Arsenal Rumours Archive August 07 2012

07 Aug 2012 22:59:51
I Heard that Sahin is almost a done deal hope we keep song though he was good last season

If Song want to leave, let him , no point keeping players that are not committed to the course. He was good last season because Arteta gave him the platform to play, not as good as Hleb, Keita, Yaya Toure, Mascherano hence will not get games. Good luck to him !

I have a feeling he is staying at madrid or heading to another club, I felt this was a plan B for Cazorla... (I hope I am wrong).

Billybob

I reckon he will stay at Madrid as well. He always said he wanted to stay and fight for his place. If he feels his form is good in pre-season he'll probably take his chances with jose mourinho.

Billybob
You hope he is coming to Arsenal. failing that he may stay at Madrid or move to another club.
You may well be right!

07 Aug 2012 18:04:25
Arsenal's talks with Nuri Sahin have broken down and he is now likely to go to Liverpool. Wenger is eying Kaka as an alternative as he is also available for a similar price. Kaka has also been told by Mourinho that he is not needed at the Bernabeu.

I believe that Sahin talks have broken down, we are definitely over-recruited in midfield already. Also Mourinho's relationship with Rodgers will help push him towards Liverpool.

However where is your source for Kaka? He wont want to come to England and we wont pay his wages, he'll end up somewhere in Italy or Brazil if he does move

Looooool sahin to liverpool XD {Ed035's Note - My thoughts exactly

Rubbish,two different types of players...milan are showing interest subject to wages....read the marca website....

Remember the lazy Russians down the road

Exo

How can this rumour have 6 agrees? It's laughable! Sahin to Liverpool? That club at the moment are trying to waste £15m of Joe Allen- talented player but that's about £6m too expensive for a lad who has literally achieved and won nothing and has never played on the world's greatest club stage. I rate Allen very highly indeed, however not £15-17m high like Liverpool are haggling over with Swansea, that's just a joke. Sahin talks have not broken down- it's just gone quiet, which means we're probably at the final stages of finalising the deal. That's just a guess but still. Why would we sign Kaka instead of Sahin? Two different positions no?

Kaka is one of the top ten best paid players in the world, arsenal would not pay his wages

Rubbish,does not like scouse land .loves gunners set up new recent sighnings,plus rvp may yet remain,as talks with utd broke down

Could see this happening, anything but another mvila rumour!

Sahin to liverpool.. ill tell that joke at work tomorrow.. will defo get some laughs!!

Sahin to Liverpool boys, it's gonna happen .... :)))

What a stupid rumour! OP probably doesn't even know that Kaka's wages will bankrupt Arsenal....the guy earns a ridiculous amount which is precisely the reason deterring AC Milan (his favored destination were he to leave the Bernabeau) from re-signing him.

Have u ever even seen sahin play? different sort of player to kaka so u cant compare them or view kaka as an alternative, u been playin to much fm and fifa! and thr only reason sahin is available is he wants first team football, u think he will wal into our 11? whos place is he taking? kala deal...... ur dreaming mate!

Another wind up merchant. Sahin loan is still on according to many reports. The deal had nothing to do with Song.

07 Aug 2012 16:13:47
Sahin will be the next transfer, next week.

07 Aug 2012 15:26:06
Correct me if I'm wrong, but a little while ago, did Ben say a Spanish Euro Cup winner was joining Arsenal?

Credit where it's due mate, well done on that one.

Nick.

Actually a guy on Twitter said we would sign a Spanish Euro winner, however a week before that Ben said Wenger was keen on Cazorla....so he did well.

Yes, i remember that....and i add my congrats ...now what about sahin...please hear a rumour someone

Spot on mate...a spanish cup winner

NOt tryingto ruin anyones day but the Cazorlalink appeared in January and resurfaced in August,however by reading this site alot i anyone would be spotonit would be BEn...

Yep Ben was right!:)

And if I remember rightly he got a lot of stick for that, so well done Ben and its humble pie For everybody else.

I remember that too. Well done Ben.

