08 Jul 2013 23:46:51
Highly plausible that Madrid will sell Higuain once a replacement has been found, so it looks like we all have to be patient.
The transfer window drives me nuts. We would love to see Arsenal be the biggest movers but is just not our way. Do I think we have made some big bids, yes, but you can only buy if someone wants to sell.
There will be players coming in but who and when will only be known when it appears on arsenal. com.
According to the papers we could have already signed a new player for every position!
Here's to having patience! And Mr Wenger if you are reading this we would all like a couple of superstars to be signed as soon as possible please so get your cheque book out and give us some good news, we've all suffered enough over the last twelve months!
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08 Jul 2013 23:45:34
Benteke has handed in a transfer request - what with his past declaration of supporting Arsenal, any chance of a move to the Emirates?
RichyGooner
Highly unlikely we seem to be aiming for a higher calibre of striker proven for a number of years. Although Benteke done well last season it would be a big risk to make him our main striker off of one season in the Prem over a striker who has consistently performed for club and country and in the CL.
Wenger will not pay 25mill for a one year wonder. IF benteke had 2-3 years of being a beast in the EPL, then yes. but for that price it would be a massive risk.
Ask yourself this question. How would he fare in the champions league.
If you feel he is the player who can strike fear into teams like Madrid, Bayern and Barcelona, then by all means we should sign him.
I think higuain would be more of a clinical finisher that we require over the likes of Suarez and rooney.
19 epl goals and only just 22 worth a punt at 15mil?
We should only bid to force the price up to ensure spurs don't get him cheap
Worth a punt at £15mill? Yeah probably. Will Villa sell him for £15mill? No probably not.
08 Jul 2013 23:12:30
Christian benteke has handed in a transfer request seeing as there was interest before the transfer window was opened hopefully arsenal will take a step further in trying to land the Belgian beast, personally I thing he's a great player and his strength, pace and power fits arsenal's play I really hope we can sign him seeing as the higs transfer is looking gloomy.
08 Jul 2013 23:12:12
what a load of baloney, what a bunch of suckers we are, so desperate to believe the club were finally going to fufill all our ambitions and dreams, but once again thier promises have been found to be hollow and threadbare. all the club have managed to do is make a squad already weak weaker and make us look like a bunch of f@cking amateurs.
admittedly I am as happy as the next fan to see the bench earners being shipped out, however do I need to remind anyone that not having suitable replacements in place will only lead to a frantic and disappointing end to a summer that should of delivered a great deal more.
yeah yeah I hear or read "the window has just opened chill out" but I have allowed myself until thursday, just before we go on tour, if these bunch of mugs cannot seal a deal by then they can all line up in the dole queue for all I care.
it's time to put up or shut up and stop ripping off the fans.
08 Jul 2013 23:11:42
Benteke hands in transfer request, 3 years left on his contract and villa have said they expect him to stay.
Guessing we will be linked. (No complaints!)
Check on tv sports
08 Jul 2013 23:02:21
Benteke handed in transfer request I think 20 m and we've got him
08 Jul 2013 22:55:26
ed, is it plausible that real madrid and arsenal have agreed in principle a deal for higuain and are trying to get arsenal to help get suarez to madrid?
after all, he wants to go there and if liverpool fans have a choice between selling to arsenal or madrid they would pick madrid as the lesser of two evils and the fans would be more forgiving.
just seems a kind of odd situation
the goon {Ed027's Note - That would be a very cunning plan
I'd never considered us working with Madrid - just seems so unlike them. I can picture Wenger working with Liverpool as we don't want Suarez but I'd never thought of it the other way round - 'help us sign Suarez and you can have Gonz for £22m' - hmmm
Yes Clearly you don't want Suarez when you've got that beast of a player Giroud up front. Seriously Arsenal fans need to get their heads out their **** you don't bid 30 mil for a player you don't want. And I bet if it was accepted all you Arsenal fans would start making a u-turn with all your anti-Suarez comments.
If that were the case, we wouldn't be bidding £30mill for a player we didn't want, we would indirectly be offering that sum in order to get Higuain.
See how that works?
As for anti-Suarez comments, nothing has changed, we all still think he's a bit of a c**t. But as Liverpool fans have shown, if he's doing the business you can look past that.
08 Jul 2013 22:47:02
Benteke hands in transfer request! let's just sign him. The guy is a beast
No doubt spurs will sign him up as we showed interest in him before which automatically means Spurs feel they shld sign him.
Greeny
08 Jul 2013 22:46:03
I think we need some perspective- as metal said below, if someone said back in march there is a good chance of us signing higuian we would've probably laughed and totally dismissed it. Just to be linked with the player, if we're honest.
Problem is two things, the way I see it- years of lack of real investment (that includes retention of players) in our squad and now something called expectation.
When IG,. said we've turned a corner and have money to spend blah, blah- the media have gone with it and ofc dragged the fans- Big time.
I think this is why its all a bit crazy imo.
The two factors of waiting for years to finally see our club bringing genuine quality players and ofc to be challenging for silverware, with now a raised expectation and a virtual promise from IG.
Sometimes, it is actually better to know nothing at all and to wake up one morning and hear the news that, "arsenal have confirmed the signing of higuian. "
seriously guys don't get too dragged into all the paper talk, it will drive you crazy- they love it, cause people buy their papers or visit their websites- its their job, their business after all.
LG
Barry is due to discuss a possible move tomorrow, shocking absolutely shocking.
LG the thing is reputable sauces mmmmm are actually saying this meeting is happening.
I'm not surprised City want to sell him, course not, but NO Wenger he is not better than what we've got. If we sign Barry, a guy who doesn't know if he's a DM or CM, instead of a proper DM like Capoue, then things are going to get VERY bad between the fans. I can even see the player being victimised. This is such a bad move it's unreal!
We all have a different view about what we would term as a reputable sauce - for me it's Branston Pickle. But then again I wouldn't trust it with news abot Arsenal, just great with cheese and so man other foods.
The Ghost of Terry Mancini
08 Jul 2013 22:45:26
Christian Benteke has just handed in a transfer request from Aston villa perhaps that might just interest us and we might try to sign him, thoughts?
Hell no and please no. proving to be a club-a-season guy like Adebayor and Anelka
08 Jul 2013 21:41:46
de rossi worth a punt at 10m I think yes
08 Jul 2013 21:37:29
I no we are all frustrated let's all try be calm.? I understand how everyone is feeling I am arsenal mad.! If the board and wenger don't pull off any major signing then they need to look at them selfs and step down
CLOCKEND. Until I die
Sod being calm, Gareth Barry is due to have discussions about a possible move tomorrow, what an absolute joke.
