Arsenal Rumours Archive August 25 2015

 

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25 Aug 2015 10:37:34
I'm not going to pretend I'm "in the know". However, I can read and so have been trawling various articles to see if it's possible to put 2 and 2 together and come up with something close to 4. Working on the assumption that "there's no smoke without fire" it does look like we have been in touch with Madrid about Benzema. Apparently Perez asked for a single cash payment of 65m euros upfront to complete the deal. He wanted this money to allow him to bring in Reus as an immediate replacement. Wenger (or whoever makes the spending decisions) refused and instead offered 35m upfront with another 3 annual payments each of 10m. Perez told them to get stuffed. Benzema, who had warmed to the deal, reacted out of frustration with his "clowns" tweet.

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25 Aug 2015 14:17:28
The Benzema deal has been in negotiationns and I was led to believe that it would go through, although now it looks unlikely. Arsenal have been very shrewd in signing top quality players from major European teams. They take advantage of the need to cash in on a player to make a major signing themseleves. When we signed Ozil, Real clearly needed cash to pay for Bale and when Barca signed Suarez, they too needed funds and we were able to prise Sanchez from them. This summer, from memory Real have signed 4 players and are trying to sign De Gea from United. Hence Arsenal have stepped in to try & sign Benzema.

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26 Aug 2015 20:26:27
I'm pretty sure Arsenal have enough money to pay upfront for Benzema,without the need to pay in instalments. I get the feeling Benz enjoyed the attention. He must have given Arsene the come on just for the ego boost.

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25 Aug 2015 02:04:09
Can someone explain to me the appeal of benzema? Everyone says he is clinical and world class, but his goalscoring record says otherwise. Given how much Giroud contributes defensively and in build-up play, what does Benz add?

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25 Aug 2015 03:07:17
Forget about him he's not coming
But really the team is pressured to pass to Ronaldo in games and Benzema assists a lot of his goals. If a team was built around Benzema he would score a lot more goals

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25 Aug 2015 10:33:19
I agree, I am not over-impressed by Benzema and in an ideal situation would like to see us sign Lewandowski.
We clearly need an upgrade on the paceless Giroud. I hate to say it, but Harry Kane, would be a good shout. An interesting alternative could be Callum Wilson. He is a decent finisher and has pace.

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25 Aug 2015 14:07:51
Having watched France play with both Benzema and Giroud up front, I know which one I'd prefer. Perhaps he's not clinical but he has that x-factor we're missing at times (yesterday for example) - he can create a goal from very little. But as has been said, this is all a moot point - remind me to unfollow a certain Italian journalist on Twitter.

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25 Aug 2015 18:45:00
Benzema is a much better finisher than giroud

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26 Aug 2015 09:05:34
What bergooner said is spot on

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24 Aug 2015 17:54:35
Ed02 any other option for arsenal in striking position as benzema has confirmed he is staying in Madrid? If yes then who? Thanx

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{Ed002's Note - the remaining option is Cavani but price might be an issue.}

25 Aug 2015 05:48:55
Here comes battling for 4th again

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25 Aug 2015 07:58:59
Ed02 do you think psg would be open to selling if arsenal meet price valuation? Thanx

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{Ed002's Note - Sure.}

26 Aug 2015 00:16:15
Cavani and Ibra are both staying.

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