Give Ben an Olympic Medal for getting a rumour spot on and coming to fruitation! Ben your so money supermarket! lol Seasons gonna be a blast for Gooners! devon gooner

Think Ben also stated that m'vila would not join.. Even when on here it was a done deal in next 48 hrs.
Drakey

Wouldnt it be great to get a spoon off ben?...the inner spoon. Imagine how safe you would feel?

Kal

But it was a deal that was almost done last year, just a lucky guess

Will people notice that he is actually pretty much always right, he just doesn't always report rumours that people want.

Kal, single funniest post in the couple of years i have been visiting. Bravo sir, bravo....

07 Aug 2012 15:00:36
Nuri Sahins agent Reza Fazzeli is in town for talks regarding the players future. He's dealing directly with Mr Happy (Not his real name, but close enough) who sorts out the contracts on behalf of Arsenal. I've been told by my friend that were not interested in a loan and would prefer a straight purchase for £10 million. A reliable source but don't kill me if we don't get him I'm just trying to pass on the little info I get. I work in the city among the larger legal firms and always wear an Arsenal badge or tie pin etc which usually sparks off a bit of chat with the Lawyers (mostly Man U fans, unsurprisingly). Would be a great addition to the squad especially if we can keep hold of RVP as his range of passes are immense. I did ask about Song but he said "nothing doing there and if anyone would know, we would"

Exo

That is the players agent....who is the Arsenal man with the miserable face?

Not an Arsenal man, he's the Lawyer who handles negotiations on behalf of Arsenal, when the deal gets nearer to Arsenals expectations than Mr Saving, Gazidis and Arsene are brought in to give final agreement and sign the deal off.

Exo

A sahin purchase would be better than a loan option but hes contracted to real for another 5 yrs so i doubt 10mil would be enough, mayb 15-20mil

Very good rumor and well done for wearing arsenal badge on daily basis mate! I always have either arsenal badge, tie, cufflinks or whatever. every day something else to p**s off spuds in the office :D
polishgunner

07 Aug 2012 12:50:21
Arsene, wants to sign Nuri Sahin, and also wants to sign a young striker prospect. " luke Shaw" young Southampton left back will sign in Jan. I know Arsene really likes Sakho the Psg centre back who is having a bad time at the moment, but that deal may have to wait for next summer.

Vaan da wieel now and luke shaw in jan wud be good wen saints go down under.... mbaye niang will be the young striker...

Not getting Luke Shaw lads!

Arsenal have already been told Shaw is not for sale.
That doesn't mean maybe, perhaps or if you break down in tears and plead. It means

NO, HE IS NOT FOR SALE.

The same message has been given to Man.U., Chelsea and Man.City.

About time you started to show some respect and learn you don't get everything you ask for at Christmas!

Enjoy Alex-you will find he is the last youngster we develope for you. You will have to do that work yourselves in future.

And when is relegation decided in January?
Go play with your Chelsea tractors and bend a Libor rate or two.

07 Aug 2012 11:46:53
Eds: do you have any hints on the rvp saga? are we asking to much? have any bids actually been made?I am not sure whos court the balls in , his,ours or a buyer?maybe as he has travelled there has been more talk behind closed doors?
cheers
paul {Ed002's Note - No acceptable bids have been made and he is with the club he is contracted to.}

Thanks ED i for 1 hope he stays if he signs or not as he will need to peform to keep any interest in him alive and he will have to perform if he signs to keep his place in the team,
cheers paul

07 Aug 2012 11:52:33
Few questions ed (or anyone else), cheers:

--Is it true Sahin only comes if Modric goes to RM?
--Any news on the Modric situation if so?
--Is Sahin good enough to plug our defensive problem with Wilshere out and Arteta/Song being overworked last season? Would RM sell him at all? {Ed002's Note - Sahin and Modric are unrelated and there are other clubs interested in Sahin. So nothing is for sure just yet.}

I have a feeling Sahin will cover Arteta, more than Song, with Coquelin or Frimpong (when fit), more suited to the Song role.

