Arsenal Rumours Archive August 19 2015

19 Aug 2015 13:37:45
Ed02 is It true arsenal have agreed a deal for benzema? Thanx

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any "deal" being agreed at this time Wajid.}

19 Aug 2015 18:25:48
Ok thanx ed I have read somewhere that 48 million pound has been agreed with Real Madrid?

19 Aug 2015 20:47:05
I heard 48 million and one pound

20 Aug 2015 13:06:28
if the one extra pound has gone in then i know we have our man...welcome benzema

19 Aug 2015 09:33:50
Ed Rodney marsh said last night arsenal had a bid accepted for Benz any truth in this

{Ed025's Note - i think he is guessing stephen, but the signs do look good mate..

19 Aug 2015 10:38:22
Hi ed0025
What do u mean by "the signs do look good" is something positive happening behind the senses?

{Ed025's Note - a lot of media outlets and people within the game seem to think a deal is very possible AG..

19 Aug 2015 10:46:44
46mil apparently abit over the top only if we payed up for Suarez

19 Aug 2015 11:11:05
i get that it would be possible, anything is possible...however madrid would need a striker before they offload a striker.

even if ronaldo plays as a striker they still need a backup wouldn't they?

19 Aug 2015 11:37:18
Don't do this to me ed I'm now very excited lol

19 Aug 2015 12:01:53
Thanks for reply ed

19 Aug 2015 12:35:08
Paying was irrelevant with Suarez.
Liverpool didn't want to sell him to us, pure and simple.
Admittedly, £40,000,001 was taking the mick a bit, but I dare say we could of stumped up £50m and still not got him.

IF we are going to sign benzema this summer, we'll be getting a player Madrid don't WANT to sell (though by all accounts, they're open either way) with a great pedigree and is hitting his prime.
I'm afraid the days of getting top players for modest fee's is pretty much dead, if you want a class player these days, you've got to fork out for it.
£45m may seem a lot, but he's a player that's ideal for us and if we're only signing him (and Cech) then it's not like we're going to break FFP rules.

Winning 2 x FA cups and 2 x Communtiy shields since we started splashing some cash isn't a coincidence, these big players want to win, they want to prove they're still top level and they just boost the other lads!
Quite frankly, whilst I've never been keen on splashing mad amounts of cash, the 2 we've spent big on so far have been absolute top draw so if we WERE to spend £50m on Benzema, more power to us!

19 Aug 2015 13:34:34
i think we did want suarez, liverpool dug in, decided to keep him, got their players to convince him to stay or they did it of their own accord, and they went on to 2nd spot.

even with champions league he still left them and joined barcelona.

i reckon we could have signed him, had him for a year and he would have chomped him way to barca.

either way, he is gone, no point thinking back.

we have a chance, i do hope we land benzema. man utd, man city, liverpool and chelsea have a target man who can deliver 18-25 goals a season.

while giroud will do the same he needs twice as many attempts.

for me giroud is on par with benteke, but we need someone who is going to compete with aguero and costa and that can only be benzema.

19 Aug 2015 15:40:12
Suarez said he was close to joining Arsenal until Gerrard convinced him to stay

19 Aug 2015 16:50:19
I just can't see is getting him. Would love it though but just seen so many rumours all summer and nothing coming of it so far

19 Aug 2015 17:29:51
Mostly agree lakes, but starting to think Costa is a glorified poacher and serial WUM. Not on the same level as Aguero, not even close.

IMO the only strikers around right now who would improve the squad are Benz, Lewandowski, and that's it. If we don't get one of those two I'd rather just see Theo given more opportunities.