before then this is Arsenal and other than Podolski last year when do we ever announce early.

Holmesy

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Holmsey do you not think we were told about podolski early because the club knew RVP was on his way out.

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Your in denial as far as cesc is concerned unfortunately he will also want to win things and I think van persie may be the key to all of this. He has already said how he is enjoying his first 8 months and will be in cesc ear

dave

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Because cesc is not winning? Van persie has won 1 title to cesc 5, I think he is happy where he is. besides I really don't see cesc going to united, you will understand only once the transfer window is over.

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29 May 2013 20:35:26
The transfer windown is open just now is it not? to all the people saying it doesn't open untill 1st July, I thot it opened on the last day of the season untill the 31st august?

And on jotevic, he is absolutely worth 25 million, he is one of they rare talents that has a great eye for goal but also fantastic technical ability, he is one of the best striking talents in europe just now, perfect age and hungry, if arsenal are serious about challening these are the guys we need, if you only pay 10million for a player you only get 10 million worth of talent. eg Giroud and Podolski, I would love to see arsenal get Gundogan from Dortmund aswell, one of the best midfielders in europe, absolute powerhorse, ashley williams would be a good signing, the defence is decent just now though just a few wee tweaks perhaps

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Have you ever actually watched jovetic play? A great eye for goal? To me he is a more build up striker helps create chances a real number 10 if you would. And just 12 goals this season proves he isn't much of a goal scorer.

However arsenals formation, currently leaves no option for a number 10, we need an out and out goal scorer a true number 9 :)

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Also think you have really rated giroud incredibly harshly there. He has proven to everyone he is a very good player and I believe if he gets his chance next season he will get 20+ goals. His movement is superb, and he has a physical presence which we haven't had for a long long time. I honestly hope that if he is replaced this summer it's by a real proven name, someone who will make all the players more confident to have him, Rooney, Suarez, ibrahimovic. They are goalscorers. Not jovetic. So climb down from FIFA and watch these players first.

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29 May 2013 19:59:04
You wonder if Rooney enjoys the prospect of playing between Theo and Ox and in front of Jack, on a regular basis

Wouldn't be a bad way to gear up for the World Cup playing on the same team a la Barca and Bayern, would it?

Just a thought, not saying I support it necessarily

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Does Shrek like Theo.

Never seems to pass to him for England, in fact tries to find others in worse positions at times

SY4

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You watch the game today? rooney and Walcott linked up really well, practicing for next season me thinks :)
Waq

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29 May 2013 19:54:38
I. d love to see schurrle joining us as he's exactly what I think we need, one true winger that can cross, dribble, combine and score goals. Very unlikely I know but who knows? We could see more of Walcott upfront and more of Chamberlain on the wings with Gnabry Sanogo and Miyaichi as new backups. Then buy a skilled and physical midfielder plus a proven goalkeeper like Handanovic and I will be glad. We still have very promising players in our own squad don't forget that. Stan

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Very overrated in my opinion. And Sanogo is a striker.

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29 May 2013 18:37:29
Reading Freddie's comment and then hearing the Thierry interview. you don't celebrate for 4th place

That folks is how champions act. It's time for this club to look at second place as failure.

After this summer, winning the league should be the goal every year

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Sign ibra then, Think he comes whit a guarantee win! =)

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29 May 2013 18:34:18
USGOONER if your around

whats your opinion on HIGUAIN.

i think this is the type of forward we should be going for.

do you know of any attitude problem.

cheers buddy

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Great player, great attitude, great teammate

Quality signing if it happens

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I think out of all forwards, he is the 1 that would compliment our play the most.

i hope for once wenger can see this.

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US gooner is just shy of getting a higuain jersey printed.

however he did put up a post on higuain sometime back and I agree, he is one of the best in terms of goal scoring averages.

for me he has been a bigger success than benzema, however the name is not bigger. hence the fall out.

Its between jovetic and higuain for us. we get neither and I would struggle to see who else we can get.

benteke would be a good addition, but he is similar to giroud and we don't need another.

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29 May 2013 18:10:21
All I would love to get your opinions on who our striker targets should be. I have been looking at the top strikers from the top 5 leagues and I see 2 categories. Players that are either unavailable/out of our price range (30m pounds +) i. e. cavani or strikers that I am not convinced are better than what we have. I do believe we need another quality striker I am just not sure who be a realistic buy and good fit. My 2 cents: Benteke looked outstanding but 1 season doesn't convince me of his class. I think Higuaín would be great but wages could be an issue. I also think Dzeko would be good for us but the same wage concerns are there with him. I am not convinced by Jovetic, but if we bought him I would cross fingers and hope he was as good as some say. Thoughts all?

