Arsenal Rumours Archive January 09 2012

09 Jan 2012 23:10:15
Podolski will probably sign a new contract at koln just cuz he himself knows he's not good enough to play anywhere but his current team we should be looking elsewhere for a better striker like Rossi at villareal when he returns from injury

Hulk! Its time to spend big and maintaining our top 4 status is crucial! Porto luuuvs big money, they will sell, its what they do. Make them an offer they can`t refuse.
Ezdee

His clause is more than 80m get real

The club that wouldnt spend over 20m on mata will never spend 83m on anyone

Podolski isn't good enough? Are you sure?
Raz

SHould have bought Diego Forlan about 3 years ago - the guy is 2nd only to Bergkamp in technical terms. Flopped at Utd but we play more to his style

I'm sure he's not good enough, koln team is set up for podolski to score, arsenal would have to change there whole setup, it would be like what's happened to Carroll he only scored at castle cuz the team was setup for him, that's why he's doin so pants at Liverpool, need a player that is good in his own right and that we wouldn't have to replace half the team to acomdate

I dont think he is going to be an answear to our prayers his goal recored is not that great at Munich he played 71 games and scored 15 and at Fc Koln he has played 75 games and scored 29,
he is bang on form this season with 16 games 14 goals but takes him a while to settle and have we got time for him to adpet to the EPL we need someone to come and score srtaight away i would say with proven ablity in the EPL a must.
Defoe,Tevez,Bent,Ba,Berbebtov ?

Forgot to sign off again
spanner

Get real? You think the buy out of 80 million is real? It's just a figure thrown onto him to keep teams away until they, Porto, are ready to sell him. When they feel it's time do you think they will be asking for 80 mil? Get real ! It doesn't hurt to put a bid in and see if they can be persuaded to sell. As far as Mata goes, you do realize the player has to agree to come as well as meeting the buy out clause. And given our summer debacle with the doubt of Cesc n Nasri remaining at AFC, do you blame Mata for not coming? You honestly think it was just about money?
Ezdee
Ezdee

Podolski will score goals for us. set up doesnt matter wen he plays for germany hes on the wing and he scores and assists and at coln he plays upfront and he scores and assists. simple

And why is koeln set up for podolski to score, because he IS scoring. And thats what WE need...

DrchoGooner

He didn't score at bayern tho he's not a big club player so no it's not simple you are tho

Why people insist on this Podolski rumour is beyond reason; the chances are he won't come so whats the point in arguing over it?

If you want something to argue about how about this: Daily Star are saying that the Ox wants out because Wenger gives him a hard time and doesn't play him enough. Google it yourselves, it's far more of a pressing matter than this supposed Podolski move.

Plus there is actual evidence of it, even if it is comments stolen from his Twitter feed!

Lol I don't know what is worse, people who use twitter or guys like me who hate it but respond to any comments that appear as if they meant something in real life.

CS

09 Jan 2012 19:28:35
Rosicky and Almunia left out of the squad for FA Cup game vs Leeds. As far as I know they are both fit, can anyone confirm this?

GoonerDan {Ed007's Note - Both are fit as far as I know Dan.}

Thanks Ed! I know this is presumptious but I know Wolfsburg have a long standing interest in Rosicky and Magath the coach is friends with Wenger. I think we'd let him go for 2-3mill.
Almunia hopefully thats the end, dunno where he would go probably Spain but I dont care tbh or about the fee.

Almunia is off.

Rosicky/Per were both ill - Last minute adjustments.

=M.A.

In saying the above ^ Have actually heard Rosicky's "illness" could be due to something involving Galatasaray or Wolfsburg.

Nothing concrete just rumours floating around, atm.

=M.A.

Time to let them both go, i reckon a 4/5 millio pound bid for marvin sordell would be worth a go surely

bs18

Sordell doesn't look that good from what I've seen- he just has a big shot on him.
Raz

Fast, strong, good touch and decnt finisher, whether he would be arsenal standard is another matter but cant be worse than bendtner or chamakh

bs18

09 Jan 2012 16:04:00
Matias Suarez rules out January move: "I will not leave Anderlecht in the winter transfer window, not even if Arsenal make a move for me."