10 Jul 2013 10:25:47
yes that is a joke will not go emirates if we sign barry come on we can do better then that? has it come to this buying rubbish
08 Jul 2013 20:49:26
Does any one have idea what is going on!we bid for a player who should not be anywhere near an arsenal shirt. We bid for the hig, or did we. , we are in danger of missing our targets and end up with s*** again, will they never learn. buy early. come on Mr Wenger.
08 Jul 2013 20:33:55
Can't help but feel a maximum of £4m for David Villa is a very good deal. Looks like £2m up front, £2m if he is still there next season and another £1m if he extends his contract. Considering he probably has at least 2-3 years in his could play as a highly effective squad player. Shame we didn't go for him, considering we we interested in him in Jan.
Eds, any idea why the fee was so low compared to what Barca were asking for in Jan? {Ed027's Note - Not a clue
{Ed027's Note - Actually I remember Ed002 saying Villa wants to stay in Spain, that will be the reason}
Reports from saying, player is not fit enough and doubted his suitability to the physical EPL, also wanted to stay in spain to guarantee world cup place.
08 Jul 2013 20:37:07
Ed0029, please ask Ed002 whether higuain will sign for arsenal this summer and then tell us?
08 Jul 2013 20:19:23
Jus a thought guys.
Why are no other clubs talking bout the hig and
Fellini they are top players and normally the spurs would be trying to jump in our transfers and even more so chelski
Not saying it means anything but something to ponder are we trying to shift on deadwood with these deals done already maybe Perez is jus trying to force us to make announcements
Maybe am full of sh1t or maybe not
Cheers
Dublin gunner
Transfermarkt saying Chelsea are monitoring the Higuain deal. I've been saying for a while there's no reason why Maureen wouldn't take him there. Yawn.
08 Jul 2013 20:11:28
Hear at the launch of the new away kit the special surprise is that we are announcing the return of RVP. Oh no wait sorry its says audacious stunt, my mistake.
But in all seriousness anyone remember when Bayern announced they had this big thing planned people though it was the signing of player, and it turned out to be a club fans could join and the relaunch of their website, making them the 12th man could we see something like this happen with us people are desperate for a big signing some silly trick could backfire, sorry for playing Devil's advocate but just putting that forward.
08 Jul 2013 19:56:25
With all respect, Every club says the same thing including us. "This player is not for sale! He's at our club and we won't hear anything of it" Then, oh your leaving? No club wants to be seen as losing players. Especially with clubs with a new manager (Real Madrid) It doesn't instil confidence in the fans. Its basic psychology. The press and "fans" fall for it every time. let's put it simply. Arsenal finally have the money to spend. One more season like the last seven and the fans will begin to march upon the Emirates and demand the board wear orange boiler suits and made to paint the outside with Thiery Henry's blood. Just to see a return in a bit of passion over profit to the club. I have no doubt they will spend it on the likes of Higuain. We just need to stop causing such a frenzy. People love create a storm and then complain when it rains.
08 Jul 2013 19:37:44
I highly doubt Perez is being at all honest. You don't go from having agreed a fee to agreeing personal terms with the player if a bid wasn't made. And you certainly don't get videos of ESPN staff talking to their people in Spain who say the deal has pretty well been finalised, Higuain's camp is happy, Arsenal's camp is happy, and Madrid just need to finalise one or two things, if it's not true. Sorry Perez, calling your bluff. I don't know if it's you or if it's us asking you to lie, but I don't know how we can go from papers saying we just smashed our transfer record, to there being no bid placed whatsoever. It's just BS.
So yeah, that's my take!
Agree, he is lying. The question is why? Could be wrong but not looking good for this deal to complete anytime soon, I reckon.
If someone said to me in March 'you'll sign Higuain' I would have pissed myself at them. Then it became pretty real. When that happened, if someone said 'the deal will be done by 8th July', I'd have pissed myself. I'm actually not worried about the deal, just getting effed off with all the nonsense in the media. I would rather hear absolutely NOTHING than hear we've smashed our record without making a bid!
08 Jul 2013 19:16:16
I think the Suarez bid has to be mind games, especially if you look at it this way -
When a club bids for another player, if it does get reported, it will appear at most as paper talk or on a few websites. I can't remember too many bids being officially reported by the bbc, probably the most trusted resource, bar the official club websites. So, I think that we did make a bid, knowing it would get rejected, and then released details of it to the media. Obviously aswell, we are one of the most secretive clubs when it comes to transfers.
The reason for this therefore, must have something to do with the Hig deal and Madrid. Especially with Perez coming out with this new nonsense. What he said can't be true because 2 seperate members of the family have mentioned arsenal being close.
Could it be as simple as Higuain and his representatives (all family members) have used a possible move to Arsenal to secure his future in the Real Madrid team on improved terms - financial or otherwise I. e improved playing time? Just a thought.
CC
And could it be that Suarez is actually better than any striker arsenal have and you do actually want him
08 Jul 2013 19:00:51
Perez must think everyone is stupid. All the news we've all heard about Higuan can't be fake unless Perez is reading a different newspaper. As a president I actually think he just made himself look stupid, what's the point of lieing. If you don't want to sell Higuan because you realised you want to keep him since you can't afford Bale, then say so. 'We haven't received any bids' please. Sounds more like, we have received some bids but we want £30 million
Totally agree- he is speaking bollox.
08 Jul 2013 20:34:58
or arsenal asked him to keep it quite so it doesn't affect another pending deal. or maybe its madrid who wants to keep this under their hat. if people are made aware you have just received 27m euros it could affect them (madrid) paying over the odds buying. player. its reported that they want the under 20 s spanish player who's name has slipped my mind, begins with a i, we will just have to be patient.
08 Jul 2013 18:56:44
No sure of my ITK but everyone states *higuain* *suarez* *rooney* are smokescreens to *lewandowski*
a lot still suggests *higuain* is a possibility.
meanwhile - let's celebrate *villa* to *atletico* and pray *cesc* comeback!
08 Jul 2013 18:51:24
This is going to be a normal transfer window for us we all talk of world class players, bid there bid here bid for him, but no bids are being made, we are a joke and always will be we have no cash to spend we all need to get it into our heads tunnel vision syndrome springs to mind
Jelfy
I feel you may be correct. the longer it goes on the more I agree with you
08 Jul 2013 18:44:28
Come on wenger show us the money and buy somebody.
Hulk Hogunner
08 Jul 2013 18:39:44
If the deal for Higuain is done and Perez is saying the opposite because he wants a bidding war, I feel that Arsenal's bid for Suarez was their "response" to Perez outright lying about no bid for Higuain being made. Arsenal gave Liverpool a bottom line number in case Real do make their move. Now Liverpool will not accept less than £30 Million to let Suarez go.