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29 May 2013 17:53:54
We have watched Ruben Garcia a few times this season and he has recently come out and said he liked the look of Arsenal and that it is a big club.

If i'm honest, prefer ryo, joel and gnarby. would rather a more experience player to guide the current ones into transition into first team material.

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Well said

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29 May 2013 17:25:07
Interesting comments by Isco stating that he wants to join a team where he is definitely part of the starting XI. Not sure Madrid or Man city is this team.

Given, Dick Law's good relationships with the french lawyers running the agency which represents him, my hope is that Wenger can use santi/nacho to convince him to join.

How you fit isco/cazorla/wilshere is a problem I am happy for Arsenal to have :)

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From what I know he can play wide or in the middle, so could easily fit the squad.

isco - cazorla - walcott

with wilshere playing box to box and allow isco and cazorla to swap.

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---------Soldado-------
-Cazorla-Isco-Walcott-
-----Arteta-Wilshere---
-Gibbs-Kos6-Mert4-Jenk
-------chezzers---------

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They fit nicely.

----------------DM---------------

-------WILSHERE--CAZORLA-------
THEO-------------------------ISCO
-------------BENTEKE-------------

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Well according to you Isco wants to start, so bench Cazorla/Wilshere.

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29 May 2013 16:03:01
More of a wishlist than a rumour but I'd like to see 2 or 3 of

Carvajal-Leverkusen
Volland-hoffenhiem
Westermann-hamburg
Eriksen-Ajax (may already be away to Dortmund)
Inigo Martinez-sociedad

Plenty of talent at value in the German league.

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I'm blown away.

That's a tremendous list! Carvajal and Inigo are going to be world class footballers for years

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Carvajal is quality and I would be surprised if he dose not return to Madrid if not he would be an excellent coup
imranredman

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Florentino perez has stated today that carvajal will return to madrid as they have a buy back option and they intend to use it.

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29 May 2013 15:45:56
Would all gunners fans agree with me that we need to get a move on with securing transfer targets. We especially need to secure services of Jovetic. We could end up with a situation like last season where we identified Mata and Hazard, then end up losing them both to Chelsea. let's get our main business in the transfer market done early, if necessary the closing of the transfer window left for bargains and hidden gems (and clearing of dead wood of course).

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Some gunners (including myself) don't actually want us to sign jovetic.

25mil is a rather large price tag for a player who scored only 12 goals this season.

I'd rather see Rooney than Jovetic tbh

And I'm not rooneys biggest fan to say the leadt

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Agreed 25 million could get us benzema. point proven

Bergkamp5353

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Jovetic is a pearl! he has great skill. Can move Poldi to the centre and let him play left wing

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29 May 2013 14:56:04
i am an arsenal fan. I do not normally post here but I am a big fan of this site. you guys are great. what bothers me is what I believe is lack of commitment from the arsenal board in terms of transfers. every season we are linked with some good players yet we always miss out. I do understand in the cases of hazard and gotze who I believe are the best young players in the world when we lost them to chelsea and bayern because they have more muscle power but losing jovetic to juventus. that is riduculuous because arsenal is suppossedly richer than juventus. in my opinion this is a clear sign that the arsenal board ais not committed to delivering world class stars to the emirates. every transfer window they talk of 70 million pounds but we never actually see it being used to sign world class player. and by the way bayern and arsenal have the same wage budget. says a lot about 'our professor of economics'. look bayern have won the champions league and we are barely scraping for fourth celebrating it like a palestine who has killed a jew. honestly wenger must stop his communist policies. seriously bendtner gets paid 52k per week for always holding press conferences where he claims to be the best striker in the world?? wake up gooners.

