Arsenal Transfer Rumours And General Chat

eirebhoy · 04-05-2007 04:38PM

His name is always mentioned on the Celtic forums as a replacement for Boruc if he leaves. Apparantly he's absolutely class. I wouldn't mind Celtic selling Boruc and signing him, making a big profit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEIdZORCJ9c

Pepe LeFrits · 04-05-2007 04:48PM

Heh, I'd never heard of him before today. According to arseblog, the Polish press reckon Arsenal are on the verge of signing him. I wouldn't be surprised, these sort of signings are the ones Wenger usually goes for.

A new keeper in the summer looks a dead cert anyway.

Pepe LeFrits · 05-05-2007 04:04PM

Seems more or less confirmed now that Baptista is going back to Real, and that Real don't want Reyes.

I'm relieved at the news about Baptista. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Reyes.

Pepe LeFrits · 08-05-2007 11:13AM

Several sources claim Fabianski is a done deal, subject to a medical. He'll probably cost 2-3 million. I don't know much about him but I trust Wenger and it puts off the goalkeeper issue for at least another season. I think it's critical that any transfers are done EARLY this summer so the squad can get settled and have a proper pre-season, as that was badly missed last year.

Wenger is also off to Spain to sort out the Reyes situation.

Royale with Cheese · 08-05-2007 11:38AM

So what do we all think of the Reyes situation?

Bit of a disaster really. Signed as the club's record signing. He played ok without ever really being outstanding, decided he hated England and the club thought they'd found the perfect sollution by swapping him for the player they were chasing the previous season.

Baptista turns out to be **** and is being sent back where he came from, wouldn't be so bad if Real actually wanted Reyes. So Arsenal are now stuck with a player who desperately doesn't want to play for Arsenal. Looks like they're set to lose a good bit of money on him. He doesn't strike me as the type of player who'd take being told he had return to London particularly well.

What's the best outcome here, how much do you think the club will get for him? None of the big clubs will be interested, maybe Sevilla will buy him back. €10-12 million I'd say woudn't be all that bad.

Pepe LeFrits · 08-05-2007 04:40PM

Not ideal is it?

The only consolation we can take is that I don't think Arsenal spent anything more than the original £10.5m paid for him, so there won't be much a loss when selling him.

I don't think Wenger will go any lower than £8m. I'm not even sure he'll take that, considering Atletico offered that last summer and he considered it 'an insult'.

Wait and see I suppose.

dcarroll · 08-05-2007 04:58PM

Swap him for Puerta?

Royale with Cheese · 08-05-2007 05:38PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote:

I don't think Wenger will go any lower than £8m. I'm not even sure he'll take that, considering Atletico offered that last summer and he considered it 'an insult'.

He may have considered it an insult last summer but his hands are tied this time round. I'm sure if £8m is offered it will be accepted.

~Rebel~ · 08-05-2007 05:41PM

Since you mention Atletico, what about a swap for torres, plus we'll say maybe 5 mill? Or do the Gunners have any interest in signing Torres? I think yee are one of the few teams he'd fit in well at.

cson · 08-05-2007 06:00PM

Doubt Sevilla would go for that considering they could take the £30 million or so Chelsea or Man Utd or Celtic

would pay up front for him and then go and buy Reyes for £10 million.

Aside from that, Arsenal is kinda chock full of strikers next season, Henry, Van Persie, Adebayor, Bendtner, Walcott, Vela, Aliadiere.......

I think Pepe mentioned it that the team is lacking width (esp with the 4 centre mids on sunday! wtf!), maybe grooming Vela as a winger or buying Ribery would add some, or else put blinkers on Hleb so he stops cutting inside all the fcuking time.

Any word on Denilsons injury? That bollocks Ferreria didn't even get booked for that two footed tackle.

Pepe LeFrits · 09-05-2007 10:59AM

Atletico say they aren't interested in Reyes.

Fabianski in London at the moment according to the Polish press, and has agreed terms.