The suarez bid was reportedly made on Thursday, way before the press conference with Perez
Not necessarily true they might be happy to let him go for say 28m if it means he won't be in EPL next year, I defo would have been happier to let RVP go for less to Juve
Dandan
Liverpool were never going to let him go for anything less than 40 mil anyway. And all this smokescreen nonsense is arsenal fans keep sprouting is starting to become embarrassing. There is no conspiracy going on. Suarez is better than anything at Arsenal and has talked about leaving Liverpool so Wenger tests the waters with an opening bid of 30mil. What are you going say when Wenger returns with a second offer. That he still doesn't want him. Yeah right
08 Jul 2013 18:37:27
So it's taken the best part of 4 weeks to place a bid below the realise trigger for a player that clearly wants out of the country.
Wenger and the board are a complete joke and should be replaced.
They have had since feb to work out who they need and they make a bid for that plonker!
They are treating their fans as MUGS!
08 Jul 2013 18:56:11
We don't know the facts at present. Don't believe everything you read on the sun. lm
08 Jul 2013 18:20:21
Hi ed, as a word of caution, the likelihood of a thirty plus million player being a barn storming success, is fairly negligible. So many big money signings, have proven massive disappointments. Torres, dzeko, anderson, tevez, Henderson, downing, adebayor, shevchenko, veron, robinho, aquilani, afonso aves, balotelli, bentley, arshavin, jeffers and on and on and on. I want arsene to spend, but I want some sensibility to pervade over reckless and ridiculous spending. In reality most of arsene's best buys have been his less expensive acquisitions. Vieira, Henry, overmars, petit, pires were all reasonably priced. If Higuain is 35 mill, I say forget it and look elsewhere. We are not Chelsea and that is a massive dent in our transfer kitty. I know the new players are coming but I hope arsene is able to utilise his extensive knowledge of world football, to unearth a gem rather than turn in to a Chelsea or man city and succumb to this rather crass way of buying. Benteke, coutinho, Mitchu, cabaye, vorm and mirralas are my idea of intuitive and astute buys. Tito Santana.
In what way are tevez and dzeko disappointments? Because they work hard and score goal? Just the kind of disappointment we need.
08 Jul 2013 17:46:37
Just need to get this off my chest, because I'm fed up with everyone moaning why we're not spending 25, 30, + million pounds, euros, whatever on whoever. They are not worth that sort of money. end of. Come on Cavani 54M. P**s off.
Forget about " well chelsea, city, utd, psg, monaco etc are paying it " Bo?ocks. They are wasting money. Only one of them can win their various leagues so the others will have lost out.
There is nothing wrong in buying good quality and making them into something. We as a team have had fantastic players playing for us at a fraction of most prices and in some cases no price at all.
Brady, Stapleton, Parlour, Thomas, Davis, Radford, McClintock, Rice, Nelson, Rix, O'Leary, Adams, Bould, Winterburn, Wilson, Seaman, Lukic, Jennings, Overmars, Bergkamp, Henry, Pires, F$$k it I could go on and on.
I'd like to know exactly how much we paid for the the Invincibles. not a lot compared to some teams. Fair enough we didn't win the Champions League at any time but going by the way those prats at chelsea won it last year, luck not quality played more of a part. Even 50 million flop torres knocked the odd goal in.
Maybe UI'm too old in the tooth but the quality of some of our football is worth more than certain things. What I can't hack is the losing of games I know we should have won.
So please guys let's just see what happens in the next few weeks, we have a great team that will only get better with the odd signing here and there, but I just feel we could do a lot more with some of the younger players we have at our disposal. Just give them the support they deserve.
Estepona Gooner
You've made perfect sense. Football is being ruined by the likes of Chelsea, PSG, and the rest. A player is worth 15mill and they spend 25 mill to sign him, making the club that bid 15 mill look poor. It is absolutely ridiculous, Cavani is not worth 54 million, if Napoli don't want to sell, just say NO, instead of trying to make money. Good players are being treated like ebay items in this generation is not even funny
Well said mate.
You have got to be joking, we have the funds to spend so why have we not identified the quality we need to move forward?
Move with the times big players ( quality) according to wenger cost money, which we have now after saving our pennies and charging us fans a fortune to watch every week.
I agree BUT this is the market we are in. we can't sit and wave our hands in disgust when the best players go to the money. time to put our money where our mouth is. sorry but time to play with the big boys. ps I don't for one minute think we are going after any big name player. Wenger would have a heart attack paying 30 mil for any player. we all know it's true
08 Jul 2013 17:42:45
Told you lot no bid has ever been made for gh from real chairman and they said he not for sale at any price we will buy nobody's again does anyone want to buy my season ticket very gen my 28 Love affair with arsenal is over
It's like a soap opera, why so dramatic it's the 8th of July
PdotY
Who needs fans like you better off without you. It doesn't matter how much crap goes on at Arsenal you still love them no matter what. Good riddance go and support the Spuds!
Agree with PdotY, the window doesn't close today! Who knows about this bid or not? Who is telling the truth, media bollox- we simply don't know.
lets see- there is something like 7 weeks left to buy players.
Perez is clearly lying. He's a seedy motherf*cker
I understand how you feel, been lied to for years, then a promise of funds and. nothing. it is crazy to hang it out. surely we have identified our targets. and please not him from Liverpool'. cut the abuse to long term fans. I'm one to. been a supporter for 45yrs and am fast believing we are being mugged off by the board and really do think Wenger should have gone after the man u debacle.
08 Jul 2013 17:18:44
With Cavani being confirmed at PSG doesn't this bring Ibrahimovic into the summers transfer merry go round? I also think Real might be struggling for cash, they supposedly put Bale back for year, haven't made an offer for Suarez unlike us. They didn't get involved in the Cavani transfer. Maybe FFP is kicking in and Real know even dodgy land deals aren't going to cover the massive wage and expenditure of new signings. So there now thinking why not keep Higuain, tie Ronaldo down to a long term contract. Where does this leave us? Well I would be surprised if we mange to prize Suarez from Liverpool, Gomez seems Fiorentina bound, Lewandowski is all but confirmed as Bayerns next summer. So who else is there? Who reasonably could be considered world class. Benzema? Same problem as Higuain. Negredo? We won't out bid City. David Villa? Seems we have withdrawn our interest their. Personally I would prefer if we can't get Higuain thence look to other positions, like Sanchez or Di Maria, Robben, Ribbery, this way freeing up Podolski for the centre
Holmesy
They have spent 60 million euros on Isco and Illarmendi ( as rumours suggest)
i think even in our dreams we can't bid 25mill for an established striker.
you really have to understand the power of florentino perez and his business to know that 200-400 mill is peanuts for him.
even with FFP, the mere turnover of that club means they can spend 150 mill every year ( correct me if i'm wrong)
08 Jul 2013 17:07:20
With Perez coming out and saying we haven't bid for Higuain and they want to keep him, despite previously saying he will leave and every member of Higuain's family saying he will move and most likely to us, and our £ 30 million for Suarez being seen as many as an attempt to play our own mind games with Real Madrid why don't we just go one further and actually make a serious attempt to sign Suarez? Real will get what they wanted they can keep Higuain and we will have a world class striker seems like a win win to me.
