Arsenal Rumours Archive July 07 2013

07 Jul 2013 22:41:29
A web site is saying we have a back up plan for mario gomez for 17 million as a plan B, as Real Madrid are messing about a bit trying to get a bidding war. but as we know arsenal they will walk before being beaten in price.

I've really always liked Gomez. Personally, I think he's better than higuain. Really wanted Wenger to put a bid in for him when he was supposedly unhappy because of the lack of game time he was getting this season. That said, i'm pretty sure he's going to go to fiorentina. Apparently personal terms and a fee were agreed a while ago.

But Gomez is a terrible, terrible player. Really hope this isn't true.

FG

I completely disagree with FG.

Gomez is a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE player.

Please god no!

To label someone terrible who scores a goal every 2 games throught out his career and over 25 goals at international level is laughable!. fg is clearly a blind man if he can't see he's a world class striker

08 Jul 2013 10:13:34
No better than Giroud

Gomez a terrible player? are you joking? it's laughable considering we played with Bendtner for a season or 2

Not many have been more prolific in their whole careers than Gomez. If you knew the old' Gomez per say who was tearing it up for Germany and Bayern before you'd retract those comments. He not only scores goals with either foot he. To compare him to Giroud is just ignorance go and watch Gomez a few seasons back he was world class.

That terrible player scored more than Manducukiv in less games. Ohh what a terrible player he is indeed.

He scored 80 goals in less than 100 games in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 season. Not to mention the fact he's scored 19 goals in 32 games this season and has came on as a sub in a lot of those games. as some of you have said before me, terrible player.

Interesting rumour!

I believe we are talking to Bayern, but not for Gomez, but for Gustavo. I don't know/can't remember/can't be bothered explaining why I get that feeling but yeah, that's what I think.

Also, unless we're selling Giroud I just don't understand the point in signing Gomez! He's a slight upgrade but that's about it.

07 Jul 2013 16:42:05
Arsenal to bid for Xabi Alonso. Fee rumoured to be £10m. Wenger prefers a quarterback style player who can play out from the back rather than a midfield enforcer. Especially as Fellaini and Bender are well over double the price.

Fantastic player. Would love this to be true.

Wenger wouldn't entertain such a fee for a 30 year-old. And the thought of another transfer negotiations with Real Madrid would not appeal.

1. If he leaves Madrid he said himself he would go back to Liverpool. Maybe he likes having Tuesdays and Wednesdays off?

2. As if we'd start to negotiate with Madrid over another player while they're being such brats over Higuain

3. I'm sure he'd be interested in the 1 year contract we'd offer a man of his age

Here we go again. No one believes that Wenger will spend big, so invent a story that he would go for a "cheap" (£10 Mill) Alonso, who is probably fancied by Chavski? Then again he has made serial mistakes regularly.
Remember Luzhny, Stepanovs, Senderos, Cygan, Almunia and of course the latest bunch to dent his reputation:- Chamakh, Park, Santos etc. and that bloke with the deep forehead and hairband! Incredible. I think his bottle would go if he spent over £20 mill.!
Yes the window has plenty of time left, but who, deep down really expects any "Star" players to arrive? If little happens then Gazidis should be accountable some way for his statement some weeks back that we will spend BIG! If my theories come true then the fans must show their feelings. How, may need discussing some further weeks down the line!

It's a possibility and he is a fabulous player but I think we need Fellaini because he offers something different than our usual type of DM he is tall, powerful and aggressive and will win us midfield battles against the likes of Yaya Toure and Ramires etc.

Is there not a possibility that RM and AW are planning a deal to appease both parties?

GH 20m
XA 10m

30m for 2 players, 10 is probably 2 or 3 mill more than XA is worth, but RM regard GH as 25m so appeases both parties?

maybe just an idea

07 Jul 2013 13:57:47
Heard from a decent source that suarez deal could be on. on his day he can be very very good miles better than rooney. GH would be 1st choice but suarez would run riot for us

Juke box hero with stars in his eyes!

The guys a jerk we don't want him in our team. Wer a team of class no room for cheats!!