07 Aug 2012 11:18:46
all we need now is a defensive mid and we are sorted, be it a capoue mvilla or whoever just aslong as he defends we will be sorted. coquelin or yennaris could cover for sagna while he is out - the rest of the squad looks strong, maybe get niang if rvp leaves. sahin will be a luxury if we get him he is not a neccessity.

carzola podolski giroud top top signings COYG

GS

I believe Wenger appears to be having a think about the DM role, hence the possible loan signing of Sahin. We have two excellent prospects in Coquelin & Frimpong, aged 21 & 20 respectively. I expect Frimpong to be loaned out to gain fitness & experience. Next season these players could well become first team regulars, so Sahin could fill in for a season.

Great work arsene wenger you have at last signed 3 top quality players and if he can talk r.v.p into staying and add a better back up keeper and and maybe another left back. Arsenal will be a major threat this season to city,utd and chavski

07 Aug 2012 10:32:17
After the confirmation from Arsenal.com on Cazorla Wenger described Cazorla as a attacking midfielder so it looks like he will play more centrally than out on the wing.

49_unbeaten

"attacking midfield player who can play comfortably on either side of the pitch or centrally"

I am imagining our frontline being Walcott - Cazorla - Podolski behind either RVP or Giroud. Pretty enticing really, and we still have Ox and Gervinho! I am hopeful that Arteta and Song will be defensive enough to balance out an awesome midfield.

Wenger said hes a player that can play central or either side

07 Aug 2012 10:27:08
Carzorla has officially signed on a long term contract.. Arsenal.com

07 Aug 2012 09:40:53
I'm not sure which one but it looks like either song or van p will go barca with tello our way.

Fantastic another player we 'loan' from Barcelona, every player we have from them just want to return home after tee make them world class and at that for a reduced price!
Rjd

07 Aug 2012 05:06:41
Mr Smooch Is Back

All I have to say is if we lose song that would be a bigger loss than fabregas he holds us together i think we need a creative midfielder and SAKHO we should be looking at throwing some cash at Lucas Moura, Ganso and getting rid of the rubish Djourou Chamakh Bendtner Arsharvin and so on its time to prove that we are a top club plus we need to get rid of player like RVP abroad full stop id sell him for 12mil to juventus rather than 25 at ManU it will come back to haunt us!!

Mr Smooch

Lol at Song being a bigger loss then Fab, now ive heard it all. No chance at Lucas as they want over 30 million and we have a creative mid now with Cazorla.

You lost me at "Song will be a bigger loss than Fabregas".
There have only been three times that I have been truly gutted to lose a player at Arsenal - Henry going to Barca, Bergkamp calling it quits and Fabregas going.
Paul

The money they are quoting for Lucas Moura and Ganso is just not worth it - neither are proven in Europe - the club that own Ganso are asking for £40m - what i have seen so far in the Olympics (which Brazil are trying their hardest to win) Ganso looks no better than Ramsey

Brillient post dude. i agree with every point!

joey

Need a creative midfielder?? we just signed Santi Cazorla, prove we are a big club?? we also signed Podolski and Giroud!!

Song is a better creative player than he is at the defensive side of a dm, the at the qpr away game from last season for prove of this, with all the creative flair and attacking players we could have by the start of the season surely a better dm and one who does that job effectively would be beneficial, I wouldn't be to gutted if song leaves as long as the replacement is a solid dm, maybe de Jong or capoue or m,villa.....

Song is a brilliant player and doesnt get enough credit

Come on guys you see abit of media bull and you jump on a players butt like he's the worse you have seen no wonder more and more players are walking out the door if we forget major players like song.
losing fab was a big loss but defensivly come onnnn! we can always create chances its the big guy in the centre of the park giving players the taps on the ankles that change the game cazorla give me strength the thing is when you have teams like barca and man city manu and real madrid (teams that want trophies) biting at your ankles for song persie sagna and so on then i think you need to think twice about getting rid for instance man city have become a complete team and it would have cost us a fraction of the price cos its our team lol plus with the players that we could have got for half the price man city got em for and we was like hmmmm too expensive YAYA TOURE for instance and olympics bloody andy murray bet federer and spain got thrashed and brazil got thrashed by crap teams couple of week back rooney was s***e in euros ashley young was messi aint exactly a god at the world cup so...... everybody raving about somebody and theres plenty to choose from and to me real madrid barca cast offs aint them

De jong? EH! seriously

MR Smooch