I've seen several reports today that Suarez has a release clause of £40 million which I know is a huge amount, but that is the maximum we would have to pay so perhaps I'm being optimistic but would £35 million be enough to get him provided we can offer him a contract he is interested in? It would be a huge statement of intent from the club as well.
The way I figure it we either get Suarez or we force Madrid to move for him clearing our path once again for Higuain. I thought hard about which I would prefer at Arsenal and naturally I would prefer Suarez but would be very happy with Higuain. For me Higuain has the edge infront of goal but Suarez provides so much more he gets involved with build up has a level of skill that Higuain doesn't and will do more than just score goals for us, but on the flip side you do have his erratic behaviour.
If we also add Julio Cesar or another experienced keeper and either Fellaini or Lars Bender, Bender my personal choice I would be a very very happy, add that to what we already have then we could mount a serious title challenge. The only player we have been linked with that I don't understand is Grenier while he is a top talent we have Eisfeld at the club who was talked up as being as good as Gotze but inhibited in his development by a serious injury, if he is the real deal why no play him rather than spend money on Grenier? If we are going for a young french player I would much prefer Zouma, who is an exceptional talent. Really hoping that we see a lot more of the Ox this season got a feeling this could be his year. Wish we would make a bid to bring Vela back really liked him and he had a great season last year.
And Finally I met Gareth Bale in Cardiff at the end of June, he seem's a really nice guy, I joking suggested he join us we have Champions League football and he wouldn't even have to move, he laughed and said wait for next season. I'm not reading into what he said just thought I'd share my experience with him. Perhaps I could be the next Dick Law I tried my best to land him but just couldn't seal the deal.
Sorry for the length of my post just wanted to share some of my thoughts on Arsenal. Wish they would hurry up and get someone in the suspense is killing me and Ed is there anymore information on the take over that was talked about a while ago from a Middle East Consortium? Cheers Will {Ed027's Note - I think that was BS mate, but I think Usmanov will make a move soon
Any deal for suarez will not be don't until the very end of the transfer window, and if Liverpool, do indeed say that he is in the shop window, I expect Madrid and Chelsea to come out guns blazing. but Yes if we are willing to spend 35-40 mill, we are in with a shout.
Considering the amounts that cavani and falcao sold for, liverpool will feel they are also in line for a similar transfer fee.
08 Jul 2013 17:07:01
Florentino is a person
Not sure if we get Pipa or not, but just to put it out there
As I have said, after Arsenal, I do follow Madrid a bit. I have ZERO respect for Florentino
I hope we offer 40m for Suarez, get him, and tell Madrid to shove it where the sun don't shine
What's Florentino's play then?
Call his bluff Arsene, about time Perez got a swift kick in the rear
08 Jul 2013 17:00:44
hi edd27, to your knowledge, does aw have absolute control over transfer fees and how high we will go with a bid? cheers for your hard work as always
jc7 {Ed027's Note - Yes he does, he has more control than most managers
08 Jul 2013 16:55:57
This is all pretty simple. wenger bidding for players he knows he won't get, its all another smoke screen "we tried to bring in quality" its all bull lads' there's more chance of platting fog that us signing three world class players, i'm not being negative, i'm just fed up of glass rumours
WOlvo gooner
08 Jul 2013 16:51:03
Damn! Gomez has joined Fiorentina. Could it be that were going to get Jovetic instead of Higuain?
Really hope not!
Or,
It's been smokescreens on top of smokescreens and Lewandowski will be presented tomorrow. HAHA! F#?k I'm bored!
Lewandowski? It's just been confirmed by Klopp he will join Bayern on a free when his contract expires. That smokescreen tactic was deployed to get cheap deals and deals done quickly now we have funds we will be a bit more transparent in our transfer dealings as seen with Suarez, Higuain and ESPN reporting we have already signed Cesar on national tv.
Jovetic is not an out and out CF so if we pursue him it will be to play alongside a new CF and not to become our main striker.
Obviously the following wasn't a strong enough hint that I was joking.
"HAHA! F#?k I'm bored!"
So, I'll say it again I'M JOKING!
If you're going to comment on a post please read it properly first.
08 Jul 2013 16:42:28
if real madrid don't want to release higgy for us, let's just go back back to jovetic and take suarez also. both together will be dangerous for defenders with santi at there back. In my dreams tho
durantula
08 Jul 2013 16:32:40
I'm bored with this Higuain saga. As a distraction. I want to know. If our only signings were Sanogo, Grenier and Ginter. No big names. Who'd want Wenger to go?
For the record I think we'll sign one top player. Then a few players of the above calibre. The question is just hypothetical. IF that were to happen would you say, enough is enough?
I already want him out, one big name signing wouldn't change that for me - Wenger is on far more than our highest earning player, and seems to be accountable to nobody. Plus I no longer beleive he knows how to motivate a team, and his tactics are shockingly outdated.
Tbh- knowing we have money available specifically for transfers (as stated by IG), to not invest that and in bring the best possible players to our club, so we can challenge for honours (some people say just to even maintain top 4), for me he would have to go.
Despite everything he has done for our club, I would like a manager brought in who could put a squad together to be competitive- without worrying too much about prices (let IG and SK worry about that)!
But like you, I am (quietly) hopefully we will see some top signings this summer.
08 Jul 2013 17:05:54
Everyday another twist another rumour, with regards to the higuain saga, now perez has come out stating arsenal haven't made a bid, why would his agent father come out and say the transfer was advanced, perez for me is maybe trying to extract more money from arsenal, or they are playing with higuain head knowing he announced he would be leaving this summer don't think perez took to kindly to this, day after a supposed fee agreed they sign isco I do believe this deal will go through even after all these false claims by perez he likes to be the centre of everything and for me he won't allow higuain to leave until they can parade a top signing to beat Barcelona's summer signing neymer, this is just my opinion would be nice to hear from others on their thoughts about this transfer saga
I would want him to go.
I want him to go now. I also fear that Wilshere will only stick around one more season if we do not atleast put in some effort to become title contenders. Gazidis told the fans about the money available to put all the pressure on Wenger and not the board if we do not buy. AT the end of the day he must spend big and buy top quality otherwise all Wengers fans will start disappearing.