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If your solution is to throw money at a problem go support Chelsea or City. I am Proud that we don't bankrupt our club in order to spend over the top sums. Also Bayern are one of the richest teams in the world with very little debt

Players like Bendtner are paid that much as Wenger believed they'd turn into top top players but they never materialised, this happens look at Chelsea and Torres they spend £50m that worked well. but hey your solution is go out and spend crap load of money and we'll be successful right? Liverpool spring to mind.

the problem with Arsenal is that if they feel a player is of a certain price they will not pay over that price there's no real negotiations. And for a long time we have neglected areas that desperately need strengthen (like our DM issue)

dandan

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Should of signed off.

for over 2 and a half years I have been posting same opinion on here.

when you look at the emirates move and how huge this step was for the club they must of had a plan.

for me the plan was to spend f*** all and wait for the new sponsorship deals to come in.

the new sponsorship deals are upon us now. the emirates chairman said there would be money available in the summer window.

we have money in the bank.

the shareholders do not take dividends.

the clubs money is exactly what it means, its the clubs money. silent stan can't arrive at the bank and empty the accounts.

what I want to know is do we have a manager that is willing to spend it.

wenger has 1 year left on his contract. he should not be given a new contract unless he wins something major. he has had enough time to get things right.

getting rid of a few players of the wage bill should mean we are able to pay for a better class of player.

LAST CHANCE SALOON FOR WENGER.

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Dandan

what gives you the right to tell a fellow gooner to go and support some 1 else?

since when is some 1 not allowed their own opinion on how the club is run.

whoops you must be from SYRIA dandan?

yep their not allowed an opinion there!

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Hooray. C charlie is back, with tons of insightful comments like:

Wenger out
Buy Cavani
Robson is the man.

Mate - we are not an Oligrach's S*x toy and nor do we want to be. Let the Monacos/Anzhis/PSGs/Chelskis/etc continue with their ridiculous spending habits, there is absolutely no longevity to their approach.

We all want spending, but WISE spending.

Billybob

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What make you think payin big money would change anything?

What happens if we but Jovetic for 30m and pay him. 100k a week on 5 yr deal and he flops and is shocking? You'd all blame Wenger and say he's another Arshavin and its Wengers fault?

He is entitled to his opinion but throwing money at a problem is not the answer and could send the club in reverse look at Liverpool or even Malaga?

Dandan

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We need to spend wisely but we also need to spend BIG. £5m £10m players will ot help us win things next season. We need to be spending £20-£30m on players like, Isco, Benteke, Jovetic, Rooney, Bender, Reus etc. These signings like Sanogo will not improve us.
I do not believe we can win things things with good talent like Mertesacker, Ramsey, Giroud in the starting line up. We need great players and use these others to bolster the squad.

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Welcome back CC - where you been?

It will be an interesting summer as I truly believe that for the first SUMMER window we have significant funds

Believe we have the backbone for a strong squad - now we need to take a leap of faith and turn us into the great team we all long for. It's been a while and I think the supporters, Players and AW have waited long enough.

Lets go on a trophy monsoon after the draught

Keep it real and positive

SY4

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Hi sy4 how are you mate.

hope your dad is doing good.

i think you could be right about this window.

would love to win something next season.

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Thanks Charlie - he is doing great. Working hard as the money was different back then. He loves the Gunners and like both of us, gets frustrated that we are not competing. Even more so, given a very ordinary Utd team won this year and ran close last year.

I would love to see us spend £5-10m on an older experienced keeper that comes from a strong team because our keeper needs to handle quiet spells. I would like a centrehalf £10 - 15m, then a true pacey winger £20m and a defensive midfielder to be Arteta's long term replacement £15m. Then sign a 30 goal a seaon striker £25m. A little over the £70m but we should be able to fund that with a few sales.

I think this turns us into title contenders as well as all the cup tournaments we compete in.

I believe AW has it in him and he still has the passion. Hope he proves me right as he has had a great career and done so much for the club's longterm future.

SY4

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29 May 2013 14:53:07
Hi Gooners, if you were Gunners manager and Luis suarez was available for something like 20million, would you take him? :)

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In a shot.

Moot point though. There is no way he'd be leaving for less than £35-40m. Even with his crazyness he is worth that.

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Yes, yes & yes. A superb player.

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If we wanted to win something? Yes

If we wanted to carry on pretending we are a class above everyone else when perhaps we aren't? No.

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I think he is value for money at 40 mill, at 20 mill, I would have to throw 10 mill in the pot for fun.

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No no no and no

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Wouldn't take him for free he would wreck the dressing room

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Lol wow some real sports psychlogists on here!

'Wreck the dressing room' - are you aware of how much of a boost the rest of the team would have knowing that all they need to do is get it somewhere near him and he will probably turn it into a goal? Footballers live for that. everyone at Liverpool LOVES Suarez - he has a lot of friends there. It would be no different here.