Pepe LeFrits · 10-05-2007 05:01PM

JUST IN: ARSENAL SIGN LIGHTNING QUICK WINGER WITH PREDATORY INSTINCTS!!

Yes, you read that correctly!

http://gunnerblog.com/?p=619

gandalf · 10-05-2007 05:17PM

LOL give a whole new meaning to the term flying down the wing

cson · 10-05-2007 05:51PM

didn't look at the link but ill presume its that eagle or whatever it is they have at the emirates to stop crows nesting there?

Necronomicon · 10-05-2007 09:36PM

Hey if it can kick a football on sight of goal, put it in ahead of Hleb

Royale with Cheese · 11-05-2007 11:57AM

Wenger guarantees that Henry will not be sold this summer...

Will this stop the papers writing shíte all summer long? I'd think not.

herbieflowers · 11-05-2007 12:00PM

It was the same with Vieira and Madrid's annual summer fascination...

cson · 11-05-2007 09:12PM

herbieflowers wrote:

It was the same with Vieira and Madrid's annual summer fascination...

Interesting parallels between Henry and Vieira, Vieira signed a new contract the year before he left, in much the same scenario, will he/won't he leave.

And we all know what happened then.

Personally I'd offer him as a swap with Eto'o to Barca, Henry has too much influence on the team. Arsenal are lacking a leader, if anyone read Cesc Fabregas' interview in fourfourtwo its blindingly obvious, Cesc mentions it 2 or 3 times that the players are afraid almost to say anything to each other.

Its a catch 22 as well cos if you bought a 'leader' and he came in and took over the dressing room the players might turn against him. What i'd like to see is Kolo Toure to come into his own and take control of the team as such and drive them on, give a bollocking to whoever needs it, a pat on the back to whoever needs it etc.

gandalf · 11-05-2007 11:03PM

Its obvious that there will be loads of stories linking Thierry out of Arsenal and I'll be honest if one of the Spanish teams offer a huge amount of cash they should take it.

He would have to be replaced but I think an out and out proven striker, which one I don't know (I'll think on it!).

Pepe LeFrits · 13-05-2007 11:18AM

gandalf wrote:

Its obvious that there will be loads of stories linking Thierry out of Arsenal and I'll be honest if one of the Spanish teams offer a huge amount of cash they should take it.

He would have to be replaced but I think an out and out proven striker, which one I don't know (I'll think on it!).

Good interview with Henry - http://info.wohoo.co.uk/2007/05/thierry-daniel-henry-interview/

Hadn't seen it before. It'd be a mistake to sell him for me, but it's not going to happen so it's all academic anyway!

Micah Richards:

"Obviously I'd like to play Champions League football, but time is on my side," he told the News of the World. I have three years left on my contract and I feel a commitment to the manager and fans.

"I like working for Stuart Pearce. He gave me my chance. I can learn a lot from him. I am ambitious and I'm flattered to be linked with the big clubs, but I got into the England squad playing for City, so there's no reason why I need to move at the moment."

Richards is likely to be spoiled for choice should he ever decide to move on, and he has revealed that Arsenal could be his preferred destination.

He said: "Arsenal are my team and it would be a dream move. I grew up supporting The Gunners."

Would love for Arsenal to sign him, tbh.

Rollo Tamasi · 13-05-2007 11:37AM

Richards would be a good signing. I have 0 faith in Eboube.

gandalf · 13-05-2007 05:01PM

Well based on todays game after Baptista got a full game to prove himself he should be charged with fraud in trying to pretend he is a footballer.

leninbenjamin · 13-05-2007 05:50PM

gandalf wrote:

he should be charged with fraud in trying to pretend he is a footballer.

seriously though, next season, a fit Henry and RVP Arsenal should be pushing top, on their day no one can outplay them. lets hope the likes of Fabregas and the young 'uns will only gain experience from what was a horribly mediocre season.

