Arsenal Rumours Archive August 14 2011

14 Aug 2011 22:47:58
Arsenal FC and FC Barcelona have reached the beginnings of an agreement for the transfer of Cesc F�bregas with the documents to be signed and the medical to take place on Monday.

A press conference has been arranged at camp nou at 14.00 hrs local time for his unveiling.

(Source:- fcbarcelona.cat)

The saga has finally ended time to buy a quality replacement,come on wenger.

Let wait and see,but for me i dont expect world class i expect a village class and later to become a super class,

14 Aug 2011 22:09:05
Cesc Fabregas has travelled to Barcelona on Sunday night to complete a medical on Monday. Following the successful completion of a medical he will be paraded as a Barcelona player on Monday afternoon. Deal thought to be 29m euros.

{Ed022's Note - Personally I don't hold anything against Fabregas and predicted he would go this summer as I felt things would come to a head and need to be solved. We need to move on and im sure Wenger has targets/players in mind. I would also like to wish Fabregas well and he has served Arsenal football club well over the last eight years...}

29m Euros, haha, not even close

I dont hold it against fabregas either. wenger convinced him to stay last season, assuring him that success was afoot, and look what has happened.

people who criticise both Fabs' 'disloyalty' and Wenger's financial prudishness are contradicting themselves. the promises made to Fabs were effectively broken by Wenger signing Chamakh and Squillaci last summer instead of a top class CB and goalscoring striker, with whom we could well have won the league.

So Fabs is also a victim of the things that this 'Wenger out' bandwagon are complaining about. Hopefully people will stop with all the whingy populism, and directly let Wenger know what needs to be done to strengthen our squad and incentivise players like Cesc and Nasri to remain part of it. The chants at the Newcastle game ('spend some money', not any booing) were a good way of doing this.

14 Aug 2011 22:05:27
Cahill is in London just saw him

{Ed022's Note - Bolton did play QPR on Saturday and he stayed to enjoy himself in London on Saturday night...?}

Well lets hope the Ed is wrong and cahill is their for another reason a better reason

{Ed022's Note - Just throwing the idea out there? You know what footballers are like? Obviously a Monday medical at London Colney would be a much better story but I haven't heard anything yet...}

Would be an epic signing. Kos and TV5 looked solid on Saturday but Cahill would go a long way to appease the fans

Surely a signing shouldnt be made to appease fans. should be for the best of the team

A signing should not be made to appease fans but it would take heat off and give fans more voice at ashburton which will help the team

14 Aug 2011 11:03:20
Ed, what do you think arsenals chances of signing bemzema, goetze, Martin
I kno a CB is also very likely so which 1 do you think is most probable to happen?

{Ed022's Note - Slim, Slim and Possible...}

14 Aug 2011 20:30:19
wakey wakey arsene sign cahill NOW befor we lose another player to our rivals.... act now talk later

14 Aug 2011 19:36:16
i think we missed out on a great signing in shay given. think that we will get one of the following 3 cb jagielka, samba or cahill. really love to see shawcross though. in midfield i would like to see 1 or 2 of the following parker, tiote, rodwell, bentley havard. would also like to see 1 of these 3 strikers agbonglahor (spelling) defoe or darren bent. really think we should push the boat out for a good keeper mcgregor of rangers would be my first choice but would cost a fair bit

We have a good keeper was by far the best player on the pitch yesterday
Rainham Gunner

Why settle for good though. mcgregor is one of the best in britain the now. has big game and club experience to.

Following this advice means we're cruising for Europa. Those three strikers are bad. Bent would also cost 30m

I'm sorry but this is a terrible post. Why risk halting Chesney's development or worse losing him cos he wants to play games by signing a short term option. He's looks great to me. Shawcross worst of those CB options. But the thing that really got me about this post was Bentley. BENTLEY BENTLEY

Oh I forgot about the bit about strikers. Thats a joke too. Would take Bent, but as a previous poster said he would cost a fortune.

14 Aug 2011 18:53:19
I'm really concerned about Arsenal's situation. Wenger needs to bring good player and not just average ones. I am worried being to 4 and not reach to the Champions League.

Wenger is looking for a replacement in midfield (Cesc and Nasri gone). Jadson and Gourcuff are his options. The CB would be Jagielka. The sign in of these players depend wheter or not if we reach the Champions League.

