Arsenal Rumours Archive January 31 2018

 

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31 Jan 2018 19:18:23
arse we still looking to bring anyone in before the deadline eds'?

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{Ed001's Note - rtp.}

31 Jan 2018 19:26:02
We are/ were looking but it is too late now for a quality defensive player. I think.

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31 Jan 2018 19:29:45
Excuse my ignorance what's RTP mean?

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31 Jan 2018 19:57:07
Robin Than Persie.

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31 Jan 2018 19:58:31
Refer to post's mate.

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31 Jan 2018 20:11:40
Apparently we offered 12 mil for evans. Derisory. Do we want him or not. Rediculous if true. Why bother this late with that.

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31 Jan 2018 21:27:25
We offered 4 times what he will probably be worth in 4 months. Tbh I don't think Evans is worth much more than 12 million. Wouldn't be much point in spending huge money in him. Would be better off spending the money in the summer on a defender who is actually worth bug money.

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31 Jan 2018 21:42:18
CS that isn't the point, we are in dire need of defensive options now. Its not about 4 months it about are we any better in defence now than before the window. And why insult them on the day we were told, don't bother bidding for him then, by pardew. Before today not on it, we obviously have a plan. Or do we.

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31 Jan 2018 22:54:52
we are not going to get top 4 with evans, he is not good enough and after having done what we had done this window get players we can be excited about and sell players who don't have a future or were not arsenal mould, would defeat the purpose of doing so getting evans.

12 million is a fair price.

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31 Jan 2018 22:58:43
For me if we think he's worth 12 that's what we offer. Why pay a ridiculous amount and thentm probably replace him in the summer. Would've been nice but we haven't got the money to throw around.

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01 Feb 2018 00:54:22
Lakeville, i'm not sure jonny evans was my cup of tea but have you seen our defenders.

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01 Feb 2018 07:29:43
I think it was a fair offer. And although he could well be cheaper in the summer I hope that our interest has moved on.

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01 Feb 2018 11:01:05
For me it isn't about who we bring in. We have good defenders. The issue is we play too softly. We need to defend as a unit and be more aggressive. Sometimes I feel we give too much room for the opposition to do their damage. Give them less time on the ball ⚽ and let's be more aggressive then we will be fine.

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01 Feb 2018 11:21:44
steve i have been watching the same games unfortunately, and yes we have actually allowed the same or more goals that west brom have,

the gk needs to be changed, he's done, he's over, he's not going to save us 15 points. Kepa would have been idea but we know that's not happening.

not sure if keylor navas is the way forward, Alisson is brilliant but again we won't go for him, Timo horn perhaps if sven actually does think he is that good.

the defense i think rb and lb are decent not world beaters but they can do a job, i think we need to play saed more, he can be a beast. we need to buy one bloody mental defender who will take no crap. we don't have that. and we need a defensive midfielder. looks like jorginho is off to man utd and the lazio guy will most likely go to psg. i have no idea who we are looking at now.

few key areas, even after addressing these issues we will be 3rd or 4th best in terms of depth, well onwards i guess.

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31 Jan 2018 19:01:58
Debuchy gone so a few more quid off the wage bill.

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31 Jan 2018 17:34:57
Balague is still reporting there is one more deal being worked on. Any idea who it could be?

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{Ed033's Note - Something to do with the Cincinnati Zoo road post by Ed002 on the banter page at 16:18:26

31 Jan 2018 19:00:47
The cryptic zoo clue was Luiz from what I could make out. That fell through.

Subsequently we tried to get Evans, but couldn't get anywhere near their valuation.

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31 Jan 2018 19:28:59
Mikhi you're so fine
One two with Ozil
Auba just behind. New chants.

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31 Jan 2018 19:45:49
this is why we can't have nice things.

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31 Jan 2018 17:01:43
Chelski just confirmed Giroud i hear.

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31 Jan 2018 17:14:08
Gutted.

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31 Jan 2018 17:14:26
Why did we sell to Chelsea.

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31 Jan 2018 17:26:29
to sweeten the David Luiz deal?

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31 Jan 2018 19:08:28
Rollercoaster of emotions today lads 😁🤯.

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01 Feb 2018 01:36:22
My feeling is that Dortmund had settled on Bat Shoe Eye and would have essentially informed Arsenal and Chelsea to sort it out or there'd be no deal. Worked only because Giroud was Chelsea's best option IMO.

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31 Jan 2018 16:26:17
Afternoon All,

1st time Poster here! Would like to say a massive thanks to the Eds for the tremendous work they put in. Respect!

Reports of Michy Batshuayi to Dortmund on loan has been agreed - Source BBC Sports.

Dortmund have their loan cover of Auba. Whilst we get our main man Auba (Still amazed at this) .

Surely Chelsea have a replacement in place for Batshuayi?

I got this sad feeling that Giroud is heading in that direction. If this is true I'm guessing we won't be replacing Giroud with another striker?

I think i'm 1 of a few Arsenal supporters who actually think Giroud is a decent striker. I for sure will miss the guy and his beard.

MKD.

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31 Jan 2018 18:03:41
I second that. For all the scrutiny he got, he played his heart out for the club and gave his all. Top professional and scored some big goals for us aswell. Saved us a few times. I wish him the best though and if it meant he had to go for us to get aubameyang. Then I will take it.