Oleg Maputo

09 Jan 2012 14:38:52
Goetze rumour update:

Dortmund have signed Reus long term, meaning they now have 8 forwards (4 out and out, 4 winger forwards)

Does this mean Goetze might be leaving? He is contracted until 2014 as we know so would not be cheap. But looking at Dortmund in terms of squad they have an overload of good strikers now, which is unusual.

Just a thought .... He is 19 and could easily have his head turned by Wenger in the same way Van Persie and Cesc did. Let's hope so!

CS

Arsenal have been heavily linked with a £30m move for the midfielder this month while Manchester United are said to hold an interest.
However, Gotze has admitted he would be willing to extend his stay with the Bundesliga champions, with his current contract set to expire in two-years time.
"Of course I can imagine extending my contact at Dortmund," he said in Bild newspaper.
"I have always said how at home I feel here. And nothing has happened to change that.
"I have my family and friends here. And the whole Borussia Dortmund package with the coach and the team is simply outstanding."
The addition of Reus if anything could be more reason for Goetze to stay in his country and for the club he loves. Shows ambition by the club to show him how serious BVB are! Ambition, I wonder if the board at Arsenal have any idea what that word means when referring to football not business!
Ezdee

Gotze has said recently in the media he will probably extend his contract at Dortmund..

Definitely not this January. I'm sure there will be a lot of interest over the Summer especially after the Euro's where he will almost certainly show his quality to the masses ala Ozil at the World Cup 2010.

Therefore unless we get in there with a brilliant offer I can't see us being able to compete.

Gilo

Goetze is just a kid, at 19 he is likely to say whatever is in his head at the time.

Wenger is good at convincing these gifted kids to come to Arsenal, so if we ever had a chance it is now that BVB are abundant with striker talent.

My guess is that they are well aware of Goetze's youth and that his agent will no doubt be looking to move him on so he can pocket his fee. Also they know they will get a large fee themselves so they have hedged their bets and bought up a load more strikers.

It's all guesswork but I think it's safe to say that Goetze will be out of Germany in the next 18 months, whether that is to Arsenal remains to be seen.

But I will say this: The Goetze rumour in my eyes, now has far more legs than the Podolski rumour.

He is a Wenger type signing, and German fans have been smoozing him all over, saying he is the 'next Henry'.

I'd say this rumour is now 'lukewarm' :) rather than hot since it is Arsenal and we all know how reluctant they are to buy players that aren't available on cheap deals.

We shall see, here is hoping!

CS

Haha if you think your getting a player like goetze you must be mad. struggle to keep your best players, who arent even on a par with him, let alone convincing him to join you.
back to south london you go.

Yid

Yid, as good as he is, he is no Cesc Fabregas.

Away back to the Spuds page with yourself.

G95

Yid loves Arsenal castoffs like Gallas, Adebayor, Bentley etc so he can hardly talk about an ability to get decent players.

CS

09 Jan 2012 13:47:32
Demba ba is rumoured to be in contract talks with arsenal and is also rumoured to be watching tonoghts fa cup game agaist leeds {Ed002's Note - From a hotel in Africa?}

No chance,
for only 5million would have to wages of 110,000+ would get blown out the water by PSG and city etc
spanner

Ba is a joke rumour. He has a clause in his contract for £10m (unverified info) so anyone can afford him. Why would he join us with RVP in amazing form. I think he'll go to Chelski, PSG or get a nice payrise and stay at the Toon. Stop pumping this random, nonsensical rubbish on the site!

GibGooner

Ha ha this is surely scraping the barrel?
Why is it nobody leaves a name with a rumour like this?
Raz

How the hell would you know what the lad watches on his telly? LOOOOOL

Don't believe it for a second!

CS

I still think this would be a great signing.....but the rumour is a joke. to be fair i did hear that he's in Carl Jenkinson's book club.

Oleg Maputo

He is linked with Berekum Arsenal a team in ghana you mean . LoL just joking but demba ba to arsenal ...Unlikely.
1732

I think that the whole 10 million release clause is some rubbish rumour that his agent spread about to try and either get him a better club and/or better payrise, thats how they earn there money but fairplay its at least brought some comical comments to the site lol. {Ed007's Note - Karen Brady seems to be getting the blame for letting it slip about a release clause.}

Fairplay then i wasnt aware of this myself. I do howevever have 1 question tho EDD's how does that work. Surely if you sell a player on there would be something in the negotiating contract to stop this sort of thing. i am no buisness man but if someone head hunted and took a member of my staff via a contract i.e. sold on, or was the buying client i would not pass this information on so it does seem a little strange is all.

