11 Sep 2013 05:51:46
We are also interested in Ciprian Marcia and supposedly are close to signing him I believe he is now a free agent after leaving Schalke. What do you know about him and what does that mean by we are free to sign him. Can we sign a player that is a free agent outside the transfer window?

1.) 11 Sep 2013
When players are released by their clubs at the end of their contract, they become free agents and can sign for any club they wish (or any club that wants them) without a transfer fee being paid.

The advantage to the player is that he can demand a better deal for himself as the purchasing club does not have to pay a fee to the club which he has just come from.

Clubs can sign 'free agents' outside of the transfer window, at any point. Flamini could have signed after the transfer deadline but I suspect that Arsenal wanted that news out there.

I think we were in competition with West Ham for him (or so the story goes) but as they have just announced the signing Petric from Fulham, I doubt they would be interested in another striker.

I do not know a great deal about him, released by Schalke 04 at the end of the season and can play a variety of advanced positions. Striker, Winger & support striker. Think the crucial bit here is that he can use both feet so can play either wing.

I have no idea of his abilities!

We all know that we are short on the left at the moment. Has all the hallmarks of a classic Wenger singing.

2.) 11 Sep 2013
Thanks

3.) 11 Sep 2013
This guy can't score to save his life. About 19 goals in three seasons?. Now we have made the step up we can no longer go after players of this ilk. We will be ok till January, then we can look for a World class striker. As Jones would say "don't panic".

4.) 11 Sep 2013
Yeh he doesn't have the most prolic record. 19 goals in 93 games for one club and 5 in 34 games for another german club. prolific at international level though. will take him but only because he's free

5.) 11 Sep 2013
Not another Bentner whithout his massive goal tally and advertising kecks

6.) 12 Sep 2013
His highest goal scoring season he scored 11 goals in all competitions I don't think we will sign him at all. You don't spend 42m on Ozil to have him playing behind Ciprian Marica.