Re: The Official Summer Transfer Rumours Thread

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:40 am

I guess Chambers is good enough

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 8:05 am

by Jay29 Tue Aug 23, 2016 9:27 am

West Brom put a £25mil price tag on Evans rofl

What a farce this all is.

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:36 pm

James anyone?

by RealGunner Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:54 pm

He is exactly what we need....

by RealGunner Tue Aug 23, 2016 1:58 pm

Player wanna join @Arsenal. @valenciacf tries to maximize fee. @MustafiOfficial waits to sign contract. Still no decision. Talks 2day!
— Marc Behrenbeck (@Sky_Marc) August 23, 2016

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:21 pm

Ok, shrugging off the doom and gloom just a little bit here, but do we see some signs of the high end market budging? Last week of the window and all?

It sure seems to have some grumblings about it in the midfield areas - Cesc, James, etc. (Not that we're credibly linked with them or anything) and that's probably the one area where we at least have the personnel, even if not the right tactics.

I can't bring myself to even start thinking about possible strikers on the move ffs - it all seems so dead.

Knowing Arsenal, getting a CB deal done will be a huge achievement in itself, what with our indecisiveness, inefficiency, and sequential deal processing.

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:25 pm

Wenger had hoped to sneak a move for Griezmann under the radar and felt Atletico Madrid would be prepared to negotiate, despite the 25-year-old signing a new five-year contract at Atletico Madrid in June that raised his buyout clause to £86.2m (€100m).
WENGER BANKED ON ATLETICO RETURN FOR COSTA
Any deal would have been dependent on the domino effect of other transfers in a similar manner to the way that Mesut Ozil became available after Gareth Bale joined Real Madrid in 2013, while a year later Alexis Sanchez left Barcelona because of the imminent arrival of Luis Suarez.
Arsenal were led to believe that an agreement for Griezmann would be possible if Diego Costa returned to Atletico Madrid this summer, which in turn would have seen the striker replaced by Romelu Lukaku at Stamford Bridge.
It now appears that all three players will be staying where they are, meaning Wenger will miss out on the kind of “exceptional” talent he believes can help inspire Arsenal to their first Premier League title since 2004.

Read more at http://www.squawka.com/news/revealed-arsenals-doomed-60m-summer-pursuit-of-antoine-griezmann/754124#Tx567Vs2b63c7Pq5.99

Ignore the source. Just take solace in indulging the eye-tea-kays Proud

by S Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:32 pm

I think this is all an elaborate work by Arsenal and Wenger so that Arsenal fans actually celebrate the Mustafi signing like they've done some massive business instead of rejecting it at first glance. Imagine if this deal was to be completed in like 2 days and most of Arsenal fans' reactions would be like 'meh', no biggie.

Man's a genius tbh.

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:39 pm

S, have you heard of Uncle Scrooge? Razz

by Jay29 Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:40 pm

Sri wrote:Ok, shrugging off the doom and gloom just a little bit here, but do we see some signs of the high end market budging? Last week of the window and all?

It sure seems to have some grumblings about it in the midfield areas - Cesc, James, etc. (Not that we're credibly linked with them or anything) and that's probably the one area where we at least have the personnel, even if not the right tactics.

I can't bring myself to even start thinking about possible strikers on the move ffs - it all seems so dead.

Knowing Arsenal, getting a CB deal done will be a huge achievement in itself, what with our indecisiveness, inefficiency, and sequential deal processing.

Seems like Wilfried Bony will move somewhere by the end of the window, and I can see James moving if someone makes a big offer for him.

Problem is the season has started and there very little time for clubs to sign replacements. So a big money move like, say, Lukaku or Lacazette won't happen now. You'll find more and more players touted for a move saying their staying now.

I can't see any other big deals happening tbh. They've either already happened or the big clubs have already finished their business.

I think most of us would take Bony at this stage. As for James... I know a lot of people will want him on the impression he can play RW but he's not a player we really need. Would be a luxury signing that might placate some for a few months until the same problems in the squad rear their head again.

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:45 pm

James will not solve anything.

Both Özil and Alexis were collateral of chains set off by bigger clubs, more of less. And by the look of things, the big boys are more or less settled already this summer. Guess Wenger isn't too good at playing poker.

by Jay29 Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:25 pm

Wenger's not going to spend £60mil on James, anyway.

by Sri Tue Aug 23, 2016 5:32 pm

Jay29 wrote:Wenger's not going to spend

Agreed

by RealGunner Wed Aug 24, 2016 1:07 am

6 days

by Sina Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:12 am

Arsenal have attempted to sign Antoine Griezmann this summer https://t.co/zZdY8gVNUa
— Get French Football (@GFFN) August 23, 2016

https://i.servimg.com/u/f12/17/64/32/82/lucas10.gif https://i.imgur.com/ZRXInyB.png http://forum.juventuz.org/images/smilies//market_15514_1390429635.gif https://i.servimg.com/u/f72/16/79/56/27/calma10.png

by RealGunner Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:16 am

lmfaoooooooooooooo

by LeBéninois Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:59 pm

Sina wrote:
Arsenal have attempted to sign Antoine Griezmann this summer https://t.co/zZdY8gVNUa
— Get French Football (@GFFN) August 23, 2016

https://i.servimg.com/u/f12/17/64/32/82/lucas10.gif https://i.imgur.com/ZRXInyB.png http://forum.juventuz.org/images/smilies//market_15514_1390429635.gif https://i.servimg.com/u/f72/16/79/56/27/calma10.png

Different year, same shyt . Arsenal ATTEMPTED to sign Ibra, Suarez, Higuain, Yaya Touré, .... Laughing

If anything if I was Wenger I wouldn't want people to know about the failures .

by Sri Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:14 pm

Don't you just LOVE how quite everything is since PL started Proud

by Raptorgunner Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:23 pm

Arsenal boss, said: “I personally believe the only way to be a manager is to spend the club’s money as if it were your own, because if you don’t do that you’re susceptible to too many mistakes"

Cool

Its funny he talks about mistakes rofl

by lenear1030 Wed Aug 24, 2016 5:42 pm

Wenger is just a clown now

by urbaNRoots Wed Aug 24, 2016 6:03 pm

https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/768492671035842561?s=09

Legit dying

by Sushi Master Wed Aug 24, 2016 7:40 pm

urbaNRoots wrote:https://twitter.com/JOE_co_uk/status/768492671035842561?s=09

Legit dying

expertly done.

Just as done as my hopes of a true title challenge or maybe a new player or two.

by RealGunner Wed Aug 24, 2016 8:17 pm

It's very very difficult Piers. Ask your 'friend' Arsene to buy quality defenders! https://t.co/wVRca56EGI
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) August 24, 2016

by Sina Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:34 pm

Arsenal linked with Deportivo striker Lucas Perez
http://coruna.eldesmarque.com/deportivo/noticias/2808-lucas-pendiente-del-arsenal

by RealGunner Wed Aug 24, 2016 9:35 pm

lmfaooooo who

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