No big names only scraps coming in. should have been sacked after the United debacle. so yes he must go but to late now for this season
08 Jul 2013 16:24:32
Do you guys really believe you can sign rooney or suarez? If you do you need your head examined. There is more chance of you winning the league next season!
No, not really. I like the ambition (if true), but I honestly can't see either happening.
However, on a more positive note, that is not to say that we won't sign a few top players this summer.
08 Jul 2013 17:12:29
I would say it would be on a par with you being a window licking rem, whose not got a girl and whose bedroom looks like a plasters radio. Just my opinion of course. It could be way worse than that, you could be a spud!
Stoner
I know it is early days but you could be right, now the Higuain saga has revealed that we haven't even bid for him, I'm a bit concerned we are only going to go after our usual French second tier so called unearthed gems.
Its funny, looking at some of the comments on different forums, etc I have seen the usual banter, as to be expected from the spuds, utd fans etc.
BUT, I've noticed a slightly different tone than from previous seasons.
I know they would never admit it, but deep down I think they might be a tad worried (just in case) that arsenal just might splash the cash and bring in some top players this summer and next and in fact potentially every summer with our strong financial position now.
So it may not be those players specifically, but it could very well be other top players.
Frankly, if we had a more of a 'free spending manager' you should be worried- we are in a great position financially now.
We will be back!
08 Jul 2013 16:14:16
David Villa has signed for Athletic Madrid for £5m.
Surprised we didn't offer that tbh, pretty cheap for someone like him who probably has 1 or 2 years left in him.
So He's signed for that but Barca wouldn't take £13m in January? Hmmmm.
50% ownership belongs to Barcelona.
That sort of a deal would not work with a EPL Team.
08 Jul 2013 16:13:59
Think the guy taking about transfers on sport radio station was right about Higuain. He felt it was more a question of what upfront payments we were giving Madrid. Most transfers are paid in 3/4 instulments. Hence the fact Barca owe us from both the Cesc and song deals. Maybe they want 50%to 70% upfront and two further payment in the following two years. This is guess work from my behalf and not hearsay or fact. The correspondent still feels that the transfer will still go through. As I've said time and time again, There could be as little as a handful of people who are dealing with this deal, so don't be taking any notice of negative comments regarding the this matter. More interesting is the 30 m bid for the Liverpool forward. Is this gamesmanship or Wengers intent to buy two top class forwards. Km
08 Jul 2013 15:52:22
{Ed027's Note - Can we stop copying articles from other sites, this not what this site is about, post your own rumours and your own banter}
FINALLY! Does my head in! Thanks Ed
08 Jul 2013 15:02:38
Ok for all those who think the Suarez bid was just to push the Higuan deal.
Just explain me one think from the looks of it it looks like the Higuain deal is stalled due to 2.5m how does we offering 30m for other player and failing in that help us.
Madrid knows we failed in the bid and probably won't be able to afford it on the other hand they now know we have the money and the will to spend 30m on one player. So they would now want that money even more. Actually it makes matters even worse.
Also it looks like we are working on getting top top player for 2 position
ST -> Suarez/Higuain (20m+)
CM/DM -> Fellaini/Bender (around 20m)
and we are also looking at
AM -> Greiner bid rejected.
But we don't have any concrete news on CB/GK only rumours
GK -> Cesar
CB -> Ginter
It looks really promising now. If we can get all our first choice targets
Higuain Bender Ginter Cesar Greiner
That would be mouth-watering.
But then I have seen enough to know that atleast with arsenal getting your first choice targets is very difficult.
08 Jul 2013 14:54:39
The truth is Higuan isn't worth 25 mill, he's not in teh starting 11, but Madrid want to milk as much money as they can. However Arsenal bidding for suarez to upset Madrid could go two ways, hopefully not bad and we end up losing Higuan. {Ed027's Note - why is he not worth 25m? Carroll 35m, Torres, 50m, Cavani & Falcao both over 55m
In an inflated market, Higuain is definitely worth the money. No point saying he isnt, just on the basis that we might not buy him. I think most of us would bite madrid's hand off at the price. Arsenal can't talk about being a big club, if they can't buy big players.
I do really think FIFA needs to do something about this issue. Clubs are putting up player prices to some ridiculous levels nowadays. Cavani and Falcao might be worth 50m but the other players, no way. Fernandinho, good player but 34 million is simply ridiculous. Lucas Moura 35 million as well?.
We need a world class striker, which Higuain is. So to us he is definately worth £5m. Would you rather pay £20m for Benteke or £13m for Bony? Is Suarez worth £40m?
We must get a move along and signe Higuain and Fellaini or we will continue to buy average players every season. Stupid Wenger is stupid!
He's easily worth 25million, his scoring record speaks for itself.
08 Jul 2013 14:50:41
ARSENAL & SIGNING PLAYERS. & Moan lol
It seem now that Arsenal have the funds to spend (BIG) **As We All Know**
The Problem now is the money that clubs are asking for their players is not like it use to be!
Lets just say for example Andrey Arshavin cost £15 Million back in 2009. This was a lot for Arsenal to spend.
As there was still restrictions on how much could be spent. Due to the Emirates Stadium payments, or loan what ever the reason.
So what would Arshavin cost today take away currant form! £20-25 million would Arsenal spend this amount? They would still try & lower the price & get the best deal they could business is business after all.
The problem that Arsenal have is they are not going to get a top top quality player for less then £20 million, the football world has gone mad now with Transfers. Its changed so much & moved on, teams like M. United City, Chelsea have been spending over inflated prices way before Arsenal spent that amount back in 2009. Its second nature to them.
This might sound strange but this is new to Arsenal spending over 15million. Arsenal have been so wrapped up in sorting the move from Highbury & making payments, they have been left behind in the transfer market.
This is not just about the sugar daddys running the club. Look what Spurs just spent £17 million they are planning to build a new ground, in progress I think.
Arsenal are the 4th richest football club in the world (forbes source April 2013)
They have a new kit coming out tomorrow & new sponsor next season plus new kit again. There is an old saying its Money For Old Rope!!
To sum up, not to state the obvious Arsenal have to out bid the so called bigger clubs then us their are only three i'm led to believe. I could be wrong, please feel free to name the bigger clubs in the premier league then Arsenal with more history silverware money & class!
The thing is, our commercial deals are now in line with modern markets and actually we've landed insanely huge deals for a club who don't achieve much these days. Massive deals.
Now it is our job to stick to our end of the deal and invest top money in top players.
