Arsenal Rumours Archive July 28 2016

 

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28 Jul 2016 20:49:03
According to Sky Germany, Arsenal are in talks to sign Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi.
It is understood that no offer for the 24-year-old Germany international centre-back has yet been made.
Mustafi has a release clause of £42.1m but Sky Germany understand that Arsenal may be able to sign the German for £25.3m plus a further £8.4m in add-ons.
Mustafi and his agent is expected to fly to Spain to discuss the transfer fee with Valencia. All sounds quite promising.

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28 Jul 2016 21:07:58
I never feel like I can trust sky sports.
Whenever they say x team is 'opening talks for/ close to/ looking at x player'

I feel it's basically a 'place bets on our website now at this average odds for a player that we've told you might sign'

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28 Jul 2016 21:22:08
That a bid hasn't been made yet kinda worries me, but I rate Mustafi above some of the other names being thrown around. Certainly above Stones for double that price, if reports are to be believed.

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28 Jul 2016 22:03:01
so a defender would cost 40 mill euros? the same as what wea re planning as a max offer for lacazette?

rather put the 15 mill more and go for john stones.

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28 Jul 2016 22:53:03
The trouble is, everyone knows we need a defender - immediately adds minimum £5m if not more.

Even at that price I'd be happy. It's another German to help keep Ozil happy as well.

We have to accept we won't ever be spending the BIG money, I don't see Arsene or Arsenal ever paying £80m for a player and I think that's what Gazidis has been saying this week.

Our targets have to be tempered - £75m for Higuain or possibly £35-40m for Lacazette - I'm not even sure we will get Lacazette after the comments by Lyon. I was against it as previous comments on here will show, but I'll eat a bit of humble pie and say £20m for Vardy at this stage looks very cheap indeed.

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28 Jul 2016 22:53:08
You'd rather pay 50million for stones. Wow.

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28 Jul 2016 23:55:35
Yes, a solid signing, but still not the commanding tall CB we desperately need. The good thing is that he can cover at RB.

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29 Jul 2016 09:22:50
first of all the numbers being reported may not even be true.

but a defender is priority number 1. we do not need 2 defenders as some suggest, per will be back buying another defender next summer if he does leave then yes but right now we need 1 to actually replace him.

i really don't think we will get lacazette. as lyon will play hardball all the way to the wire.

and as the eds said about mahrez he has had an offer for quite sometime but he has said he will stay and its unlikely he will leave, regardless of what's being said.

i reckon if he did decide to leave he would have made a decision by now.

also leicester have not had to come out and make statements so i guess that's that.

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28 Jul 2016 14:45:24
Ed, is it true Arsenal interest in Mandzukic?

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{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of.}

28 Jul 2016 16:27:11
Hope you are right ed, I would have loved him 3 or 4 years ago but what I have seen of him recently, he's on the decline.

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28 Jul 2016 16:39:40
whats your thoughts on bony?

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{Ed001's Note - me? Decent player, can play a number of roles, but clearly struggles with pressure so I would avoid.}

28 Jul 2016 16:51:09
I know youve been asked this plenty of occasions but what do you think about the whole lacazette situation?
Do you see us making an improved offer or isit another lost cause, because surely transfer policy or not how can wenger, the board or anyone justify that he is not worth £40 million, Fair enough the quality of the french league is not the best but how about la liga, serie A and bundesliga compared to the EPL.

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{Ed001's Note - Aulas will only sell to the Prem for a bid massively over the valuation. Wenger will never go for that.}

28 Jul 2016 17:08:20
Thanks ED.

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{Ed001's Note - welcome mate.}

28 Jul 2016 17:28:43
Xhaka for a desperation type signing, he is far better than most mentioned. I think he would suit us better than some and not as much as others. The guy could be a beast.

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28 Jul 2016 18:32:06
Some betting sites have put us favourite for Lukaku now, thought all that talk died down. But again, £50mil plus price quoted, just can't see Wenger buying anyone personally :/.

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28 Jul 2016 18:35:20
We do have some interest in him but there's other targets before him. Asked ed002 earlier on European page.

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