herbieflowers · 13-05-2007 05:51PM

Not unless they regain the bite they lost when they sold Vieira. For all their flair and fancy,dan-ness they struggle against teams who knock them about...they need to stiffen their midfield otherwise it's gonna be another poor season.

johnor · 13-05-2007 06:09PM

I know it looks like chelski have got sidwell but Wenger never wanted him to leave when he went to reading, he could be a good player for arsenal, he passes well and gets well stuck in... thats the type of player wenger needs in the middle....

leninbenjamin · 13-05-2007 06:19PM

herbieflowers wrote:

Not unless they regain the bite they lost when they sold Vieira. For all their flair and fancy,dan-ness they struggle against teams who knock them about...they need to stiffen their midfield otherwise it's gonna be another poor season.

dunno, i reckon in time Fabregas could be that player. he seems to have the passion needed at times, i think once he gets a bit more experience he'll get more stuck in (in a different way to vieira though). With his passing he certainly be able to pick the game up by the scruff of the neck and make things happen. and Gilberto is still the perfect holding midfielder to complement this.

they don't need a warrior, just someone to be able to lift the team mentally when it's going badly.

cson · 13-05-2007 08:14PM

Exactly why Arsenal aren't dominant and contesting the title right here...

Cesc Fabregas In FourFourTwo wrote:

Q- The image emerging is of a dressing room that accepts defeat..

Ans> If I get something wrong, if I play badly, if I fail, I like people to have a go at me for it. If I get it wrong, I want someone to tell me, to make that clear for me

Q- Does no one do that?

Ans> Yes. But amongst ourselves sometimes ther's a kind of fear of saying things to each other. Maybe we have to lose that fear. If I fail, I want you to come up to me and tell me so, to scream at me, have a go at me. That way I'll be ready next time, forewarned.

Cesc paints a telling picture. I have high hopes Toure can become the leader Cesc is talking about lacking.

GuanYin · 13-05-2007 08:55PM

To be fair, I think Arsenal had injuries to key senior players for much of the seasons. As a result, they didn't have consistancy or form throughout the team.

Had they kept everyone fit, I think they would have maintained a challenge for the PL.

That said, the fact that Chelsea have a huge squad and United have players that can come in and fill the places of Rooney, Heinze, Giggs etc is the reason that they're ahread of Arsenal at the moment.

I think Wenger needs to realise that focusing on youth is all well and good until you have no senior players left fit.

Alot of fringe players that Arsenal let go over the past 3 years are players that Wenger could have done with this season...

herbieflowers · 13-05-2007 09:31PM

leninbenjamin wrote:

dunno, i reckon in time Fabregas could be that player. he seems to have the passion needed at times, i think once he gets a bit more experience he'll get more stuck in (in a different way to vieira though). With his passing he certainly be able to pick the game up by the scruff of the neck and make things happen. and Gilberto is still the perfect holding midfielder to complement this.

they don't need a warrior, just someone to be able to lift the team mentally when it's going badly.

I dunno, it seems when Arsenal encounter teams who are willing to graft hard they can't seem to match it. They certainly have the guts of a very good side, butweren't we saying the same thing after the CL final last year?

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 13-05-2007 09:39PM

herbieflowers wrote:

I dunno, it seems when Arsenal encounter teams who are willing to graft hard they can't seem to match it. They certainly have the guts of a very good side, butweren't we saying the same thing after the CL final last year?

mhmm yeah i know what ya mean but its not like they're completely incapable of playing those kinda teams, i mean they played brilliantly against Bolton in the FA cup and we all know they are their bogey team, they also managed to completely outplay blackburn when they had ten men for most of the game in January, its more the consistency thats the problem. And the injuries, i think van Persie would have made a huge difference in his ability to actually score without having to be given ten opportunities to do so

EDIT- oh yeah i meant to say that its obvious that a new winger needs to be brought in, to replace Hleb on the first team but keep Hleb for Rosickys inevitable niggly injuries and rotate the three as required. A more traditional one though preferably, wonder whats gonna happen with Reyes, if only he wasn't such a sissy boy

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