08 Jul 2013 18:55:36
the thing is arsenal want a striker and strikers always cost mega money.
falcao - 60 mill
cavani - the same or near 60 mill
rvp on last year at age 29 - 24 mill
torres - 50 mill
andy caroll - 35 mill
benzema cost real madrid 35 mill euros, david villa cost barcelona the same.
ibrahimovic cost a mad amount to barcelona and still cost 20mill to go to milan and his fee is around that mark considering his crazy wages.
neymar cost barcelona 50mill.
rooney would cost 25mill at the minimum and then you have to pay him 10mill a year.
strikers don't come cheap. even soldado and negrego are costing 20 mill, while damiao has a similar figure.
lukaku cost that amount as a 18 year old, and benteke is going to cost anyone a fortune.
if you get a unproven gem, you could be laughing. but to buy a proven player for anything under than 20mill, would be the steal of the century.
spending is always relational to the earnings. just look at swansea with a 13.7 mill bid for bony and west ham with a 15 mill bid for carroll.
those days are no longer. 15 mill is fodder now. sadly in a world outside football, 40% of the worlds population won't make a million pounds in their lifetime.
08 Jul 2013 14:12:11
the time has come to get your 70s clothes out.
there is going to be a huge disco.
boogie nights
malaga gooner
Hopefully its going to be a FAB disco and I can dance to Marouane ( Fellaini) 5 and do the Hig dance.
Come on Malaga - give us a clue!
SY4
All 3 sy4 my friend.
hope your dad is well.
boogie nights!
malaga gooner
He is thanks buddy - working hard but that's how the world has changed in football
Fingers crossed on the signings as we need them, the fans need them and so does Wenger
SY4
08 Jul 2013 13:51:55
Apparently Everton are looking at Diame to replace Fellaini.
Interesting.
08 Jul 2013 13:23:15
Edd's, Are we seeing FFP in action? a lot of clubs not willing to meet unrealistic transfer fee's and deals taking longer to complete. I know AFC always work in this manner but CFC have also rejected stumping up huge release fee for Cavani. {Ed027's Note - yeah but then PSG don't seem to care
Good point Ed but PSG are French and Platini will find some way to turn a blind eye to them! {Ed027's Note - Possibly, don't think it will work
08 Jul 2013 12:39:58
Not really happy at the thought of Suarez, good player but lots about him to dislike too!
Higuain, is this ever going to happen? I've heard that Man City might come in with an offer
Eds - is Felliani still a possibility? I was quite excited at the thought of him joining but no progress seems to be happening.
On a general note, I was chatting to a guy who owns a local shoe store in my area, he's the uncle of Carl Jenkinson. I said to him that Carl might get his chance in the team if Sagna leaves.
He said that Sagna isn't leaving but Wenger has told Jenks that him and Sagna start on an equal playing field this season and that Carl is very much the future! {Ed027's Note - he is a possibility
08 Jul 2013 13:17:53
The new away kit launch is tomorrow but its strange the press have been invited as they would normally just be sent a press release over such things.
Hopefully a new signing unveiled with the new kit
Wouldn't that be nice for us fans. "Here's the new away kit, oh and Higuain as well.
Flybo
08 Jul 2013 14:10:09
Ever the optimist km
They just want to introduce Sanogo to the world!
What time is the kit due to be unveiled? Would be nice to get some good news and stop some of the negativity.
I think the mood would fall flat on it's arse if we unveiled Sanogo tomorrow haha.
08 Jul 2013 12:23:56
well dang! @Ed0029, haha I wish I was someone important so I could get inside info and get things correct, and leak them on this page! haha anyway thanks again for the response so quickly! I thought I could maybe be right on something without having to see it somewhere else first : ( someday I guess!
08 Jul 2013 12:19:11
Also, sorry, one more point regarding Suarez - his ban is also not a reason not to sign him. 6 games? We play about 50-60 across the season. 6 games is nothing and all that would mean as it stands now is that we'd play 6 games with the same team we had last year. So many fans are saying 'but he's got a ban' - what if he had to play ACON? He'd miss 2 months. Our forwards regularly miss more than that per season through injury. If he was cup-tied he'd miss those games anyway. It's such a short-sighted angle to take on signing a world class player who could be with you for the next 3 or 4 years. 6-8 game ban remaining? Pffft!
He will probably pick up a few more bans over the next 3-4 years
We are not signing Suarez. Ban or no ban.
I absolutely love a worthwhile response like the second one - thanks for coming!
Suarez isn't going to be joining Arsenal, the price tag and his actions over the last 2 years, assure us of that. The arguement about the ban being a reason not to buy him, is indeed a weak arguement, but the tenuous link that ties suarez to Arsenal, is even weaker.
08 Jul 2013 12:16:00
Not much else to talk about so I may as well throw in my two cents regarding the whole Suarez thing!
Ok so I think it's clear the bid was real. There's now a debate as to whether it was serious or one of those 'fake' bids Arsenal 'apparently' make sometimes, which I actually wouldn't rule out! It was either: 1, a real bid 2, a 'false' bid or 3, a bid agreed with Liverpool for them to reject.
The third, well that's plausible considering Liverpool want to either keep him or sell him abroad. Of all the teams in top 4, they will be eyeing OUR place, so I would seriously doubt they'd even sell to us for £45m based on that idea. But chivvying Madrid into buying Suarez and selling us Higuain? I wouldn't put it past Liverpool and Arsenal to try something like that considering the uphill battle both clubs face in the market.
That said, if it was the second option, a false bid i. e. we knew it would be rejected but that wasn't a silent agreement with Liverpool, then this is a move by us to shake up Madrid. Madrid are juuuust starting to have some trouble with their targets and Suarez is a very likely candidate for them - if that gets put at risk they could struggle. Cavani looks PSG-bound, Higuain wants to leave, Suarez is now at risk. who else would they go after? Ibra if Cavani is signed? Well that leaves Suarez for us so they won't shift Higuain who actually wants to leave.
If it was the first one - a genuine bid - then I don't see why people are so up in arms about it tbh. Firstly, the player wants to leave. Secondly he comes with baggage. Sorry Liverpool, but this dents his price whether you like it or not. We're step up for the player, we could pay him more than he gets at Liverpool, play him in the CL. we're a good prospect. As for the bid - £30m for a £35m-ish player is a perfectly good starting bid! No club will go to Liverpool and just offer them £35m for Suarez. And for the reasons mentioned there is even more reason to try your hand with a lower bid. AT the end of the day Man U just bid £12m for Baines, that is an absolute JOKE yet nobody talks about that!
Finally, the 'would you want him at Arsenal?' debate. For me, YES. If we were winning left right and centre, paying players £150kpw left right and centre, had players falling over themselves to join us etc then maybe we could ignore Suarez. But we aren't that club these days and chances to sign players of his quality are RARE. So that's one point.