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Perfect signing - never going to happen though!

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Then go support liverpool you person

he's not arsenal material and if you don't get that then I have nothing more to say to you

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Yes suarez is world class we all know that but he is a racist who dives a lot and is a bad sportsman that's why he has bitten two players on the pitch!

not what we need at arsenal we actually have class

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Hi all
suarez (vampire boy!)would be an awesome signing! :):):)
AW, go on, sign him up. rather have him than all this constant chat about jovetic, anyway.
COYG!:) andi

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29 May 2013 14:25:11
With all this news on Cesc to join united, I would like to say something.

1) Barcelona owe us £5 mill +£2 mill for winning the league.

2)If Arsenal Refuse to buy cesc back, would it not be sensible for barcelona to have an open auction so that they can get the best price, rather than have him go to united for £25 mill?

Also if the price is £25 mill and they owe us £7 mill, does that not mean that he would cost us £18 mill? I'm sure that would be within our structure. and he earns less at barcelona than he did with us.

So once again, do not get carried away with the cesc rumours, I think he has another year to prove his worth there, and I think he will do just fine this season.


Oh and song is linked with Spurs. David villa is actually linked with athletico and alexis sanchez with napoli.

guess the rumour mill fun has just begun.

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Fabregas is in my opinion, one of the most overrated players. He lacks pace and has really been a failure at Barca. Whilst at Arsenal he only won an F A Cup winners medal, playing a minor role. I fail to understand fellow Arsenal fans love for him, when he demanded a transfer, whilst under contract for 3 more seasons and was our captain. Indeed, both RVP & Nasri are condemned for leaving, when they only had one season left & we received relatively high transfer fees for players that could have walked out for free if they remained for one season. I would prefer to sign Felaini.

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We wrapped this transfer up pretty well. They owe us 1 mil per year of his contract that he stays with Barca. We have first option on a buyback and only ocne we have officially ended any negotiations can another perty attempt to sign him.

Barcelona would owe 50%of any sale fee.

This means in order to simply get the money back in whole that they spent on him (-wages) they will have to sell him for closer to £70m.

He is NOT going to United.

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Apparently United have a "serious" interest in signing Cesc. There have been talks with Barcelona. If that is true then in theory Cesc would have given the green light ahead of this. Usually a club will find out if a player is interested in a move via his agent and the club will then talk with the club, in this case Barcelona. We know Barcelona need the cash. I think this would well truly destroy poor old Piers Morgan.

Sydney!

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Piers Morgan being annoyed would be the only good thing to come out of Cesc moving to Old Trafford.

I would become an alcoholic if he went there

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Well I don't buy it. I don't see it.

why buy cesc?

selling anderson and nani and whoever else, to buy cesc?

what about shinji? will be he a sub for life?

what about the strikers? RVP, hernandez, rooney, welbeck?

i mean something has got to give and this won't be done in an hour.

considering barcelona need to get Arsenal's first refusal and if arsenal don't have interest in signing him back, we will do what we normally do. stall the hell out of that move, so that we can delay any other plans and wrap up other deals.

serious consideration from united or not. I would find it very hard for them to let him go, after two years.

also consider not one source from spain has said he wants to leave, rather its the english media.

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I always said that Fabregas rushed his move to Barcelona, he should have stayed with us for another 3-4 years and then when Xavi was retiring he could have moved to barca and finished his career in his boyhood club.
Now he is hanging in the air, if he now moves out of barca will he be able to get back, if he stays will he still be ruining his career.
He was the captain here, one of our best players and if he had stayed, nasri would have stayed and last year only we would have won something convincing RVP to stay, this is all ifs and buts but personally I think he made a wrong choice.

SM

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Agree with lakerville.

if the club has a buy back clause would it make sound business sense to buy him back and sell him for a profit 1 year later.

hes worth more than 25 mill

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Or the greedy board will talk to Barca and say sell him for as much as you can so that we can have even more money from his sale.

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29 May 2013 14:17:04
While Higuain is a more prolific goalscorer, I would take Jovetic. He is a very skillful player and might be deployed on the left wing as well.

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29 May 2013 13:54:19
The summer transfer window hasn't opened yet.

