Arsenal Rumours Archive June 20 2012

20 Jun 2012 19:04:45
The lequipe (very reliable)are reporting we are after Hatem Ben Arfa, the fee apparently around 21m Euros.

Yet We Wouldn't pay That For Mata Who Is Alot Better :s

We are not after ben arfa, we are linked merely because we have a french manager and because we need to buy a creative midfielder. Same with marvin martin - we never wanted him..the media just suggested we did because, again..hes french, and hes creative. Gourcuff? same routine...

Not a bad player however he isn't worth it and we don't need him.

Very much doubt it with Walcott, the Ox, gervinho, podolski all can play either side he wouldn't get first team at Chelsea and he would be used in rotation at us. Player who has never really done it for me impressed some times last season but from his Lyon days he was rated up there as a future world class star then injuries and poor games led to marsielle move. He would suit Liverpool more than any other prem club.
DD arsenal

Let's say Walcott wasn't going to sign a new deal. Surely then someone like Ben Arfa would be an ideal replacement.

Paul - Rochester

Why would he suit Liverpool they are consideably inferior to Newcastle?
Got to remember he has only produced for the toon in certain games usually against poor opposition ie Stoke Bolton Blackburn.Just think he is too much a risk at the price he will cost .

20 Jun 2012 15:40:46
we need to move for a left back who knows how defend! gibbs and santos are not good enough in my opinion, any left backs being linked with arsenal ed?
cheers {Ed002's Note - None I can think of - but Wayne Bridge is available.}

Gibbs is immense, he has pace and puts in great one on one tackles in. As for Santos he still is learning, i know your going to say he's nearly 30 odd but this is only his first season in the best league in the world considering he's played in league where the standard of football is poor to say the least

Either radu or abdennour for me

Fabio Coentrao is a very good left back

Gibbs is absolutely horrendous, his positional play is horrendous and causes us to concede so may goals and isn't that good going forward and santos is even worse defensively but at least he offers something going forward

Agree. Wenger puts his faith largely where it is justified. Van Persie, Henry, The Pole between the Poles, Cole.... Even Diaby if fit would be World Class in my opinion (al la Persie). Gibbs is quality and Santos offers the ability to break down teams from the wing. With 2 CDMs he will be a real asset and in my opinion a RB version as a No.2 to Sagna if we buy M'Vila could give us a real plan C!

Hackney Gooner

"Gibbs is absolutely horrendous, his positional play is horrendous and causes us to concede so may goals and isn't that good going forward and santos is even worse defensively but at least he offers something going forward"

Ignorant moron.

Wayne bridge ha if we signed him I'd be on my way to hurl myself off the nearest bridge. Couldn't get games at SUNDERLAND never mind us. Rather stick fabianski at left back than bridge

Gibbs is good but lacks vital concentration and santos is a bit too eager but we need anotherone who is just as good as glichy was like baines for example

I happen to agree with the poster who just got called an "ignorant moron". Gibbs' positional sense IS woeful. He ISN'T very good going forward and his all round play just isn't good enough. If it was, we wouldn't have conceded so many goals through Vermaelen trying to cover two positions simultaneously every time Gibbs was posted missing (yet again). Santos offers more going forward, but he's suspect defensively. Even so, he's still better than Gibbs.

"Gibbs is absolutely horrendous, his positional play is horrendous and causes us to concede so may goals and isn't that good going forward and santos is even worse defensively but at least he offers something going forward"

Clearly a plastic fan. Obviously you didn't see Ashley Cole's performances during his first three years in the first team.

20 Jun 2012 16:18:48
Lyon have put Arsenal target Yoann Gourcuff up for sale

Could be got for £10-12m

No thanks

No thanks

No thanks also

Not good enough.

Am not a big fan but its better than nothing

I think he too much like Arteta

Better than nothing , so you would spend 10-12 mill on a player thats not good enough and all the wages but you are not really a big fan. Stick to Football manager.

