Arsenal Rumours Archive June 01 2013
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01 Jun 2013 21:17:35
Hi edo1, can you please tell me the players that we are interested in, for the summer. A reply would be great, thanks! {Ed001's Note - I really don't know, I was so busy trying to find out why Bould was unsure of his position for next season, whether that meant Arsene would be going too, or if they had fallen out or it was some kind of reshuffle, that I haven't even asked about transfers.}
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02 Jun 2013 08:25:33
1. Sanogo will be an Arsenal player on the 30th June 2013 when his contract expires?
2. Clement Grenier will play for Arsenal next season?
3. Ashley Williams will join Arsenal?
4. Julio Cesar will join Arsenal in the next 3 weeks?
5. Arsenal will sign a player that nobody has ever heard of?
6. Arsenal will sign the big name?
7. Will Arsenal sign Cesc back.
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1. Yes
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3. No
4. Yes
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6. Yes
7. No
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01 Jun 2013 18:06:41
'All rumours linking me with Manchester Untied are false, I will not join Manchester United. '
-Cesc Fabregas
Apparently, this is what he has recently said on a Catalan radio station.
May be clutching at straws, however, when I point out that he didn't mention Arsenal.
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Cesc would never in his right mind THINK of going to United after the wrath RVP faced. Cesc loves the club and the fans too much to do that.
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I'd rather we didn't sign him and he stayed at Barca than see him running about in a United shirt!
Mike
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I understand that Arsenal have a right of first refusal on Cesc. That means, if Barca ever want to sell, Arsenal get first shot at matching any fee offered and bringing him back to Arsenal. However, if Barca wanted to sell, and Arsenal did not want to exercise its right (either because Cesc doesn't fit into current midfield needs, or because fee too big) Cesc would move on elsewhere. And it really could be to Man Utd. , much as I hate to say it (if I was a Man Utd. fan, I'd think he'd be perfect and fill a real need). But if that happens, it will be because Arsenal was willing to let it -- and Cesc really wouldn't be to blame. It would be a case of Barca wanting to move him on and Arsenal not valuing him enough to bring him back. Still, seeing him play for another team in the Prem would hurt way worse than RVP, Nasri, Cole, etc. and would be held against club management I think.
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01 Jun 2013 17:40:08
Spanish journalist Alex Torres was on a web site today. He was asked about the furture of David Villa.
He replied that 'he will be coming to england' and also claimed that Villa has a pre contract agreement with arsenal, which he has presented to the barca board.
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Is that not illegal?
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Arsenal can't talk to him until they've had a fee accepted surely?
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This was actually in an interview broadcast on a web site radio
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01 Jun 2013 22:01:05
No the don't have to a fee accepted just permission
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Arsenal had permission back in January.
The deal almost went ahead back then but for the FCB coaching staff putting paid to the move.
So effectively the "agreement" has it happened, happened in Jan, for Summer.
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From what I've read, Torres said Villa "may" have an agreement. I can't see Villa coming to Arsenal. He's 30, highly injury prone and not really the player he was say 4-5 years ago. He's still got some skill and an eye for gold but for 10-12 million plus wages, it would be ridiculous to sign him now.
Ross
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David villa is to old for a £10 million transfer.
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How is villa too old for a 10 million transfer when we paid that amount for arteta when he was almost 30? if we want quality you pay decent money
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Players at 30 plus are more pron to injury, but I would still like him here.
maybe we might sign two strikers.
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01 Jun 2013 11:23:09
hi ed029 in a earlier post you mentioned sanchez being sacraficed by barcelona would arsenal go for him?
Thanks,
Bergkamp5353 {Ed029's Note - I doubt it mate.}
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01 Jun 2013 16:49:25
Can someone please explain how it is Monaco have been able to complete a number of transfers already, including Falcao, when the season is not yet over for them?
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You can sign players whenever you want. They can only join once the window opens.
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01 Jun 2013 13:30:13
read on a few sights today that we have had our offer of £22 million accepted by fiorentina for jovetic as juve have failed to push their offer of 25 through.
not sure how accurate these are because they have come from unreliable sources but just thought I would share this and see if any of you guys knew any different
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Could have something to it, but the sources as you said, are very unreliable.
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01 Jun 2013 12:29:53
Clement Grenier will be an Arsenal player within weeks.
ASEG
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Excellent player still very young him working under the wing of santi frightening to think of him in 3 years time
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Yes now we can win the league with this world class signing, oh wait nevermind
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Yeah I reckon you might be right. I believe it was a toss up between Arsenal and Liverpool but he seems to have a hard on for The Emirates going by his quotes in the press. Don't know much about him. Does anyone know what he is like?
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Well, he has drawn comparisons to Juninho, so that can't be a bad thing.
Also to the second response; I'm going to guess that you've never seen him play, and you are just judging him based on the fact that he is French and you've never heard of him.
