Re: The Official Summer Transfer Rumours Thread

[T-Mach]

Arsenal set to sign Nigeria starlets Kelechi Nwakali and Samuel Chukwueze
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/29/arsenal-sign-nigeria-kelechi-nwakali-samuel-chukwueze

The inside story of Nwakali and Chukwueze.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/revealed-inside-story-arsenals-new-7271268

A good read about what kinda players they are.

So after not signing a single outfield player with the summer we've ended up signing 3 in the winter mercato.And Chukwueze will take the position held by Szczesny as the most difficult name to spell and pronounce.

P.S. Waiting for the obligatory videos of these two in U-17 WC.

[El Gunner]

It's quite easy imo Chu-kwue-ze

[RealGunner]

media outlets reporting Ozil has rejected the new contract and Bayern, PSG, Barca are all after him

[EL Patron]

Most likely agent/media rubbish

Ozil likes it here, I can see him and Sanchez staying here for a long time.

[RealGunner]

Who knows mate. There is no loyalty in football.

Just hope we sell him for 70m at least.

[MJ]

Özil contract talks come up and, incredibly, just a week before we play Barca, Spanish media outlets (Marca), are reporting he wants to leave while his agent tells Bild (allegedly) that he has been in contact with other clubs.

The timing is amazing, no?

He wants a big bumper deal, one that he deserves, and these rumors are package and parcel with negotiating to get one.

[Hapless_Hans]

Özil contract talks come up and, incredibly, just a week before we play Barca, Spanish media outlets (Marca), are reporting he wants to leave while his agent tells Bild (allegedly) that he has been in contact with other clubs.

The timing is amazing, no?

He wants a big bumper deal, one that he deserves, and these rumors are package and parcel with negotiating to get one.

Exactly. Just as stirring trouble before a CL tie with 'opposition player in talks to join us' rumours is straight out of the big club playbook.

[EL Patron]

the rumour just doesn't make sense, Ozil has already played in la liga and for probably the biggest club in the world. Barcelona don't play a way that suits him at the moment, it would be a dreadful move for both parties so that leaves us with Bayern munich. They would need to pay something like 70 or 80 mill plus wages which i can't see them doing for a position in which they are well stocked.

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

Lol don't worry, there's more chance of Barca buying Flamini than Ozil under Luis Simeruque.

[Sina]

Very knowledgeable @MDpor_elmundo says Barça have no interest in Özil. It is Özil's agent trying to get better deal. [@Marcotti]

AS WE THOUGHT

[MJ]

Murmurs that Arsenal are considering letting Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave in the summer if we can at least recoup the £12m we paid for him in 2011. (From the Independent, IIRC).

Thoughts?

[Sri]

Only if we're buying someone much better first.

Even then, striker is a higher priority.

Don't want to let an experienced Ox go for the likes for Gnabry or Silva or Campbell to take the place and gain experience, only to be sold 2 years later.

[RealGunner]

LOAN LOAN LOAN LOAN

He has incredible talent. Just need one whole season as a starter (assuming he stays fit)

If we sell him to any team and he starts showing his real talent, he will 100% end up at Chelsea/pool/united/city

[El Gunner]

If we get Griezmann, then yes.

[RealGunner]

more chance of yossi benayoun returning

[Great Leader Sprucenuce]

LOAN LOAN LOAN LOAN

He has incredible talent. Just need one whole season as a starter (assuming he stays fit)

If we sell him to any team and he starts showing his real talent, he will 100% end up at Chelsea/pool/united/city

Does he though? his "talent" means nothing if he keeps making awful decisions all the time. Same with Wilshere btw although i'll cut him a bit of slack considering his injuries are more severe.

Not particularly convinced he'll ever improve enough for his talent to make a difference, you would be better off selling him and getting someone who is less " talented" but makes better decisions.

[Raptorgunner]

[Sri]

[Jay29]

So we need:

A CB
A DM who can actually pass
A CM who can dictate play
A RW
A CF

Suggestions?

[EL Patron]

Sound like we need an entire team

[Jay29]

My thinking is this:

Kos and Mert is still a good partnership but Gabriel looks unconvincing and Chambers needs a loan. A good, ball-playing CB would be a good addition to the squad.

Flamini and Arteta are gone this summer and I'm not sure Elneny is actually a DM, so we'll need to buy here anyway. It's an opportunity to improve on Coquelin, who's useful but lacks the passing ability needed for our style of play.

CM is a big issue. Cazorla's injury has really impacted on the way we play. Ramsey just can't dictate play and his talents are better used further up the pitch. Wilshere is constantly injured so you can't plan with him in mind. Again, not sure if Elneny is the solution here yet.

RW we've seen in recent weeks is becoming a problem. Walcott sucks right now. Ox has sucked for months. Campbell is decent enough.

CF. Again, long standing issue.

This season the club took the decision to not bring in many players because it thought the team would continue to grow and develop, but that's not really happened for one reason or another. It feels like it could be time for a shake-up in the squad.

[Hapless_Hans]

Just realized Gabriel is already 25. Thought he was some kid for the future.

Also realized Koscielny is 30 already

[El Gunner]

For some strange reason we have actually regressed this season when it was supposed to be the season everything came to fruition

[Kaladin]

So we need:

A CB
A DM who can actually pass
A CM who can dictate play
A RW
A CF

Suggestions?

Laporte
William Carvalho
Gundogan
Hulk
Lewandowski

[Sina]

Xhaka or Weigl for HM role

Sturridge-Walcott swap
or Even Zlatan lol
anyone but Walcott/Giroud

Welbz/Akpom/Mavididi/Malen/Fortune/Nketiah pls respond

Hummels/Koulibally CB

MOST ARE unrealistic changing dependent on what we achieve maybe

Not like Wenger would do the business
as long we don't make more sub par signings meh

[MJ]

So we need:

A CB
A DM who can actually pass
A CM who can dictate play
A RW
A CF

Suggestions?

Laporte
William Carvalho
Gundogan
Hulk
Lewandowski

Could have sworn I left my spare £400m next to my six Lamborghinis. Will have to check my armada of yachts first.

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