Arsenal Rumours Archive August 03 2020

03 Aug 2020 19:43:46
More transfer news take as you like. Willian deal should be completed by middle of next week. 3 year deal. His agent kia is receiving a hefty fee for this not sure how I feel. Same agent as coutinho and he is trying to push they deal through. As Ed002 said I believe about him he does seem to have his nails in arsenal.

03 Aug 2020 19:56:26
It is a little concerning isn't it D16!

{Ed047's Note - definitely concerning Sally

03 Aug 2020 20:28:10
D16.i have noticed that too, it is so worrying to have our deals being driven by agents. if Edu and raul can only do recruitment only through agents, they should both be fired.

03 Aug 2020 20:29:30
On a good note also heard ceballos is close to joining. Imagine its a Loan again. And martinez has been offered a new deserved contract.

04 Aug 2020 04:45:44
WTF is the club thinking? Willian is 31 and at best a squad player for Chelsea. We just bought Pepe for 72m and have Saka, Nelson, and the returning Smith Rowe all fighting for places. His wages will probably be huge - wages we need to be offering to new signings in positions we actually need or using to rebalance our books. This is going to be worse for the club than any of the bargain punts we took on Chamakh or Kallstrom by far.

04 Aug 2020 08:04:47
Don't get me wrong, I think that this would be a stupid deal but only really down to his age and length of contract. If we were talking 2 years I might even be able to look past it because he is still a really good player. 3 years though is madness. However, he is still a very very good attacking footballer which would certainly make us more potent going forward, it's just a strange, expensive and risky deal.

04 Aug 2020 08:48:29
Cam William play as a cam if so it might stop us going for coutinho.

04 Aug 2020 10:18:05
An agent in charge of our transfer strategy? What's not to like about that!
Perhaps next we could ask Raver to pick our starting 11 all next season too and ask KFC to provide our players prematch menu.

03 Aug 2020 10:07:59
Any truth in the report that Auba was looking for a move to Chelsea last winter Eds?

{Ed002's Note - Yes, when Chelsea were seeking an additional striker in January (at which time Giroud was leaving) there was a discussion about Aubamayangadingdong but Chelsea did not see value in the requested wages.}

03 Aug 2020 10:32:08
Very interesting Ed,
Are you privy to what type of wages the player and his representatives were looking for back then?
I’m just curious because reports this morning are that we are offering a 3 year 250,000 per week contract. If Ozil was not on the contract he is I think Auba would accept. However if they naturally want as lucrative a contract as they can get considering it may be his last big one and they see the club paying Ozil that then I would have serious doubts that our reported offer would be enough.

{Ed002's Note - No, just that Chelsea saw no value.}

03 Aug 2020 10:42:37
Thanks as always Ed.

03 Aug 2020 11:10:00
Ozils wages shouldn't come into the equation, everyone in football knows Mesuts 350k wage offer was one of footballs most crazy decisions made for all the wrong reasons by people who had complely lost touch with reality at the time, and I'm sure all who were involved in offering Mesut that contract back then are embarrassed by thier decision back then.
Offer Auba the going rate for a player of his abilty and not a penny more and if it's not enough cash in and let someone else pay him more.
It's not fantasy football as I think the Mesut Ozil situation has proved and decisions need to be made logically for the greater good rather than emotionally and regretted later.

02 Aug 2020 22:45:36
Hi Ed, rumours we are looking at Diego Carlos?

{Ed002's Note - There would need to be the money found from somewhere and Arsenal is overrun with CBs.}