Arsenal Rumours Archive December 21 2012

21 Dec 2012 16:31:24
Seems Malaga are in financial trouble, (thats Malaga fc, not Malaga gooner) they have been banned from European football for 12 months and fined 250k. They need money fast.

I reckon AW should let Santi pick their best 2 players and buy them as a christmas present, would'nt that be nice.

Don't watch a lot of Spanish football, apart from RM & Barca, does anyone know if they have any players to suit us?

Well everyone wants isco....why shouldnt we? their left back/midfield ignacio monreal is a good defender and solid defensively rather than flashy.

21 Dec 2012 17:41:30
The two best players that i would choose from malaga would have to be isco and toulalan

They have a player named Isco. 22 year old Spanish cm. very talented. much like cazorla himself. would be a great addition to squad and would certainly push arteta and co.

Isco is the main man at Malaga and would be an exceptional catch for arsenal if we had the balls to go for him. Barcelona and Madrid have an eye on him, and Dortmund might go for him if someone big goes in for Goetze - but we could have a chance out of all the English clubs atleast, to get Isco.

D

Isco.

and then potentially toulalan or monreal

Isco is a perfect buy

Isco is decent

Isco is 19

kev88

Isco is top quality

So what all these post mean... we cant afford Isco basically right? ^_^

Isco and he has a buy out clause of 21mil euros=18mil pounds...and get toulalan as a stop gap and relieve arteta of his duties

Toulalan is injured at the moment till mid January so I can't see him moving. I'd love to see Isco or Monreal though!

Sally

22 Dec 2012 15:27:07
isco and toulalen imo, monreal a decent left back as well, got a few caps for spain.

21 Dec 2012 15:59:07
I suggest people read the "worst team of the ligue 1" list. How many of you wanted Wenger's head when we didn't sign the following players that were a "perfect fit"....

Gregory van der Wiel
Yann M'Vila
Marvin Martin
Momo Sissoko
Loic Remy


Trust the manager, he has been doing this for a LONG time...

Billybob

Agree, however if they did a worst XI Prem team our 2 'starters' of Gervinho and Ramsey would surley b there, and our manager keeps playing them.

21 Dec 2012 12:53:37
Notwithstanding another defiant message from Arsene Wenger, Arsenal are reportedly odds on certain to spend in January, with deals close for Zaha, Downing and Shaw.

Wenger is determined to avoid spending big on big known names and instead, will focus on players that will fit in with his style of football and on younger players.

If this is what he's going for why bother. Just what we need more below average players.

Why does everybody think we are signing Downing, he's terrible and most likely he's going back to boro...

If Wenger signs Downing then he should be sacked immediately as he would have lost the plot
Chess

Please do not sign Downing - that would signal the end!!

Downing is not a target.
person!

rob

And you have been told many times before, Shaw is not for sale! So, everything considered, a pretty rubbish post.
Why don't you start to develop your own players? Wenger is always on about how he gives young players a chance, if that is so why does he always have to come hunting through Saints academy? Shaw is 17, and now playing regularly in the Premiership. Whatever Wenger claims, that would not be the case at Arsenal so why should he move in January? And, without any malice, I would judge that Wenger will be gone at the end of this season unless Arsenal manage to win something substantial by the summer, and that looks unlikely.

Shaw isn't for sale?

Like Oxlade-Chamberlain and Walcott weren't for sale? ;)

We will sign Shaw and we still haven't finished paying for the Ox yet.

Easy terms over 3 years

Shaw is not for sale! Saints are no longer your feeder club. Walcott was sold because the club were in dire financial difficulty, that is no longer the case with new ownership. OC was sold because he insisted on leaving and was advised to do and was convinced he could get Premiership football quicker by so doing (can't keep a player in those circumstances.)

Why would Shaw leave Saints to sit on a bench or "be developed" by Wenger? Walcott is about to leave and OC plays now and again, Shaw is now playing every week in the Premiership at Saints. Don't know how many players Arsenal have out on loan but Chelsea have 20! Would Shaw like to be such a player (Bale almost was at Spurs). No, he will stay at Saints, certainly until the summer, and then it will be a case of how he sees Saints moving forward over the next few years.

If you believe that about OC, you're a mug!

Shaw will leave you for Arsenal - he wants to leave Soton - and just like the Walcott and OC deals, you will not get the whole fee up front

Drop downing off that list and stick keisuke honda in there and I would be more than happy with our transfers if we can ship a few out aswell it would be a bonus!