Im with you too on this and am getting concerned, we reportedly had a 40 mil budget at the start of the window and i really expected the likes of Almunia, Bendtner and all the other dead wood to have been ship out quickly and for us to act quickly in the market regardless of the Fab and Nasri situations, Jags is 2 years too late i think and not a good buy, im starting to wonder whats going on to be honest.

Its taken you this long to be worried? this has been coming ever since he dismantled the invincibles. we wont make the top 4 and wenger will leave as his contract is coming to an end. thanks arsene. why did we trust in you?

"Im with you too on this and am getting concerned, we reportedly had a 40 mil budget at the start of the window and i really expected the likes of Almunia, Bendtner and all the other dead wood to have been ship out quickly and for us to act quickly in the market regardless of the Fab and Nasri situations, Jags is 2 years too late i think and not a good buy, im starting to wonder whats going on to be honest."

Couple things wrong with your "expectations".

Firstly, you fail to take into account the wages Bendtner, Almunia & others are on. This is a MASSIVE issue for buying clubs (most of whom are hard pressed financially), especially with respect to the fee Arsenal want to be paid. None of these guys was going to transfer out early in the window.

Secondly, Arsenal DID act quickly in the window with both Gervinho & Jenkinson. All of the delay in the Gervinho deal was on the Lille side, not Arsenals. Now, they might not have been the players you wanted brought in, but that's your problem, not Arsenal's. You won't acknowledge that though, as it doesn't fit your doom & gloom perspective. Fail, you.

Lastly, surely you do not put the ongoing Cesc/Nasri issues on Arsenal? Could Arsenal have set specific deadlines for both players? Yes, of course. But especially regarding Cesc, this summer it was going to happen. The fact that Barca had to scrounge behind the sofa cushions for coins to get the deal done is NOT Arsenal's fault, no matter how much you'd like to blame Arsene Wenger and Ivan Gazidis for the delays. So, you fail miserably for a third time.

Three strikes and you're out, methinks.

Time for you to go back to playing Football Manager and leave the serious considerations to the adults.

Re : Time for you to go back to playing Football Manager and leave the serious considerations to the adults.

Your my new hero thanks for the life advice but you have got it wrong,

14 Aug 2011 17:49:32
Guys

I've posted before and told you guys info that I get as I work at Heathrow Airport.

Its now Official, Fabregas is due at the airport at about 6.30pm. Anyone that wants to check this out can wait and read it in tomorrows papers.


Gooner4Life

Another guy said he was on an iberia flight at 6.20 ,even though it is a BA flight(code share flight)

14 Aug 2011 16:49:40
Irish gooner. Know some one at Irish independent, on sports section, and he said are we are going to sign, Cahill, jadson,and heres a surprise jermain Defoe as we want a fox in the box to fed off RVP and Gervinho. Reliable source Big tel.

Sounded Good Untill I Heard Defoe Spurs Wont Sell Him To Us Plus We're Buying Campbell

Wenger said campbell is one for the future...lee dixon on five live cahill nearly done

14 Aug 2011 14:14:25
Arsenal will bid for Arteta when Fabregas leaves.

R u deaf? Wenger wants SUPER-Quality lol...

14 Aug 2011 14:08:33
Arseanl signing before the window closes:
In- Jadson, Cahill, Samba
Out- Fabregas, Nasri, Eboue

14 Aug 2011 04:46:47
Fabregas is off to Barcelona for £28m which is a much lower fee than most believed would be paid. The Arsenal Board have also reluctantly agreed to sell Samir Nasri to Man City for £17m. Already Gael Clichy £7m, and now there is rumour Bentdner has done a deal with Stoke for £6.5m.

So where will Arsene spend this £58.5m :

Alex Oxlade Chamberlain - £15m
Chris Samba - £18m
Byron Lawrence - £8m
Gervinho -7m
Jenkinson - £1.2m

In summary two Superstars leave and a load of kids and average players join. Arsenal are now in real threat of failing to finish in the Top 5.

Everything about your post is embarrassingly wrong. Troll elsewhere

Please lets be sane & sober Arsenal is a too big a club for such cheap rumour. 110% positive that AW has something up his sleeves.

You are so inaccurate, you don't know what the hell are talking about

You are talking nonsense, the total fee of the fabregas transfer is believed to be around �35M, yes, the initial payment is of �28M plus performance-related add-ons, plus the �4M or �5M Cesc is paying....
So in the end we'll get as much money as we expected

Why would we pay �18 million for samba when blacburn are only looking for �12 million?