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31 Jan 2018 15:34:43
Hey guys, just wondered if this Max Mayer rumour was remotely true?

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31 Jan 2018 16:03:24
Be nice if it was. I rate him and Brandt.

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31 Jan 2018 16:14:23
I doubt it. For no other reason than Arsenal are incapable of securing a transfer in 12 hours! They find it hard enough over 12 weeks. I don't expect any more activity, but I'm happy to be wrong.

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31 Jan 2018 16:40:55
Also they have 40 mins to do business in Germany that’s presuming it’s 5 our time not there’s.

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{Ed002's Note - Yo typed this at 1640 and think that is 40 minutes from 1700?}

31 Jan 2018 17:06:22
Are we interested in max metre ed? Cheers.

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{Ed001's Note - Max Metre? No.}

31 Jan 2018 17:06:42
Haha ed my maths. I looked at the 40 in 16:40 . Sorry 20 mins . Just checked on my calculator 😂 now the maths is in place is my statement correct.

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{Ed001's Note - except it only applies to incomings.}

31 Jan 2018 17:32:45
Ah yes of course the window times apply to the FA where players are registered . Still hope then 👍.

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31 Jan 2018 12:18:58
'The 29-year-old playmaker becomes the highest-paid player in the club’s history - earning around £350,000 per week before tax - in a deal completed this morning. '

350k? My god.

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31 Jan 2018 12:40:39
About time Stan coughed up some cash to keep hold of our best assets, now just need to sort the defence out, get a keeper and let Xhaka work for the ground staff and we can look forward to success.

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{Ed002's Note - It doesn't work like that.}

31 Jan 2018 13:07:17
i think what the ed perhaps means is that the owner is not coughing up anything. he's running it like a business and the club have to use their own resources.

with giroud and the likes of debuchy likely making way to reduce the influx in other wages and mertesacker retiring at the end of the season.

lets hope that the defensive midfield, cb and gk do not cost us a fortune so we have to go back shopping in lidl.

was nice shopping in waitrose for a bit this transfer window.

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31 Jan 2018 13:12:25
Yeah we had to pay it to keep him because Man Utd would have easily payed that to sign him on a free. Held to randsom abit but he is one of the few world classs players we have that should be the top earner really.

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31 Jan 2018 13:56:05
I really don’t understand why wenger doesn’t use Holding more often, he’s impressed me in each game he’s played. Just need a proper defensive midfielder and use ospina for god sake! He’s better than cech in every department so use ospina for the rest of the season then get cech out and bring another keeper in, cilisen from Barcelona would be good.

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31 Jan 2018 16:17:52
Holding may become good, but he is far from the finished article. Goalkeeper is more thorny. Neither are up to much. Ospina is a good stopper, but his positioning and distribution are suspect, whilst Cech is way past his best. This has been an unresolved issue for far too long.

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31 Jan 2018 11:22:37
Edd what's the latest on giroud I'd Chelsea the only club interested.

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{Ed002's Note - Agreement has already been reached with Chelsea and Giroud and now that they have agreed a player leaving and Arsenal have agreed P-EA it can be completed.}

31 Jan 2018 12:22:36
Appreciated ed2.

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31 Jan 2018 15:01:40
Its all gone a bit quiet on this for the last few hours. And balague says we are still working on another deal? Could this be involving Luiz in the Groud transfer?
Not sure another flappy defender is what we need but i would take another player in that position!

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31 Jan 2018 11:19:11
Deal done and announced, welcome to AFC PEA.

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31 Jan 2018 04:23:49
ED002 thoughts on Arsenal pushing for a defensive minded player deadline day please? .

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{Ed002's Note - They did not follow up on Nzonzi so that would seem unlikely now. Jorginho will probably get a move elsewhere today - talks are ghoing on. Of the none CBs where interest was there to some degree or another - one signed, two went elsewhere, five remain where they are leaving Jonny Evans who is injured - so nothing is likely there. Nacho Monreal remains - so the LBs are not required. The GK situation will continue until the summer.}

31 Jan 2018 11:48:20
Don't know if you'll know this. But is there any chance us getting song today. He's training and with contract issues so the media are saying I was wondering if you know of any interest.

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{Ed002's Note - Today is unimportant, but I think it unlikely.}

31 Jan 2018 12:00:09
I didn't think it was likely but thought it was worth the ask. Thanks for replying ed.

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{Ed002's Note - I would hang on to getting the shirt made up. But he can sign of a club at anytime - not just when the window is open.}

31 Jan 2018 09:21:39
Am I missing something? People seem to be okay Giroux leaving but surely he would of been perfect for last night's sort of game. Him upfront with laca, ozil and p.e.a
Then a new dm with either Jack or Aaron
Defence picks itself
This would also leave us with a few good players to bring off the bench!

P.s.
I'm so tired of iwobi.

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31 Jan 2018 09:44:15
I don't think people are too happy, but he was used to facilitate Auba coming to Arsenal.

And Iwobi is useless. Would rather have sold him and kept Theo, who scored 20 goals last season, more than Iwobi will ever score even if he stays with us for the next 10 seasons.

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