09 Jul 2014 12:47:48
What are you guy's and Jenny's view on reports of Arteta possibly off to Fiorentina? Would be a shame as he has served well but with one year left on his contract and Flamini being two years younger he may struggle to get game time when Bender/ Khedira or Spyder come in

1.) 09 Jul 2014
We have flamini for cover, but we must buy a proper DM like khedira or bender, Dags wants schneiderlin, but I think the saints will want quite a hefty sum for wenger to make any deal.

2.) 09 Jul 2014
If we make all of the signings we are expected to make and Joel Campbell joins the first team squad we will not have many spaces in our 25 man squad. I would happily keep Arteta as backup but there may not be space for him.

3.) 09 Jul 2014
09 Jul 2014 14:17:28
I think we need some one to take his place in the first team.(Bender) His legs are starting to fail him a bit.

But we need to hold on to him. As vice captain he must be a big presence in the dressing room and would add depth to the bench. Bringing him on to sure up games in the final quarter when experience is a priority for finishing out games.

4.) 09 Jul 2014
I think that Wenger has a lot more respect for Arteta than this board sometimes. Even with a signing would expect Arteta to start somewhere between half to 2/3's of the games. The word mentor comes to mind.

5.) 09 Jul 2014
I would like to see him be involved in a part exchange for schnerderlin.

We get a few mil knocked of the asking price

Southampton get a hugely experienced midfielder and probably still 10 mil plus

Arteta gets the first team football he deserves at a club level which unfortunately due to age is where his ability is at. (I mean no disrespect to southampton)

It would also be a way for him to bow out without the 'you just don't cut it anymore' conversation.

Just can't see it happening though

6.) 09 Jul 2014
Assuming we sign Sanchez, Debouchy, a keeper, a defensive midfield player and a forward. Taking into account we may add Joel Campbell to the squad, I expect we will some players, firstly to create space in the squad and secondly to raise funds towards the cost of the acquisitions.
My own thoughts are:
Djourou £3m
Podolski £15m
Arteta or Flamini £2m
Cazorla £20m

These are not necessarily the players I would sell, but are the one Wenger may sell, as I don't believe he will have a huge net outlay.

7.) 09 Jul 2014
£15m for Podolski means that he is now worth more than when he joined us. Not a chance in hell would anybody pay that for him. Struggle to get half of it.

8.) 09 Jul 2014
09 Jul 2014 17:53:29
When we sign a dm and sanchez who will get dropped because we have wilshire rambo ozil walcoit the ox who would u drop I suppose the ox could be an impact sub play sanchez as no 9 and ozil out wide but your dm who do drop rambo or wilshire because for the the ox could play that roll if rambo or wilshire get injured then you have diaby arteta flamini carzola I just don't know where eveyone stands but ide be happy with the ox as a viera roll holding midfield he's a strong boy who can do it I think

9.) 09 Jul 2014
@ Poly & Robbie Gooner:

We may not need to offload players from the 25 squad list before bringing in all the rumoured (5 players?) since Bendtnr, Sagna Fabianski & Kim Kallstrom were released from the 25 man squad anyway & thier place could be taken up by Sanchez, Debuchy, new GK & Bender.

That means filling one space in the 25 man squad which we didn't fill last year but since last season's transfer window when we were also trying to get Demba Ba in addition to the Ozil acquisition we still hadn't bought a striker even in the Jan window after, Kallstrom surely can't have used up our striker slot?

10.) 09 Jul 2014
09 Jul 2014 19:15:15
Tbh he stood out as being well out of his depth in a lot of games last season.

Thanks for the service etc but ahem, Sammi Khadiera only has a year left as well.