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03 Jul 2014 15:57:15
Not quite a rumour and I doubt you could call it banter either but hopefully there's a place for it.
Fellow Gooners, forget about Di Maria!
I just became aware he is represented by one Jeorge Mendes. As far as I know, we have never signed one of his clients. Furthermore, it seems almost guaranteed we never will.
Don't know if that's us having a problem with him, him us, or both. It may all stem from the Ronaldo deal, when apparently we were very very close (had agreed 6 million euro), or so it seemed.
Anyway, there's that, there's the fact one sports agency (Formation, Stretford) once considered calling in Wenger in a court case against Mendes' lot and, quite likely the real reason nothing will ever happen with us and him, not only did he once have great ties with Utd (3 mill off them for Bebe!), he appears to be extremely close to Mourinho. I fully expect that if he doesn't share all of Mourinho's antipathy to Wenger, there'll be an understanding, with Mourinho, that to keep the deals and money flowing nicely, Mourinho has dibs and Wenger gets nobody good.
So forget Di Maria, and anyone else- Falcao and James Rodriguez are another two- on Mendes' books
28 Jun 2014 09:50:14
Ed's, do you get to choose what number ed you are? If so, why on earth has no one chosen ed-209 so far!
You have twenty seconds to comply.
You have 15 seconds to comply.
{Ed025's Note - we dont pick..but if we did mate that would be a good one.. for a science fiction nerd.. :)
27 Jun 2014 15:41:38
Ok, so spoke to this taxi driver, whose mate met someone in the pub whose brother works with someone whose uncle was speaking to a worker at Luton aiport, who said that. Ok, I don't know anything really- but listen!
How's everyone's stress levels doing, what with other club's beginning to make real progress?
I, who like to think of myself as one of the calm, patient ones, who laughs at the 'now, now, now. waa. waa' modern culture, am starting to worry (I can almost feel the cortisol pooling together in me noggin)
Anyway, there is a point to this. I need distraction. I need names, exciting names, being linked to Arsenal (even if I have to write em down my f**King self), and I know I'm not alone!
So, dream window time. Here's my own. All bar one have been the subject of rumours- some very strong- so far, and none are any more unlikely individually, or only a tad (Vidal), than the Ozil purchase.
With these signings, we would in my opinion be resounding favourites for the title, all are players I have watched at least a couple of times, mostly much more than that.
Aurier (7-10 mill)
Rodrigo Ciao (6-10)
Arturo Vidal * (40-50+)
Sanchez (25-35)
Emmer Valencia (10-18) *
Joe Gomez (Charlton) (errm 3-10)
a goalkeeper (whatever!)
There we go, that'd be golden in centre mid, with striker and wide areas looking exceptionally exciting, right back a tiny worry (thanks to inexperience) but at the same time very exciting and with the chance for three young rb's we currently have to get their chanc;, plus two great, fast (still worry a lot about Merts pace) prospects for centre half.
And all (supposing nobody asks for too much in this, year two of FFP. Amen) for around hundred mill (coinciding with that mythical figure in the bank).
In the fantasy world where me make those signings, I would be more than willing to accept- common sense demands it in fact- the sale of one or both of Santi and Podolski.
And ok, go on then, we should bid for Pat Roberts of Fulham as well. he is going to be utterly fantastic and very soon may be unbuyable apart from for the top four or five spenders in Europe.
(Come on eds, let it through. I admit upfront I don't have access to the tiniest bit of new information, and am but a crazy Gooner, with too much time on his hands, and a dream)
* already I see one of the eds is spoiling my dreaming with this damn realism of his with regards to Valencia. It'll be that bloody Mendes behind it. Always is. From the day he took Cristiano away, he has seemed determined to kill us.
30 Aug 2013 13:04:41
Rumours of a 40 million bid for German International, only two players- Draxler and Ozil- I can think of as fitting that bill (ruling out all Dortmund and Bayern players, which I think we definitely can), Kevin-Prince Boateng apparently (and very unexpectedly to me) about to join SCHALKE. any connections?
Ozil's one of my favourite players of his kind- skillful, wispy, great dribbling/passing- but, must admit, mainly because we've had a number of players with similar qualities now and over the years (though not any as good), think I'd be even more excited if Draxler was the mystery 40 million man
Supposing it ain't bull, in the first place, and that, y'know, it actually happens.
The KPB news makes it a tiny bit more likely
1.) I would imagine KPG is making way for a return of Kaka to Milan. Schalke won't sell draxler this year. They have champions league so he's got everything he needs at this time.
2.) KP Boateng is Ghanian international.
3.) Thanks for that Soweto. Nobody said we were bidding for KP Boateng. He is moving to Shalke which people are suggesting might give us a chance of getting Draxler.
4.) Gundogan?
28 Aug 2013 23:07:29
Not a rumour, more a question (really it's displacement activity- Give me a signing! Give me a signing!)