Jovetic is the new eden hazard. we are going to sign him for the entire summer, and then chelsea are going to buy him. Put juan mata in that category aswell whilst your at it. And Gary Cahill. Wow. when you think about it, we never sign anyone we are linked with. Unless we are linked with a player AFTER we have signed him, and then its 80 percent certain he's our man.
Gonalons? Well, People were betting their parents houses on M'villa being an arsenal player, and he doesn't play for Arsenal does he?

We still have the same idea as fans, that Arsenal need a destructive midfielder, and as a result, we have thrust our wishlist into the make believe wishlist of Arsene wenger. Capoue. Gonalons. Bender. Wanyama. because they are all in the mould of our ideal signing, they have all, at one time or another, been touted as Arsenal potential signings.

I think too many people on this page have swallowed the blue pill - stayed in the matrix and carried on dreaming.

Suffice to say, I swallowed the red pill this morning, and I now have a headache resulting from the bull**** Arsenal transfer rumours.

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Yawn!

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Who do you think will be signed then?

Welcome back CC.

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Hi paul hope your well.

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The window is open isn't it?

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Our window is open. Foreign ones perhaps not, spanish season hasn't ended yet has it?

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No. the window is not open until 1st July, which is why at present everything is speculation, rumour and rubbish.

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It is open HERE which is why transfers between english clubs can take place e. g. Carroll to WH, Toure to Liverpool

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29 May 2013 13:54:18
Let's be pragmatic here.

GK

We need someone who is not only experienced, cheap and reliable but can still go for 2 or 3 years. Szczesny isn't a million miles off though. Valdes is reliable but not as good a shot stopper. Cesar is a better shot stopper but every bit as error-prone and Reina is worse than Szczesny in every department other than experience.

Lehmann as GK coach.
Wiese, Benaglio or Mandanda.

None of the three would cost more than £10m.


RB

I think many are jumping the shark in wanting Sagna to leave. Yes, he's had an awful season by his standards and that's it, HIS standards. For my money the best RB in the EPL in a long time. I do believe we should let his contract run down. He knows the club and can do a job. Wingers I've noticed still don't get the better of him that often. Many seem afraid to take him on because they remember just how good he used to be. Aside from the Manchester United game his defending hasn't been too bad. His going forward and his crossing has become atrocious to be fair.

Sagna as back-up to Jenkinson.


CB

Every club needs 4 solid CB's if they want to win the title. We need to keep Mertesacker, Koscielny and Vermaelen. Yes Tommy had a bad season, but like Sagna it's just by his standards. Knows the club and has been a rock in the past. Add one new CB to replace Djourou.

Sakho or Ogbonna. We need another left footer to balance the CB pairing.


CDM

This for me is one of the most important areas needing strengthened. We need a great tackler who is tough, strong, agile, tall and quite pacy. Someone that can read the game and add a goal here and there with his head. Most pertinently, someone who enjoys the defensive side of the game.

Wanyama, Lars Bender or Pogba. Simple. £15m should be enough.


CM (box-to-box)

I think we need to ensure we aren't left short here. Wilshere is brilliant but his injuries and fragility is a huge concern. We miss someone of his caliber in this position we are screwed. Ramsey is nowhere near good enough to fill his boots should Jack be out for a long stretch. Arteta is getting on and doesn't have the legs to play this role anymore. Diaby isn't even worth mentioning. The best thing to do he is sign someone that can play this role and the CAM role. Between three for me:

Gundogan, Hamsik or Fabregas. All expensive but all world-class without a doubt. Fabregas on loan would be best.


ST

Simply put, we need someone prolific with different attributes to Giroud (who I think will come good btw). No to Jovetic or Rooney all day long.

Lewandowski, Suarez or Higuain.


Personally:

Wiese
Sakho
Wanyama
Fabregas (loan)
Higuain

Wouldn't be much more than £70m IF it could be done.


StEvE

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Not a bad post StEvE in the CB position I would add Lovren, quality CB and won't cost the world. Also Believe we need a RW backup as Gervinho will certainly be sold, here I would add Tello and Muniain.

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I agree with most of what u said. But as for the striker, I would take Jovetic. tricky customer, loads of skill. good enough to play LW. This would allow us to use Poldi as a striker as well. I think we have enough striking options. We need some raw skill on the wings

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Mostly agreed. Not sure we need a CDM and a box-to-box but if Cesc or Gundogan were available great.