This is absolute rubbish, the reason he is leaving Liverpool is because he doesn't want any more abuse in the premier league, so why would he just change teams? He is definitely going abroad, properly Madrid!

07 Jul 2013 15:16:53
2 words champions league

If GH deal goes through to us, then Suarez will move to RM

He is an embarrassment, not at our great club please.

1404

As a player, fantasitc, as a person. huge douche. Would love him banging the goals in at Arsenal but I honestly can't see him staying in the EPL. He's constantly burning bridges.

Are the Ed's having a laugh and only posting the absolutely ridiculous posts on the Rumours page?

Serious question.

So ridiculous its confirmed by the BBC! Personally I'd take Suarez in a heartbeat, fantastic player (if only he'd learn not to bite people)

Any arsenal fan would take Suarez in a heartbeat, a world class player in your team? Course you would, if it would ever become reality arsenal would need to try doubling the measly £30 million offer then negotiations may have some legs.
Liverpool don't want to sell and especially to a team who they would hope to be competing with next season for a top four spot!

07 Jul 2013 00:20:36
Julio cesar is set to be sold on the cheap to arsenal from qpr a fee believed to be around 3. 5 to 5mill has been agreed

If we do sign him he will be a free

That comment above is true, qpr need to get him off their wage books now they're in the championship but wenger doesn't want to pay his wages and I can't blame him, the geezer is so overrated.

If we pay more than 1.5m I will have lost all faith in my club

07 Jul 2013 08:50:05
How can you lose faith in your club if they pay over 1.5 million for a world class keeper. He is Brazil's number 1 and better than any keeper we've got. 1. 5 would be a steal.

Remar28

I'm pretty sure we will sign him for £2mil maybe £2. 5, QPR do need him off their wage bill but the will also command a fee as arsenal and Roma are both in for him. Also, they have just sold Samba for £12 mil, so cheap deals are not what they are looking for, they are more savvy than that.
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He's not world class. Although he has been in the past. If he is so good as you say he is then why did Inter sell him for so cheap (maybe free, I can't remember) and only QPR were interested. Now he's available for very cheap again after a good season and still he has a limited amount of offers because he isn't THAT good.

Remar28 I agree he is world class. However, his club are desperate to sell him and aren't flooded with bids. We do not need to bid more than 1. 5 for him.
My point was that if we are haggling over a 2 million difference for Higuain, why throw money at QPR? It would show double standards.
Personally I would have liked us to push harder for Mignolet.

07 Jul 2013 11:10:10
Good goal keeper and at times can be world class, but to pay more than 3million for him, taking everything into consideration, would be too much. Dee Guns

07 Jul 2013 12:13:16
I doubt we will get him free. QPR could find someone willing to pay.

i don't even know how you can suggest cesar is not world class. He is one of the best out there.

I don't know how you can suggest he is currently world class (unless you have a very low ability that has to be met to be 'world class'). If he was 'one of the best out there' many more teams would be interested. Why aren't barca interested? Because he ain't that good.

He suits a team like Roma, good but not exceptional. We need to be exceptional next year to challenge for the title so I expect us to sign exceptional players (I. E Higuain, Adler etc. ).

If we sign him and he becomes our no. 1 I will enjoy seeing peoples opinions change on this extremely average keeper. 3.5m is way to expensive

There's a lot of people posting on here who haven't watched much football

07 Jul 2013 18:32:45
@connor, remember van der saar? Juventus get rid of him & only fulham interested. need to say more?

how can brazil no. 1 gk isn't good enough nevermind for more than 1.5m?

He's not even close to being in the class of VDS. I would imagine there was plenty more interest in VDS than just Fulham (although we can't be sure) as he cost 7 million.

Firstly I never said he's 'not good enough', he's just not world class. We need world class players. The fact he's Brazil's number one doesn't mean he instantly a brilliant player, look at his competition for that spot. Pretty average players.

Lastly the price should be irrelevant, if we want to win titles we need to spend (I'm not saying overpaying for a player though).