Samba for 18 mil - haha, I think you need to get your facts right

The gervinator was closer to 10 mill i think, not 7, cloud cuckoo land for u my friend

All your replies are pathetic with no content other than total desperation. Everyone knows that Arsenal are in big trouble and it is time fans started to wake up and stop believing a miracle will occur.

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Arsenal

Sorry but even the bookies put Arsenal 5th on the spread betting. I actually believe it is worse than the odds prediction, and here is why:

Poor keeper and hellish cover
Defence the worst in memory and so reliant on The brilliant injury prone Vermaillen staying fit.
Midfield destroyed with the World class exits of Fabregas and Nasri. Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott are not the players we all hoped they would be. The glimmer of light is Jack Willshire and the underrated Arshavin. Sadly with no depth and players like Song and Eboue things look bleak.
Upfront not many would argue with the credentials of Van Persie, but hand on heart everyone knows Chamakh , Vela and the overrated Gervinho are not the solutions.

For years I struggled to find a single player I would swop with the Lillywhites. I have to be honest Defoe with Van Persie sounds nice. As does Bale, Sandro, Modric and Lennon. Even Huddlestone and Van Der
Vaart would be useful. Outside these players I bet you all wish we kept Gallas and with Kyle Walker improving like a ballistic rocket, and the likes of King, Dawson, Bassong, Kaboul, Assou Ekotto and co I honestly feel Spurs dominate Arsenal in all field positions. Even the erratic Gomes back by Friedel and Cudicini, offers far more between the sticks.

The cupboard bare for many years and with the current crop of players and lack of any depth it looks likely that this will continue for many more to come.

Only the Spuds would be as stupid to pay �18 million for Samba

In ur dreams m8

To the guy who put us 7th. you need to just go away and follow another sport. absolute moron

united will win the league. city & chelsea will finish 2nd or 3rd. with arsenal and lpool fighting for 4th.. unless arsene spends on 3-4 players we have no hope of winning league.

but 7th?? disappointed you even posted that ed.

1st. To the gent who wrote this, you are beyond an idiot.

2nd. We'll finsh 5th at the very worst.

3rd. Wenger wont make it till next September guarantee.

4th its 35-40m cesc and 20-25 nasri depends on where you read it.

Finally if Rvp stays fit he is the best forward in the epl without a doubt, he needs a good foil though i want us to carry on our 4-2-3-1 and if we dont buy (likely) it needs to go

Fabianski/Mannone gk
Sagna rb
Djourou cb
Vermaelen cb
Gibbs lb
Song cdm
Wilshere cdm
Gervinho lam
Arshavin cam
Walcott/Myiachi ram
Van persie st

You make Robin Van Persie the best striker in the English Premier league. I am seriously falling off my chairs you totally clobbered and biased clown. So let me remind you of a few strikers and you can then tell me that he is better than them:
1. Fernando Torres
2. Aguerro
3. Suarez
4. Tevez
5. Rooney
6. Berbatov
7. Drogba

My previous comments praised RVP but please do not be stupid. Lukaku, Balotelli, and even Anelka and Defoe are as good.

Arsenal will finish 7th unless they quickly reinvest in some new stars. Some of the players being quoted will waste the transfer proceeds on mediocrity.

Wake up Wenger it is time to move over and let sone take the club back ten years to a much better team and structure.

Ok to the clown with the list of strikers. none of those players has the strike rate of rvp. robins strike rate is a goal every 87 mins, which was the best in the premiership last season. also he had the second best assist rate for a striker in the premiership second only to wayne rooney.

so i'll go through your list just for you my little sweetpea


torres-was good at liverpool granted but since his move to chelsea has shown that he is NOT a quality player.

aguerro-not tested in premier league which is what we are arguing about here.

suarez-granted he is a good striker but is he really better than rvp? will have to wait and see.

tevez-scored 2 more goals than van persie and played 6 more games, are you telling me that if rvp had of played 6 more games he wouldnt of got more than tevez?

rooney-seriously last season where the hell was he? played 28 scored 11..... enough said

berb-actually like berbatov but same as tevez..... played 7 extra games compared to rvp with 2 goals.

drogba- even worse than rooney. nuff said

14 Aug 2011 00:27:59
have it on very good authority that we are looking at another fox in the box striker. arsene is looking at none other than Andy Johnson. contact is ending and will make financial sense. john

Ha. What are we an A&E.

Yeah coz last time he checked he was banging them in at Fulham....rubbish.

He's not good enough