I disagree about the CB situation. I think you need 3 quality CBs and a 4th player who can cover. If you have 4 players who are only CBs you are going to get some unhappy players as you don't tend to regularly rotate CBs. Its been bad enough for Verm when he's the 3rd choice let alone having a 4th choice too. At the moment Sagna can cover but it would be nice to buy a CDM who can play there too (apparently Wanyama can).

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29 May 2013 13:47:57
We will not be signing Jovetic this summer as he is being pursued by Juventus (his preferred choice). I personally feel we can sign better anyway, Higuain is much better value for money and more likely given his unrest at Real. He also carries a lower price.

Sagna will leave and I expect Vermaelen will too, despite him saying he is happy.

Ideal signings this summer (at least);

GK (unsure who)
Piszeck
Pogba
Higuain

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Isn't Higuain going to Juve as well?

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29 May 2013 13:22:36
I'm absolutely livid if the cesc to man united rumours end up happening. It's starting to appear in more and more websites and rags. If we really waive our first option on him and let him join united then I'm done I really am. To give up the chance to get cesc back for a not outrageous fee rather than see him go to strengthen united, Christ I really don't think my heart could take it. I was sad when players went ok, but this would be the nail in the coffin for me and arsenal.

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29 May 2013 13:47:15
Mate the United fans are creaming their pants over Cesc, Thiago, Strootman, Gudogan, Baines, Bale, Lewandowski, Ronaldo, Isco and many more linked to them who they desperately want.

Their midfield is about as much use as Stephen Hawkins bicycle clips so they're gagging for anyone.

Press go nuts every year with whose going where, it's a joke every summer.

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As much as I hate lingering in despair and much prefer to be optimistic, I must agree that if Cesc moves to united I don't think I could stomach it. Just the thought of it makes me want to vomit.

Please Ed tell us that this is just media BS stacked high and smelling strong. Do you really think this could happen? {Ed027's Note - No I can't see it happening, I would be distraught if it did

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29 May 2013 16:54:25
i can assure you that is all b. s

cesc will not join united. he is a year at best from taking over for xavi. and if you follow him on twitter, he's always posting pics with pique and iniesta, xavi and messi. does that seem like a player who wants to leave?

id suggest you chill out and let the papers link him to united all summer long, end of summer, tell me where he's at and I bet you its barcelona.

valdes, david villa, and sanchez, song are open to offers.

barcelona have a 40 mill euro transfer budget this summer.

they are going to be looking for a defender soon, and a gk.

neymar was signed for 30 mill euros with another 30 mill euros over 2/3 years to santos as the transfer fee.

oh and I read about bale this morning, and his agent basically saying he is open to a madrid offer. the very fact he has not signed an extension with a pay rise should have alarm bells sounding.

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Agree with laker 100%

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29 May 2013 12:48:46
Bojan Krkic any one Milan are not going to sign him so he goes back to warm the bench at barca he maybe a little light weight for the prem but the amount of chances we create and playing off Giroud I think he would score goals

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Think he's on loan from roma

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29 May 2013 17:17:31
no roma only had a two year loan agreement that Milan took over after the first year

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29 May 2013 11:56:04
I think most people agree that we need a new left wing as Gervinho probably is out, and we all like Poldi to play up front.

Alexis Sanchez is probably available after Barca signed Neymar, he is imo what we need. Quick, can take a man or two on, and can score goals.

Another option might be Jovetic or Aubameyang obviously, but these players can also play as strikers.

Who would you prefer?

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I would personally keep gervinho as a squad player we always have injuries and squad depth is key. He showed he could be effective coming off the bench at the very least.

sanchez would be great not sure how realistic it is though, aubameyang and jovetic are both very good players too I would take any of them if the price is right as all would improve the team.

Trinidad-Gooner

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Sanchez is just not effective enough. for someone who said he can be on the same level as messi, as he feels he has the talent in him, all he has done is become the next theo walcott, that too a poor goalscoring version.

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29 May 2013 11:45:54
I would just like to point out that the transfer window does not open on the 1st of June 2013.

It opened on the last day of the season. This is taken directly from the Premier League bible:

"
V. 1. "Transfer Windows" means the 2 periods in a year during which, subject to Rule V. 4, a Club may apply for the New Registration of a player or to have the registration of a player transferred to it or for a Temporary Transfer.