The other part is about his dirty side and his baggage. Aren't we being a bit hypocritical? We are all clambering to sign Fellaini, who pushed Shawcross to the ground, elbowed him in the face twice, and full on headbutted him all in one game - that's ok, but Suarez biting someone isn't? Double-standards there I'm afraid. I've never seen anyone face a serious injury from a human bite, regardless of how absurd that action is, but I have seen jaws get split and eye sockets get shattered from headbutts. Cheekbones needing to be rebuilt.
We're all after Fellaini who by all accounts has done far more dangerous things than Suarez. We had Song who stamped on a player. Gervinho slapped Barton (what a move!). We have had players in the squad who have faced rape charges, drink driving, betting/drug problems. Some of our best players in recent history (and some not so great) have had their fair share of problems. RVP, Arshavin, Nasri, Chamakh, Bendtner, Santos. We're not angels!
It's an interesting debate for sure, I would take Suarez all day long but I respect the views of people who wouldn't.
Metal I am with you on the suarez debate. I would prefer Higuain over Suarez mainly due to higuain being more attainable and reasonable, fee wise.
but if we really do have ambition, and Liverpool consider a bid around 35-40 mill, highly unlikely to see us bidding that, then we would instantly become contenders.
Suarez would add that deadly movement upfront, compared with our creative midfield we should have a chance of not only getting into the top 4, but contending for the title.
If he was not banned he would be the EPL top scorer. He is a bonafide Superstar and a definite 30 goal a season striker.
however I highly doubt liverpool selling him to us. Unless madrid don't come knocking on their door, they maybe inclined to sell him, but this would only happen in the later stages of the transfer window, and I would assume he needs to hand in a transfer request.
anyway nothing is given, no team has made that signing to make them instant favourites, just minor additions. We have all the minor additions, if we can make some major signings we are in with a shout of winning some silverware atleast.
Metal,
an excellent post and couldn't agree more.
I remember the Paul Davis right hook that shocked football and Arsenal. We move on. Suarez for us all day long.
Bones
Like you say it would make sense for arsenal and Liverpool to agree to reject the bid, it will make Madrid think about bidding for Suarez higher than 30m and then can sell Higuain to us for about the same price (give or take a few million)
08 Jul 2013 11:46:05
I suspect Arsenal knew it was highly unlikely but I like the ambition in that they actually made an offer for Suarez. I don't think he would join though! In my opinion if Suarez moves this summer there won't be a better player moving all summer across the world so I think fair play for trying! In the unlikely event Suarez joined, it would be like United signing RVP. Arsenal would win the league and probably challenge for the champions league too!
On the downer I suspect that means Higuian is getting tricky.
08 Jul 2013 11:43:07
really can't see suarez actually turning up at arsenal. Think this may well be more of a put up or we'll go elsewhere to Madrid over Higuan.
08 Jul 2013 11:30:06
Maybe my guess as to why the Higuain deal is taking ages was right
(My post from a couple of weeks ago)
'Higuain transfer is being held back so that the team can get promote the new away kit with him in it. A stunt to get more fans to buy it. '
I would be very surprised if the team left for Asia with no new players on the plane.
Can you remember if our new players went to preseason last summer?
They didn't as they were still on holiday from the euros.
Not a chance. They'd announce when it was complete. Having preseason with new team mates is far more important to Wenger than a slightly better away kit launch.
Paul
You don't know who decides the dates a transfer is done. Could well be out of wenger's hands. Sanogo could be the be all and end all of our signings aswell.
Sanogo is a new player
08 Jul 2013 11:27:14
Why don't we just buy benteke and wanyama. It would cost about 37m in total, and with wanyama it would be like buying 2 players as he can play centre half as well.
After getting us all high on higuain, benteke is going to be a massive step down, and also after fellaini, wanyama would be a step down.
08 Jul 2013 11:21:30
Wenger has said if he believes a player is worth £30m say, and the club could afford it, then he would have no problem spending that amount (which I believe).
A comment was made earlier that if we offered Liverpool £30m for Suarez then at least it shows we're prepared to spend that sort of money, but I think this is the wrong example to use on this occasion.
If you offer a club 30m, but know that club would want at least 40m for that player, then your not showing your truely willing to spend that money as you know the offer will not be excepted.
"I will offer a Million pounds to any blind limbless person with severe asthma to climb Everest unaided. "
Bit extreme, but you get my point.
Flybo
08 Jul 2013 10:53:12
wenger is playing fifa
bid rejected for higuain
bid rejected for suarez
bid rejected for grenier
bid rejected for bender
Nah if Wenger was playing Fifa then he'd know that 'that player is in the first team, be prepared to pay a premium to get him out of there!' haha.
08 Jul 2013 10:38:26
The 30mil rejected bid for Suarez is true- whether we want him, whether he wants to come to arsenal, etc who knows?
But, will some fans now shut up about arsenal spending money- they are trying to get deals done and bring quality players to our club.
How it all pans out we will have to see, but I am hopeful we manage to get a couple of top signings this summer.
Think about it - arsenal made a *30mil bid* for a player (we were dreaming of this type of bid a few seasons ago). Ok it wasn't accepted, but I like the intention.
And before people start saying its all for show, etc- do you honestly think they would go to this extent to do that! What if Liverpool said yes!
Also, frankly, the club has shown in the recent past that they don't really care too much about us fans to make 'imaginary' bids in the hope they are rejected! I think you are flattering yourselves if you think that.
In terms of signings, let's see where we are in a month from now. I think we will be pleasantly surprised.
LG
The bid for Suarez imo was tactical and a bluff on Real Madrid who are playing silly buggers over the Higuain deal. We went in with a high £30m bid while high not high enough for Liverpool to accept it. If there is a further bid for Suarez then it may show intent but cannot see it myself. Its going to be a long transfer window as always for us Gooners but in the end I think it will be a good one. {Ed029's Note - Man, that sort of thing never happens. Fantasy.}
LG I don't blame fans for thinking it's for show. Even if Liverpool said yes, so what? We just pull out of the deal. Standard!
So we offer a different club 30million for a player as a bluff. Wouldn't that just show that we are happy paying 30million for a player?!
Paul
Metal- I get what you're saying, but I honestly can't see the club going to these lengths to deceive fans, they hardly ever seem to give 2
(sh)bits about.
If there is another motive, then perhaps, but even then I doubt it.
LG
LG call me cynical but I wouldn't put a single thing past Wenger or Gazidis in that regard.