Gavsta {Ed001's Note - she is not supposed to, if it was her she can get in a lot of trouble for this, but then she is not noted for being a nice trustworthy person. Clauses are meant to be confidential and all parties will almost certainly have signed an NDA.}

I think we missed our chance with ba. We should have got him in the summer. AW missed a trick there.

09 Jan 2012 12:22:54
Daily Mail are claiming that Kalou has flown back from the Ivory Coast training camp to talk to us about a move.

Can't say the prospect of Kalou coming is too exciting......

Yeah I dont think he will move to us PSG are interested according to Gunnerblog source on Twitter. I think he has 6 months left and want 90k a week so either PSG buy him now and give him that or he waits til the summer, leaves on a free and gets either 90k or more. He does like us and Wenger though which is in our favour but probably either PSG or a bosman in the summer.

GoonerDan

He can keep keep Arshavins current spot on the bench warm after we sell him on. Other than that or perhaps as competition for Walcott / Oxy I can't really see what good he will do.

Hopefully it's just more of the same garbage the Daily Mail trots out each January

CS

David Ornstein has said we just denied it on Twitter, sounds pretty unlikely to me now.

Kalou would be great for AFC. My feeling and opinion. Hope it will go through...

DrchoGooner

09 Jan 2012 11:15:57
Kaloue deal to be done by tommorow maybe even tonight. Other players to come in soon

:/ You sound very assured, any whiff of a source?

I hope not, he's just going to be another layabout squaddie not really going to help things. D'oh!

CS

You mean Kalou? And you're basing this off of very untrusted and unreliable Twitter sources I'm taking it, who're saying he's flown into London to complete the deal?

=M.A.

Where do you get this info from? Who are the other players?

Sally

Would this be the same Kalou who his presently on African Nations duty? Befire you post your nonsense maybe have a think about it first

Im aware he was away with Ivory Coast. WAS away, he has flown back. As reported on SSN. As for the other players, the Matias Suarez story is true, however doubts over a work permit are hanging over a possible deal. Arsenal will be taking a few days to see if a permit would be given before working on personal terms with the player. Interesting.

It's not nonsense when several sources are claiming he's flown back to London, it happens all the time.

Although at present AFC are now denying.

=M.A.

Suarez has said that he will not be leaving his current team for Arsenal during the winter transfer window.

From what i read he wanted to come but if it didnt happen was happy to wait until summer. really like what i have seen of this guy.

Mikee

09 Jan 2012 07:45:40
Look to some experience and solid holding midfielder to replace suspensions and injuries instead of using pure garbage sign up Nigel de Jong, he's out of favour at city for some reason we could have a solid midfield song,de Jong(cdm)Walcott (rw) wilshere (cam) Gervinho (lw)

Hes out of favour cause hes a an absoloute nutjob. Good Player though {Ed001's Note - he is out of favour because of a contract dispute.}

Doubt whether DeJong would leave now the Toure's have been called up

Midfield is not an issue we have a luxuary of selection, Ramsey, Song, Arteta, Diaby, Rosisky, Benayoun and Wiltshire is coming back, all top players no point wasting money on someone else, unless its gonna be someone like Goetze

I know a lot of people disagree but De Jong is pants. He doesn't work hard enough, is dangerous, and on yesterday's showing he actually doesn't seem to enjoy defending too much. Go watch Welbeck's goal, and watch De Jong do Clichy. I'd rather we got Samba (who loves going forward) and stuck him in midfield than De Jong.

Raz

I am pretty sure Samba is off to QPR. Shame though he would have been good at Arsenal

CS

Really? He's a fool, he should stay at Blackburn!
Raz

Remember when we wanted felipe Melo and Juve and Firentina cadged up a scheme to up his price - he would be a good addition butmy feeling is that AW was always planning to let Fab go and replace with Wiltshire, Ramsey and SOng running midfield - just need to keep injury free.