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Some people such as the second post need to realise that its not a hefty transfer fee that make a good player.
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He is quite an exciting prospect, yet I can't help but think we already have an exhaustive list of midfielders.
I'm also unsure as to whether its worth us signing someone such as Jovetic. Yes, he is a quality player, but we have Podolski, Giroud, Walcott and plenty of VERY promising, upcoming players in our youth team.
I believe we need someone such as Pogba or Wanyama to dominate that DM role, allowing Wilshere/Arteta to be more creative. As well as 2 commanding defenders e. g. Hummels (unlikely), Piszczek, etc.
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I did a double take re your comparison to Juninho. Juninho was 5ft 5 and Grenier is 6ft 1.
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The comparison is regarding his playing ability, rather than his physical presence.
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The comparison is to Juninho Pernambucano, formerly of Lyon. Not Juninho Paulista, formerly of Middlesbrough! The comparison is made due to their dead ball prowess.
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Good player in 3 years time and by then his contract will have run down and after being moulded by Arsenal some club with silly money will come in for him. What about buying a ready made top player?
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Wrong juninho mate!
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01 Jun 2013 10:29:45
I've been told that Zubizaretta was a bit loose tongued at a dinner following the abidal news on Thursday. Basically said that barca have been quietly trying to make cesc available but rumours have already surfaced. Arsenal Bayern and both Manc clubs are aware. Arsenals take is currently not interested at 35m as the club would rather take the 40% they stand to receive from any transfer and invest it on the players identified as summer targets. Barca don't want a public auction as cesc is popular in Catalonia and the release of abidal and perceived defensive frailties has generated some negativity so would prefer a quiet deal to be agreed.
Only other arsenal tidbit is that vermaelen and koscielny are nowhere near top of their list to replace puyol/abidal.
The source of this info has about a 50% success rate - got Monreal and Cazorla very early but also told me Nicolas N'Koulou was on his way to the emirates when in fact it was Mertesacker.
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Considering we're not interested at 35m, i'm assuming we would be interested in signing on a lower fee?
would you rather have Cesc back for 25-30m or that money spent elsewhere?
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AW still won't buy at 30m. At 25m, excellent.
Lanz
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On second thoughts, since they will get 21m while we get 14m if they sell at 35m, they can as well just sell to us at 21m! This I I think may eventually be the case as I believe Cesc will refuse to go to the Manc clubs. Bayern, maybe. Either way, we win.
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We only get 40% of the profit of Cesc's sale. So barca would have to sell him for a shed load for us to get 14 mill.
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01 Jun 2013 00:54:24
Question for ed01.
Ed please can u tell me will usmanov make a takeover bid this summer?i would really appreciate your reply. thanx {Ed001's Note - I think so yes.}
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Thank god silent stan can f**k off
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Not so sure. Why has it taken him this long to make such a move?
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Ain't going to happen!
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01 Jun 2013 23:36:12
Why would Kroenke sell to Usmanov - it's not how he operates.
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Usmanov is not serious. If he was, he would have taken an action before the end of the season. By now, we would be buying like Monaco or PSG. Is it when all the transfers are all completed that he will buy-out Stan? I think its largely dreams and wishes.
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Never say never - he has an awful lot of money in the club.
maybe stan will walk away with a massive profit.
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01 Jun 2013 09:29:59
buenos dias
i posted a couple weeks ago we had reps in dortmund for 1 of their players.
we are trying ti hi-jack a deal for lewandowski.
i do not believe he will sign for us but a real effort is being made to get him to the emirates.
malaga gooner
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Oh look it's Malaga Gooner, that's clearly not going to happen then!
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Malaga, you've already admitted you have no 'sources' so why still make up this b/s? Every transfer window people who don't know what you're like get false hope because of your made up, attention seeking posts under which ever name you choose to use that day.
Please stop it. It's not rumours, it's not banter, it's your imagination.
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Wenger likes Dortmund's Gundogan, but saying that I bet he likes Messi as well.
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Your not wrong that arsenal have looked at him but they were actually there to look at 2 players, Lukasz Piszczek and Ilkay Gündogan.
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They may be, but I doubt it will happen.
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Malaga! Missed you like a hole in the head.
He's got a better chance of playing at Highbury.
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01 Jun 2013 01:52:07
I would love to see David Villa in an Arsenal shirt.
Ed, you think we'll get him?
And what do you rate these players coming in: Gonalons, Capoue, Wanyama, Kondogbia, and Pogba? (1-10)
Thanks! {Ed029's Note - This was on the Liverpool page - Arsenal are certainly interested in David Villa but I am not aware of any agreement at this time and Liverpool may well be interested in him as a replacement for someone leaving. Spurs is another possibility. Given Villa has never wanted to play outside of Spain, is 30+ and no doubt be expensive in terms of insurance and wages, I am not so sure it would be a great move by any EPL club. Both he and Sanchez will be sacrificed by Barcelona.}
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