Lyon and PSV both exited champ league tonight. Don't think either are positions where they would have to sell now, but at the same time neither have huge budgets and it seems very plausible that they could now be prepared to sell somebody (they each have lots of players people would be interested in). Any thoughts?
If there's truth in Arsenal's qualification determining how much they can spend and who'd be interested in joining, just seems likely that some of the players who miss out at this stage might be much more up for a move and their clubs willing to do business.
Also, bloody hope we've a good sell-on clause for Vela (know there's a cheap buyback option, but, despite how well he's doing, doesn't seem the right thing to do to bring him back) as he'll be going for a nice fee at this rate
1.) Gonalons is obviously a player we are interested in, but that deal has been dead in the water for a few months, they don't want or need to sell.
However, could see Arsene going in for Gourcuff now but don't really want him anyway.
As you said, neither need to sell but why not mention the players we would like from those clubs, can't hurt.
Bakkali, Wijnaldum and Narsingh all excite me though I think the latter is injured?
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Mendes is Di Maria's agent. Nuff said.
Agreed Colby.
It seems the big- gigantic!- flaw with scouting at the world cup.
A bizarre idea in the first place, where huge players are concerned, as if 3-7 games should prove decisive for players who often have hundreds of games under their belts; but of far more importance if that the price can't fail to rise sharply if they do well- and then there's the billionaires to worry about who I'd imagine are apt after a brilliant performance everyone's talking about to go 'me want. get me'
Our best chance of getting established greats is if their current clubs are ludicrously well stocked with stars or have just acquired yet another one, but if said player is shining on the biggest stage the advantage for us seems likely to disappear- either they keep him, or someone even richer gets the shot in the arm and pays up big
But hey, hopefully the scouting thing is more a media invention than anything else.
Hmm, if that's right, it bodes very ill for us.
Not willing/able to pay 30 or 40, or even 20, upfront is one thing (a bit discouraging, but perhaps the reality of not having a billionaire daddy with an open wallet).
Not being able to pay under 10 upfront would mean. we need to stop dreaming, as the most we'll see is a total of 20-40 spent, with structured payments and, most likely, with some of it recouped by sales.
In other words, forget a real challenge for the title. No chance. United badly underperformed with their squad last year, look like they really might spend 100-200 mill as some predicted, and. still managed to take four points off us last year. City and Chelsea allso both likely to be a fair bit stronger. Remy and Debuchy and unwarranted optimism for a deadline day bargain will not be enough.
But, fingers crossed, you may not have any sources.
I think he's a very good player with many of the qualities- has an engine, defensive discipline, tremendous fight, pretty good skill- we look short of and suffer badly from the lack of at times.
It's true, the greedy, greedy Gooner in me wants even more (and sure is teased by the mention of Vidal today) but as for Mccarthy offering the chance to improve our midfield of last year, yes; as for signing him being better than the majority of anyway-realistic people out there, yes; better than signing no one, hell yes.
But are we signing him? Oh, I doubt it. the renting thing sounds a bit off but more importantly his latest tweet, yesterday, sounds completely unlike that of a man on the move.
'Buzzing' that Coleman has signed up, great for club, etc.
That would be great. But, ha, I've been getting a bit carried away, despite myself, in recent hours dreaming that a prominent supporters tweet about a good German international being close, plus Wenger's intriguing comment (surely he wouldn't do that unless it was absurdly close, or even done) about the 'nice surprise', which would seem to indicate an awesome signing, could equal. Schweinsteiger.
I know, I know. stupid. Only the murmurings of possible discontent with Pep (who did once rudely eject the previous mega-hero at Barca), plus the tweet and Wenger comment got it in my head.
Oh well. Ozil is about as good as Schweinsteiger anyway, just not as much, well, not at all, a player of the boss-type I think we so badly need.
Thank goodness Chelsea and City have done their midfield business (though I wouldn't rule out the latter), but I'll be very fearful of a Manchester United hijack attempt until I see the man in the shirt
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I'm with you original poster (Rue) but the football world, over here at least, absolutely isn't.
My argument isn't so much that Suarez deserves less (though 5 would do for me) but that dangerous play (forget intent, can't be proved) should be more, and dangerous play which results in serious injuries much more again.
As it stands, players are now more aware than ever that biting is bad (as if anyone, bar Luis, needed the lesson) while still aware, whether at the back, side, front, wherever of their brain, that they can basically use any amount of force in a challenge, however late, causing any amount of damage and, supposing they haven't previously threatened a player or brought both feet off the ground froma mile away. three matches is the worst that can happen.
That's the state of play here and arguably only an injury to a media darling could prompt any change.
Thing is, the Shawcrosses, Taylors and whatever the **** was from Sunderland never quite tackled the same against others as they do us, and certainly not against Fergie's lot (coincidentally, all the breaks came against teams managed by pals and proteges of him), so the threat will be higher than it should be again next year, and no-one should expect anything like justice if it happens again.
But (admittedly weird and deserving of decent punishment) biting, biting. oh, criminal! defang him! Tie a chain around him so he can accompany Sepp to his meetings to show what that moralist does with cheats.