08 Jul 2013 10:32:30
I used this as a response to a post, but I thought I'd share just in case others didn't see it. I think the Suarez bid was used to push the deal with Higuain. (As we all have heard) But I also think it was made knowing that it would be rejected in hopes to get Higuain wrapped up faster, but if for some reason Liverpool accepted the bid. GREAT! I think it was used as a win win situation. Maybe others will find this worth reading, or maybe not! Haha anyway what are anyone's thoughts on this and the transfer window period? Anyway I'll be back in a few hours. got to get some sleep! Goodnight. and GOOD MORNING! {Ed029's Note - No mate, that is not the reason for the bid.}
I don't think you make 30mil bids to play with another team, how does arsenal even know the level of interest Madrid have in Suarez?
I have been told, that we won't be increasing the bid for higuain. This has been conveyed to Madrid that the final offer stands.
The papers state that Ancelotti will talk with higuain regarding his role at madrid, however it is unlikely he will stay without assurances of a Starting spot, and he has been promised a starting spot at Arsenal.
The main reason is Higuain, is unwilling to commit his long term future to arsenal, so there is an impasse between the money offered for transfer and contract agreed on offer.
Liverpool will seek a lot of money to sell to a rival, and its unlikely we will spend close to 40mill on him.
08 Jul 2013 09:39:50
not a transfer rumour.
i would sell podolski and walcott and take the hig and suarez any day of week.
any 1 that would not back such a move is mad.
lmfao
malaga gooner
Sell our two forwards that play out wide with the best crossing ability in the squad! Yes it would be you who would suggest this and tell me when you sell Walcott and Podolski how will you replace them because Chamberlain arguably plays better in the middle who has a better shot than Podolski? There is nobody with the experience and ability to play out wide as a direct replacement for these two who are available.
Chamberlain does not have a better shot than Podolski!
08 Jul 2013 09:34:45
Ed (Believe it when I see it) {Ed052's Note - OK}
08 Jul 2013 10:04:33
Cheers Ed and again apologies. Emailed the second I noticed that word.
Cheers again.
08 Jul 2013 09:32:36
My take on the Suarez 'rubbish'.
Lads, do not believe the Suarez tripe.
In my honest opinion, no bid has happened nor will it. It is not a warning to Madrid the story is literally 'nothing'. All they are doing is trying to fill the pages, they had nothing new on Higuain, Rooney or Fellaini today so they needed to get their Arsenal fix somewhere.
People are saying it's a warning or 'tactic' to Madrid, that's rubbish.
If Madrid are holding for more cash for Higuain (i. e. �30m) this doesn't send a warning, just proves to them right that we can afford to pay the �30m, hence why I believe it is complete and utter bollox. And I simply cannot see Wenger signing someone who will miss the first 6 or 7 games or has a poor attitude. Reasons like this is why we never signed the likes of Barton, Melo or Mvilla, AW doesn't like players with massive egos or bad attitudes.
If there is any truth in this, I beleive this is only a tactic to take the media attention away whilst we wrap up Higuain.
P. S. Happy Monday, let us hope Higuain to Arsenals confirmed tomorrow, I personally think it will be. Although we are spending we will not miss a marketing opportunity. Imaginer unveiling the shirt tomorrow with Higuain and Higuain holding aloft the new short with #20 (Sales will be through the roof) {Ed052's Note - Arsenal did indeed bid for Suarez}
08 Jul 2013 09:56:04
Well it does prove they are willing to spend 30 million but at the same time it says if we were to forced to spending more money we would maybe use it on another target.
08 Jul 2013 10:05:05
According to who though? The Times?
08 Jul 2013 13:05:02
i do believe there is some truth to it mate.
not sure if the 30mill bid was a starting bid, but if you can imagine suarez and higuain upfront, I think we would have the second best forward line in the world behind messi and neymar, even rvp and rooney would not match us.
two players with supreme movement, both players have very high conversion rates, and even if we were to spend 40mill on suarez and 25 mill on higuain, it would be not only a signal of intent, but we would be downright favourites to win the title.
im aware this it is arsenal, where dreams signings rarely come true, but I think for another 5 weeks, we can afford to dream, as that is what the transfer window does.
if its a tactic to push real's hand, it was worth the shove, but if it is to actually sign the player and then also get their player.
real are left with the last standing option. get gareth bale. and that suits us just fine.
wenger has to be aware, lewandowski is going to go on a free to bayern, cavani is joining psg, falcao at monaco, perhaps ibrahimovic to madrid?
the striker market it getting thin. gomez, damiao, jovetic, soldado remain. I would not want to spend over 18 mill on any of these. let's hope we get higuain.
08 Jul 2013 08:38:50
still most people doubt the hig will sign.
when you sign a marquee player you have to have the stage.
what stage will be important to club this week?
what is being unveiled this week?
what would you want a marquee signing wearing in a photo shoot?
need I go on?
LOADS OF QUALITY IS ON THE WAY.
malaga gooner
Oh please malaga! U post so many made up stories then spend the next month hoping they become true! Mo one is kidding themselves anymore about your 'sources' they no its bull to be honest.
CTR
No it ain't happening Malaga the guy would be here by now!
08 Jul 2013 07:51:32
Ed what do you make of the telegraph saying we've bid for Suarez? He would be the first like for like maybe even an upgrade on rvp. Personally don't care about biting he is a wonderful player.
Bergkamp5353
08 Jul 2013 06:59:32
The Arsenal bid for Suarez has been confirmed. A bid of £30 million for the "wantaway" forward was rejected by Liverpool, who want closer to £40 million. Arsenal targeted Suarez after growing fears that the Higuain deal will collapse.
Any collapse will have nothing to do with Arsenal or Real delaying the deal. The delay has been caused by Higuain, who is unconvinced about a move to Arsenal. Some of those doubts may be linked with family pressures. It is suspected that Higuain would rather stay on the continent, rather than move to England. Sounds like another club have entered the bidding.
Nevertheless, the chances are highly likely that Higuain will complete his move to the Gunners. I understand that Arsenal are confident that they can convince the player to sign.
Stop press!! Just heard that the other club is either Monaco or PSG - rumoured to have asked about Higuain
PSG may have inquired about the Boss, I doubt they are in for another forward, if its monaco, they really don't stand a chance with higuain, unless he really prefers not playing in the champions league.
Didn't stop a host of big name players signing for Monaco did it? ;)
^ True story
08 Jul 2013 06:46:52
And the award for most transparent "bid to get the ball rolling" bid surely goes to us.
Come on Madrid, hurry up and get that horrible **** from Liverpool so we can get Higuain.
Paul
08 Jul 2013 05:07:05
why are arsenal bidding for so many world class strikers suddenly?
the only real reason is that the higuain deal is not going to happen so arsene wenger and the board will feel like they failed in this pursuit an therefore need to go for others
08 Jul 2013 00:10:25
Just wondering to any Ed's out there; What has happened to the search bar?
Always liked the feature myself.
G95 {Ed027's Note - It will come back improved, if you want to see what it looks like visit the main site