Arsenal Rumours Archive December 10 2012

10 Dec 2012 21:10:48
I love TH14 but doesn't signing him now show how poor our side is - especially as it could be for the rest of the season rather than a short term need.
Like the idea of him training with us but nervous about the ambition of the club if this is a winter signing
SY4

The only bad thing about henry coming back short term is that it signals that wenger believes chamakh/gervinho are good enough to make it at least til the end of the season which is mental

Hopefully TH14 isn't the only signing. I love him, but I don't really see him making a huge impact on our 1st team. Maybe he will do what he did last year and spark a race for the top of the league.

Arizona Gooner

Wenger will be looking at more than just Henry. Also don't look at him as merely playing reinforcements but the intangible effect he has off of the pitch.

In Arsene I Trust.

We do need another striker to join him.
However, no it does not symbolise we are a poor team, we are atm but look at Pirlo joining Juve on a free, poor team? He is better than he was last year, and a match winner we are in definite need of some.

10 Dec 2012 17:52:46
AW has earmarked Yann M'Vila and Huntelaar as his main signings this Jan. It is also well known that Henry is coming in on loan. Both he and Henry are desperate for the deal to last until May.

Henry will likely call time on his playing career and take up a coaching role at Arsenal following the end of the MLS season in 2013.

Wenger also wants Will Hughes and Wilfried Zaha and will look to raid the English lower divisions for young stars going forward, either in Jan or in the summer.

Henry will definitely be arriving on loan, the only question is how long? Huntelaar is as good as a done deal whilst M'Vila is a matter of "if no one better becomes available". A direct quote from my source. Don't know what that means or who is better but that's what she said.

AFC-Noel

I have no idea if this is true but if it is i think that would be a great Jan especially for Arsenal. M'vila has attitude problems but he has undoubted talent and i think Wenger would be able to control him.

How do you know Henry will retire

What about mohamad Diame? 4 milliin pound release clause and is a beast

I suspect M'Vila will be very hurt by the manner in which he was treated by French FA. It would be in his interest to put his head down and move outside of France.

Much in the way Joey Barton did (who I think is far more violent than M'vila).

Young boy, who would do well at a club where he is protected from the media and nurtured as a player. Arsene wenger could do wonders with this player.

ON a seperate note, we were all moaning when Wenger didn't sign him... well well, I guess Wenger DOES know.

Billybob

This is coming from the guy who predicted we will sign for schweinsteiger. ok...

ibster

10 Dec 2012 16:37:21
personally i don't think signing huntelar woulld solve our problems. yeah he's a good player but i'd rather the club focus on sorting out theo's contract and play him as striker. another thing i think we need a strong cdm. a midfield bully so arteta can play further forward and be a bit more involved in our attacking play and he'd get more goals.

opinions always welcome

gooner mark

The club need a 20 goal a season striker and Huntelaar fits that bill. I do agree that Theo's contract does need to sorted out and should've have been sorted out before the last World Cup.

I agree with most of what you say but we do desperatley need a quality striker like Huntelar. Look at the problem we got now Theo's injured, Giroud's injured that means we got to rely on Gervinio god help us. So yeah we really do need a quality striker like Huntelar.

11 Dec 2012 16:19:21
Quality striker, strong defensive midfield player who can distribute the ball well and let Cazorlia do his magic. It's simple really!

Agree with you mate- Arteta being wasted... a far more effective player than ramsey... scores and assists

10 Dec 2012 14:54:27
Arsenal have had an offer accepted for Mapou Yanga mbiwa. Sagna and djorou are leaving in january.

10 Dec 2012 13:43:55
arsenal will go for begovic of stoke since reina will be stayin at liverpool! theo walcott looks set to leave since they cant agree transfer terms! plus we will go for another forward dont expect to many players to come in tho!

If you cannot agree transfer terms then how can someone leave.

Contract terms sorry

10 Dec 2012 11:04:48
morning ed002,could you please give us an update on possible signings or is it pretty much the same?

champagne charlie {Ed002's Note - A few things that may be relevant. Spurs' latest offer for M'Vila has been rejected. PSG has let it be known that they will seek the transfer of Sagna in January rather than waiting for the summer. Arsenal has a made an offer for Huntelaar but there is no agreement just yet. That seems to be about it.}

Please , please, please do not let us become home for that nutter M'Vila....imagine what he could do in London.

Any chance of a swap with psg , Sagna for Sakho? {Ed002's Note - Arsenal and Lyon have sustained interest in Sakho and there is growing interest from Newcastle, Inter Milan, Manchester City and possible interest lingering interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona. PSG are not keen on selling and he seems keen to stay.}

10 Dec 2012 00:35:36
Wilfried Bony ed any news about this guy {Ed002's Note - Wilfried Bony was of interest to Newcastle over the summer and has been a player Chelsea have been considering for a while. Right now there is varying degrees of interest from Aston Villa, QPR, Liverpool, Everton and a couple of German sides (Hamburg and Schalke) but I doubt he will move to either. It would not be a surprise to see interest from other teams, possibly Napoli and Roma, but that is all there is at this time. The player has said he would like to join Chelsea but anymove in January is by no means certain.}