20 Jun 2012 14:39:17
Looks like we are one step closer to signing m'vila, talksport reports Bayern Munich have dropped out of the running to sign him. To be honest i always thought he was going to sign for us when we were first interested in him, but good news none the less.

Bayern havent dropped out, they have been informed that a deal has been agreed elsewhere. My information comes from a translator worlking on the documents. he is on his way to Arsenal. Hence, the comments from Gazidis, that Arsenal fans will be excited. The news is, Ins, Podolski, Giroud & M'Vila. The biggest news will be that RVP is signing for a further 3 years. Sales are in the pipeline, being held up as the transfer window in europe doesnt officially open until 1st July, so no registrations are possible. Hence the sily grins & comments from Gazidis & Wenger.

20 Jun 2012 12:09:23
Sky Sports saying Arsene Wenger has come out and said Robin Van Persie will be staying at Arsenal despite interest from Juventus.
I have also read on Daily Mirror Rumours page that Arsene Wenger is so sure that RVP wont move that he made a wager with an italian journallist that RVP wont be moving to Juventus. This may be bull, but i assure you it is on the daily mirror site. But if it is true i doubt RVP will go to juventus, because AW is putting money oon it, and we all know Wenger LIKES TO KEEP HIS MONEY HAHa

He didn't put money on it, he said if RVP moves to Juventus he'll give the journalist a carmello, which is an Italian ice cream (i think?)

I bet AW opens his wallet and he's still got french francs !!

Richie fuzz

The bet Wenger made with the journalist is for an ice cream not money. As stated by Sky Sports this morning.

I just read the Mirror article. They are quoting AW as having said,
"there is no reason in this world why a great player like Van Persie should go and play for you, in Italy and in your competition.
'Your football (Serie A) is at an inferior level to the Premier League.'"

I really don't believe he would have said this, and to the Italian press no less. It sounds made up.

Ypsigooner

Wenger actually wagered a carmelo with the journalist, not any monetary sum

He only bet him an Icecream.

Yeah in his pocket

Catalan news are speculating about Thiago Silva (1st choice), Javi Martinez (2nd) and David Luiz, Vertonghen, Vermaelen, Sakho, Lovren and Corluka. Personally I think they will go for Bartra (good prospect from academy) plus Mascherano, and buy a Defensive midfielder that can play as defender (Capoue).

A carmello is a chocolate caramel bar not ice cream not as though he has bet him a vast amount of money

DD arsenal {Ed002's Note - Perhaps a Marianne Faithful moment coming then?}

He wagered an ICE CREAM!! He's not exactly putting everything on the line. Read the whole story next time genius!

Yea thank you for claryfing if he was betting money then almost every manager would be betting on the probability of their players staying or leaving... this would be illegal as the managers are almost certain of the results and are able to move the results in their favor.. basically its illegal for managers to bet on anything concerning their own teams

20 Jun 2012 08:27:08
Marco Fabian to Arsenal {Ed002's Note - Might be tough to get a work permit.}

Would be a very good signing, Fabian was electric at last month's Toulon Tournament, scored 7 goals equalling the record set by a young Alan Shearer back in 1991.

The fact that Fabian has played over 100 games for Chivas might help convince the authorities to give him a 'special talent' work permit.

Stezza.

We're not Man Utd. All our work permit cases are still abroad - Wellington,Botelho,Campbell.

Are you his agent?

Not all are abroad, we got a special talent permit for Miyaichi.

Ryo was deemed eligible because of his successful spell at Feyenoord, Marco Fabian has 121 appearances for one of Mexico's biggest clubs so would have a chance of qualifying for special consideration.

There's nothing concrete to say we're even interested in him, though.

We were linked with Fabian going into the last January window but that was probably just his agent talking up a move to Europe.

It's almost certain that we had scouts in Toulon last month, so I'm sure we will have watched him as will many big clubs.

Stezza.