Arsenal Rumours Archive June 16 2012

16 Jun 2012 17:04:15
My sources are telling me that Arsenal have agreed a fee with Montpellier for Olivier Giroud. The fee is believed to be around £12.8 million plus Marouane Chamakh on loan for a season. But we will have to pay about 50% of Chamakhs wages as he earns around 50-60k while Giroud earned 15k. Giroud has agreed personal terms but no we are just waiting for it to be announced and it will be announced by the end of the week. We are also going to announce M'Vila after the Euros. I know for a fact that Yann M'Vila is gonna be an Arsenal Player after the Euros.
Ed, Ivan Gazidis said that there will be exciting news in the transfer window with Arsenal in the next few days. Is there a chance that it could be Kaka or Llorente? Because apparently last summer, Kaka failed a medical at Arsenal. {Ed002's Note - When Gazidis was screwing with the fans and saying that Kaka was on another continent in discussions with another club. So even if he does arrive, it won't be what was being referred to. Llorente is someone Arsenal may have shown interest in.}

Can't see kaka coming to us h is everything that doesn't epitomise a wenger signing.I'm guessing he'd command a large fee and astronomical w
ages.sorry mate think its bs

Giroud earns more than £15,000. per week. Montpelliers president, Louis Nicollin said "So long as I'm president, you'll never see a Montpellier player earning £40,000 a week." There wage bill is small, yes, but I don't believe the £15,000 p,w wage lock.

I wouldn't be suprised if Chamack was involved in part of the deal, I don't think Montpellier don't have another striker ready to take the place of Giroud.

Ben X.

Exciting news will be giroud and M'Vila no Kaka. I think the signing of M'Vila will be a really big singing what we needed since patrick left !!!!

So a defensive midfielder is exciting? Come on now. There's a lot of talk that Giroud and m villa will be announced during the euros. Do you honestly think Laurent blanc would allow that to distract his plans? I dont think so.

Paul - Rochester

Yeah, signing France's biggest player in boring. "Defensive midfielders" like De Rossi, Xabi Alonso, Toure etc. are boring players

Giroud DOES earn 17,500k PW. Equating to about £15k...

_DialSquare_

16 Jun 2012 09:43:04
Just read on FIFA.com that Willian is set to leave Shaktar this summer, with a bid from Chelsea being turned down in January. He is a fast, diminuitive AM, and would be a talented alternative for any midfielder we would want, Eds?
GoonerMuzz {Ed002's Note - Chelsea would not pay anything like the asking price in January - but it must have dropped as Roma are very interested now.}

Would love this to happen but don't think it'll happen

16 Jun 2012 13:21:22
I am a sports journalist with Africa independent television(Ait) I am in calabar for the super eagles nations cup qualifier with Rwanda and after 5 days of prodding, Olivier Giroud's team mate at Montepellier John Utaka, the man whose two goals earned them the trophy on the final day, has finally let the cat slip out of the bag.... Olivier Giroud has signed a four year contract worth 12.4 million pounds with Arsenal Fc. He went further to confirm that the player will sneak into London after France has secured a quarter final ticket at the Euros to tidy up personal terms and present himself for unveiling.

Seems as credible as this site gets.

Hope you are correct........guess we shall by the end of next week.

Ed can you get the address of where the post came to prove he is where he says he is pls. {Ed002's Note - In terms of credibility the question you need to ask yourself is whether or not Giroud is able to sign any contract at all at this time? And the answer is no. However, regardless of this, there remains a very good chance that a move to Arsenal can be completed.}

He never said he was coming to sign. He said tidy up personal terms.
I actually believe this source. {Ed002's Note - His words were: "Olivier Giroud has signed a four year contract worth 12.4 million pounds with Arsenal Fc". It is like some sort of joke explaining the simplest things to some people.}

I'm a sports journalist with you're full of s**t...

Everyone in the word knows Giroud is signing for us....but thanks for the inside scoop

US Gooner

Ed you miss read him he cost 12.4m his wording is not great {Ed001's Note - he definitely said, and I quote "Olivier Giroud has signed a four year contract worth 12.4 million pounds with Arsenal Fc." This is simply not true. He has not signed a contract, he can't do so yet. He can agree to sign one when the window opens, but any suggestion he has already signed is a lie or a suggestion that Arsenal are breaking FIFA regulations.}