V. 2. The first Transfer Window in any year shall commence at midnight on the last day of the Season and shall end on 31st August next if a Working Day or, if not, on the first Working Day thereafter, at a time to be determined by the Board.

V. 3. The second Transfer Window in any year shall commence at midnight on 31st December and shall end on 31st January next if a Working Day or, if not, on the first Working Day thereafter, at a time to be determined by the Board. "

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Internationally it's July 1st and that is when contracts expire.

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29 May 2013 11:39:04
The guardian saying were looking at skertel for 4th cb would you be happy with him? {Ed027's Note - for 4th Cb, who wouldn't?

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4th choice defo good player like your posts colin welcome to the site

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29 May 2013 11:28:31
Nothing is going on at Arsenal at the moment. Please don't believe what is written in the press or what some nutcase posters stick on this site.

Arsene is on holiday at the mo and things will become much more clearer next week when he returns.

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So nothing can be done while our manager is on holiday? This must be why we never sign our 'first choices', the gaffers busy sunning himself in the costa del sol.

Paul

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The thought of a cultured and erudite man such as Wenger rubbing shoulders with the fugitives from justice and the nouveaux riche of Peurto Banus is difficult to behold. More likely he will be will be found in Tuscany or Umbria, perhaps in Florence or his native France. However, it is almost certain he spends his holidays at home watching football matches on his telly/dvd player.

CECEGUaW

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29 May 2013 11:13:09
Martinez looks set to be Everton's new manager, with that in mind its the about the right time for the goonies to swoop in and take him off Everton's hands in traditional goonie fashion!

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We should wait to see how he fairs at Everton for a few years, and then he could be the man to succeed Wenger.

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You'd want Martinez as Arsenal manager?

why he's record in the premier league is shocking? Just cause he lifts he's team for the last 4 months and they avoid relegation ( well not this time) if he was that good they wouldn't be in that position.

now if you said David Moyes or Klopp that's different as they exceed expectation and go beyond the means of the club

dandan

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What in God's name are you talking about?

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Did you copy this off the spurs page and change 'spuds' to 'goonies'?!

Get a life person!

Churchill Gooner

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Not sure what the fuss is with martinez. isn't like he's set the prem on fire all he's done is battle relegation every year without making the team any better. Not great considering the amount of time he's been at wigan

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29 May 2013 13:40:08
Think it would be crazy of Everton, they are also linked with a guy at Porto whose record looks way better.

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29 May 2013 09:56:36
What is the situation regarding transfer window- on this page there is an item that says sanoga has actually signed for arsenal but I thought window opened 1st July?

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Officially he can't join until 1st July, but he can agree a contract or sign a pre contract so yes he could have joined but not yet officially if that makes sense,

Kind of like how you can get a new job but your start date isn't till 2 weeks later
dan dan

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I believe he was a free agent, so he can sign outside of the transfer window.

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29 May 2013 09:08:10
Just seen the Thierry Henry interview on tv. Hope you get to watch it. That's the mentality every Arsenal player should have. God I miss him.
Flybo

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What an utterly ridiculous post, go off somewhere and play with the traffic!


Willesden Gooner

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29 May 2013 12:42:19
A seriously class guy,

It would be perfect if he came back in some kind of coaching role or even manager when he hangs up his boots and Arsene steps down.

Stoner

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Sounds like Willesden Gooner has got the painters and decorators in :-)
Flybo

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I think he was answering the post below.

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29 May 2013 07:05:09
Does anyone agree? I hate to say this but I feel that we should sell Jack Wilshire now while we can. He is one of the best players in the country when he is playing but I feel he is long term injury prone.

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You sir are an person

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No, that is all I have to say about that.

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Totally I agree, he is so overated, Tom cleverly is much better {Ed027's Note - Cleverley isn't in Wilshere's class, he is average piece, this is why Moyes/Fergie will buy a midfielder, because Cleverley is bloody poor

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You, or someone else posted this a while ago, and I still disagree.

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No. Nobody agrees. That is stupid and pathetic and it throws all our chances of winning something out of the window for the next 5-10 years.

Little Gooner

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You cannot call yourself a gooner if you want wilshere to be sold

pathetic!

Trinidad-Gooner

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No real arsenal fan/supporter would want rid of jack- probley a tiny tott on the page

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And replace him w Amaury Bischoff

Ok, I get it now

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29 May 2013 05:18:23
Arsenal have completed the signing of Auxerre striker, Yaya Sanogo.

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