Same with Full backs, 4 cenbtre halfs can defend but not attack lie full backs - shame Santos is going to be a Gooners great in time

Well Hughes is their manager now! Hehe so I guess we can rely on 'Sparky' bringing inhis usual suspects to QPR:

Chris Samba
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Roque santa Cruz etc etc

Yeah you read it here first! Hehe

CS

09 Jan 2012 03:28:36
:( Cack rumour time, I just heard from a friend in Paris ... That many PSG fans are expecting to see Wenger move across the Channel tunnel the year after next and join PSG!

I know he has suffered much criticism recently, because Arsenal have hit a bit of a dry patch .... But if anybody asks me I say he HAS to stay here! I know a fair bit of football and I cannot think of one manager I would rather have steering the ship through a tough patch.

He takes criticism and never responds with negativity, he generally signs good players, develops the average ones, spends bugger all and usually recoups any money wasted on the odd bad signing. he encourages the best out of players, and makes sure we are always able to play football to rival any club in Europe.

If this happens it will be a very sad day for me regardless of what other fans think, so I really hope this is just wishful thinking from my parisian friend.

CS

The only problem is that he has given up on the "winning trophy" front.

Ash

Any rumor here which starts with the line i just heard from a friend,or my uncle who is associated with the catering of the club or my cousin, friends, sister who works at the airport reportedly over heard wenger speaking to himself............... all of the above statements automatically finds himself relegated from the realms of the rumors to that of a complete lunacy secondly i do agree with what you said about wenger though what he ahs done with limited to no resources is nothing out of miracle but he does have resources now but having said that it is gazidis this time who likes to take his own time

There is a strong possibility of this happening. Wenger has also always stated his belief that PSG was a sitting gold mine, the only mega club in Paris.

I'd wish him all the best and cheer PSG on until the day he retires. It's been a personal privilege to watch his brand of football. I'm proud we have the pomp and arrogance to play the way we do. Managers associate our football as being technically superior and visually breathtaking compared to your usual long ball strategy.

The small guys root hard for him. I love that. To them, we, not United are the model club. I appreciate that as well.

Despite the interest from PSG, this year he has hinted his future will always be with Arsenal. I think it's likelier he moves up as a director and Stojkovic takes over with Tony Adams or Bergkamp as 2.

Although I also think Guardiola is waiting for the job. Who wouldn't want to manage Arsenal? Only club with better job security is Man U, and we'll see about that long-term post Sir Alex. We pay pretty handsomely. Best training complex in England imo, from my visits and what I've heard (correct me if wrong here)

I think Mourinho's friendship with Sir Alex and his daily flirtations with the idea of a return to England has him as a lock to take over at United.

Perhaps he returns to Chelsea, but I'm not sure I see this. Roman and Mou are too dominant to co-exist. I can guarantee he's not coming to Arsenal. Not our style.

my theory:
1. Stojkovic, Bergkamp/Adams
2. Guardiola, Villanova/Bergkamp/Adams

Henry should be a director like Zidane is for Madrid or that one guy who it pisses me off is at city. I'm not sure he has the required qualities to be an effective coach. Can he develop talent? Can he man manage?

Dark horse candidates....Remi Garde,Frank Rijkaard, Frank de Boer, Dennis Bergkamp, Marco van Basten

The Dutch emphasize developing youth, like us...


US Gooner

PSG have ancelotti now

Ancelloti just took over... Maybe your friend just woke up from a long binge..

Yes Ancelloti as manager.... But I didn't suggest he would be going as manager did I?

Hehe I am glad people are showing a bit of support though, I am sick of hearing them taunt the man; he is clearly a genius and Arsenal from top hat to toe!

CS

Ancelotti will coach Italy or Roma within the next 2-3 years unless he's offered the England job...in other words he's going back to Italy soon....

US Gooner {Ed002's Note - Not Real Madrid then?}

I think Jose is still there for 1-2 more years and then they'll go for the "hot" coach on the market, as usual.

I think Michel and Hugo Sanchez will get long looks too, as the fan base will demand it. Laudrup is also a possibility there...

US Gooner

Rumour had it a few years ago that Gilles Grimandi was exported to PSG to "pave teh way" for AW to become director of football there AFTER he won the European cup with the Gooners.
He CANNOT leave with no trophies in 6 years as his CV would look terrible so until we will something, I don;'t think he's going anywhere.

Stoikavic always seems to stay at AW's when he visits UK and they talk Footie so I think he will be in the running when the time comes